everybody."you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday october 28th 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 quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than

a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. elias:

top five this morning.... elias: the intersection of m-l-k parkway and prospect road has become so dangerous a des moines neighborhood has called for a stoplight to be installed before someone gets killed. a school bus driver started a petition for "operation stoplight" which gathered a thousand signatures. the city council will take a closer look at the intersection. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the shocking video of a south carolina deputy yanking a 16 year old student out of her seat.. than dragging

floor is now at the center of an f-b-i investigation. the video has triggered outrage across the country...and calls for action. the richland county sheriff is expected to announce what will happen to the deputy today. he is currently suspended without pay. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: wisconsin congressman paul ryan is expected to be formally nominated for house speaker today... in the election for speaker, ryan will face florida's daniel webster, who has been endorsed by iowa's steve king. ryan is expected to win, and be approved on thursday. sabrina: number four... sabrina: speaking of elections, a big night in colorado this evening, as the republican presidential candidates take the stage for their third debate. this time the candidates will be grilled on economic issues. national polls are now showing ben carson ahead of donald trump who has been the frontrunner almost since joining the campaign trail. elias: and finally in the top five...

new ownership over the gortz haus...which had been closed over rerligious freedom. an evangelical christian church called " harvest bible chapel" has purchased the once-popular wedding location. the former owners have also been very involved in helping out with the renovation process... sabrina: new this morning...the ottumwa post office could face some penalties... sabrina: a federal safety agency has proposed penalties for the post office over work conditions... the occupational safety and health administration says postal officals exposed mail carriers to excessive heat on at least two occasions. an investigation by osha in july found that on june 10th a carrier reported heat illness symptoms, but was told to finish their route. the heat index that day reached 100 degrees. osha says a different carrier was hospitalized for heat illness on july 13th. they have recommended a penalty of 46,600 dollars. elias: we are following the latest on that shooting in

eastern iowa that shut down businesses monday elias: police believe a domestic issue may have been the cause for the shooting rampage that began at a law office... police say robert mayes fire shots at his wife's workplace in davenport monday. that office was near the navy recruitment center. then he went to his father in law's workplace in bettendorf, where more shots were fired. police tracked mayes down...but he shot himself before they could arrest him. sabrina: a newly renovated cafe in pella is left in rubble after a monday-night fire.... the fire happened around 10 p-m at the coffee cup cafe on east oskaloosa street...investig ators think the fire may have began near the attic. "firetruck sirens" this video taken by the local radio station, shows the by the local radio station, shows the flames shooting from the roof. by tuesday morning, only a crumbled shell was left. the owners had just had a grand opening in june...now they're not sure

what- if anything- can be salvaged. " " they feel bad, they were starting a new business in pella have one in sully, it was going and now this is a big knock for them" " sabrina: authorities still have no "official" cause for the fire. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain

last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry.

sabrina: no matter the weather, kids will be looking forward to bag-fulls of treats this halloween... but that sweet tooth can lead to dental trouble. according to the centers for disease control, one in four kids under age 5 already have cavities. and the american dental association says kids need to be careful with candies. younger especially at risk. "children's teeth are a little bit deeper. they have deeper grooves. they tend to stick a little bit more. hard for them to get it out." sabrina: and flossing, doctors say kids should drink to help wash out sugar....and to limit how much they eat. sabrina: if you are looking for an event to

celebrate this halloween...just head on over to we are iowa dot com... local five has a full wrap up of information about halloween activities in your area. elias: baseball fans had quite a long night waiting for the finish of game one of the world series... around midnight, with the bases loaded....the royals were able to drive in a winning run in the bottom of the 14th inning thanks to eric hosmer's bat. their game with the mets is the longest game one in world series history in terms of innings. game two is tonight in kansas city. elias: and former i-s-u coach fred hoiberg had his first test as the new coach of the chicago bulls last night. they welcomed cleveland to the windy city to open their season. president obama was also in attendance as the bulls beat

new season with a win.. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have lots more ahead on good morning iowa... elias: that's right....just ahead, how a police department is bringing back an old weapon for new tactics... 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 delaware street. and a second at the ...71-hundred block of southeast vandalia drive. so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good

"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." "it's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it" sabrina: this week local five's chief meteorologist brad edwards rolled up his sleeves to help the city... he got to see what its like to do some dirty work...filling potholes along metro roads. a much different line of work from putting together central iowa's most accurate forecast... sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold

and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry.

a california police department has pulled an old weapon out of retirement...they are learning to

as an alternative to the baton. sabrina: the police- certified weapon is made of plastic...but are still very strong. officers have been training in how to use them to restrain suspects and more...making them a more universal tool over the baton.. "( sgt. casey day / anderson police department ) "these were kind of designed with a different goal in mind to be more of a control weapon, but like i said, it's not like we can't use these as a control weapon. they work really good as an impact weapon, but we try to emphasis a control tool over impact."" elias: the officer added the nunchucks can be used to also block attacks...the department is training all of its officers on how to use them. all:

time for another short break...but when we come back, with halloween just days away, there are alot of pumpkins being dressed up to scare....but we'll see one that's a bit more political.

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with

today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. sam toss back.

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in take a look at this today...a very classy pumpkin... elias: an ohio resident has created a giant pumpkin portrait of republican presidential candidate donald trump....even dubbing it the "trumpkin." the caricature is painted on a 374 pound pumpkin and took ten hours to create. the artist has made previous pumpkin portraits -- of miley cyrus, phil robertson from "duck dynasty," and north korean leader kim jong un... all: (reax)

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... a look at your consumer news...and a new deal that could create one mega-pharmacy chain... ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. " "

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina a pharmacy mega-merger is in the works. walgreens is buying rite aid in a deal valued at more than 17- billion dollars. the merger would combine the nation's second- and third-largest pharmacies. and the new company would knock c-v-s off the number-one spot. the deal still needs to pass antitrust review. sabrina: i-b-m has become the focus of a federal investigation. investigating ibm's accounting certain transactions in the u.s., u.k. and ireland. ibm says it learned of the probe in august and is with the ibm shares fell following the disclosure of the investigation. sabrina: and finally....you should expect to see lower heating bills this winter. that's thanks to predictions of warmer weather heating bills this predictions of u-s in the coming the weather phenomenon

known as "el nio". that warmer weather is expected to lower demand for fuel during the winter, resulting in an above-average stockpile. monday, natural gas prices tumbled nine- percent to a more than three-year low. 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... the doors will open once more at the gortz haus, as new owners get ready for services. elias: plus, round three for the republican presidential candidates, as the take the stage in colorado to debate the economy, sabrina: here in the metro, an intersection

poses dangers to pedestrians and drivers, with a call for the city to take action. "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 quite a bit of rain sam weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will

blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. sabrina: an intersection so dangerous ... one des moines neighborhood is pushing for a stoplight to be installed before someone gets killed. sabrina: a school bus driver started a petition for "operation stoplight"for the intersection of m-l-k parkway and prospect road...

people in the neighborhood say anyone trying to cross the street has to dodge traffic, without a crosswalk or any sort of pedestrian sign. schoolbus drivers say coming out of the bus garage at that intersection is problematic. they're not allowed to take left turns because there's too much traffic....with alternatives that can be two miles longer than their normal route. even worse .... they say it's costing taxpayers an extra fifteen- thousand- dollars of gas money each year. "everybody we talked to signed the petition saying yes we need it. and we heard personal stories from them how they have to detour their own personal cars because it gets too busy sometimes and they cant even come out of the neighborhood and turn the direction they wanna go." sabrina: the petition got around a thousand signatures....and city leaders have approved funding for the project. elias: closed down over relgious freedom... but new owners of a building in grimes can once again pick and choose weddings without penalty. just a few months ago the gortz haus shut its doors after the owners refused to host a same-sex

marriage... saying it conflicted with their religious beliefs. they chose to stop holding wedding ceremonies all together after a fine from the civil rights comission and being told they had to allow same-sex ceremonies... that forced them out of business. but--- now, wedding bells may soon ring again. it's been sold to an evangelical chrstian church called " harvest bible chapel" that shares the same beliefs as the former owners -- no same sex marriage. we got a deal on the property, but the oogards were treated well too. the price was right the location the facility, made it work for what we needed as a church elias: . the former owners have also been very involved in helping out with harvest bible will hold services twice on sundays. sabrina: this morning... donald trump is frontrunner third republican elias: which means sharing center stage with ben

stage with ben carson... who is neck-and-neck with trump in a new national poll. abc's bazi kanani with trump in a new national poll. abc's bazi kanani has more on what we can expect tonight. abc's bazi kanani has more on what we can expect tonight. "script: ==bazi on camera intro== good morning. this debate will be another important opportunity for the candidates to pick up some momentum... and this time... donald trump is also in need of a boost. a change on the debate stage. this time, two men placed front and center the polls. (sot trump) iowa would you get your numbers up please? (cheers) a humbled donald acknowledging ben place in iowa. (gfx) and in one new poll... in a virtual tie with trump nationally. ahead of tonight's debate, carson is not taking those new numbers for granted. (sot carson) you know i do realize that you know it's a marathon, that we are still, you know, more than a year away from the election and there will be ups and downs while trump and carson are expected to hit hard at each

other in tonight's debate... other candidates are the alternative to the jeb bush declaring friend and protege marco rubio "a gop obama" rubio... suggesting bush is part of the past. (sot rubio) we need to elevate a new generation of leadership. ==bazi on camera tag== there are 14 race, but once again, will be part of the expected to have a focus on economic issues. " sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib:

weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due

overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and the low 50s. the next to come late friday saturday morning, so if treating friday night, before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. elias: the fate of a elias: the fate of a south carolina deputy tops your national headlines this

morning... elias: the shocking video of the deputy yanking a 16 year old student out of her seat.. than dragging her across the floor is now at the center of an f-b-i investigation. the video has triggered outrage across the country...and calls for action. the richland county sheriff is expected to announce what will happen to the deputy today. he is currently suspended without pay. sabrina: also today...wisconsin congressman paul ryan is expected to be formally nominated for house speaker in the election for speaker, ryan will face florida's daniel webster, who has been endorsed by iowa's steve king. ryan is expected to win and his nomination is all but assured to be approved by the full house of representatives on thursday. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa.. sabrina: coming up...today starts the playoffs for high school football...and our alma maters have made post-

season play. elias: 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 ....23- hundred block of hull and a second at the....34-hundred block of grand so use caution while driving.. the....34-hundred block of grand 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!

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

weather adlib: we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold going to stay cloudy a few light showers mainly northeastern should remain dry be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home

dry. elias: dry. elias: five has been bringing you all the action of football....includ ing a look behind the scenes with blitz game day... sabrina: local five sports director jon schaeffer put together some of the highlights of what happened on the field during the season... take a look... "nat sounds of high school football being played during the season. "

sabrina: tonight, blitz playoff edition will have scores and highlights from the playoffs... here's a look at the 14 matchups kicking off tonight... the good morning iowa team will also be

as our high school alma maters are among those in post season play. you can catch the playoff edition of local five blitz tonight at 10-35. all: (reax) elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with america's money. america's money: good morning. topping "america's money"...walgreens plans to buy competit good morning. topping "america's money" -- walgreens plans to buy

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forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers

iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late friday night through saturday morning, so if you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home before 10pm for the best chance of staying dry. sam

sabrina: trending now... sabrina: when you call one of these cars a death- trap, it's a compliment. the folks in elmore, ohio warm up for halloween with their annual casket races. people come from near and far to see the modified caskets racing one another. the perfect ride for a spooky halloween... all: (reax)

short break here on good time for another 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

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

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias:: 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: a bus driver starts an effort to get a stoplight at a dangerous intersection in des moines. elias: the f-b-i begins an investigation into the actions of a south carolina deputy. sabrina: we may have a new speaker of the house soon, as all signs point to paul ryan's nomination happening later today. elias: and tonight, the republican presidential candidates get ready for their third debate...with a focus on economic issues sabrina: plus, wedding service could soon resume at the gortz-haus, after new owners take over. elias: another short but when we come back... the frightful weekend will have lots of treats around the metro...but make sure the care of their teeth. sabrina: plus sam's in with morning forecast! morning iowa... is right after this.