Driving habits to save lives. Another reason to reduce your speed gas prices made a big jump overnight. Yesterday, you could fill up your tank for a dollar56 a gallon in des moines. Today, it will cost you a dollar69 a gallon. Him aaa says the National Average for a gallon of gas is going up too as the price of crude oil rebounds. Testimony continues today in the Alexander Fazzino trial. The former boone man is charged with first degree murder in his wife emilys death. She was found dead in their home 4 years ago. Jurors heard different stories from alexander and emilys sister. Video of investigators questioning alexander shows him saying his wifes Prescription Drug abuse was putting stress on them. Emilys sister denies she was using drugs. A des moines man is charged in the deaths of his wife and daughter after spending the last 3 months in the hospital. 47yearold Barney Fraaken faces two counts of first degree in court this morning. Hes being held in the polk county jail on 2 Million Dollars bond. 42yearold amy fraaken and 16yearold Amber Fraaken were shot to death in their home back in november. Barney fraaken reportedly tried to take his own life. He was taken to the hospital where hes been treated until yesterday. Steve the Des Moines Police have several suspects in custody following an overnight armedrobbery. It happened around a. M. At the git n go at 865 42nd street. A clerk says she recognized one of the 3 suspects as a regular customer and Roosevelt High School student. One of the suspects reportedly pointed a gun at the clerk while another grabbed cash from the register. The robbery was caught on store surveillance cameras. Officers are still investigating. Fire investigators are trying to figure out why a vacant house erupted in flames early this morning. It happened around 3 00 a. M. At 78th street in urbandale. Crews were able to put out the fire. No one was hurt. Fire Officials Say the home sustained extensive damage but they dont have a specific estimate right now. Weve seen an incredible outpouring of support after airing a story yesterday about a man suffering from ptsd who was scammed out of a therapy dog. Stacey kccis kim st. Onge is in studio with an exciting update. Kim stacey, i spent most of the morning sifting through dozens of emails, voicemails and Facebook Messages from so many of you who saw Mike Despenas story and wanted to help. I have great news some anonymous donors are pitching in to buy mike a dog. This is your new puppy. Thats a beautiful dog. Meet baxter. A 12week old dachshund whos about to become Mike Despenas new best friend. Ill take him walking and he knows. His therapist suggested he get a therapy dog after a 2014 car accident left him with severe ptsd and a brain injury. Mike recently spent all of his money paying for a puppy he found online that turned out to be a scam. It is something that i need. Within minutes of airing that story wednesday emails and phone calls started pouring in. I went to petfinder and found several dachshunds. Strangers, who were brought to tears, asking if they can do anything to help. I dont expect any help and to know there are people out there that care about people they dont even know its amazing to me. Yet another reminder that iowa nice is a real thing. I think hell be a great i cant wait. Kim heres even better news. The Rockwell City breeder who has baxter agreed to donate the money to the iowa breeders association, to be used to teach people about pet scams. Steve think you very much. He says he wants to walk the new dog. Fantastic weather for all forms of outdoor activity. Keep in mind, with the wind it feels like temperatures are even colder. We top out at 35 today. The city is 32. Chilly out there tonight with wins. We will drop them into the 20s. Clouds will hang around. We will break free to sunshine tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures pushing up. At 49 degrees for a high on friday. 60 two on saturday. We stay in the 50s sunday and monday. Stacey news around iowa the iowa state patrol says a driver died in a crash after a piece of road debris went through the windshield of a suv. The accident happened yesterday afternoon on i80 in davenport. Troopers arent saying what the debris was. Authorities are identifying a bloomfield woman killed in a 3 vehicle head on crash tuesday morning. The iowa state patrol says 63yearold Marilyn Roberts of missouri didnt see a stopped vehicle, and swerved to miss it. She hit a pickup truck head on. Roberts and the driver of the pickup, 82yearold forest lawson of bloomfield were hurt. 79yearold carolyn lawson, a passenger in the pickup, was killed. The crash remains under investigation. A retired iowa state trooper has been given probation and a sentence for possessing child pornography. David hubbard of garner was sentenced tuesday. Hed pleaded guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a minor. The patrol says hubbard retired in 2,0004 after nearly 30years with the department. Steve new at 5 00, the iowa lottery is ending the 5x instant scratch game. Lottery Officials Say players who have won prizes in that game now have until may 26 to claim their money. Officials say the move is standard procedure and that games that end are replaced with new games throughout the year. Tinder tells all. When it comes to finding love why your good job may be more important than your good looks. Stacey plus five for fighting. Whats at stake in tonights 5 man Republican Debate in the lone star state. But first. Aixa the fbi director explains to lawmakers why his agency needs help hacking into a official response apple just this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 5 00 with steve karlin, stacey horst and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. Steve right now National Security versus personal privacy. Today the head of the fbi defended his agencys request that apple help investigators hack a terrorists iphone. Stacey kccis aixa diaz is live in washington aixa, the tech official response. Aixa apple is asking a federal judge to withdraw her previous order, while the fbi director says he needs the companys help to thoroughly investigate the San Bernardino attack. Testifying about worldwide threats, fbi director james comey told the House Intelligence Committee there are no demons in the dispute between his agency and apple. I think conversation and negotiation is the key to resolving this, this is the hardest question ive seen in government. The fbi wants apple to help investigators hack into the locked phone of one of the San Bernardino killers. Two people have killed other folks in a terrorist attack and youre just trying to get through the security code. Theres a legitimate worry though that a decision in favor of the fbi could be the narrow end of a very wide wedge. Comey says his agency is only asking for a way to access one particular phone. The San Bernardino litigation is not about us trying to send a message or establish some precedent, it really isnt. Its about public safety. In an interview on abc news world news tonight with david muir, apple ceo tim cook says the government is asking the company to create software equivalent to cancer. That would put hundreds of millions of customers at risk. We think its bad news to write, we would never write it, we have never written it, and that is whats at stake here. Aixa cook says hes prepared to take this fight to the Supreme Court. The white house says it supports the Justice Department in this case. In washington, im aixa diaz. Stacey right now the white house says it wont comment on nevada governor Brian Sandovals announcement that he doesnt want to be considered for the Supreme Court. The republican governor said today he notified the white house and top ranking senators of his decision. Sandoval spoke out after being identified as a possible candidate to replace the late in justice antonin scalia. President obama is still considering potential candidates. Hell meet with senators leahy at the white house tuesday. Steve in commitment 2016 news. The 5 remaining republican president ial candidates meet again on the debate stage tonight in houston texas. Its marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich, and ben carsons last chance to take on frontrunner donald trump, before super tuesday. Cnn is hosting the debate. It starts at 7 30 iowa time. Texas is one of 12 states making its president ial pick on tuesday. New poll numbers from monmouth university, show ted cruz leading donald trump in texas, 38 to 23 . In florida, Quinnipiac University poll numbers show trump leading marco rubio, 44 to 28 . And in ohio, a Quinnipiac University poll shows trump leading the states governor, john kasich, 31 to 26 . New at 5 00, walmart is pulling hoverboards from its website. The move comes after the governments warning the devices pose a fire risk. To prove the boards comply with new safety standards. Target, toys r us and amazon have also reportedly pulled the boards from their websites. Steve right now. Surveying damage. Crews from the National Weather service are fanning out along the east coast. , to assess the storms. A confirmed tornado hit Lancaster County pennsylvania, where dozens of buildings were damaged, and an amish schoolhouse was leveled. They have also confirmed tornadoes in virginia and north carolina. We have cold temperatures on the way. Tornado in lancaster fairly far north for this time of year. Normally the tornadic activity is down towards alabama and florida. 31 look at her windchill. The day planner mostly cloudy at 7 p. M. Windchill around 20 of 10 p. M. Clouds early tomorrow. Temperatures are going to climb dropping out in the 20s. And looks like 4 00 p. M. Temperatures at 49 degrees. You can see the clouds around. Nothing but sunshine. Eventually the sunshine will its moving our way for the weekend. As time moves off, the week system pulls on. Its another little band of clouds midmorning tomorrow. Futurecast not doing a great job. The kicks up on this little band of clouds that will move through tomorrow. Clear skies friday. Nothing but sunshine as we head into saturday. Sunday will start with sunshine also. Tonight, 26 and mostly cloudy. Less wind as the night goes along. High temperature around 49 degrees. It looks like clouds early breaking free. Saturday keeps looking better and better. 62 degrees with sunny skies. I do want to point out the southwest winds will gust to around 28 miles an hour. Sunday 58. Northern i will be i will be in the 50s. More wild more mild weather monday. Calder as we head into the later week. Steve nothing but goodness to tell you about in traffic for this afternoon. No accidents or incidents. Lets take a look at travel times. Perfectly normal. Stacey kcci 8 news is live with new developments right now. Heres what were working on for 6 00. Rose Des Moines Water Works is looking to decrease the nitrate and chloride levels dumped downstream im rose heaphy and ill explain the 1 and a quarter Million Dollar project to change that. Cynthia im cynthia fodor. Should the Senate Hold Hearings on a new Supreme Court nominee . Today iowwa senator joni ernst tells us where she stands and coming up, with the debate in the wings and super tuesday the looming, how the candidates line up in the polls and what they reporter so when you hear, say, one side, saying that theyd like to wait til the next president is in office to appoint a justice, what do you think about that . Justice oconnor i dont agree. I think we need somebody there, now, steve today in the buzz. Your job may matter more than your looks when it comes to finding love. Stacey dating app tinder is out with its list of jobs that attract the most attention. For women, the top 5 are physical therapist, interior designer, founder entrepreneur, Pr Communications and teacher. Steve pilot is the top job for men, followed by founder entrepreneur, tv radio personality. Stacey ok, say you find a match on tinder where do you go . Steve kccis kim st. Onge found des moines it places. In a city with a growing number of options the 20 and 30 somethings tell me its all about finding a place with the right atmosphere and reasonable prices. The vibe of sakari is that for people who are 25 to come and get their night started. If i want to treat myself and have a good time at the same time this is the place i would want to go. Im kim st. Onge ill take you inside 3 des moines hot spots for Young Professionals to relax with friends its a place where adults can play. I feel like des moines was just missing a bar similar to this. Or break it down and dance. In des moines, kim st. Onge kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve if you want to find out where all the cool kids are going these days be sure to watch kcci 8 news tonight at a Washington State woman made a pretty interesting discovery in her dinner. Lindsay hasz was eating at a restaurant when she bit into something hard in a clam. It looked like a pearl so she took it to a local gemologist. He thought i was joking. He thought it looked so round and perfect that someone was playing a joke on me. It was not a joke. Steve the gemologist determined that it was a rare quahog purple pearl worth about 600 dollars. Him hasz says she plans to keep it and make a necklace. Were back next with a final check of the forecast. 5 00. Stacey whats ahead for tonight . Northwest winds keeping the temperatures down. Tomorrow, clouds early and sunshine. 60s on saturday. A little breezy. Sunday, 58. Could be some slight rain showers. Steve thats it for us at 5 00. The cbs evening news of scott pelley is next. So, let me get this straight u. S. 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Republican president ial candidates are holding their final debate before super tuesday, the 12 primaries and caucuses that could be the turning point. For some it is a fight for survival, but for dominant donald trump, he is expected to draw most of the fire tonight, and now his tax returns have become an issue