You couldnt actually see it across the street, it moved quickly but it was a wild ride. Elizabeth strong wind caused widespread damage across a lot of the state. This was the scene on southwest 26th in des moines. Where more than the second floor of nearby jefferson elementary. A powerful nearby was snapped at its base, leaving that area pitch black after sunset. My heart just stopped, i couldnt believe how much damage happened in such a short amount of time. Unbelievable. Elizabeth the National Weather service will be surveying that area along southwest 26th to determine if the damage was caused by wind or an actual tornado. Eric in knoxville, extensive damage on the east side of town there. Downed trees and power lines and debris all over the road. Some homes were damaged but Jennifer Mcgrath was home alone when the storm slammed into her home. Petrifying, your house shakes and you think it will come up. You hear glass breaking and things being thrown. Eric the police chief says is the worst damage hes seen in his 11 years. The walmart in knoxville was damaged after high wind blew off part of that roof. Video sent in by tony gilbertson, you can see water pouring into the store. Elizabeth the story will be the wind. It was blowing out there. Emmy victor is live downtown. Its causing power outages. Emmy good morning, it is very windy. My heart can barely stay down my hood can barely stay down. We are here to tell you you want to make sure to keep yourself grounded. About 925 people are without power, this is a wind advisory that has been in place since yesterday. As you can see, some of the video, the wind was really blowing yesterday, whipping through trees and causing a lot of issues for highprofile vehicles on the north and south roads. Several of us in the newsroom were talking about driving conditions. We really shuddered at the idea of how powerful these guest can become gusts can become. There are cancellations you should be aware of and delays. We also took a look at the six a clock a. M. Flight to chicago that has been canceled. This is something people will deal with throughout the day so stay safe and keep yourself grounded. Elizabeth we will have more on the wild weather later on but hundreds of people from around the state are coming together in boone today to discuss the proposed Bakken Oil Pipeline. The hearing is being held by the iowa utilities board. 134 people are for it, 144 are against it, and three speakers are neutral. They will each have two minutes and the demand to speak with so high the board put a limit on the number of people that could sign up. Theres no way to allow everyone to come and speak. We have set aside one day for this, it is not a usual procedure. Normally we begin the hearing and everyone would have to come and watch. Elizabeth if approved, the pipeline would run over 300 miles through 18 iowa counties and transport crude oil daily. The iowa utility board will hear cases for the next two weeks with help of a decision by january. Eric police and the cia are investigating a death in altoona. A female was found dead in a home wednesday in the 1100 block of 11th avenue southeast. We havent been told the name of that female but we do expect more information today. Eric a des moines veterinarian and one of his employees are facing criminal charges. Dr. Michael anderson from anderson Animal Hospital is charged with having too many animals in his facility in des moines. Officials say he had 20 dogs and cats at one point. Most of them were not vaccinated, potentially putting other animals in danger. Hes also charged with failing to report to separate dog bites. Elizabeth tension continues on the university of missouri campus. Shaina humphries is following the story and people are actually facing charges now. Shaina two people are. This is one of the men arrested. Hunter park is charged with making a terrorist threat after he allegedly posted on social media he would shoot black students. Officials say a second man, Connor Stottlemyre is facing charges. Neither of them go to the university or even live in columbia. The president resigned after students accused him of failing to address ongoing Racial Discrimination on campus. The day after veterans day, one army veteran is being honored for bravery with the nations highest military honor. President obama awarded the medal of honor to 32yearold floor and Grover Florent grover for tackling a suicide bomber in 2012. He has undergone 33 surgeries to save his leg. He is the 10th living recipient to be awarded the medal of honor for her service in afghanistan. Elizabeth if it is your garbage day today, hopefully you have plenty of stuff in there. Metinka way it down so it doesnt blow away. Hope you dont count shingles in the street. When has been gusting overnight to near 60 Miles Per Hour at times. Gusts blowing as fast as cars drive. We have wind gusting in the upper 40 mile per hour range from our school net site. Dress kids in warm layers, and every thing like that. Wind will gust at times over 40 Miles Per Hour through the afternoon, making it feel colder with a high of 50. Elizabeth its a good thing High School Football playoffs had the day off wednesday because that would have been tough. Eric it will still be windy on the roads today so drive carefully if you are going to the unidome,. Don bosco takes on a new willfonda at 9 00 this morning. Then Glidden Rolston face Marcus Meriden cleghorn. Pella takes the field with west delaware at 8 20 tonight. Winners of todays games move on to next thursdays championship. Elizabeth semi finals continue tomorrow with class a and for a. 1 a. M. To a will play on saturday. Eric kccis a proud cosponsor of saturdays debate at Drake University, kevin cooney wilco moderate along with John Dickerson and nancy cordes. And the des moines registers kathie obradovich. Elizabeth the numbers tell the story, American Workers make more than ever before but dont earn more money since the 50s, american productivity has run more than 200 but wages began to level off in the 80s. Economists say that is creating a twotiered class system where high income workers wages are growing faster than low income. When you look at u. S. Workers in general, especially lower income wages are not keeping up in terms of their ability to purchase goods. Elizabeth wage stagnation has been a talking point on the campaign trail for all three Democratic Candidates this year. We will talk more about it during our special predebate coverage saturday live from Drake University starting at 6 30 p. M. Candidates take the stage at 8 00, following the debate, kcci 8 news at 10 00 will be an hourlong to bring you the best analysis. Tune in sunday morning for extended coverage starting at 5 00 a. M. On kcci eight news this morning weekend. After face the nation, kcci eight news closeup will be live with reaction from kevin kinney and kevin cooney and kathie obradovich. You can email questions directed to us at the Big Questions at kcci. Com. Take over the debate, republican candidates are across the state and rand paul will make stops in ames, altoona, and winterset. Carly fiorina is campaigning in on a wall and harlan. Donald trump will hold a at Iowa Central Community college and fort dodge at 6 00 p. M. How hackers can grab control of your computer and force you to pay to get it back. The things you can do to prevent that. Elizabeth snow, you may have missed it last night but its no downtown. It snowed downtown. Isa on the sky, the big story will be the wind. You can see on our cameras things bouncing around. Be careful on the roads. Shaina we had to bring in the roadway when i left. Keep that in mind. Your neighborhood may be a mess. We dont have any news of anything major. Keep the wind in mind. We will take a look at 235 and 42nd street. No problems here, roads are blself. 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 50 more data than verizon and at t for the same price. But i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . No. U. S. Cellular sized data. 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 50 more data than verizon and at t. Plus 400 per line. E you can actually count on. Dad hey, culligan man. Culligan man hey dad this is great culligan man i know. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. With eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and rightnow coverage with shaina humphries. Elizabeth welcome back. Wednesdays Severe Weather brought dimesized hail to omaha and parts of eastern nebraska. Meteorologists there say over an inch of snow fell in northeast nebraska and northwest iowa. It warmed up after the storm passed through and it melted quickly. Eric that storm dumped snow on denver. Parts of the state of colorado or in blizzard like conditions thanks to the strong wind. This was the citys first substantial snowstorm of the season and more than 50 flights were canceled in and out of the airport. Those are snow flurries in Downtown Des Moines last night. It wasnt cold enough for them to stick but still a sign that this morning, wind sure feels like it. Metinka this is wacky weather. We went from a tornado at the airport to a trace of snow and now we have extreme wind. Wind is still gusting up to 50 Miles Per Hour. Here in des moines we just had 43. Dress the kids warm. Wind will make it feel like its only in the 20s especially across the north, it will take your breath away. We will battle it to the afternoon although it wont be quite as strong as this morning. Temperatures remain cool, highs there 50 and cooling off rapidly. I do have a warm up in the forecast. Shaina people around the state are waking up with cleanup after the storms. Heres a photo from calhoun county. Kelsi carlson sent this in. Part of the barn was ripped apart by the wind. In des moines, marta scholl in knoxville, this photo was sent with them saying their family was very lucky with them missing this falling tree. If you have photos, send them into you local. Further south, windy conditions on wednesday did not help efforts to put out several grass fires across oklahoma. Fire crews had to fight against 50 to 60 mile per hour wind gusts and low visibility. Several people were forced to evacuate and several structures were devoid destroyed near bartlesville. Fires are still burning. In economic news, 30 of the 43 chipotle Locations Closed in the e. Coli outbreak in washington and oregon have reopened. This by the opera, customers were outside as the restaurant open. Officials say each of the restaurants underwent deep cleaning and testing and Health Officials say they still dont know the source. Hackers shut down your computer and force you to pay a ransom to get control back. It said pay this ransom for this countdown runs out or you will lose all your files forever. Eric experts say the skin gives hackers full access scam gets hackers full access. It typically ranges from 200 1000 in ransom. Hackers of also targeted businesses, school districts, and police departments. Update your Antivirus Software and backup all your data. Wall street ended down, the dow lost 56 points. The nasdaq fell 16, the s p 500 was down more than six. Aaa is urging Car Manufacturers to include spare tires with their vehicles. The Consumer Group says one in three new cars sold in 2015 didnt include spare tires in an effort to make the vehicles more aaa says this trend could leave millions of drivers stranded along the road. Target is selling a holiday sweater that some people say takes light of obsessivecompulsive disorder. The red sweater has the acronym ocd on the front followed by the words of sets of christmas disorder. Some customers have asked them to stop selling the sweaters saying it trivializes a serious Mental Illness but target says the sweaters will stay on shelves. Elizabeth Dunkin Donuts has unveiled its coffee cup. A white cop with the word joy with a holiday wreath. This comes at starbucks faces backlash for opting for a plane ride cap without any plain red cup. First it was allday breakfast and mcdonalds is now thinking snacks. They are adding mozzarella sticks. A box of three will cost one dollar and theyre expected to eric can you imagine working at a drivethrough this morning trying to hold onto the material . Its cold, windy, tough day to work the drivethrough. Metinka yesterdays weather was very mild. Gorgeous pictures, this one coming in from ankeny showing storm clouds rolling. The storm here in the central iowa area only last a couple minutes followed by sunshine and wind. We are waking up to gusty wind at 43 Miles Per Hour in des moines and stronger when the cross eastern iowa so be careful on the roads. If you are going east, watch your speed. You will catch a big boost. Wind advisory continues all day long with this wind coming in this morning in the slowly beginning to taper off. Wind gusting at 40 Miles Per Hour through the mid afternoon hours. Waking up to a high wind warning across northcentral iowa in gusts over 50 Miles Per Hour. We had a lot of reports of wind damage, hail, and several tornadoes across the state. Even here in the central iowa area , a report of a tornado down by the des moines airport and one across dallas county. Weather Service Officials will be surveying everything to see if they were tornadoes or straightline wind damage. The next system is heading quickly to the northeast and great lakes. It will be taking the strongest wind with it although this morning it is really blustery. 42 degrees right now in des moines, factoring in wind we have wind chills in the 20s. Skies clear out toward the afternoon, highs today a seasonable 50. It will feel chilly with all the wind. Overnight lows turned frosty act on your 31. Back down near 31. We will need to bundle up today and tomorrow but over the gorgeous sunshine and highs about 10 to 15 degrees above average. Elizabeth we have been talking about a, hang onto the steering wheel. Shaina definitely a lot of debris in my area on the road so keep that in mind. Nothing major that will slow you down. We have two mobile speed units in the same area. 2700 and 2800 mlk north and southbound. Near broadlawns medical center, keep that in mind. They have been focusing on the area lately. Two polk county cars at 1800 northeast 100 20 six ave. Eric is your inbox flooded with thousands of on red and unsorted emails . Elizabeth three ways to clear the clutter and get control once again. One idea, the free app the email game turns inbox sorting into a time to game where you will earn points for completing different tasks. Eric inbox pause sounds like what it is. It lets you pause incoming email so you can focus on whats already there. If you still cant get ahead, a could be because you are subscribed to too many websites and newsletters. Unsubscribe from any you no longer want. Eric welcome back. This morning, in iowa and New Hampshire we are the places to be. Many candidates are hitting the trail here. Elizabeth the issue of immigration emerged as a hot topic in this weeks debate causing more campaign controversy. Nikole killion as live in washington to explain in a commitment 2016 report. Nikole good morning, once again donald trump is making waves for his latest comments on immigration. Fresh from tuesdays debate, he hit the stump in New Hampshire where he called for a deportation forced to remove People Living g legally here. Jeb bush and john kasich have blasted his immigration plan and Hillary Clinton tweeted it is absurd and inhumane and unamerican. Marc sandalow we are seeing policy differences emerge among republicans. There is a split between Donald Trumps view on deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants and jeb bush and john kasich is say no that it is unrealistic. Nikole trump hasnt said how he would track down those undocumented immigrants but he has been citing a Controversial Program used during the Eisenhower Administration in the 1950s. Eric that would perk up a lot of years, how would it work and would even be feasible . Nikole back in the eisenhower era, this program was designed to apprehend and deport Agricultural Workers who came in illegally to the u. S. Looking for work that some have described the program as inhumane, suggesting many migrants were picked up on crowded buses and literally dumped on the other side of the border. An interview last night, donald trump said he would do it in a humane way. He will be in iowa today so it should be interesting if he gets followup questions. Elizabeth Nikole Killion live in washington for us, thank you so much. Kcci 8 news start our democratic debate coverage live tomorrow morning. Eric we will be at trick and diversity saturdays event and dont forget to tune in to predebate coverage starting at 6 30. The debate will start at 8 00. After the debate, kcci 8 news at 10 00 will be expanded to an hour to bring you the postdebate analysis. Elizabeth we have more news ahead. Eric big cleanup, nvidia of damage overnight. Elizabeth how a key hearing for the Bakken Oil Pipeline will take place. What do you do when you are bored at the airport . These swimmers solutions have gone viral. Eric take us with you, you can our mobile app a car gives you freedom. Room to grow. And in time, room to grow up. Your dream car evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. There are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. And with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u. S. Cellular, he can find some new ones. Like, farmer. Russells brussels. Russell speaking. Paleontologist. Hashtag trex. Park ranger. Where am i . And t. V. Spokesperson. Thats my line. I got it. With u. S. Cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. Alyx right emmy right now on kcci wow, is , it windy out here. Ill show you some of the problems developing overnight due to these high winds and what you need to watch out for today. Metinka we have reports of tornadoes in traces of snow. Today it is all about the wind. The most watched morning news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news this morning. Eric the weather is still top of mind this thursday morning. We saw it all yesterday, didnt we . From driving rain to snow last night, with some tornadoes in between. Quite a wild day. Welcome back, everyone, im eric hanson. Elizabeth im elizabeth klinge, shaina and metinka with you as well. It was kind of like an adventure driving into work today against the wind. Shaina driving around the stuff in the road. Eric just go outside and walk east. Metinka the wind was gusting overnight close to 60 Miles Per Hour. You will have a lot of things misplaced and the she packed them away tightly. 43 degrees in des moines. You may notice some of the roads a little bit damp. Temperatures are warming up. Temperatures this afternoon will be near 50 degrees, but we will be battling the wind all day long. The strongest wind will be occurring this morning with gusts near 50. Elizabeth thank you so much, metinka. The wind will blow your car around out there. Kccis emmy victor is live downtown. How windy is it out there . Emmy elizabeth, it is very windy. It can take your breath away. I ensure a lot of you woke up to some howling overnight. We have some video of exactly what that looked like in Downtown Des Moines. The big concerns during these wind advisories and high Wind Warnings are for travelers. High profile vehicles can blow over on the roads. Property damage is another big concern here. It is more than likely we will see shingles blown off roofs, small trees down if a gust catches them just right. You might want to check outside your home before you go to work today, secure any loose objects out there. That includes trash cans. We know that trash is being collected in some areas of the metro. We also know the wind is causing power outages. About 845 met american customers this is also really affecting those who may want to travel on flight today. We have checked with the des there are some cancellations and delays. Just make sure you are checking in with your travels no matter where you have to go today. Reporting live from des moines, emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Just a few miles away, widespread damage in southwest des moines. A spotter at the airport did see a tornado in the area, strong winds snapping a power pole, knocking out power. The storm also knocked down several big oak trees along southwest 26th street. I just yelled at the kids, go to the basement, and we got downstairs and the second we got in the basement it just hit us. Elizabeth nearby jefferson elementary was also left with several broken windows. The National Weather service will determine if it was Straight Line winds or an actual tornado later today. Eric in west des moines, this is video i took from my porch as the storm passed through. You can see the sheets of rain the neighborhood. It was kind of a wild ride. To the south in knoxville, we found extensive damage to the walmart. High winds blew off parts of the roof and also overturned this semi truck. In this video coming up sent in by viewer tony gulbranson, you can see water pouring into the store. On the east side of town, downed trees, downed power lines, and debris all over the roads. Several homes were damaged, but fortunately, no one was hurt. A lot of cleanup ahead for sure. More on the storms throughout the show. Shaina right now, two students are in jail, charged with making online threats against black students at the university of missouri. 19yearold hunter park is in custody in columbia this morning. Parker attends missouri science and technology, a Sister School in the university of missouri system. And a northwest Missouri State student, 19yearold Connor Stottlemeyer was arrested at his dorm wednesday morning. This week, the University President stepped down. The ntsb is investigating what led to a plane crash that killed nine people in akron, ohio. Today, crews will begin recovering parts of the plane. And now, officials have released this Surveillance Video that caught the crash on camera. It does show the jet having a power line in its approach to the airport. Right now, officials in dallas, texas are searching for the people responsible for pointing laser beams at three plane. The federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines plane, a Virgin America plane, and a private jet were affected. All three were at altitudes around 3000 to 4000 feet. Eric now to central iowas other big stories this morning, Altoona Police and dci agents are investigating a death in altoona. Authorities say a female was found dead in a home in the 1100 block of 11th avenue south east wednesday. An autopsy is scheduled for today. Her name is not being released. Elizabeth a des moines veterinarian and one of his employees face criminal charges. Dr. Michael anderson from anderson Animal Hospital is on hubbell. The department of agriculture says at one point he had 20 dogs and cats. Many of those animals were not vaccinated, potentially endangering other pets brought in to the vet office. Des Moines Police say a toddler is lucky to be alive after falling three stories from a window. It happened wednesday morning at the Woodland Park apartments. A neighbor saw the 3yearold dangling from a third story open window, clinging to the windowsill and trying to climb back in but eventually fell. Luckily, the little girl landed on the grass and suffered only minor injuries. Eric it is 5 36. Metinka gusts in the 45 mile an hour range. In des moines, we just had a gust of 43, and we will be battling that wind on the road and on the playground today. I would say definitely the winter coat, hat, and mittens today. The wind will be gusting at times over 45 Miles Per Hour, making it hard to stand up and making it feel a lot colder. Elizabeth looking ahead at the kcci day planner, today, the murder trial of ngor makuey resumes. Tuesday, a des Moines Police detective told the court maukey said he denied being at rupert and harriett andersons home, instead he said he was drinking and going to a nearby elementary school. Two gop president ial candidates in iowa. Rand paul is hosting a meet and greet at noon at the altoona pizza ranch. And donald trump is speaking in fort dodge tonight. Its a rally at Decker Auditorium at Iowa Central Community college at 6 00. Eric well be covering a big public hearing today on the future of the proposed Bakken Oil Pipeline. The pipeline would run diagonally northwest to southeast for 343 miles through 18 iowa counties, including story and boone. The iowa utilities board is hearing from more than 280 people today, almost evenly divided between those for and against the pipeline. We caught up with one speaker who says the pipelines economic benefits just dont measure up to the harm that it can do to the environment. If we keep on building pipelines and digging up fossil fuels, we are going to wreck the planet and i will not have a place to live. Eric one argument from critics is that nearly every speaker on the opposed list is from iowa. A decent amount of those who are in favor of the pipeline are coming in from different states. The hearing is at the boone county fairgrounds. Watch for updates at kcci. Com. Elizabeth a mangled mess. New video of storm damage in overnight from across iowa hear what two people did when they saw it coming. Eric plus semis on their sides. Drivers say this could have been worse. The simple request they have for other drivers on the road. What went wrong when this 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. I hope you were able to sweep dust sleep through all of the wind last night. The wind was gusting over 50. Now it is pushing into eastern iowa but it is still really we just had a gust and 43 Miles Per Hour in des moines. We have wind chills into the 20s and low 30s so grab the warmer, thicker coat today. The strongest wind will happen this morning but a wind advisory is in effect all day long. Highs will be noticeably cooler, reaching to near 50 degrees this afternoon before quickly cooling back down. Eric thank you, metinka. We are getting some new video of storm damage from around iowa this morning. Elizabeth in shelby county, they think an ef1 tornado cut through a 12mile stretch. People say that things went from bad to worse really fast. Some of the damage includes a corn crib and grain bin mangled beyond repair. A barn was destroyed, the nearby home will need some repairs after the winds took off the back porch. Emergency managers will be out surveying all the damage later on this morning. Shaina and on interstate 80 several semis and the cleanup took a long time, delaying drivers for several hours. One driver says he had a heck of time keeping his rig on the road and to make matters worse, some drivers were in too big a hurry and so they were not leaving the proper distance between vehicles. Basically like being on a boat, your wake shakes you back and forth, thats basically what it feels like. I have a relationship with jesus christ and i pray and it gets even closer. Oh lord, give me a hand here. Shaina one of those drivers had come over from wyoming. He says in a matter of hours yesterday he saw it all snow, ice, and rain. Eric it has to be scary. We have pictures of another semi turned over too, this is near columbia, south of knoxville. This hyvee truck actually flipped over and you saw the image during our live breaking weather coverage. The drivers wife did post on my Facebook Page that he needed stitches and has bruises but will be ok. That is a scary ride. And really, every time we say it, we cannot cover the stories without your help. Keep those pictures coming be sure to share them with us at kcci. Com. Were bringing in metinka now. Got to give you kudos. You said it was going to hit yesterday afternoon as school was dismissing and it did. Metinka it just lasted briefly, less than five minutes, and then the sun came out. Today they will be out doing all the storm damage surveys. That will determine the direction of the debris, if it was straightline wind or tornadoes. Elizabeth that is what a lot of people are wondering about. We did get a question from carla on facebook, how do i tell if what hit my backyard was a tornado . A big old pine tree was taken out and mangled with my kids metal swing set. I live in the neighborhood behind the hyvee on east euclid. How can people gauge if it was a tornado, or what will happen . Metinka definitely it take some photos, send them to the National Weather service. They will be able to come out and establish which way the debris was going, and if it was swirling debris or pushed over and laid flat. Shaina this facebook comment from rebecca last night only in , iowa you can be in a tornado watch in the afternoon and heavy snow in the evening. It has been snowing in audubon, iowa for the past two hours. Eric is the snow coming in on the backside of this . Metinka exactly right. November weather is very wacky. Elizabeth we pack it all in. Eric quite a clean up now. Elizabeth ok a couple of viral , videos to share this morning. This is a terrifying sight a skydiver dangling from a plane. This was in peru. His jumpsuit got stuck after he jumped and he hung there for a full 30 minutes. He finally took out a knife and cut the fabric and was able to make a nice calm and safe landing below. Eric that is freaky. And maybe you could try this the next time youre waiting for your regular flight. The university of louisvilles swim team got bored at the airport so they did a few stunts on the moving walkway. They recorded it all. That is awesome. They did some swimming strokes, they did a bicycling warmdown. That is awesome to wash as long as you are not walking death that is awesome to watch as long as you are not running through the airport. Shaina 5 46 this thursday morning, we are giving a live hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 50 more data than verizon and at t for the same price. But i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . No. U. S. Cellular sized data. 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 50 more data than verizon and at t. Plus 400 per line. See ya soon. Weather is never more than 5 minutes away, only on kcci 8 news this morning. Metinka good morning. It is still really windy out there, it has been blustery overnight. The strongest wind over the davenport area, close to 50 mile an hour wind gusts. The wind advisory continues right through 6 00 p. M. But the strongest wind will occur this morning before slowly tapering off, but through the afternoon hours we will have wind gusting to around 40 Miles Per Hour. The high wind warning will be in effect until 6 00 a. M. , with an advisory through the evening hours. Check out all the reports of Severe Weather. Even nine reports of tornadoes, including one at the des moines airport and one across dallas county. The folks in the Weather Service will be doing damage surveys today. That system is very strong and continues to wrap itself up as it heads to the great lakes, we did have a little bit of mist earlier this morning, and snow overnight. Skies are clearing and we have hopes of seeing some sunshine this afternoon. 42 degrees, it is really blustery. It could take you a while to get where you are going due to battling the wind. We are heading to 50 degrees and staying windy with the wind gusting close to 45 Miles Per Hour the afternoon. Overnight lows getting back down into the low 30s. Tomorrows highs, only in the low 40s. Highs in the 60s this weekend. Elizabeth thank you, metinka. Eric after you find it your garbage can, you will have to hang on to the wheel. Shaina so far it is nothing that will really slow you down or prevent you from getting where you need to go. Slick but all in all, we are looking pretty good. Two mobile speed units, 2700 and 2800 mlk. They are clocking your speed both directions. In polk county, 1800 northeast 120 six ave and 4400 delaware avenue. Milestone on todays show. Ou think theres no solution to the climate crisis, think again. In iowa, wind energy is already producing enough power for over a million homes, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and supporting six thousand jobs. Im tom steyer. With bold leadership and an Endless Supply of wind and sun, we can do that across america. The goal is 50 clean energy by 2030. Elizabeth welcome back, everybody. In your health news this morning, researchers in scotland say financial incentives help pregnant women quit smoking. Their study shows when expectant moms are offered money they stop smoking at a much higher rate than those not offered money, 23 versus 9 . New Research Shows fewer antibiotics are prescribed when patients and doctors discuss treatment for a cough, ear infection or sore throat. Antibiotics are frequently prescribed for acute respiratory infections, even though evidence shows they provide little benefit. Researchers hope their findings will help in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria, which is a major concern around the world. Eric and if you have trouble letting go of work after you leave for the day, youre not alone. A new study finds employees with unfinished tasks worry the most. When and how they would complete those tasks had less worrying when they went home. Today on ellen, its a big day. Her 2000th episode. Elizabeth 13 seasons total, making it a huge milestone. We have had 8302 guest and 1145 hands and together they have gone for about 4 Million Barrels of whiskey. This is crazy, i have danced 136 miles. Which is the length of five marathon. But i go up steps so that is like 10 marathons. Elizabeth there is no better way to celebrate the milestone then with giveaways. Special guest Kerry Washington from scandal and surprises from ellens first ever guest on the show, jennifer aniston. You definitely wont want to miss ellen today on kcci at 4 00. Eric all new tv tonight. The Big Bang Theory starts at 7 00. Followed by life in pieces. Mom is at 8 00. Then 2 broke girls. Elementary is on at 9 00. And kcci 8 news at 10 00. Elizabeth kcci 8 news this morning is live with new overnight news. Heres what were working on for 6 00 a. M. Emmy i am reporting Downtown Des Moines, this powerful wind is very strong and has the opportunity to cause a lot of power outages. Some of the dangers you have already seen in the metro. Shaina the situation on the university of missouri campus remains tense. Metinka we will be battling the wind on the road and playgrounds today. When the weather will finally settle down. Eric taking a live look at 5 57 , i235 it 63rd street. You can see it is really windy out there by the camera shaking around. Were just minutes away from more big stories here on kcci. Thanks for being with us
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