"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday december second elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist james peterson! hey james! james: (james adlibs) james: (james adlibs) james: weather adlib: wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay

latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: a standoff lasting four hours on highway 141 has ended the search for michael wanchanic -- the man wanted for questioning in monday's double homicide. officials got a tip about wanchanic being at a caseys in woodward -- once police responded -- a chase ensued. but his van died on highway 141 in

wachanic will be processed at the polk county jail. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: local five sat down with the brother of heather belieu, one of the victims in that double homicide. belieu's brother ryan told us he met michael wanchanic last week when he came to the same house where the double homicide happened. ryan told us wanchanic seemed quiet and didn't stay long. his family can't understand what happened or why. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: angry protests in chicago over the killing of a black teenager by a white police officer. the incident has the illinois attorney general asking the federal government to investigate the chicago police department. the city's mayor, rahm emanuel called for the resignation of chicago's police superintendent. elias: number four... elias: elias: less than a month until iowa's new medicaid privatization plan rolls out, and questions still remain over

changes for child serve...which helps 3-thousand families every year. many parents are asking questions, and child serve is doing the best they can to answer them. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: the iowa hawkeyes will take the field saturday in the big ten championship while being lead by the big ten's coach of the year. head coach kirk ferentz swept both the coaches and media vote to earn the honors. the game will also determine if iowa or michigan state makes it into the college football playoffs. elias: the former casey city clerk accused of mai l fraud and arson spent tuesday in accused of mail fraud and arson spent tuesday in the courtroom.. dorothy dillinger has been accused of burning down city hall to cover years of fraud while city clerk. she entered a not guilty plea during the arraignment yesterday, and her trial will begin on february first. dillinger faces federal charges that she used city funds for

down the city hall the night before state auditors were set to investigate. sabrina: metro drivers experienced the new diverging diamond interchange on interstate 80 tuesday... the new intersection opened up to traffic yesterday at noon...engineers say its a much safer way to manage traffic. developers say it will relieve traffic on major roads like jordan creek parkway, university and hickman. work began two years ago, and cost 50 million dollars. here's what drivers are saying. luke miller driver "i was just testing it. so i came south to get on and head east. that was pretty easy. i mean, there's two stoplights, but it's pretty smooth." sabrina: the new interchange is also part of a much bigger development project... called "kettlestone" that's being built along grand prairie parkway in waukee. elias: we're back with meterologist james peterson... james: (james adlibs)

james: weather adlib: wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds

doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days! elias: our big story this morning is the end to a standoff on highway 141, and the capture of michael wanchanic... elias: wanchanic had been sought for questioning in monday's double homicide... officials got a tip about michael wanchanic being at a caseys in woodward -- once police responded -- a chase ensued. but his van died on highway 141 in bouton, starting the standoff. the road was

before he surrendered peacefully. the dallas county sheriff's office says he was alone and was armed with a handgun ""we had the vehicle lit up pretty good so you could see what he was doing, he was crawling back and forth over the seats doing a lot of stuff, we could see the gun a lot" elias: wachanic will be processed at the polk county jail. sabrina: local five had the chance to speak with the brother of heather belieu...one of the victims in monday's double homicide.... ryan belieu told us he met michael wanchanic, the person of interest, last week at the same house where the double homicide happened. he tells us belieu had been dating the other victim, bryon howard for years, and the two had just had a baby in march. both were remembered during a candlelight vigil held last night on the center street bridge. i just love that they got so much love and support out here it just doesnt make any sense to leave two babies like that without any parents sabrina:

how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: local five will continue to follow this story, look for more information throughout today... at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iow ahead.. sabrina: coming up, with a chance at the college football playoffs on the line, we get a preview of saturday's big ten championship game. ten championship game. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...13- hundred block of northwest 66th avenue. and a second at the ...88-hundred block of northeast 29th street. so take care on the roads today... sabrina: let's also get a quick look at

this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." james:: weather adlib: wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay

mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days! elias: when they take

saturday, the iowa hawkeyes will be lead by this year's big ten coach of the year. sabrina: but coach ferentz and the hawkeyes will be gearing up for their toughest opponent of the year. alex giamio has more from iowa city. "(alex giaimo) the goal from day one for the hawkeyes has been winning a big ten championship. now they'll get their chance on saturday against michigan state in indianapolis. two teams that pretty much match up dead even on paper. (kirk ferentz) in a lot of people's eyes we weren't supposed to be here right now so you know, but it is, you know, i say that tongue and cheek because it is important to us. it's not like we are out there just winging it. uh, we are probably the team that's not supposed to be there so you know, what the heck, let's go cut it loose and see what happens. (giaimo) ferentz will take his chances against a team with striking similarities to his own. both

dead even in turnover ratio. (henry kreiger-coble) top to bottom they are super experienced and the guys they have out there. i mean they are big guys, i mean they look like an nfl d-line, they are just huge, atheltic, and explosive guys, so that's what makes them good. (austin blythe) yea they've got a lot of good athletes up front and they work to finish plays and we got to get after them to, you know, kind of neutralize that. (giaimo) ferentz and his hawkeyes know that it's not a matter of stopping the spartans but more a matter of containing them. (cj beathard) it's hard to play a perfect game but we are going to have to play well and execute. we can't make many mistakes you know they are a good team but i think we are a good team, as well. (kirk ferentz) they are going to make plays. they are going to make plays offensively, defensively, special teams. and how we respond to those things really is going to dictate the success that we have or not. (alex giaimo) this will be iowa's first big ten championship appearance. kickoff at indianapolias will be at 7:17. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo, local 5 sports we are iowa. sabrina: a lot of excitment for saturday's big ten championship, with the winner between iowa and michigan state securing their spot in the college football playoffs.

we have you covered for the big ten championship all this week. local five's jordan furbee will be in indianpolis starting on thursday for coverage of the game. friday we'll be bringing you a special 30 minute big ten championship preview, hosted by sports director jon schaeffer. all: (reax) elias: we have lots more good elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. tech bytes: in today's tech bytes... kids' technology toy maker v-tech has been hey there in today's

think twice before hanging up those christmas light zblgs a british watchdog warnings that the holiday lights can slow down the wi-fi in the home. nokia has revealed its new virtual reality camera. >> it allows users to capture and feed 360-degree views but the price tag is $60,000. >> ouch. and instagram is apparently inspiring baby names. >> the most popular names of 2015, a new trend naming babies after instagram filters. lux is up 25%. >> ludwig is jumping 42% on the boys' list. >> by the way, top on the list jackson for boys. and sofia for girls. those are your "techbytes." have a great day. at ally bank no branches equals great rates.

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forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" james:

wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and

in the next 10 days! james: toss back. sabrina: in take a look at this today... sabrina: some middle school computer programming students in sioux city are showing

lights display. the lights are synced to music ranging from the "star wars" theme to "don't stop believing'" by journey. the students used more than 81-thousand lights and 20 miles of wires for the display. all: (reax) sabrina elias: well time now for another short break... but when we come back... before you go hanging up your light displays, before you go hanging up your light displays, make sure to light displays, make sure to check out our tips to help save time and frustration. ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: time to do your best clark griswold impression and hang the holiday lights...but before you bring out the decorations, we have a few tips... first let's talk

sure to throw away any lights that have damaged sockets, and loose or bare wires. plus, never overload an electrical outlet...and make sure not to connect more than three strands at a time. as for money, consider upgrading your as for money, consider upgrading your lights to l-e- d's....they'll use less energy and run cooler than traditional incandescent lights. elias: elias: the sales statistics for the 20-15 fiscal year from the iowa alcoholic beverage division shows an increase from last year. more than 329- million dollars was generated from the sales of liquor products. that's an increase of almost five and a half percent. and the drinks of choice? whiskey and vodka were responsible for the majority of sales.

morning... the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions]

"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...

(adlib toss) james: weather adlib: wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild

mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days! elias: on to our top story this morning, a police standoff connected to monday's double homicide. elias: des moines police found bryon howard and heather belieu dead monday...which lead to a search for michael wanchanic for questioning. sabrina: last night authorities received a tip about the where abouts of wanchanic...whic h lead to a police chase. however, wanchanic's van however, wanchanic's van

standoff with iowa state patrol and dallas county deputies... local five's kattey ortiz has more on this story. " " a standoff lasting more than four hours here on highway 141 ends the hunt for a person of interested wanted in monday's double homicide in des moines. -- state troopers were diverting traffic tuesday night in bouton while law enforcement were negotiating with a man in a standoff down the road. (very big relief we had about 30 officers on scene) officials got a tip about michael wanchanic being at a caseys in woodward -- once police responded -- a chase ensued. that's when he ran out of luck -- the van died, trapping him on 141. the dallas county sheriff's office says he was alone and had a handgun -- never pointing it at officers, but himself -- threatening suicide. "we had the vehicle lit up pretty good so you could see what he was doing, he was crawling back and forth over

after four hours of negotiations -- surrendered peacefully. (mother nature played a big part in it. his van wasn't running, he got cold, he finally gave himself up.) -- the dallas county sheriff's office says local charges. wachanic will be processed at the polk county jail. in bouton kattey ortiz local five news we are iowa sabrina: the brother of heather beleiu spoke with local five yesterday about the tragedy his family is suffering... ryan belieu says he actually met michael wanchanic, the person of interest, last week. he says wanchanic came to the same house where the double homicide happened....but seemed quiet and didn't stay long. meanwhile, he confirms his sister and bryon howard had been dating for years, and just had a baby in march. while flipping through family photos, no one

or why. "cause anybody that did knows that they got the chanec to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " sabrina: police still have not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: now, this case stretched into story county as well. sheriff's deputies were asked by des moines police to conduct a welfare check in connection to the double homicide. on monday, they checked a home on the 100 block of 1st avenue in slater for peggy reed. reed's familys confirmed she is the ex-wife of

monday evening by the suspect just an hour after police discovered the double homicide. the dallas county sheriff tells us that reed was returned home safe sometime last night before wanchanic was involved in the police chase and ensuing standoff. sabrina: we're back with meterologist james peterson... james: (james adlibs) james:: weather adlib: wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves

some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days!

less than a month until iowa rolls out it's new medicaid plan. as it stands right now, 4 out-of-state companies will be taking it over, but there are some major concerns. . the medicaid change means big changes for child serve. it's an agency that helps children with special health care needs. they help 3- thousand families every year, about 75 percent of the families use medicaid to help pay for services. many parents are asking questions, and child serve is doing the best they can to answer them. lloyd 20:54:56 everybody wants to know what's happening, some of those questions we don't know what the answers are going to be yet. elias: three major concerns with the change from medicaid include concerns with the change from medicaid include that january 1 implementation date... also, an

law judge's recommendation to throw out one of the state's managed care contracts - well-care. out of 40- thousand health care providers, the department of human services has not released how many of them thousand health care providers, the department of human services has not released how many of them have signed contracts with the new companies. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have a heartwarming story coming up...caught on dashcam video... elias: johnston police help a gentleman create a very unique marriage proposal...and we'll sahre their story. 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

police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....four-hundred block of southwest 42nd, northbound and a second at the....three- hundred block of east mc-kinley eastbound so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 atmlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! after this!

"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." james:

wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days! elias:

elias: star wars excitement is everywhere as excitement is everywhere as the new movie gets closer....but some of the badguys from the film decided to do a good deed. over the weekend, a missouri family began setting up their christmas tree...using storm trooper action figures as tree...using storm trooper action figures as tree...using storm trooper action figures as helpers.. the figures were placed in various stages, making it look as though they assembled the tree... the video was posted to facebook, received more posted to facebook, received more than 700- thousand likes. all: (reax)

(reax) sabrina we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." on "good morning america." america."

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: okay -- ladies, there are boring marriage proposals. and there are creative marriage proposals. we can agree on that, right? elias: we can agree on that, right? elias: well, we have a really creative one that happened really creative one that happened thanksgiving day in johnston. it was such a crazy idea -- the cops even had to get involved. local five's jack miller explains nats - cop asking for id jeff schulte is really in trouble this time. he's pulled over by johnston police for the second time in a year. except this time, you're looking at a set-up. this police body cam video captures a very clever plan between jeff and johnston police. nats - more interaction between jeff and officer a year ago at thanksgiving time it was for real. jeff was actually ticketed for

right in front of his girlfriend's parent's house when he was going to meet them for the first time. her whole family saw it. jeff was embarrassed. so a year later, when jeff decided to propose to jenna, he figured johnston p.d. might do him a favor. sb jeff "wanted to do something crazy." "a lot of timing involved, i was nervous." he and officer matt chiles, the same guy who gave him the real ticket a year earlier, worked it all out. nats - you were doing 46 in a 35 a bogus speeding violation. jeff was even pretend handcuffed behind his car. and jenna was finally asked to get out of the car too. nats from cop -- would you get out and check this merchandise to see if it's stolen. he has a theft warrant. the look on jenna's face proves she has no

moments are priceless. nats - will you marry me? her reaction up until they hug sb - it took my emotions to the extreme. i was in shock for a long long time and it was a welcome break from the difficult work of real policing for officer matt chiles. sb -- just a nice break to be able to do something fun like this. all: (reax) elias:

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

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" james: weather adlib: put script here in green wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even

the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s and very little precipitation expected in the next 10 days! sam

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

look at your top five.... sabrina: a standoff lasting four hours on highway 141 has ended the search for michael wanchanic -- the man wanted for questioning in monday's double homicide. officials got a tip about wanchanic being at a caseys in woodward -- once police responded -- a chase ensued. but his van died on highway 141 in bouton, starting

after interviewing him, this morning des moines police charged wachanic with two counts of first degree murder. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: local five sat down with the brother of heather belieu, one of the victims in that double homicide. belieu's brother ryan told us he met michael wanchanic last week when he came to the same house where the double homicide happened. ryan told us wanchanic seemed quiet and didn't stay long. his family can't understand what happened or why. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: angry protests in chicago over the killing of a black teenager by a white police officer. the incident has the illinois attorney general asking the federal government to investigate the chicago police department. the city's mayor, rahm emanuel called for the resignation of chicago's police superintendent. elias: number four... elias: less than a month until iowa's new medicaid privatization plan rolls out, and questions still remain over the new plan. it means big changes for child serve...which helps 3-thousand families every year. many parents are asking questions, and child serve is doing the best they can to answer them.

and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: the iowa hawkeyes will take the field saturday in the big ten championship while being lead by the big ten's coach of the year. head coach kirk ferentz swept both the coaches and media vote to earn the honors. the game will also determine if iowa or michigan state makes it into the college football playoffs. sabrina elias: james has a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... james: final weather adlib wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to no accummulation is expected, except maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thsday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun

good morning, america.