everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most forecast with sam schreier! (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today we are looking pleasant day with highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still

on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an exact total it is we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow somewhere in iowa with heavy winds extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: without donald trump at last night's deabate, republican presidential the opportunity messages across attention grabbing frontrunner. though many did attacks on ted cruz, the second place candidate, trying to cut just days before

in the number morning... elias: shared the fast food, health, and home who walked off the job thursday to protest. called for higher wages, at fight for fifteen rallies. they say fifteen dollars is the minimum they comfortable lifestyle. the third thing know before you door... elias: contaminated have now hit the state of ohio.. the state's e-p-s warned parents and students not to drink the water at an elementary school due to possible lead contamination. the school is providing bottled water to their students and staff in the meantime. the ohio e-p-a is also investigating reports of lead in water at a second town south of the school. elias: number four... elias: more members of the armed militia that took over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon have been arrested. police are also tightening their

militants, who are now sealed off by heavily armed fbi swat teams at roadblocks. this week, one of the occupiers was shot to death by law enforcement following a traffic stop. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: the iowa hawkeyes took on maryland last night, hoping to end the terrapins 24 game home winning streak. despite iowa keeping the score tied a few times, maryland was able to lead for most of the game. the hawkeyes end up with their first big ten loss of the season. elias: a new bill will be announced today, aimed at closing the gender pay gap. elias: iowa will be one of 20 state moving legislation this week as part of the "equal pay can't wait" effort. later this morning, representative marti anderson will discuss the details of an equal pay bill she is sponsoring

conference. be iowa women impacted by pay discrimination and fellow state legislature. their numbers, women in iowa cents for every dollar a man makes. elias: new this working on its long-term plans and wants your input. elias: the region's public transportation "dart forward 2035" was first years ago, and is plan for meeting the public transportation needs of the community. this update will look at changes needed to meet the need of the community's growth and changing population. community members can give their input by completing a survey on the dart website or attending one of the public meetings scheduled for next month. elias: also new this morning, the city of waukee is calling for submissions from local artists... this july, the

council will present the waukee arts festival... officials say last year's inaugural event and are this year. the event give place to display interact with elias: we're back with sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today we are looking

partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow somewhere in iowa with heavy winds

extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning. elias: last year proved to be one of ups and downs for iowa state athletics... and no one probably knows more about what the university has been through than athletic director jamie pollard. local five's jon schaeffer had the chance to sit down with him thursday, and asked about the year ahead...which starts wednesday with matt campbell's first iowa state signing day. " signing day is next wednesday. what do you expect out of this first signing class for him? i think there will be a lot of excitement. i think it's clear that he's been able to get in on and get early commits. and hopefully

dotted line come next week he's clearly elevating us he's sending a message about what's important you know you can see they're recruiting a lot of o-linemen and d-linemen. that's his background that's what he played. he's sending a message about recruiting in the midwest so i think that will resignate with our fan base i think you'll see a lot of iowa connections." elias: jon will have much more from connections." elias: jon will have connections." elias: jon will have much more from his sit-down with pollard next month... you can look for that interview here on local five news. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more good morning iowa still ahead... coming up, the outbreak of the zika virus now has the attention of the world health organization... elias:

this morning... the sheriff's office has automated enforcement locations.... one at the ...31- hundred block of northeast 46th avenue and a second at the ...56-hundred block of northeast berwick drive...in berwick so take care on the roads today... elias: traffic... conditions] iowa continues after this!

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina

forecast with meteorologist sam morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: today we are looking pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. to have slow clearing low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing exact total it is looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch somewhere in iowa with heavy winds making visibility extremely low. wednesday morning

us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning. elias: world health organization says the mosquito-borne zika virus is says the mosquito-borne zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the americas and that the "level of concern is high." there is no current treatment and it can cause birth defects if the disease is contracted by a pregnant woman. scott mclean has the latest on the outbreak. --reporter pkg-as follows-- health officials are raising alarm over the zika virus but in brazil, the warning sirens have been blaring for months. over four-thousand babies in brazil have been born with microcephaly, resulting in abnormally small heads that can cause brain damage, and long-term developmental problems. (angela rocha,

these babies have brain damage to differing degrees which means inserting this generation into society is going to be very complicated. the world health organization now says the virus is "spreading explosively," with the potential of three to four million cases in the next 12 months. (dr. bruce aylward, world health organization, assistant director general) so this virus has been on the move for some time, so a lot of people have been exposed to this virus already in those areas, but it will continue to move, would be the expectation. up to 1.5 million brazilians have been infected but symptoms are mild to none for most people. the serious risk is only in pregnant women. there is no treatment for the zika virus and no immunity either. it's been around for decades but only arrived in the americas last year -- spreading to 24 countries and 31 cases in the continental u.s., all of them brought to the u.s. from abroad. (dr. lawrence eisenstein, nassau county commissioner of health) people who are pregnant, may become pregnant, are thinking about becoming pregnant, we recommend they reconsider traveling to those 24 affected

emergency meeting next week but is not urging women to put off getting pregnant, instead only trying to prevent mosquito bites, the only known way the virus is passed. in washington, scott mclean reporting. " elias: due to the outbreak, the u-s is urging pregnant women to avoid visiting 24 international locations for fear of contracting the virus this includes mexico, and countries in the caribbean....alon g with south america. elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. techbytes: in today's tech bytes... facebook's live hello. in today's "techbytes" facebook's live stream now available for everyone. >> the periscope-like feature allows users to broadcast on

>> previously, it was only available to verified accounts for journalists and celebrities. the popular dating app has just added g firks. uber is going up against amazon and other same-day delivery services. launching what it calls uber rush. >> customers wanting instant shopping gratty occasion can use the app the same they they use uber to call for a car. of course, they'll have to pay an extra fee for that service. adding up. >> yes. your houbd will like that.

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meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and

midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an exact total it is looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow with heavy winds making visibility extremely low. wednesday morning us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning. sam

elias: in take a look at this today...not your normal wake-up alarm elias: she may be back with her owner now, but this rare kinkajou named "banana" gave an elderly woman quite a scare. after escaping from her enclosure, banana decided to meet some neighbors.. she got up close and personal, when a 99-year- old woke up in the middle of the night with the exotic animal on her chest. " --sot-- ( dr. don harris / south dade animal hospital ) "not expecting anything, she opens her eyes and sees an animal laying there. i guess she thought maybe it was a cat, but once they got a look at each other, classic, both of them

elias: banana's owner says she has been missing for about 10 days, and had escaped been missing for about 10 days, and had escaped while be temporarily kept at a relative's home. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another short break... but when we come back... good news for home buyers...and some free help for tax season...as we look at

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: good news for those looking to buy a house-- mortgage rates are dropping. freddie mac says it's the fourth straight week of declines. back in december... the federal reserve raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade. many would-be home buyers assumed it meant the beginning of the end for record-low mortgage rates. experts say the steady drop in rates show the federal reserve is not the sole determinant of mortgage rates. elias: looking for some help this tax season....well there is a free prep service for those in central iowa. the united way of central iowa has opened up it volunter income tax assistance sites for the 20- 16 tax time. the free preparation services can be used by those

thousand dollars or less last year. you can find a list of locations on the united way website...or by calling 2-1-1. elias: and more companies are getting in on the ride-share trend... now facebook plans to challenge uber and lyft.. a patent application published thursday reveals the social media giant may get into ride sharing. the idea is an expansion of facebook's event feature. the feature would help users share vehicles or find a travel buddy to get to events. elias: and finally, girls and women don't come in one shape, and now barbie won't either. the famed doll made by mattel will now come in four body types....seven skin tones with 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles. mattel says the changes are the most dramatic

barbie since she hit store shelves in 1959. the revamped barbie line comes after years of criticism over barbie's unrealistic proportions and standard of beauty for girls to try to meet. 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...a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now "

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: today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with

through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an exact total it is looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow somewhere in iowa with heavy winds making visibility extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning. elias: the pundits are busy dissecting the debate performance of the republican candidates for president and the impact that donald trump's decision not to participate may have on his results in the iowa caucus. following all of it here in des moines is abc's lana zak- " length: insert 1:22 script: it was the final debate before the first votes are cast...and the national front runner was not there. megyn kelly, "let's address the elephant not in the room?" still donald trump's

this stage is stupid, fat and ugly but cruz's jokes soon turned tense? cruz i would note that questions had been ted, jeb, please attack ted -- chris wallace it is a debate, sir. cruz sot if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. for the first of lines?. rubio sot "i'm not going to leave the stage no matter what you ask me." just a few miles away, trump held his own event. "i didn't want to be here i have to be honest. i wanted to be 5 minutes away" millions for vets. trump will i get more votes? nobody knows. dowd ntl maybe the least risk for him was maybe something happening at the

while back at the debate without trump, the candidates took on issues from abortion, "get rid of planned parenthood funding" to immigration. rubio sot "you supported amnesty." bush sot "so did you marco." tag: fox moderators said they didn't know even after the event started if trump would surprise them by attending. lz abcn, des moinestime/initial:" elias: and as the experts specualte on the debate's effects on monday....local five is preparing to bring you expanded live coverage of the iowa caucuses. look for full team coverage beginning that evening...and well into the night. we'll also have a wrap up of the caucuses tuesday morning here on good morning iowa.

fast food, care workers streets fight for fifteen, as in minimum wage. hundreds of off the job throughout the day and three rallies. down the road republican presidential the attention of the final one, included pretty everyone from earlier in the day, and included out of state people as well. they say fifteen dollars is the minimum they lifestyle. simone davis, des moines mcdonald's worker: "and we basic needs in life. we have to struggle from month to month, borrowing, getting loans and depending on the government. we shouldn't have to do that. we work too hard." " elias: organizers of the rally say the fifteen dollars an hour rate would not because that money would be pumped back into elias: and don't forget what you think of the fight for fifteen...

you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. elias: new details this morning about search warrants executed in keokuk... elias: authorities executed the searh warrants thursday...involv oing a therapeutic boarding school both warrants stem from allegations of sexual abuse of a former midwest academy student by a current staff member. the first, at midwest academy. and the second search warrant conducted at a location in montrose affiliated with the academy. now, no charges have been filed or arrests made at this time... the iowa d-c-i will hold a press conference about these searches this morning at the lee county sheriff's office. elias:

a missing teen... elias: 13 year old neko larmie was last seen on december 30th. her family says she left the house after an argument with relatives. she was last seen wearing a gray and black colored jacket and brown colored boots. des moines police are asking anyone with information to call crimestoppers at 515-283-4811. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today we are looking pleasant day with highs in the mid 40s. the breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about we are looking at

and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an exact total it is looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow somewhere in iowa with heavy winds making visibility extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning.

two possible contamination in ohio's drinking water starts national headlines... elias: headlines... elias: the state's e-p-s warned parents and students not to drink the water at an elementary school due to possible lead contamination. the school is providing to their students and staff in the meantime. back in november, the e-p-a said the school's was safe to so officials were surprised warning was the ohio e-p-a is investigating in water at a second town south of the school. elias: meanwhile, michigan's state senate has unanimously approved 28- million-dollars to help the city of flint recover from its toxic

four-million- dollars of that money will be used to treat children affected by lead poisoning - the rest will be used for things like paying residents' water bills and replacing the water system infrastructure. the state's governor, remains personally under fire for dragging his feet on the crisis....but says his office is open and complying with the ongoing investigation. " --sot-- (gov. rick snyder, (r) michigan) "this is something i do care about. i'm looking to do tele-townhalls where i can get on the phone with people and have them ask their questions. the citizens of flint."" elias: governor snyder has been subpoenaed over the water crisis - he's recently appointed a 17- member committee to help the city regain clean drinking water. elias: the iowa hawkeyes find themselves ranked third in the ap-- the highest they've been since 1987. last night they went to maryland, in a bid to end the 24 game home winning streak

terrapins... despite iowa keeping the score tied a few times, maryland was able to lead for most of the game. the hawkeyes end up with their first big ten loss of the season...moving to seven and one in conference play. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa... short break here on good morning iowa... coming up, we head to the movies...for a look at a trio of new releases... 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... the first is up at the 23-hundred block of indianola...north bound. and a second at the 26-hundred block of high...that's west bound.. with the third at the 49-hundred block of hickman...east bound. so use caution while driving.. elias:

bound. so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at at traffic... [current after this!

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going

30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early iowa may see some light snow monday in the late morning with low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an exact total it is looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow somewhere in iowa with heavy winds making visibility extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave iowa coming up break... but first here's morning america." "good morning america tease "

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." elias: the movie expected to win the box office this weekend.... jack black returns as the voice of po the panda...in "kung fu panda three"...this time he transistions from student to teacher.. he must turn a group of pandas into martial arts=masters to group of pandas into martial arts=masters to defeat an evil foe. "kung fu panda three"...is rated p-g. all: (reax)

next we have "the finest hours"... chris pine plays a coast guard officer who leads a daring rescue for 30 sailors trapped in a storm on a ship that has been spit in two. the movie is based on the true story of a rescue off the massachusetts coast in 19-52. "the finest hours"...is rated p-g 13 all: (reax)

and finally, we have "fifty shades of black"....the latest big screen parody starring marlon wayans... on screen wayans plays an entrepeneur pursuing a young woman.....while spoofing "fifty shades of grey" and other recent romantic stories... "fifty shades of black"....is rated r all: "fifty shades of black"....is rated r all: (reax) elias: time for another short break...but

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... after this!

forecast with meteorologist sam

weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam script here in green today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at with breezy conditions around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest light snow monday in low accumulations. monday we're looking at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa

of snow and blowing snow both likely. while it's still early for an exact total it is looking very likely we'll see a 6 to 12 inch band of snow somewhere in iowa with heavy winds making visibility extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave us with light blowing snow and deeper arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning. sam toss back.

elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this.

elias: let's get a final look at your top five.... elias: without donald trump at last night's deabate, republican presidential candidates used the opportunity to get their messages across without the attention grabbing frontrunner. though many did focus their attacks on ted cruz, the second place candidate, trying to cut down his lead just days before the iowa caucuses. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: metro traffic shared the streets with fast food, health, and home care workers who walked off the job thursday to protest. the groups called for higher wages, at fight for fifteen rallies. they say fifteen dollars is the minimum they need to live a comfortable lifestyle. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door...

have now hit the state of ohio.. the state's e-p-s warned parents and students not to drink the water at an elementary school due to possible lead contamination. the school is providing bottled water to their students and staff in the meantime. the ohio e-p-a is also investigating reports of lead in water at a second town south of the school. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: more members of the armed militia that took over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon have been arrested. police are also tightening their grip on the remaining militants, who are now sealed off by heavily armed fbi swat teams at roadblocks. this week, one of the occupiers was shot to death by law enforcement following a traffic stop. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: the iowa hawkeyes took on maryland last night, hoping to end the terrapins 24 game home winning streak. despite iowa keeping the score tied a few times, maryland was able to lead for most of the game. the hawkeyes end up with their

sam is in with a central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will this afternoon. tonight we are going of our clouds with a 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in low accumulations. nday we're loong at a cooler day with highs in the mid 30s and a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa on tuesday with lots good morning, america. donald trump doesn't show at the final republican debate. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> the front-runner holds a competing event nearby. >> when you're treated badly,