weather team and we start with your forecast first." sam we are going to be digging out today from the light snow we had yesterday afternoon and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the lower 20s and teens. overnight tonight it will be very cold with a low in the mid to upper teens, but at least the winds will die down. wednesday is looking windy but warm with a high near 35 and patches of sun especially during the morning hours. every day this week will keep getting warmer and warmer until we get to friday where we rocket into the mid 40s! saturday is also looking absolutely gorgeous with highs topping into the mid to upper 40s. sunday we will likely see temps fall a bit with a small chance for a rain/snow mix entering northern iowa. a larger weather system is looming towards the beginning of next week so we will be tracking it carefully as caucuses are next monday. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... a new bill is circulating at the statehouse that would allow children under 14 to use a handgun. elias: the iowa caucuses are just 6 days away, and last night

candidates had their last night on the stage before the big night. elias: the snowstorm on the east coast has left cities and their residents still trying to dig themselves out. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: new this morning, ames may experience some rusty water this week... elias: ames officials say testing on newly installed pipes may lead to rusty water or fluctuations in water pressure. the new pipes will connect the future water plant with the existing water plant infrastructure.. testing is expected two or three more times this week... the city says that the water is still safet to drink, but can stain laundry. residents should run the tap for a few minutes to verify the clarity. elias: dart continues its investigation into a monday bus crash... elias:

carrying two passengers, went off the road and crashed into a house a little after 5 p-m. it happened near east douglas avenue and cambridge street. the bus driver and one passenger were injured. the woman who lives here was home at the time of the crash... she got out ok, but says the impact felt like an earthquake. " i had just gotten up from the living room to the kitchen to do dishes a few minutes later the whole house shook and everything fell. i came out and the walls were all smashed in. " elias: janet said she's not as worried about her house as much as she is about her 6 cats that were inside and are unaccounted for tonight. the cause of the crash is still being investigated at this time, but dart officials believe the driver may have had a medical issue. the red cross was also there to help. elias: a pretty damaging fire is sparked during some work at a marshalltown business... sunday night, firefighters repsonded to j- b-s swift and company's meat packing plant in marshalltown. crews spent

hours removing portions of the roof and extinguishing the smoldering areas. after investigation, it was confirmed the fire started as a result of roofing work, causing nearly 500 thousand dollars in damage. elias: the topic of gun control is getting attention at the iowa statehouse....wit h a new bill circulating. elias: the measure would give children under the age of 14 the right to use a handgun with their parents permission and supervison this is the third year a pair of young girls... 10 and 12 year old meredith and natalie gibson ...have led the effort to get the law changed. the girls say they like to shoot for sport like it was ballet this year they have their own bill for the potential law change called the youth safety and parental rights act. they presented their story at a judiciary sub committee monday suppport and opposition. "it boils down to this is a common sense "children under the age of 14 don't have the same kind of judgement as children 16, 17,18 might have "

the next step for the youth safety and parental rights act is for it to be voted on in a house subcommittee... if it passes it will go to a full committee. last year under the omnibus gun bill... it passed in the house three times. elias: two big issues on the minds of iowa lawmakers...the state's upcoming medicaid privatization, and education funding... the director of iowa's medicaid program updated a senate committee monday on improvements they've made so the state can switch over to managed care. one concern has been about the call centers for people on medicaid who have questions about the change over. the changeover is expected to take place march first.... as for education funding, it remains a fight over numbers.... the debate hit the house floor...with a bill calling for a four percent funding increase... but an amendment has passed the house to change it to a two percent increase.

icrease, positions will be cut, items like textbook purchases will be ushedoff for another year and technology will be pu at the bottom of purchase orders. " elias: after the lengthy session last year due to education funding, iowa lawmakers said it would be a top priority for 2016... local five will continue to follow the debate at the statehouse this session. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we are going to be digging out today from the light snow we had yesterday afternoon and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the lower 20s and teens. overnight tonight it will be very cold with a low in the mid to upper teens, but at

die down. wednesday is looking windy but warm with a high near 35 and patches of sun especially during the morning hours. every day this week will keep getting warmer and warmer until we get to friday where we rocket into the mid 40s! saturday is also looking absolutely gorgeous with highs topping into the mid to upper 40s. sunday we will likely see temps fall a bit with a small chance for a rain/snow mix entering northern iowa. a larger weather system is looming towards the beginning of next week so we will be tracking it carefully as caucuses are next monday. elias: the last high- for democrats before the iowa caucuses came

last night. elias: democratic presidential candidates gathered at drake university to discuss the issues ahead of the iowa caucus, the first contest of the 2016 election season. the questions were picked by voters themselves. with just six days until the iowa caucuses. abc's cecilia vega is on the campaign trail in des moines. "overnight... the closing arguments hrc: "it's a tough campaign. and it should be, because it's the hardest job in the world." hillary clinton and bernie sanders in their final face off before the iowa caucuses hrc: "they throw all this stuff at me and i'm still standing. taking on the issues? like how to pay for universal health care to raise taxes to do this? sanders: "yes. we will taxes." (bernie-- stands up "this response) "i led the effort against wall street de-regulation. see

on the republican side -- the feud between donald trump and ted cruz? in overdrive. trump: "my new battle is with a gentleman named ted cruz." "the canadian!" crowd shouts cruz? hurling an attack right back.. (sot- ad) voiceover: "donald trump, new york values, not ours." and on the campaign trail. cruz: "mr trump has had a lot to say about me lately. i gotta say, each morning is interesting. i learn something new about myself from donald every day." elias: now, republican presidential candidates also have one more primetime event ahead of monday... the presidential hopefuls will take the stage thursday night at the iowa events center for their seventh debate. the line up for the primetime and so-called "happy-hour"

been announced officially...but they should be similar to the ones from january 14th. elias: candidates on the campaign trail will lead to early dismissal for students at marshalltown schools today... administrators say due to the timing of events for donald trump and hillary clinton, they will have a district0wide dismissal at one this afternoon. the decision is based on the time needed to prepare for the campaign events, and due to concerns over traffic around the schools. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... the charges against planned parenthood has been overturned in texas, leaving their opponents the ones in the hot seat. elias: and... would you buy a town? we'll take a look at why some california residents chose to, coming up. elias: next.... winter can be a rough season, with not a lot of how can you weather blues? we'll find out

"your watching local 5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: winter can be a tough season. especially with the fierce snow storm we just saw hit the east coast... a lot of folks just want these dreary days to go away. but there are ways to fight the winter blues. holly firfer explains even if you love the cold and outdoor winter sports, you've got to admit this has been a tough season. not only is it brisk outside, but shorter days and longer nights can bring on the blues. it's estimated at least 12 million americans suffer from a type of

disorder or sad. doctors say in severe cases people with sad become depressed. many patients claim they just can't function. that's because the brain goes through a chemical imbalance due to a lack of sunlight, which can lead to a number of symptoms... such as fatigue, lack of energy, oversleeping, difficulty concentrating and cravings for foods high in carbohydrates that can cause weight gain. there are ways sad can be treated. modify your diet and exercise more. there are specially designed light boxes that are used to treat those with sad and if the problem becomes serious, some doctors will recommend anti- depressants or psychotherapy to help patients get through the dark days of winter. and be with family. laughter and togetherness are great therapy for the winter blues. it's a perfect way to stay

are frigid " all: (reax) elias: sam is back now... sam we are going to be digging out today from the light snow we had and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: we are going to be digging out today from the light snow we had yesterday afternoon and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the lower 20s and teens. overnight tonight it will be very cold with a low in the mid to upper teens, but at least the winds will die down. wednesday is looking windy but warm with a high near 35 and patches of sun especially during the morning hours. every day this week will keep getting warmer and warmer until we get to friday where we rocket into the mid 40s! saturday is also looking absolutely gorgeous with highs topping into the mid to

fall a bit with a small chance for a rain/snow mix entering northern iowa. a larger weather system is looming towards the beginning of next week so we will be tracking it carefully as caucuses are next monday. sam: elias:

a cliffside dwelling may have a great view, but some california residents have been ordered to evacuate for fears their homes could fall into the pacific ocean. el nino fueled storms have loosened and washed away the ground, leaving the cliffs to crumble. but some residents say they have no plans to leave despite the order and previous evacuations. elias: still to come on local five news midday... the des moines symphony is on to talk about

midday... the des moines symphony is on to talk about their upcoming concert. elias:

conducts brahms (sat jan 30 & sun jan 31): location des moines civic center (221 walnut street, des moines) guest conductor gerard schwarz is world-renowned for his leadership at the seattle symphony and at lincoln center's mostly mozart festival, and he has earned international acclaim for his more than 350 orchestral recordings. he was the first american to become musical america's conductor of the year, and he has received 13 grammy award nominations and

the invitation of joseph giunta, he leads the orchestra in brahms' sweeping fourth symphony. he is joined by his son, julian schwarz, first- place winner of the alice and eleonore international string shostakovich's concerto - a unique tickets: single tickets available through ticketmaster (up until two hours prior to performances) and the civic center ticket office (221 walnut street, des moines; open 9a-5p monday through friday and two hours prior to performances). student tickets are $7.50-$30 and are available through the civic center ticket office. student rush tickets, subject to availability, are $5 for junior high and high school students and $10 for all other students the day of the concert through the civic center ticket office. the duration of these

hours and ten minutes, which includes a 20- minute intermission. this program will be rebroadcast at 4 pm on march 27 and at 7 pm on march 28 on iowa public radio, the radio home of the des moines symphony. plan your visit:

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: steady job growth and low mortgage rates meant some good news for the housing market... home sales rebounded in december, with total sales for 20-15 the most in nine years. the national realtors said sales of existing homes climbed almost 15 percent last month . plummeted as the to new mortgage disclosure rules. elias:

that if you want to go to the n-f- l's biggest game, you'll have to pay some big bucks. the average resale price for tickets to the superbowl is almost 52- hundred dollars. a pair of seats near midfield for the february 7th matchup between the carolina panthers and denver broncos sold for 12- thousand one- hundred dollars each... that's the most expensive seats sold so far. elias: the historic snowfall from the weekend winter storm has kept millions indoors....and their cable boxes have been working overtime. at one point on saturday, nearly one-point-three million comcast customers used on demand to watch movies and tv shows at the same time. officials with the cable provider say that's a record for simultaneous views. elias: and take a look at this today...a chance to own a whole town... elias: welcome to nipton, california...popu lation ...six people...

can own this small desert community the listing includes eighty acres, and all of the properties...such as a country store, r-v park...and the owners can do even call mayor...all for five million dollars. warning for anyone posting items for sale online. a man in an ad on craiglist, and when he met the potential buyers, he says they tied him up and tried to rob him. but, he was ready. a-b-c's linsey davis has the story. " this morning police desperately searching for a suspect on the run -- after an apparent craigslist exchange turned deadly? nats neighbor: this isn't the place where you'd expect to have something like that police say two men came to this house in littleton, colorado sunday, after seeing the homeowner had listed several items for sale online - but, the homeowner telling police, instead of purchasing the items, one of the men took out a gun, tied him up and robbed him

wanted the keys to his car that's when the homeowner managed to free himself... grabbing a handgun and shooting at the suspects as they drove away in separate vehicles - fatally wounding the driver who had stolen his car. the other driver, managing to escape this, just the latest in a growing number of craigslist-related deaths...advanced media group - estimating the website recently passed the 100-murder mark over the last 20 years last january- georgia grandparents bud and june runion were murdered after attempting to buy their dreamcar from someone they met on the site -- and last february - a college student was shot to death after answering an ad on the site for an inphone 6 abc news reached out to craigslist for comment, they have yet to respond. back in littleton - the d.a. has yet to decide if the homeowner will face charges tbd sheriff pio: for good morning america, linsey davis abc news new york" elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... a controversial decision from the texas grand jury, after they cleared planned parenthood of any wrongdoing. elias: next.... three inmates have escaped in

are still on the hunt for them, as they are considered armed and

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: breaking news now-- elias: there is an active shooter situation underway. it has been reported at the naval medical center in the balboa park area of san diego. occupants inside building number 26 of the hospital were advised to run, hide, or fight according to a statement posted on the hospital's facebook page. base security and san diego police responded to the scene and a shelter in place order was issued. there have been no reports of injuries.

elias: the massive manhunt is ramping up for three violent convicts in california. elias: they who broke out of a maximum- security jail in orange county. authorities are now warning they could be anywhere in the united states -- or even outside the country -- abc's kayna whitworth has the latest from santa ana, california. " this morning, three allegedly violent criminals on the run for the fifth day - after breaking out of this maximum-security jail. kayna: how concerned are you? gomez: my concern is the fact that they have probably gotten out of the immediate circle near the jail and probably outside of the los angeles area. former fbi special agent in charge steve gomez says grfx1 if the three men traveled 6 to 8 hundred miles by car each day they could potentially be anywhere in the us, mexico or canada. grfx2 keyable authorities think the men escaped after a 5am check?but they

missing until almost 9pm. grfx4 the rope, made from bed sheets authorities say they used to rappel down nearly six stories, can still be seen hanging from this metal grate. kayna they could be almost anywhere if they had access to a car. jh: absolutely. absolutely. stand up: once they escaped, they would find civic center of orange government buildings 2 of the men - associated with a vietnamese gang - overnight authorities making a plea to that community for information. dave sawyer we may be fearful about information to help investigators now trying to figure out when an alliance was duong, teiu and hossein nayeri ? with violent crimes to kidnapping and torture." elias: a texas grand jury has cleared planned parenthood of wrongdoing over a series of controversial undercover videos. the videos appeared to suggest planned parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue and organs. indicted the two anti-abortion

videos that sparked the controversy. planned alleges the group edited the footage to fetal tissue for profit. " planned parenthood tissue. we've occasionally let women donate fetal tissue for important medical research and that's now been proven out -- not only by this grand jury but officials in 11 other states that looked at this that all found that planned parenthood did nothing wrong. and our 99-year history as a high-quality, well- known health care provider for women in this country."" elias/lam: now to the massive cleanup underway from the deadly blizzard of 2016 -- big cities like baltimore and washington are still digging out this morning. the federal goverment is closed a second day. battles to clear the streets of dozens of inches of snow. abc's david kerley is live in

latest. " overnight- in baltimore a row of houses going up in flames - fire fighters struggling to reach the homes with streets still not plowed - miraculously no injuries. nats digging out it's now been over 55 hours since the blizzard ended and the washington dc area -- still partially crippled. much of the trouble... is in the surrounding suburbs.... some homeowners trapped on streets untouched since friday. mos "plan a went down the drain and they did not have a plan b." the weight of all that standing snow... has claimed its share of roofs.... in silver spring, maryland... this church's roof collapsing. dc schools staying closed...for a 2nd day. nats plow federal employees again told to stay home? while crews work plowing 44 hundred miles of roadway .... the national park service has another 300 miles and 155 bridges to clear.... with the help of this specail rail yard plow, metro lines are

buses- still snowed in?with limited service. mos "it's getting old real quick ." new york city was generally up and running... monday.... but much of queens remains unplowed sot: deblasio "if you clear your side walk 3 or 4 feet there will be no fines but if people don't clear their sidewalks were going to start not the process of applying fines." on long island, this jet engine brought in to clear snow from train tracks this drone showing philadelphia from above... and this morning, government ...schools... transit there... open for business" elias: as snow came through north and central iowa yesterday, iowa state patrol says they received more than 60 calls of cars in in the ditch slippery roads and a snow mix left commuters going slow last night. and it looks like the trip back home for many i- s-u basketball fans was a little dicey too. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we are going to be digging out today from

and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the lower 20s and teens. overnight tonight it will be very cold with a low in the mid to upper teens, but at least the winds will die down. wednesday is looking windy but warm with a high near 35 and patches of sun especially during the morning hours. every day this week will keep getting warmer and warmer until we get to rocket into the mid 40s! saturday is also looking absolutely gorgeous with highs topping into the mid to upper 40s. sunday we will likely see temps fall a bit with a small chance for a rain/snow mix entering northern iowa. a larger weather system is looming towards the beginning of next week so we will be tracking it carefully as caucuses are next monday. elias: we're also counting down to super bowl 50 -- peyton manning and the broncos up against cam

panthers -- but that's not the only matchup -- there's amy schumer and seth rogen for bud light -- and abc's chris connelly has more about the ad lineup " from date nights [doritos] and websites [squarespace] ? to bud lights? seth rogan be sure to do my middle! amy schumer you don't have a middle! candy bars [butterfingers] ?and fancy cars [mini cooper]? plus movie stars [christopher walken]?with pikachu [pokemon] ? and tyler, too! [skittles] the ads slated for super bowl 50 shape up to be another elite group?and they'd better be ? with 30- second spots on the telecast said to be going for as much as $5 million per? major impact is a must-have ?.. tony case, executive editor of ad week - there are very few places advertisers can go to get a lot of people in one shot and the superbowl is it, last year it had a record 114 million viewers aerosmith's steven tyler walking this way for skittles [skittles pic]? website creator squarespace nabbing comic duo key and peele?

the incomparable liam neeson" ?and yes ? liam neeson himself representing for lg electronics [lg] ? soccer great abby wambach sings the mini cooper's praises [abby]; while christopher walken weighs in for kia [walken pics]; amy schumer & seth rogan are beer-bottle buddies [bud light]?and comic actor t.j. miller will have his modesty on tap? [shocktop] tj miller - it's gonna be the greatest super bowl commercial of all time. you understand? while 3 different shot-by-amateurs clips are competing for doritos' 30-second slot? [dorritos] all of these mini-epics eager to get your attention the way budweiser's lost puppy did ? at super bowl 49 last year ? so?. don't go away! [budweiser] for good morning america, chris connelly, abc news, los angeles" elias: well good news for cyclone fans....bad news for sabrina last night as number 14 iowa state welcomed number four kansas to

renewed their rivalry, with kansas holding a lead for all of the first half... midway through the second half, i-s-u tied it...with a deonte burton three-pointer giving them the lead. the cyclones held on to the lead and finish with a big 85 to 72 win over the jayhawks. all: (reax) elias: the hawkeyes also had something to celebrate monday...the latest a-p poll put them at number three. and just like football, the hawkeye hoopsters are also making history this season!

their best start in the big ten since 19-70... right now they are on a 13 game big ten win streak dating back to last season! all: (reax) elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) central iowa's forecast next. "now, we are iowa's

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

yesterday afternoon and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the lower 20s and teens. overnight tonight it will be very cold with a low in the mid to upper teens, but at least the winds will die down. wednesday is looking windy but warm with a high near 35 and patches of sun especially during the morning hours. every day this week will keep getting warmer and warmer until we get to friday where we rocket into the mid 40s! saturday is also looking absolutely gorgeous with highs topping into the mid to upper 40s. sunday we will likely see temps fall a bit with a small chance for a rain/snow mix entering northern iowa. a larger weather system is looming towards the beginning of next week so we will be tracking it carefully as caucuses are next monday.

elias: you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this.

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