18th thanks for joining us! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: 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

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 top five this 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

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 a aund one a-m sunday, with crews from nine area 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

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: and finally in the 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

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 injured in union county.. 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: 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

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: over the 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

"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 us to say math is really cool science is really 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:

short break, but 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

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 morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with

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!

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 world was built by three groups, the europeans, the indigenous and the afrikaners. and that without any of those

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 keeping la florida to themselves had failed (edit bite. ...) james bullock - 01:31:47:00 - the english tried to colonize north america with, at first, indentured servants and a promise of 7 years of labor. what they will find is

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, scholars give us a look at the first underground railroad...which actually went farther south into florida...

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: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with tech bytes. techbytes hey there, in today's "techbytes," a delay for the next generation apple watch. >> the apple watch 2 was likely heading for a march unveiling,

company pushed back that date. no comment from apple. this is amazon echo, the wireless speaker and voice command device that controls smart devices around your home and now it can now read to you. >> having it read to you is free but does sound a bit robotic. and google is training its most high-tech robot to help around the house, his name is ian, he's 6'2", 330 pounds and walks on two legs. >> ian has competed in the u.s. military robot olympics. he's getting very good at vacuuming. ian, work on cooking. >> and laundry. >> come to my home.

>> have a great day.delayed until march. amazon echo reads- amazon echo's new feature is perfect for lazy kindle users google humanoid robot- a 6 foot 2 robot developed by google's boston dynamics spinoff, has been taught to help around the house. "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 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 near 9 degrees. we're going to see the lows fall near 1 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! sam toss back. 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

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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. important... the c-d-c says

is slightly more common among high school students than cigarette smoking. elias: if you're still using windows eight -- it's time to upgrade. microsoft has ended support for the original release of its poorly-received operating system. the company says all users should upgrade to windows eight- point-one, or windows ten. the end of support means the 50 million or so worldwide windows eight users will no longer get updates to block viruses and hackers. elias: and we finally have a new leader at the weekend box offices.. after weeks of domination by "star wars: the 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.

that's a look at this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... time for a quick this is i-235 at [current conditions] good morning after this.

moring iowa in h 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...

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 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: our top

prepare for a chilly reception as they walk outside to start their day. 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

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 sunday....with assistance from 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

working, and not at home at the time of the fire... elias: democratic presidential candidates 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: 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 to get an edge on the issue- 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: 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: new this morning...it may be a cold one for a run, but that won't stop johnston's mayor.. elias: mayor paula dierenfeld will tie up her running shoes this morning, reaching the end

for each bag of the johnston partnership, she mile...which came 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. got the attention of runner's world magazin for her challenge. she begins her run at ten this morning. elias: with just over go until the n-f- l's biggest game of the season, we are one step closer to knowing who will take the field. 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

the two winners will face off in the big game next month, which will be played in san francisco. elias: and a big weekend for hawkeye basketball... the iowa team came out with the win over big ten opponent michigan....making them five and oh in conference play. their best start in almost twenty years. the team is also currently enjoying a seven-game win streak. 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... this is i-235 at

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

forecast wand 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.

good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america."

it, you will face a cold morning when you head out... the below zero

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. now we are experimenting with 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) elias: time for another

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!

weatherrate the independent weather sam script here in green been locked over iowa we're not going to a couple more days. partly cloudy day with near 9 degrees. we're going to see the cloud cover increase 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. sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you

before you head out the door... right after this. sabrina:

look at your telias: 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

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. sabrina: 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, with crews from nine area departments helping battle the blaze. a preliminary investigations says a space heater may have started the fire. sabrina: 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. sabrina: 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,

martin o'malley tried to breakthrough. expect to see them return to the campaign trail in iowa this week. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big 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. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final 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.

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 towardsext week! sabrina elias: thanks for watching! good morning america starts right now. have a good day everybody! " " good morning, america. the final showdown. the democrats face off for the last time before the first votes are cast. >> i'm going to defend president obama. and guns. >> he voted against the brady bill five times. >> sanders fires back on her wall street ties. in speakaking feesrom goldman sachin one year. >> and the race for the republican nomination heating up, donald trump unleashes on >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. >> the iowa caucuses just two weeks from today. those americans held prisoner in iran for years on their way home this morning,

president obama celebrating