iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday december 16th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the

day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: ames police still pieceing together what happened to emmalee jacobs, who died after a hit and run

monday morning. the intersection where the i-s-u freshman was hit by a car has become a memorial. intvestigators have narrowed down the time to between 7:04 and 7:05 am and say based on her injuries, the driver had to feel the impact. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: a car versus pedestrian accident leaves a man dead in des moines last night. police say around 5-30 tuesday evening, a man crossing hubbell avenue was hit and then pronounced dead on the scene. authorities are still trying to determine what the man was doing or where he was heading as the accident remains under investigation. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: we are learning more about the two people whose bodies were found in rural union county. the criminal complaints accuse jerry dillinger of shooting and killing loretta dillinger and the other person in september. their bodies were not found until earlier this month. friends say loretta and jerry had an abusive relationship, and she may have been seeing someone new

when the shooting happened. sabrina: number four... sabrina: good news for those still enroll or adjust insurance healthcare dot gov website.. the deadline to get that coverage started on january first has been extended through thursday. consumer demand pushed officials into extending the chance to get coverage locked in with the start of the new year. after thursday, coverage would begin on march first. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: the public is invited to comment on a permit needed for the proposed bakken pipeline. iowa's department of natural resources will hold a meeting this evening on a permit to allow the pipeline to cross water and land under the jurisdiction of the department. the meeting begins at 5 p-m in the wallace state office building. sabrina: turning to the big political story this morning....the republican presidential candidates held their final face- off in 20-15 last night. elias:

off in 20-15 last night. elias: things got heated, as the contenders took on terrorism, immigration, and of course each other. local five correspondent patrick walker has more from las vegas. "(wolf blitzer/debate moderator: "ladies and gentlemen, the republican candidates for president of the united states.")) ((patrick walker)) as the candidates took the stage tuesday night. a new face stood next to front runner donald trump. ted cruz. surging in the polls as of late. earned a center-stage spot. outcue: to support legalization. sot ((marco rubio: "does ted cruz rule out ever legalizing people that are in this country illegally now?" dana bash: "senator cruz?" ted cruz: "i have never supported it, legalization..." marco rubio: "do you rule it out?" ted cruz: "i have never supported legalization, and i do

((patrick walker)) former florida governor jeb bush also was forceful when talking about immigration reform. outcue: more border control. sot ((jeb bush/(r) presidential candidate: "we have to secure the border, it is a serious undertaking, and yep, we do need more fencing, and we do and we do need more the candidates squared off on national security and isis early on. chris christie on dealing with russia in syria: outcue: right now (cheers) sot ((gov. chris christie/(r) presidential candidate: "yes, we would shoot down the planes of russian pilots, if in fact they were stupid enough to think that this president was the same feckless weakling that the president we have in the oval office is right now." (cheers))) ((patrick walker)) on isis... former tech executive carly fiorina said silicon valley would get involved... if asked. outcue: sector wasn't asked sot ((carly fiorina: "they have not been asked, that's why it cost billions of dollars to build an obama website that failed, because the private sector wasn't asked.")) ((patrick walker)) candidates sitting at the bottom of the polls tried to make their voices heard. for jeb bush... it was by taking on donald trump.

sot ((jeb bush: "you're never going to be president of the united states..." donald trump: "you're a real tough guy..." jeb bush: "...by insulting your way to the presidency." donald trump: "well let's see, i'm at 42%, and you're at 3%, so, so far i'm doing better." jeb bush: "doesn't matter, doesn't matter.")) ((patrick walker)) the war of words on stage... as the republican candidates hit the home stretch before the first contests in iowa... new hampshire... south carolina and nevada. " sabrina: you at home shared your thoughts on the debate either by calling us or sending a message through social media.... denny in urbandale called in to share his support for donald trump, saying he has quote the will power to solve the problems and do the right thing." reena from west des moines didn't seem too impressed...sayin g quote "they're all too crazy for war or stopping people. all crazy" and finally duncan shared his thoughts, saying it was the people who lost last night, adding that the current frontrunners cannot carry the general election. sabrina: and be sure to keep your thoughts coming.... how did you feel about the debate last night? were your questions or concerns addressed? who do you think had the best

showing? you can sound off with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: we'd love to hear what you think. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by

the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. elias: new this morning...commu new this morning...commu ters driving in dallas county should expect a detour... elias: the dallas

county emergency management closed a section of highway 169 just north of adel last night. drivers should expect a detour taking them west out of town on highway six. the detour then heads north on p-58, before connecting to highway 44 and back to highway 169. so be sure to watch for the signs this morning. elias: speaking of road closures, flooding has kept parts of some roads around the metro closed. des moines shut down a section of fleur drive from bell avenue to m-l-k because of the raccoon river level. it remains at the moderate flood stage this morning, but is expected to go down through the rest of the week. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a

more good morning iowa ahead. elias: coming up, a look at an iowa businessman's action that has gone viral 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 ...16- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue and a second at the ...65-hundred block of northeast 41st avenue. so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will

sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. sabrina: a clash of sorts sabrina: a clash of sorts when good morning iowa returns, we see how anything can truly happen on live television.

all: (reax) sabrina well time now for another short break... but when we come back... how an iowa businessman's reaction to panhandlers has ended up going viral on social media ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

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co itoelng hr d lko . nd tay"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: a clash of sorts between a quad cities business owner beggars has gone viral. after seeing panhandlers at an intersection near his business, mike pothoff, decided to offer them a job. elias: but that's where the story takes traction across social media... when they declined his job offer, pothoff decided to join them on the corner with his

own sign. one that says "offered these guys a job, they said no. don't give them money. the business owner says he doesn't have a problem with panhandlers, but just wants to make sure they really need the help. " "it upsets me when we have younger kids or people that can work that are doing that. if they're gonna hold a sign out there and ask for money, and say they're homeless, i can hold a sign that says i"v eoffered these guys a job, don't give them money. " sabrina: sabrina: this isn't the first time he has offered a job to a panhandler and been turned down. he adds that the offer is still on the table for the boys. all: (reax)

time for a quick break, coming up ... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate but first... time for a quick look at traffic... euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

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: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold

and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. sabrina: court

two bodies found in rural union county. sabrina: the bodies discovered earlier this month, one in a pond, the other near a house...but both were dead for months before being found. according to court documents, jerry dillinger shot and killed loretta dillinger and the other person, on september 22nd. agents say jerry got into a confrontation got into a confrontation with the two, killed them and disposed of their bodies. friends of loretta say her and jerry dated off and on and were in an abusive relationship. they said she may have been seeing someone new when the shooting happened. "ihe was a controlling monster and was abusive" sabrina: jerry dillinger is being held in the

being held in the union county jail on two counts of first degree murder. the identity of the second body has not been released. elias: here in the metro, one person is dead after being hit by a car while trying to cross hubbell avenue. it happened around 5-30 tuesday evening...at east 42nd and hubbell avenue. des moines police say the pedestrian was crossing hubbell when a car hit the man. the victim was pronounced dead on scene. police say they had to shut down the area for several hours to gather more evidence, and the crash is still under investigation. sabrina: in ames, police continue to piece together monday's hit and run that left an i-s-u student dead. 18 year old emmalee jacobs of urbana was died at the hospital after being hit by a car on the i-s-u campus. she was found lying in the road at the intersection of ash avenue and lincoln way. the site has now become a memorial for

jacobs with candles and messages written with chalk. police still looking for the person responsible. "we believe th person felt the impact, knew what happened, based on her injuries. they were significant enough they had to feel the impact." sabrina: ames police have narrowed down the time window of the hit and run to between 7:04 and 7:05 am monday they ask anyone who may have information to come forward. elias:: over in the center point- urbana area, the community mourns the loss of the teen, who had just graduated high school in may. her family and friends describing jacobs as a very bright, very smart young woman. sabrina: brea love spoke with those who knew her, and shares how the brea love spoke with those who knew her, and shares how the community is coping with the tragic loss. [take pkg]pkg center point ( an entire community is in mourning after the

loss of one of their own. and they're coming together to support the family, and each graduated from center point-urbana high school in may. rob libolt cpu high school principal [take sot to: 0:07 duration:0:07]sot she also belonged to the school choir. jacobs graduated at the top of her class. the school had counselors on site monday, and also at the middle school where jacobs mother works. [take sot to: 0:12 duration:0:12]sot the family has belonged to center point united methodist church for more than a decade. the church pastor says jacobs was very involved in their youth

greatly missed. pastor mike ellson center point united methodist church [take sot to: 0:04 duration:0:04]sot the church is holding a remembrance service thursday night, giving those who know the jacobs family a chance to grieve together. [take sot to: 0:12 duration:0:12]sot [take sot to: 0:13 duration:0:13]sot trt 1:33 elias: a remembrance for emmalee jacobs is planned for tomorrow night at the center point methodist church. the visitation will also be held friday evening. saturday at the urbana high school. we're back with sam schreier... sam:

with very overcast temperatures we are starting the day off warmer than temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty sunshine, but it will highs in the low 30s. we

start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. sabrina: new this morning, the proposed bakken pipeline will be the focus of a public meeting tonight. sabrina: along with approval from the iowa utilities board, the project will also need a permit from the iowa department of natural resources.

the proposed pipeline cuts diagnally across the state, crossing over land and water under the d-n-r's jurisdiction. to do that requires a permitted. a hearing will be held this evening, allowing an opportunity for public comments. the meeting begins at five inside the wallace state office building. iowans can also email or send in written comments to the iowa d-n-r about the pipeline permit. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa. sabrina: coming up, we here from the man now tasked with leading the cyclones on the football field. 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 ....five-thousand block of grand avenue - west bound and a second at the....18-hundred block of easton - 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!

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: a heavier than expected storm hit colorado, making roads difficult for travel. drivers had to make their way through snow, and plenty of ice. the snowy weather closed schools early, and forced more

flights out of denver to be cancelled. parts of the state were expected to see around eight inches of snow in total. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into

will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. sabrina: this week, local sabrina: this week, local five got the chance to sit down with the new head coach at iowa state university. elias: sports director jon schaeffer shares part of his conversation with coach matt campbell. "did you talk to any other schools prior? obviously other schools reached out but for me like i said i never thought i was going to leave quite honestly wasn't looking to leave. it was really simple for me to make a decision in terms of why iowa

state i guess more than anything the familiarity in playing them the last two years coming out here like we've talked about then obviously when we sat down and met with jamie i think that had a huge impact on why here. this is a job labeled as maybe not one of the best in college football by outside sources. why was it the right fit for you? number one i don't really care what people outside of myself, our staff and really our program to me it's about finding the right fit. and why is it right for me? because of exactly what i thought when i took the job. number one the passion and the fan base here number two the commitment by the university here. number three the people in leadership positions you can only get things done with great leadership. and i really believe there's tremendous leadership here obviously what jamie has done with the entire sports program can be seen on a national level that's pretty incredible and

pretty impressive. long term goals what are they for you? long term goals for me are really simple is to build a program and to build something that hasn't been done. and to take a program to a championship level football program that's one of the things i have an absolute love for and absolute passion and again i hope it's one of the reasons i'm here. because it's that opportunity to do that right here at iowa state. " elias: look for more on jon's interview coming up this week in sports. and head over to we are iowa dot com to watch the full interview at the end of this week. all: (reax) sabrina

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"... all eyes on the federal reserve today. the central bank is ex good morning. topping "america's money," all eyes on the federal reserve today. >> the central bank is expected to raise short term interest rates. that will be the first increase since 2006 but it's unlikely to have much impact on consumer loans and credit cards. >> unseasonabley weather is a grinch for realers. >> some retailers are actually planning big discounts.

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sam weather adlib: put script here in green today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. sam

toss back. sabrina:

trending now... flooding from rain over the weekend has canceled this year's jolly holiday lights display at waterworks park, but one local group isn't allowing the largest fundraiser for make a wish iowa to go dark. the iowa clinic is challenging the community to show their spirit for the "bring the jolly campaign" by posting a photo campaign" by posting a photo on the clinic's facebook of how you get into the holiday spirit, and challenge others to do the same - all while spreading the word to donate to make a wish iowa. this year's goal is to raise 200

thousand dollars. you can donate on iowa-dot- wish-dot-org. all: (reax) elias: time for another elias: time for another elias: time for another short break here on good morning iowa .... a quick look

outside as you get ready to start your day....when we return, a look at the top stories in our morning refresh. 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 we want to

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias:: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... sabrina: we recap your headlines...in the morning

refresh... sabrina: ames police look for the person responsible for monday's hit and run that left an iowa state student dead elias: and the government extends the deadline to get insurance coverage on january first for those need to enroll. sabrina: plus, the iowa department of natural resources gives iowans a chance to comment about the proposed bakken pipeline. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... last night the republican presidential candidates clashed once more in 20- 15....with one more chance for debate before the iowa caucuses. sabrina: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this.

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