victim of a scam that one real estate broker says is easy for anyone to fall for. the hopeful renter went to check out a home he saw on craiglist. the supposed property owner claimed to be out of town, said the door was open so he could see the home, which it was, and asked him to wire money. right after sending the money, he realized it was all a hoax. kcci s kim st. onge has the story. kim: it s likely one of the biggest decisions in your life, and scammers are jumping at the opportunity to make big bucks at your expense. shane torres: someone s desperate and really needs a place to live so they re falling for it. kim: shane torres is a broker at remax real estate concepts. he says this scam is nothing new. shane: they will pull our exact photos and verbage from our listings and use that and sometimes they ll actually go as far as to create fake email addresses and pretend that they are us. kim: but lately. shane: that s a legitmate one. kim: he s seeing it happen more ofte
look at this, we are back in the 70 s. 65 degrees by this evening. sunrise this morning quarter to seven. and we start to bring out sunshine. warmer temperatures in the 8 day forecast. alyx: thanks frank. first in your commitment 2016 news. saturday was one of the last chances for iowans to see republican presidential candidates speak at a large event togeer before the caucuses. 10 presidential hopefuls spent the day in des moines as part of the growth and opportunity party. the candidates spoke in front of a crowd of about 1,500 inside the varied industries building on the state fairgrounds. each had 15 minutes on stage, which was surrounded by several booths handing out food and info on the candidates. the candidates talked about tax plans, national debt, and immigration. rand paul: why do we keep that is wasted? well, the reason we do is because people in washington lack the courage to stop it. chris christie: this government now thinks it should be in everything, includin
much on edge. jonathan: thousands of french police and troops swept the streets of paris as the fear of another attack remains all too real here. growing vigils and memorials line the streets as the country mourns. we want to go on the street and love again and not feel the fear. jonathan: paris was rocked friday night. french officials says three teams of terrorists, all armed with assault rifles and identical suicide vests, launched coordinated attacks on cafes, a soccer game and a concert hall. it s like war. crazy. jonathan 23 year old cal state : student nohemi gonzalez was having dinner with friends when a terrorist opened fire, killing her. she brought joy and happiness to everyone she worked with. jonathan: as a precaution, many of the top tourist attractctns here in paris remain closed, the lourve museum. french president francois hollande blames isis militants for the carnage. authorities say one of the attackers was born in france and had a petty criminal rec
kevin: thanks, krutis. dangerous conditions for a lot of drivers tonight. stacey: ryan smith is live near altoona. ryan: the roads behind us near the flying j truck stop in altoona. drivers must remain cautious if they are on the road. like most places across the metro, if you have had your car sitting out for even a half hour, there are gobs of snow to clear up. i am measuring 4-5 inches on this car outside the flying j. snow is building up on both commercial roads and along the interstate. let s go to some video we shot not long ago. out on interstate 80 in altoona, drivers are moving cautiously with minimal traffic around the 9:00-10:00 hour tonight. also, a few stalled vehicles on the interstate. we spotted one car that had spun around completely facing , eastbound in the westbound lane, near exit 141. vehicles that haven t been moved now buried under a thick blanket of snow. we caught up with one driver, just before venturing out into the first snow storm in a new car. r
there is the day planner today, flurries moving off to the east today. more sunshine by noon. look at that wind chill, 3:00, 13 degrees. the coldest temperatures since march. alyx: thank you, frank. lots of snow across the metro and central iowa throughout the night. although the snow is tapering off this morning, we still advise you to take it slow out there. one of our producers spotted 14 cars in the ditch off of off interstate 35, just north of the metro. many of those cars will still be in the ditches this morning, so we have a crew driving around this morning and they spotted snowplows cleaning up side streets in des moines and surrounding parts of the metro. good. the wind may shift him snow and start to cover areas again, so this is a look at road conditions across state. most of the state is in pink, which means the roads are completely covered. in cedar falls and waterloo the roads are purple, meaning travel is not advised. please take a look at 511ia.org a for the