it's x:00 a-m on december third elias: good to have everyone with us! have central accurate james peterson! (james adlibs) james: (sam adlibs) james: (sam adlibs) james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday

afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it seems! elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: authorities have identified the two suspected shooters that went on a rampage at a california office building killing 14 people and more than a dozen more injured. police released their names, 28-

and 27-year-old tashfeen malik...both dead after a shootout with police. investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the latest on monday's double homicide in des moines...the victims, bryon howard and heather belieu. a criminal complaint accuses michael wanchanic of shooting the couple multiple times. even while belieu held her eight- month-old infant. wanchanic was taken into custody tuesday night after a standoff with police. he has been charged with two counts of first degree murder. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: following a lengthy debate, british parliament has authorized air strikes against islamic state targets in syria, with the first air strikes carried out this morning. the target, an oil field in the eastern part of syria. the attack comes after france asked the u.s.- led coalition to bump up the military offensive against isis. sabrina:

number four... sabrina: the state of texas has taken further steps to block syrian refugees from being resettled in the lone star state. texas leaders have sued the u-s government to block six refugees from from resettlement in dallas this week. the move comes after a non- profit said it would place refugees in the state while ignoring objections by the governor of texas. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: retail chain target has agreed to a 39- million dollar settlement with several u-s banks following the massive data breach that affected roughly 40- million customers. banks lost millions when they had to reimburse customers who false charges on accounts following the 20-13 hack of target's database. sabrina: new this morning...a higher tuition bill coming to students at the university of iowa. sabrina: the iowa board of regents approved a three-percent bump in tuition during their meeting wednesday. undergraduate resident students at the university will see the increase at the start of

the next school year. undergrad see the increase at the start of the next school year. undergrad students from iowa at i-s-u and u-n-i are not expected to see an increas next year since the board previously upped tuition at the institutions starting with the upcoming spring semester. the increases come after state lawmakers failed to approved the regents funding request. elias: we're back with meterologist james peterson... james: (james adlibs) james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will

give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it

are following the latest developments in wednesdays mass shooting at an office building in california... elias: both suspects believed to be involved in the shooting are dead according to police.. sabrina: and overnight they released the identities of the pair, who they say are responsible for killing 14 people. abc's lauren lyster is has the latest. "lauren lyster intro: those two suspects have been identified as 28-year old syed rizwan farook and 27- year-old tashfeen malik. authorities say they do not know the motive at this point and are not ruling out terrorism. and though both suspects are dead investigators remain on scene and on alert script: nats - shooting it ended much as it began - with a barrage of gunfire? captured on this cell phone video. nats - my house is getting shot at right now. four hours of terror in san bernardino? after gunmen stormed an office building killing 14 people. the final

confrontation - on a neighborhood street lined with houses. a dark s-u-v riddled with bullets. a person with a gun - shot down just feet away. another dead inside. sot - chief jarrod burguan / san bernardino police department we are reasonably confident at this point that we have two shooters, and we have two dead suspects. he brother-in-law of one of them speaking out. sot - farhan khan / suspect's brother-in- law "why would he do something like this? i have absolutely no idea. i am in shock myself." aw enforcement tracked down the suspects just two miles from the initial attack? at the inland regional center. nats - "?ambulance sirens?" nats - "multiple shots that were fired, we're getting a suspect last seen wearing a black ski mask, all black clothing, carrying a shotgun." ot - juan hernandez / witness "kinda sounded like a shooting range?" those working there including the wounded, phoned their families. sot - kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you." t - sister "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. auren lyster close: the group holding that meeting - was the san bernardino county public health department. farook was an

environmental specialist for the farook was an environmental specialist for the county and had worked there five years. lauren lyster, abc news, san bernardino. " elias: yesterday's shooting rampage comes less than a week after the deadly rampage comes less than a week after the deadly shooting in colorado springs. both incidents have added fuel to the gun debate in the political arena... today's cover of the new york daily news runs the headline "god isn't fixing this" taking a strong stance against politicians who are calling for prayers instead of tighter gun control. gun control has long been a hotly debated topic, already being seen the presidential debates over the past three months. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break but still have lots more ahead on good morning iowa... elias: just ahead, we'll talk about a special ceremony coming up today here in the metro...bringing a piece of the twin towers to urbandale... 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 ...71- hundred block of norhwest sixth drive and a second at the ...42-hundred block of northwest 94th avenue 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

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: two very different views of the beijing skyline....one with tuesday's smog....then another from yesterday showing actual blue skies... those who live in the city had been suffering through

historically high levels of air pollution, but got a break from the haze. though it is not expected to last long, the smog problem has become something they live with on a daily basis. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) james: adlib toss. james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low conditions will stay but some clouds will be coming in saturday be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the

which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it seems! elias: let's take a look at a couple of the things happening today around the metro. elias: in urbandale, a retired new york firefighter will be presenting a piece of steel from the world trade center to a local business. carpet one will be receiving the piece in recognition of its support for the building for america's bravest program. retired f-d-n-y battalion chief

ed breeen will present the for the towers...breen was among the responders on duty during the 9-11 attacks. branstad is also part of the ceremony. also today, the of public safety and iowa state patrol plan to hold a rededication ceremony for a 19-35 ford tudor patrol car. will take place morning on the west side of the state capitol. members of iowa's public safety and law enforcement as well as the second-oldest living trooper in iowa will be part of the event. all: (reax) sabrina (reax) sabrina

when we come back... why some car-owners were left confused after having their cars towed...and returned.

most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" james: weather adlib: put script here in green thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much

40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to showers late saturday night into early now, i think the by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild

james: toss back.

in take a look at this today... elias: a city error turned into a big mistake in portland....on the city's leaf removal day. the 'no parking' signs were up, the tow trucks and parking enforcement were on the streets, but there were no tickets given out. some people still raced out of their apartments to move their cars. what they didn't know was that tow truck drivers had already moved the cars and then put them back. the city had apparently sent out an incorrect notification...givi ng the wrong date for removal. all: (reax)

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... after a massive data breach exposes their customer's credit card information....tar get finally settles with the banks that had to foot the bill... ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. " "

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina the latest pay out from the 20- 13 data breach of target customers....the retailer has agreed to pay 39-million dollars to settle with banks... the money will

cover the expenses the banks had to cover due to the massived date breach that affected roughly 40- million customers. banks had to reimburse ciustomers who lost money in the hack of target's database. sabrina: soft drinks are off the kids' menus at two popular restaurant chains. applebee's and i- hop are only serving soft drinks to children by request. the move is the latest to trim back on soda consumption by children. many school districts have pulled soda machines from school cafeterias and menus. the centers for disease control reports childhood obesity has more than doubled in the last 30 years-- and roughly one kid in five is now classified as obese. sabrina: 'tis the season to score the ugliest holiday sweater. in just a few years, the ugly christmas sweater trend has evolved...from a by-product of hipster culture...to an annual tradition embraced by entire families and workplaces. ugly-christmas- sweater-dot-com is one of the

biggest sellers hideous holiday two brothers started the business in late 2012...and this year, they're on more than five- million-dollars worth. sabrina: and ner nick gig will be with the electronics retailer says as its new chief cannon will help develop exclusive new products and radioshack's image. among other things, cannon will work on educational products related to learning math and science. radioshack is trying to work its way out of bankruptcy. sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break...james is in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist james peterson. james: (adlib toss) james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low

50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it seems!

we are leaning more about the events surrounding monday's double homicide in des moines...and the search for the suspect in the case... elias: the arrest of michael wanchanic came after a four- hour standoff with police tuesday night... someone spotted wanchanic at a

gas station in woodward. when police approached him, he took off in a stolen van. but the van broke down leaving wanchanic stranded. police say wanchanic eventually got cold and surrendered. now in criminal complaints we're learning more about what exactly happened to the two victims bryon howard and heather belieu. elias: local 5's claire powell walks us through the report. as monday's scene unfolded - you can see a confused step brother and roommate of michael wanchanic sitting next to the crime scene. he told local 5 news- off camera- wanchanic had been living with him, his stepmother, howard, belieu and their two children and was battling depression.. he said wanchanic was struggling with the one year anniversary of his fathers death when he shot and killed bryon howard and heather belieu. "probably wont make any sense to us" according to a criminal complaint filed wednesday morning, wanchanic "willfully, deliberately killed the victims by shooting

them multiple times." killing belieu while she held her 8 month old infant in her arms "children apparently in the home, theyll be taken to the hospital but are ok" thats when police say wanchanic hid the murder weapon in his room - grabbed a 9 mm and stole the victims van- leaving for slater. "we'll need to find mr wanchanic to get his side and how thatll help us and figure out what happened" 24 hours later, this was the scene. seen here in newly released dallas county sheriff dash cam video- wanchanic hiding in the broken down van on highway 141-- waving the handgun around threatening suicide. "had the vehicle lit, crawling around his van doing a lot of stuff,we could see the gun alot " after a four hour stand off- wanchanic said he was cold and you see him finally surrendering to police and deputies without any fight at all... elias: wanchanic has been charged with two counts of first degree murder... he'll be in court this morning look for more on this story

throughout the day here on local five. sabrina: meanwhile, family members are still in shock, and still grieving, after monday's unthinkable crime inside their home. and the house that bryon howard and heather belieu lived in...still has other tennants. one of bryon's best friends for 14 years lives there with his mother. while he's still not ready to go on camera, he says he and his mom are having a hard time even going downstairs, and are trying to figure out what to do with the bed that they were found on. meanwhile, family members are still trying to determine how they'll pay for funeral expenses. they have set up a go fund me page....the funeral services for howard and belieu are scheduled for saturday. elias: turning to national headlines this morning... elias: police have released the identities of the two suspected shooters who opened fire in california office building on wednesday.. the couple 28-year old syed rizwan farook and 27-year-old

tashfeen malik, appeared to have targeted a workshop and training event at the building... fourteen people were killed and more than a dozen more were injured during the shooting. authorities are confident they were the only shooters. " sot - chief jarrod burguan / san bernardino police department we are reasonably confident at this point that we have two shooters, and we have two dead suspects. " elias: the latest mass shooting comes just days after a man opened fire outside of a planned man opened fire outside of a planned parenthood clinic in colorado. both shootings have added more fuel to the debate over the issue of gun control. sabrina: we're back with meterologist james peterson... james: (james adlibs) james:

out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of

friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it seems! sabrina: the recent double homcide here in des moines has raised some questions of safety in the metro... let's take a look at the numbers... des moines' homicide rate averages about 12 a year. this year there have been 19 to date. the good news? des moines police say they typically solve about 90 percent of homicides. sabrina: of course, cops are trying to figure out how to stop murders from even happening. elias: des moines police and city

leaders don't argue that there has definitely been a surge in crime. their main focus now is how to stop it before it happens. once city council member admits the recent drive bys and killings have him keeping an extra eye out. he says this is a result of a change in times and easy access to guns. 21:23:33 people are solving issues different than 30 years ago, now they just shoot each other. elias: moore doesn't think the majority of the crimes in des moines have been gang related. he says it's a combonation of domestic violence... and young kids with too much time on their hands. sabrina: a western iowa farmer is recovering after losing four thousand hogs in a fire. sabrina: the blaze happened in wellman late tuesday night. the controller at brenneman pork says he got a call that a hog building was on fire. luckily, no one was inside at the time. the building is considered a total loss. elias: at ((time check))

have some super news coming up... sabrina: that's right, we take a look at the new trailer for a highly anticipated comic book movie...and discuss some of the tricks retailers use while you do your holiday shopping. 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 locations... one at the ....59- hundred block of southeast fifth--northboun d and a second at the....23-hundred block of indianola --norhtbound so use caution while driving.. .5900 block of se 5th n/b 2300 block of indianola n/b sabrina: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning

"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." elias: several roads and bridges are closed because of flooding in gilmer county, georgia. the sheriff's office posted these pictures of a road there covered in water. about half a dozen roads look like this... bridges are washed out. people in more than a dozen homes are now stranded..theres no way out... officials say their first priority is to get people to safety.

elias: anchor toss to wx james: adlib toss. james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days.

next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it seems! sabrina do you seems! sabrina do you sometimes wonder why you bought that

hideous outfit you never wear? or the ugly coffee mug you never use? elias: apparently -- according to recent studies -- apparently -- according to recent studies -- there may be science behind your shopping. mary moloney explains in today's consumer watch. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- stores are using psychology and research to encourage shoppers to open their wallets. for instance -- if items are on the middle of a shelf -- and if a price ends in nine -- studies show -- people are more likely to buy. how sales clerks treat customers -- may also influence shoppers. but according to a recent study -- the nice guy doesn't always finish first. in fact -- rude sales people in luxury stores -- can cause customers with lower self-esteem to spend more. and if you think the

music you hear is random -- think again. the right genre can make shoppers happier and lose track of time. studies show pop music leads to impulse buys. whereas shoppers may not pay attention to lesser known music -- and instead focus on prices. things to consider -- to help you shop smarter. " all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with america's money. america's money: good morning. topping "america's money"... a record- setting cyber monday. good morning. topping "america's money" -- a recall related to costco's chicken salad is expanding. >> the celery that was used in that salad has been blamed for an e. coli outbreak in seven states. >> the celery recall has expanded to more than a dozen states, and includes major grocery chains like walmart and safeway. full details at abcnews.com. the dow has slipped into negative territory for 2015 thanks, in part, to the mass shooting in california. >> many investors are also

waiting to hear what the fed says next week about interest rates. and like fruitcakes, we all make fun of ugly christmas sweaters. but somebody -- somebody's got to like them. sales are booming. >> in fact, three years ago, uglychristmassweaters.com had just $40,000 in sales. this year, the site is on track to sell $5.5 million worth. see. it's not just grandma who gives you those weird sweaters. >> who says they're ugly? that's "america's money." i know how it is. you're all set to book a flight using your airline credit card miles. and surprise! those seats sometimes cost a ridiculous number of miles, making it really hard to book the flight you want. luckily, there's a better way... with the capital one venture card. with venture, you'll earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, every day. and when you're ready to travel, just book the flight you want, on any airline,

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meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" james: weather adlib: put script here in green thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much sunshine we get those days. next week is also looking about 10-20 degrees above average for most of the days and dry! that is until we get to friday/saturday of next week when a stronger weather system is likely to bring us more rain- yes, rain! our mild winter is underway it

seems! james: toss back. sabrina: trending now... sabrina: and last night and last night got a big treat. for next year's superman was released...showi ng quite a few

what the movie will hold... if you have seen you, you already know we get a view of the true villain....and the first shots of wonder woman in action. keep in mind there is still one more super hero in the movie, that none of the trailers have shown in action yet, that would be aquaman. all: (reax) 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. : do you have a story for us...or a comment you want to share? well be sure to contact us. you can email us or call our newsroom... we're also on facebook.... "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the

"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... sabrina: authorities have identified the two suspected shooters that went on a rampage at a california office building elias: more details being released in monday's double homicide in des moines..

including how the couple was murdered. sabrina: following a lengthy debate, british parliament has authorized air strikes against islamic state targets in syria.. we'll tell you when the first strikes are set to happen. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... the political debate over guns continues following yesterday shooting rampage.. we'll show you who else is getting involved in the fight. elias: plus james has a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright"

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