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 50s. also coming up news midday.... a new isis threat comes to the united states now-- amanda: yesterday. of his time in newton. amanda: weather is coming our way. what you need in the road in time for the big storm. "local 5 news midday in iowa" amanda

joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: most of the state is still under a winter storm warning. many transportation officials have been prepping for several inches of snow. local 5's claire powell is at west des moines public works and is joining us live with more. claire/tvu script amanda: with the snow

amanda: with the snow approaching, the des moines police department has a few tips to stay safe out on the roads today-- if you have to head out on the road, make sure to drive slowly and keep a safe distance between cars, and of course, have enough gas for wherever you are planning on going to -- and once you reach your destination, keep an eye out for any parking restrictions. make sure you follow us throughout the day here at local 5 to stay updated on snowfall and winter weather

we may not have seen any snow yet here in the metro, but fort dodge is already seeing white. take a look at this picture... this is just the beginning of what's to come... they're expected to get 7 to 9 inches tonight. amanda: in this morning-- the jordan creek mall has cancelled its holiday tree lighting and fireworks event scheduled for this evening. but santa will still arrive at 5 pm. they say they cancelled the event to ensure the safety of their guests. amanda: you may notice something different about on the streets later today. familiar amber flashing lights 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. plows have been hit more than 230 more than 40 costing the 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 the traveling public as well " amanda: project will be tested for the years. dot will keep stats on should be outfitted years to come. and be sure to plows are today-- you see which already been plowed and which ones are up next-- on the plow tracker on the department of transportation's website-- you can check out where the plows are and their road conditions in real time. if you want to check it out, just o-t dot gov driving. amanda: and as the iowans are encouraged to winterize their homes and especially their cars. a local mechanic tells us a few steps will save you in the long run. "check your coolant first and foremost you

dont want to be stranded any where when your coolants 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 wont be able to get any traction." amanda: if you need a shovel ... ice 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 decks clear. few snowblowers, we have solda few of (??)" "i kind of panic, i'm like what if i can't get out or something. so i definitely rush to the grocery store" amanda: it's coming! snow is on it's way and all the aisles at snow is on it's way and all the aisles at grocery stores will be bustling until right before it hits. iowans are grabbing the last-minute essentials to avoid getting caught in our first storm of

the season. amanda and be sure to send in any photos and videos of the weather today, you can connect with us on twitter. but use hashtag #local5weather amanda meteorologist joins us again with a look at your forecast. weather adlib: 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 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. amanda: back in your local election back in your local election headquarters-- donald trump was back in iowa last night... amanda: he was in newton for a town hall meeting with voters. the hot topic for

voters. the hot topic for politicians this week is what to do with isis and possible posing as syrian and donald 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 " amanda: but after his town hall, trump met in a more intimate setting with his voters. and during the "after party" donald trump welcomed this man--dave mcneer--to showcase some of the new campaign merchandise. amanda: mcneer owns maxim advertising in newton, and 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 which as been great. dave 3:40 so many people saw that 60 ot us, mr. trump doesn't konw me, offered to help in certain ways. it was amanda: 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, because that's what mr. trump wants. amanda: : although the vast majority of the kids who participated in last night's youth caucus program won't be able to vote in this election, or even the next one, there was a valuable lesson to be learned. there's a lot of work that goes into picking delegates and candidates for president. local 5's jacob peklo explains. natural sound of laughter zach wallace is very interested in the political process.

zach wallace, goodrell 8th grader: "the people, like, working behind it, how much hours are put into everything, how people get so riled up about it." on thursday night, he was one of hundreds of kids taking part in kids' caucuses all around the state of iowa... learning how both republicans and democrats pick their candidates trinity grace, se polk 10th grader: "there's such a big difference." students could go from table to table, to find out more about the candidates before choosing their favorites... natural sound: "that's cool." ...which they're learning about in school. natural sound: "what grade are you in?" "8th." sydney northway, se polk 10th grader: "i feel like it shouldn't be so extreme, so much that they have to start going for it a year, maybe two years ahead of it." first, students got to hear pitches from each republican candidate, before casting a vote. gloria mazza, polk county republicans: "maybe jindal was somebody they were backing. now they have to go with their second." then, they moved on to the longer, democratic process... natural sound: "that way." ...where they could try to persaude their friends to join them.

"there's a lot more that goes into a caucus than just picking a candidate." and after the frantic day of making selections, natural sound: "thanks for coming over." many are glad they won't have vote for real, until the next election. molly harvey, 10th grader: "kinda glad i don't get to do it, 'cause i feel kind of pressured to make the right choice." amanda: and the results came in over night for both the democrat and republican youth caucuses. bernie sanders won over youth democrats across the state, with hillary clinton coming in third at 14 percent of the vote. over on the republican side, the top five finishers include ben carson at 22 percent, while donald trump came in second at 15 percent. amanda: coming up on local 5 news midday... how to best prepare for the coming winter weather-- what you need to keep you and your family safe at home and on the roads, coming up-- amanda: and... local 5's elias johson takes a look inside the disney classic toy story and how it touched the heart of one boy here in ankeny. amanda: next.... this weekend's the iowa hawkeyes game verse purdue. we'll tell you what they're doing to up their security in time for the big game.

news midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa (music sting)" amanda: this saturday is a big day for the iowa hawkeyes. 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 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)

and the weather is also affecting the last round of high school football playoffs. games have been cancelled at the u-n-i dome for today because of the snow. they will be rescheduled for monday. "there are a lot of moving parts for uni there are a lot of moving parts for us that we had to get into place but ultimately when you look at what is best for the teams and what is best for the spectators in terms of travel and saftey. we had to do something, monday was the option, we worked togther extreamly well with uni to make this happen. " amanda sam is back now... sam 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

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

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" 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

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 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 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 back into the 40s and 50s. sam: amanda: thanks sam amanda

thanks sam amanda still to come on local five news midday... we'll have some healthy and tasty thanksgiving recipes for you from our local whole foods market here in west des moines.

healthy holiday tips from whole foods greg vandenberghe west des moines whole foods how to fight holiday weight gain intro your thanksgiving feast can be healthy while fulfilling everyone's appetite for traditions. whole foods market has some great tips that you can use to make some great additions or

your dinner healthy and pleasing. baked pecan sweet potato over traditional sweet potato casserole a wonderfully healthy popular marshmallow-covered sweet potato casserole. raw cranberry sauce over traditional canned or heavily sugared sauce. this recipe is very easy gravy ingredient basic gravy has flour, butter. some good gravy a little healthier mashed cauliflower over mashed potatoes mashed cauliflower tastes similar to mashed potatoes. closing great recipes visit m or come out to whole foods market, our knowledgeable team members can help recommend the right options for your thanksgiving dinner! you can also pre- order your turkey and all the sides until nov 23rd in store or through our online store. come on out to whole foods market and we will be happy to show you some great

healthy one this season. " you're watching

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : amanda: 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 trip to andy's

nat - music 'toy story' movie open "you got a friend in me..." 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 with the movie goes of the three 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 even on paper "toy story 3" buzz and woody are wasn't the case just a 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: "it's 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 for them to enjoy something they really like that does your should well, too" nat - car door opens mcgrew comes in nat - hi, come on in --- woody." year-old loves toy story nat - welcome to andy's room even more than camry morgan mcgrew it's been a huge part of my life. toy story never really left and when the thrid movie came out, that really had an morgan mcgrew it just stuck and its

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 most of it came 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 lezlie cole her face is just johnson, local 5 news--we are iowa. amanda: coming up on local 5 news midday... big weather to hit the metro later today we'll tell you the latest you need to know-- amanda: next.... the threat of isis now hits a little closer to home--

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: most of the state is still under a winter storm warning. many transportation officials have been prepping for several inches of snow. local 5's claire powell is at west des moines public works and is joining us live with more. claire/tvu1 script amanda:

track where the today-- you see which streets have already been plowed and which ones are up next-- tracker on the transportation's check out where and their road conditions in real time. if you want to check it out, just head to iowa d- o-t dot gov slash winter driving. amanda: as the winter approaches, iowans are encouraged to winterize their especially their a local mechanic steps will save

run. "check your coolant dont want to be low and you can't get to check your tires little slick you dont wanna have under infalted tires you wont be able to get any traction." amanda: shovel ... ice scrapers ... anything to snow ... now's hardware stocked with whatever you need to keep the walkways and decks clear. " shovels, we've sold a few snowblowers, we have solda few of (??)" "i kind of panic, i'm like what if i can't get out or something. so i definitely rush to the grocery store" amanda: it's coming! snow is on it's way and all the grocery store" amanda: it's coming! snow is on it's way and all the aisles at grocery stores will be bustling before it hits. last-minute avoid getting caught in our first storm of

amanda and be sure to send in any photos and videos of the weather today, you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. but use to use the hashtag #local5weather amanda meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. 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 or 7am. here in central likely have to wait noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix 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 continue to stack up the evening. the should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible of now it looks like see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the

there are terror investigations in every the goal is to prevent 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 ash carter says the us is prepared to change the rules of engagement in the fight against isis saying we will defeat the terror group. kenneth moton, abc news washington . " amanda meanwhile-- a spirit airlines flight headed to minneapolis yesterday returned to the airport after just 15 minutes in the air-- authorities say the spirit airlines flight returned to the fort lauderdale- hollywood international airport after a passenger made a bomb threat. a bomb squad investigated, using bombing- sniffing dogs, but nothing was found. the sheriff's office said they and the f-b-i

would interview the two men involved in the incident. the flight eventually took off, but some of the 92 passengers on board decided to stay behind. amanda still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate

most accurate forecast with schreier. certified by experts" sam weather adlib: today we are looking at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting a winter storm warning for much of iowa. snow will be

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 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.

amanda: amanda you're watching local five news midday.

sam: we're joined now by jerry holub, our resident horticulturist. here's here every friday to tell us what we need to know to keep our gardens, plants and yards healthy, happy and green. jerry, how is it going? now... he'll be available for all your gardening needs at the

saturdays. about the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown farmers' market - presented by unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown farmers' market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of baked goods, and many varieties of iowa raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit, lamb and tilapia. amanda:

and before we today is the first day of the des moines winter market! it will be today and tomorrow from 9 am until 1 pm at the kaleidescope at the hub and capital square downtown. for more directions please visit the website there on your screen. 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

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

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