sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll

snow chances through the week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: flooding along the mississippi river continues to get worse. preparations are underway in saint louis for what could be the worst flooding since 19-93. many communities in the area spent tuesday filling tens of thousands of sandbags. however, in some areas the rising waters have all but covered up whole towns. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: another sign that iowa has been freed of the avian flu outbreak. the state department of agriculture says that on january first the ban on

exhibitions will be lifted. officials instituted the ban to prevent the disease from spreading, halting live poultry shows at fairs and auctions. some resorted to using photographs to still show birds. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: family and friends are mourning the loss of a college student from des moines. this after the charter bus she was riding in monday crashed just fifteen minutes away from its chicago destination. now they plan to keep nicole underwoods memory alive by setting up a scholarship at the university of iowa in her honor. elias: number four... elias: another drops out of the republican presidential nomination race. george pataki has decided to end his presidential campaign. the former new york governor failed to gain traction in the polls, averaging one percent, which also kept him off the primetime debate stage. that leaves a primetime debate stage. that leaves a dozen major candidates still vying for the party's nomination.

and finally in the top five... elias: a major upset on the hardwoods last night. the iowa hawkeyes men's basketball team defeated number one ranked michigan state in iowa city. this is the first time since 1999 that the hawks knocked off a #1 ranked opponent. at no point did the hawkeyes trail behind michigan state in their big ten opener, taking the win 83 to 70. elias: we are getting more details about an illegal cow butchering in guthries county... the sheriff says he believes several people were involved in the killing and butchering of a cow just north of menlo. the remains of the animal were found on christmas day...and the images are graphic... we've blurred out a lot of this. authorities found two sets of tire tracks -- one from a car, the other from a pick up truck. they say the attempted robbery they were

are connected and want the public's help. " well it wasnt pretty, but i guess im used to unfortunate things like that... i just dont know why would have to go shoot one. if they were hungry"" elias: the u-s-d-a is aware of the situation, in case the meat were attempted to be illegally sold. anyone with information should call guthrie county sheriffs office. elias:: no doubt many iowans spent parts of monday and tuesday, clearing away snow and ice... but that also presents a chance for injury... over the past two days, more than a dozen weather related injuries have been reported by mercy medical center. most at the central campus. so far, the injuries have been from car crashes, and slips and falls. but there is another concern to watch out for this time of year. " snow lbowers are

injury, most come snowblowers with some tool of some sort to clear jams from the blades so people hopefully arent as tempted to clear those out" elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: sam: weather adlib: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should

or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week.

morning... hawkeye fans packed the eastern iowa airport tuesday with their luggage in hand as they head to sunny california.. those heading to watch the rose bowl, added around three thousand more passengers to the normal traffic goinf through the airport... dave franzman shows us that the airport was ready for the big departure. " [take pkg]pkg cedar rapids (00:00 - 00:00 it's the kind of airport lines fliers might expect to see snaking through terminals at the big airports like chicago's o'hare. but these fliers were mostly black and gold and happy. sot/ nat down the line cheer and did we mention noisy sot/nat fight song [take sot]sot jo bell rose bowl charter passenger [take sot]sot

passenger (00:00 - 00:00 6:30 airport administrators say when you add up all the charter and regular passengers this may wind up as the airport's single busiest day for flying ever. and organizers took steps to make the waiting more tolerable. local craft breweries offered free samples to those waiting to board. a therapy dog mingled with the crowd spreading some good cheer. and charter passengers dropped off baggage on an improvised football field. but most importantly, a mixture of volunteers and extra staff kept the lines moving. [take sot]sot marty lenss eastern iowa airport director 3:00 many charter passengers say they wondered about the weather after cancellations and delays monday. but aside from a few short delays, everything ran on time. trt oc... stnd elias: the vast majority of rose bowl charter flights took off tuesday, with one public charter heading out today. there are only two days left until the hawkeyes take

cardinals at four pm on new years day. we'll see how the team spent tuesday a little bit later this morning. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead... just ahead...while some worked to clear the snow and ice, others found a way to enjoy the cold. elias: 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 ...72- hundred block of northwest 26th street in ankeney and a second at the ...55-hundred block of northeast oakhill drive in pleasant hill. 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 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." sam: weather adlib: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the

lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. elias: patients in the pediatric unit at mercy medical center got a through the week. elias: patients in the pediatric unit at mercy medical center got a special visit tuesday... four members of the iowa wild visited patients, taking photos with fans. they didn't come empty handed....they also brought toys and stuffed animals to the children staying there. they shared their thoughts on what it means to get involved with the community.

the teddy bears are from the toss a bear night at the wild game. more than 500 teddy bears were donated that night. elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's .... with tech bytes. techbytes: in today's tech bytes... twitter going after hateful behavior. the social media giant has been under fire for not doing enough to thwart isis propoganda efforts. twitter says it will not tolerate behavior intended to hara hey there, in today's "techbytes" twitter going after hateful behavior

doing enough for thwart isis propaganda. a new feature on google's new chrome brouser is designed to help people remove weak words from their e-mails. >> it underlines self-demeaning phrases like i'm no expert and actually the intention is to help them sound more assertive. and finally, british researchers have come up with a new system that basically uses emojis as pass words. >> users are required to draw shape instead of pass word and use more steps to use emojis, all meant to increase safety. >> and those are your "techbytes." come on in pop pop. happy birthday. i just had a heart attack...

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forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will

relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. sam toss back. elias: well time now

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... the iowa hawkeyes are just two days away from their first appearance in the rose bowl after 25 years...we'll check in and see how things are going in

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: hawkeye fans have been heading west, getting ready for friday's big game between iowa and stanford. and local five is in pasadena as well. elias: local five sports director

flight west tuesday, after monday's delay due to weather. now that he is in sunny california, he finds himself in the middle of rose bowl fever. jon caught up with the hawkeyes, and found out how they are feeling ahead of the big game. they are feeling ahead of the big game. jon schaeffer/ los angeles, ca : good morning guys i'm finally here. now this week is probably flying by for the hawkeyes. day after day killing time, practicing, meeting with media, and enjoying los angeles. as we found out today-- this team knows how to stay focused but also likes to have a little fun while they're at it. week after week day after day since december 5th iowa has bowl. macon klewa/iowa fullback :29-:34 ... really chomping at the bit here to get to game." with the end of this football season go the beards that have fully blossomed case been trimmed the grand daddy of them all.

quarterback :49-:57 henry krieger coble/iowa tight end :58-1:13 and maybe while they're here in los angeles they could run into a celebrity crush? or they may already have a celebrity in the locker room-- darian cooper may be a budding roaster-- at least he took it to jordan canzeri at the comedy club last night. darian cooper/ iowa defensive lineman 1:32- 1:46 hopefully the hawkeyes will be having as much fun friday as they did today... jon schaeffer/ l.a. 1:55-2:07 ferentz has his press conference at 8 am this morning. we'll also visit the u.s.s. iowa in the afternoon-- that battleship is now a museum docked here in los angeles. we'll have all of those stories tonight at 6 and 10

elias: and don't forget, the 102nd rose bowl game gets underway new years day between iowa and stanford. the game kicks off at 4 pm on espn. we'll have more from jon throughout the week as we head into the big game. elias: time for a quick break. coming up ... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning

elias: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, 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: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the

starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. elias: our top story...family and friends mourn the loss of a college student from des moines. elias: this after the charter bus she was riding in monday crashed just fifteen minutes away from its chicago destination. now they plan to keep university of iowa senior nicole underwoods memory alive by giving back to someone else... she was studying to become a social worker and planned to attend grad school. they're hoping to raise money to create a 10 thousand dollar scholarship for a university of

services student in her honor. they believe the scholarship would keep her love for life alive in someone else. " if she could help " if she could help someone meet their dreams and share that passion, that would be what she would defintely want to happen. elias: the bus crash is still under investigation... four other people were hurt in the collision... elias:: the new year brings good news in the recovery from iowa's avian flu outbreak. a statewide ban on exhibitions using live chickens and turkeys will be lifted. under the ban all live bird exhitions at county fairs, auctions, and other gatherings had been prohibited in the effort to stop the spread of the avian flu. the iowa department of agriculture will end the ban on january first. the outbreak ended up affecting more than 31 million birds in 18 counties. the ban affected county fairs and the iowa state

the avian flu have been reported since june, and officials say iowa is now considered free of the illness. elias: this morning, headaches from the massive weather system that brought ice, snow, and rain across much of the country aren't over yet. more than 18 million americans across the central united states are now dealing with historic flooding. abc's megan hughes has the latest on this sotry.. "script: along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe: time-- (sot parts of the town of kimmswick near st louis - already flooded. in union missouri - a mcdonald's nearly submerged. a gas station - underwater. rising rivers-causing this sewage treatment plant to exceed capacity? (nats -"..rushing water?") and many rivers haven't crested yet. water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66 - more than 500 roads are already closed? the missouri governor is calling in the national guard-- sot governor nixon

dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you here. you're talking about almost 10 more vertical feet of water. flooding is being blamed for at least 18 deaths in the region and across the country-snowstorms are also proving deadly. in new york this crash between a fed ex truck...and a black sedan on slick road... killed the car's 22 year old driver. whiteout conditions from the northeast- (shovel nats) to the midwest made travel is nearly impossible--by road? ?or by air. 850 cots airport overnight. passengers across the country are stranded. "so just trying to get home. it's been a pretty long day. megan hughes on cam close: this marks the fourth straight day of misery for holiday traveller " elias: we're back with sam:

sam: weather adlib: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy

the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. elias: well the iowa hawkeyes football team may be eyeing a big win over stanford friday...but the mens basketball team earned a major victory last night. they took the court against number one ranked michigan state... now, at no point during the game did the hawkeyes trail behind their opponents, and came out with the win 83 to 70. this is the first time since 1999

ranked opponent....even knocked off a #1 ranked opponent....even picking up the win last night on their home court. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iowa ahead... coming up, we continue our top five countdowns of 20-15 this morning a look at the big headlines from right here in the metro. 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 three locations... one at the ....23- hundred block of fleur - northbound next, they are set up at the seven-hundred block of 35th - southbound... with their third location at the 39-hundred block of kingman looking east bound. so use caution while driving.. elias: 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

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." " screams from sledding" elias: the newly formed slopes around the metro were too good to pass up for sledders tuesday. kids off on vacation have been out and about, hitting the hills! by the way, this video is from

state capitol -- one of the better easy access hills in des moines. elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: morning so we are going to see a slower again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the

snow chances through the week. sam toss back. elias: trending now... elias: you've likely seen the post on facebook....mark zuckerberg elias:

elias: you've likely seen the post on facebook....mark zuckerberg giving away millions in facebook stock to ordinary people....and all you have to do is share a post for a chance to be the lucky person... unfortunately, its not what it seems. yes, the facebook founder is giving away 99-percent of his shares...but to charity. the bad news is, posts like this can be dangerous, for those that fall for it, they may be seen as targets for other social media hoaxes, with more serious consequences.. so be careful what you post! all: (reax)

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

elias: as we wind down 20-15, we want to take a look back at the top five big stories from the past twelve months... today, we look at the top metro stories that made headlines during the year. elias: we start with the battle over speed cameras on i-235... elias: in march the iowa department of transportation ordered des moines and three other iowa cities to take down speed cameras placed on interstates... in the metro, that's those on i-235. the d-o-t said the cameras were no longer needed, but the city refused saying it was a matter of safety. their refusal has now sent the issue to the courtroom. along with the fight against the d-o-t, des moines has also been sued by two individuals over the speed cameras. d-o-t, des moines has also been sued by two individuals over the speed cameras. so far the speed cameras remain in operation. elias: next, the case of a man who went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill last year. elias: in october the

polson came to a verdict, finding him guilty and later sentencing him to 55 years in jail. polson was convicted on several charges, including attempted murder, stemming from a 20-14 shooting spree in pleasant hill. during his testimony, polson claimed he didn't remember what happened due to being heavily intoxicated. however, the victims also had their chance to speak, holding nothing back as they addressed polson. an appeal is expected in the case. elias: 20-15 began with a major announcemed from the a-i-b college of business... elias: after almost a hundred years of educating students, the college said the 20-15, 20-16 academic year would be its last. this fall, they did not accept any new freshman, with enrollment at 348 students. the campus will now become an extension of the university of iowa. a-i-b will officially close on june 30 of 20- 16. elias: water quality became a major issue in the metro, after a lawsuit over nitrates.

in january, des moines water works filed a lawsuit against sac, calhoun, and buena vista counties over nitrates in the raccoon river. the lawsuit came after water works had to run its nitrate filtration system more than usual. water works says farm run off is to blame....but farmers feels its an attack on them and the small drainage farmers feels its an attack on them and the small drainage districts. this month, a motion was filed to drop eight of the ten charges in the lawsuit, saying the drainage districts dont have authority over private land owners. elias: we wrap up our top five metro stories with justice for jayda.... elias: in october 2014, five year-old jayda canada died after eating morphine in her mother's apartment... the case lead to the mother's arrest, and a search for her boyfriend. local five followed this story, as authorities sought justice for the little girl. her mother, tionne bloodsaw, was taken into custody, and pleaded guilty to one county of child endangerment causing serious injury, two counts of neglect and one drug related charge.

deshaun trombone, was taken into custody. he has since been convicted and sentenced to 65 years in prison for jayda's death.. elias: of course, local five will continue to follow these stories as we head into 20-16.... tomorrow, we wrap up 20-15 and our top five year in review... since we want to end the year on a positive note, that's what we'll be taking a look at....the top 5 positive stories from around the state over the past year. elias: 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

"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 light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we

coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. sam toss back. sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door...

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

elias: let's get a final look at your top five.... elias: flooding along the mississippi river continues to get worse. preparations are underway in saint louis for what could be the worst flooding since 19-93. many communities in the area spent tuesday filling tens of thousands of sandbags. however, in some areas the rising waters have all but covered up whole towns. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: another sign that iowa has been freed of the avian flu outbreak. the state department of

first the ban on poultry exhibitions will be lifted. officials instituted the ban to prevent the disease from spreading, halting live poultry shows at fairs and auctions. some resorted to using photographs to still show birds. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: family and friends are mourning the loss of a college student from des moines. this after the charter bus she was riding in monday crashed just fifteen minutes away from its chicago destination. now they plan to keep nicole underwoods memory alive by setting up a scholarship at the university of iowa in her honor. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: another drops out of the republican presidential nomination race. george pataki has decided to end his presidential campaign. the former new york governor failed to gain traction in the polls, averaging one percent, which also kept him off the primetime debate stage. that leaves a dozen major candidates still vying for the party's nomination. sabrina:

know about this story in the big five... elias: a major upset on the hardwoods last night. the iowa hawkeyes men's basketball team defeated number one ranked michigan state in iowa city. this is the first time since 1999 that the hawks knocked off a #1 ranked opponent. at no point did the hawkeyes trail behind michigan state in their big ten opener, taking the win 83 to 70. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but ry cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs