met face-to-face, kissed andsabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: three people face charges following a wednesday shooting in waukee that put three nearby schools on lockdown. jejuan (jay-jonn) lyke (like) junior....william walls... and an unnamed 17 year

been charged with attempted murder, robbery, intimidation with a weapon, and going armed with intent. no one was hit, though one victim was taken to the hospital for none life- threatening injuries. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: growing concerns over the zika virus....health officials confirming that the illness can be spread by sexual transmission and not just by mosquito bites. one such instance has been confirmed in texas. meanwhile, a state of emergency in four florida counties, where at least nine people have been diagnosed with zika. the virus has been linked to birth defects in babies and paralysis in adults. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: a lawsuit has not been filed in the hot lotto jackpot case, which led to the arrest and jackpot case, which led to the arrest and conviction of eddie tipton- a former security director for the multi state lottery association.

lawfirm filed the suit on behalf of larry dawson...claimin g that the association allowed tipton to rig the jackpot, taking away from dawson's winnings. elias: number four... elias: the iowa caucus still having an effect on the presidential race, as the campaigns move to new hampshire... yesterday, rand paul and rick santorum both announced they would suspend their campaigns. neither having a good showing at monday's caucus... meanwhile, new attacks on ted cruz from donald trump.....chargin g the g-o-p caucus winner with fraud and calling for a do-over of the iowa caucuses.. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: a glimpse at the iowa teams for the upcoming college football season... wednesday's signing day proved to be a good one for the hawkeyes and cyclones... iowa's class ranked number 31 in the country by scout...with two dozen new recruits...iowa state coming it just a but lower at number 46, landing 36 new recruits for the

elias: new this morning...the snowy start to the week having some lasting efeects in iowa.. elias: iowans may have dug out from the snowfall, but the days of dug out from the snowfall, but the days of limited travel also meant blood banks had low turnout for donation...which has reduced the current blood supply in the state. elias: life-serve, which provides blood products to hospitals in iowa, normally keeps a three to five day supply of blood on hand.. but the winter storm has cut the current stash to less than two-days. to help build up supplies, donor centers around the metro will be open extended hours this weekend. you can find out more about scheduling an appointment on our website....we are iowa dot com. sabrina: after nearly seven months, a popular vietnamese restaurant will be opening its doors once more today a-dong announced it would be serving hungry metro residents starting today... back in august, a passer-by saw flames shooting out of the restraunt and called 9-1-1. that fire caused

dollars in damage. the owners of the des moines restaurant tell the des moines register they'll be offering free food tonight to celebrate their re-opening. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant

freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens. elias: just ahead of their debate in

tonight, the democratic presidential hopefuls are battling over who is the most progressive. sabrina: meanwhile, there's a new war of words between the republican frontrunners. abc's bazi kanani brings us the latest on the race for white house. "script: good morning. hillary clinton and bernie sanders appeared separately in a televised town hall last night... where we may have gotten a preview of the key points they hope to debate tonight. the democrats lay out their differences in new hampshire. (sanders) but i think an objective assessment would say that there is more excitement and energy in our campaign./ bernie sanders... argues he is more electable than hillary clinton... defends his plan to raise taxes to pay for universal healthcare... (sanders) yes, you'll pay a little bit more, but your health premiums will disappear. (clinton)

how any of his proposals could ever be achievable. so i don't want to overpromise. clinton fights back against sanders' charges that she's a moderate, not a progressive... (clinton) i'm a progressive who likes to get things done. the leading republicans? in a new battle. ted cruz fires back after trump accuses him of fraud for sending this email to supporters on caucus day suggesting ben carson was dropping out of the race. (cruz) it is no surprise that donald is throwing yet another temper tantrum " sabrina: political action committees raise money privately to influence legislation or political candidates. now a new one called panther pac just formed to help support the university of northern iowa. the community group just held it's kick-off meeting last week. their goal is to get candidates elected to office who will support u-n-i and their top concerns for the future. the co-chairs of the group especially want to tackle the issue of state

"joe gorton panther pac chair & uni professor - :15 " sabrina: gorton says forming a pac in support of an institution is pretty rare. the community group will now work out the process of deciding which candidates to support for future elections. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahea.d.. sabrina: coming up...a texas mom has developed some unique jewelry....offeri ng a special type

elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...71- hundred block of northwest sixth drive and a second at the ...nine- hundred block of boone street in sheldahl so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good

sam: weather adlib: the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens. elias: an artist in texas

elias: an artist in texas -- who also happens to be a mom -- has come up with a very personal keepsake. sabrina: she's developed a method for culturing pearls... out of breast milk. pooja lodhia has more. "--reporter pkg-as follows-- (bridgette boudreaux/artist) bridgette boudreaux isn't quite ready for her boys to grow up. but how do you freeze time and hold on to this moment? the answer, it turns out, was right in front of her. (bridgette boudreaux/artist) "i really wanted a special way to commemorate that bond between mother and child. i just wanted a wearable piece of art and i created breast milk

preservatives, and then lets it sit in a refrigerator? within a week, the milk becomes a solid that you can mold into any shape you want. from there you can add designs, color, even sparkles. a top coat resin hardens and protects the precious milk. (bridgette boudreaux/artist) "each breast milk pearl is a different shade of cream to white so you're getting what came from you. no two are alike." and why stop with breast milk? (bridgette boudreaux/artist) "the placenta is on the bottom, first curl, and the breast milk." for many, her jewelry is a little strange -- unsettling, even. but for the hundreds of women who have bought the pieces it's therapuetic. boudreaux's facebook page is filled with messages like this. thank yous from mothers who have had trouble breastfeeding. some dealing with post-partum depression. there are even some mothers here who have lost their children. (bridgette boudreaux/artist) "with each pearl, it represents so many things for so many women. when people

their stories and a lot of their stories are empowering. you know, the gift of life. the breast milk pearl is sustaining and life giving for many women." all: (reax) elias: time for a short break....when we return... you can get just about anything shipped to your mailbox...but one florida family still had quite the surprise when checking

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow

to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens. sam

sabrina: in take a look at this today... sabrina: a florida family didn't expect some fresh fish to show up in their mailbox...but the catch of the day definitely showed up. a catfish was found insde of their mailbox... they can't figure out if it's a prank or something sinister. the family wasn't even the ones to

the mailman told them there was something fishy in their mailbox. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another short break... but when we come back... a laundry detergent maker looks into offering a new service, giving you one less household chore to deal with...

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"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now

that pain at the pump we used to talk seems to be dissipating so far this year. according to triple-a-- the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is now a dollar and 78-cents. filling up costs even less than the national average in some states-- like missouri and oklahoma. gas prices there are under one dollar and 50- cents. the average around the hawkeye state comes in at a dollar 80. elias: toyota has decided to end its scion brand...and re- badge the vehicles as toyotas. scion was started in 2003 as a separate car brand targeted at younger buyers. the brand had a unique style, designed to be easily customizable. an analyst with autotrader says millennial buyers -- who are scion's target age today -- are less interested in standing out, and would rather buy cars from known and trusted brands. elias: laundry and dry-cleaning apps are nothing new, but

procter & gamble could bring the fledgling category some real attention with its new laundry service, called tide spin. trading on the popular detergent brand, tide spin is a delivery service that will pick up your dirty clothes and return them washed or dry- cleaned and ready to wear. 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

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: the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest.

to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens. elias: our top story this morning...three people face charges after gunfire in waukee wednesday.

the incident even forced the lockdown of three nearby schools for a short time yesterday... police say those involved are 19- year-old jejuan (jay-jonn) lyke (like) junior, 18 year old william walls, and an unnamed 17 year old. they've all been charged with attempted murder, robbery, intimidation with a weapon, and going armed with intent. waukee police got the call just after eight a- m...with a report of shots fired at the 11-hundred block of southeast olson drive. no one was hit, though one victim was taken to the hospital for none life- threatening injuries. "upon arrival there they found a subject there that been injured during an altercation it was determined during the course of the investigation that shots had been fired but the subject had not been hit nor had anyone else been shot during the altercation " elias: waukee high school, prairieview and waukee middle school were put on lockdown until administrators determined there was no threat to the schools. sabrina:

developments from the hot lotto jackpot case. sabrina: the case resulted in the arrest and conviction of eddie tipton...a former security director for the multi state lottery association. a jury found tipton guilty of rigging the hot lotto jackpot in his favor. now, a lawsuit has been filed over those actions... a des moines lawfirm says when the association allowed tipton to rig the jackpot - they took away from a webster city man's jackpot. they're also questioning the security and surviellance practices of both lotto locations. " "this was a theft. this was a rigged game. there was no prize as lottery rules. shouldnt have gone back and should go back now, should be reverted"" sabrina: the lawsuit asks for a jury trial. meanwhile, tipton is currently free as he appeals his conviction., but is set to be on trial in another state for fraud later this year. sabrina: growing concerns over the zika virus outbreak top your national

sabrina: health officials say a texas case of the virus, now shows it can be spread by sexual transmission.....a nd not just mosquito bites. the zika virus has been linked to birth defects in babies and paralysis in adults. the virus can live in the blood of an infected person for up to week. meanwhile, a state of emergency in four florida counties, where at least nine people have been diagnosed with zika. sabrina: so far.. at least 40 cases have been reported in 12 states...and an iowa company is trying to help. ames-based "newlink genetics" joined the race to develop a vaccine for the zika virus. it is also developing an ebola vaccine with merck that has proved to be highly effective. elias: the continuing water crisis in flint michigan shows more potential health problems.. the lead-tainted water could be causing skin rashes... health officials are going to interview people who report skin rashes and test the water in their homes....but

direct connection. meanwhile, congress held its first hearing on the city's water crisis yesterday.... outrage was expressed both in and out of the courtroom. cummings: "this is not a third world country!" (applause).." walters: "my home used to be a place of comfort and safety for my family / that was taken from us." elias: michigan's governor wants to spend 30 million dollars to help the affected residents and pay their water bills. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

weather adlib: the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or shower possible in the expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us

highs drop into the low teens. elias: national signing day proved to be a positive one for iowa's top two universities... fans got a glimpse at the iowa teams for the upcoming college football season... iowa's class ranked number 31 in the country by scout...with two dozen new recruits...iowa state coming it just a but lower at number 46, landing 36 new recruits for the team. this of course the first signing day for new i-s-u head coach matt campbell. sabrina: and local five will get a better understanding of iowa state athletics tonight.,..when sports director jon scharffer shares more of his conversation with athletic director jamie pollard.... " 2015 what stood out to you the most on the year that was. well from a work standpoint i would say two things. one the opening of the football stadium. the south endzone where we sit today. it's a project that iowa staters had talked

about and so for it to come to fruition was pretty neat. and then secondly i would say winning the second big 12 championship in basketball because those are pretty special moments. it was a little unique for me because i got to experience it and experience it in a different way from a hospital bed." sabrina: be sure to tune in tonight at 10 on local 5 to hear how pollard handled some major changes in the past year and why expectations are high for both basketball and football in 2016. elias: well sunday's big game has an iowa tie....and will definitely have the attention of hawkeye head coach kirk ferentz...his son james is listed as the number two center for the denver broncos. there was plenty of pride beaming from both of them wednesday....

other night. it really hadn't hit us until we got here into the bay area. that we're in the biggest stage in football. it's really cool everything about it just trying to absorb it. at the same time you're trying to stay focused on the task at hand and getting ready to go out there and compete. and we're really proud. i think everybody here is proud of him. it's a good story. a guy went from treading water here for a year practice squad. he got cut again this year he was hoping to make the roster in houston didn't make it then two days later got put on the roster up in denver so it's a good story he's sticking with it chasing your dream a little bit. that's what makes iowa special. obviously i got some serious ties to the program but after going through that program you can see what people mean when they say they get you nfl ready. " sabrina: ferentz and the

carolina panthers sunday in the big game... well at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with more good morning iowa ahead.. elias: coming up, we'll talk politics...as a war of words brews over monday's iowa caucuses... sabrina: but before we go...des moines police will have mobile radar set up at three locations... one at the ....16- hundred block of hickman - looking eastbound and a second at the....27-hundred block of boston - that's west bound with a third at the four- hundred block of 42nd....northboun d. so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at

at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning

"your wathcing good 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." sam: weather adlib: the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above

the southwest. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens.

turning to politics...where a lot is happening in the republican side of the presidential race... you have some accusations being thrown around about the iowa caucuses... sabrina: plus....the once lengthy roster of presidential hopefuls continues to get shorter... sabrina: wednesday saw a pair of candidates back out of the race.... rand paul and rick santorum both announced they would suspend their campaigns... neither had strong showings in monday's caucuses...thoug h paul did manage to take fifth place ahead of jeb bush.... our local five political analyst dr. steffen schmidt says it's all just part of the process. steffen 1:20: i think that's what is nice about iowa is we give them a chance to really shine and be great and connect and then we give thema chance to bown out and let the field shrink down. sabrina: now, at one time there were 17 candidates in the republican field, it's now down to 9 after the iowa caucuses. elias:

news from the presidential race...a new attack on caucus winner ted cruz from donald trump.... this time claims that cruz: "stole" iowa by mailing voter- violation fliers trump took to twitter to accuse cruz of fraud....by implying ben carson was dropping out to get more evangelical support. elias: and we want to know what you think...was there some shady behavior? who do you think will drop from the presidential race next? or what do you think of the caucus results in general.... send us your thoughts. you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email

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looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens.

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time for another short break here on good morning iowa .... a quick look outside as you get ready to start your day....when we return, a look at the top stories in our morning refresh. sabrina: : do you have a story for us...or a comment you want to share? well be sure to contact us. you can email us or call our newsroom... we're also on facebook.... "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back ...as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: first up, three people face charges after gunfire in waukee...which temporarily put three schools on lockdown. sabrina: a zika virus case in texas shows it can be transmitted by more than just mosquitoes... elias: and the hot lotto jackpot will be heading back to the courtroom...this time in the form of a lawsuit. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... this week's snow has caused problems for more than just drivers around iowa....and you can help with the solution... elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright"