23rd thanks for joining us! sabrina: 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: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are

towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: for the first time ... an entire county is standing up to the iowa utilities board ... urging them to deny permits for the bakken pipeline. supervisors in boone county unanimously voted to adopt a resolution against the project....voicing concern over property rights ... the environment and resources. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: an unexpected early start to the weekend for some des moines high schoolers. around 12-30 thursday, classes were dismissed for the day because about half of the teachers here were feeling under the weather. the district thinks they have a culprit, from a luncheon wednesday, but they're not sure. the health department is

sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: polk county authorities say shots were fired during a road rage incident thursday. deputies were told an argument had taken place near the motel 6, then two vehicles left...one following the other. that's when occupants of a toyota camry, seen here, began firing at the second car. should you see the car or have information, contact law enforcement. sabrina: number four... sabrina: an eleven-hour hearing centered on the 20-12 benghazi attack left former secretary of state hillary clinton without a voice. the highly- anticipated hearing including heated exchanges...most notably among members of the committee... despite the tension, clinton continued to deliver the same information she has told other congressional committees. " (trey gowdy/(r) south carolina) in terms of her testimony, i don't know that she testified that much differently today than the previous times she's testified." sabrina: clinton insists she has done nothing wrong.

witnesses to hear from as it continues its probe. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: tonight, hundreds of high school athletes will meet on the gridiron for one more football game....as the final games of the regular season kick off. some will be playing for spots in post- season play...with the playoffs beginning on wednesday. sabrina: new details this morning in a late-night fire in thayer... sabrina: fire officials believe the house fire just south of the metro may have been caused by a gas or electrical problem. fire crews received the call just after 9-30...and arrived on scene to a fully engulfed home. the structure is a total loss...luckily, no one was living there at the time. the fire remains under investigation. sabrina: new this morning, some local officers trade in their handcuffs and badges for aprons and order pads.. sabrina: officers took part in thursday's tip- a-cop event at the red robin restaurant in west des moines... by helping take orders, clear tables, and serve patrons...they got to raise money for a good cause.

the event benefits special olympics iowa... though the work is quite different than what they are accustomed to, officers say it is a rewarding experience. we have fun doing this kind of thing talking to people do something thats a little outside the box for police officers that we're not to seeing or doing so yeah it's a great time sabrina: since 2005, the tip-a-cop campaign has raised almost five million dollars for the law enforcement torch run.. sabrina: sabrina: pleasant hill police will be meeting and greeting the residents they protect on a daily basis during an event this weekend. the city is hosting a meet the chief and officer event saturday at the police station. the event helps connect officers with neighbors...allo wing them to strengthen the community. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib:

weather adlib: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week!

sabrina: students in the dubuque school district now have a harder time sending selfies through the social media app snapchat. the district blocked the app from its wi-fi network this week. administrators say the app can be dangerous....and has been talking about doing it for some time. katie wiedemann has more. [take pkg]pkg it's a form of social media that seems to be some teens favorite way to communicate. keuanna harrington high school student [anchor:katie]katie [readrate:14] well, because the school district says snapchat has absolutely no educational value. unlike other social media sites. koby culbertson dubuque school district

twitter offers as well. there's a lot of professional learning that happens on twitter. "> [anchor:katie]katie [readrate:14] snapchat allows users to send pictures and videos. after the receiver views the image, the system will delete it. but..... [take sot at: 21:05 to: 21:13 duration:0:08]sot [anchor:katie]katie [readrate:14] that kind of distraction while in the classroom is the biggest reason the district's blocked the site from it's wi fi network. [take sot duration:0:09]sot katie wiedemann [anchor:katie]katie [readrate:14] there is a way around it though. students are still able to access snapchat using their own cell phone data plan. [take sot at: 21:35 to: 21:39 duration:0:04]sot [anchor:katie]katie [readrate:14] and while students say blocking it on wi-fi doesn't seem fair. some

say they agree it can be a distraction. [take sot at: 1:00:05 to: 1:00:11 duration:0:06]sot sabrina: western dubuque has blocked the app for several years now, while nearby waterloo doesn,'t but has blocked other social media sites. sabrina: good news for iowa's schools...a report from the u-s department of education shows the hawkeye state has the highest high school graduation rate in the country. iowa topped the list with 90 - point - five percent of students in the class of 20-14 graduating within four years. this is the fourth year in a row iowa has increased its graduation rates. the national average for the 2013-2014 school year was 81 percent . sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... coming up, we'll meet one iowa farmer who's been working the fields for more than 70 percent of his life....and keeps going! sabrina: 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 ...44- hundred block of northeast 23rd avenue and a second at the ...eight-

hundred block of northeast 50th avenue. so take care on the roads today... sabrina today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [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 morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to

thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sabrina:: how long do you plan on working? the answer for some people is turning a certain age, others have a dollar amount they need to have in their

bank account. still, there are a selct few who say age and money aren't enough to take them away from what they love. for one man near eddyville - farming is his life local five's elias johnson reports. nattractor starts up it's a sound when combined with others create a symphany natbeans unload and signals a special time of year at the maloy family farm near eddyville randal maloy"you get up before 6 and i've got chorse, i feed cattle." the fall harvest is in full swing - and if he's lucky - randal may call it a day by 8:30 tonight randal maloy - eddyville farmer "two extra pairs of hands helps me out a lot." luckily the extra pair of hands he relies on, have been doing it for more than 6 decades randal maloy - eddyville farmer "it's the only thing he knows. he has no hobbies... alta mae maloy "he does that every day." randal maloy - eddyville farmer ...farming is it. if it wasn't for farming he probably wouldn't be here." for 62 of his 85 years on this earth, randal's father, don, has been working this hallowed ground, through good yields and bad don maloy "farming will never change. high prices and low... don maloy you have your good years and the so, so years." while most farmers

today rely on technology like automated g-p-s computers for efficiency - don, prefers the hand on approach nat yeah - its the younger guys who do that." nat - pulling out paper a bill of sale he keeps in his pocket from a combine he purchased long ago nat "1963" reminds don how different farming is today "isn't that something?" nat - combine rolls the only thing he's worn more years than overalls - is a wedding ring alta mae maloy "sixty-five" don maloy "65" alta mae maloy "he's no one to sit around the house. he has to be up and a going and doing something." don maloy "of course i always say yes and that's the reason we're still together - haha" elias asks: "did you ever go to the bahamas or take a fancy vacation?" -"hah - no, we never go nowhere." "no?" "i'm satisfied right here." one question don's family no longer asks, is how long he'll keep going alta mae "no they don't ask becuase they know he's gonna keep a farming just as long as he can." randal maloy - eddyville farmer "but it wont be today -

probably wont be next year either." don maloy "you know i was thinking the other day. i've got four kids and if i can go another five years we can all retire together - haha" and why go loking for something better, when you're peffectly happy with what you got... randal maloy "he can't sit in a house, he'll never do that. he loves what he's doing. he told me once, i haven't got it perfect yet so i'll keep on doing it." near eddyville elias johnson local 5 news, we are iowa sabrina:: don isn't alone in his dream to keep on farming. his wife - alta mae - who you heard from, still serves as the book keeper for the farm operation. she still does this the old fashioned way long form - no computers needed. sabrina well time for another break...when we come back, the battle on the baseball diamond has now headed

to twitter,,,,but u'll be surprised at who is throwing the strikes.

"now, we are iowa's most accurate

forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy

the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sam toss back. sabrina: in take a look at this today... sabrina: the battle for the american league championship has sparked a war of words on twitter....the

kansas city public library fired the first shot...tweeting this pic...say "canada, sorry you lost...what bluebirds do"...all with book titles... of course the toronto public library decided to join the fun...sending back "warning kansas city...it ain't over till its over... of course, when kansas city lost wednesday...they sent out this pic... which also got a response from toronto... the blue jays have pulled within one game of the royals...game six is tonight, with kansas city just needing a win to head to the world series. all: (reax) sabrina well time now

for another short break... well time now for another short break... but when we come back... more problems ahead for volkswagen...we' ll see why they may be in more trouble when we look at consumer news

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sabrina: on your money now sabrina the problems continue to mount for scandal-plagued volkswagen. the german automaker is now investigating whether more of its diesel cars featured software used to cheat emissions tests. volkswagen previously said some 11-million cars fitted with a certain diesel engine could be affected. but a new probe is targeting older versions of a different engine. sabrina: google's new parent company --- alphabet --- is off to an impressive start. 'alphabet' posted good profits and better-than- expected sales in the third quarter. the stock is up 10-percent to an all-time high. the company also announced it was buying back 5-billion dollars worth of its own stock. sabrina: and finally...your extra large pepperoni pizza is about to get a sweet new ride. domino's will laun 100 custom pizza- delivery vehicles in 25 markets across the u-s. the vehicles, known as the domino's d-x-p, are modified chevrolet sparks outfitted with a warming oven and extra storage areas in the front and back. the company said

the only seat in the car is the driver's. domino's said the vehicles can hold up to 80 pizzas at a time. 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.

topping your headlines this morning... a whole county decides to show its objection to the proposed bakken pipeline project. sabrina: plus, the highly anticipated hearing with former secretary of state hillary clinton on the 20-12 benghazi attack goes for eleven hours... sabrina: and here in the metro, some local students get an early

start to the weekend when school faculty have to go home sick. "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... sabrina: 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: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see

highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sabrina: our big story...an unexpected early start to the weekend for some des moines high schoolers. sabrina: around 12-30 thursday, classes were dismissed at roosevelt high school for the day because about half of the teachers here were feeling under the weather. many of the students took the bus home, but others had to wait for their parents to come pick them up. all of the after school activities

building, including football practice. also, parent- teacher conferences scheduled for this evening are not happening. the district thinks they have a culprit, from a luncheon yesterday, but they're not sure. sabrina: today is a teacher institute day at the school. but all activities are expected to go on as anticipated. at this point, the health department is investigating to make sure that it was the food, and not something else that led to the sick teachers. sabrina: new this morning, authorities investigating a road rage incident that involved gunfire sabrina: the incident happened around four thursday afternoon in des moines... polk county deputies were told an argument had taken place near the motel 6, then two vehicles left...one

following the other. they say they got a report of shots fired near the one- thousand block of northeast 50th... that's where occupants of a toyota camry, seen here, began firing at the second car. should you see the car or have information, contact law enforcement. sabrina: for the first time ... an entire county is standing up to the iowa utilities board sabrina: the iowa county is urging them to deny permits for the bakken pipeline. supervisors in boone county unanimously voted to adopt a resolution wednesday against the project. they say they're worried about property rights ... the environment and resources that would be affected. their goal is to have other counties follow suit and stand against the pipeline too. " "i would think if you had strong messages coming from county supervisors along the route, i would hope that that would have an impact on the decision making process." sabrina: this resolution doesn't necessarily mean the pipeline would be a no-go in boone county.

ultimately that's up to the iowa utilities board. they will make their decision on november 16th. sabrina: moving to cherokee county now where landowners there filed a eminent domain lawsuit against the pipeline. but the ruling from the judge didn't swing in anyone's favor, and that made the plaintiffs upset. the decision was that they didn't have enough to back up their lawsuit yet. the court advised that they exhaust all avenues through the state first. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we have had a few days weather adlib:

of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week!

a blockbuster day on capitol hill...former secretary of state hillary clinton facing a tough questions about the 2012 attack in benghaizi that left four americans dead sabrina: including the us ambassador to libya. republicans say they're trying to get to the truth....democra ts call it a political witchhunt. abc's karen travers the details from washington. pkg script: it was a marathon day?.hillary clinton on the hot seat for over 8 hours.... the entire hearing lasted 11 hours. right out of the gate?committee chair trey gowdy telling clinton - the investigation is not about her this investigation is about four people who were killed representing our country on foreign soil. it is about what happened before, during and after the attacks that killed them but democrats had a different take this abusive effort to derail secretary clinton's presidential campaign. republicans released a never before seen email that clinton wrote the night of the attack, addressed to diane reynolds - the name she used for emails to her daughter chelsea. "two of our officers were killed in benghazi by an al qaeda-like

group," she wrote. but that's a different position than the one the obama administration took immediately after the attack, saying it was a protest over an anti- islamic video that grew violent. gop lawmakers also focused on requests for increased security in libya - and the state department response. you had two ambassadors that made several, several requests and here is basically what happened to their requests. [rips paper] they were torn up. well, that's just not true congressman. throughout the long hearing, clinton was cool, deliberate - not taking any political bait from republicans. o/c close: once again, clinton took responsibility for what happened 3 years ago?she got emotional when she said how much sleep she's lost, racking her brain about what more could have been to protect those four americans. kt abc news washington. " sabrina at ((time check))

sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more just ahead... coming up, we check out some of the new releases hitting movie theaters this weekend... 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 ....25- hiundred block of south union and a second at the....45-hundred block of beaver so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

"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." sabrina: snowy conditions shutdown parts of eastbound interstate-70 in northern colorado for several hours thursday. state police reported multiple crashes along the stretch of highway . one accident involved a snow plow and another car. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from

showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sabrina

morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's phillip mena and reena ninan with america's money. america's money: good morning. topping "america's money"... g- n-c is fighting back. the dietary supplements supplier is being sued by oregon... accused good morning. topping "america's money" -- gnc fighting back. >> the dietary supplement supplier is being sued by the state of oregon accused of selling supplements of being natural. >> luke: did company says any of those products have been pulled from the shelf. the giant recall of the air bags may grow even larger.

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live claritin clear. forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into

friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to see the rain dissipate and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sam toss back.

it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." sabrina: first up...a bill murray comedy... in "rock the kasbah," bill murray plays a down-and-out rock manager, who gets stranded in afghanistan. while there, he finds a singer that could be his greatest discovery... if he can get her heard. "rock the kasbah" is rated-r. all: (reax) sabrina: next an action sabrina: next an action horro flick... vin diesel plays "the last witch hunter." in the movie he faces the combined forces of the most powerful witches in history. the last witch hunter is rated p-g-13.

sabrina: and finally....the newest steve jobs bio-pic. opening wide this week is "steve jobs." the movie recreates the launch of three iconic apple products to tell the story of the company's complicated but brilliant co- founder. steve jobs is rated-r. all: (reax) sabrina

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. sabrina: : 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

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... sabrina: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... sabrina: more opposition to the proposed bakken pipeline...this time a whole county urging the iowa utility board to say no to the project. sabrina: and an early start on the weekend for des moines high school students, after an illness sends teachers home and forces an early school dismissal. sabrina: plus, thursday hearing on the attack in benghazi libya keeps the former secretary of state in the hot seat for eleven hours of testimony. sabrina: and finally...tonight wraps up the regular season for high school football games around the state....with some teams eyeing their chances at making the playoffs.. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... we head to pella...for our final edition of blitz game day....our own elias johnson gets us ready for the game of

christian... plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" "you're watching good

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good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's 6 am on your friday the 23rd of october...and time for another edition of blitz gameday.. we have an exciting show for you this morning, coming up we've got players, students, and coaches from pell achristian to talk about tonight's game. they are the home team for our game of the week.....as the i c regina regals take on the eagles. behind me we have the cheerleaders, band, and fans who will help us get your morning kicked off....isn't that right (((cheers from the squads))) as you can see they are ready...and so are we...

but first let's head back to our studio... elias: good morning sabrina...you can tell its going to be a big game from the turnout this morning. sabrina: that's right elias....they definitely look ready for tonight. of course much more ahead from blitz game day but first, let's talk about one factor that could affect all of tonight's games...the weather sabrina: 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: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to

and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers are going to be possible towards next tuesday and wednesday. enjoy the 60s while you can because temperatures are going to fall pretty hard into the low 50s next week! sabrina: let's get into the top five this let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: for the first time ... an entire county is standing up to the iowa utilitiesboard ... urng them to deny permits for the bakken pipeline. supervisors in boone county unanimously voted to adopt a resolution against the project....voicing concern over property rights ... the environment and resources. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: an unexpected early start to the weekend for some roosevelt high schoolers. around 12-30 thursday, classes were

dismissed for the day because