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: yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a few places a quick dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks very nice with highs in the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next that we look to grab a may finally creep back into the state. elias:

top five this morning.... elias: millions of americans will be bracing for a potentially historic winter storm taking aim at the east coast. up to two-feet of snow could fall in some areas....with ice accumulations, and coastal flooding also expected. five states have already declared a state of emergency....wit h schools and government offices already deciding to close today. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: jerry dillinger, accused of killing two people and hiding their bodies, will be in court today... the body of his

was found in a pond in rural remains of a his home in thayer. police arrested december. look for updates county courthouse five. elias: you need to know before you walk out the door... know before you elias: crisis has now resignation of an administrator for the agency. governor rick all of his e-mails from 2014 and 2015 tied to flint. in her response, epa administrator susan hedman essentially shot him down. hedman's resignation will february first. elias: elias: presidential candidate ben his campaign last town hall in glenwood. carson has suspend all campaign stops after tuesdays car accident that killed one of his campaign volunteers. meanwhile, new poll numbers show some big shake-ups, with days until the iowa caucus. donald trump now leads ted

points in iowa... and for democrats, has now pulled ahead of hillary clonton by eight points. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: we may be months away from ragbrai, but look for a big announcement this weekend about iowa's big bike ride. a route party will be night, with the eight overnight towns being named for the 44th ragbrai. this year's on july 24th. elias: have started for the project, but iowa remains the one state that hasn't approved the bakken oil pipeline. elias: those opposed to the project, took to the state capitol thursday to protest against its approval. about forty people stopped by for the meeting, which included more testimony from farmers and environmentalist s. they say they are concerned with the way the process has played out, and they feel the decision has

made. meanwhile, dozens were there to support the pipeline and the jobs that would come with it. pipeline and the jobs that would come with it. ryan hollinrake, apprenticeship trainer coordinator: "we try not to participate in some of the high school pep rallies antics that you can see. our members are proud professionals that try to represent ourselves in a respectful manner at all times." elias: the iowa utilities board has scheduled four public meetings in february to discuss the evidence and arguments presented in this case. a decision could come at those meetings. elias: the issue has created a lot of debate, and many of you have been sharing your thoughts with local five.... and we have been listening to what you say... lee hayden opposes the state taking land from people....suggest ing they use public land, like the median of highways....with part of the fee helping maintain the highways. and l-d funk questions why pipe has been brought in and some land owners already paid for their

project has not been approved yet. elias: be sure to keep your comments coming... are you for or against the pipeline? what do you think should be done? you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter..... or send us an email or give us a call . the contact information is on your screen. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: yesterday was the warmest day we've

week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a few places a quick dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks very nice with highs in the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state.

local five is keeping an eye on the statehouse....as iowa lawmakers try to get education funding out of the way. elias: much like last year, there is a big difference on how much... the republican- lead house is proposing a 2 percent funding increase for next year. democrats say that increase shows that republicans have not heard concerns of iowa school districts. "gronstal 18:07 i think that's what's happened with legislative republicans. they've quit listening regarding funding for local schools. upmeyer 31:01 nothing could be further from the truth we spent the interim meeting with superintendents, school boards, educators, importance of doing it on time getting it to them quickly." elias: meanwhile, a new report shows meanwhile, a new report shows iowa schools are

the state board of education released it's "condition of report for 20-15. teacher salaries are up and iowa's high school graduation rate that's one of the highest elias: at ((time check)) short break, with lots more good morning iowa ahead... coming up, we'll talk about some high stakes for monday's iowa state versus kansas game. 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 ...five-thousand block of northeast 22nd avenue and a second at the...16-hundred

street in pleasant hill. 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

elias meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: lots of eyes on the eastern skies, as millions prepare for a big winter storm... online flight tracker flight- aware dot-com says more than four-thousand flights for today and tomorrow have already been scrapped. all in anticipation

historic snowfall for some states. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a few places a quick dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and low teens. saturday partly to mostly high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the

that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. elias: takin' home the gold. the best maintenance workers in iowa gathered in the metro for the olympics of their trade. racing against the clock, competitors have to install water heaters, faucets and ice makers. local 5 photographer

the maintenance magic. the greater iowa apartment association is partnering with hg supply and several other sponsors to bring our industry maintence technitions here tonight to compete in a competion that gives them an opportunity to show off their skills what it actually revolves around is the typical actvities they do on an everyday basis in their jobs so doing everything from fixing ice makers to replacing water heaters replacing smoke dectors so we're just using this to showcase the maintince people in the area and actually just giving them their night and their time to stand in the spotlight networking is a big thing for us we never really get to get out in the field and see any of our other comapnies or competitors so just seeing what they can do and how fast they do things and how they do things is a big plus it's exciting to see these guys in here in action doing it this quick because we can take it back to the properties and remind them how fast they are at taking care of the resident issues

time for a short resident issues all: (reax) elias: time for a short break...when we return.. what's at stake time for a short break...when we

what's at stake for sam and sabrina when iowa state takes on kansas... home could benefit from their wager "now, we are iowa's

meteorexperts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a

dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday we are looking at partly to mostly

high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks very nice with highs in the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. sam toss back. elias: in take a look at this today...the stakes will be high when kansas takes on in take a look at this today...the stakes will be high when kansas takes on stakes will be high when kansas takes on iowa state monday... " sam a big isu fan, and sabrina, a kansas fan, place a wager on monday night's basketball game. loser will shovel the driveway and walkway of a viewer's home. ....good thing sam

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but when we come back... it seems those who make cars, are now looking at other business ventures... ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

on your money elias: will soon have competition. america's largest automaker says it's jumping into the ride-sharing business. general motors announced it will create a on-demand car- sharing service called maven. the automaker plans to test the service in ann arbor, michigan... launching in other major u-s cities later this year. elias: and t-s-a agents have their hands

airports when it comes to finding guns. the t-s-a says more than 26- hundred guns were found in carry-on luggage last year. more than 82 percent of those weapons were loaded. the guns were found at more than 230 u-s airports during security checks. airports in dallas, atlanta, houston, denver and phoenix saw the most confiscated guns. elias: and finally....srirach a fans tired of clunky bottle of sauce now have reason to rejoice. a new single- serving packet of the spicy "rooster" condiment is now available. sriracha has gained a foodie cult following since it was first introduced in the u-s in 19-80. elias: that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first...

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teiowa starts now " 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 iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss)

warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a few places a quick dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks the mid to upper 30s

on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. elias: our top story...a man accused of killing two people will be in court today... elias: jerry dillinger will go before the judge at the union county courthourse later this morning... he has been accused of killing two people and hiding their bodies....dillinge r was arrested back in december. they found the body of loretta dillinger in a pond in rural lorimor. and another body in his thayer home. local 5 will be at the courthouse as well...look for the latest updates on local five news and online at we are iowa dot com.. elias: text messages

emmalee jacobs. elias: the i-s-u freshman was hit by a cy-ride bus while on her way to a final exam in december.... according to the criminal complaint...the man arrested by police this week, may have been aware he hit her that morning. 23 year old benjamin clague was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to obey a traffic device. the report shows he texted a friend, saying he felt he was involved. and in a face-to- face confession with a friend, he said he felt he was the one who hit and killed jacobs. however, clague failed to ever come forward. " we continued to ask for pleas from the public for information. he knew he was in the area, he knew he hit something tha tmorning, didnt come forward to our detectives. very frustrating for us and the famiyl" elias: clague has bonded out of jail. the friend he

charges at this point. elias: snow preps are continuing this morning for what is forecasted to be a historic blizzard in the nations capital. this as the projected snowfall totals continue to creep up. abc's karla barguiarena has the latest. "script:pkg: nats this morning---one last mad dash to prepare for a potentially historic blizzard. outside a costco in virgina lines to get in and lines to check out as stores try to keep up with the demand. sot: "dc's really not ready for this kind of weather" the same scene at this trader joes supermarket in the nation's capital ...forced to limit customers to ten at a time. shelves of water are now virtually empty and snow shovels are disappearing just as fast. also preparing? the federal government which announced it would be closing at noon today ahead of the epic winter storm. nat pop d.c. metro d.c.'s public transportation including rail and bus service will be closing later today too. dr. louis uccellini,

weather service: "were seeing everything line up for a major storm system affecting the eastern third of the country, and affecting at least 50 million people at reagan international airport- de-icers on standby as all major airlines offer passengers waivers to rebook their flights. on-cam tag: but there is no doubt washington will be hit the hardest with more than 2 feet of snow expected to fall during the storm. a state of emergency has already been declared for the nations capital. five states have also followed suit. karla barguiarena, abc news, new york " elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today

a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern morning hours giving a dusting to a few accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks very nice with highs in the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow

blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. elias: new this morning....some big news for ragbrai fans this weekend. elias: we may be months away from iowa's giant bike ride, but this weekend will provide some key information

organizers plan to host a ragbrai route announcement party tomorrow night...with proceeds going toward the iowa bicycle coalition. the event includes announcing the eight communities that will be overnight stops for the 44th ragbrai. thousands of cyclists from around the world will ride ragbrai from july 24th. through the 30th. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa... coming up...new polls in the presidential race....and a look at some new competition at the box office this weekend. elias: 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 ....two-thousand block of hartford....west bound with a second at the 41-hundred block of 12th...facing southbound. and the third at the 17-hundred

bound. 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! "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are

meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: the big storm hasn't even hit washington d-c and already drivers had to abandon cars this week... cold temperatures

highways into ice rinks the past two days. many chose to give up on getting traction, and just abandoned their cars...turned the side of the roads into parking lots. elias: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a few places a quick dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday

cloudy skies with a high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks very nice with highs in the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. elias: turning to politics this morning... turning to politics this morning... republican presidential candidate ben carson resumed his campaign last night...after suspending events following the

tuesday. elias: last night he held a town hall in grlenwood...his first event since a car accident near atlantic the claimed the life of braden joplin. today, he has more town hall style events planned in iowa, wrapping up the day in des moines. carson will hold a prayer rally in sioux city saturday dedicated to joplin. elias: a new c-n-n he leads ted cruz in iowa by 11 points. and marco rubio cruz in iowa by 11 points. and marco rubio remains in third and marco rubio remains in third with 14 percent. on the democratic side, bernie sanders has surpassed hillary clinton now by an eight point lead. she hopes to make a comeback before the iowa caucuses by cranking out the star power... elias: last night she was introduced at a campaign

demi lovato in iowa city... on sunday, movie star jamie lee curtis will be campaigning for clinton in iowa....starting in waukee...and join the candidate at an event in des moines. speaking of endorsements..., the des moines register plans to announce their official endorsements...o ne for each party. the register's editorial board met with each of the candidates, with the exception of donald trump and ted cruz. elias: as we count down to the iowa caucuses...organ izations are woking to make sure iowans know how the process works... elias: one minority group is looking to make history for the first time in a presidental iowa caucus... the league of united latin american citizens, or lulac, is caucus training in des moines. the goal is to get over ten- thousand registered latino voters to participate. volunteers have been going door-to-door to reach out to the latino community and encourage voting. joe enriquez henry, national vice president for lulac of the

caucus before, this time be prepared, you're going to see many young latinos participate in the caucus process. discussing the issues that are important: jobs, health care, education, and the need for comprehensive immigration reform. " elias: we'll here more about lulac's efforts in the community next week... henry will be joining here on good morning iowa thursday the 28th. elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with america's money. america's money child seat recall- britax child safety is recalling more tha good morning. topping "america's money" -- a huge car seat recall. >> recalling more than 71,000 infant car seitz because the handles can break.

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sam weather adlib: put script here in green yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a few places a quick dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and low teens. saturday we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies with a

very nice with highs in the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. sam toss back. elias: it's friday... time

elias: first up...robert de niro and zac efron head to florida for spring break in "dirty grandpa." efron plays an uptight lawyer one week away from marriage...while de niro plays his grandfather who tricks him into a wild spring break adventure. the pair get caught up in frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke... dirty grandpa is rated "r" all: (reax) sam: next we have the

next we have the low-budget next we have the low-budget horror flick..."the boy".. walking dead state lauren cohan...she plays a nanny in a remote english village. it turns out though, the child she is hired to care for....is really a life- sized doll. after breaking some of her employers strict g things begin to happen. "the boy" is rated pg-13. (reax) elias:

wave"... young adult follows a teen trying to reunite with her younger brother in the middle of an alien attack. "the 5th wave" is rated pg-13.. all: (reax) elias: time for another here on good

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people and hiding the bodies will be in court today. elias: the ongoing water crisis in flint michigan leads to the resignation of an e-p-a official. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... iowans speak out about the bakken pipeline, as the utilities board still debates its decision on the project. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. right after this. " nexstar copyright" "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most

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