everyone with and it's great to iowa's most forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam: today we are looking at heavy snow conditions warranting warning for much of central and northern iowa. snow will be falling first in northwest iowa during the morning hours with accumulations starting as soon as 6 iowa we will still until closer to 11am to rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like highway 20 will still

see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see snow, but south of the dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry only in the mid 20s. we weekend but there is as temperatures climb 50s. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: the metro area is preparing for the first snow storm of the season. grocery stores, schools, and businesses are on high alert as

the storm is expected to hit right at rush hour, which could cause major traffic delays and increase the risk for accidents. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: as you're traveling on the roads this afternoon, you may notice something new about the department of transportation's snow plows and trucks. they're debuting new white and blue lights. this is part of a new law passed last legislative session to increase safety. last legislative session to increase safety. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: republican presidential candidate rick santorum is campaigning in iowa, and talked about the syrian refugee crisis. santorum said in dewitt that he stands by his original response to not allow refugees into the u-s. santorum also criticized fellow contenders jeb bush and marco rubio for their responses to the issue. elias: number four... elias: the paris attacks are causing sports stadiums across the globe and right here in iowa to amp up their

security measures. fans heading to the football game against purdue this weekend can expect more screening before, during, and after the screening before, during, and after the game as police will be on high alert for anything suspicious. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: just in time for thanksgiving - turkey prices are down! the u-s-d-a reports lower costs compared to last week - down 18 cents per pound and down a penny cheaper per pound than last year. the national turkey federation estimates million turkeys dinner. elias: approaches, iowans are winterize their homes and especially their cars. a local mechanic tells us a few steps will save you in the long run. first and foremost you

stranded any where low and you can't get any heat 2nd you need to check your tires once the road gets a little slick you dont wanna have under infalted tires you any traction." elias: sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today we are looking at heavy snow conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of central and northern iowa. snow will be falling first in northwest iowa during the morning hours with accumulations or 7am. here in central iowa we will still likely have to wait noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix completely over into accumulations will really start showing

continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like highway 20 will still see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week as temperatures climb back into the 40s and 50s. sabrina:

was back in iowa last night... sabrina: he was in newton for a town hall meeting with voters. the hot topic for politicians this week is what to do with isis and possible terrorists posing as syrian refugees. and donald trump made sure to mention it. "the internet is being used by isis to recurit and what they're doing is they're essentially salesmen they're outdoing us on the internet " stephanie: but after his town hall, trump met in a more intimate setting with his voters. and during the "after party" donald trump lcomed this

showcase some of the new campaign merchandise. sabrina: mcneer owns maxim advertising, which has been working with the trump campaign . his business was featured on 60 minutes back in 2010. that's when trump reached out and said--if i ever run for president mcneer could make his campaign materials. five years later, trump stayed true to his word. mcneer wouldnt say exactly, but says it's mean 6 figures worth of new business which as been great. dave 3:40 so many people saw that 60 minutes peice and no politician reached out ot us, mr. trump doesn't konw me, offered to help in certain ways. it was really nice. sabrina: mcneer says one of the best parts about being in charge of making trump's

campaign materials is that it all has to be made in america, becuase that's what mr. trump wants. sabrina: iowa politicians continue to comment on the syrian refugee issue. sabrina: : iowa republican senator joni ernst spoke out thursday about accepting syrian refugees in the u-s. she does agree with governor branstad on using a vetting process before accepting any refugees, especially after the attacks in paris. but unlike many other republican politicians, she has a different view when it comes to having a religious test. " 15:50 - not advocating for a religious test to enter us, she believes the us is a welcoming nation... " sabrina and when it comes to putting troops on the

ground, senator ernst says that using a coalition of troops would be best ultimately, though, the senator says we need to destroy contain it -- protect american citizens here at home. during his western iowa yesterday, rick shy away from topic either. early that on could be a bad idea. europe should not be and certainly the united states should not be accepting these people. " elias: santorum criticized jeb bush and marco rubio. he maintains they supported allowing refugrees into the country before changing their positions. new details some food news from the u-s-d-a today... elias:/otsl thanksgiving is less than a week away. and if you haven't done so already, now's a good time to get your turkey. the usda reports lower turkey costs compared

to last week at just 90 cents per pound. it's down 18 cents per pound from last week and is a penny cheaper per pound than last year. the national turkey federation estimates americans eat 46 million turkeys for thanksgiving dinner. elias: the food and drug administration approved the first genetically modified animal for human consumption. it's salmon! the company behind the engineered salmon "aqua- bounty "calls the move a "game changer" in the market. the company takes d-n-a from a chinook salmon... and from a sea eel... to produce a new salmon. from a medical standpoint there's no evidence that standpoint there's no evidence that there are health risks from genetically modified food. in fact, it's something that's been in the food industry for years. sabrina we're going to

still have much more coming up on good morning iowa... elias: the paris attacks are affecting sports stadium's security across the u-s, and even right here in iowa. elias: 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 ...7200 nw fisher ln and a second at the ...- 8800 ne 112th st so take care on 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." sam: weather adlib: today we are looking at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of central and northern iowa. snow will be falling first in northwest iowa during the morning hours with accumulations starting as soon as 6 or 7am. here in central iowa we will still likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow

should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like highway 20 will still see large accumulations with 6-9 metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of metro snow totals dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week as temperatures climb back into the 40s and 50s. elias:

big day for the a win against purdue means they win the big ten west division title. but after recent terror scares in france and germany... the university isn't germany... the university isn't taking any chances. local 5's alex giamo shares the changes in security you can expect at the game. (alex giaimo) due to recent events the university of iowa has tightened its security measures at kinnick stadium for the iowa- purdue game on saturday. fans should expect more extensive screening before, during and after the game. the new policy is modeled after the nfl- which places restrictions on purses and handbags. fans will be prohibited from bringing backpacks, purses or handbags into the stadium. bags that are permitted will need to be clear plastic, vinyl or pvc that do not exceed 14"-14 inches.

one-gallon clear plastic or ziploc bags are also permitted along with small clutch bags that do not exceed 4.5-6.5 inches. the clear bag policy is not tied to any specific threat but reflects modifications made by other venues in light of recent international events. (dave visin) we have no threat in iowa but we are looking at the best practices across the nation and we want to follow the best practices for the abundance of caution for our fans. (alex giaimo) fans should also expect an increased police presence at saturday's game which starts at 11.am. so you might want to give yourself some extra time to get your seat before kickoff. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo, local 5 news, we are iowa. all: (reax)

back... iowa's vote in their own and the results different than current polls.

forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put today we are looking accumulations with a winter storm central and northern falling first in

northwest iowa during the morning hours with accumulations starting as soon as 6 or 7am. here in central iowa we will still likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of should be this system will likely it. we will still be accumulating snow going through friday should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday and sunny with highs stay cold through the weekend but there is as temperatures climb

toss back. sabrina:

chance to help make their picks for president last night. more than 16- hundred kids from across the state voted in republican and democratic kid caucuses. students learned about each of the candidates, and then went through a condensed version of the caucus. organizers say it's important for kids to learn that they have a voice that matters, and have a big responsibility to help iowa keep its first in the nation status. " "people in general sometimes look at government, and go, can we make a difference? maybe they don't think government's doing the right job and they kind of just throw their arms up. this kind of gives them a way to be more effective, let see them that their voice is important."" in case you're wondering, the kids selected bernie sanders from the democratic side and doctor ben carson from the republicans. all: republicans. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another short break... but when we

come back... the winter storm is causing come back... the winter storm is causing a frenzy at local grocery stores. find out how metro locations

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." "i kind of panic, i'm like what if i can't get out or something. so i definitely rush to the grocery store" elias: it's coming! way and all the grocery stores will be bustling until right before it hits. grabbing the last-minute essentials to avoid getting caught in our first storm of the season.

scrapers ... anything to clean up the snow ... now's the time to get them. hardware stores are stocked with whatever you need to keep the walkways and decks clear. " shovels, we've sold a few snowblowers, we have solda few of (??)" few snowblowers, we sabrina: coming up after in with central accurate accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns

elias: topping your the metro area is

preparing for the first snow storm of the season. sabrina: speaking of the bad weather... you'll notice something different about the snow plows on the road later today - they have newly-colored lights! elias: and as presidential candidates speak their minds about the u-s accepting syrian refugees... one candidates answer is getting some attention. "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 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: today we are looking at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of central and northern iowa. snow will be falling first in northwest iowa during

starting as soon as 6 or 7am. here in central iowa we will still likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs stay cold through the some relief next week back into the 40s and 50s.

we now have the latest on the isis terror threat... the fbi says dozens of suspected radicals in the us are under tight surveillance because police fear they may be trying to pull a copycat version of the paris attacks. kenneth moton has more. pkg "script: (kenneth standup open) us counterterrorism officials say they've got their eyes on homegrown radicals as they work to prevent a paris style attack. (pkg) this morning, the isis watch continues in the us from coast to coast. the terror group released its third propaganda video this week threatening the us, this time promising to turn the white house black with fire. sot loretta lynch 1/4us attorney general we are operating around the clock to

uncover and disrupt and plot right now, federal law enforcement agencies are monitoring dozens of high risk radicals in the us around the clock as isis pumps out 90 thousand social media messages a day. there are terror investigations in every state...900 total. the goal is to prevent a paris copy-cat attack. after a deadly week in france, new cell phone video shows the moment europe's first female suicide bomber.... nats ...donated. her cousin...the suspected mastermind of the paris attacks also killed during that wednesday raid. french president hollande gave his military the order to intensify air strikes of isis targets in syria and iraq. (kenneth standup close) here at home, secretary of defense is prepared to engagement in the fight against isis saying we will defeat the terror group. kenneth moton, abc news washington. " sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

sam: weather adlib: today we are looking at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of central and northern iowa. snow will be falling first in northwest iowa during the morning hours with accumulations starting as soon as 6 or 7am. here in central iowa we will still likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10

through that area. as highway 20 will still accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry only in the mid 20s. we weekend but there is as temperatures climb back into the 40s and you may notice the snow plows on the streets later today. familiar amber flashing lights we're used to -- like these -- the d-o-t is debuting its new white and blue flashing lights. this is part of a new law passed last legislative session to increase safety. since 2009, dot plows have been hit more than 230 times, causing more than 40

state nearly 1.8 million dollars. plow drivers are hoping the new lights will make them easier to see " " we're lookingat this as a project that will increase safety not for just our drivers and operators, but for the traveling public as well " " elias: the blue light project will be tested for the next three years. meanwhile the dot will keep stats on accidents to see if all plows should be outfitted in years to come. sabrina coming up on good morning iowa... elias: we take a trip character andy's room...with a

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 police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....600 block of fleur southbound lanes. and a second at the....1400 block of 55th northbound lanes. 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

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meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of central and northern falling first in the morning hours starting as soon as 6 or 7am. here in central likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as highway 20 will still accumulations with 6-9 metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of metro snow totals dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be

snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week as temperatures climb back into the 40s and 50s. elias: everyone has their favorite disney movie. some prefer the classics, others lean more towards the computer animated features that began in 1995 with disney's toy story. the cutting edge film was a box office smash. the series is still a hit today for one 7-year- old who - thanks to a family in

ankeny - who recently took a room. take a look. movie open its nearly improssible to find a child who doesn't like disney's 'toy story' nat - child laughs, watching movie but you'd be lucky to find one who loves the franchise as much as 7-year-old camry cole nat "let's have ourselves a rooting, tooting good time! -hahahaha! elias: you've got yourself a bit of a toy story enthusiast..." lezie cole says: -that'd be an understatement, truly an understatement camry's mom, lezlie says the infatuation with the movie goes beyond watching each of the three installments on tv lezie cole says: she loves it to the point she wants her room painted like that, she wants her room to be like andy's room. she has a box like in part 3 where all the toys were. even on paper nat "toy story 3" buzz and woody are still number 1, which

wasn't the case just a year ago lezie cole says: "she had a really rough time in first grade with reading, it was a real struggle for her and she was frustrated and you could see it and it was affecting her behavior because i can't do this so i'm going to act out." thanks to a special reading prgram at her school nat - andy had a lot of fun camry - is doing much better nat - playing with his toys." lezie cole says: "she really made progress and she's an excellent reader now." but rewarding success hasn't been easy lezie cole says: "i"is really hard being a single parent in general let alone a single mom and you can't always do for them like you would want to and when an opportunity comes up something they really like that does your should well, too" nat - car door opens mcgrew comes in nat - hi, come on in --- look like you've got woody." turns out this 19- story nat - welcome to andy's room even more than camry morgan mcgrew it's been a huge part of

my life. mike mcgrew toy story never really left and when the thrid movie came out, impact on the boys. it just stuck and its been really great from the wood floors, to identical headboard - morgan's room, is actually andy's room -how long did this take to do this? mike mcgrew together in the last six months and a dream come true for this seven year old nat - laughin for a mom who would give the world to see her child happy, this reaction is somethign money can't buy lezlie cole "to see the reaction on her face is just priceless" all: (reax) sabrina we have lots

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advanced sales for "star wars: the force awakens" from abc's parent company, have crossed the $50 million mark. >> such anticipation has industry experts predicting it could become the highest grossing release in history. i believe that. >> wow, that's going to be a lot. and that's "america's money." >> have a great day. and off you go, and off you go, and off you go, for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the lasting energy of 100% whole grain quaker oats... and off you go. looks like some folks have had it with their airline credit card miles.

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meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green today we are looking at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of central and northern iowa. snow will be falling first in

with accumulations starting as soon as 6 or 7am. here in central iowa we will still likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix as temperatures will still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like highway 20 will still see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs

only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week as temperatures climb back into the 40s and 50s. sam toss back.

you'll want to take a look at this. sabrina: the world's second biggest diamond has been discovered in south africa. it is more than 11-hundred carats and was found in a botswana mine owned by the lucara diamond company. the company says

it uncovered two white diamonds in the same mine, one was 3 hundred-74 carats, the other 8- hundred-13 carats. all: (reax) elias: time for another short break here on good morning iowa .... morning iowa .... outside as you start your return, a look at start your day....when we return, a look at the top stories

"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 metro area is preparing for our first winter storm of the season, and grocery stores and drivers are on high alert for some major traffic. sabrina: the iowa deparmtent of transportation is debuting something new on its snow plows that you'll notice on the roads today - instead of yellow lights, you'll see blue and white flashing lights. elias: as presidential candidates from both sides continue to weigh in on the syrian refugee crisis, contender rick satorum told a crowd in dewitt yesterday that he wants to keep them out. sabrina: u of i's kinnick stadium is vamping up security for this weekend's game in the wake of

elias: just in time for thanksgiving - turkey prices are down - nearly 18 cents a pound compared to last week. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... hundreds of students from across iowa got to cast their votes in their own mock caucus - and the results are surprising. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright"

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 ((day and date)) elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to

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