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

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! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning....starti ng with the president's address last night...

here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong." sabrina: in his final state of the union address, president obama spoke about social security and healthcare reform, combating climate change, and the country's foreign policy. with an optimistic tone for the future he laid out what he hopes to be a busy final year in office, encouraging members of congress to overcome divisiveness and 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 address... in it, the governor reinforced the need to make education funding a top priority. lawmakers showed 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:

confirm...ten american sailors have been released after iranian forces arrested them on tuesday. 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.. 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:

and a half weeks to the iowa caucus...there's a new frontrunner for the democrats.. elias: the latest poll numbers show bernie sanders with a new surge 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.

sanders in the past few days as going hard on sanders in the past few days as she campaigns in iowa. she's attacking his voting record on gun control bills while in 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

carolina. elias: 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 tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have

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 everything will get better! elias:

road 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 we've had quite a few potholes espcially after this last round of colder weather " elias: we want to know -- what's getting in the way of your commute? show us the worst potholes you've seen, and

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. we'll start 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 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. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead...

coming up, as we count down to caucus time...a local professor will join us to talk about her book on the subject. 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 ...16- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue in ankeny and a second at the ...nine- thousand block 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]

"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." 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

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 of next week, so just hunker down through

everything will get better! sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. selfie drone sales- pre-orders for lily's smart camera drone have reached $34 million, equalin hey there n today's "techbytes" the selfie drone. >> yeah the drone is said to follow users around while filming them, as fast as 25 miles an hour. it already has 60,000 preorders collecting $34 million. >> it plans shipping these selfie drones this summer. amazon has a new offer for those who can't wait to have the latest video games. >> they'll now get $20 off all

prime memberships cost $999 per year. and the first dogs have become instant stars of snapchat. >> the white house launched its official account this week, focusing on on the obama's family's adorable pets, sunny and bo. >> they are cute. what's not to like? >> absolutely. those are your "techbytes." vo: you get used to pet odors in your car. you think it smells fine, but your passengers smell this... eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. female passenger: wow. smells good in here. vo: so you and your passengers can breathe happy. if you're running a business, legalzoom has your back. over the last 10 years we've helped one million business owners get started. visit legalzoom today for the legal help you need to start and run your business.

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you're not indestructible anymore."you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina elias: meet rachel caufield, author of iowa caucus as a professor of political science, rachel paine caufield has led drake university's iowa caucus project since 2004, organizing candidate visits, national presidential debates, and other

for the past four campaign cycles. she has gathered her experiences into a new book, iowa caucus and will speak at beaverdale books on wednesday, january 13 at 6:00 pm. learn all about the personal connections and community events that continue to define iowa's special place in the political life of the nation as she shares images from personal collections and media archives. because iowa has held the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses for more than forty years, a vibrant political culture has emerged. iowa voters have unique opportunities to get to know the nation's presidential candidates as they travel the state, attend small-group meetings, and hone their messages. but the campaign trail in iowa isn't just about candidates, according to caufield. it's also about average americans in small- town diners, church basements, and high school gyms and in an age of public cynicism about politics, the

continue to demonstrate the importance of real people talking about issues with would-be presidents. professor caufield earned her ph.d. at the george washington university in washington, d.c., specializing in american politics and political science methodology, and her b.a. at hood college in frederick, maryland, majoring in political science and mathematics. she joined the department of political science at drake in 2001, and teaches courses on american politics, with special attention to political institutions. prior to joining the drake faculty, she was a research fellow at the brookings institution in washington, d.c. studying the relationship between the u.s. congress and the u.s. supreme court. during her tenure at drake, she spent ten years as a research fellow with the american judicature society. she now serves as the associate director for citizen engagement at

harkin institute for public policy and citizen engagement, working to bring students and the community together to create a more vigorous and meaningful public dialogue.

"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

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 of next week, so just hunker down through

better! sam toss back. sabrina time for another short break... but first... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

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

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 job next year. sabrina joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and 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: we have been punished the last few days with 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

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 of next week, so just hunker down through the weekend and

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 nation. nats: applause 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

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 justice reform. 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:

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... 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 received bipartisan support on a number of issues he talked about, receiving a long number of issues he talked about, receiving a long standing ovation for his efforts to improve fairness and equlaity in iowa's criminal justice

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 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 talk about what happened" elias: if you have any information about the case please contact

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 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

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! sabrina: coverage...a health fair will offer help today

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 included in the next academic school year.

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 homes after the city switched its 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, hold on to that lottery ticket, even if it isn't the big winner.,

but before we go...as you get ready to start 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 ....45- hundred block of 50th - northbound another at the nine-hundred block of southeast sixth - southbound... and a third at the 45-hundred block of beaver, also southbound. so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good

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

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 we have more sabrina 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: 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 prize -- you could 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

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 track of who's in which pool and who's 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) all: (reax) elias:

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

"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 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

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. sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head

right after this.

five.... sabrina: starting with the president's address last night... in his final state of the union address, president obama spoke about social security and healthcare reform, combating climate change, and the country's foreign policy. with an optimistic tone for the future he laid out what he hopes to be a busy final year in office, encouraging members of congress to overcome divisiveness and 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 address... in it, the governor reinforced the need to make education funding a top priority. lawmakers showed bipartisan support for a number of issues he mentioned, even providing a standing ovation when he talked

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 situation.. elias: number four... 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... you'll want to know about this story in the big 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

normal year's worth. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final 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 around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind lping to push there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold

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