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 on local five news midday.... an update on the three escaped convicts from a california prison. with an accomplice now behind bars. amanda: we'll track the zika virus and see how much of a threat it is here in the united states. amanda: the last republican presidential debate before was last night. at the coming up. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" amanda good morning joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: developing now, the search is on for a missing teen... amanda: 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 jacket and

des moines police are asking anyone with information to call crimestoppers at 515-283-4811. amanda: a new bill will be announced today, aimed at closing the gender pay gap. amanda: iowa will be one of 20 states moving legislation this week as part of the "equal pay can't wait" effort. this morning, representative marti anderson discussed the details of an equal pay bill she is sponsoring during a press conference. joining her were iowa women impacted by pay discrimination and fellow members of the state legislature. women in iowa only make 77 cents for every makes. amanda: and home care workers took to the streets fight for fifteen, as in 15 dollars an hour for minimum wage. hundreds of people walked off the job throughout the day and participated in three rallies. it happened just down the road from the republican debates, to gain

included pretty everyone from day, and included people as well. they say fifteen need to live a lifestyle. simone davis, des moines mcdonald's worker: "and we deserve so much more. we can't even pay our 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 amanda: the rally say the fifteen dollars an hour rate would not businesses because that money would be pumped back into the local economy. amanda: and don't forget to let us know of the fight for are you in favor minimum wage? you can post you twitter and facebook. email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you the contact your screen. amanda: new details this search warrants executed in keokuk... amanda: authorities thursday...involv therapeutic boarding school both warrants stem from allegations of

academy student by a current staff member. and the second search warrant conducted at a montrose the academy. no charges have arrests made at the iowa d-c-i held a press conference searches this lee county amanda: morning, dart is working on its long-term plans input. amanda: public is now ready for its first update. adopted five years ago, and is the long-range 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. amanda: also new this morning, the city of waukee is calling for submissions from local artists... this july, the waukee area arts council will present the waukee arts festival... officials say

inaugural event was a success, and are expecting a bigger festival this year. the event gives local artists a place to display their work and interact with the public. amanda: in your sports news now-- 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 the chance to sit thursday, and asked about the ahead...which starts wednesday with matt campbell's signing day. " signing day is next you expect out of this him? lot of excitement. i think it's clear that he's been able to get in commits. and hopefully all of those commits dotted line come next elevating us he's about what's important you know you can see lot of o-linemen and d-linemen. that's his background that's sending a message midwest so i think that

you'll see a lot of iowa connections." amanda: jon will have much more from pollard next much more from month... that interview five news. amanda: hawkeyes find ranked third in highest they've been since 1987. last night they maryland, in a bid to end the 24 game home of the terrapins... despite iowa keeping the score tied a few times, maryland was able to lead game. the hawkeyes of the season...moving to seven and one in conference play. amanda: meteorologist sam schreier joins us again with a look at your forecast. 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 tonight we are going of our clouds with a

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 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 with heavy winds extremely low. wednesday morning that system will leave us with light blowing snow and deeper through thursday and friday morning. amanda: cases of lead ohio's drinking water starts our look at headlines... amanda: warned parents not to drink the

school due to possible lead contamination. the school is providing bottled water to their students and staff in the meantime. back in november, the e-p-a said the school's drinking water was safe to consume - so officials were surprised when this new warning was issued. the ohio e-p-a is also investigating reports of lead in water at a second town south of the school. amanda: meanwhile, michigan's state senate has unanimously senate has unanimously approved 28- million-dollars to help the city of flint recover from its toxic water crisis. 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."" amanda:

subpoenaed over the water crisis - he's recently appointed a 17- member committee to help the city regain clean drinking water. amanda: and over to the northwest...mor e members of the armed militia that took over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon have been arrested. tightening their remaining militants, who now sealed off fbi swat teams at this week, one of the occupiers was shot to death by law enforcement following a traffic stop. amanda: the manhunt for those three california inmates a woman who teaches at the jail has been arrested in connection with their escape officials believe she provided them with information they needed to make their break abc's kayna whitworth has the details " this morning, the woman police say helped these 3 violent crimals escape from this california jail - sitting her own cell? sot - investigators have made a significant arrest in connection to the investigation 44-year-old nooshafarin ravaghi? arrested thursday in connection to the january 22 escape of hossein nayeri, tien duong. ravaghi -

the central men's jail. the alleged mastermind behind the jailbreak - hossein nayeri - - reportedly taking one of her classes at the time. officials now saying ravaghi allegedly provided the men with google maps and other information essential to their escape? former fbi special agent in charge steve gomez says the maps may have helped the three get to a specific address or provided a better understanding of surrounding buildings and the jail roof (stand up ) - "inmates are allowed 3 hours of outdoor recreaction time a week - and here at the orange country central men's jail that's done right here on the roof behind me " authorites say, ravaghi - one of 10 people arrested in connection to the escape - denies providing anything beyond the maps. according to police, the escapees- who are still at large - may be living out of this white van? which was stolen saturday in south los

morning america, kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles." amanda: coming up on local 5 news midday... republican presidential candidate chose not to appear on the debate stage last night, but what effect did that have on the other candidates' performances? amanda: and... barbie is getting a make-over! we'll take a look at the company's entirely new production line of barbie dolls, and how young girls are responding. amanda: next.... the zika virus is spreading, now a major cause for concern for the world health

"your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa (music sting)" amanda: world health organization says the

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, oswaldo cruz university hospital) 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

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 areas. the w-h-o will hold an 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. " amanda 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. we'll take a quick look at your forecast with

schreier...sam? sam/wxwall: 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

most accurate meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts" weather adlib: today we are looking at a very nice and 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

we are looking at mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions around 45 degrees. at a brief rain and through the state sunday during the 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 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 us with light blowing arctic cold lasting through thursday and friday morning.

amanda amanda surf's up in hawaii....drawing the attention of lots of surfers..

whipped up the ocean, creating fifty feet, some these wave- seen. but not all have been able to handle the high water.....safety officials say they have had at least two-dozen assists. sam: still to come on local five news midday... the des moines social club has a special comedy act coming up next friday. we'll take a sneak peek, coming up.

live stand-up routine. plan for around 4

interview. contact: bethany arganbright bethany@desmoi nessocialclub.o rg or 515-401-0223 humanity 2: another valentine party for horrible people des moines, iowa (january 18, 2016) - the des moines social club announces the second annual hearts against humanity party on friday, february 5 at the kum & go theater. for everyone that thinks sappy cards, expensive roses, and candlelit dinners are overrated, hearts against humanity was meant for you. whether you're single, facebook-official, or a tinder aficionado, come celebrate v-day, social club style. festivities will include: - cards against humanity team competition. prizes for the winning team. - comedy. because love and relationships are funny. - bad date stories. share your worst on twitter or facebook by using the hashtag #hah16. (try to keep them short & sour.) we'll read the best ones during

- free photo booth plus instax photos available for those who prefer instant gratification (2 for $5). white zinf. - bites & beverages. tickets $25 per person $140 per table (seats 6) $190 for table plus 2 bottles of wine buy online at http: humanity friday, february 5th doors at 7:00 p.m. club's kum & go theater 901 cherry street, des moines http: http: about the des moines social club the des moines social club is an innovative arts and entertainment venue located in a renovated, historic art deco firehouse in downtown des moines. the non-profit provides a home for local artists, offers unique programming

disciplines, and brings people of every age and background together under one roof - all for the purpose to use the arts as a catalyst to create unprecedented community engagement. http: http: http: http:

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : amanda on your money now amanda 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. amanda looking for some help this tax season....well there is a free prep service for those in central

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 who earned 58- thousand dollars or less last year. you can find a list of locations on the united way website...or by calling 2-1-1. amanda 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. amanda/bam: back now with the brand new barbies -- a major makeover for the world's most famous doll -- three new body types -- seven new complexions -- and as abbie boudreau reports -- it's a welcome change for parents and kids " (nat-barbie commercial) she's the blonde bombshell that has graced store shelves for more than five

now barbie -- is getting a make-over? mattell announcing thursday they're adding three new body types...'petite, tall and curvy.' so we sat down with the real experts and their moms ?. nat: ab: there's a lot of girl power at this table!! ...to talk about the iconic doll and her latest transformation? sot: (girl 1 (braids & glasses): mackenna: seeing these changes, it really makes you think. woah i am really beautiful. (sooo cute!) sot: ab: when you compare this curvy barbie with the original barbie which one would you choose? (girl 2 (grey sweatshirt): this one bc it's different. dr stacy kaiser says this makes sense... sot kaiser: tbd: these dolls will allow girls to embrace their outer beauty?.this is a good thing. sot: mom: collette (short hair): a barbie doll? i don't know anyone that looks like that. i think it will help

sot: mom: shari (curly hair - grey shirt): it's okay that we all don't look the same, we are all different and we are all beautiful. it doesn't matter the shape or size, we are all beautiful. (graphic) and mattel agrees?telling abc news? that? "[barbie's] her ability to evolve and grow with the times, while staying true to her spirit, is central to why barbie is the number one fashion doll in the world." (graphic cont.) but not everyone is on board one barbie fan tweeting: i'm all 4 diversity & positive body image. but that's not #barbie, then. it's a different doll. sot: casey---barbie is more than a brand, it's a character also. so i kind of feel like i'm a way you're messing with mickey mouse a little bit. still -- all the moms say they're happy with the changes?and would buy the new dolls for their daughters. sot: perry (pink shirt dark hair)-- i get people are complaining but it's your choice, pick one of these or pick the thin one. char's daughter: it's better for everyone to know that you don't have to be the same to be beautiful. for good morning america, ab, abc news, la." amanda coming up on local 5 news midday... it's friday! which means it's time for local 5 at the movies! amanda next.... last night was the last republican

debate before caucus night. we'll take a look at who did best, who didn't show

" you're watching hd. we are iowa" amanda and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: election headquarters now-- amanda: a busy night here in iowa last night as candidates make the last big push before caucuses. who performed best on the stage and what effect will donald trump's decision not to participate have on his results in the iowa caucus? karl is here with the details. " megyn kelly sot: "before we get to the the elephant not in the from the start of last elephant not in the room. nats of candidates saying trump over and over trump's competitors seven times in the debate's first ten minutes -

mocking the donald's absence. sot cruz: "i'm a maniac, and everyone on the stage is stupid fact and ugly. and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've got the donald trump portion out of the way" [laughter, applause] but a debate without trump turned mostly tame -- a showdown without the spectacle. the candidates instead dove into policy? the first real fireworks coming over immigration reform. sot rubio: "you used to support a path to citizenship." bush: "so did you." rubio: "you changed." bush: "so did you, marco." sot rubio: "ted, throughout this campaign you've been willing to say or do anything in order to get votes." sot cruz: "but the facts are simple. sot christie: "i feel like i need a washington english dictionary converter, right?

votes, marco rubio talked tough on foreign policy? and also took on the democrats. sot rubio: "i think bernie sanders is good candidate for president? of sweden. and cruz, at center stage for the first time, largely failed to take over the spotlight left open by trump's absence -- his tangle with the moderators falling flat. sot cruz: "i would note that the last four questions had been rand, please attack ted, jeb, please attack ted?" chris wallace: "it is a debate, sir." cruz: "gosh, if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage." worry, i'm not leaving the stage no matter what you ask me." [laughter]" amanda:: meanwhile, donald trump was just a few minutes away from the debate with his own is here in des moines with the details-- " the show must go on and thursday night it "i didn't want to be

about five minutes away." trump claiming fox news apologized to him but it wasn't enough to reconsider. sot-trump "fox has been extremely nice and the last number of hours, actually, and they've wanted me there and they've said how about now? they called a few minutes ago. how about now? can you come over? i says hasn't it already started?" in a statement fox news saying on thursday chairman: "roger ailes had three brief conversations with donald trump today about possibly appearing at the debate. and that "trump offered to appear at the debate upon the condition that fox news contribute $5 million to his charities. we explained that was not possible and we could not engage in a quid pro quo, nor could any money change hands for any reason" sot-trump "we raised over $5 million in one day." trump still claiming victory-telling his

for veterans. sot-trump "isn't that better than this debate that is going on where everyone's sleeping? [applause] they are all sleeping." the gop frontrunner even wrangling rick santorum and mike huckabee, who debated on the undercard stage, to join him sot-santorum-tl tl: and you respect trump for doing this event? rs: he's raising money for veterans. you know his decision as to whether to go to the debate to me is a separate issue. and trump's followers-some who braved freezing conditions to watch his speech on an outdoor monitor-say it was the smart play. "i thought it was a great idea, donald trump has a choice to do that." "when these people don't play fairly then why go - you know? let's go out and support the vets."" amanda: 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. meteorologist

look at your forecast. sam? 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 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

amanda: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." amanda: 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 defeat an evil foe. "kung fu panda three"...is rated p-g. all: (reax) sam: 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 shades of black"....the screen parody wayans... on screen wayans plays an entrepeneur woman.....while spoofing "fifty shades of grey" and other stories... "fifty shades of black"....is rated r all: (reax) amanda: still to come on local 5 news midday... sam: weather adlib sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate

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

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. sam: amanda:

local five news midday. we'll be back after this. sam: we're joined now by

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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

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

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 a wintry mix coming through after midnight. a large winter storm is still looking to slam iowa

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