friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sabrina: let's get into the top five this let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: we begin with a breaking overnight story out of woodward...whe re just before two a-m this morning local authorities were able to bring a standoff to a peaceful end. the woodward police chief said that they had negotiated with the driver of a vehicle for just over an hour, and that the person did have a weapon. we are still working on more

story, look for more ahead on local five news and online at we are iowa dot com. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: a roosevelt girls basketball coach and special education teacher is in jail this morning...charge d with felony sex abuse of a student. des moines police say 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself in yesterday afternoon. a warrant had been placed for his arrest over the charges. the school has placed johnson on administrative leave pwnding the results of the investigation. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: an end has come to a metro child abuse case, christina williamson was sentenced tuesday to five years in prison. while running a daycare out of her pleasant hill home, a video captured her abusing children. williamson pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment, in exchange for some other charges being dropped. sabrina: number four... sabrina: republican presidential

facing major fallout over his proposed plan to bann all muslims from entering the u-s. his idea for for ensuring national security has met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country and around the globe. some have even called for him to drop out of the presidential race. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: it looks like guns will be a popular gift this holiday season. local sheriff's offices are struggling to keep up with the demand for permits to carry, and that's a big change from previous years. two factors fueling the surge...a 20-11 change to iowa's gun laws, and the recent gun violence making headlines across the country. sabrina: the country. sabrina: new this morning...a town hall meeting to discuss water morning...a town hall meeting to discuss water quality in the hawkeye state.. sabrina: the topic has been a big issue over the past year due to concerns of nitrates in the raccoon and des moines rivers.. the league of

the meeting tonight, discussing the importance of clean water for iowa's agricultural sector. they plan to call on the governor and state agencies to take stronger action in protecting iowa watersheds. the meeting is scheduled for six p-m at north side public library. sabrina: meanwhile, the iowa department of natural resources is looking for applicants to fill seats on the brushy creek board. the board acts as advisors on issues regarding the popular recreation area in webster county. the iowa d-n-r is looking for qualified applicants who are active in recreational trail activities. january fifth is the deadline for applications to be filed. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highfalls g back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next

the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sabrina: caucus night is quickly approaching and that means many iowans are getting ready to cast their vote. and there are plenty of candidates for caucus-goers to choose from. sabrina: but one major concern is for the iowans who may not be in the state at caucus time, and want to be sure to get their vote in for the caucuses. the iowa democratic party is launching a new initiative this election cycle, ensuring all iowans get the chance to cast their vote.. on february first, iowa democrats will be able to participate, using their phone. "we listen to people when they have feedback about how the caucuses work, and one of the things we heard is that some people can't participate, and certainly our military are so important to us and we just felt like that was something we

concentrate on." iowans who are registered to vote but out of state, such as military members...can sign up for the tele-caucus by military members...can sign up for the tele-caucus by visiting the iowa democratic party's website. the deadline to register is january 6, 2016. once registered, you will be given a pin that will allow you to call in on caucus night and cast your vote. and remember, caucus night is february 1. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... coming up, we see how one man is spreading christmas cheer with a very unique vehicle. 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 ...eight-thousand block of northwest 37th street. and a second at the ...31-hundred block of northeast 46th avenue. so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at

valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! morning iowa in hd with "your wathcing good

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: take a look at this. devastating flooding is causing numerous problems in western norway....even carrying away a home. many people were forced to

major roadway connecting western and southern norway was shut down. meteorologists are calling this a "200-year flood". and warn affected areas could be in for even more heavy downpours. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to

with a couple small snow chances. sabrina this year...santa may be missing his sabrina this year...santa may be missing his sleigh...but the good news is... he'll have his golf cart. allison bourne- vanneck takes a look how one family is spreading the christmas cheer. " script: this year...santa's " script: this year...santa's

he still has rudolph leading the way....but instead (nats) he's spreading cheer in high gear...on golf cart (mark gallagher/ "santa": "we were decorating the yard, and one of my kids turned around, and started putting lights on the golf cart, and it just evolved from there." ) it started with a few christmas lights....but then came rudolph....a christmas tree...a snow man...snoopy.... (nats) and of course...you can never have too many santas.... (nats) (mark "each day i add, we've been adding something to it, and it's evolved into, what you see behind you, and i don't think there's room for anything else.") there's just enough room for santa, and his helpers.. (nat/santa: "i need my elves!") and once everyone is in place...it's time to get to work (nat:music) ("christianna gallagher/ wife, mother, "ms. claus": "it's been so fun, seeing him so excited, and seeing my kids be so excited, and what started as some little

exploded.") (nat: music) the christmas golf cart....cruises through this neighborhood in broussard...families, and their children come outside...to see santa himself... (ceylon williams/ neighborhood resident: "i think it's absolutely precious, the kids love it, i mean everybody comes out every single night. i don't know what we're going to do when january gets here, it's been great!") (mark gallagher/ "santa": "it's been a lot of fun. it's been something i've just been able to jump in with my kids, and my family, and bring holiday cheer to a bunch of people especially my neighborhood.") the christmas golf cart will to hit the road...every day...until christmas. it's been hard at worksince thanksgiving " all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first

reena ninan and 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... apple releases a new product, completely unannounced! a hey there, in today's "techbytes," apple release a new product completely unannounced. >> the new smart battery case could keep it running for up to 25 hours. competing cases last longer and are cheaper, price tag, 99 bucks. and if you feel like you spend a majority of your dayton internet, you're not alone. >> a new poll shows 21% of

almost constantly. three-quarters use the internet every day. how you end a sentence in a text message matters. a study finds ending wit a period makes it look less sincere. >> and that makes a text even more sincere and that's our final word of texting period. >> boom. those are your "techbytes." >> have a great day. with my moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the possibility of a flare was almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told me that humira helps people like me get uc under control and keep it under control when certain medications haven't worked well enough. humira can lower your ability to

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december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sam toss back. sabrina: in take a look at

this today... sabrina: beijin has been struggling with smog, and is now under its highest alert for pollution. but one of the country's artists has found a way to transform that air pollution....into bricks. he uses a vacuum to collect toxic particles from the air, some 30 times smaller than a strand of human hair. the artist wants to raise awareness of the problem, in hopes that the government will take steps to bring back fresh air. all:

sabrina well time now for another short break... but when we come back... we take a look at consumer news, and more on a beer merger that has fans hopping mad. ...but first here's what happened

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morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina after decades of rivalry among budweiser, coors, and miller -- all three beer brands are about to be united. but not all

together, the makers of budweiser and miller include eighteen of the world's forty most popular beers. if they merged they would control close to a third of the world's beer market... something that has smaller brewers worried. an iowa beer industry expert headed to washington to testify on why the deal should be stopped 1:24"people with deep pockets ... startling 1:31 sabrina: senator chuck sabrina: senator chuck grassley invited wilson to testify at this senate judiciary subcommittee hearing. they're investigating any antitrust issues. it's still a "possible deal", which still needs regulator approval. sabrina: girl scouts have sold two and a half million boxes of cookies online this year. but the news is bittersweet. overall, sales were down and those iconic door-to-door and sidewalk sales are disappearing. the cookie program was originally designed to

business and how to be entrepreneurs. online sales weren't part of the plan. but organizers have changed the app to give scouts more ways to be involved...even leading to some setting up their own cookie selling websites. the organization says by 2017, all girl scout councils will use the digital platform. sabrina: and finally, it took only hours for the newest barbie doll to sell out. mattel created a special doll based on ava duvernay-- the director of the film "selma". the new barbie went on sale monday at one p-m... and was sold out within three hours. the duvernay doll is one of six barbies mattel will produce as part of a collection. the dolls are based on six part of a collection. the dolls are based on six women from variety magazine's power of women luncheon. 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...

good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we

"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: today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during

and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sabrina: new this morning, authorities in dallas county end up in a standoff earlier this morning... sabrina: we are still gathering details about the early morning standoff that involved woodward police.. just before two a-m this morning local

able to bring the standoff to a peaceful end. the woodward police chief said that they had negotiated with the driver of a vehicle for just over an hour, and that the person did have a weapon. we will continue to follow this story throughout the day, look for more ahead on local five news and online at we are iowa dot com. sabrina: this morning a roosevelt girls basketball coach and special education teacher is behind bars... sabrina: the educator turned himself in to authorities tuesday evening after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of sexual exploitation by a school employee...and assualt with intent to commit sexual abuse... 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself over to des moines police, just hours before his team was set to play a game tuesday night. the school tells us coach johnson has been placed on adminstrative leave pending the results of this investigation... johnson just started coaching this team in the fall... but he is not a new face at the school. he used to coach girls basketball at the school

we have a long history and you know a successful history with the school, he was not an unknown teacher or coach when he came back to roosevelt this year. sabrina: the school district did send out an email to parents explaining the situation and that johnson had been placed on adminstrative leave. according to online arrest records... bail has not yet been set for johnson. sabrina: one of our viewers tipped us off to this story, and so if you have something you'd like us to look into, feel free to contact us. send local 5 news your news tips. email us at: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. we're 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 stories that are important to you. sabrina: a metro child abuse case came to an end tuesday, with the sentencing of a pleasant hill daycare provider. christina williamson will spend 5 years in

arrested back in may after her husband saw video of her abusing the children. williamson had reached a plea deal in this case.. pleading guilty to two counts of child endangerment, in exchange for some other charges being dropped. the video of williamson used as evidence in the trial has also been released by police. we have posted to our website...we are iowa dot com....and want to warn you that it is disturbing., sabrina: and now to the latest on the fallout from republican frontrunner donald trump's call to block muslims from entering the united states. the controversial proposal is being met with a chorus of near- universal condemnation. abc's lana zak has the latest. "script: package: sharp condemnation for donald trump from everyday americans to fellow republicans -- ?.all in response to trump's most recent controversial proposal to temporarily ban muslims from entering the us.: but for young muslim americans, its hard to see the republican front-runner's opinion as a one-off... i'm used to hearing things like "go back to

discriminatory phases like this and i'm really sick of hearing it, this is my country. gfx 10: on the front cover of the new york daily news, a paraphrase of that famous poem about the hollocaust: it reads..."when he came for the muslims , i did not speak out... but in an interview with abc news' barbara walters, trump disputes the comparisons to hitler... 141430 are you a bigot? 141432 not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. tag: the head of congressional republicans, paul ryan said trump doesn't views but he stopped short of saying he would not support trump if he republican democrats are saying should be part of the nearly universal condemnation. lana zak, abcn, w. " sabrina: meterologist

(sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during

and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances.

sabrina: it may not be christmas yet, but 30 kids in the davenport area have recieved newly refurbished bikes and helmets. and the source may surprise you. inside the scott county jail low risk minimum security inmates can take part in a bicycle restoration program, a chance for them to give back. along with being able to bring joy to some kids, those who take part also gain a sense of accomplishment. " (dylan jungjohann/community restoration worker) building the bikes is fun because you get to see them in the state when you get them from the police department or whatever they're kinda broken and stuff and you look at them and you're like wow i built that. it's a great feeling to look at it and know you fixed it"" sabrina: for some of the inmates, the program has helped them turn their life around. it also gives them a chance to earn some money and hone a skill. 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,

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 here on good morning iowa... coming up, why guns seem to be the go to holiday gift this season.. 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 ....18- hundred block of second avenue - south bound and a second at the....four- thousand block of woodland - east bound 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 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." mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

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: the downpours in washington state is causing problems, and creating some impressive sights.. you can see the massive amount of water coming over the snoqualmie falls. a phase 3 flood warning is in effect - meaning roads and farmland in the immediate area will likely be inundated by water before the snoqualmie river crests. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way

should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sam toss back. sabrina:

sabrina: estately shows us which states are most enthused about christmas movies... the ranking is based on facebook data, with iowa coming in at number six... so what christmas movie are iowans most enthused about... the classic, national lampoon's christmas vacation of course... it showed up as the movie most googled by those in iowa... all: (reax)

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

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: here in the metro, and across the country, there is an increasing number of people wanting to carry a gun... and authorities are doing their best to keep up with the paperwork. local five's amanda krenz explains. this gun shop, j-l-m shooter supply in urbandale has been open for 25 years. like many businesses, they see more customers during the holidays... but this year, fear is bringing people through the door. after the paris attacks, and the recent shooting spree in san bernandino - people are scared. mike 11:17 it triggered a lot of fear in a lot of people, a lot of people

me to be a little more prepared. there's another fear that drives people to mike sporer's business. when the president or high profile politicians talk about gun control. mike 13:13 people, as they get more and more fearful that they may lose the right to own weapons, they just run out and buy everything they can grab. polk county sheriff headquarters is where people apply for and pick up their permit to carry a weapon in polk county. they're trying hard to keep up with all the new applications and issuing permits. bracelin 1:09 they're absolutely swamped. started seing an uptick in weaon permit applications beginning in october. take a look at a month by month comparison compared to last year in polk county. 100 more permits issued in october of 2015, more than 400 issued this november, and only a week into december there's a big increase compared to the whole month last

and most of them are new applicants. bracelin 1:54 out of that 528, only a little over 109 are renewals. sabrina: now, things aren't going to slow down after the start of the new year, in fact they could pick up even more. iowa's law changed in 2011 that allowed people to have their permit to carry for 5 years before renewing it, thousands of people got their permit to carry at that point... and they'll be looking to renew it after the start of the year, 5 years later. 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 [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues after this!

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s.

a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sam toss back.

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

let's get a final look at your top five.... sabrina: we begin with a breaking overnight story out of woodward...whe re just before two a-m this

authorities were able to bring a standoff to a peaceful end. the woodward police chief said that they had negotiated with the driver of a vehicle for just over an hour, and that the person did have a weapon. we are still working on more details on this story, look for more ahead on local five news and online at we are iowa dot com. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: a roosevelt girls basketball coach and special education teacher is in jail this morning...charge d with felony sex abuse of a student. des moines police say 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself in yesterday afternoon. a warrant had been placed for his arrest over the charges. the school has placed johnson on administrative leave pwnding the results of the investigation. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: an end has come to a metro child abuse case, christina williamson was sentenced tuesday to five years in prison. while running a daycare out of her pleasant hill home, a video captured her abusing children. williamson pleaded guilty to

endangerment, in exchange for some other charges being dropped. sabrina: child endangerment, in exchange for some other charges being dropped. sabrina: number four... sabrina: republican presidential candidate donald trump is facing major fallout over his proposed plan to bann all muslims from entering the u-s. his idea for for ensuring national security has met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country and around the globe. some have even called for him to drop out of the presidential race. sabrina: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: it looks like guns will be a popular gift this holiday season. local sheriff's offices are struggling to keep up with the demand for permits to carry, and that's a big change from previous years. two factors fueling the surge...a 20-11 change to iowa's gun laws, and the recent gun violence making headlines across the country. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we

year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. sabrina thanks for watching! sabrina thanks for watching! good morning america starts right now. have a good day everybody! " nexstar copyright" a standoff in

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