good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on ((day and date)) elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist bree sullivan! hey sam! bree: (bree adlibs) bree (bree adlibs) bree: weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to

30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see while northern iowa temperatures dip into things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain eventually a wintry mix elias: morning.... missing des tragic end. recovered the old sam kemp granger. reported him and after five metro star dive team found his afternoon. a memorial fund has been set up for the family. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the new date for iowa medicaid change over. the centers for medicare and medicaid services have privitization of by two months, saying iowans

state-run medicaid to managed care. but the feds will only approve the change if the state makes improvements it has outlined. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: often referred to as the "most hated man in america"...martin shkreli has been arrested on federal securities fraud charges. he is the pharmaceutical c-e-o criticised for increasing the price of an aids drug by more than five- thousand percent. prosecutors accuse him of using cash from a previous company to settle investor claims from his now-defunct hedge funds. sabrina: number four... sabrina: the wait is finally over, "star wars the force awakens" has finally hit theaters. fans packed theaters last night to catch the first showings of the latest movie in the massive franchise. the series has become a major part of popular culture with star wars culture with star wars themed everything. today marks the first full day of showings, and some metro theaters have showtimes as early as nine a-m. elias: and finally in the

local five caught up with the family of heather belieu, one of two victims in a recent metro double homicide. the two children that were inside of the home that day now live with heather's mother and grandmother. the family recently got help from a man they call their "angel." josh dobson of j-d construction took the family josh dobson of j-d construction took the family on a big shoppingr trip, not just for christmas gifts, but necessities the grandmothers will need to raise the kids full-time. sabrina: a developing story in oskaloosa this morning, where a death investigation is underway sabrina: the mahaska county sheriffs office says a hunter came across a dead body in the woods tuesday. the discivery was made in a small wooded area just north of oskaloosa. authorities are working on an identity of the deceased. the body has been sent to the state medical examiner's office for autopsy. stay with local 5 for the latest in this investigation. elias: a des moines teen

accused of beating his 79- year-old grandmother to death appeared in court wednesday. a pretrial conference was held for noah lamprei at the polk county courthouse. surveillance video from the night of the incident, shows the teen acting erratically at this git-n-go. his family says this is not the young man they know. the courts will try laprei as an adult even though the family didn't want that. his aunt says what happened that night in october is uncharacteristi c. katie :49 this is so uncharacteristic of noah. he's a gentle, kind, loving kid. i didn't believe it myself when i heard it. elias: laprei's court appearance was very brief, only a few minutes. several in the room were family and friends showing their support. his trial date was set for may 16th. sabrina: now to the latest in the san bernardino terror investigation as federal charges have been filed in the attack. sabrina: syed farook's

childhood friend -- who bought two of the weapons used in the shooting --is under arrest. this comes as president obama prepares to visit san bernardino to meet privately with the victims of the shooting and their families abc's stephanie ramos has the details. "script: 24 year old enrique marquez---a childhood friend of shooter syed farook is now behind bars. marquez arriving with the fbi late thursday at this federal courthouse in riverside california ..to face serious terror charges... authorities say 4 years ago...marquez bought the two assault rifles used in the shooting.... marquez himself called 9-1-1 after the shooting spree... identifying farook as the killer? using his gun. the f-b-i then raided marquez's home soon after farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, opened fire killing 14 people at the inland regional center... investigators say the two friends initially planned attacking a southern california community college. then... wanted to target drivers stuck in rush-hour traffic on a california freeway

former fbi special agent & abc news consultant president obama will make a trip to san bernardino today to meet with the victims and their families. tag: according to the federal complaint, farook persuaded marquez to convert to islam and then radicalized him. marquez is also facing weapons charges and immigration fraud -- for an alleged sham marriage with a member of farook's extended family. stephanie ramos abc news washington" sabrina: we're back with meterologist bree sullivan... bree (bree adlibs) bree

friday. a few snow but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday

temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. elias: new this morning, another chance to go to market before christmas... elias: the downtown winter farmers' market returns today and tomorrow, for those looking to stock up on locacally grown and made goods. the market will be open from 9 a-m until one p-m both days. vendors will be set up at kaleidoscope at the hub and capital square. holiday themed entertainment and kids also be available. at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more ahead here short break, but still have lots more ahead here

elias: yes, the force is strong with us this morning, but a new star wars movies isn't the only big event being talked about today... sabrina: into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two hundred block thirdt street.. thousand block of northwest beaver drive in johnston. 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." bree weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into

things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be sunday evening, rain eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. sabrina: back in september, a group of female golfers from the u-s were able to mount a comeback and win the solheim cup....the first time since 2009.. elias: the solheim cup is the ladies version of the ryder cup... and the tournament returns to the u-s in 20-17 and will be played right here in iowa. the des moines golf and country club will host the tournament... now later today, two players who helped win the solheim cup this year, brittany lang and gerina piller, will help make a major announcement about the upcoming solheim cup...

look for more on what they have to say this evening on local five news. all: (reax) 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. techbytes: in today's tech-bytes... an i-phone for a dollar. th hey there in today's tick bytes an iphone for a dollar for the 6s today at best buy. you have to sign up for either verizon or sprint for two years to get that price. best buy will throw in a gift card for trade-ins. new way to search for your

users 10 users cans voice commands to look for specific tv and movie series. and here's a drone that's obviously in the holiday spirit. it's german manufacture mounted l.e.d. lights with a flight pattern. santa and his reindeer present delivered to homes. it took as long as ten mimpbtsnutes to shoot. and those are your "techbytes"

have a great day, everyone.elias:

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

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts" weather adlib: put script here in green it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is expected in the way of of central iowa will skies and another day of brisk winds becoming through the day 30mph. the sun won't our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. bree toss back. elias: time for another short break, coming up... bree has central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic...

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"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 bree sullivan.

weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the us feeling closer to the bottom falls out on our temperatures. lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. the weekend. sunshine saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix

in eastern iowa. sabrina: on to our top story....the search for a moines teen comes to a tragic end... sabrina: authorities of 17-year-old sam kemp from a pond in granger. police say kemp left a party in granger saturday night and was never seen or heard from again. his family reported him missing sunday. and after five days of searching, the metro star dive team recovered his body....which was positively identified by his family at the scene. " "this familys going to need prayer nad assistance. no mother should have to bury their child, no ones ever prepared for that"" sabrina: there's a memorial fund set up for the family. you'll find that on our website, we are iwoa dot com elias: march first is the new deadline for the medicaid switch over here in iowa. elias:

with hundreds of thousands of iowans being affected, the centers for medicare and medicaid services delayed the privitization of iowa's medicaid by two months. the decision gives more time to iowans as they change from state-run medicaid to managed care. but the feds will only approve the change if the state improves areas of the program. they say the managed care provider networks are not fully developed. there are significant areas of the state that don't have many hospitals or doctors within a reasonable distance. and the state call center for people with questions about their healthcare isn't adequate. elias: for a full list of the required changes to the medicaid program before it can be privatized here in iowa on march 1st, we have a copy up on our website. that's we are iowa dot com. sabrina: the person dubbed the most hated man in america has been arrested....as we look at national headlines.

sabrina: federal authorities took martin shkreli into custody thursday on federal securities fraud charges the case centers on his time as c- e-o of biotech company retrophin. prosecutors allege he used the company's cash and stock to settle investor claims from his now- defunct hedge funds. retrophin, which ousted shkreli last year, has since filed a 65 million dollar civil suit against him. shkreli the c-e-o of turing pharmaceuticals , has been under fire since buying the rights to an aids drug...and raising the price more than five- thousand percent. elias: we're back with meterologist bree sullivan... bree (bree adlibs)

weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid showers will skirt our northern counties, expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day becoming northwesterly gusting close to do much in warming however. we will be thermometer, but the us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see while northern iowa will see their the single digits. the weekend. sunshine saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix elias: now to a des moines family we all know well,

but just haven't met. sabrina: it's the family that got caught up in an awful double murder two and a half weeks ago. heather belieu and bryon howard were shot inside their home by one of their roommates, who's since been caught. elias: in an exclusive interview, local five's jack miller sat down with not only heather's mom and grandmother. but also got to meet heather's two children who were inside happened. only see here on local 5. 0294 clip josh peyton play with toys, you'd have no idea of the horror last month. her parents, both suddenly taken from her. and she was left with their bodies. she won't know for years what really happened. all she knows right now is she misses them.

wants her mommy. especially when she's tired or gets hurt. she'll holler for her mommy or daddy. but other than that, she's doing good. 48:21 peyton sits on the lap of her grandmother deanna. and they're joined by her 7 week old brother brylee, on the lap of his great grandmother leanna. both children were inside the home when their parents were taken. both found covered with blood as investigators surrounded the house and ultimately took the kids out. now, these moms who've already raised their own kids are doing it all over again. 50:36 deanna we'll make it work. leanna i've got 15 great grandkids and i've raised quite a few of them. i think god's kept me here to raise my great grandkids. 50:44 and they're getting help from a man they call their angel. this is josh dobson, a guy who was just looking to do a good holiday deed by posting on facebook his offer to help buy gifts for a family in need.

facebook i definitely didn't think that this family was gonna get brought to me. but this is exactly what i was looking for. 5:06 josh, who's a housing contractor, took the whole family on a big shopping trip. not only for christmas presents, but the necessities the grandmothers now needed to raise kids full-time. 5;32 you know what, we just started on the left side of the store and worked our way over. we hit every aisle. 5:38 the family was hesitant at first, after everything they've gone through. but they're glad he found them. deanna 47:27 and i sent him a thank you later letting him know that i angel, our angel. 47:33 welcome in this family to get by with a very new reality. 51:19 the 6 year old, the baby. my goal is to just raise them the best that i can. 51:28 sabrina: heather belieu had two more children who weren't at home that day when the shooting happened.

raised by the grandmas. her 11 year old son with another man will his dad. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iowa ahead. sabrina: coming up, we get a report from our resident star wars specialist... elias: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will haveve mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....14-

hundred block of 55th - northbound and a second at the....27-hundred block of m-l-k parkway - northbound so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues 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." elias: the metro may be drying up, but flooding continues in south central iowa you're looking at farmland near the south skunk river in pella. these are farmer's hay bales stranded and floating like

along county road t14. they're not alone...to our west, the city of adel has implemented its emergency operations plan due to flooding. elias: anchor toss to wx bree (bree adlibs) bree weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't our temperatures close to the freezing thermometer, but the wind chills will keep teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens,

while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into things do warm up for and wind return for the upper 30s. sunday to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. sabrina: we have more iowa coming up but first here's morning america." "good morning america

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: today marks a date die-hard star wars fans have been waiting years for....the release of "the force awakens" which not only brings back the characters from the original trilogy, but also sets up a new trilogy coming out over the next four years. elias: so it is no surprise that fans here in the metro were out in force last night...and that

includes our own resident star wars fan meteorologist sam schreier. " hi everybody i'm meteroligst sam schreier here at the force awakens premiere at jordan creek mall theres been a lot of excited people we're going to talk to some star wars fans some dressed up lets see what they had to say i want to see the part part in it cause it never revealed it in the trailers the first one i saw in theaters was return of the jet eye and my dad took me to that when i was about 5 years old so thats what im excited about this time my son is 8 years old so it's pretty cool to take him to the movie do you think you're brave enough could you remeber to sing us the star wars main theme nats sam singing main theme star wars has been such a cultural phenominom i actually worked at a movie theatre when the

prequal trilligies came out i saw the excitiment then i felt the excitiment then and i've been looking forward to this since it was announced it's great to see harrison ford and carrie fisher and my fiance she would love that scene where they hug in the trailer thats what sold her to come along with us and so yeah i think its going to be alright ok guys it's been a blast here at jordan creek we talked to a lot of good people everybody seems to be excited for this movie its gotta break 209 million dollars set by jurassic world to be the new box office hit we'll see if we can do it can't wait to get back and talk with you guys in the meantime i think i'm going to join the fans getting into the star wars spirit from sam schreier to you guys may the force be with you all: (reax) sabrina

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] bree says ???

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meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" bree weather adlib: put script here in green it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be mark on the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return

to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. sam

sabrina a final look at the top five... all the news you before you head right after this.

let's get a final look at your top five.... elias: the search for a missing des moines teen comes to a tragic end. authorities recovered the body of 17-year- old sam kemp from a pond in granger. his family reported him missing sunday. and after five days of searching, the metro star dive team found his body thursday afternoon. a memorial fund has been set up for the family. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: march first is the new date for iowa medicaid change over. the centers for medicare and medicaid services have delayed the privitization of iowa's medicaid by two months, saying iowans need the time to change from state-run medicaid to managed care. but the feds will only approve the change if the state makes improvements it has outlined. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: often referred to as the "most hated man in america"...martin shkreli has been arrested on federal securities fraud charges. he is the pharmaceutical c-e-o criticised for increasing the price of an aids drug by more than five- thousand percent. prosecutors accuse him of using cash from a previous company to settle investor claims from his now-defunct hedge funds.

sabrina: number four... sabrina: the wait is finally over, "star wars the force awakens" has finally hit theaters. fans packed theaters last night to catch the first showings of the latest movie in the massive franchise. the series has become a major part of popular culture with star wars themed everything. today marks the first full day of showings, and some metro theaters have showtimes as early as nine a-m. elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: local five caught up with the family of heather belieu, one of two victims in a recent metro double homicide. the two children that were inside of the home that day now live with heather's mother and grandmother. the family recently got help from a man they call their "angel." josh dobson of j-d construction took the family on a big shoppingr trip, not just for christmas gifts, but necessities the grandmothers will need to raise the kids full-time. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... bree final weather adlib it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our northern counties, but not much is of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny

skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing thermometer, but the us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their the single digits. the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. news in america this morning. >> wow. good morning, america. stunning new details about plots planned by that san bernardino terrorist. his friend under arrest telling authorities they wanted to use pipe bombs and guns to trap and kill motorists on a california freeway during rush hour.