elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday january 13th 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: we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day

warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and everything will get better! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning....starti ng with the president's address last night... " and that's why i stand have ever been that the state of our union is strong." sabrina: in his final state of the union address, president obama spoke about and healthcare reform, combating climate change, and the country's

he laid out what he hopes to be a busy final year in encouraging members of congress to overcome work together. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: governor terry branstad, the longest serving governor in u-s history, gave his 22nd condition of the state in it, the governor reinforced the need to make funding a top lawmakers bipartisan support for a number of issues he mentioned, even providing a standing ovation when he talked about improving iowa's criminal justice system. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: u-s officials confirm...ten american sailors have been released after iranian forces arrested them on tuesday. their two small naval boats were detained after they ended up in iranian waters while on their way to bahrain. u-s officials say there is nothing hostile about the situation and worked quickly to resolve the

elias: number four... a push to solve an ames case from december. elias: authorities still have no answers in last month's hit and run death of emmalee jacobs.. the i-s-u freshman was found lying at the in the street at lincoln way and ash avenue. with students back on campus, they hope to generate new leads in the case. anyone with information is asked to contact ames police. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: the latest numbers put tonight's powerball jackpot at one and a half billion dollars... that's a cash payout of 930- million dollars. since the current jackpot began its run in november, the lottery has sold almost 25-million dollars in tickets....that's almost half a normal year's worth. elias: with just two and a half weeks to the iowa caucus...there's and a half weeks to the iowa caucus...there's a new frontrunner for the democrats.. elias: the latest poll numbers show

of support in iowa...putting him five points ahead of long-time frontrunn hillary clinton. martin o'malley still polling third with four percent... compare that to just three weeks ago when it was 51 percent for hillary, 40 perecnt for sanders. local five spoke with some of his supporters about his new lead... " since day 1 when everyone thought he was a fringe canidate he wasn't ever gonna get this close to having the nomination so to actually see it him get now in this latest poll released today get more than clinton i'm very excited " elias: sanders' supporters continue to organize their strong ground game in iowa....with his wife taking part in several events on the campaign trail over the weekend. sabrina: clinton has been going hard on sanders in the past few days as she campaigns in iowa. she's attacking his voting record on gun

congress. and again mentioned his weak stance during an organizing event in ames tuesday. i find it kind of interesting whenever i say you know you voted against the brady bill five times you voted for what the nra said was the biggest nra priority giving them immunity and he says, we'll i'm from vermont. pat leahy the other senator from vermont voted against immunity for the gun lobby so no, that's not an explanation. sabrina: clinton has also criticized sanders' healthcare plan and wants to know how he plans to pay for it. look for lots more back and forth when the democratic presidential candidates take the debate stage sunday in south carolina. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the warmest day of 2016 so

around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through problem....and we're seeing potholes showing up here in the metro... putting local five on pothole patrol elias: here's a big one right along valley west drive near valley west mall. it's just one of many you might have noticed making your ride a lot more bumpy lately. with the recent weather to blame for the rough commute. "when we have the freeze thaw cycle's that we've had lately that helps the potholes to form so

after this last round of colder weather " elias: we want to know -- what's getting your commute? worst potholes we'll get on it cities. you can connect with us -- share your pothole pics on facebook and twitter. you can also call in or email us your pothole problems. collecting a list of problem areas and get in touch with the city public works departments. sabrina: new this morning...20-16 will bring a lot more green to iowa lands.. sabrina: thanks to a partnership with the arbor day foundation....the iowa department of natural resources has the funding to plant more than 69-thousand trees this year. the trees will be planted by hand and by machine to help reforest and improve diversity on 170 acres of iowa public forest land. this year, the arbor day foundation is emphasizing watershed restoration projects.

at ((time check)) we'll take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... sabrina: coming up, why a recent picture on facebook has caused negativity towards its founder. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...16- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue in ankeny and a second at the ...nine- of northeast 94th avenue in bondurant. so take care on the roads today... sabrina 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." elias: yesterday we showed you the "carcicle"....a vehicle frozen solid in new york dur to snow, rain, and heavy winds off of lake erie... well, the owner is in for good news...it appears the car may be thawing out just a little bit. though, it with that kind of cold, they may need to get a jump to get it started. elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn

those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and

sabrina facebook c-e-o mark zuckerberg is getting both support and backlash after posting a photo of his baby daughter. elias: the picture was taken just as she is about to get her vaccinations... andrew spencer explains. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- it may seem like an innocent picture of a dad taking his baby in the caption says: but when the dad is

those five words carry much more weight. zuckerberg posted the picture of him with his new daughter, maxima. that prompted those who are against vaccines to post some harsh comments to the new dad... among them: "injecting newborns and infants with disease and neurotoxins is disgusting science that injures millions every year," and: "shame on all of you and your souls." many anti-vaccine advocates claim there's a link between vaccines and autism. however, that's now been widely- discredited. others thanked the new dad for making the statement. while its not clear if mark zuckerberg planned to make a statement on vaccines, but in the past, he has addressed the issue... saying: "the science is completely clear: vaccines work and are important for the health of everyone in our community." i'm andrew spencer reporting. -----end-----cnn.script----- all: (reax)

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we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will

zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and everything will get better! sam toss back.

toss back. elias: in take a look at this today...sports edition... elias: the final a-p standings came out for college football...no surprise about the top two... but iowa shows up as number nine...their best finish since 2009 when the came out 7th. u-s-a today also put out final grades for college football teams... iowa earns an "a" for their season... farther down we find arizona state with a "d" plus....iowa state with a "d"....and kansas with a "d" minus.

shifting to basketball....iow a state and kansas both lost their games on the court last night... iowa state fell to texas in austin....and the number one ranked jayhawks were one of three top ten teams to lose their matchups last night....

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... the price of oil hits a mark not seen in more than a decade...meaning good news for drivers. ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina u-s oil prices briefly dipped below 30-dollars a barrel tuesday -- for the first time in 12 years. the latest wave of selling leaves crude oil down 19-percent this year alone. and it represents an incredible 72- percent plunge from its peak last june of almost 108- dollars. which is great news for american drivers....as gas prices continue to fall. sabrina: and finally...a starbucks employee has come up with some special concoctions for valentines day.... the valentine

strawberries and cream with raspberry at the bottom... vanilla bean in the middle... and blackberry and whipped cream on top. the -- "love bean frappuccino"-- has vanilla bean with raspberry pumps.. topped with raspberry infused whipped cream and chocolate curls. the drinks can be made at any starbucks... but you have to order them by the ingredients and not by the name... sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's iowa's most forecast... time for a quick this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning

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iowa starts now " " (president obama) "i'm going to try and make it a little shorter. i know some of you are a little antsy to get back to iowa...i've been there. i'll be shaking hands afterwards if you want some tips." sabrina: president obama opens up with humor in his final state of the union...referren cing how some current lawmakers are also in campaign mode...and hoiping for his job next year. sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed.

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: we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold

state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and everything will get better! sabrina: president obama kicked off the final year of his presidency with a state of the union address trumpeting a spotlight on what he's achieved during his 2 terms. elias: he spoke about an array of topics...less about policy more on long term goals while also addressing the candidates seeking to succeed him. abc's stephanie ramos has more... script: nats - "the president of the united states!" this was it. president obama's last state of the union address before congress and the

kicking off the speech.. acknowledging the 2016 election and the horse race in the early primary states. sot : obama, "for this final one, i'm going to try to make it shorter. i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa." presidential hopefuls marco rubio and bernie sanders sitting in the chamber .... gop frontrunner donald trump ....not invited but going straight to twitter....to down the speech. without mentioning republican candidates by name took them on? sot - president obama "how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us, and not what's worst?" but also made a plea for untiy... sot - i hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminal

but republicans challenged the president...starting with the gop response from south carolina governor nikki haley sot - gov. nikki haley / (r) south carolina "the president's record has often fallen far short of his soaring words." tag: today...president obama will kick off his post state of the union tour...stopping in nebraska and louisiana. stephanie ramos abc news washington " sabrina: back in iowa, governor terry brandstad delivered his 22nd condition of the state address to iowa lawmakers... lawmakers... during the speech, governor branstad covered the budget, energy, and the big one...education. like many of the lawmakers said on the first day of the session, governor branstad reenforced that education funding needs to be a top priority. " it is my sincere hope that the general assembly will move quickly to approve supplemental state aid early this session." sabrina: branstad

bipartisan support on a number of issues he talked about, receiving a long standing ovation for his efforts to improve fairness and equlaity in iowa's criminal justice system. elias: as iowa state students return to the classroom....ame s police hope to solve a case. elias: authorities are looking to find answers in last month's tragic hit a run death on the college campus... in december, 18 year old emmalee jacobs was killed in a hit and run while was killed in a hit and run while walking to a final exam. a campus officer found her lying in the street at the intersection of lincoln way and ash avenue... ames police say the case has been difficult because it happened right as students were leaving for holiday break... now that they are back, they are trying something different to generate leads.... " yesterday we were out at the campus center, walking in the area with fliers hoping that will generate some information or

elias: information about the case please contact ames police. please contact ames police. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and

things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and

coverage...a health fair will offer help today in polk county. sabrina: the open enrollment in the health insurance marketplace will end january 31st....but to get coverage starting on february first...now is the time to sign up.. friday is the deadline to get insurance in place beginning next month....otherwi se those who sign up before the window closes will have their coverage take effect march first. a health insurance enrollment and renewal fair will be held this afternoon at the davis center for working families. elias: some ideas on how iowa state plans to replace veisha elias: the historic event that was cancelled last year after too much violence. hundreds of people at veisha rioted in the streets two years ago, flipping cars, and tearing down light poles. after that, isu president steven leath cancelled the veishea tradition forever. leath released a list of alternatives yesterday.... all of these events will be

school year. sabrina: the detainment sabrina: the detainment of some u-s sailors in the middle east tops your national headlines this morning sabrina: u-s officials confirm...ten american sailors have been released after iranian forces arrested them on tuesday. their two small naval boats were detained after they ended up in iranian waters while on their way to bahrain. u-s officials say there is nothing hostile about the situation and worked quickly to resolve the situation.. sabrina: police and volunteers have been knocking on doors around flint, michigan, passing out bottled water, filters, and blood test kits. the city's ongoing water crisis continues, as officials struggle to clean the lead out of the drinking water. for months, water drawn from the flint river leached lead from old plumbing into

drinking water from detroit's system to save money. elias: football fans in los angeles are celebrating...as the city prepares to welcome back the rams. n-f-l owners voted to allow the team to move to a new stadium just outside of l-a....leaving their st. louis location. the san diego chargers also have an option to share the facility. the move ends the nfl's 21-year absence from the nation's second-largest media market. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iowa ahead... elias: coming up, why you may want to hold on to that lottery ticket,

but before we your day...be roads.... police will have up at three locations... one at the ....45- hundred block of 50th - northbound nine-hundred block of southbound... 45-hundred block southbound. while driving.. of beaver, also southbound. 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!

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iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle

hunker down through the weekend and everything will get better! elias: the powerball prize is massive....now up to one and a half billion dollards. so what would you do with that kind of money? sabrina: while you ponder that -- consider this. even if you don't score the big

still win money from the lotto and not even know it. mary moloney explains. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- (nats) have a powerball ticket? you'd better check it carefully. there may be a million- dollar winner in this week's powerball lottery -- who will never know they won. every year -- about 2 billion dollars in lottery prizes go unclaimed. many of those tickets are worth between one dollar and 5 dollars. but some people never realize that they may have a life-changing prize in their pocket. roughly 114 prizes worth 1 million dollars or more went unclaimed in 2015 -- according to the developers of lotto lotto. it's an app that tells you if you have a winning ticket -- big or small. another app to download -- lottery hub. it's the official app for the mega millions and powerball games. are you in an office pool? there's an app for that too. lottery pool boss helps people keep

paid what. the free android app also displays winning numbers. so the next time you get that quick pick -- remember to check your apps. for consumer watch -- i'm mary moloney. all: (reax) elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and

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"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 we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a

mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day of the week, but the warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state with deep cold expected to settle in especially going into sunday and monday. highs will lower into the single digits, and overnight lows will likely be well below zero. things do look warmer in the middle of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and everything will get better! sam toss back.

time for another short break here on good morning iowa .... a quick look outside as you get ready to start your day....when we return, a look at

refresh. elias: : 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." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: the president lays out his intentions for his final year in office... sabrina: and governor branstad reminds lawmakers to keep education a top priority.

the u-s works to get ten sailors released from iranian custody this morning. sabrina: with classes resuming, ames police hope for new leads in a tragic hit and run case. elias: and all eyes will be on the powerball drawing...will we have a billion dollar winner tonight? sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... local five is on pothole patrol...with a few showing up in west des moines due to the cold weather. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this.

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