it's x:00 a-m on tuesday january 12th thanks for joining us! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect

tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid 40s! enjoy every second of that warmth because starting friday temperatures will be steadily and slowly falling into a very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: president barack obama will deliver his final state of the union address later today....aimed largely at unfinished business from his past seven years. look for the address to begin at eight this evening, with the republican response to follow, which will be given by south carolina governor nikki

news at ten will have a wrap up of the state of the union tonight. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: here in iowa, governor terry branstad will deliver his 20-16 condition of the state address later this morning. the speech will be given before the iowa legislature at ten a-m. governor branstad is expected to further detail his new water quality initiative and his goals for the year ahead. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... " nat pop" elias: the iowa legislature convened for 20-16 monday, making history for the state as it welcomed its first female speaker of the iowa house of represenaitives. clear lake's linda upmeyer was sworn in to duty. a hot topic for this session will be education, which caused a long drawn out political battle last year. elias: number four... elias: all three major democratic presidential candidates took the stage at drake university during the brown and black

faced questions mostly dealing with racism and for monorities. they will meet once more for a debate before the iowa caucus... elias: and speaking of debate, the line up for thursday's republican debate has been announced. one candidate not happy with the roster is rand paul....who didn't make the primetime stage according to fox business network. paul says he's skipping the so- called "preliminary" debate. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: the college football season officially came to an end last night, with number two ranked alabama winning the national championship over clemson. the crimson tide take home their fourth national title in seven seasons with a 45 to 40 win over the tigers. elias: an update on a west des moines firefighter injured in the

line of duty sunday... elias: while battling a house fire sunday, firefighter bruce arnold was injured while on the scene. crews arrived at a home on bradford drive to find the home fully engulfed. officials say arnold was injured when the home started to collapse and an exterior wall hit him. they say he is expected to be okay. arnold has been a full-time firefighter for 27 years. the cause of the fire remains under investigation... elias: and a well- known restaurant in sioux city was in flames monday. a few employees were inside when the fire started. crews arrived to sneaky's chicken around nine-a-m.. the fire started in a storage closet. no one was hurt, and the restuarant is expected to open back up soon. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:m:

we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will

the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to around 31 degrees tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid 40s! enjoy every second of that warmth because starting friday temperatures will be steadily and slowly falling into a very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. elias: powerball is on the lips of millions across the country today... but for one man right here in west des moines... powerball meant more than a chance to strike it rich... it was a big part of his

remember seeing mike pace on your tv screens twice a week for more than twenty years from the late eighties to 2008... he was the host of the game... and says even today people still mention the powerball to him on a daily basis. the highest the jackpot ever got when he hosted was a mere 365 million... he said the record breaking jackpot is bringing back memories of his time as host... i never got so much as a postcard from all those multimillionaries... no thankyous! sadly elias: as the game host ... he wasn't allowed to buy a ticket or play in the powerball for all those years. now that he's able to play we asked if he would buy a ticket for wednesdays drawing... he says.... "not yet" elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a

still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead.... coming up, we hear head to ames to see what the cyclones have to say about the road ahead. 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 ...49- hundred block of northwest beaver drive in des moines and a second at the ...27-hundred block of northeast 56th street in alleman 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!

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to

sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid 40s! enjoy every second of that warmth because starting friday temperatures will be steadily and slowly falling into a very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. elias: saturday's home may have felt the cyclone but it's not time to hit the panic button. jordan furbee has more from ames. "well believe it or not, here in ames. in conference play and this isn't the start anyone envisioned, but they hope to change that starting tuesday" "this isn't the end of the world, i mean we're three weeks into

conference championship race until the last two weeks of the season." "pump the brakes a little bit. you know i know we had a lot of high expectations for this year and those can still be high. we're working, we're working at this, i heard someone say earlier 'rome wasn't build in one day.' we've had a lot of adversity hit us this year and i don't think we're crumbling at all. we're still positive and still believe in ourselves so i think they should too." "it ain't like we racking up our shoes and waiting for another year. so it's never too bad when you can play another day and get better. so i just feel like fans, they going to be fans, you love 'em, i love 'em, good or bad. they're always going to keep supporting us, so i'm not too much worried about it." "but don't be mistaken, this team still knows what its goals are, they're just focused on the big picture..." "the expectation is to win a conference championship, be in

final four, i get all that. i embrace all that. the thing is, we can't get caught up in all that. the best thing about my guys right now is they've been all committed, all saying the right things, all about the right things and as long as they're doing that, then we're heading in the right direction. we know we're talented, we know we have a good team and i'm in this for the long haul, and so we're trying to be as best we can in february, march and put ourselves in position to make a great postseason run." "coach prohm and the cyclones now head to austin texas where they'll face fellow first year head coach shaka smart and the longhorns tuesday at 8pm. in ames, i'm jordan furbee, local 5 sports we are iowa." elias: a quick look at the a-p standings... here's the top ten, with kansas sitting at number one. with iowa state falls at 17th right behind the iowa hawkeyes at 16...

have 12 and three records.. all: (reax) elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson

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forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to around 31 degrees tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of

temps back in the mid 40s! enjoy every because starting friday temperatures slowly falling into a with some snow showers possible early on sunday. sam toss back. elias: in take a look at this today...the iconic playboy mansion is looking for an owner. elias: the property and home of hugh hefner is listed for 2-hundred million dollars. the property was built in 1927 and purchased by playboy in 1971 for a reported

the 5-acre property features 29 rooms, a game house, home theater and the famous swimming pool. while you can throw your own wild parties and live like a playboy bunny....there is one condition to the sale... hefner still gets to live and work at the mansion. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another short break...

come back... state lawmakers begin their 20-16 session...with a hot issue at the top of the to do

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: a strike of the gavel and the 2016 iowa state legislative session is underway. elias: as lawmakers prepared to get to work, they also marked an historic moment for iowa... " nat pop" elias: clear lake's linday up,meyer was sworn in as the first female to hold the position of speaker of the iowa house of representatives. upmeyer's dad..del stormer..served on the same seat thirty-four years ago..

one issue at the top of the to do list for the 86th general assembly will be education. after a long, drawn-out battle over funding for iowa schools last year, everyone from the governor, to the house, to the senate wants to see it resolved quickly this year. making it a number one priority for the 20-16 session. " koester 14:30 i believe iowans were dipleased with the amount of funding of public schools. peterson - 26:12 we can't continue to as schools to do more and more with less and less so that will be the top issue for me and i think many legislators. branstad 13:19 i hope the legislature will make an early decision on state aid and not spend the whole session fighting over it. elias: lawmakers also talked about the possibility of raising the minimum wage in iowa. elias: today will be another busy day

governor branstad will give his condition of the state adress, and layout some of his top priorities for the session. the speech will be given before the iowa legislature at ten a-m. governor branstad is expected to further detail his new water quality initiative and his goals for the year ahead. look for live coverage later this morning on local five news at midday. elias: that's a look at statehouse news 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

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " 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: it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will

warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid second of that warmth because starting will be steadily and very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. elias: last night hillary clinton, bernie sanders, early on sunday. elias: last night hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley each took the stage at drake university to address iowans. as part of the brown and black forum, the candidates answered questions mostly dealing with racism and economic issues for monorities. local 5's sabrina ahmed goes over what the candidates had to say.

guys here at the brown and black forum here at drake university it was an even that took place for the democratic presidential canidates all three of them were here of course bernie sanders hillary clinton martin o'malley they went in reverse alpabetical order so first up bernie sanders he talked about his stance on healthcare and how he wants to provide healthcare for everyone by the government there is one country in the entire industrilized world one that does not gurantee health care to all people that country is called the united states of america o'malley was the 2nd person to come on stage he talked about his viablity in iowa and how hes going suprise everyone come caucus night he also spoke about education funding and he slammed governor branstad about his stance on education funding now hillary clinton the 3rd person to take to the stage got a bit of social media buzz regarding one question she

unversity regarding white privliege take a listen secratary clinton can you tell us what the term white privlege means to you and can you give me an example from your life or career when you think you have benefited from it for me look i was born white middle class in the middle of america i went to good public schools i had a very strong supportive family i had a lot of great experinces growing up clinton also spoke about immigration and she was asked about her stance on children she kind of skirted that question but did say she would process now the conversation tonight criminal justice economic development very important topics also something that will change the conversation in the coming weeks before the iowa caucus's voting base reporting from the drake unversity campus sbarina ahmed local 5 news we are iowa

ahead of thursday's republican presidential debate, fox business news has released the roster... only seven candidates will make the primetime stage for the sixth debate....a much smaller roster than past as is customary, a preliminary held for those who didn't make the cut, including rand paul. happy with not qualifying for primetime. (rand paul/(r) confused, because they're not including us on the main stage, really wrong with look at the poll half-a-dozen polls that have come out, we've been in either fifth or sixth or one point away from four. so we think it's a rotten thing to do to try and designate which candidates have a chance and don't, and so we will not participate in anything that's not first-tier." elias: the undercard debate include carly fiorina,

carly fiorina, mike huckabee, and rick santorum. there is one more republican debate before the iowa caucus. it is january 28th at in des moines. elias: president obama in his final state of the union tonight is expected to speak about how far we've come in the last 7 years since he's been in office. in this joint session, mr. obama could use this speech to highlight other issues on his agenda and frame the choice facing americans as they select the next president abc's stephanie ramos has more.. "obama sot: i have no more campaigns to run. my only agenda -- i know, because i won both of them. (applause) that was president obama at last year's state of the union address...... now...in his final year in office he'll speak before congress for the last time .... but instead of trying to persuade the joint session to work with him in 2016 ..with legislative to- do's?. the president is expected to deliver a speech...with a slightly different tone compared to years past.

obama previews what he'll say tonight? sot from video "what i want to focus on in this state of the union is not just the remarkable progress we've made, not just what i want to get done in the year ahead, but what we all need to do together in the years to com. " the president's speech will try to frame a choice facing americans as they select the next president of the united states... expect to also hear.....about the economy's recovery the affordable care he's also expected to violence epidemic, and the legalization of same sex marriage.... soundbite: (english) matthew dallek, university: "it does become a little speech in terms of achieved." sitting with first lady michelle obama to includes....a refugee from war torn syria... to army reserve major

just three women to complete the vigorous army ranger course. a chair in mrs. obama's box will be left empty to honor victims of gun violence. " elias: the president's address will be at eight this evening... the republican response will follow, being give by south carolina governor nikki haley. and of course look for full coverage of the president's address on local five news at ten. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam:

weather adlib: it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to around 31 degrees tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid 40s! enjoy every second of that warmth because starting friday temperatures will be steadily and

very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break with more good morning iowa ahead... coming up, we'll talk about a serious illness hitting iowa....and ways to keep up with your rest . 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 ....13- hundred block of east ninth...north bound another at the 13-hundred block of east 27th...also north bound. and a third at the 51-hundred block of franklin, that one east bound. so use caution while driving.. elias:

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." sam: weather adlib: it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits

chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to around 31 degrees tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid 40s! enjoy every second of that warmth because starting friday temperatures will be steadily and slowly falling into a very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. sam toss back. elias:

trending now...the game that has taken over the country... was actually created by a man here in central iowa elias: co-creator of the powerball and former iowa lottery president edward stanek helped form the game into what it is today more than 20 years ago.... and he says this huge powerball jackpot... could actually hurt the game... he's actually missing out on powerball frenzy... he's out of the country in europe but told us over the phone... he's not entirely happy about super sized jackpot... he says it will be hard to get the amount that high again.... and it could hurt the furture of the game. the jackpot generates interest, but may not be whats best for the game itself, to prolong it's life cycle and make people happy for a longer period of time elias: that co creator

game easier for players to win.... that means only changing the odds of winning or introducing more numbers when necessary to manage the game.

elias: 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

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias:

start, the flu season is striking big time in iowa. according to the iowa department of public health, there have been four flu-related deaths since november of 2015. iowa has three strains going around.. including the h- 1-n-1 that was really serious in 2009. school-aged kids are more prone to that strain. health officials are warning anyone who hasnt got their flu shot- to do so because it should make a difference. " it could be a pretty bad year because two of the strains could cause pretty serious illness. the good news is the vaccine seems to be a good match for the strains, unlike last year where it wasnt as good for one of the strains" elias: of course some things to keep in mind to fight the flu... make sure to get a flu shot... take preventive action, such as avoiding those who are sick and washing your hands.

medication...make sure to take it... and if you show symptoms, make sure to get some rest. 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 iowa continues after this! "now, we are iowa's

meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will relax and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much warmer day on wednesday. expect highs to climb to around 31 degrees tomorrow with partly sunny skies and a gentle west wind. thursday looks amazing with plenty of sunlight and high temps back in the mid

second of that warmth because starting friday temperatures will be steadily and slowly falling into a very cold weekend with some snow showers possible early on sunday. sam toss back. sabrina elias:

the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this.

let's get a final look at your top five.... elias: president barack obama will deliver his final state of the union address later today....aimed largely at unfinished business from his past seven years. look for the address to begin at eight this evening, with the republican response to follow, which will be given by south carolina governor nikki haley. and local five news at ten will have a wrap up of the state of the union tonight.

in the number two spot this morning... elias: here in iowa, governor terry branstad will deliver his 20-16 condition of the state address later this morning. the speech will be given before the iowa legislature at ten a-m. governor branstad is expected to further detail his new water quality initiative and his goals for the year ahead. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... " nat pop" elias: the iowa legislature convened for 20-16 monday, making history for the state as it welcomed its first female speaker of the iowa house of represenaitives. clear lake's linda upmeyer was sworn in to duty. a hot topic for this session will be education, which caused a long drawn out political battle last year. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: all three major democratic presidential candidates took the stage at drake university during the brown and black forum. each candidate faced questions mostly dealing with racism and economic issues for monorities. they will meet once more for a debate before the iowa caucus... elias: and speaking of debate, the line up for thursday's republican debate has been

not happy with the roster is rand paul....who didn't make the primetime stage according to fox business network. paul says he's skipping the so- called "preliminary" debate. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: the college football season officially came to an end last night, with number two ranked alabama winning the national championship over clemson. the crimson tide take home their fourth national title in seven seasons with a 45 to 40 win over the tigers. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib it's hard to call what we had yesterday warm but it's going to feel like a heat wave compared to the air we're packing today! we are looking at a steady and falling day for temperatures with our high temperature technically already having occurred at midnight. we are going to be very windy today so while temps will be in the single digits most of the day, wind chills will be between well below zero and at times even lower than -10. the winds will rex and switch to the south tonight so our temperatures will be steady and slowly rising into a much

highs to climb to around 31 degrees