iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday october 22nd elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in

west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: police will be patrolling near altoona elementary today, following a case of child enticement... two boys said a pair of men in a white truck drove up to them and tried to lure them into the vehicle with candy... the boys gave police a detailed description of the suspects. they are two white men -- both with brown hair and hats. one had a goatee. call the number

information. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the jury in the pete polson trial reached a verdict wednesday...findi ng him guilty on nine counts of varying degree... the counts include one attempted murder and two "assaults with intent to inflict serious injuries", polson's sentence hearing is set for december 9th. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: highly anticipated testimony today from democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. she will go before the select committee on benghazi, as part of an investigation into the 20-12 deadly attack on americans in libya. at the time of the attack she served as secretary of state for the obama administration. elias: number four... elias: one name clinton won't be worried about having to go up against in the primary will be that of vice president joe biden. after months of speculation, the long-time statesman announced wednesday that he would not seek the party's nomination. biden said the window had closed on

mounting a realistic campaign for president. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: and there's always next year...the sentiment surrounding chicago cubs fans this morning... the team lost last night, with the new york mets winning the national league championship and spot in the world series. their opponent is still undecided, but the kansas city royals are one win away from taking the american league title... even though they lost last night. the world series is scheduled to begin tuesday at the american league team's field. elias: university of iowa students and faculty took their objections over a new president to regents wednesday. elias: the backlash from students and faculty continues over the choice of bruce harreld by the iowa board of regents to be the school's next president.. during the board's meeting yesterday, the group protested with signs and chanting. transparency has been a

sticking point...one group, "iowans defending our universities" has accused the regents of conducting an illegitimate search that produced an illegitimate president. " michael kumpf protester " elias: protestors also passed around clipboards at this rally, gathering signatures calling for harreld and the board to resign. they then went inside to the regents meeting, holding their signs high. incoming president bruce harreld starts the first week of november. sabrina: new this morning....pleasa nt hill police ask for help in identifying a burglary suspect.. sabrina: they believe the suspect has something to do with multiple vehicle burglaries that have happened in the city. surveillance video shows th suspect in a red checy silverado truck, license plate b-s-f-2-7-7.. they believe he has been using stolen credit cards across the metro...anyone with information should contact the pleasant hill

police department. sabrina: meanwhile, some iowa police officers will be trading in their citation books for order pads today... sabrina: officers will take part in a tip-a-cop event, where they collect tips and help serve at red robin restaurants...wit h the proceeds benefitting special olympics iowa, from four to eight this evening, officers will be working at restaurants in cedar rapids, davenport, sioux city, and the metro location in west des moines. the tip-a-cop event first began in 2005 and has helped raise close to five million dollars for the law enforecement torch run and its support of special olympics. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the da but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week

forecast towards the end of the week. elias: a central iowa teacher has been shaking up her subject...in her classroom, you don't want to try and call it just social studies.. sabrina: after you see how she teaches it, you will understand why.. local five's stephanie angleson shows us why she is this month's one classroom at a time winner it was a normal day at boone high school. "nats of alicen" alicen morley was just starting to teach a class... when.... "we are with local 5 and baners trust and you have won this month's one classroom at a time grant...really?.. you've won it...so we've brought the big check...congratulation s." it doesn't take long to see that alicen is not your typical social studies teacher--in fact, in this classroom, it's called social sciences... 6:32:12 alicen morley social sciences teacher "the difference is that in social studies, it

seems to be we're learning more about history. in social sciences it's examining history and trying to use history to then provide better arguments for the future." these students look at history the way they'd look at a science experiment. morely has to find different ways to keep them engaged... that can take a lot of creativity,,, and sometimes...you just need more money. 6:30:54 "we want to use green screen technology so my kids can do reenactments and the can look cool they can do debates and get into the elcetion. we need cameras and green screens. not easy to come by." on this day her students are researching and discussing important battles... they're getting ready to debate ... and building their arguments. and that work goes beyone textbooks... 6:31:27 "technology is the future right? it's now and the future so using these cameras in these ways and learning to edit software that's gonna be helpful" morley knows this grant means new technology to broaden their horizons... giving these kids a leg up for the rest of their lives. 6:32:43 "really what i want my kids to be able to do is survive in a 21st

century world where they have to back themselves up by quality arguments , scientific education is the way to go about it." sabrina: now teachers...do now teachers...do you need a thousand dollars? of course you do. you can sign up on our website we are iowa. com or visit any bankers trust location. elias: at ((time check)) we're going to take a short break, but still have much more good morning iowa still ahead.. sabrina: coming up, a

young girl from ankeny has been getting a lot of attention this week....we'll explain why.. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...five-hundred block of northeast 70th avenue and a second at the ...eleven- thousand block of northwest 44th street. so take care on the roads 44th street. so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa."

weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the

elias: this week a little girl from ankeny has been getting attention across the country... sabrina: that's right, and sabrina: that's right, and it all began at the iowa state versus t-c-u football game last weekend. seven year old abby faber met t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin before the coin toss, and a photographer snapped a picture of the interaction. the photo and her story has now gone viral... abby was born with cerebral palsy, and uses a walker to get around, but she loves sports, and her parents still can't believe the attention she's receiving. steve faber,

father:"one of the teachers just stops me and says, 'am i allowed to talk to you right now or are you too big for us right now?'i was like this is crazy. she says it's crazy, but it's really cool. it's really cool" elias: abby says she'd like to meet with boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. all: (reax)

time for another short break, but when we return... a lip-synch video put them in the spotlight, but a kentucky fraternity is finding a way to share their good fortune.

forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for

most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. sam toss back. sabrina:

this today... sabrina: chances are you may have seen this video in the past week....a single take lip- synch video to taylor swift's shake it off by a kentucky fraternity... their impressive and viral internet video taylor swift's shake it off by a kentucky fraternity... their impressive and viral internet video even got the attention of t- swift. the singer gave the group tickets to her show in lexington ketucky...but they didn't keep them all. they actually shared half with big-brothers big- sisters...sending dozens of kids to the concert as well. all:

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... ready to get that holiday shopping started...and over with.. we'll get some tips to help you complete the task.. ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina retailers are already ramping up hiring and putting plans in place for their busy holiday season. why not consumers? karin caifa (kay- fuh) has tips for shoppers looking to get an early start. " " --reporter pkg-as follows-- it's far from even beginning to look a lot

like christmas. but many consumers are already taking a look at how to save, on holiday shopping. (sara skirboll, retailmenot spokesperson) we're finding that more and more people are starting to shop earlier than ever. sara skirboll of discount and deals website retail-me-not says there are certain items best purchased now, and others next month. (sara skirboll, retailmenot spokesperson) i would say if you're starting to look and shop for things now, look for home decor, fall fashion, even toys -- i'd pick those up now because you're going to find great discounts. if you want to save some time -- i would look to november and black friday for things like home electronics, and even computers. with the rise in online shopping options, brick-and-mortar shops will offer a number of incentives, so shoppers may want to make an early trip to the mall to beat the crowds, and see what's in-store. (sara skirboll, retailmenot spokesperson)e- commerce is certainly growing, but the malls are where it's at. and what we're finding is that one of the big motivators for people to go in-store are things like cash-back rebates. also appealing inside the traditional brick- and-mortar store, according to a retail- me-not survey -- gift

taking an extra chore, out of the holiday mix sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. iowa returns

topping your headlines this morning... the vice president comes to a decision, announcing he will not be throwing his hat into the presidential ring. sabrina: and while that may be good news for may be good news for presidential candidate hillary

clinton....the day ahead will be a tough one as she prepares to testify about the benghazi attack. elias: elias: back in the metro, police will be making there presence known in altoona after a reported case of child enticement. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different

rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. elias: police are patrolling altoona elementary school this morning after a reported case of child enticement. elias: authorities say two boys were walking home

tuesday near fifth avenue and third street southwest. two men drove up to them ... attempting to lure them into their truck with candy. the boys ran back toward the school and told the crossing guard who called police. those suspects drove away and are still out there ... leaving an uneasy feeling for people in the neighborhood. " my daughter walks to school to and from everyday. it's just not something i expected to hear about right here." elias: the boys gave police a detailed description of the suspects. they are two white men -- both with brown hair and hats. one had a goatee. they are thought to be in a white two door chevy s-10 or ford ranger. call the number here on your screen with any information. sabrina: the democratic pool for presidential candidates seems to be shrinking this week...first we had jim webb drop out to consider an independent run... then yesterday, vice president joe biden announced his decision...saying he will not seek the white house

sabrina: taking to the rose garden with his wife and president obama nearby, the long-time statesman said the window had closed on him mounting a realistic campaign for president. the past few months the biden family have been working through their grief following the tragic death of beau biden. while the vice president ended months of rumors...he did promise he wont stay silent. " (vice president joe biden) "but while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully, to influence as much as i can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation."" sabrina: a recent poll found with biden on the sidelines, presidential canidate hillary clinton's lead grew to 23 points over bernie sanders. she's the biggest beneficiary of his decision. elias: speaking of

today delivering some highly anticipated testimony... elias: she'll face house republicans and recall her time spent as the secretary of state.. sabrina: clinton is set to take the hot seat state.. sabrina: clinton is set to take the hot seat before a special house committee investigating the 2012 benghazi attack. abc's stephanie ramos has more from washington. " script: this morning - hillary clinton will once again testify before a special house committee investigating the september 11, 2012 benghazi attacks. nats: benghazi attack?fire..sirens..etc the assault by islamic militants on the state departments diplomatic compound in benghazi libya left 4 americans dead ....including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. sot clinton: " was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided they'd go kill some americans? what difference, at this point, does it make? it is our job to figure out what happened" that was former

ago.... testimony was supposed to be definitive on the attack....but republicans leading the probe want more answers. clinton's private email server may even come up..if related to benghazi. sot gowdy: "if you want a window into libya and what was happening in the weeks and months before these four were killed, why would you not look at the ambassador's e-mails?" in all there have been 7 congressional investigations into that attack..its time for the next round and this one is expected to go for 8 hours or more not including breaks. sot hrc: "i don't know that i have very much to add." clinton will face tough questions from 7 republicans and 5 democrats ... this latest round of testimony comes in the wake of house republicans ... ....acknowledging that the investigation has been an exercise in trying to bring down clinton's poll numbers.... sot/mccarthy on fox: "?. we put together a benghazi special committee today. her numbers are dropping" tag: republicans on the benghazi committee deny the investigation has anything to

do with politics. testimony begins at 10 oclock this morning...and could go well into the night. stephanie ramos abc news washington sabrina: elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in

clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. sabrina: deliberation, the jury in the pete polson trial verdict in the " "we the jury ma,e the the jury find the polson guilty of the crime attempt to committ murder to mark mitchell" " sabrina:

polson - who went on a shooting spree through pleasant hill last november- was found guilty of all nine counts in varying degrees. of the three attempted murder charges, the jury found polson guilty of one attempted murder and two "assaults with intent to inflict serious injuries." however, he was found guilty of all other charges. sabrina:/ram: an attempted murder charge carries up to 25 years behind bars... polson's sentence hearing is set for december 9th. elias: iowa farmers are looking at another record harvest, with yeild returns way up from last year's buffer crop. close to 90 percent of the soybeans are not out of the fields and producers are moving full speed ahead to get this year's corn crop out as well. that includes a farmer from eddyville, who continues working his family ground with no signs of slowing down. "little noisy" elias: at 85 years old, don maloy is wrapping up his 62nd harvest he and his son

corn and soybeans. and that's literally all don does - 100 percent of his time is committed to running the family farm no vacations - and no signs of turing in the keys to his john deere. "harold maloy - son "for the last 10 years he's said, this is my last year farming but he says this fall, maybe i'll do it one more year. "" alta mae maloy - wife "he's not one to sit around the house. he's got to be up and a going and doing something." elias: coming up tonight on local 5 news at 10 - hear what don keeps in his pocket to remind him how things have changed in the world of farming and what he thinks about putting in another year in the fields. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iowa still ahead...

elias: that's right, coming up, how an iowa fan's last wish has come true thanks to a gifted artist. sabrina: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....two-thousand block of 56th and a second at the....19-hundred block of east ninth. so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good

sam: weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the

sabrina as die-hard hawkeye fan - all wilbur meyer wanted was for a tree in his backyard to be transformed into his favorite mascot - herky the hawk. elias: but suffering from lung cancer, and given a few weeks to live his family didn't know if he'd be around to see it happen. however, his three children had different plans. they reached out to woodcarving artist jeff klatt, who wilbur is a fan of. klatt, who lost both parents to colon cancer...dropped everything to work on the project. " "i've been through a situation like this before and i know any little thing helps and i was honored to come and do it for them," said jeff klatt, chainsaw artist. "

wilbur hasn't got to see the sculpture in person yet...his illness has kept him too weak to move.. but, thanks to photos he has gotten to know that his last wish has been fulfilled. all: (reax) elias: and don't forget to nominate someone who you think is a hero... someone who you think is a hero... someone who you think is a hero... local 5 is proud

to be a sponsor of the heroes game on november 27th and we want to honor a hero during the game. just tell their story at we are iowa dot com. look for the icon in the "don't miss" section. sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here are abc's reena ninan and phillip mena.... with america's money. good morning. topping "america's money"...a major settlement involving u-p-s good morning. topping "america's money" -- a major settlement involving u.p.s. >> it will repay more than $4 million to settle a multistate lawsuit. >> customers claimed they paid a preemup for overnight deliveries that didn't arrive on time. lego says it will run short of its famous bricks in the coming months. that means it won't be able to make enough of its famous sets during the holiday shopping

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schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far

are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. sam toss back.

trending now... elias: what better way to cap off back what better way to cap off back to the future day...than with one last ride

together by doc brown and marty mc-fly. christopher loyd and michael j fox made an appearance on last night's jimmy kimmel live...brining their characters to life once more... fox even stuck around as a quest... during the show he showed off some new sneakers he received wednesday... this is a picture he tweeted out earlier in the day of nike's self- lacing sneakers... the company plans to put out more next year.. all: (reax)

short break here on good morning iowa .... a quick look outside as you get ready to start your day....when we return, a look at the top stories in our morning refresh. elias: : do you have a story for us...or a comment you want to share? well be sure to contact us. you can email us or call our newsroom... we're also on facebook.... "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are important to

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: expect to see more patrols in altoona today after a reported case of child enticement. sabrina: and the jury reaches a guilty verdict in the case of pete polson...who went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill last year. elias: former secretary of state hillary clinton will be in the hot seat as she faces a committe investigating the benghazi attacks. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... protests at the iowa board of regents meeting over their decision on the univeristy of iowa's incoming president. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright"