bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias: let's get into the

morning.... elias: and staying with weather, the bitter cold across the state will have iowans bundling up as they start their week. due to the frigid temperatures, a number of schools and organizations will be on delayed starts this morning...a list of them are running in the ticker at the bottom of your screen. for more information, and the latest weather conditions, you can also log on to our website...we are iowa dot com. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: a sunday house fire in boxholm claims the lives of four people... the victims, amber sorenson and her three young children. fire crews arrived at the home on beech street around one a-m sunday,

departments helping battle the blaze. a preliminary investigations says a space heater may have started the fire. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: out to hawaii, where search crews have expanded their search for 12 marines who went missing thursday after their two military helicopters crashed into each other during a training flight. the aircraft then went into the waters off the hawaiian island of oahu. a navy ship equipped with sonar joined the operation sunday. elias: number four... elias: the three democratic presidential candidates squared off for a fiery debate last night, the final one for them before the iowa caucus. hillary clinton and bernies sanders sparred over gun control, healthcare, and wall street....as martin o'malley tried to breakthrough. expect to see them return to the campaign trail in iowa this week. elias:

top five... elias: for football fans, only two games remain before we know the two teams that will meet for the n-f-l's biggest game of the season next month in san francisco. next weekend, the new england patriots will take on the denver broncos for the a-f-c champions ship....while the arizona cardinals battle the carolina panthers for the n-f-c championship. elias: local five is following the latest in an officer involved shooting in muscatine. elias: authorities have released the identity of the person shot during a vehicle stop friday night... tim seefeldt was shot by a deputy after being stopped in a vehicle that was suspected of being stolen.. it happened in the parking lot of a best western as he attempted to drive off and hit several vehicles including a fully marked law enforcemnt vehicle.. the investigation is on-going.. elias: and a fatal car crash left one dead and one

the crash took place saturday night just after 9-oclock on the highway 34- skyline bridge. deanne hoffman of creston died in the accident.. donna spare of afton was injured.. a go-fund me page has been set up for the victim's remaining family memebers. she leaves behind a husband and two sons. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias:

weekend, ames became the battlezone fo a lego war! teams from across the state came together to compete in the iowa first lego league championship at the isu college of engineering.. local 5 photographer ryan davidson gives us a look inside the competiton to see how competitiors stacked up. "3 2 1 lego we're dong junior first lego league which is for 6-9 year old children they're building lego models they're dong research we want to show them that when you're an engineer or a scientist or a mathmatician it's a really creative area so we're hoping by showing them that today they go on and think about that for their future they've never done this in a championship setting before so it's just putting them at ease letting them know we're all here to help them out from table 21 260 the lego league lions it's a critical age for

cool you can do it through fun things that you play with at home like legos which is a wonderful toy but there's a lot of mathmatical inclanation in it there's a lot of design behind it well i like the robot runs a lot and i also like core values the truck has the yellow box oh the robot got stuck it's driving on top of the truck you're having to interact as a team you're having to problem solve you're having to think on your feet you're having to manage time those are the things these teams are having to do just show so much enthuasism not just with legos but being there with friends and doing everything they want to do it's really about getting the kids together having a safe space for them providing resouces and then letting the kids go at it " elias: at ((time check))

still have lots more good morning iowa ahead... coming up, as we celebrate martin luther king junior today...local five kicks off its special series for black history month. 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 ...48- hundred block of northeast third street and a second at the ...74-hundred block of southeast sixth avenue. so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good

ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: the new week begins recovery efforts in florida, after a sunday tornado left at least two dead and others injured. the storm left extensive damage, even trapping two people beneath rubble.. luckily they were rescued safely. almost fifty- thousand people were without power due to the storm. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx)

sam: weather adlib: bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias:

celebrate martin luther king junior day, and a prepare to celebrate black history month, many are asking, "where did it really begin?" today local five is trying to answer that question... by going back to an era that pre- dates slavery. it takes us to a town in florida where america's untold journey truly begins. "narr: - the year is 1565 and in the first new world is taking shape kathy deegan- the first people of african heritage who came to the americans both here in the us and in latin america were free james bullock - 01:19:31:15 - the new

europeans, the indigenous and the afrikaners. and that without any of those three. this would not have happened. chad light - the colonists had a tremendous stake in this particular venture called the enterprise of florida. dr. michael francis 00:54:57:00 - the free blacks became shopkeepers and merchants and artisans and craftsmen. in other words, what makes the colony function. james bullock - there is a baptism of a free black child in st. augustine three years before jamestown is even founded. vo narr (new) - most of the slaves that were brought to spanish florida were domestic slaves or royal slaves who had very specific, highly refined skills. 9.5 sec michael francis 01:05:46:00 - (edit into bite) you also see african women in the late 16th century/early 17th century who serves really as the first nurse, the first recorded nurse in the hospital of santa barbara in st. augustine vo narr 11 - by the mid- to-late 1700s. the spanish mission of vo narr 11 - by the mid- to-late 1700s. the spanish mission of keeping la florida to themselves had failed (edit bite. ...)

tried to colonize north america with, at first, indentured servants and a promise of 7 years of labor. what they will find is that being a slave for 7 years . it might as well be a lifetime . on cam narr (new) - now, the spanish did not shy away from large scale ruthless enslavement.. for blacks, there were now two americas, one english, one spanish.. and the difference between them could not be more striking. " elias: look for more on america's untold story of the journey right here on local five. we'll be running a new story each monday morning over the coming weeks. in our next edition of america's untold story of the journey,

a look at the first underground railroad...which actually went farther south into florida... look for that here on good morning iowa next week. you can also find them online at we are iowa dot com elias: : and a number of events will take place today for martin luther king junior day... there is a prayer breakfast planned for this morning at drake... also, the run des moines march for doctor king will also take off from the state capitol steps. governor branstad will be part of a special ceremony at the botanical garden... for a look at more events around central iowa...head over to our website, we are iowa dot com. elias: time for another short break...but when we return.. you could call this hockey game an all-star game, but none of these players take to the ice as a profession... we'll explain just ahead. "now, we are iowa's most accurate

schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! sam toss back. elias: in take a look at

to the ice... elias: but not for an emergency... officers, firefighters, and military members from across the u-s and canada travelled to maine for the international fire, police and military winter games. the athletes hit the ice for a competition that benefits the shriner's children's hospital.. police and fire crews get their communities involved by having them sponsor their trip to the games, and allowing the competitors a chance to give back. " "we all come together for mainly hockey, but if it's going to bring money for shriner's hospital, then 'why not?' we're all here for the competition and to have a good time."" elias: organizers say they couldn't make this happen

volunteers. 100-percent of the proceeds go right back to the shriner's. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another short break... but when we come back... hookah smoking may seem safer than cigarettes, but a new study suggests otherwise. "you're watching good

are iowa." elias: in consumer news this morning... elias: smoking a hookah, or water pipe, may seem like a safe alternative to cigarettes, but a new study suggests that might not be the case. as cigarette smoking rates fall, the popularity of hookahs is on the rise. however, a new analysis found that smoking hookah exposes the user to 125- times the smoke... 25-times the tar... two-and-a-half times the nicotine... and 10-times the carbon monoxide... compared to a cigarette. here's why this is important... the c-d-c says hookah smoking is slightly more common among high school students than cigarette smoking. elias: and we finally have a new leader at the weekend box offices.. after weeks of domination by

force awakens"...the new comedy "ride along two" knocked the sci- fi flick from the number one spot. in its opening weekend, the movie took in more than 34- million dollars... in second was the revenant. with star wars falling to third. elias: that's a look at consumer 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 iowa returns after this. "you're watching good

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: bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the

work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias: our top story...iowans prepare for a chilly reception as they walk outside to start

elias: everyone will need to bundle up before they head out this morning...as the week starts with bitter cold across the state. due to the frigid temperatures, a number of schools and organizations will be on delayed starts this morning...a list of them are running in the ticker at the bottom of your screen. for more information, and the latest weather conditions, you can also log on to our website...we are iowa dot com. elias: a fire investigation continues in boxholm...after a family is hit by tragedy this weekend. elias: a home in boxhom caught fire early sunday morning, claiming the lives of four people.. officials have identified the victims as a young mother... amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden... boxhold firefighters arrived around one a-m

nine nearby departments helping to battle the blaze. crews searched the home, but were not able to get to the victims in time... the preliminary investigation found that a space heater may have caused the fire in the back of the house.... crews say cold temperatures made extinguishing the flames difficult. dave huffman, boxholm fire chief: "it was an ordeal, freezing up, equipment failure, air packs were freezing up. it was a tough battle." elias: crews spent most of sunday at the scene...as hot spots were still found around the home. the ice made it difficult to get them all out. the victims' husband and father was working, and not at home at the time of the fire... elias:

hillary clinton and bernie sanders got aggressive in a debate in south carolina last night. the latest polls show sanders could upset frontrunner clinton in both iowa--and--in new hampshire. abc's megan hughes has more from the debate. "in south carolina, frontrunners hillary clinton and bernie sanders come out swinging ? debating healthcare.. clinton--a defender of obama's legacy: healthcare.. clinton--a defender of obama's legacy: sot clinton: i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you just introduced tonight or we're talking about the plan you introduced nine times in the congress, sot sanders: 'that's nonsense. clinton, again, slams sanders on gun control. sot clinton: he voted to let guns go into amtrak, guns into national parks, he voted against research so that we can save lives? the debate-steps away from the charleston church where a white gunman killed nine black worshippers in june. former governor martin o'malley hoping

sot o'malley: i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation. but sanders refuses to discuss former president bill clinton and his past indescretions. sot sanders: yes, his behavior was deplorable, have i said a word? no, i have not. i'm going to debate secretary clinton, governor o'malley on the issues facing the american people, not bill clinton;s personal behavior. tag: in contrast to earlier debates, donald trump was not a big conversation topic. clinton didn't mention his name once. " elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another

possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias: new this morning...it may

won't stop johnston's mayor.. elias: mayor paula dierenfeld will tie up her running shoes this morning, reaching the end of a challenge she put to the city weeks ago. for each bag of food donated to the johnston partnership, she would run one

out to 191 miles total. this morning, she will fullfill her end of the deal, running her last mile starting at northwest 62nd avenue and pioneer parkway. dierenfeld even got the attention of runner's world magazin for her challenge. she begins her run at ten this morning. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa... still ahead, a look at some interesting expirements associated with the current cold temps.. 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 ...48- hundred block of northeast third street and a second at the ...74-hundred block of southeast sixth avenue. so take care on the roads today... elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic...

[current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa

likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias: no doubt about it, you will face a cold morning when you head out... the below zero temperatures and wind chill advisories gave local five's nikki davidson an idea.. she went outside to do a few weather experiments last night. " we are doing cold weather tricks. first we are experimenting to see if what happens when we put this egg on a frying pan.

lunch meat and a metal pole to see if it sticks. finally we are putting old clothes and getting them wet and leaving them outside for 15 mintues to find them frozen solid. surprise surprise its joe mauer i have an imaginary boyfriend. i am so happy. " all: (reax)

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weather adlib: put script here in green bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going to be a partly cloudy day with a light wind and a high near 9 degrees. overnight tonight we're going to see the cloud cover increase and we'll stay dry as lows fall near 1 degree. tuesday we are looking at another cold day with snow possible. we will start seeing snow in the morning falling in western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! sam toss back. elias:

elias: he may be man's best friend, but he's also vying for a new title... world's largest dog. meet rocko... a great dane looking to break records. at just two years old... he stands at 40 inches from his paw to shoulder. he's definitely no lap dog... though he may think otherwise his owners say rocko enjoys playing "tug of war"...which usually results in them being

the floor. all: (reax) elias: 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 the top stories in our morning 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

stories are iowa." elias: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: be ready for some bitter cold as you make your way to work and school this morning...some very low temps and wind chill advisories mean you need to bundle up against the elements. elias: in boxholm, a family mourns the loss of four

sunday. elias: and the democratic presidential candidates come out swinging at each other, trying to make an impact just days ahead of the iowa caucus. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... a weekend competition that brough builders from across the state to ames. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we

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