elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday february 10 elias: good to have everyone with us! 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: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with calm and cold conditions. thursday we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high

degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast! sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: we begin in new hampshire, where the counting continues, but with almost 95 percent of precincts in, the projected winners of tuesday's presidential primary are bernie sanders for the democrats and donald trump for the republicans. their fellow candidates now looking at what changes will need to be made to their campaigns heading into the south carolina and nevada primaries later this month. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: speaking of voting...iowa is one of three states that currently does

felons to vote unless the right has been restored by the governor... however, the iowa supreme court says it will now consider whether that rule should be changed. the decision to hear the case would clear up confusion about which of the state's former offenders are eligible to vote. iowa has tens of thousands of felons currently not able to vote. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: the mayor of flint michigan announced a 55- million dollar proposal to remove lead piping from the city's water system. it's a bid to fix the city's water crisis as quickly as possible...with first priority going to high- risk households. michigan's legislature has already approved 37- million dollars in aid to the city. elias: number four... elias: despite a law in iowa allowing people to have medical marijuana....it hasn't helped in allowing them to legally get it. now, state lawmakers will look at updating iowa's medical cannabis law, helping iowa families get medical cannabis inside the state and ending the need to illegally cross state lines to get it.

and finally in the top five... sabrina: a man has died after he was unable to escape his burning home in des moines. fire crews arrived at the house fire on 61st street just before seven last night. firefighters went in the front door and that's when they found the victim, a man in his 30's. the fire remains under investigation...an d was one of two deadly fires in des moines tuesday... elias: local five is following the investigation of the fire that put crews in danger and left one man dead. elias: the fire happened shortly after midnight tuesday morning in des moines... crews were called to a home on 59th street. police had already been called to the home twice during the night for noise complaints. officers evetually tried to make contact with a man inside the house-- 48 year old neil johnston. police say johnston refused to leave the home, and then threatened officers and told them he had a gun. 2:36:05 he was running from room to room, he threatened them, made threats he was armed with a firearm. and made physical motions as if

firearm. elias: once the fire broke out, police tried to get johnston out, but had to back off because of the smoke and flames.. and firefighters couldn't go threat of violence was over. " 2:37:07 we aren't epuipped to deal with don't have the tools they have, they aren't equipped of violence. we worked as far as we could." elias: by the time that crews got inside the home, johnston was already dead. elias: that fire is considered intentional right now, but a final cause hasn't been determined. police aren't releasing any details yet about how or why johnston was causing a disturbance. sabrina: new this morning, a police pursuit leads to an officer involved shooting...

attempted to around two- morning... refused to stop 14th and porter...leading to a chase. during the pursuit, they lost control of the car and stopped. when an officer approached the car, the suspect began driving in the direction of the cop. that's when the officer fired at the suspect... they were later arrested after vehicle and flee on foot. determined to be stolen. sabrina: taking a look around iowa now. sabrina: burlington firefighters discover a body inside a home destroyed by an early morning fire yesterday. a newspaper delivery person hundred block of south fourth after four a-m tuesday. minutes later firefighters arrived, the engulfed. it two fire departments six hours to extinguish the flames... investigators found the body resident inside the home. the fire remains under investigation. elias: meterologist

(sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with calm and cold conditions. thursday we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a

friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast! sabrina: a huge crowd lined up to shop at the first natural grocers location that opened in the metro tuesday. the organic foods store is located in the parking lot of the old dahl's grocery store on 86th and hickman in clive. natural grocers offers organic produce and other products, and this location has a "grab and go" station with sandwiches,

items. "you know, the marketplace is growing so quickly because people are becoming more educated as consumers. the more educated people become as consumers, the more they're looking to purchase in sectors like this. so, i really think that...i don't see a risk of that at this point." sabrina: something different about natural grocers is the groceries themselves. customers have to bring their own grocery bags, buy a reusable bag at the store, or pack their items into boxes near the checkout. elias: nominations for the west des moines citizen of the year are now being taken...with a new honor being added to the celebration... each year the city's chamber of commerce hosts a citizen of the year celebration. this year, they will also recognize an emerging citizen of the year as well... the new honor has the same requirements, but is reserved for someone under the age of 25. nominations are being accepted through april

sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead... elias: coming up, a lesson in why it may not be such a bad idea to ignore that loose change on the ground. 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 hundre block of northeast 46th avenue in elkhard and a second at the ...55-hundred block of northeast oakhill drive in pleasant hill. 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." sam: weather adlib: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with calm and cold conditions. thursday we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no

just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast! elias: as the old saying goes...see a penny, pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck... sabrina: well a utah grandmother

coins during her daily seven mile walk....for the past 30 years! take a look... " she and her friend found a dime stuck in tar one day and it gave her an idea. "we started looking for money as we were going and we just kept finding it and soon we were up to 50 dollar bills and 20 dollar bills. people are really careless with their money," wanda said. after all the years of walking and collecting the money she found, she's up to over $5,000. most of it's change, stored in buckets that weigh over 700 pounds. where will all this "street walking money" go? wanda has five children and plans on leaving each of them $1,000. " all: (reax)

(reax) elias: time for another short break....when we return... politicians like to talk about pork when it comes to spending...but one pig hoped to weigh in on the

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a

be cold and dry with conditions. thursday cold and calm climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast! sam toss back.

in take a look at this today....an unusual sight at the polls in new hampshire... police had to be called to a new hampshire high school during yesterday's primary to help corral a six- hundred pound pig...that showed up at the polling station. the animal had escaped from a nearby farm...and decided it may want to weigh in on the presidential selection... he didn't actually make it inside the building, but chose to mix it up with other voters outside. it's not clear for which candidate the pig was rooting for...

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... once known as the go to retailer for catalogs orders...now sees more of its brick and mortar shops shutting down... ...but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: struggling retail giant sears is moving quickly to close some of its stores. sears says it plans to accelerate the closing of at least 50 of what it calls its most "unprofitable" stores. the retailer originally planned to shut the stores over the next few months. but poor holiday sales have sears speeding up its timeline. elias: retailer sports authority could be days away from a bankruptcy filing. the sporting goods store missed a 20- million-dollar debt payment a month ago. the company says it has been in negotiations

experts expect the store to default on all of its loans. retail experts say it is likely sports authority will have to close about half of its 450 stores. elias: and call it the beyonce bump.... red lobster says sales have spiked after her new song "formation" hit airwaves... a lyric in that song suggests using red lobster as a reward for sex. red lobster says sales were up 33-percent on sunday, compared to last year. it could be a coincidence...but the restaurant is giving the credit to beyonce... 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.

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: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with

we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast! sabrina: forecast! sabrina: the new hampshire primary is over and billionaire donald trump is waking up to his first big win in the 2016 race for president.

vermont senator bernie sanders also came out on top crushing hillary clinton in the granite state. abc's kenneth moton has more. " script: (kenneth standup open) what a night for politics?it really shows anything can happen in this race. the polarizing billionaire and the self-described democratic socialist?the outsiders had big victories in new hampshire. (pkg) nats trump "oh, wow!" republican donald trump and democrat bernie sanders?victorious in new hampshire. sot donald trump "we are going to make america so great again, maybe greater than ever before" sot bernie sanders "together we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington. the outsiders crushed their competition?the voters in the granite state angry at washington, worried about the economy and looking for honesty not electability. emerging from the pack of republican governors, a surprise second place finisher ohio governor john kasich. sot john kasich "if you don't have a seat belt, go get one. we're going to shake this country from top to bottom" the fight for third in the gop race is between ted cruz? jeb bush? and marco rubio who admitted saturday night's debate was his

sot marco rubio "listen to this, that will never happen again" a tough night for democratic frontrunner hillary clinton who promised supporters she's marching on to the nomination. sot hillary clinton "now we take this campaign to the entire country where we will fight for every vote in every state." her opponent?proved he won't be so easy to shake off. (kenneth standup close) so today it's on to the next one?south carolina. the state's gop primary is set for next week but chris christie is headed home to new jersey to decide if he'll stay in the race. kenneth moton, abc news manchester new hampshire " sabrina: new this morning....the issue of voting rights will go before the iowa supreme court... sabrina: the hawkeye state is currently one of three that don't allow felons to vote unless the right is restored by the governor... the iowa supreme court says it will now hear the case on wheter the state's lifetime voting ban for felons should be changed. the outcome

some confusion....most of the debate centers on the words "infamous crime". the iowa constitution says anyone found guilty of such an act is ineligible to vote. elias: vote. elias: the investigation into last night's deadly fire continues in des moines... elias: just before seven p-m, fire crews responded to a burning home... the house fire on 61st street was the second fatal fire in the metro tuesday... once on scene, firefighters found smoke coming out to front and back of the house. as they went in they found the his 30's. "we conducted a primary search with that search we a victim of this fire that was unable to were such that it was fire fatality " elias: no cause has been found yet and the des moines police and fire departments are investigating elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam:

weather adlib: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with calm and cold conditions. thursday we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold

chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast! elias: flint michigan

take a look at national headlines... elias: the city's leader is asking for 55- million dollars to remove lead piping from the city's water system.... it's a bid to fix the city's water crisis as quickly as possible...with first priority going to high- risk households. michigan's legislature has already approved 37- million dollars in aid to the city. sabrina: the outbreak of the zika virus has grown in the u- s... there are now 66 confirmed cases of the illness...across 19 states and the district of columbia. the latest to report cases are delaware, tennessee, pennsylvania and ohio. the illness in brazil, have olympic athletes voicing their concerns... the country is set to host the games later this year. elias:

morning iowa... sabrina: coming up, we check in at the statehouse...whe re some young lobbyists hope to get iowa lawmakers moving on school funding. 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 at the 12-hiundred block of thomas beck...facing west bound another at the three-thousand block of evergreen...that one's east bound and the third set up at the 35- hundred block of urbandale avenue...looking westbound. 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 after this! "your wathcing good

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: mother nature's power on show in oklahoma... high winds caused this spectacle at lake hefner. some seriously high waves crashed over the wall near stars and stripes park. the forecast called for winds of 10 to 16 miles per hour, with gusts up to 23 miles per hour. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to

will swing through morning hours so the a bit slick, but we should be dry in the be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with calm and cold conditions. thursday we are going to see conditions with a high degrees, which is only our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we are warming up with 40s back in the forecast!

over to the statehouse, where lawmakers are looking to update iowa's medical cannabis law. sabrina: when iowa passed a law allowing people to have medical marijuana, many said it was a step in the right direction. but it didn't do enough to help them legally get it. elias: now there's a movement to give iowans better access. a new study bill was announced that would allow for

medical cannabis in iowa. families say it's futile to get a card that lets them have medical cannabis, when they're forced to illegally cross state lines to get it. a new law would make it legal for iowa familes to get their medical cannabis inside of the state, like erin miller for her three- year-old son who has seizures. erin 1:04:01 i want a broader cannabis bill because the only other family lost their child at age 11 to a seizure. elias: the bill has bipartisan support. the study bill will be introduced by a house republican, and he expects both democrats and republicans to be on board. elias: meanwhile, inside senate chambers - democratic leaders say they're following the law when it comes to education funding... sabrina: they want to see money put in place for the next two school years. they proposed a 4 percent

for 2018... after hearing from school districts that they've had to delay buying classroom materials, textbooks, and technology. the funding for the 20-18 school year passed along party lines. the senate voted in favor of 4 percent - 26 to 24. the bill now moves on to the republican controlled house. sabrina: dozens of high school students from cedar rapids plan to hit the steps of the state capitol today... all in a bid to get lawmakers to increase school-funding for next year. the group will discuss the needs of their school...after having learned about what the district needs to pay the bills and what could happen without enough money. most have never even visited the state capitol, but after this lesson they're ready to confront lawmakers. " margie clow jefferson high school junior " sabrina:

share their school stories to express the funding needs. they'll have to wait and see if their lobbying efforts pay off. elias: the state's upcoming medicaid changeover upcoming medicaid changeover continues to be a hot button issue, as not all are on board with the governor's plan. sabrina: not even a former iowa governor...who is now getting involved in the opposition to the medicaid privatization... " chet culver former iowa governor ''" sabrina: former iowa governor chet culver hosted two medicaid town-hall meetings in easter iowa yesterday... he says the medicaid chanhe is the biggest public policy change in the state in 50 years.. during the meetings he encouraged iowans to voice their thoughts before the march first changeover... culver says

statehouse rally set for february 24th. elias: with so many big issues going on at the statehouse we want to get your thoughts... let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . the contact information is on your screen. sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with america's money. america's money: good morning. topping "america's money"... plunging prices at the hey, there. good morning. topping "america's money" -- plunging prices at the pump. >> get this. drivers in nine midwest states could see prices dip below $1 a gallon by next week. >> right now, nearly 90% of us pay less than two bucks a gallon. if you've had enough of squeezing into your seat on a plane, a member of congress feels your pain.

introduced to force the faa to agree to a minimum seat size. the bill says shrinking seats are a matter of health and safety, not to mention comfort. >> a good point. and flying onward and upward to the great white way. our parent company disney has announced "frozen" is heading to broadway in the spring of 2018. no word yet on who will be cast in the lead roles. >> "frozen" has earned nearly $1.3 billion at the box office. >> which is the reason disney just won't -- let it go.

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belvita. because we can all use steady morning energy."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 iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with calm and cold

we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold trending now...a blast from the past is about to hit netflix... " i've got two very important words have mercy no, how rude. cut it out" elias: netflix released its first full trailer for the reboot of the 90's sitcom "full house" the new show..."fuller house" follows the daughters as they move back into their old home. its of course got plenty of 90's references and everyone's classic catch phrases... all: (reax) sabrina time for another

sabrina 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. elias: : 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

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 everyone....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: the ballots are in and new hampshire goes to bernie sanders and donald trump. sabrina: the iowa supreme court will hear a case that could clarify confusion over voting rights for felons. elias: the leader of flint michigan puts forth a proposal that could fix the city's lingering water crisis. sabrina: iowa lawmakers will be looking at updating the state's medical marijuana law.. elias: and a second deadly house

metro within the span of 24 hours tuesday. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... customers line up for the opening of a new grocery store in the metro. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this.

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on

elias: good to have