skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week.

let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: the iowa legislature convenesfor the 20-16 session today. state lawmakers will be reviewing iowa's medicaid privatization and planned parenthoold funding, while tackling education initiatives...last year's session went long due to a lack of agreement on school funding. governor branstad plans to introduce a proposal for clean water funding. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the three major democratic presidential candidates will be in des moines this evening as they take part in a forum designed to focus on issues that affect latinos and african americans. the democrat's

forum will be held at drake university tonight starting at seven.. look for live coverage right here on local five news. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: more than a week after taking over an oregon wildlife refuge, ammon bundy and his group of protestors have been joined by members of the armed group --pacific patriot network. the group alleges to protect american's civil rights against a tyrranical government. protestors say they have traveled to the oregon refuge to provide security for occupiers.. sabrina: number four... sabrina: fans braved a wind chill of thirty below to watch sunday's game between the seattle seahawks and minnesota vikings. the close game looked to be a last-minute victory for the vikings....except for a missed field goal by the team's kicker with twenty-six seconds left in the game. the seahawks take the win, and move ahead in the n-f-l playoffs. elias: and finally in the

elias: elias: saturday's powerball lottery drawing had no winner....meaning wednesday's jackpot has an initial estimate of one point three billion dollars, the largest prize ever offered in north america. the big payout will likely boost sales, and in turn means it could go even higher....the cash payout already pushing above 800-million dollars! sabrina: turning to some developing news this morning....a sunday fire leaves a local firefighter injured. sabrina: west des moines firefighters answered the call to a home on bradford drive around 3-30 yesterday morning... when crews got there the house was engulfed in flames.. the house started to collapse and the firefighter was

him.. the injured firefighter was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.. neighbors say crews were outside for hours. phil crowley, neighbor: "it really was heartbreaking really to see, oh my gosh, wow it could have been our house. what happened? we don't know what happened i guess at this point. " sabrina: the house is a total loss and the cause of the fire is still being investigated.. look for the latest on the firefighter's condition right here on local five. elias: a weekend wreck leads to a car fire, and claims the life of a winterset man... fire, and claims the life of a winterset man... late saturday night..... 48 year old john timothy eller was driving a jeep cherokee on west summit in winterset.. according to the highway patrol his vehicle came up on another, and he failed to slow down in time, hitting the second vehicle. the collison forced his vehicle off of the roadway and forced his vehicle off of the roadway and into a electrical box that caught fire. the driver of the second vehicle was not injured... the incident is

sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much

lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week. elias: a local mayor makes the pages of runner's world magazine... elias: the publication will feature johnston mayor paula dierenfeld in an upcoming issue.... the attention is coming from a challenge she made to

residents.... donate bags of food to the local food bank. .... and she'll run . and for every bag -- or ten dollars donated -- shes going a mile. so far -- folks in johnston have risen to the mayor's challenge... i think the most fullfilling part of course is the response we've gotten from the community last year 31 bags this year over 100 bags the generosity in this community is absolutly amazing nikki: she is hoping to finish the 191 miles by martin luther king day later this month.. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead..including

awards ceremony.. elias: that's right, who took home the golden globes, as hollywood kicks off its 20-16 awards season. 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 ...five-hundred block of northeast 70th avenue and a second at the ...39-hundred block of northeast 108th street. so take care on northeast 108th street. 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! "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." sabrina: a nebraska pub fire ends up looking more like a frozen cavern... flames burst through the patio fire after a weekend explosiong... fire crews say they dealt with equipment issues due to frigid temperatures.. which also quickly turned the water putting out the flames, into ice. no one was injured during the emergency. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend

expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the

next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week. elias: it's the first leg of the annual hollywood awards season -- leading up to the academy awards. the 73rd annual golden globe awards. sabrina: some of hollywoods best displayed the usual glamour, glitz and surprises during last night's ceremony in beverly hills... here's abc's karla

with more. "script: nats pop: " and the golden globe goes to 'the revenant.'" the grand finale for a grand show as the best motion picture drama is announced. what ended with applause began with hesitant laughs as a result of- nat pop: (taking a swig at his beer)"snitch" ricky gervais- who was back at it again. the host of the golden globes taking swipes at sean penn during his opening monologue after the actor interviewed a mexican drug kingpin. sot ricky gervais "i want to get through monologue and go into hiding?somewhere where penn can't find me." the laughs made way to the first award of the evening for a genuinely surprised kate winslet who won for best supporting actress in a feature film for her work in "steve jobs." sot kate winslet: "i'm extremely surprised and overwhelmed." moments later matt damon won for his role in "the martian." sot matt damon: "it's literally been 18 years since i've been doing

how lucky i am." other acting awards going to both new and old shows? sot jon hamm "thank you so much." sot lady gaga "i really am truly speechless, thank you so much." the winner everyone agreed on-sylvester stallone who was honored for his work in creed with a roaring standing ovation. sot sylvester stallone " ... i want to thank my imaginary friend rocky balboa for being the very best friend i've ever had." stallone among other best movie actors? sot leonado dicaprio "the revenant" "what an incredible honor, wow, thank you so much." and best actresses? sot jennifer lawrence "joy" "... it's such an honor to play this character. thank you to our supporting cast. i'm thinking of my hometown, kentucky." with the globes over, the race to oscar sunday is now officially underway. karla barguiarena, abc news, new york. " all: (reax)

some sad news from the music world this morning...singer david bowie has died following a battle with cancer. according to a short statement, bowie "died peacefully" sunday "surrounded by his family and friends" after an 18-month fight with the illness.

25-th album "blackstar" on friday, his birthday. bowie was 69 years old. elias: time for another short break...when we come back, more short break...when we come back, more movie talk... while it continues its record breaking run in theaters, could the new star wars movie be close to falling from number one?

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer

week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week. sam toss back.

in take a look at this today...the battle at the box office gets interesting.. elias: "star wars: the force awakens" held onto number one at the box office for a fourth straight weekend. the latest addition to the franchise brought in 41- million dollars in the u-s....but it could be on the verge of moving down.

drama "the revenant" soared past expectations, bringing in 38 million dollars in its first weekend. never fear thought, star wars has earned 812-million dollars worldwide, the third highest grossing movie in history behind avatar and titanic. all: (reax) sabrina well time now for another short break... but when we come back... enjoying those

well, we could see them drop even more.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: how low will gasoline prices go this year? triple-a puts the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas at a dollar-96. folks in ten southern states are paying a dollar-75 or less. usa today dot com reports in some states, a gallon of regular has dropped to a dollar-42! the price of gas could drop to a dollar a gallon in some areas. that hasn't happened since 19-99. elias: and 20-15 was a strong year for

market. american employers added more than two and a half million jobs. 292-thousand of those jobs were added in december. it was the second best year for jobs gains since 19-99. americans saw their paychecks go up as well. wages grew 2- point-5 percent in december. it matched the gains in october-- which were the best in six years. elias: that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... 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 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

iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills

zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week. sabrina: today, state

gavel in the 20-16 legislative session. and governor branstad is already pushing a plan aimed at helping water quality. elias: but his new initiative is getting mixed reviews ahead of the new session. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz sat down with the governor to clear up this state house matter. "amanda camera 19:46:55 what people are hearing because of what happened last session with education funding, this is taking away funding, not the case. (((branstad makes a comment here))) 6:06 it would give us additional funding for school infastructure, provide funding for water quality and do it without raising taxes. branstad says he came up with the idea of using some of the sales tax money to improve water quality because cleaner water is important to iowa's ag economy. no other states are doing anything like it. 8:15 it's not only a concern to farmers that own the land, it's

entire state. the fight for this new plan will now begin as the governor prepares to to introduce it to the legislature. 9:52 we're hopeful as people learn about what this would really do, we could get support, convince legislature, address school infastructure, water quality and do it without raising taxes." sabrina: now, lawmakers gavel in the new session at 10 this morning. more about the plan in tomorrow's state address. look to local 5 statehouse matters this session. elias: thoughts. about the governor's water quality plan? what issues do you think lawmakers need

may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . the contact information is on your screen. sabrina: turning to national politics...and the race for the white house. the three major democratic presidential candidates will be in des moines this evening. sabrina: hillary clinton, bernies sanders, and martin o'malley will be at drake university for the democrat's brown and black forum. the event will alow the presidential hopefuls a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. look for full coverage this evening right here on local five....and a wrap-up of the event tomorrow morning here on good morning iowa. elias: well no brown and black forum came to fruition for republicans this election cycle, but look for the republican presidential candidates to tackle the issues saturday night. the sixth debate for the candidates will be held in south carolina and hosted by fox business....with a possible smaller roster. to make the primetime stage,

be one of the top six in national polls, plus any candidates in the top five of iowa or new hampshire polls. experts say this could cut the number of participants down to six or seven....instead of eleven at past debates. the rest will take part in an debates. the rest will take part in an debate earlier in the evening., sabrina: new this morning, some iowa athletes will begin their push for gold medals today... sabrina: special olympics iowa will begin its 30th annual winter games today in dubuque. more than 375 athletes from iowa will compete in events such as alpine skiing, snowshoeing, and figure skating over three days. tonight, the opening ceremony will get underway at six, with the parade of athletes and lighting of the flame of hope at the grand harbor center. the event is made possible thanks to the efforts of more than 300 volunteers. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but

lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week. sabrina: a militia group joins protestors in oregon, as we take a look at national headlines... sabrina: today makes ten days since an oregon wildlife refuge was taken over by protestors lead by ammon bundy... now his group has been joined by armed members of the pacific patriot network. this new "militia"

american's civil rights against a government. a representative for the bundy crew says the group showed up on their own to provide security for the occupiers. elias: the frigid temperatures didn't deter football fans from catching the game in minnesota sunday.. wind chill of thirty below to watch sunday's game between the seattle minnesota vikings. the close game last-minute victory for the vikings....except for a missed field goal by the team's kicker with twenty-six seconds left in the game. the seahawks take the win, and move ahead in the n-f-l playoffs. "we missed a chip shot field goal so, that's life. i thought the fans were outstanding today. they sat in the coldest game in vikings history. i thought they did a great job." "i went out to warm up before everybody came out and took a jog and my contact

probably a good idea to wear a visor today.' "you can never prepare for that kind of weather or that kind of cold because it's like sitting in a freezer honestly." elias: so for the first time in history all 4 road teams win on the wildcard weekend. next weekend's matchups have the chiefs versus patriots...and packers taking on cardinals saturday. then on sunday, the seahawks take on carolina. and pittsburgh travels to denver . sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, just ahead on good morning iowa....do you want to build a snowman? elias: we'll share a young girl's

deals with a tough diagnosis. sabrina: 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... the first at the 35-hundred block of urbandale - west bound the second one will be set up at the seven- hundred block of 35th...that will be southbound and a final one at the 23-hundred block of hull, 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

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iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by

warmer weather possible next week. elias: the bitter cold may be keeping you in as much as possible, but for one littler girl, she had hoped to enjoy the winter weather. sabrina: however, her cancer treatment has caused a problem for her fulfilling that dream. but as local 5's mark carlson reports, some nurses came together to make a dream come true. [anchor:mark]mark [readrate:15] izabella saul, better known as bella, is a little girl... with a big smile... and a big dream that she brought with her from texas when she moved to iowa with her family around the new year. but here in snowy

university of iowa children's hospital taking care of bella as she battles cancer -- had an idea. olaf is a snowman and one of the main characters in the disney movie frozen. and after staff dumped a whole heap of snow into one of the playrooms at the hospital... for the first time ever, little bella played in the snow.

best days. "> and eventually so to -- did olaf, but the memories never will. all: (reax) elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with america's money. america's money: good morning. topping "america's money"... another stock good morning. topping "america's money" -- another stock selloff. >> china's main stock market plunged 5% today. investors uneasy about the

>> that concern could drag other markets down. u.s. stocks had their worst week in four years. uber is cutting its prices in more than a hundred cities. >> it's the third january in which uber has cut prices. and the detroit auto show starts today with lots of cool cars. one of the biggest announcements will be the new 2017 lincoln continental. >> also the new mercedes-benz e class. self-driving technology. >> and lexus will show off the production model of its lc luxury sports cars. all i care about is heated seats. >> all we have to do is win the powerball first and we're there. that's "america's money." >> have a great day. our digestive systems handle a lot over the holidays. 20 hours of anxiously fighting crowds to find the perfect gifts. cooking for family meals

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forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the experts" sam script here in green we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit brutal by the end of the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's

climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be even warmer with plenty of sunshine and highs right up near 40 degrees! unfortunately after that temperatures should begin another decent towards the arctic pattern we had over the weekend. we'll be back in the single digit highs by next sunday with a bit warmer weather possible next week. sam toss back.

trending now...one lucky person could become a billionaire wednesday sabrina: once again, the powerball lottery failed to have a winner....and now the jackpot prize is estimated to hit one point three billion for wednesday's drawing. there were a few lucky numbers saturday, one iowan matched

for the lottery's million dollar prize....and a few scored fifty- thousand dollar prizes... but wednesday's expected huge prize is a record, and sure to encourage sales, which could push the prize even higher. as it stands, that's already an 806 million dollar cash option. all: (reax)

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 cover the

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias:: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's

at the top stories... sabrina: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... sabrina: the gavel goes down at the state capitol marking the start of the 20-16 legislative session today. elias: democratic presidential candidates arrive in des moines for the brown and black forum tonight., elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... a local firefighter is injured in the line of duty, and a family loses their house in a weekend fire. sabrina: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright"

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: