it's x:00 a-m on friday january 15th 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 managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly few off and on flurries possible temperatures are steady or falling all northwest wind colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop

windy day with even colder temps as highs teens. saturday night snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest. temperatures saturday night will fall dangerously cold as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be outside. monday will start even colder in the morning with less wind, but we are expected to climb above zero for the high. we have a few snow chances next week with warmer air expected to return after thursday. sabrina:

morning.... the debate over education funding has already begun, as state to get their top the way. democrats have four percent increase for schools....but a subcommittee has approved a increase. amount branstad has also proposed. two percent increase. that's below the amount governor branstad has also proposed. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the iowa hawkeyes traveled to east lansing last night, looking for their first win in the michigan city since 19-93. the team came out on fire, handing michigan state their second loss of the season. iowa sweeps the spartans 76 to 59, and showing why they are not a team that should be overlooked. sabrina: the third thing you need to

walk out the door... sabrina: webster county assessor jeanette thanupakorn has been fired. county officials dismissed her for improperly handling a state assessment. this comes after accusations that she returned to her officer during paid leave to delete files from her computer. thanupakorn is suing the county for wrongful termination. elias: number four... elias: seven republican presidential candidates took the stage last night in south carolina for their sixth debate... each pleading the iowa caucus away....with the leading cruz and donald trump sharing exchanges over presidential and new york values. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: top five... nominees have been named with just over a month to go academy awards. leonardo movie "the revenant" leads the way with 12 nominations,

picture, and best actor for dicaprio. this may be the year that the actor finally wins the coveted statue. the oscars will air here on local five on february 28th. elias: pella police asking for help this morning in the search for a missing teen... elias: authorities say the 15-year-old has now been missing for more than five days... pella police are asking for any information that may help find mallory lanser. the pella teenager has connections in polk, jasper, poweshiek, mahaska and marion counties. if you know where she is or have information that could help, contact pella police or your local police department. sabrina: more details from an iowa town dealing with a mass resignation of police officers... sabrina: melcher-dallas leaders have formed a task force to figure out how the city will provide law enforcement for residenta. four of the six officer for the town resigned this week...with the marion county sheriff's office providing temporary relief. but because of

city must either form its own department or sign a protection contract with the county. marion county already has a similar partnership with another small town, and county officials they'd be ready to handle the task. jason sandholdt, marion county sheriff:"we'd be more than happy to help them out through a contract law enforcement side of things. and it's something that we can offer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year coverage to provide that law enforcement service." sabrina: a typical law enforcement contract with the county can cost about a quarter of a melcher-dallas leaders say they'd like to see plan in place by the next council meeting. elias: had some obstacles for fire crews flames... firefighters flames... firefighters were called to a house fire on juliann road...which was surrounded by from a fire hydrant. on the second house. the cause is not

two people were inside at the time, but they got out before the fire took over. no injuries were reported, but the home suffered significant damage. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam: weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 degrees above the hope you enjoyed every second of it to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into looking at mostly

through the day today. temperatures are steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday is going to be another windy day with even colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and our southwest. saturday night will fall dangerously cold we will likely not climb which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be outside. monday will start even colder in the morning with less expected to climb high. we have a few

state medical position.. sabrina: doctor julia iowa's chief state medical 99... during her medical examiner's office obtained national accreditation for the first time in 2008... she has also served as an expert witness in numerous assisted in getting funding for a new facility which opened in 2006. she will officially leave april. elias: hundred made each place in des moines...and it's not a mexican resturant.. the food is prepared at capital hill lutheran church where the urban bicycle food ministry of des moines meets up.. the "burrito slingers" as their known..make the food.. and then hand- deliver them to the homeless in des moines.. they also hand out while serving..."one burrito at a time".. joe laslo,urban bicyle food ministry of des moines, "we're making an impact. we're taking a lot of goods out there to keep them warm, to keep them fed, but mainly just to build that relationship." brian struve, volunteer, "i was only

but when you go three days with no food, you've expeirenced it. you know what they're going through and it's a life struggle that i never want to go through again. and if i can ease their pain, that's why i'm in here doing it." elias: to find out more about their organization, head to our website, that's we are iowa dot com. sabrina at ((time check)) time for a short break, but there's still lots morning iowa ahead... elias: coming up, a special guests joins us to talk about a big night this weekend. 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 ...eleven- thousand block of northwest 44th street in polk city and a second at the ...eight- thousand block of northwest 37th street in ankeny 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

"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: we have the first hurricane of the year. alex became an 85-mile-per hour hurricane thursday morning. the national hurricane center issued hurricane warnings for parts of the azores islands -- where the storm is expected to hit this morning.

uncommon -- alex is the first hurricane to form in january since 1938. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday is going to be another windy day with even colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to

temperatures saturday night will as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb above zero on sunday which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be sure to limit your time start even colder in the morning with less wind, but we are expected to climb above zero for the high. we have a few snow chances next expected to return after thursday. sabrina we have lots ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with tech bytes. techbytes script: in today's tech bytes... some "nest" users are complaining of being left out in the in today's "techbytes" net users are complaining about

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you're not indestructible anymore."you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina elias: josh fisher with the iowa wild in to talk about saturday's game. along with the competition between the wild and the san jose barracudas...they will also be putting on a free concert with grammy nominated country artist cam. the wild are on a hot streak....winning four of their last six games. ---it is the first time in des moines history that a grammy nominated artist has played at a sporting event in town. questions i believe with saturday's events, you are trying to break the attendance record for a single game? can you tell us more about cam? and why have a country concert after the game? as for the team, what has turned around for them on the ice, winning four out of

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the

forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we a a going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either

day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday is going to be another windy day with even colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest. temperatures saturday night will fall dangerously cold as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb above zero on sunday which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be sure to limit your time outside. monday will start even colder in the morning with less wind, but we are expected to climb above zero for the high. we have a few snow chances next week with warmer air expected to return after thursday.

toss back. sabrina sabrina time for another short break...just a head, a look at your headlines. 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 " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on

in with central iowa's most accurate recast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight

near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday is going to be another windy day with even colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest. temperatures saturday night will fall dangerously cold as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb haven't wasted any time taking on their top priority this on education funding. a house looked at the senate file from proposed a four increase for schools. an amended out of committee a republican majority on that changed it to a 2 percent increase. that's even less than what governor branstad has proposed. branstad 9:46 i'm that's the same number year. mark smith :45 we're glad the republicans are starting to move on the issue of school

336 days late. elias: democrats say iowa law because aren't following iowa law because education funding is supposed to be decided on two years at a time, and last year's education funding increase was only good for one year. sabrina: county, officials dismiss the county's assessor... jeanette thanupakorn was fired this week.... this comes after she was accused of returning to her office during paid administrative leave to delete files off her computer. the iowa attorney general is now investigating. however, the dismissal is unrelated to that. county officials say thanupakorn is being dismissed because she improperly handled a state assessment. now thanupakorn is suing the county for wrongful termination. elias: the gop presidential contenders faced off on the debate stage for the first time in 2016. sabrina: the showdown in south carolina.....just a

before the iowa abc's stephanie details. candidates... no lack of attacks. obama...fresh off of union address. sot cruz: so much as mention the been captured by iran. sot christie: on tuesday, i watched story time with barack obama this debate .. had the fewest number of candidates on the main stage. a last ditch ...high profile effort to persuade voters before the february 1st iowa caucuses. the gloves coming off between donald trump and ted cruz....this bromance apparently over. a testy exchange between the 2 candidates about accusations that cruz might not be legally able to serve as president because of his canadian roots. sot trump: you have great constitutional lawyers who say you can't run. sot cruz i'm not going to be taking legal advice from donald

cruz also forced to defend a new report that says he didnt tell the federal election commission about a million dollar loan from wall street banks for his senate campaign. sot cruz i made a paperwork error disclosing it on one piece of paper but not on the other." cruz then throwing more jabs at trump, attacking his chief rivals conservative credentials by saying he represents "new york values" sot cruz not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan. trump called the jab insulting, and praised new york's response to 9/11... sot trump when the world trade center come down i saw something no place on earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than new york. tag: attacks on democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton.....were also in full force... she was on a different stage....with ..... tonight show host jimmy fallon. the democrats have their next debate sunday. stephanie ramos abc news washington" elias: as we countdown the days to the iowa caucus...there will be two more debates before the voting gets underway. as stephanie mentioned, the three

candidates have a debate sunday, taking the stage in south carolina. for the republicans, they have one here in iowa on january 28th. it will be held at the iowa events center. and of course, don't forget the iowa caucuses on february first. sabrina: a quick warning to johnston residents...there is a possible scam making the rounds there... police say one resident recieved a call from someone claiming to work with the caucuses, the first tip off was that the caller had the wrong date. they claim there's a lot of paperwork to fill out before attending ... and ask for your home address to set up a meeting. johnston police say if you're contacted by someone with this story, please contact authorities. elias: authorities. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam:

sam: weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind

in the 20s feel even tonight the low near 8 degrees with the wind chills drop is going to be another colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest. temperatures saturday night will fall dangerously cold as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb above zero on sunday which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be sure to limit your time outside. monday will start even colder in fire in east lansing michigan... the hawkeyes taking on the spartans for the second time this season....this time on michigan state's court. iowa quick to find their rythm, holding the lead for most of the game and getting their first win in the michigan city

team to defeat this season...twice even...and are are not a team that should be overlooked. sabrina: new this morning...a local school will the inaugural class of its hall of fame... sabrina: the newly established roosevelt high school athletic hall of fame will recognize its first five members during tonight's basketball game... the class includes two all-state and two state champion athletes and a highly reguarded coach. honored at the hoover- roosevelt game tonight, with the place right basketball game. elias: at ((time check)) short break...but talk movies... sabrina: we'll take a look at new releases hitting theaters...plus see which film is leading the oscar nominations. elias: go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have

up at three locations... one at the ....17- hundred block of guthrie..that's east bound the next is set up at the 51- hundred block of franklin, also east bound... and then another east bound camera at the 21-hundred block of grand. so use caution while driving.. sabrina 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 forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa."

with el nino and a ahead, responders are getting ready. department is putting its swiftwater rescue team through some very realistic training. multiple departments participating in drills....hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst in the months ahead. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 degrees above the hope you enjoyed because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday

colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest. temperatures saturday night will fall dangerously cold as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb above zero on sunday which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be sure to limit your time outside. monday will start even colder in the morning with less wind, but we are expected to climb above zero for the high. we have a few snow chances next week with warmer air expected to return after thursday. elias: trending now... elias: could this be leo's year? well the oscar nominations came out yesterday...and it looks possible. dicaprio's newest movie

nominations with twelve...that includes best picture and best actor. room's brie larson is a favorite for best actress. the new star wars movie and mad max: fury road are also up for multiple awards. watch local 5 for the oscars february 28th. all: (reax) sabrina: and some more sad news this

entertainment british actor alan rickman the age of 69. known for villain hans gruber in "die role in the "harry potter" series. rickman was one of film and theater's most known for his baritone voice. we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america."

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: for "local 5 at elias: first up...ice cube ride back into theaters with "ride along 2"...a the follow up to the successful buddy-cop comedy from two years ago... this time the pair head to miami to track a lead and break up a drug ring. "ride along 2" is rated pg-213 with the performance of the first one, this could be the movie to end the reign of star wars at the box office. all: (reax) sabrina: also out this weekend..."13

of benghazi" michael bay's latest movie chronicles the terrorist attack on the u-s diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya the all-star cast play members of the annex security team trying to make sense from the militant attack. 13-hours is rated r. all: (reax)

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!

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather

sam weather adlib: put script here in green we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday is going to be another windy day with even colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest.

fall dangerously cold as they dip below zero. we will likely not climb above zero on sunday which means wind chill temperatures are going to be between -20 and -30 degrees, so be sure to limit your time outside. monday will start even colder in the morning with less wind, but we are expected to climb above zero for the high. we have a few snow chances next week with warmer air expected to return after thursday. sam toss back. sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head

let's get a final look at your top five.... sabrina: the debate over education funding has already begun, as state lawmakers try to get their top prioroity out of the way. democrats have called for a four percent increase for schools....but a house subcommittee has approved a measure with a two percent increase. that's below the amount governor branstad has also proposed. governor branstad has also proposed. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the iowa hawkeyes traveled to east lansing last night, looking for their first win in the michigan city since 19-93. the team came out on fire, handing michigan state their second loss of the season. iowa sweeps the spartans 76 to 59, and showing why they are not a team that should be overlooked. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: webster county assessor jeanette thanupakorn has been fired.

county officials dismissed her for improperly handling a state this comes after accusations that she returned to her officer during paid leave to delete files from her computer. suing the county termination. elias: number four... elias: presidential the stage last night in south carolina for each pleading their case with the iowa caucus just 17 days away....with the leading cruz and donald heated exchanges over presidential street loans, and new york values. sabrina: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: the oscar nominees have been named with just over a month to go until the 88th academy awards. it could be a big until the 88th academy awards. it could be a big year for leonardo dicaprio...his new movie "the revenant" leads the way with 12 nominations, including best picture, and best actor for dicaprio. this may be the year that the actor finally wins the coveted statue. the oscars will air here on local five on february 28th. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at

sam final weather adlib we managed to hit 48 yesterday, a full 17 degrees above the average temperature! i hope you enjoyed every second of it because we are going to be severely cold through the entire weekend and well into next week. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies with a few off and on flurries possible through the day today. temperatures are going to be either steady or falling all day with a strong northwest wind making our brief highs in the 20s feel even colder. overnight tonight the low should bottom out near 8 degrees with plenty of wind making the wind chills drop below zero. saturday is going to be another windy day with even colder temps as highs only climb into the mid teens. saturday night we will likely see some snow showers with about an inch possible across the metro and a bit more expected to our southwest. good morning, america. the republicanan showdowin the south. >> we owe $19 trillion. our country is a mess. >> a free for all between the front-nners. dold trump targets ted cruz. >> there is a big question mark on your head.

legal advice from donald trump.