quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i-80 seeing around an inch or so. highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so i'm not worried about icy roads. thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. we are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... did north korea set off a nuclear bomb? hear what that means for us here in the u-s. elias: and -- nextgen leaders calling on presidential candidates -- hear why they say a major focus should be on climate change. elias: then -- ahead of a very chilly week, the state fire marshal has a reminder you

" " elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: recovery efforts are underway after a trench collapse at a housing development this morning. : it happened around 8 a-m near 5th avenue and andentureland drive in altoona. rescue crews were called to help a construction worker after the trench collapsed on him. elias: again -- this is now a recovery effort. local 5's claire powell is out at the site now -- claire? claire (ad libs) elias: claire, thanks. of course we'll continue to update you on this story as more detials become available to us. elias: a pair of metro (ad libs)

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update you on this story as more detials become available to us. elias: a pair of metro criminal court cases head to the courtroom today... elias: a woman charged in deadly car crash from november will go before the judge today... authorities say deanna gliem faces four counts of vehicular homicide...two of which are o-w-i related. last november 15th, police say she was heading south on hubbell when she hit the victims' car at an intersection. . richard hummel and randall sonnenburg died neighbors say that entire is a nightmare. elias: and the trial of joe lopez begins faces first degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death charges. lopez was arrested in december after 20 month old ruby alvarez died at blank children's hospital. the toddler had suffered serious injuries including a skull fracture. lopez and the child's mom said she had fallen, but officials found the injuries

with a fall. elias: meanwhile -- a young couple will not be charged in a deadly stabbing case that happened in des moines last month.... on december 5th, a man broke into this home on east 14th street, with a gun. the couple that were inside used a knife to protect themselves... des moines police say the home invasion death is justifiable self- defense. the couple involved didn't want to speak on camera, but told local 5 that there's no doubt in their minds they acted lawfully in defending themselves. elias: as iowans prepare for a drop in temperatures...t he state fire marshal has a reminder for you... reminder for you... elias: during the winter months...the risk of a fire happening inside the home increases greatly. the department of public safety says heating equipment is a leading cause of home fire deaths during the winter. they recommend you keep anything that they recommend you keep anything that can burn three feet away from heat sources. and to make sure and turn off portable heaters when not in the room or going to bed. also remember

alarms. elias: iowa hosted a tuesday that focused on how can be seen as a issue... how climate change has become a human issue impacting the most vulnerable and poor communities. nextgen even called on presidential candidates to lay out plans on addressing clean energy and climate change. " i question a politician who wants my vote, who wants my people's vote, to simply say, what will you do for the planet, not for your pocket and not for general electric and not for georgia power, but for generation?" sabrina: nextgen iowa is a group working to fight climate change and preserve american health and prosperity for future generations, they say they're trying to polls. elias: sam schrier

with a look at your forecast. sam today we are going to say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i-80 seeing around an inch or so. highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so i'm not worried about icy roads. thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but

through the afternoon. friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. we are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. elias: moving to a big story in your world headlines now-- elias/1shot did north korea set off a nuclear bomb yesterday? their government - claims they did. abc's marci gonzalez is at the united nations with the story. worldwide concerns and condemnation today - after this announcement from north korean state media... ((nats from korean tv)) claiming that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near the county's nuclear testing facility yesterday- was caused by north korea's first successful test of a hydrogen bomb... the weapon - can be about 10-thousand times more powerful than atomic bombs - like those dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki

yukiya amano, director general of the international atomic energy agency (iaea): the dprk's nuclear test, if confirmed, is in clear violation of un security council resolutions and is deeply regrettable. this would be the country's fourth time testing a nuclear weapon since 2006 - but the first time testing a thermo-nuclear weapon. the u-s immediately launched so-called "nuclear sniffer" planes to determine - whether north korea's claims are true... the results - could take months?but already many are skeptical... soundbite (english) john nilsson-wright, head of the asia programme at chatham house "the reported size of the detonation is relatively modest, comparable to the test that north korea carried out in 2013, which i think has led many experts to assume that this is in fact probably a much cruder device rather than the fully fledged hydrogen bomb." tag- north korea's ally china - among the

these claims. the u-n security council - called an emergency meeting today to discuss what - if anything can be done in response. mg abc news at u-n headquarters in new york. elias/1shot presidential candidates are sounding off about the possibility of a nuclear weapon in the hands of north korea... republican hopeful dr ben carson sat down with local 5's sabrina ahmed this morning... in the long run, he says we need to be prepared for them to have one.. and be prepared to fight back... but for now, if president, he'd employing a scare tactic. "i would make sure he and his people recognize that if they launch a weapon toward us it would be the last thing they woudl ever do, i'd make that very clear to them, but in the meantime we will be working very hard on our defense mechanisms. " elias: to see our full interview with dr. ben carson -- be sure to tune in to our political show, this week in iowa.

presidential candidates mike huckabee and rand paul. plus a look ahead before the legislative session kicks off on monday. that's on local 5 this sunday at 9 a.m. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... it's a cold and gray day out there right now -- but we might see some slick roads during your evening commute. sam has the details you need to know. elias: but next.... what would you do with 450 million dollars? that's how much is up for grabs with tonight's powerball jackpot. we have some tips you should hear before you

"your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday.

elias: on your money now elias: a california company will have to pay a two-million dollar fine for claiming it can improve your brain function. the luminosity app was also billed as a tool to fire up academic performance and fight disease like dementia. but the federal trade commission says the claims mislead consumers, because there's no science to back it up. lumos labs will have to give customers an easy way to scrap their subscriptions, but it won't have to admit any wrongdoing. elias: the plan to make school lunches healthier is working according to a new study. the rules cap calories per meal and require at least one serving of fruits or vegetables. researchers found that students are now getting more vitamins and minerals in their meals and that school meal participation did not change - especially among high school students who can leave campus during lunch. elias: and finally -- that jackpot soaring

biggest ever -- now up to 500 million dollars. so many people lining up to get their tickets -- but your odds of winning are very long . abc's tj holmes is going to break it down for us. abc's tj holmes is going to break it down for us. " ((quick powerball montage)) don't pick numbers based on ((keyable gfx)) your kid's birthday or ((keyable gfx)) your wedding anniversary! ((fail/wah wah sfx)) ((keyable gfx)) in fact, don't pick the numbers at all! let the computer do it. ((keyable gfx)) 70 to 80 percent of powerball tickets have been computer picks. but if you insist on picking the numbers... ((drumroll sfx)) gfx)) 8, 54, 14, 39, 13. those are ((keyable gfx)) the most frequently drawn numbers in the past 4 years. ((fullscreen map gfx)) another way to improve your odds: move to pennsylvania!

state the past 13 years. 11 each from indiana and missouri." elias: sam is back now... sam i'll have your full forecast next. "now, we are iowa's

forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam today we are going to say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the

home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i-80 seeing around an inch or so. highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so i'm not worried about icy roads. thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light saturday morning. going to be falling from the morning into coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. we are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or

elias: elias: still to come on local five news midday...

elias: still to come on local five news midday... are you a film buff? what about someone who likes to follow today's cultural issues? we have a guest in studio to tell you about an upcoming event. plus -- he's creating a buzz... and many say a revolution in the fashion industry. we're talking jaden smith and what's trending -- coming up.

as immigration continues to be a focal point of our cultural and political discourse, define american will hold its first define american film festival in iowa ahead of the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses. the event will take place at the

2016. in an effort to show reporters covering the candidates different angles of the immigration debate and introduce a more human angle to voters of what's become the most contentious issue of this presidential election, daff will show six feature length films preceded by six short films, all exploring experiences through documentaries. each feature and short combo will be followed by panel discussions featuring a mix of filmmakers, cast members and local journalists and immigration experts. tickets are free. in addition to vargas's film, documented, the daff lineup includes mother of george, the joy luck club, a better life and don't tell anyone (no le digas a nadie). the short selection will include ellis, a new film directed by artist jr starring robert de niro. panel discussions will be live streamed online. all presidential

night reception where festival attendees can speak to them about what they've heard and learned by watching the films and taking part in the panels. for more information and updates on daff, please visit defineamericanfilmfes

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: welcome back -- we're taking a look at what's trending now. and will and jada pinkett smith's son jaden - making headlines with a new look -- sporting a skirt for louis vuitton's new womenswear campaign. abc's deborah roberts is here with how the young star is sparking a fashion revolution. "nat karate kid the karate kid is

nat this morning? the newest face of louis vuitton's woman's line yes that's right - smith is stylin in ladies fashion. with this post on his instagram writing "thank you so much @louisvuitton and @nicolasghesquiere for the opportunity to impact this world." sot from fashion expert 161441 you are seeing an evolution, and we're also seeing fashion do what fashion loves to do which is to play with our expectations, to tug on our prejudices, and to surprise us. in a press release louis vuitton saying jaden "represents a generation that has assimilated the codes of true freedom... wearing a skirt comes as naturally to him as it would to a woman" the 17 year old is known for stretching fashion boundaries from rocking dress like outfits to dressing up as batman for the prom and his father, will smith, telling ellen degeneres how he and his wife jada support all their children's choices

ago it is sort of easier to flow with how people are naturally more than what our egos need them to be" jaden telling gq in june "i'm just expressing how i feel inside, which is really no particular way because everyday it changes how i feel about the world and myself" elias: jaden smith released his own clothing line called msfts (misfits) last year. elias/lam actress ann hathaway has confirmed that she is pregnant ... and she used social media to do it. rumors have swirled that the oscar-winner might be expecting a child. hathaway posted a picture of herself in a swimsuit on instagram. the photo shows an obvious baby bump. the image has racked up more than 270- thousand likes and thousands of comments. elias/lam coming up on local 5 news

obama's recent executive action regarding gun control -- hear what the nation has to say today. elias: and .... the campaign trail ahead of caucus night -- who trump is targeting now and who isn't biting after his attacks.

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: developing this hour -- crews working to recover a body after a trench collapse. elias: : it happened at the construction it happened at the construction site of a housing development near 5th avenue and adventureland drive. crews were called to the scene around 8 a.m. after a trench collapsed on a construction worker. rescue efforts were moved to recovery efforts within the hour.

they become available. elias: another big story today...wide ranging reactions to president obama's executive actions on gun control... elias: many families impacted by some of the deadliest attacks in our country are sharing their thoughts about the president's new gun control plan. his executive orders will add hundreds of f-b-i and a-t-f agents, expand background checks and increase funding for mental health care. mary moloney has more: " --reporter pkg-as follows-- surrounded by the families and victims from mass shootings, president obama announced multiple executive actions on gun control. (president obama) every time i think about those kids it gets me mad, the tighter restrictions are welcome news for those impacted by gun violence. (sallie badger/ widow of gun shooting victim) everyone in the country needs to be aware and take some action. (sandy phillips/ mother of gun shooting victim)

courage to state his purposes and share tears with us and the nation was quite moving. during his speech, president obama specifically referred to two of his supporters: former congresswoman and shooting survivor gabby giffords... and her husband. (mark kelly/ husband of gabby giffords) it's really taking a good step in the right direction. the issue however remains divisive. (annette elliott/ gun show promoter) well i think the end game with a lot of democrats is to confiscate. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell questions the legality of the executive actions. (sen. mitch mcconnell/ (r) kentucky) whether the courts will allow what he's announced he's going to do. it will be interesting to see because my guess is it will be litigation. and several republican presidential candidates are calling this a massive overreach by the president. (jeb bush/ (r) presidential candidate) it's not going to solve any problems by having the so-called gun show loop hole be taken care of by executive order. (marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate) when i'm elected president, on the first day, behind my desk, those orders are gone. mary moloney reporting. elias: here in iowa, one mother is commending the president for trying to press the executive order. kay folkers son was shot and killed with an illegal gun 15 years ago this feburary. she said the gun

shouldn't have been available to the criminals who did it. folkers said she's been waiting for executive action while watching the continuing nationwide violence. she believes the order will take a long time to be come a law, but commends president obama for trying. " he's trying, you know, but there needs to be so much more done. it's going to take a lot of time."" elias: kay says its not just mental illness or background checks alone that will fix this- other government issues will have to change too. elias: after a big comeback win over purdue saturday...the iowa hawkeyes took their home court last night... the team hosted nebraska, looking for a fifth straight win...which they did get. the 77 to 66 victory also moves iowa to three and oh in coference play this season. they take on michigan state tomorrow night.

college basketball, the iowa state cyclones will open their home conference play tonight... this will be their second big 12 matchup this season....after falling to oklahoma over the weekend. this evening they host texas tech in ames... this season the depth of the big 12 may be the best out of any conference in the country. " top to bottom it's extremely tough so you gotta battle hard every night and i feel like we did that at oklahoma. there's a couple of things you tweak here and there and maybe you come out with a win. so you can't hold your head too long. you need to get ready because tech is coming in with a great record and a pretty great team! " elias: and look for live coverage of tonight's game right here on local five. our own jordan furbee will be in ames keeping an eye on the cyclones. look for live reports on local five news at six and ten. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast.

say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i-80 seeing around an inch or so. highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so i'm not worried about icy roads. thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light

temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. we are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. elias: moving to your local election headquarters now -- elias/1shot gun control certainly a big issue on the campaign trail tuesday -- but last night donald trump also taking aim at his new favorite target -- bill clinton. hillary clinton refusing to respond directly to the gop frontrunner's attacks. abc's cecilia vega has the latest. it has become donald trump's go to attack line in 2016.. and this morning he is back at it? the gop front runner not mincing words when it comes to bill clinton's past? sot- trump on morning joe - wednesday (clip released early) "don't forget, he lost his law license, he was impeached overnight.. in new hampshire? trump's eye... on that target?

the one person that hillary does not want run against is donald trump. believe me. and bill doesn't want it either hillary clinton?sticking to her new year's resolution? to not respond... sot/ hillary on hardball - we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoric, when use the kind of derogatory comments, // that's not a sign of the race for the white house...heated on all sides? and standing directly in clinton's path... vermont senator bernie sanders? and in iowa yesterday.. she did not hold back sot clinton: i'm a progressive who likes to get things done and i will get into that white house. i don't need a tour. i know right where the oval office is." " elias: iowa's busy the next few days with visits from elias: iowa's busy the elias: iowa's busy the next few days with visits from presidential candidates -- but we just have two

today. marco rubio today. marco rubio makes a stop in marshalltown for a town hall. and ben carson is in winterset for a meet and greet. he'll then move to pella a little later for a town hall meeting. elias: to follow along on the campaign latest -- check out our website. that's we are iowa dot com. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate

meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam today we are going to say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. clouds

so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening home from work much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i-80 seeing around an inch or so. highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so i'm not worried about icy roads. thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. friday is

snow day lasting into saturday morning. temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. we are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. sam: elias:

in case you missed it -- the good morning iowa team celebrated a milestone this morning.

launched this new moring show format, from severes weather coverage, to riding ragbrai - and owning up to friendly wagers, the last year has been one to remeber here at local 5 open - music sabrina "the only way to start the morning is coffee" elias "sam schriereier you got two tickets and going to the game, who else are you going to take? sam "sabrina" hahaha sam "yeah you'd better get out of here" sabrina "you don't want to risk it - oh! someone just ran through the barricades, that's not something you want to do you can clearly see the road is closed" sam "oh you guys are sweet, you know what else is sweet? leaving it up for 30 seconds like you did. all right central iowa thats my valentines gift yo you, hope you enjoyed because its getting deleted from the server after the show. elias "mike coon from wisconsin joins me and you ended your ride at five thirty this morning"

enforcement who said come on in so we did and here we are" sabrina "sam claims mti doesn't know what they're talking about and he's known for years" sam "well not just me everyone knows when it rains it smells like aerosol" elias "this is my favorite hairdo of everybody on the football field" sam "are you telling me you built a time machine out of a delorean? sabrina "sam i'm going to show you how to be resourceful" end music all:

elias: you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. elias: special olympics iowa (soia) will hold the 30th annual winter

special olympics iowa (soia) will hold the 30th annual winter games in dubuque jan. 11-13 with more than 375 athletes from 47 delegations across the state set to compete in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, short-track speed skating and figure skating. more than 170 coaches and chaperones, along with more than 300 volunteers, will join the athletes and make the event a success. the grand harbor center, sundown mountain, albrecht acres and mystique community ice center will host the competitions and activities. logo-winter-games- 2016competition will begin jan. 11 with preliminaries for figure skating and speed skating at the mystique community ice center at noon and 1 p.m. time trials for snow shoeing will be at 12:30 p.m. at camp

country skiing begin at 1 p.m. at sundown mountain. the winter games will officially kick-off with the opening ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. jan. 11 at the grand harbor center. the ceremony includes the parade of athletes, athlete presentations and an athlete lighting the flame of hope to signify the opening of the 30th annual winter games. sponsors for the 2016 winter games include the dubuque racing association, theisen's home-farm-auto, the a.y. mcdonald charitable foundation, spahn and rose lumber company, tri-state transportation, the dubuque sports commission, the u.s. bank foundation and the dubuque downtown kiwanis club.

say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north

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