in 2013, des moines police responded to 14,000 calls of domestic conflict. >> experts call it a public health epidemic. kcci.comtodd: greg russell lane is living through him nightmare p his mother and stepsister are dead. his mother's husband accused of killing them and their des moines home sunday night. lane blames barney fraken for pulling the trigger. >> he had done things to my mom that should not have been done. but he did not understand the concept of cheating on her and expecting her to still love him. >> one in four women will be impacted by domestic violence. todd: catherine knows the numbers all too well. >> it is the leading cause of injury to women in the united states. domestic violence is about power and control. if you are leaving the relationship, you are telling the abuser he is not in control. it will become more danger. todd: it is a danger that greg lang will never forget. >> he's going to get what is coming to him. todd: iowa children and family services offices -- offers a crisis line. no problem is too big or too small for them to handle. zlielizabeth a young mother is dead and her boyfriend injured. it happened in the 600 block of 34th street near price chopper around 8:30 monday morning. police say 22-year-old -- angel perez died after being ejected from the car. the driver is and mercy medical center. the vehicle split in half after hitting a high-voltage power pole which caught some nearby trees on fire as well. >> our belief it was traveling at a high rate of speed. then it struck a telephone pole. that is what happened. it slid out of control and hit the pole. the fire started in the trees. it extinguished its mouth -- itself. elizabeth: the driver said he was being chased and gunshots were fired. police are still investigating what caused the deadly accident. a norwalk mom is robbed at gunpoint. lindsay sprawls was walking to her car in the valley west mall parking lot just after 6:00 sunday. eric: she spotted a man wearing a ski mask. within seconds he was in front of her pointing a gun. reporter: about an hour after sunset in a well lit parking lot outside a popular shopping mall, lazy sp -- lindsay's spirits one of the terrifying moments of her life. >> did not have much time to react. when i started walking towards he stepped off the curb also and started beelining towards me. reporter: she is too shaken to go on camera but tells me over the phone anthony stro pointed out what turned out to be a bb gun at her and demanded her stuff. her husband was on the phone with her listening to the confrontation. >> you don't know if you're going to suddenly feel pain. it was, i'm still really shaken. reporter: but luckily not injured. she got away with her wallet and keys to her car. they spotted her stolen suv 10 minutes later. >> always good when we catch them quite. -- them quick. he's driving the vehicle he stole. so, you can't do a lot better than that. reporter: west des moines police say in that split second, she did everything right. hurt over some money or credit cards or even your vehicle. we always advise people to just for and call the police immediately. eric: throrpe is charged with -- mall officials would not talk about the security but they tell off-duty officers patrolling the area for the upcoming shopping weekend. the weather is never more than five minutes away. >> the weather is looking great. temps are mild to start with. 34 in des moines. notice what is happening to the north. that is where they had the snow on friday. their temperatures are colder. bundle up in ames. 24 degrees. but temperatures this afternoon will recover nicely. 37 north will get a little melting. a lot of melting today. be surprised if there is much left of our snow with a high 51 in des moines. eric: a johnson boy who nearly will be remembered on the big screen. elizabeth: what hollywood is getting ready to make a major blockbuster about the life of brian knapp. >> taking the stage with legendary johnny cash was a dream come true for young brian knapp. he lost his vision. but that him from becoming a musical savant. kcci.com >> one day johnny cash song. takes the blanket into his nest agreement says -- takes him into his dressing room. now it is said to become a movie called "life. briefly." he'll play johnny cash's manager. >> i want to play the garbage reporter: the moveie will chronicle his success and asked for and his sudden death at age 14 from leukemia. >> it is a soulful movie. the people we have making it, everybody knows the name. reporter: ashley judd will play brian's mom. a des moines developer who made headlines when he when to present for violating asbestos cleanup laws and committed suicide by setting a stolen car on fire year and a half ago. >> it broke his heart when brian died. it was something he could not deal with. story gets told. elizabeth: brian's story will be told. the movie will cost $10.5 million to make. january. john gap says he hopes it will be released in theaters next >> i trust i have made a small impact on you. because i promise you, you've made a large impact on us. eric: paul rhoads space to the media one day after he is fired >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and now coverage with shaina humphries. shaina: metinka: we might be waking up to icy patches. anything that melted yestrerday is refreezing today. 18 degrees in mason city. the coldest air is where we picked up the most snow last friday. we will do with a little patchy fog. his abilities are above three miles in northern iowa. watch for reduced visibility through sunrise. tesmpsmps will recover quickly. -- temps will recover quickly. we are headed for the highest 51 degrees. major melting today. not much snow left for central more snowflakes in your 188 day forecast. elizabeth: the firing of isu football coach paul rhoads. paul rhoads took over football program of course that was in a crater at the time. eric: they had lost 10 straight games. and rhoads took them to a bowl game. it reminded many of his former boss mccarney. rhoads is beloved by his players. he did not win enough games. so sunday, rhoads was told he was done. monday he said goodbye. >> in the end, in a year that we've lost six games to teams that are currently ranked in the ap top 25, it was not enough. unfortunately, it's a bottom-line business. and i fully understand that. . >> i believe our team has got more talent in that locker room than we've had in 10 years. we have unbelievable potential. they do not keep score on the scoreboard for potential on tap. they keep score on results. we just did not get the results that we need to get. eric: the cyclones win jthree bolwwl games in 7 years. >> loose ball! >> this game against kansas state was a heartbreaker for iowa state fans. >>it was the last game before coach paul rhoads was fired. >> paul's gone. it's the-based is that he is in. reporter: frank randall was the assistant athletic director at iowa state. >> the university spent a ton of got to have a way to pay for it. if you are losing it, seats become empty. reporter: tom randall was out on the gridiron 40 years ago. >> not shocked. year got to bring in in wins. >> that is the big change from the 1970's in the 1960's -- now it is big is this. before was athletics and rah, rah. but now it is big business. you produce or you are gone. reporter: thrhoads will coast the last game of the season at west virginia saturday. eric: 4:44. waking up to 34 degrees. there is a little bit of melting going on this morning. a live picture at i-3580. be aware of some of that freeze and re-freeze areas. warmer temsp are -- america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. metinka: you are waking up to frosty conditions. anything that melted yesterday has probably refrozen. be careful for slick spots on your sidewalks. ames waking up to 24 degrees. 19 mason city. the coldest air in place. where they picked up the most mid-30's -- this is great across the south half of the state. a few clouds drifting to the area but no precip. the fog is not de -- not dense. the weather is going to stay quiet today but things will be changing as we approach wednesday and into thanksgiving day. here is futurecast. today, a nice quiet one. mild conditions on tap. a lot of melting taking place. tomorrow, moisture streams to the north. a gray day for wednesday. areas of fog and drizzle to route the day. overnight wednesday night into thursday morning, light rain is going to be developing. this will become more widespread thanksgiving day. waking up to rain showers across the state. possibly even a few snow showers to the northwest by noontime on thanksgiving. as we head towards thanksgiving afternoon and tour the evening, the rain begins to move off to mix across the central part of the state including des moines. we cannot rule out some light accumulations. that system should be out of here by black friday. in des moines, we have a couple of clouds. 34 degrees. it is going to be a breezy or day than it was yesterday. southeast winds really nice. lot of sunshine state. 51 degrees. another melting day. overnight lows, 39 in des moines. watch for patchy fog to develop. . tomorrow is looking kind of gray drizzle, maybe some afternoon rain showers. 52 degrees. mild on wednesday but temps will be falling on thanksgiving along with that wintry mix by the afternoon. temperatures turn cool for the weekend. we get those jacmk -- those jackets out. the next system arrives by sunday into monday with another rain-snow mix. elizabeth: the catholic maroons were chasing history monday night doing what no 4a football team has ever done. eric: the team had a brand-new starting lineup is all the seniors from last year are gone. reporter: trying to become the first class 4a team to win three straight championships. they had to wait until monday but it was just as sweet. 13-7 in the second. that is when the fun starts. back behind center. the team moves around. and around. kennedy has no idea. he has a man wide-open. he scores another touchdown. back to back to back state champions. rush the field and hoist the hardware. 41-10. it makes history. >> part of me cannot believe you because so many people doubted us. there are one or two returning starters. there is no way they can do it. i was happy we played valley and we showed we could do it. >> it is tremendous. who would have thought it? all of them are special, but i think this one will always have a special spot for me. reporter: the maroons have lost one game in three years and won one historic championship here monday night. elizabeth: still ahead, a nightly tradition. you welcomed heaven into your home for 30 years. metinka: six minutes before 5:00 a.m. 34 degrees. great start. some light patchy fog to the north. watch for a little bit of re-freeze. more melting this afternoon with a sunshine and a high of 51 degrees. jolly holiday lights get started off this evening. great weather for that. dry rodads and temperatures in the low to mid 40's. now, as we haad -- head towards thanksgiving, a rain-snow mixture on tap for thursday. elizabeth: in the 60 year history of this television station, we've only had three evening male anchors. tonight when kevin cooney retires, we will have to give me as much time as he wants. eric: our viewers are all saying pretty much the same thing. that kevin cooney is iowa. >> in every state -- >> i love these ladies. >> you will find traditions. >> it is a two snapshot of america. >> common threasds that make us who we are. >> me and my friend come every year to get tattoos. >> spending year in iowa and you find a state united behind what makes us us. >> you work all year for this. >> in a state of 3 million -- >> channel 8, kevin cooney. >> only a handful of faces are so familiar. >> he is definitely a tradition. >> they -- >> spent most of the year talking to folks in any crowd between missouri and minnesota. >> we watch kevin cooney. >> and most will admit you never have to shake hands with the guy who wears the channel 8 rin. to feel like he is part of your family. >> so when you welcome into your living room. >> because you trust and. -- you trust him. trustworthy with a capital t. >> test 1,2 2, 3, 4. >> in journalism, you look for those people who do it as it is without bias. that is what kevin cooney was. >> you turn on the tv, there he is. >> he is just a good guy. a good catholic boy. >> kevin cooney has been a nightly tradition for as long as most of us can remember. >> grew up with him. >> kevin has always been kcci. [laughter] kevin has always been kcci to me. >> taking a look at some of the serious damage. >> when he broke the news last may. >> i remember the day. >> we felt it. >> all good things must come to an end. >> build your life in iowa and you find three constants. we tell the truth. we want our friends to be happy. >> it is time for him to enjoy the last 20, 30, 50 years. >> and we love our iowa traditions. >> it is a big deal. we have been around a long time. >> you grew up. he was always there. >> when i think of kcci, i think of kevin cooney. >> even though he has all that great here, he is a real icon. >> he is awesome. >> this happened around 10:00 this morning -- >> everybody is going to miss him. everybody. eric: we're all going to miss kevin terribly. millions of us grew up hearing kcci viewing, you can't remember su an institution. elizabeth: we know he has a lot to look forward to. we wish her well. dozens of others sending kevin t heir best wishes monday at a luncheon. senator joni ernst and congressman david young stopped by, along with several former staff members. it was cool to see everybody. kevin signs off for the final time today. join us for his final newscast tonight at 10:00 here on kcci. eric: still ahead, we are following several developing stories overnight, including a protest shooting in minnesota. a warning for holiday here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon while supplies last. eric: a pleasant hill man talks about the murder of his mother and stepsister. why he sasys the killing was not justified. elizabeth: officials are telling

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