iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist hey sam! (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: weather than today should be right up breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy the warm and dry weekend, because all that changes when we go into next week. we are going to start cloudy, mild, but mainly wet with good rain chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some

serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week! elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: iowans began the clean up the severe tornadoes that hit the hawkeye state wednesday. governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten spent surveying the damage in knoxville. the e-f-one tornado that hit knoxvile was one confirmed by the national weather service. confirmed by the weather service. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... weather

observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the wednesday are in danger of losing these guys are 24/7 gathering all while keeping their eyes on the skies. f-a-a wants to with computers to cut costs. "severe weather may not have been reported if we were not there."" sabrina: the job could also be added on to the duties of the controllers. elias: you need to walk out the door... elias: people packed the building at the boone county fairgrounds for thursday's hearing on the bakken pipeline project. the iowa utilities board allowed more than 200 people to speak. those opposed warned of the environmental impact and use of eminent domain. while those for the project said such pipelines are much safer than thought, and will offer good jobs during the construction. sabrina: number four... sabrina: u-s officials believe the isis terrorist known as "jihadi john"

the pentagon says u-s. forces have conducted an airstrike in syria targeting the british man. the jihadist participated in the beheading videos of two american journalists and the slayings of several other captives. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: saturday night the three remaining democratic presidential candidates will take the stage at drake university. this will be the second debate for hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin oh- malley. look for live coverage of the event right here on local five tomorrow night. sabrina: staying on the topic of politics....preside ntial hopeful bernie sanders heads into this weekend's debate with his biggest union endorsement in race .. postal workers they were sanders. sabrina: sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help poor and rural americans.

sander's push was important. hillary clinton labor. elias: texas-based drake university students have a unique way to raise presidential week party politics eight-foot chalkboard to the hubbell dining center on campus. dining center on campus. the board has seventy-eight lines for students have been filling it been on display. students at drake to what would you like to work on. and as you can see it's a display that's very interactive, it's organic. kids kind of come up to it and they know exactly what to do with the chalkboard." elias: mendoza said party politics is following the

candidates around the country and they haven't decided where the chalkboard will be next. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: if you love fall if you love fall weather than today should be right up your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in just strong enough to a jacket on outside. to be clear and calm the upper 30s. saturday is looking

pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy weekend, because all go into next week. we are going to start wet with good rain chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week! sabrina: thursday marked ten years since history was made when 12 tornadoes

touched down across iowa- one of the largest and latest outbreaks on record. elias: an e-f 3 made a diagonal path through the town of stratford- home to around 800 people. a decade later, those people are looking back. local 5's claire powell has their story. " wind, color of the sky, temp was different" "lots of time, with wild weather horses get crazy, but they never even bothered" on saturday november 12th, 2005, an ef3 tornado barreled down on the town of stratford. "she knew something was wrong, i was standing in the driveway waiting when she got there" in the middle of it all- dorris andersen rushed to pick up her grandson steven as the tornado took aim. "should i stop? i didn't. had i stopped i wouldn't be here" "debris all over, it was hard to get through town" as it passed, firemens radios rattled. "got there and got

paged to go to driden street, lucille runyan place" larry runyan - lucilles look, he knew. "we seen, looked to north, what used to be a house, nothing was there" lucille was gone. "lucille was mother of sifting through what they can" (old footage) homes so, it was tough" as nights turned into days, firefighters started organizing incoming volunteers in school notebooks. "just amazing the outpouring of help, schools came from webster city " notebooks they have to this day. "send up bus loads of kids, cleaning up, kids, kids" debris was found miles away and in some cas months later.

in mason city...." now 10 years have passed. the town, almost entirely rebuilt. lots, is lucilles. "time just seems like its been forever, but 10 lasting reminders are everywhere. some tucked in garages. "thats it right there, some etched in the city park (lucilles bench) "tough times but and as each november colored leaves piling, stratford are possible. could ever happen" in stratford, claire powell well you know, it can" local 5 news we are iowa. elias: you can watch archive footage of our stratford tornado coverage on our iowa dot com. and see claire's story on the damage in woodward that happened that same day in 2005. sabrina at ((time check)) we still have lots more good

elias: good news for the monarch ch are enjoying the warmer weather in of year.. 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 ...68- hundred block of northwest toni drive and a second at the ...nine- hundred block of boone street in sheldahl 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!

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morning iowa." sabrina: the windy city lived up to its thursday...with high winds shutdown of bridge. the gusts even peeled away much of the construction have been upper portion above motorists. police say even some of the bridge cables have been severed by winds. (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: weather than today should be right up

conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy the warm and dry weekend, because all that changes when we go into next week. we are going to start cloudy, mild, but mainly wet with good rain chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week!

butterfly population has concern for those in iowa and population has been a growing concern for those in iowa and across the country... but there is number of butterflies reaching their grounds in central mexico this year may be than the officials say initial reports butterfly population is rebounding. the u-s is working to reintroduce milkweed....a plant the insect uses for food and laying eggs....on about

three million hectares in five years. all: (reax) sabrina time for another short break when we come back... why some people have already lined up to shop...but not

"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 if you love fall weather than today your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to a jacket on outside. overnight we're going with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy the warm and dry

go into next week. we are going to start chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week! sam toss back.

in take a look at this today... elias: it's not black friday or the line for super bowl tickets people camped out overnight

for a rare bourbon that comes out once every year. buffalo trace distillery makes extremely limited quantities of pappy van winkle -- using a family recipe that dates back to the 1800s. camping out to snag a bottle has become something of a tradition for its biggest fans. a bottle can cost between 50 to 250 dollars all: (reax)

for another short break... but when we come back... it seems american are buying more bling...but why the sudden demand for more gold? ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. " " "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we "you're watching good

are iowa." sabrina on your money now americans have gold. the world gold council says u-s demand for gold bars and coins jumped more in the third- year. the group says such a surge has not been seen since the 2008 financial crisis. two factors experts say are behind the sudden buying... the price, as well as recent uncertainty on wall street. sabrina: walmart has unveiled several deals for black friday... ... including video games for as little as eight dollars and a "star wars" drone for 25 bucks. walmart stores will open at six p-m local time thanksgiving night. while walmart-

deals at three a-m eastern time thanksgiving morning. the company says it's ditching its hourly "doorbuster" deals, which have a history of causing scuffles between shoppers. sabrina: and finally...a major restaurant chain joines the no- tipping movement. eighteen joe's crab shack locations will be removing the tip line from receipts...instea d choosing to pay employees more. the company says servers will be paid 14-dollars an hour....because of that, the price of items on its menu will increase by up to 15-percent. that's a look at your money this coming up after the break... sam's iowa's most forecast... but first... this is i-235 at [current conditions] good morning after this. "you're watching good after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we

are iowa's most accurate weather iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, elias: and i'm elias johnson... weather is always first on in with central accurate meteorologist sam: sam weather adlib: if you love fall weather than today your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside.

to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy the warm and dry weekend, because all that changes when we go into next week. we are going to start cloudy, mild, but mainly wet with good rain chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week! sabrina:

story....hundred s made the trip to the boone county fairgrounds thursday.. sabrina: they all wanted to be on hand for the official public hearing for the bakken oil pipeline project.. more than 200 people were allowed to speak before the iowa utilities board all sharing their thoughts about the project that would cut diagnolly across the state.. the room was packed with people-- some there to speak, some just to listen. some had concerns: environmental, land ownership. most comments were very passionate, one guy was even musical. " the vast majority of landowners affected by this support the project and have given voluntary easements to use the land. corporate power. rick perry. koch brohters. terry branstad. big oil. they win. we lose. people and planet loses. there are those that argue that jobs will be created by the pipeline for other temproary and will provide work until the project is complete. i think it's important to take a wider view. a two year project will yield thousands of

jobs. pipeline pipeline just say no. dirty oil sabrina: those opposed say the efforts should be put should be put energy and not fossil fuel. elias: not all that attendance were from iowa...some travelled hundreds of miles to be a part of the hearing. hundreds of of the hearing. some of them workers who really want work. has more. around this room many here because a pipeline project to them means supporting their family. "it means a lot, you know. that's how i put school and buy clothes." "construction workers are used the

pipeline project would mean a gaurenteed paycheck for a decent amount of time." "it's a lot of work, it's steady work, it will last all year long." "it's their livelyhood, it's how they make their money and raise thier family." "and for iowa workers, a pipleline through this state means they get to stay close to home." "when a family gets that, when they are in the construction it helps the kids and the kids see their parents leave home to go to work and not come every weekend. you know, whenver time is allowing depending on how far they are elias: the pipeline decision now the pipeline decision now remains in the hands of the iowa utilities board.. these three people seen here. thursday was the only day that the public could comment on the issue directly to them. on monday, the process continues with an evidentiary hearing. after

that, the three member board can have a meeting to discuss their decision or they can just send out a written notice. there is no time table for when that has to happen. sabrina: clean up and repairs will continue today on the area hit by wednesday's severe weather. sabrina: the national weather service has now confirmed five twisters touched down in iowa. it tore up farms and other buildings and flipped vehicles on roads. here's a look at where they hit.... an ef-2 near plano-- that was the strongest storm. two ef-one tornadoes in knoxville and in mahaska county. and an ef-0 in guthrie county and at the des moines airport, sabrina: governor terry branstad and iowa homeland security and emergency management director mark schouten spent thursday surveying the damage in knoxville. they headed to the walmart there and walked around neighborhoods to get a first- hand look on all the damage. knoxville had

winds up to 110 miles per hour. there was one injury reported in this storm. elias: meanwhile, the weather observers in des moines who reported seeing a tornado at the airport wednesday are in danger of losing their jobs. these guys are at the airport 24/7 gathering all sorts of data while keeping their eyes on the skies. this is a crucial job while air traffic controllers communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to communicate with pilots on the runways. but they say the f-a-a wants to replace them with computers to cut costs. the job could also be added on to the duties of the controllers. ""we see that as very problematic because the controllers are there to control the planes and they're already busy enough." " elias: according to travers ... the f- a-a made a similar move two years ago when they decided to cut observers from 14 airports. they backed out quickly because the data wasn't as thorough. he hopes they take that experience into

sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: if you love fall weather than today should be right up your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making

up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy the warm and dry weekend, because all that changes when we go into next week. we are going to start cloudy, mild, but mainly wet with good rain chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week! sabrina: the iowa national guard will hold a rededication

rededication ceremony in clinton saturday... sabrina: the ceremony will commemorate the completed renovation of the clinton readiness center. representatives from local, state, and federal government will join iowa national guard leadership for the ceremony. the clinton readiness center was originally built in 1986... a renovation of the center began in 20-14 and provides additional space and upgrades the infrastructure. the public has been invited to the ceremony which begins at ten a-m tomorrow morning. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but coming up, time to check out new releases hitting theaters. sabrina: we'll get a look at what's

showing, which includes two movies based on true stories. elias: but before we go...as you get but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... 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 indianola and a second at the....five- thousand 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! after this!

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elias: it looks like surf's up in wisconsin... wicked winds made for perfect surfing conditions... at least for this one surfer we spotted riding the waves at bradford beach. notice his full body wetsuit there, it's because the water temperatures were only in the 50s. elias: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam:

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"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 if you love fall weather than today should be right up your alley. sunny, breezy, and cool conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in

just strong enough to a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees the warm and dry weekend, because all that changes when we go into next week. we are going to start cloudy, mild, but mainly chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like we are going to see some serious cold drop through the state and i think we may just get our first accumulating snow by the end of next week! sam toss back.

it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." sabrina: first up...a movie based on the events that captivated millions for 69 days... "the 33" tells the true story of the 20-10 mining disaster in chile, that left 33-men trapped underground. the movie depicts the efforts to free the miners, and what life was like fortwo months... 200- stories underground. the 33 is rated p-g 13. all: (reax)

next up, "my all american" portrays the true story of freddie steinmark, who despite his small size wins a spot on the university of texas team wins a national championship, steinmark learns there's something much bigger he needs to to tackle. my all american is rated p-g. (reax) sam: and finally, we and finally, we

habe a comedy with an all-star cast. "love the coopers" puts the fun in dysfunctional. it tells the story of a four generations of the cooper family coming together for christmas eve. they each bring their own brand of quirkiness to the celebrations. love the coopers is rated p-g-13. all: (reax) sabrina sabrina elias: 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. :

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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: morning refresh... survey the damage left by touched down in the hawkeye state during wednesday's bad weather. elias: one of those confirmed tornadoes touching down right near the des moines airport....but the people who spotted it now face the possibility of being replaced by computers. sabrina: hundreds travel to the boone county fairground to speak and listen during the public

hearing held over the proposed bakken oil pipeline elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... we take a look at how ten years of rebuilding has helped hte people of stratford...afte r a devastating tornado. sabrina: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this.

"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 friday november 13th elias: good to have everyone with