disney. >> i want to get some colored pencils for my desk. >> thaare iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday december 8th thanks for joining us! sabrina: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to

mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning....

a bomb threat in newton leads to police taking two people into custody. officers searched a home on first avenue monday afternoon and found a device they think could be a bomb. the discovery forced an evacuation of nearby homes in the area, and the state fire marshal's office was called in to assist. the device was rendered safe and authorities took david and jennifer kelso into custody. charges are pending. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: a high school student who collapsed during basketball practice last week has died... sixteen year old drew jacobson was a player at woodward- granger high school. his family asked for thoughts and prayers from the community, but got an outpouring of support, including assistance in paying off medical and funeral expenses. people who knew the teen said he gave 110 percent of his effort to everything in life. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: hundreds of iowans crowded inside the state capitol monday to try and find answers to the questions they have about the state's new medicaid program. a growing

been the january first deadline, just 24 days away. the federal government still has to give it's approval before any of this can happen. sabrina: number four... sabrina: california authorities say the muslim couple that shot and killed 14 people and injured more than a dozen more last week had been radicalized for some time. fbi officials say the investigation is still very active and going in new directions as they try to find out who helped radicalize and possibly fund the couple. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: top five... sabrina: donald trump's response to last week's shooting in san bernardino has put him at the center of controversy. the republican presidential candidate has called for a shutdown of all muslims entering the united states. his plan has drawn criticism from both political parties, and his fellow candidates. sabrina: new this morning, the iowa d-c-i joins a suspicious death investigation in

sabrina: the investigation began with the discovery of a decomposed body near the county line with madison county. authorities say a hunter found the body of a female in her thirsties in a farm pond off of redwood avenue last week. an autopsy has since been conducted by the state medical examiner. due to the ongoing investigation, the cause and manner of death have not been released at this time. local five will continue to follow this story and bring you any new details as they are made available. sabrina: residents in a monroe county town will need to begin boiling there water this morning... sabrina: a planned boil advisory goes into effect beginning today for the city of lovilla. city workers will begin completion of a water main project later this morning, requiring the city's water supply to be shut down for a few hours. the project is the result of a leaking underground storage tank. officials expect the advisory to remain in place unti two sets of bacteria samples can be completed showing that the

sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to

sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully for awhile! for college there's not much rose bowl thanks to its history, pagentry and of n... and hawkeye fans

ten loss to michigan state were cheered up sunday afternoon as the hawks were invited to the granddaddy of them all. people sometimes forget, the rose bowl is the bowl all others judge themselves by and is the game that coined the term "bowl game." the hawkeyes will make their first trip to pasadena since 1991...and describe just what makes this game so special... "you think about the rose bowl, you think about tradition and you always play a tremendous opponent and that certainly will be the case this year. it is one of those games. i remember jimmy stewart being the grand marshall and i'm going way back now and everything about it is really significant and special for a lot of different reasons, a lot of different parties, not just football fans as well. but to take it all in the stadium, the scenery outside the stadium all the stuff that goes on, it's fantastic. so i'm really excited about going back and i don't wanna make it about me, but i think i speak for everyone in our program, it's going to be a great experience." "ya it's exciting, we're blessed and honored to have an opportunity to play in this game. it's the granddaddy of them all, the rose

we're excited to play in it. " sabrina: from friday the 102nd rose bowl between iowa stanford. underway at 4 pm new years day on stanford is an early six and a half point favorite. look for much more here on local five leading up to that big game. sabrina: local 5 news has a way for you to help right here at home this holiday season. we hope you'll help us "can hunger." on friday, december 11th.. come to the fareway store on 86th and meredith from 8 am until close at 9pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to help our neediest right here in central iowa for christmas and well into 2016. we are iowa and we give back to the community.

at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead.. coming up, a look at a unique nativity scene, plus a look at a special delivery for the iowa hawkeyes. 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 ...five-thousand block of northeast 22nd street and a second at the ...42-hundred block of northeast 94th avenue so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning

morning iowa in hd with ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: heavy floods cause severe damage in parts of oregon. landslides, heavy flooding and road closures are reported. the national weather service has issued a flood watch for the northwest section of the state and neighboring washington. although the watch is set to expire on wednesday, local forecasters say the rains should continue throughout the rest of the week. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few

sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully for awhile! sabrina

sabrina an ohio man is refusing to back down... even though local officials have ordered him to remove his very unique nativity scene. angelette levy has the story: " last year, when dixon set up his zombie nativity, he had a mission. it was supposed to advertise the haunted house he sets up, "13 rooms of doom". this year, he brought it back because it was such a hit - at least with some people like blaise harsch. but a few found it offensive. sycamore township told jasen dixon last year to take it down because he didn't have a permit. so this year, dixon says he worked with township officials when he applied. a day after he submitted the

was denied because the zoning code doesn't allow an accessory structure not buying it. dixon believes his zombie should stay for the dixon was told he dollars a day. and on received his first 500- dollar fine. and that many. sycamore township officials said the problem isn't with the zombies. the wooden shelter above it's not hurting even here for not even a month." all: (reax)

short break...but when we return.. the big news for the iowa hawkeyes prompted a special delivery from some of their biggest fans...

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest

tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sam toss back.

in take a look at this today... this today... sabrina: the rose bowl wouldn't be complete without the roses....and in this case 43- hundred of them.. hy-vee delivered the yellow roses to the iowa hawkeyes football team to celebrate their selection for the new year's day bowl game. overseeing the order was floral manager and die-hard hawkeye fan laurel hollopeter, who will be travelling to pasadena to work on the dole food company float for the rose bowl parade. all: (reax)

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... we take a look at consumer news ...with some big deals in the works and falling through in your money. ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina: keurig green mountain has been sold to an investor group led by j-a-b holding. the group will pay 13-point-9 billion dollars for the k-cup maker. the investor group that bought keurig green mountain

coffee and tea, stumptown coffee roasters and caribou coffee. j-a-b holding also owns jimmy choo and perfume maker coty. sabrina: meanwhile, g-e has scrapped a multi-billion dollar deal to sell its home appliance business to swedish company electrolux. the deal had been opposed by u-s regulators due to competition concerns. the company says it will continue to run the business as it looks for other options. the department of justice had sued to stop the deal in july, saying it would have eliminated a major competitor and left electrolux and whirlpool as the only big cooking appliance companies in the u.s. sabrina: oil prices are nearing pre- great recession levels. the price for a barrel of oil fell five percent monday to just below 38- dollars. that's the second-lowest level since early 2009. just a year-and- a-half ago, oil was selling at nearly 108 dollars a barrel.

news for u-s drivers, who will likely see gas prices continue to drop. sabrina: and finally...lebron james' nick-name is 'king james'.....and as far as nike is concerned, he's king for life. the company confirmed its deal with james to c-n-n - believed to be nike's first-ever lifetime guarantee. nike wouldn't say how much the deal was worth, but a source close to the deal told e-s-p-n it's nike's largest single- athlete guarantee ever. sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after 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... [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 " sabrina: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: 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: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday

and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina: our top story sabrina: our top story this morning, iowans turn out to try and get answers about the state's new medicaid program. sabrina:: hundreds crowded inside the capitol monday...all hoping to get the information they need before the rollout of the new plan next month.. iowans came from across the state to be part of yesterday's hearing...

joined the crowds in demanding answers, but say they're not getting any. a big concern is the january first deadline to change over the state's medicaid system to four private out of state companies. "senator ragan 23:17:23 my hospital isn't signed up with anybody, my doctor's not signed up with anybody. what do i do? good question." sabrina: one of the senators at the oversight hearing asked that the deadline for the rollout be moved to july first of 20-16. meanwhile, the federal government still has to give it's approval before any of this can happen. sabrina: local five has received a lot of your feedback on this issue....some feeling its a bad plan, but all still having lots of questions about how this will affect their healthcare. sabrina: and we want to keep hearing from you... let us know what concerns you have, and how you feel about the new plan. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook.

the contact information is on your screen. sabrina: now to some sad news out of woodward... a high school student... fighting for his life after he collapsed at basketball practice last week has died. doctors say his heart stopped and after days in the hospital... they couldn't save him. now the community is coming forward in a big way to help... family of 16 year old drew jacobson only asked for thoughts and prayers from the community when he had to be lifeflighted to the hospital... but that hasn't stopped hundreds of people coming forward to help pay off medical and funeral expenses... a go fund me in his name has raised 20 thousand dollars in less than a day. people who knew the teen said he gave 110 percent of his effort to everything in life. "drew would get disapointed when the team would lose a game or something like that, his dad would remind them that 'drew if you gave your best and did your best you can hold your head up and be proud because that's all anyone can ask of you. thats what drew did fighting in the hospital, he gave his best and we are all proud of him."

we'll have a link to that gofundme site, and funeral vistation information on our website... we are iowa. dot com. sabrina: a developing story out of newton, where police found a suspicious device monday afternoon. sabrina: the discovery of a suspicous device, leads to police taking two people into custody... officers searched a home on first avenue monday afternoon and found a device be a bomb. forced an evacuation of the area, and the marshal's office was called in to assist. rendered safe took david and jennifer kelso into custody. still under and charges are pending in the case. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

sam: weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry

should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina: new this police force this cold morning.. sabrina: marshalltown police department will take part in a cop event this morning.. the program chance to meet with their local police officers and discuss community issues and concerns. choosing a neutral space allows them to build relationships

befin at eight this morning at the hy-vee on south center street in marshalltown. sabrina: this week shows some changes to the line up for republican presidential candidates....with a new number one here in iowa according to monmouth univeristy. sabrina: texas senator new iowa front runner, surpassing donald trump by 5 points and taking his first lead in any primary state this cycle. trump's next with 19 percent and marco rubio next at 17 percent. monmouth university pollsters say ben carson has fallen fast, and that ted cruz has picked up most of those voters. cruz said a few months ago that he would give more time and attention to iowa, and he has been hosting events nearly every week. sabrina of course, trump has taken a stance that is causing controversy, and uniting both parties against him. controversy, and uniting both parties against him. more on that just ahead, but

short break here on good morning iowa. 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 up at two locations... one at the ....45- hundred block of 50th - northbound and a second at the....27-hundred block of m-l-k - northbound 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

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa."

monday's big weather story was that thick fog that made travel scary... but take a look at it rolling into chicago yesterday morning... in some locations visibility dropped to near zero. temperatures below freezing created icy, slippery conditions on on roadways, overpasses, sidewalks and pavement. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to

mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina:

from republican presidential candidate donald for "a total and complete muslims entering the united states." drawing criticism from everywhere, including his own party. abc's lana zak has more. "a stunning proposal from republican presidential front- runner donald trump--a ban of all muslims coming into america. 19:36:00 trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states trump's proposal has brought together--for perhaps the first time in this divisive campaign --republicans and

condemnation. jeb bush called him "unhinged." chris christie called it "ridiculous." sot-radio/christie this is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don't know what they're talking about, gfx: and in a rare move -- the republican chairs of three major campaign states -- iowa, new hampshire and south carolina -- all slamming trump's proposal. hillary clinton tweeting "this is reprehensible, prejudiced and divisive. donald trump you don't get it. this makes us less safe." even dick cheney agreed saying, this whole notion...goes against everything we stand for and believe in. trump's campaign said the ban would apply to "every" muslim coming into the united states... st. petersburg's mayor, turning the tables, tweeting: gfx: i am hereby barring donald trump from entering st. petersburg until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all trumps. tag: there are some who support trump-there was no shortage of enthusiastic applause for his proposal at trump's rally last night. but one muslim- american leader said trump "sounds more

mob" lana zak, abcn, washington " of course we think about trump's bold statement.... let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's richard bacon and reena ninan with america's money. america's money: good morning. topping "america's money"... more trouble for the chipotle restaurant chain. more than two good morning. topping "america's money" -- more trouble for the chipotle chain. >> more than two dozen boston college students got sick after eating at a local chipotle. the chain has been reeling since a recent e. coli outbreak in nine other states. >> e. coli is not confirmed in boston. both chipotle sales and its stock are plummeting. not so for gunmakers. shares of smith & wesson and other manufactures have jumped 70% on average this year. >> retail gun sales are up 5%

and lebron james has it good, and it's about to get better. the cleveland cavs star just inked a lifetime deal with nike. >> sources say the agreement surpasses the $300 million deal nike signed with nba star kevin durant last summer. >> i bet it does very well. >> i imagine it does. that is it for "america's money." >> have a great day, everyone. right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast.

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warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sam toss back.

trending now... sabrina: expect social media to get a little bit sweeter today...thanks to it being national brownie day... the sweet treat is a rich cross between a cookie and a cake... the first variety of these turned up in the 1800s in chicago...and had walnuts. according to the national day calendar, a chef first created them for a ladies luncheon. today, there are loads of different kinds of recipes. all: (reax)

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. sabrina: : 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

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... we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... headlines...in the morning refresh... sabrina: tragic news out of woodward, as the community mourns the loss of a high school basketball player who died after collapsing at practice last week. sabrina: hundreds of iowans travel to des moines to try and get answers to the questions they iowa's new medicaid program, set to roll out in less than a month. sabrina: the investigation into last week's mass shooting in california now tries to find those who radicalized the muslim couple and helped fund the shooting spree. sabrina: and a republican presidential candidates finds a way to unite the political parties....by announcing a very controversial immigration plan to address national security. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... it's an historic game for college football teams, and after two decades iowa is returning to the

is getting fans excited. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright"

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday december 8th thanks for joining us! sabrina: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam:

warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s over the weekend with rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina: let's get into the