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: we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly

with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: a slippery mess across iowa tuesday, as mother nature left snow for everyone to deal with as they began they commute to work. the snow and ice sent cars into ditches, and created a busy day for road crews, law enforcement and tow trucks. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina:

sabrina: two southern states dealt with weather concerns of a different type...at least nine reports of tornadoes touching down across alabama and mississippi. homes and businesses have suffered major damage, but only minor injuries have been reported. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: with a new regional administrator in charge, the e-p-a is in force in flint, michigan and working to remedy the city's contaminated water crisis. the new leader says that the best minds have been brought in to work on the problem " "i think the most " "i think the most important thing is we're going to let science drive this."" elias: the e-p-a former regional administrator resigned in connection with flint's water issues. sabrina: number four... sabrina: the presidential campaign now heads to new hampshire...and the first stop for hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be tonight's democratic town hall.

big event they both will be a part of since the iowa caucus....thursd ay night they share the stage for a debate. with such a close result from monday's caucus....sander s has not conceded iowa specualtion he the results. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: number 13 iowa state welcomes number 14 west looking for a win that could put them in a four- way tie for second in the big 12. the mountaineers not willing to go without a fight, and held on to claim the win...giving the cyclones an 81 to 76 loss. sabrina: polk county residents should be aware making the rounds... the polk county sheriff;s office has shared some citizens an idea watching out for... first, the call comes from a recorded service with an 8-0-4 area code . it's been telling iowans they have a federal law

them and that they'll be arrested if they don't call back. polk county warns this type of call is fake. so hang up and don't call the number back. anyone who receives such a call should also report the information to their local law enforcement. elias: those trying to travel by air from des moines dealt with a travel by air from des moines dealt with a major obstacle left by mother nature... des moines international airport temporarily shut down their runways tuesday. many connecting flights to and from denver and chicago were delayed or cancelled altogether because of teh same storm. the airport said they prepared for caucus time for six months. and mother nature had different plans. " "the security lines were short then the snow didnt get here. those early morning flights got out in good shape, until the snow did start coming"" elias: the airport always reminds flyers to show the airport always reminds flyers to show

flyers to show up at least 90 minutes early toflights. and to check the airports website for updates sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows the morning commute,

blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday.

sabrina: yesterday's snow wreaked havoc on northwest iowa...closing a number of local businesses and highways. elias: the snow even garnered attention from those on the opposite side of the state. bria bell explains. um, well actually we're from the quad cities," says countryman. kent countryman is from davenport, iowa and he says after seeing weather warnings about a blizzard hitting the siouxland area. kent decided he would be travelling across the state to help a local landscaping company clean up the white stuff in sioux city "...went ahead and called sharplandscaping here...and i asked him with the size of a storm that was coming in could they use any help and he said, 'definitely. come this way,' so we uh loaded up some of our gear and we headed out here," says countryman. kent is in the landscaping business

hasn't received much snow action, he says the blizzard was his chance to earn some extra cash. "because of the lack of snow we've had this year, in our area...we were kind of...we gotta get some income coming here," says countryman. the snow fall was so heavy, it made clearing roadways and parking lots difficult. kent says he'd been in north sioux for some time and it felt as it his work was not putting any dents into the snow. "it's a blizzard. i've been through...i've been in the snow business i've been through a few it's one of things that you just have to continually, continually, contiually go at," said sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more good morning iowa still ahead. elias: did you know there's a quick way to look slimmer, taller and more confident?

sabrina: 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 ...nine-hundred blcok of northeast 46th avenue and a second at the ...ten- thousand six- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: some dark and ominous video out of alabama...this is a look at what some believe to be a tornado that hit parts of the state tuesday. the severe storm hit homes...knocking out power for many in the area. luckily, no major injuries were reported.. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through

mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday.

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elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with tech bytes. . techbytes amazon books- amazon.com plans to hey, there. in today's "techbytes" -- amazon coming to mall near you. the internet retail giant opened its first brick and mort tar store last year. >> they're looking to open as many as 400 stores. no word from amazon itself of such plan. what's app. the app currently has 1 billion active users. >> they share 42 billion messages.

and 250 million videos a day. >> whoo, i'm tired. >> yes. and finally, facebook's android app is being blamed for eating up more than your time. >> some of us thought this was the case. tests show uninstalling the app saves up to 20% of your patterry's life. doeng so improves your hand set's performance. good tip. >> good tip indeed. all right. those are your "techbytes." i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death

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"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry

through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday. sam toss back.

in take a look at this today... elias: she barely knows how to walk... but at 14 months, this little utah lady is learning to shred on a snowboard. her parents started her off in their backyard...and this week she moved up to the real slopes in park city utah... her parents say she loves getting out on the board. all: (reax)

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... but when we come back... a good reason why you may want to be careful with your drone if you visit the netherlands. ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. " "

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina shares of chipotle stock spiked this week on news the chain's e. coli outbreak appears to be over. dozens of customers in several states...reporte d getting sick after eating at chipotle to win back customers, chipotle is planning deep discounts for the upcoming super bowl weekend. invesitagtors never found the cause of the outbreak sabrina: police in the netherlands hav e an answer to

drones. the dutch national police are testing out eagles that target the unmanned devices that some consider a nuisance. the bald eagles have been trained to swoop in and neatly dispose of any unwanted electronic interlopers. the dutch company that came up with the idea calls them a "low tech solution for a high tech problem." sabrina 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.

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and 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: we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through

afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday.

there is no rest for the weary on the presidential campaign trail. with the iowa caucuses now behind them, the candidates are rallying voters in new hampshire sabrina: the next contest is less than a week away...the primary in the granite state. abc's bazi kanani brings us the latest in the race for the white house. white house. ideo provided by: length: insert 1:19 trt script: for the victors in iowa, the celebration is short-lived. (clinton) i am so thrilled to be in new hampshire after winning in iowa! just a week before the next round of voting-- both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are hoping the iowa results will give them a boost. (sanders) find better bite. the political revolution continues

new hampshire. even clinton's inner circle acknowledges a win in sanders' own backyard will be tough. (clinton) from make no mistake! we are in a fight to the finish! on the republican side... donald trump says he is more confident about his chances to win in new hampshire... but defends his finish in iowa. (trump) there were 17 people when we started, no you have 11. i came in second. i'm not humiliated! for first-place finisher ted cruz, a sweet victory in a bitter contest. (cruz) "i can tell you six weeks ago, donald trump was saying every day that i was his friend that he loved me, that i was terrific, that i was nice, marco rubio also defending himself from a new round of attacks after a strong finish in iowa... and striking back. (rubio) i think ted's been very

say or do anything to get a vote (on cam) donald trump now admits skipping that last republican debate just before the iowa caucuses may have hurt him. we expect him at the next republican debate-- on abc news-- this weekend. " sabrina:: democrats saw the iowa caucus come down to just a handful of delegates....with results not even firmly decided until tuesday morning... the iowa democratic party says it was a historically close race. the sanders campaign has heard there may have been some discrepencies with what happened at precincts and the results that were reported... so they're going to investigate, and hopefully sit down with the party leaders to figure it all out. "rania 34:38 we have very strong supporters who are very passionate and have worked so hard, when you're talking about such a tight race and there are these questions that are unanswered you want those things to be rectified." andy 25:29 when you have that you hav eto make sure you verify the results and this morning we have 100% of the precincts

we have our final results out. sabrina: one of the biggest concerns remains over coin flips. concerns remains over coin flips. the iowa democratic party is aware of 6 coin flips that happened to win coin flips. the iowa democratic party is aware of 6 coin flips that happened to win the final delegate from a precinct. they say bernie sanders won five of them. elias: the snow that fell here in the metro made for a mess. cars slipping and sliding into the ditches and medians. that made a busy and dangerous day for tow truck drivers

road crews, and law enforcement, as storms are predicted, tow services also prepare for what the weather can bring. in some emergency situations, tow trucks are considered similar to first responders- and move over laws are necessary. ""with snow coming down makes it hard to see. what we're doing and to see people coming at us" "if we can help each other and get home safe, makes it worth it" " elias: now drivers should use caution again this morning...overni ght cold meant some possible freezing on the roads. sabrina: today marks the 56th anniversary of "the day the music died." on this day in 19- 59, rock and roll legend buddy holly was killed when his plane slammed into an iowa cornfield in a blinding snow storm. teen idol ritchie valens and disc jockey "the big bopper" died with him. they were in the middle of the "winter dance party" tour - flying to their next date in minnesota. the crash still remains a mystery... don mcclean immortalized the tragedy in his song "american pie." elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers

monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday. elias: new this morning...iowa elias: new this morning...iowa city will catch some international attention in the fall when a major cycling event comes to town. elias: in september a cyclo-cross world cup event will be held at the johnson county fairgrounds. cyclo-cross is a very popular sport in europe. in fact, they'll broadcast this event to more than eight million homes in europe. cyclo-cross is a form of bike racing that

road riding and obstacles. this is video from a similar national event at the fairground each year. one organizer says in addition to the international exposure, the racing will attract a lot of people from around the country. " " elias: one local bike shop owner says cyclo-cross is catching on as a popular sport here in iowa. he says each year more and more events happen across the state. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa.. sabrina: coming up....a local iowan had been waiting for the snow to come...and his chance to help neighbors.. elias: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines

up at three locations... one at the ....four-thousand block of woodland - east bound and a second at the....19-hundred block of east ninth - southbound the final at the two-thousand block of hartford - west bound/. so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues

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

morning iowa." sabrina: emergency officials in cities along i-70 say they've never seen anything like it. with i-80 in nebraska closed -- hundreds of trucks trying to get through on i-70 are now stuck. parking lots are full -- drivers are parking trucks along a street in hays, kansas. and the city is running buses to get drivers to hotels and restaurants. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry

through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday. elias:

elias: groundhog day brought some disappointment to football fans in north carolina. but it wasn't over the local groundhog's spring forecast. grady the groundhog made some n-f-l fans unhappy ahead of sunday's super bowl. he selected payton manning and the denver broncos to win sunday's game against the panthers. last year was the first time they let grady pick the winner - don't worry though panther fans, last year he picked the seattle seashawks to win - they lost to the patriots in the final seconds of the game. by the way, grady did not see his shadow -- which means he predicts an early spring. all: (reax) sabrina we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america."

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: it's an iowa winter ... but that doesn't mean a lot of people are happy about it.... sabrina: one johnston man however... has waited for messy days like this, ever since he found out what a little snow would allow him to do. we introduced you to 22 year old mason rumpf this past summer when he was fundraising for money to buy an action track wheelchair on the website go fund me.

cerebal palsey and the chair allows him to get around easier... he raised 15 thousand dollars from friends and neighbors in a few short weeks... and check out his latest attachment... its a snow plow. hes now able to clean off driveways and sidewalks in just minutes. "i just want to say thankyou all for supporting us, and making my life easier." sabrina: now mason is vowing to pay it forward... and help some of his donors out... and get rid of some of that snow! all: (reax) elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic...

[current sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues after this!

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more

collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers through the state lasting into early monday morning. plan on a cooler and windy week starting next monday.

toss back.

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

look at your top five.... elias: a slippery mess across iowa tuesday, as mother nature left snow for everyone to deal across iowa tuesday, as

left snow for everyone to deal with as they began they commute to work. the snow and ice sent cars into ditches, and created a busy day for road crews, law enforcement and tow trucks. sabrina: in the number with as they began they commute to work. the snow and ice sent cars into ditches, and created a busy day for road crews, law enforcement and tow trucks. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: two southern states dealt with weather concerns of a different type...at least nine reports of tornadoes touching down across alabama and mississippi. homes and businesses have suffered major damage, but only minor injuries have been reported. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: with a new regional administrator in charge, the e-p-a is in force in flint, michigan and working to remedy the city's contaminated water crisis. the new leader says that the best minds have been brought in to work on the problem.. the e-p-a former regional administrator resigned in connection with flint's water issues. sabrina: number four... sabrina: the presidential campaign now heads to new hampshire...and the first stop for hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be tonight's democratic town hall. this is the first big event they both will be a part of since the iowa caucus....thursd ay night they share the stage for a debate. their republican counterparts have their next debate saturday night, elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: number 13 iowa state welcomes number 14 west virginia last

looking for a win that could put them in a four- way tie for second in the big 12. the mountaineers not willing to go without a fight, and held on to claim the win...giving the cyclones an 81 to 76 loss. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through the morning and early afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday wita high in