elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday november fourth 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: we have another

pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: the family of a special needs student who was wrestled to the ground by a school bus driver last week has broken their silence. ninth grader christian suarez was grabbed by the driver, 61 year old robert scarbrough, and shoved to the ground. he faces assault charges. the suarez family says they will wait till after the school district investigation to decide if they want to sue. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: looking at yesterday's election

results.... with more than 80-percent of the vote, des moines mayor frank cownie has won a third term in office. and in windsor heights, the top two vote getters were threase harms and zachary bales-henry for the two at-large seats on the city council. bales-henry becomes the first latino to serve on the city council. for links to your county auditor's website and results from around the state head to our website, that's we are iowa dot com. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: a congressional investigation shows the pentagon paid dozens of professional sports teams to support the troops. now, some members of congress are looking to ban the practice of what they call "paying for patriotism." the investigation showed 53- million in taxpayer dollars have been spent on sponsoring these events. elias: number four... elias: a memorial that sparked national controversy will move after veterans day. the kneeling soldier memorial mysteriously showed up, without permission months ago in youngs park in

knoxville. the knoxvilles city council voted to move the memorial to private property. local veterans said they're happy the memorial is here to stay. sabrina: elias: and finally in the top five... sabrina: and college football fans got their first look at the playoff rankings last night... and making the top ten....the iowa hawkeyes.. the undefeated team comes in at number nine...with clemson at number one. keep in mind last year, only one team in the initial top four actually made it to the playoffs at the end of the season....so still a chance for iowa to climb! elias: new this morning...the iowa d-c-i investigating a waterloo investigating a waterloo officer involved shooting. elias: a man is being treated for injuries after being involved in a shootout with waterloo police while attempting to escape by car. police attempted to stop 24-year- old brandon seeley around three tuesday afternoon.. seeley, who had an arrest warrant, drove at one of the officers, that's

when the officer fired at seeley's car. a chase then ensued, coming to an end at a garage on hackett road. seeley was taken to the hospital and remains in custody. no officers were injured during the incident. sabrina: the medicaid debate brought the statehouse tuesday... sabrina: governor branstad's plan iowa's medicaid program went before a state legislature oversight committee... people talked about why they do't think that's a good idea at the public hearing. one of the top concerns voiced public hearing. one of the top concerns voiced is the short amount of time to get everything done. there are 560- thousand iowans on medicaid and the roll out date for the new plan, is january one. kelsey 1:04:33 we get a little nervous that kelsey 1:04:33 we get a little nervous that when too much is transitioned too quickly, mistakes get made, errors get made, details get overlooked. sabrina: enrollment packets for medicaid are in the mail... but so far provider networks aren't yet in place. a democratic

senator tried to get the plan delayed six months, but the vote failed. sabrina: don't forget to share your thoughts about medicaid privatization... do you think it is the way to go? how do you think it will impact your healthcare? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or you can email or call us... the contact information is on your screen. elias: a settlement has been reached over environmental violations in fort dodge... elias: the north central iowa regional solid waste agency will pay a 135- thousand dollar resolve violations at the landfill. the agency will also complete environmental upgrades and open a household hazardous materials regional collection center. the settlement solid waste and water pollution violations that alleges date 2007. to in the be completed by year. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sabrina:

we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: sam: weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some patchy fog similar to get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a

big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! elias: it may feel far from being winter...but when winter hits, so will cold season... but before you get sick, there are a few ways to keep a winter cold at bay....or at least the symptoms. first, make sure to have pain relievers handy. and if you plan to take antihistamines, keep an eye on the side effects. for cough, you'll

want a medicine with one of two active ingredients... gwall-lif-enesin for congested coughs....and dextro-meh- thor-fan for dry cough... also, be sure to grab some tissues. sabrina: tissues. sabrina: a des moines fifth grader is getting praise. her actions may have saved the life of a fellow student on a school bus last week..... anastaisa evans, a student at perkins academy was on the bus ride home last friday... when another student started experiencing a medical emergency. the bus driver didn't notice what was happening... so anastaisa jumped into action. anastaisa: driver, bus driver, this kid can't breathe. dan coss: the bus driver was able to veer off route, and go straight to that persons house to get the medication. sabrina: thanks to anastaisa's quick thanks to

other student is doing fine. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a have more good morning iowa ahead.. sabrina: coming up, a look help those in metro prepare for the cold weather ahead. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two hundred block of northeast oakhill drive and a second at the ...22-hundred block of northeast 80th street. so take care on the roads today... 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 after this!

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." elias: the northern lights are visible over much of the midwest this week. you're looking at a timelapse of the lights early tuesday morning. the space weather prediction center says a rare geo- magnetic storm happening through today is the reason the northern lights are visible. elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some

morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! sabrina we may still be

the winter chill....but now is a good time to help those in need get ready for the cold... elias: that's right, starting today...a local event will be collecting coats, gloves, blankets and more to help keep lots of people warm... sabrina: the winter warmth drive will collect items to go to non-profit organizations and to 37 schools around the des moines metro local businesses such as two men and a truck and chick-fil-a will be helping

collect...with a goal of 12- thousand total items. for more information you can go to winter warmth drive dot org. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another short break... but when we come back... a big night ahead for country they get ready

"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 we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs

today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! elias:

elias: welcome back everyone....well country music fans are going to see lots of stars

here on local five. sabrina: the music genrre's best will take the stage in nashville to perform, and stage in nashville to perform, and hopefully take home some c-m-a- awards.. and joining us and joining us live from nashville this morning...local five correspondent tish clark... good morning tish! we're down to the final preparations for country music's biggest night. tonight here at the bridgestone arena, the cma awards. country music's biggest stars are busy rehearsing for country music's biggest night. and putting on this show is no easy task. this arena will soon be full of major name in music. and the nashville streets are full of visitors who've come here to see the show of a lifetime. we'll send it back to you in the studio. reporting live from nashville, tish clark.

from nashville coming up in our second hour...but time for another short break when we come back... a photographer snapping photos of a baby ends up catching a once in a lifetime encounter...

morning iowa in hd. we

are iowa." sabrina: in take a look at this today... sabrina: a curious deer photo-bombs a newborn's photo shoot. the photographer had set the fall scene with baby conner... when she says the deer walked out from the trees and surprised them. she adds this is not the first time the deer has made an appearance-- even giving it a name. they say maggie has been sneaking into her photos since the beginning of the summer. all: (reax) elias:

break... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns

elias: topping your headlines this morning... a controversial memorial placed in a knoxville park will soon be moving to a new home. sabrina: and as new polls show a change in the republican presidential frontrunner...th e competition goes on the attack, trying to win back voters.

elias: plus, the family of a special needs student at the center of a school bus assault video speaks out about the incident "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: we have another pretty nice day on tap, weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some

morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow!

an update now on a student with special needs who was wrestled to the ground by a school bus driver last week. elias: the student and his family are breaking their silence. the whole incident was caught on video. it started when 9th grader christian suarez wouldn't sit his assigned seat. the bus driver grabs him by the ear and shoves him to the ground after suarez throws a book at him and makes a profane comment. christian says he threw the book because he was afraid of the bus driver once he pulled over to confront him. the 15 year old suffers from brain seizures and has the functioning level of a third grader. "i was mad, angry, scared. some person comes and touched your own family. it

elias: the bus driver -- 61 year old robert scarbrough faces child endangerment and assault charges. he's out on bond and was given a no-contact order with christian. the suarez family will wait until the school district completes its investigation to decide if they want to sue. christian will go back to school on thursday -- his parents will drop him off and pick him up for the next few weeks. sabrina: a shocking story out of washington....as an investigation sheds light on paid patriotism.. sabrina: a congressional investigation shows the pentagon paid dozens of professional sports teams to support the troops. now, some members of congress are looking to ban the practice of what they call "paying for patriotism." examples uncovered so far included military men and women carrying that giant flag at the buffalo bills game, throwing out the first pitch at the milwaukee brewers game,

and rapelling down a rope at center ice to drop the puck at a minnesota wild game. " sot - flake we have specific contracts spelling out 20,000 dollars for a salute to the home town hero actually specifying how long something had to be on the jumbotron" sabrina: congressional investigators say 53 million taxpayer dollars have been spent on sponsoring these events. the president is expected to sign a defense spending bill in a couple of weeks that includes a ban on the practice. elias: in knoxville...a memorial that sparked controversy will be moved. the kneeling soldier memorial mysteriously showed up, without permission months ago in youngs park. after an anonymous citizen complained about the memorial- it grabbed national attention about separating church and state. however, knoxvilles city council voted to move the memorial to private

property. local veterans said they're happy the memorial is here to stay. "in a way its almost better because right now, right now the rock blocks it and you kind of have to come over to see it, but over there itll be right in the wide open" elias: veterans said the controversy actually helped raise money for a new bronze memorial that will go in the silhouette's place. they will both be in their new places by veteran's day. sabrina: and now to the latest on the race for the white house. the latest on the race for the white house. the knives are out with republicans trying to winnow the field of candidates... elias: and hillary clinton taking swipes at some gop front- runners as a new poll shows how she would do against potential republican rivals. abc's lana zak has the latest . "script: republican presidential hopeful donald trump thinks its time for republicans to coalesce around a few candidates. 7. soundbite donald trump, republican

presidenenal hopeful: "do i think it's time to have some of the other republican candidates drop out? yes. they're too many people." but with ben carson's popularity surging, trump is taking on his closet rival, saying carson lacks the experience and disposition to be president. sot trump: you look at ben, he's very weak on immigration, and he wants to get rid of medicare it'd be a terrible thing to get rid of medicare. the attacks didn't seem to bother carson-- carson sot "i've had a lot of experiences doing things that have never been done before particularly in the medical field." and with both trump and carson penning new books, the two men will begin battling it out on the best-seller charts too. while in new hampshire, jeb bush is getting fired up "we're americans, damn it!" (18:32:00) some bush supporters saying the candidate they wanted finally came out last night. and on the left, hillary clinton is asking voters to support her, even if they don't love her.... clinton "there is no doubt in my mind that there is no such thing as a perfect candidate, because there is no such thing as a perfect person." 20: 36:17 tag: in a new head-to-head

poll, hillary clinton beats all of her potential republican rivals excepti one....ben carson. the two presidential hopefuls evenly matched at 47- 47... verbatim: " elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib:

the results are in for local elections here in iowa. elias: iowa voters headed to the polls for a number of elections across the state.. sabrina: with the exception of a few special elections, most of races were for city council or mayor. and one of the biggest races here in the metro, was the des moines mayoral race. frank cownie gets a third term after taking more than 80 percent of the vote in his race against...27- year-old anthony taylor. elias: in the city council races.... chris coleman is the new city council at large representative. beating loren esse. in the des moines ward 2 race, linda westergaard got 71 percent of the vote to beat marty mauk. and joe gatto ran unopposed in the ward 4 race .

and in windsor heights, the top two vote getters were threase harms bales-henry for the two at-large council. bales-henry first latino to serve on the city council. for links to your website and results from head to our website, that's com. sabrina at ((time check)) short break, but still have more good morning iowa to come... elias: that's right, coming up, we'll see the latest college ranking that has hawkeye fans excited.. 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 ....21- hundred block of grand avenue and a second at the....32-hundred block of east douglas

while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] mlk... [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." sabrina: incredible video shows flood water entering a commuter train car in portland, oregon. a spokesperson for tri-met said the water rose

the weekend... causing the train to take on water. tri-met officials also said the electricity on the train is electricity on the train is located above and everything else is insulated-- so the rush of water posed no immediate safety risk. commuters did however, experience major delays due to the flooding. sabrina: anchor toss to experience major delays due to the flooding. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, weather adlib: we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch

warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow!

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".. the u-s slaps takata with a record fine. the japanese auto parts good morning, topping "america's money" -- the u.s. slaps takata with a record fine. >> the japanese autoparts supplier could pay over $2 billion, worldwide, at least eight people have been killed. the e coli outbreak that forced b restaurants to be closed is growing. >> scientists have identified the my krochl reresponsible. and some airlines are playing grinch for the holidays.

sprint airlines once again hiking fees. >> and frontier airlines is following suit, charging an extra $5 to $10 for checked and carry-on baggage between thanksgiving and just over new year's day. happy holiday and bah humbug. and that's "america's

>> have a great day, everyone. forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts"

sam weather adlib: put script here in green we have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be trying to pull through the state bringing not only a bit of rain, but also a wintry mix and maybe light snow! sam

toss back. elias:

trending now... and college football fans got their first look at the playoff rankings last night... and making the top ten....the iowa hawkeyes.. the undefeated team comes in at number nine...with clemson at number one. keep in mind last year, only one team in the initial top four

at the end of the season....so still iowa to climb up so good luck hawkeyes. all: (reax) sabrina 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 in our morning refresh. elias: : do you have a story for us...or a comment you want to share? well be sure to you can email us or call our

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

"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: the family of a special needs student who was assaulted by a school bus driver has broken their silence about the event. sabrina: and iowa voters headed to the polls tuesday to cast their

ballots in city and municipal elections... elias: it seems the federal government has been paying pro sports organizations to include u-s military members in their pre-game events. sabrina: and a war memorial in knoxville that was the center of a national controversy will now be moving from a public park. elias: plus, the first rankings for the college football playoffs have been released, and with a good finish to the season, iowa could have a team move up in the numbers. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... standing room only at the statehouse...as an oversight committee discusses a plan to privatize iowa's medicaid program. 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"