"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:

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 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. 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... elias: 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 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 eastern iowa 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 law's workplace where more 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 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:

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 hard or sticky candies. doctors at aspen dental say younger children are especially at risk. "children's teeth are a little bit deeper. they have deeper grooves. they tend to stick a little bit more. obviously it can be hard for them to get it out." obviously it can be hard for them to get it out." sabrina: besides brushing and flossing, doctors say kids should drink plenty of water 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 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. 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. 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 open their president obama attendance as the bulls beat the cavaliers 97 to 95 to begin the

new season with a win.. attendance as the bulls beat the cavaliers 97 to 95 to begin the 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: five's chief brad edwards sleeves to help the city... what its like to do some dirty work...filling potholes along metro roads. a much different line of work from putting 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.

elias: a california police department has pulled an old weapon out of retirement...they are learning to use nunchucks 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.. 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 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: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with tech bytes. techbytes: in today's tech bytes...in today's tech bytes... in today's tech bytes... apple, just keeps right on selling

hey this in today's "techbytes," apple just keeps right on selling. the tech giant said it just another quarter record earnings. >> and ceo tim cook sounded an optimistic note, saying he expects healthy iphone sales during the holidays good news if you're clumsy with your phone, motorola's new phone has a screen that's guaranteed not to smarter or crack. >> but a new mid-range droid have batters that could last up to 48 hours. and a new wi-fi routers from google allows you to boost the speed to a particular device by the wave of the hand. >> we'll have to wait for the device to go on ale and that appears to be in about two weeks. >> so, not too soon. and those are your "techbytes."

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feed your inner kidult 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 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.

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 "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

robertson from "duck dynasty," and north korean leader kim jong un... all: (reax) sabrina well time now for another 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

"you're watching good 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. the s-e-c is investigating ibm's accounting treatment of certain transactions in the u.s., u.k. and ireland. ibm says it learned of the probe in august and is cooperating with the government agency. ibm shares fell three percent 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 in the eastern u-s in the coming weeks ... ... courtesy of the weather phenomenon known as "el nio". that warmer weather is expected to

lower demand for fuel during 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 in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. 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 highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel to the winds. lows fall into the mid in the 20s! thursday cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going night through you go trick or treating friday night, just be back home best chance of staying dry. sabrina: an intersection one des moines pushing for a someone gets

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

weddings without penalty. just a few months ago the gortz haus shut its doors after the owners refused to host marriage... conflicted with their religious beliefs. stop holding wedding fine from the comission and had to allow same-sex out of business. but--- now, wedding bells may soon ring again. it's been sold to an evangelical chrstian church bible chapel" same beliefs as 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 owners have also been very involved in helping out with the renovation process... harvest bible chapel church will hold services twice on sundays.

sabrina: this morning... donald trump is no longer the clear frontrunner heading into the third republican primary debate. elias: which means sharing center stage with ben carson... who is neck-and-neck with trump in a new national poll. abc's bazi kanani has more on what we can expect tonight. 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 for their rankings in the polls. (sot trump) iowa would you get your numbers up please? (cheers) a humbled donald trump... acknowledging ben carson's rise to first 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 battling to be seen as the alternative to the two outsiders. 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 republicans still in the race, but once again, only the top ten will be part of the main debate... which is expected to have a significant focus on economic issues. " we're back with meterologist sam schreier... (sam adlibs) sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib:

sam schreier... 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: 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 calls for action. the richland county sheriff is expected to announce what will happen to the deputy today. he is currently suspended 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 one at the ....23- hundred block of hull and a second at 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! "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are

"your wathcing good ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out

going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, to stay parked in the colder than that due to the winds. 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 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: trending now...

sabrina: when you call one of these cars a death- trap, it's a the folks in elmore, ohio warm up for halloween with casket races. people come from near and modified caskets another. for a spooky halloween... all: (reax) we have more

iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." "good morning america "good morning america

are iowa." elias: the past three five has been 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 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

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 looking forward to tonight, 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: 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:

before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning

"now, we are iowa's 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 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

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. sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door...

elias: a final look at the top five... all need to know before you head out the door... need to know before you head out the door... right after this.

five.... 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 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. 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... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: 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 elias: sam is in with a final look at the renovation process... the renovation process... sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib sabrina elias: thanks for watching! sabrina elias: thanks for watching! good morning america starts righnow. have a good day everybody! " "