morning.... sabrina: 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

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 concern has 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: 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

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 union county. 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 37 year old loretta dillinger in a farm pond off of redwood avenue last week. an autopsy has conducted by examiner. ongoing the cause and have not been released at this local five will continue to follow this story and bring you any new details as they are made available. sabrina: monroe county town will need 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

this morning, city's water supply to be shut down for a few hours. the result of a leaking storage tank. officials expect the advisory to remain in place unti two sets of bacteria samples can be showing that the water is safe. we're back with sam schreier... (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are keeping out

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 and high temps 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!

for college football teams, there's not much bigger than the rose bowl thanks to its history, pagentry and of course...traditio n... and hawkeye fans disappointed by saturday's big 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

and special for a lot 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 bowl's a big game and we're excited to play in it. " sabrina: three weeks from friday the 102nd rose bowl game kicks off between iowa and pac 12 champ stanford. things get underway at 4 pm new years day on espn. 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

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. sabrina 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

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"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: 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

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 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

but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina an ohio man is refusing to back down... sabrina an ohio man is refusing to back down... even though local officials to remove his very unique angelette levy has the story: " last year, when dixon nativity, he had a mission. it was

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 application, he received a letter saying his application was denied because the zoning code doesn't allow an accessory structure in a front yard. dixon's not buying it. dixon believes his zombie should stay for the holidays. dixon was told he could be fined 500 dollars a day. and on december 3rd he received his first 500- dollar fine. and that could be the first of many. sycamore township officials said the problem isn't with the zombies. the problem is with the wooden shelter above them that violates the zoning code

even here for not even a month." all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and richard bacon with tech bytes. tech bytes: in today's tech bytes... amazon unveils its latest tablet. t hey there, in today's "techbytes," amazon unveils its latest tablet.

edition features a new blue shade mode for night-time reading and one year of kindle unlimited. price tag, 250 bucks. apple wants you to enjoy even more music this holiday season. >> the company started rolling out an update to itunes match and apple music users which will allow them to store up to 100,000 songs. and take a look at this -- work is progressing nicely on apple's new campus in northern california. as you can see from this drone video, the building's scheduled to open in about a year. >> it includes a circular main structure, a visitor center and underground auditorium for product unveilings. those are your "techbytes." >> have a great day, everyone. there are 16 fresh-picked oranges squeezed into each bottle of tropicana pure premium. and absolutely no space for added sugar, water, or preservatives.

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iowa's capital city boasts a remarkable architectural portfolio rich in depth and quality. since the nineteenth century, it has captured visitors' attention with ornate structures like the iowa state capitol and the terrace hill mansion. when it embraced the city beautiful movement in the twentieth century, des moines became home to well-known work by eliel and eero saarinen, notably the city's innovative des moines art center. and the city's most recent contemporary architectural renaissance has produced lauded landmarks, including meredith corporation's headquarters, the central library, and the john and mary pappajohn sculpture park. jay pridmore showcases such examples and much more in his new book, des moines architecture & design, a beautifully illustrated survey of the architecture and design of iowa's largest city. the author will launch

tuesday, december 8 at 6:30 pm. signed copies of the book are a great gift idea for anyone who lives in (or loves) des moines. "now, we are iowa's

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" 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 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. sabrina: in take a look at this today... sabrina: the rose bowl wouldn't be complete without the

this case 43- hundred of them.. hy-vee delivered 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) sabrina time for another short break...when we return a look at your headlines

but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

"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. 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!

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: 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

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... state lawmakers 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

let us know what concerns you have, and how you feel about the new plan. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . 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

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." sabrina: 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 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. the device is still under investigation, and charges are pending in the case. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! 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

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: new this morning, a local police force wants to share a cup of coffer on this cold morning.. sabrina: the marshalltown police department will take part in a coffee with a cop event this morning.. the program gives the

with their local police officers and discuss community issues and concerns. choosing a neutral space allows them to build relationships and trust. the event will befin at eight this morning at the hy-vee on south center street in marshalltown. sabrina: a new poll out 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 ted cruz is the 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

controversy, and uniting both parties against controversy, and uniting both parties against him. more on that just ahead, but at ((time check)) stance that is causing controversy, and uniting both parties against him. more on that just ahead, but at ((time check)) we'll take a 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

"your wathcing good

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

sabrina: 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.

sabrina we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." "good morning america tease " "you're watching good

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: a surprising national security plan from republican presidential candidate donald trump...calling for "a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states." but the plan is 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

divisive campaign --republicans and democrats in universal 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

american leader said trump "sounds more like a leader of a lynch mob" lana zak, abcn, washington " sabrina: of course we also want to hear what you 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 time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster conditions] sam says ??? central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues after this!

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

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 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

sam toss back. 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.

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 concern has been the january first deadline, just 24 days away.

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... you'll want to know about this story in the big 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 sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final 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

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 elias: thanks for watching! good morning america starts right now. have a good day everybody!