(sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals will be fairly high across central iowa with many places capable of reaching 2 inches by monday when the rain has passed. next week will start warm with highs in the 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall

sabrina: let's get into the let's get into the morning.... sabrina: education bill the senate and president's signature thursday. the "every student succeeds" act overhauls the "no child left behind" initiative, putting more control back in the hands of states while taking away the heavy focus on testing. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the investigation into the san bernardino shooting rampage has now turned to a small lake near the building where 14 people were killed last week. the couple accused of the killings may have been near the lake, where divers are searching for evidence. authorities are still looking for a computer hard drive that belonged to them. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: deplorable conditions at the

courthouse, and now a district judge is threatening to shut it down. judge arthur gamble cited asbestos, sewer gas smell, a mice infestation and more problems at the building. the judge and supervisors in warren county are working on a go over resolving the issues. elias: number four... elias: preparations are underway for monday's big celebration honoring governor terry december 14th will mark his 640th day of service to the making him the longest-serving governor in american two events are the occassion, a formal milestone dinner. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: cyclone fans celebrated last night's victory over in-state rival hawkeyes..

far this season. crowds rushed the court after the final buzzer to celebrate, but in the chaos des moines register columnist randy peterson suffered a broken leg. elias: new developments in a child's death in ottumwa... elias: authorities have arrested a woman in utah in connection with the 20-14 death of three-year-old wysdom evans. kashenna tucker has been charged with the death of a child under her care. the investigation started in early 2014, nearly two years ago, after the child died. tucker lived in ottumwa when the murder happened but utah and will be to iowa. sabrina: at some political morning, as thursday brought a big endorsement for a republican presidential candidate, while a competitor decided to adjust his travel plans. sabrina: while gathered inside the capitol thursday conservative iowa group - endorsed ted cruz. the group's leader bob vander plaats cruz

from family rather its individuals. they join other such as steve king and former state matt schultz in backing cruz. sabrina: meanwhile, as he tries to fight the backlash of his plan to ban all muslims from entering the u-s, donald trump has decided to cancel an upcoming trip to the middle east. the candidate was to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin despite the change, trump says many of his supports like his intentions on supports like his plan and has no intentions on backing down. he'll be in iowa tonight, holding a rally at the state fairgrounds in des moines...local five will also be on hand covering the event. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals

across central iowa capable of reaching 2 inches by monday when the rain has passed. warm with highs in the couple days, but after that we return to back into the 30s. elias: back into the 30s. some folks from a clarke county nursing home have had their belongings temporarily taken away to help combat a potential issue. one resident called local five, telling us his concern about staying in his room, thinking there was some kind of bug or microbe. staff members tell us that it was in fact a skin condition. now, they've into isolation until monday, to off. "jason bridie, southern hills spokesman: "we addressed this early on with medical medical providers

were dealing with initially." elias: the dermatologists are still evaluating what the skin issue is. they've taken precautions that could be consistent with any of three possible choices. sabrina: saturday is national wreaths across america day, and central iowa will take part in the event which will honor veterans this holiday season. tomorrow morning starting at eleven, volunteers will place ceremonial wreaths on memorials at the iowa veterans cemetary to remember all who have served from the hawkeye state. more than two- thousand wreaths will also been placed on individual grave sites. the event is coordinated to happen simultaneously with the more than one- thousand similar events happen nationawide. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead.. sabrina: coming up, hawkeye fans have been trying there best to get tickets to the rose bowl....but one supporter decided to forego the trip for a special cause. elias: but first...for those traveling

county...be safe this morning... office has automated traffic locations.... hundred block of northeast 23rd avenue and a second at the ...five- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue today... sabrina les alt' get a quick look at valley west... conditions] good morning

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate

meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: we may have been enjoying some mild temperatures the past couple of days....but don't forget it is almost winter time. and for those in the state of nevada, there's no clearer reminder than some heavy snow to fall on them. up in the sierra nevada mountains, drivers had to use caution, as the roads became covered by the precipitation. elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows

saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see south saturday afternoon but the evening. sunday is day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals will be fairly high with many places inches by monday when next week will start 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall back into the 30s. sabrina: hawkeyes were picked for this year's rose bowl, fans began making plans for a trip to but this week, one of them decided to do something else... workers at the north liberty pantry got a big surprise....an anonymous donor pulled up with two

donations. the donor says they had decided to give up a trip to the rose bowl to help families in need. while the two- thousand punds of food will be a big help, the pantry says it also does something else. " tina dubois, executive director - north liberty community pantry we're hoping that this will increase awareness and help people remember that oh yes i was gonna make a donation but i didin't get to do that quite yet. increase their awareness that there is a need within the community and that not everyone is able to meet their needs on their own. if everybody gives a little, then we can help everyone meet their needs." sabrina: the director says the food will help feed more than sixty families in their community. all: (reax) elias: today, you can lend a helping hand this holiday season with local 5 news we hope you'll help us "can hunger".... come out to the

on 86th and meredith from 8 am until 9 pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to help our neediest right here in central iowa for christmas and well into 2016. coming up in just a short while we'll be joined by a special guest to talk about the day ahead. we'll also be live broadcasting from the fareway all day, so tune in for that. we are iowa and we give back to the community. sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and richard baconwith tech bytes. tech bytes: hello.. in today's tech bytes... bad connection, no problem. facebook is launching new techno hey there, in today's "techbytes," bad connection, no problem. >> facebook is launching new

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but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara helps me be in season. stelara may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara your doctor should test for tuberculosis. stelara may increase your risk of cancer. always tell your doctor if you have any sign of infection, have had cancer, or if you develop any new skin growths. do not take stelara if you are allergic to stelara or any of its ingredients. alert your doctor of new or worsening problems including headaches, seizures, confusion and vision problems. these may be signs of a rare, potentially fatal brain condition. serious allergic reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you or anyone in your house needs or has recently received a vaccine. in a medical study, most stelara patients saw at least 75% clearer skin and the majority were rated as cleared or minimal at 12 weeks.

ask your doctor about stelara . forecast with schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green it's friday everyone and we are in for gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and climbing into the upper we are going to be fairly mild temperatures for this fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see south saturday especially through

going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals will be fairly high across central iowa with many places capable of reaching 2 inches by monday when the rain has passed. next week will start warm with highs in the 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall back into the 30s. sam toss back.

well time now for another

come back... it's friday, so good morning iowa heads to the movies, to see what's new this weekend.

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." elias: ocean tale. newest film is based on an "in the heart of chris hemsworth a whaling ship being preyed upon by a giant whale. stranded at sea thousands of miles from home. miles from home.

inspiration for the book "moby dick" in the heart of the sea is rated pg-13 all: (reax) sabrina: next we have a "legend" has tom double duty as ronnie kray. the pair are two of the most notorious british history. follows their an organised crime empire in the east end of the 1960s. r. all: (reax)

opening in a limited release this weekend is "the big short" the movie follows four outsiders in the world of high- finance played by christian bale, ryan gosling, brad pitt and steve carrell. they not only predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, but decided to take on the big banks for their lack of foresight and greed. "the big short" is rated r, and will go to nationwide release on christmas day. all:

sabrina that's a look at new movies this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at

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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high sam weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be

fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals will be fairly high across central iowa with many places capable of reaching 2 inches by monday when the rain has passed. next week will start 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall back into the 30s. elias: our top story, a transformative

elias: our top story, a transformative education bill passes the senate and gets the president's signature. elias: president obama signed the "every student president obama signed the "every student succeeds" act that overhauls the "no child left behind" education initiative this new law means the federal government will give control back to the states and individual school districts to make sure their education system is working. the director of the school administrators of iowa says districts around the state will be excited to break away from the much-testing. to take the tenants of every child is important, but with a recognition that them to death." elias: biggest change classrooms will notice under the new law is that tests will be used how they're meant to be used,

and potential. overall it's a better measure of accountability and student achievment. sabrina: problems at the warren county courthouse has a judges threatening to shut it down. sabrina: a district judge says the building's deplorable conditions need to be addressed. in a letter last week, judge arthur gamble sited asbestos, sewer gas smell, a mice infestation, severe leaks and more throughout the court house. the county board of supervisors says renovating would cost 2.3 million dollars, and rebuilding would cost more. they're working to resolve as many of the issues as quickly as they can but know shutting down could happen. " neglected continually, judge gamble could make that determination his employees arentin a safe environment"" sabrina: the judge and supervisors in

date to meet to go over resolving the issues. in order to build a new courthouse, a bond referendum would have to be approved. elias: and now to the latest on the san and now to the latest on the san bernardino terror investigation --- divers are now searching for evidence at a small lake near the scene of the massacre sabrina: investigators have learned that the killers likely visited the lake on the day of the shooting that left 14 people dead. abc's lana zak has the latest. " the fbi is exhaustively searching a small lake where they believe the killers came on the same day they massacred 14 people in san bernardino. 18:11:37 while the fbi would not say what they are looking for, there are reports they hope to recover a digital device from the lake, located just three miles from the site of the shooting.

continues, new word that enrique marquez - the friend of the killer, who supplied the assault rifles - may have lived a double life his family members tell abc news saying they didnt' know he converted to islam or that he was married to a woman with ties to the killer's family. tag: marquez, continues to be questioned by the fbi at an undisclosed location. the fbi saying the divers could spend day" sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely

it's friday everyone another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with temperatures for this time of year as lows saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet rain falling all day lasting into monday morning. rain totals across central iowa with many places capable of reaching 2

the rain has passed. warm with highs in the couple days, but after average as temps fall back into the 30s. new this weekend for the governors get ready to celebrate.. monday will mark moment for governor terry becomes the longest-serving american history... celebration, as will mark his 640th day of service to the state of iowa. recognized in senator chuck recognized the governor's senate floor. " the state of iowa comes first for him, iowans are well aquainted with terry branstad's accomplishments and work ethic. it's gratifying to see those attributes get written on a national scale and in the history books. he has earned his place in

sabrina: now two events scheduled for monday will mark branstad's big honor. during the day, an open house will be held at the governor's formal office in the state capitol. then monday evening, a milestone dinner will be held at the state fairgrounds. tickets to the dinner are 50 dollars a person, with proceeds going to the governor branstad iowa history fund. elias: a tense final few seconds in ames last night, but the cyclones held on to win their game over the hawkeyes... the cy-hawk the hardwood came down to seconds, with iowa state top with the 83 to 82 win. far this season. crowds rushed the court to undefeated so the court to also ended up leading to an injury...and lead to coach prohm being asked if the fans should be held back...

being asked if the fans should be held back... "that's part of college athletics. that's a great moment. those guys have been camping out here for three days. there's probably only like ten schools that do that in the country, so give them there 15 or 20 minutes to do that. i mean i thought it was pretty cool. i hate that randy got hurt, i mean that's terrible. i was going to shake hands and to see my wife to be honest, because that was a great moment." elias: in the chaos, des moines register columnist randy peterson suffered a broken leg. i-s-u athletic director jamie pollard issued a statement about the event, saying that as they piece together statement about the event, saying director jamie pollard issued a statement about the event, saying that as they piece together what happened their thoughts

wife who is also he added that he and prohm they could to help them during this time. :

thoughts with facebook, twitter, email ,or we have our there on your screen. sabrina at ((time check)) there on your screen. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, coming up sam will have a look at your day planner, plus a special guest will talk about how you can help needy families in the metro today. 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 ....16- hundred block of hickman - eastbound and a second at the....nine- hundred block of southeast sixth - looking northbound. so use caution while driving.. sabrina elias: while we're at it... a quick look

roads.... mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....16- hundred block of hickman - eastbound and a second at the....nine- hundred block of southeast sixth - looking northbound. so use caution while driving.. sabrina elias: while we're at northbound. so use caution while driving.. sabrina elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate meteorologist sam morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with

going to start to see rain moving in from the afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals will be fairly high across central iowa with many places capable of reaching 2 inches by monday when the rain has passed. next week will start warm with highs in the 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall back into the 30s. elias: we have more iowa coming up break... but first here's what's coming up america."

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina elias: today, you can lend a helping hand this holiday season with local 5 news we hope you'll help us "can hunger"....come out to the fareway store on 86th and meredith from 8 am until 9 pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to help our neediest right

christmas and well into 2016. we'll also be live broadcasting from the fareway all day, so tune in for that. we are iowa and we give back to the community. "now, we are iowa's most accurate

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals

capable of reaching 2 the rain has passed. next week will start 40s for the first that we return to sam sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head right after this.

five.... sabrina: a transformative education bill passed through the senate and received the president's signature thursday. the "every student succeeds" act overhauls the "no child left behind" education initiative, putting more control back in the hands of states while taking away the heavy focus on testing. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the investigation into the san bernardino shooting rampage has now turned to a small lake near the building where 14 people were killed last week. the couple accused of the killings may have been near the lake, where divers are searching for

authorities are a computer hard belonged to them. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... deplorable conditions at the courthouse, and now a district judge is threatening to shut it down. judge arthur gamble cited asbestos, sewer gas smell, a mice infestation and more problems at the building. the judge and supervisors in warren county are working on a date to meet to go over resolving the issues. elias: number four... elias: preparations are underway for monday's big celebration honoring governor terry branstad. december 14th will mark his seven thousand 640th day of service to the state of iowa, making him the longest-serving governor in american history. two events are planned to mark the occassion, a capitol open house, and formal milestone dinner. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: celebrated last rival hawkeyes.. the 83 to 82 win keeps iowa state undefeated so far this season. keeps iowa state

crowds rushed the court after the final buzzer to celebrate, but in the chaos des moines register columnist randy peterson suffered a broken leg. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam fil weather adlib it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday will be fairly high extreme weather from coast to powerful storms lashing the northwest of a state o emergency right now. >> wow! >> this rare tornado tching down, damaging dozens of homes. a landslide shuts down this highway for hours.