The record standing so far is in test is it 66. You want is 66. Over the weekend, you will notice a little bit of a chill in the air, highs in the 40s. Eric Des Moines Police still looking for the driver after a highspeed chase last night. Shaina this is the lexus suv that police say refuse to stop for them, when it sped 100 miles an hour the wrong way down city streets. The driver ran away before police got there. Officers took the passenger in for questioning and they say they found drugs. Pressure is mounting for chicago mayor rahm emanuel to resign. Protesters took to the streets again wednesday night, accusing emanuel of attempting to cover teenager by a white Police Officer a year ago. So far emanuel has maintained that he will not step down from his position, but has taken full responsibility for the shooting. Now to the latest in the San Bernardino shooting. New revelations there now show gunman syed farook may have been plotting an attack three years ago. At a Senate Hearing wednesday, the fbi told lawmakers that farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, were radicalized before she came to the United States. Today, the first of fourteen victims will be laid to rest in california. There are about a dozen Memorial Services planned for the victims over the next week. Elizabeth in commitment 2016 news, republican front runner donald trump continues to stand his ground as he takes criticism for a proposal to ban muslims from the United States. Eric in an interview with cnns don lemon last night, trump made mr. Trump we cant allow radical killers into this country. We cant do it. We have enough problems. Eric for the first time, president obama weighed in on the issue, urging americans to reject bigotry in all forms, and saying our freedom is bound up with the freedom of others, regardless of faith. Amid the backlash, trump has suggested that he would consider an independent run for president , if republicans begin to treat him unfairly. Trump will be back in iowa tomorrow, holding a Campaign Rally at the state fairgrounds. That event starts at 6 30 p. M. In the varied industries building. While in iowa wednesday, Democratic Frontrunner Hillary Clinton gave her opinion on Donald Trumps proposal. Ms. Clinton when he says he wants to stop all muslims from entering the United States, that runs counter to what i and others, who have actually been in the situation room, making hard choices know we have to do. Eric clinton said trumps proposal would only hurt the United States efforts to fight terror groups like isis. American income and cutting down on tax breaks for major u. S. Corporations. Elizabeth happening today, the family leader is set to announce which 2016 president ial candidate it will be endorsing this campaign season. That announcement will be made this morning at 11 00 on the west steps of the statehouse. You can stick with kcci and kcci. Com for more on that. And this mornings Des Moines Register says republican candidate ted cruz is positioned to win in iowa. The register says gop insiders believe cruz is picking up speed in the Hawkeye State as support for ben carson fades. With the caucuses just a couple of months away now, the question will be if theres enough time left for cruz to gain enough ground on gop front runner donald trump. And in iowa today, republican hopeful marco rubio is making campaign stops. Hell host a military town hall today. It is at noahs event venue in West Des Moines, a meet and greet in ames and another town hall at Kinnick Stadium in iowa eric back here in the metro area, we are just hours away from one of the biggest task in ballgames of the season. The cyhawk showdown tips off tonight between the iowa hawkeyes and the iowa state cyclones. Right now, the cyclones are ranked fourth in the nation, undefeated so far this season at 70. Iowa is 72. They havent cracked the top 25 yet, but they did receive a few votes in the last poll. The cyhawk showdown is always a big game. Since the cyhawk series started in 2004, iowa state has won 5 times, and iowa has won 4. And even though hes brand new to the state, iowa state head coach steve prohm says hes well aware of what tonights game means. I know that if you love iowa state, you love iowa state and you dont like iowa. If you like iowa then you probably dont like iowa state. But ive been here long enough and ive followed College Athletics enough i dont need to , ask too may people. I know what the game means. This is something a lot of us have been looking forward to. A lot of us arent even from the feel the rivalry and i do not want to say hatred, but dislike toward the other school. Eric the cyhawk showdown tips off tonight at 6 30 in hilton coliseum. You can watch it on espn 2. We are going to have highlights right here tonight on kcci 8 news at 10 00. Elizabeth while iowa hawkeye basketball fans are excited for tonights game, football fans are gearing up for the rose bowl and fans are scrambling to snatch up tickets. Seatgeek reports the rose bowl is by far the hottest ticket of the College Football bowl season with an average resale price of 627 per ticket. But with pricey tickets comes a higher likelihood of being scammed. The Better Business bureau is now warning iowa fans, to be careful where they buy their tickets. Never wire any money. If you can pay with a credit card, pay with a credit card because you can always go back to your Credit Card Company and dispute the charges. Elizabeth the bbb says the best way to buy tickets is from someone local or who you know personally. That is accredited by the bbb, and ask the seller to email you a picture of the tickets, including a receipt or other proof that the tickets are not counterfeit. Eric new information now on the Roosevelt High SchoolGirls Basketball coach, facing sex charges. Tig johnson is now charged with Sexual Exploitation and assault to commit sexual abuse. He bonded out of jail wednesday. The Des Moines Police report report the Des Moines Police position as a teacher to gain access to a 16yearold female students personal cell phone number, and called her. Two days later, johnson allegedly kissed and touched the victim. Johnson is now on leave from the district, awaiting his next Court Appearance on december 18. Also in court wednesday, a judge sentenced Pleasant Hill shooter pete polson to 55 years in prison. Polson injured two people and shot at a third when he went on a shooting spree in november of 2014. Polson has to serve at least 27 and a half years before hell be eligible for parole. People will definitely notice a nice temperatures when they step outside. Metinka we are back up to 50 degrees in des moines. It feels like spring. 50 degrees in ames and 50 and lamoni. We may have to adjust our High Temperature and boost that up, with readings into the 60s. Change is coming and tomorrow you will already notice a little bit of it. Temperatures will start to cool back into the 50s and it will be a gradual cool down with 40s over the weekend and 30s to follow next week. Elizabeth new this morning, the des moines airport is cracking down on curb congestion. Eric emmy victor is there this morning, and emmy, what prompted airport officials to start this crackdown . Emmy i am told front curb congestion can rise during the im told drivers can spend an average of about 5 to 20 minutes here slowly driving up to the concourse and circling around. The problem is this takes away curb space from someone who has a passenger ready to be dropped off or picked up. If you do not want an officer to come to your car and tell you to move, there is somewhere you can park. It is called the cell phone parking lot. This is a free of charge space to park as you wait for your passenger to call you. It is about a three minute drive from the arrival and departure lane. You cannot leave your car unattended at any time, but there is no time limit so you can park there as long as you need. Not a lot of people know it is there just yet. It has only been around for about 18 months or so, and the lot can be empty at times. We do have good signage, both off of army post road up on 28, there is signage to direct you to the cellphone lot that way as well as Office Cleveland avenue off of cleveland avenue. Emmy the waiting in the loading and unloading zone is considered unacceptable. There are 16 spaces in that lot we just showed you and if a lot of people use it, they will consider adding some more spaces. There is no wifi. Live downtown, emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Elizabeth explosive situation. What happened at this accident scene to cause this does go hours after the crash. Eric top safety picks. The governments new list of the safest cars you can drive. Elizabeth and no child left behind no more. The sweeping changes happening today and how theyll affect shaina if you are leaving early this morning, things look pretty good on the road. It is pretty quiet out there and we have no closures to worry about today. We will head outside and take a look through one of the dot cams at the east mixmaster. Its called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. People like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message. 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. 15 gigs of 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 15 gigs of data for just 70. Plus 400 in promo cards. This is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. Metinka 5 14, it ready for a taste of spring when you step out the door this morning. 54 degrees already in the metro and 50 in ottumwa. We may lose a few degrees as we head toward sunrise that temperatures will rapidly recover so by noon, back into the upper 50s, headed for near record highs this afternoon in the 60s. This is going to be the warmest months. You will notice a chill back in the air and it is going to be raining. By the middle part of next week, it is going to feel just like december should with high shaina thank you, metinka. While we have beautiful weather here this week, heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest made roads treacherous for drivers wednesday. The storm caused flash floods and mudslides as creeks and rivers in the seattle area overflowed their banks. Widespread Power Outages were also reported, prompting several schools to cancel classes. More storms are expected to hit the area today. And check out this new video in overnight, people in birmingham, alabama were after two semitrucks collided on a busy interstate. Officials say the two trucks crashed, and one of the trucks started leaking hazardous chemicals. That truck caught fire a couple hours later and exploded. So far there is no word on the condition of either driver, but Officials Say theyre taking their time before reopening the road, to make sure everyone in the surrounding area is safe. Elizabeth economic headlines now, four dozen cars have earned top marks for safety for 2016 from the Insurance Institute for highway safety. Requirements, and had to have a new crash prevention feature to qualify for the institutes highest award. Chris martinez has the results from los angeles. Chris when it comes to safety, toyota is on top. The camry is one of nine models from the automaker that earned top safety pick plus, the Insurance Institute for highway safetys highest safety rating. Honda is right behind them with 8. Chris to earn the institutes top two highest awards, cars had to perform better on the small overlap test, which simulates what happens when the front corner of the car collides with another vehicle or tree. The institute is no longer just testing crashworthiness, but also crash prevention. To get top safety pick, you have to have at least a forward collision warning system. And to get a top safety pick plus, you have to have an effective autonomous emergency breaking system. Chris the redesigned 2016 Nissian Maxima and Volkswagen Passat performed well while the Toyota Avalon added autobrake to earn the top safety pick plus. Minicar to receive the 2016 award. In all, 48 cars earned the top safety award. The chrysler 200 is the only american car to get the honor. We were a little disappointed in the performance of our domestic automakers. Chris fords f150 supercrew is among the 13 vehicles that earned the second highest safety level. The iihs says consumers should ask for autobrake and forward collision warning features when shopping for a new vehicle. Chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. Eric for a complete list of the institutes top safety picks, you can check out the Insurance Institute of highway safetys website, iihs. Org. Elizabeth theres good news, for a change, from volkswagen this morning. The automaker now says that a problem with Carbon Dioxide emissions in some vehicles, is much smaller than initially thought. Vw says the issue now affects about 36,000 vehicles, instead on wall street, stocks fell for a Third Straight day wednesday. The dow closed down more than 75 points. The nasdaq also fell about 75 points. And the s and p 500 lost about 16. New numbers show one in five americans is now expected to die in debt. Thats up 3 from last year. The bank rate. Com survey found 21 of people believe they will never pay off what they owe. American airlines is now joining the list of airlines to offer premium economy seating. The airline says the seats will cost more than regular coach, but less than first class. Theyll come with leather seats, entertainment systems, and also meals. United is bringing back free snacks. The airline cut them during the 2008 financial crisis, but starting in february of 2016, snacks will be offered free of charge to all passengers in north and latin america. Company Officials Say theyre trying to refocus on the customer travel experience. Eric here in the metro, tickets for the blue ribbon bacon festival go on sale today. Events center is set for february 20 of 2016. You can get tickets starting at 12 10 this afternoon either over the phone, or online at blueribbonbaconfestival. Com. Santa claus is getting some special help from volunteers at the Des Moines Post Office this season. What kind of cookies do you like . And what kind of fruit too . If you do write back, please suggest two of each. Eric this group of santas helpers is meeting once a week until christmas. Their job is to answer more than 1000 letters from kids addressed to santa at the north pole. They ask for everything, from toys to food. As long as the letters have a return address, the helpers also sign a thank you letter and mail it back to the children. Its about getting a letter that says santa got your letter. Just that personal touch. Our volunteers are phenomenal. They come in and donate their time. Eric remember, parents. Make sure your kids include a return address in their wish list to santa. That way his helpers can write elizabeth that has to be so fun to hear all the different requests. We want to check in with metinka , and it does not feel like we should be talking about santa or winter. Metinka it feels like the holidays in san diego. We are starting off really warm this morning, with temperatures headed for near record highs in the 60s this afternoon. It is going to be a Beautiful Day so you will want to drop everything and had outdoors to soak up the warm temperatures. 54 already in des moines and ottumwa. We have a bit of a breeze coming in from the southwest at about 20 Miles Per Hour, but it is going to be a warm wind. We are also dealing with high clouds drifting through the area, not enough to produce precipitation but they will be showers tracking to the east, possibly touching iowa but most of us will miss out. Nice and warm today. Even tomorrow is looking quiet and fairly mild, but clouds and moisture start to increase by saturday and by 7 00 sour be tracking through southern iowa until about 10 00 p. M. That rain and thunderstorm activity tracks to the east to be followed by potentially wrap around snow late in the evening sunday evening, especially up across Northern Iowa. Right now it is 54, headed for 63 degrees. So far the standing record is set at 66. Highs tomorrow slip back into the 50s, four is this weekend with rain, and find those coats and find those coats. Eric thank you. Elizabeth we want to check in with shaina to see what is happening in traffic. Shaina no problems to report, we are closurefree. We do have a few mobile speed units around town, 700 mlk junior parkway, 2300 hull avenue, 11,000 northwest 60 thestreet 16th, and northwest 4th street. Eric rewriting the school the big changes coming Tod Elizabeth this morning, the no child left behind education is getting a major overhaul. President obama is set to sign a bill replacing it in just a few hours. Eric Nikole Killion is live. Nikole it will bring some sweeping changes to the nations Public School systems. It gives decisionmaking power back to the states and local school districts. They will have to take federally required reading and math exams but states will now be encouraged to limit the overall time spent on testing, and teacher evaluations will longer this new legislation is called the every Student Succeeds act, and one strong support from both sides of the aisle. Elizabeth some people may be wondering if this will impact the controversial common core curriculum. Nikole it is possible, simply because it says the federal government cannot mandate or incentivize states to adopt a particular set of academic standards. Even before this legislation was pushed through congress, many states have started backing away from it. Eric Nikole Killion live for us in washington. Elizabeth more news ahead at 5 30, the leads police are working this morning to find the driver who somehow got away during a highspeed chase overnight. Chilling new clues in the San Bernardino case, the suspects were planning more attacks well tell you their planned targets. And right on target. Iowas armless archer does something no one else in the also. Emmy and curb congestion, why the Des Moines International airport is referring everyone to what is called a cell phone parking lot. Eric and priceless picture. A lot of people doing elf on the shelf right now one dad has kicked it up a notch with his hilarious photos. Self. 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. 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. 15 gigs of 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 15 gigs of data for just 70. Plus 400 in promo cards. Better water, and service you can actually count on. The most watched morning news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. Eric breaking overnight. The possible reason a man led Des Moines Police on a 100 mile an hour chase. Plus this is iowa, you never know what the weather is going to bring. Elizabeth who would have thought that in december in iowa wed be golfing, jogging, playing at the park in 50degree temperatures . And even warmer today. Welcome back, everyone im , elizabeth klinge. Eric and im eric hanson, along with shaina and metinka. I got to get outside. Metinka it is going to feel more like april than december, it is like an early christmas present. It is already 54 degrees in des no rain to worry about, no fog to slow you down, and we are headed for record highs this afternoon. This afternoon, shirtsleeves is going to feel great. Headed for 60s today, cooler 50s tomorrow, 40s over the weekend, and the trend continues downhill. Shaina thank you. Getting back to that overnight news now right now des moines , police are questioning the passenger in a highspeed chase. Theyre hoping he can lead them to the driver of this lexus suv. Police started pursuing the vehicle around 2 30 going 100 Miles Per Hour at times, and going the wrong way down city streets. The driver ditched it off southwest 23rd near aib and ran from the scene. Police tell us they found drugs in the car. And new developments this morning in the california shooting rampage. Pictures of a high school found on the shooters phone. Authorities believe syed farook was plotting other attacks. They think the high school, with second target. The fbi now believes farook and his pakistaniborn wife, tashfeen malik, were committed to terrorism before they even started dating. New protests overnight in chicago. People demanding the resignation of the citys embattled mayor rahm emanuel. He is apologizing for the 2014 death of a black teenager killed by a white officer but hes refusing to resign. Protestors say they wont give up. The public defender representing the accused planned Parenthood Shooter in colorado wants a Mental Health review of his client following several outbursts in court. Deal and the truth. Killed the babies, that is what planned parenthood does. Shaina robert dear also shouted that he was a warrior for the babies and he is guilty of killing 3 people at the clinic last month. He is facing 179 felony charges. And republican front runner donald trump is still defending immigration to the United States. Trump claims he is simply saying what people are thinking. Appearing on cnn last night, trump lashed out at the president. Mr. Trump we have a president. I think hes a stupid person because there is no way that a normal president can make the speech that he made the other night. Shaina trump also said the country has never been more divided than it is now. Eric if you arent talking about trumps controversial comments you might be talking about this big trump sign in West Des Moines. George davey put it on his back fence along jordan creek parkway two weeks ago. He says he doesnt want to reveal if he is a supporter or not. He just wants the picture to spark conversation. Trump will be campaigning in des moines tomorrow. Hes holding a rally at the state fairgrounds at 6 30. Hillary clinton, the Democratic Front runner, was also addressing trumps controversial comments while in urbandale wednesday. She said trumps stand on muslims will hurt americas ms. Clinton when we need to be doing everything we can with people across the world to fight radical jihadists, donald trump is supplying them with new propaganda. Hes actually playing into their hands. He will become part of their recruitment efforts. Eric clinton also talked about creating more manufacturing jobs with a tax credit as an incentive to towns that lost factories. Elizabeth today, marco rubio will be in the metro. He is headlining a veterans and military Town Hall Forum at noahs event venue in West Des Moines at 9 30. And the conservative group the family leader will be announcing who it is endorsing today for president. The press conference will be at 11 00 on the west steps of the statehouse. And this morning the Des Moines Register is calling it saying , ted cruz could secure victory in the 2016 iowa caucuses. But first he needs to siphon Tea Party Voters from donald trump and lock in the christian the register article says ben carson is fading and cruz is eating into trumps base. Eric to todays other big stories. The man who went on a shooting spree in Pleasant Hill last november will spend 55 years in prison. Pete polson injured two people and shot at a third. He heard from one of them before he was sentenced. Theres a special place in hell for guys like you. I hope you spend the rest of your life in prison. I hope you die in there and i hope you go to hell. Eric polson has to serve half his 55 year sentence before hell be eligible for parole. We now know more about the incidents involving des moines Roosevelt High SchoolGirls Basketball coach, tig johnson is charged with Sexual Exploitation and assault to commit sexual abuse. Des Moines Police reports detail two incidents involving a 16yearold female student. First, he called her personal cell phone. And then allegedly kissed and touched the victim. , tickets are at the top of many peoples christmas list. Hawkeye fans are finding they arent cheap. Seatgeek reports the rose bowl is the hottest bowl game. With an average resale price of 627 per ticket. Iowa has received 40,000 requests for its allotment of 22,000 tickets. So some fans may look elsewhere for tickets but the Better Business bureau warns to avoid scams, buy locally or look for accredited sites. Speaking of traveling, des many cars are lingering at the terminal. Emmy victor is live with how officials are dealing with the congestion. Emmy meeting this week brought Police Officers and airport officials to address some of the congestion that we have seen lately on the front curb of Des Moines International airport. I want to direct you to the sign behind me that says loading and a lot of drivers are using this area to park. There is an area you can wait for your passenger to arrive called the cell phone parking lot, an area where you can wait for your phone to ring, about 16 spaces on the south side of the airport. You can park their as long as you need to to wait for your passenger. The only role, you have to be in your car at all times rule, you have to be in your car at all times. This is really important to the Des Moines International airport because it frees up some of that curb space at the arrival and departure lanes, and also Parking Spaces at local businesses around fleur drive. Some of those are being used as people are waiting for their passenger to arrive, instead of using the areas like the cell phone parking lot. Those parking lots and waiting, we are adding congestion to their lot they do not appreciate as well so this helps pull those people out of those lots that are just sitting and parking, and put them into our lot. Emmy for those who are interested in using the cell phone parking lot, there are lots of way to reach it. You can use leyland avenue and follow the signage. Army post road also has a couple of signs so there are many different ways you can direct yourself to that cell phone parking lot. Emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Elizabeth 5 38. People arriving at the airport are going to say, i timed this right. Metinka this is beautiful, we should move here. 54 degrees already in des moines. This is a real treat. Try to get outside and enjoy as much of the warm weather today as you can. Headed for 63 in des moines with the standing record so far at 66 degrees setback in 1890. Temperatures trend downward over the next seven days, cooler over the weekend in the 40s with 30s for highs by the middle part of next week. Elizabeth looking ahead at the kcci day planner, the vacant allied building is coming down today. The building at 435 park street and its adjoining skywalk will be demolished to make room for the new hotel at the iowa events center. Plus, its bacon fest time. Tickets go on sale today for the annual blue ribbon event at. 12 10 this afternoon. This Upcoming Event will the second one held at the events center. Eric and, a sad story we have been following. Today, Woodward Granger high basketball player drew jacobsen will be laid to rest. The funeral is set to be held at the high school gym. That starts at 11 00. Elizabeth feeding the fans. A little cyclone support for tonights big game. Well get your cyhawk predictions ahead. Eric he made the mark. Iowas armless archer was already incredible but what he just did is downright amazing. Elizabeth and all she wants for christmas is a card from you. Sweet request, next. Oure doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, 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 klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. Metinka good morning. It is 5 43 on a gorgeous thursday morning. 54 degrees here in des moines. We have a breeze coming from the west southwest that will be a little gusty this afternoon, but it will be dragging in near record highs, headed for 60 degree temperatures today. 63 degrees today in des moines. Eric there is another special delivery before the big game. Cyclone football coach Matt Campbell and some of the Football Players delivered pizza to students camped out before tonights cyhawk showdown. They have been sleeping in tents outside since tuesday so they can get the best seats for tonights basketball battle with iowa. Iowa states on a pretty good roll, undefeated so far 70. Shaina last year it was a pretty good game for about 20 minutes or so. Then iowa state just went after it blasting out in the second half and grabbing the win in iowa city. Tonight, as you saw, the game is at hilton. Elizabeth we mentioned iowa state is undefeated so far this season. 70, three neutral site games, no road games. Iowa is now 72. Theyve lost to dayton and notre dame. We are getting your game predictions this morning with our now poll who will win the , cyhawk showdown tonight . That looks like we have a lot of cyclone fans out there this morning, with 75 saying the cyclones will take it. You can vote too just call or text 2001508, go to kcci. Com or to our facebook and twitter pages. The game is at 6 30 tonight on espn2. Eric two really good teams but the cyclones have a lot of firepower. For sure and this morning i want , to show you what iowas own armless archer just did. Matt stutzman set a new Guiness World Record on wednesday when he hit a bullseye from more than 3 football fields away. He shoots with his feet because he does not have any arms. He won a silver medal in the 2012 paralympics and hes aiming to compete in the 2016 games as well. He says hell post a video soon on his facebook page. Cant wait for that. Elizabeth i do not think i can even see that far. Well you may have seen this , story pop up on your facebook feed. A second grade girl in new york state has one wish for christmas lots of cards to fill up her cardtree. Safyre terry was badly injured in a fire two years ago her entire family was killed. She is the only survivor. Her aunt posted the card request on facebook and the world is responding in a big way. So she could have a very merry christmas. I wrote, merry christmas, safyre and a happy new year and i wrote your story is very inspiring. Elizabeth those two girls are from florida their entire class made cards for safyre. Such a simple wish but it will mean so much. We will put the address where you can send a card on facebook. Just check our pages. Shaina another pretty heartwarming story this morning a woman in california went to , her local toys r us store to pay off the gifts she put on layaway and she discovered the bill was already paid. And not just hers, everyone who had layaways at the store, completely paid for. Someone went in and paid 20,000 for all those layaways and they did it anonymously. The customers were so surprised eric Something Else you see this time of year those elf on , the shelf posts. The elf hides around the house spying on kids and then flies back to the north pole every night to report to santa. This has gone viral. A guy in canada decided to use himself as the elf. He dressed up and took photos of himself in various elf poses. I do not know how he pulled some of those off. Shaina can you find him . Eric it is now 5 47 on the this thursday on this thursday. We will tell you how warm and will get where you live this morning. We have a look at the traffic on the weather is never more than five minutes away. Only on kcci eight news this morning. Metinka it is 10 minutes before 6 00 on what is going to be a gorgeous day. Headed for 60 degree highs today , near record warmth and the forecast with highs averaging there are a few 40s across Northern Iowa this morning. The rest of the state is enjoying springlike conditions. We are dealing with a little bit of wind coming in from the west and southwest at 20 miles an hour, but it is a warm wind. We are tracking a few rain showers across south dakota tracking to the east. If they hold together, it looks like the tail end of this shower could be brushing the Northern Tier or two tears of counties in iowa. It will be a beautiful looking thursday. As we head toward tomorrow, tomorrow is looking nice and quiet. Saturday, moisture returns and by 7 00 p. M. Saturday evening we will have rain showers building. Thunder shower activity overnight saturday night with by sunday morning, most of the storms are off to the east and we will have a little bit of wraparound snow the tries to work and to Northern Iowa. None of that right now, no rain and no fog to slow you down. 54 in des moines, headed for a beautiful 63. Tomorrow cools down a little bit with highs in the 50s. Over the weekend, highs back in the 40s and next week, talking some snow chances, maybe some flurry activity wednesday and thursday, and it will be noticeably colder with highs only in the mid30s. Make us elizabeth make us Pay Attention and enjoy the day even more. Eric lets check traffic. Shaina enjoy the drive. We do not have any accidents or we have a mobile speed in it at 700 mlk junior parkway, 2300 hull avenue, northwest 16 straight, and northwest 4th elizabeth most common reasons people go to the eye doctor. But there may be help for the itchy, irritating condition. A large, new study is under way to determine if a common food supplement can provide real relief. One of them is fish oil. Theres little downside to taking fish Oil Every Day other than the cost, which can run into a thousand dollars a year or more. Eric a warning about ecigarettes this morning and a chemical used to flavor them. A harvard study says the chemical can cause severe respiratory disease. The chemical has been linked to a condition called popcorn lung, which got its name after it was identified in workers who inhaled artificial butter flavoring from microwave popcorn. Harvard researchers found 39 of 51 ecigarette flavors they tested contained that same chemical. Elizabeth today, ellen welcomes back 3 of her favorite kids to test this years top holiday toys. Demarjay smith from the bronx, calgary, canada and Violet Spataro from gig harbor, wa. Here is one toy you have probably heard of. Tell me what you have here. This is the pie face game. Are we all going to play . Why am i doing this . Elizabeth you can watch to see who gets whipped cream in the face. Plus, ellen gifts each of the kids with all of the toys they tested. Thats at 4 00 right here on kcci. Eric kcci eight news this morning is live with new overnight news. Here is what we are working on for 6 00 a. M. Emmy our drivers spending too much at the arrival and departure area . A new place for you to park your car while you wait, for free. Shaina a possible reason i metinka it feels like spring but i were warm days are numbered. Elizabeth as we quickly approach 6 00 a. M. , we are approaching 53 what if the holidays were about people again . And the fourletter word that defined the season was love, and not sale. Thats the world t. J. Maxx, marshalls and Homegoods Stores live in. Where theres no need for sales lets put more value on what really matters. This season, bring back the holidays. With t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods. Its time to rise and shine. At kum go, were doing more for you to start your day right. Like serving up a friendly good morning along with breakfast sandwiches breakfast pizza, yes pizza, donuts muffins coffee that are all made fresh hot in our stores kitchens every day. Kum go. Where means more