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 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 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 not allow 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

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 marijuana....it hasn't helped in allowing them to now, state lawmakers will look at updating iowa's medical cannabis law, helping iowa families get medical cannabis inside the state and ending the to get it. sabrina: and finally in the sabrina: a man has died unable to escape fire crews arrived at the house fire on before seven last night.

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 tuesday... elias: following the the fire that put and left one man dead. elias: happened midnight tuesday morning in des moines... on 59th street. police had already been called to the home twice for noise complaints. 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 he was pointing the firearm. elias: once the fire broke out, police tried to get johnston

of the smoke and flames.. and firefighters couldn't go inside until the threat of violence was over. " 2:37:07 we aren't epuipped to deal with flame, heat, smoke. we don't have the tools they have, they aren't equipped to deal with the threat 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... sabrina: the incident began when officers attempted to stop a vehicle around two- thirty this morning... the suspect refused to stop near southwest 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.

the suspect... they were later arrested after abandoning the vehicle and attempting to flee on foot. the car was 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 spotted the fire at the 12- hundred block of south fourth street just after four a-m tuesday. minutes later when firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed. it two fire crews from two departments six hours to extinguish the flames... investigators found the body of the only resident inside the home. the fire remains under investigation. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

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 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

accumulation. next week we are warming forecast! lined up to shop at the first natural grocers opened in the metro tuesday. the organic foods store is located in the the old dahl's on 86th and hickman in clive. produce and other products, has a "grab and go" station with sandwiches, other quick 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

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 first. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead... elias: coming up, we'll talk about valentine's day...and some possible gift ideas for those still shopping. 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

the ...55-hundred block of northeast oakhill drive in 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

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 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!

more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's morning iowa kendis gibson techbytes: in today's tech bytes... new warnings about in today's "techbytes" -- new warnings about lithium ion

laptops, but they can be dangerous to ship. airplane fires. >> the ntsb recommends such batteries should be separated from other flammable cargo. the faa has issued a similar warning. twitter is taking steps to keep users safe from internet trolls. >> it's formed a new trust and safety council which aims to prevent various types of users can speak freely. now might be the right time to get one of those virtual reality headsets. >> starting next week, you can order a personal computer and oculus rift headset combo. you get the computer, headset, games, accessories. starting price, $1500. >> okay. look forward to that. those are your "techbytes." >> have a great day, everybody.

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at relapsing ms."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 conditions. thursday we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only

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: 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-

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... all: (reax) elias: (reax) elias: time for another short break... 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 morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina elias: iowa brew tours tour des moines breweries and tap houses explore three breweries and a tap house on each tour! tour takes 4-5 hours all beer is included in tour cost! choice of 1 pint or a 4-5 beer tasting flight transportation and a bottle of water included tours start and end at el bait shop bar.

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

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 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!

the new hampshire primary is over and billionaire donald trump is waking up to his first big win in the 2016 race for president. elias: vermont senator bernie sanders also came out on top crushing hillary clinton in 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

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 downfall. 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

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 could clear up 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: 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 the front door, they found the victim, a man in his 30's. "we conducted a primary search with that search we noticed that there was a victim of this fire that was unable to make it out and injuries were such that it was obvious that it was a fire fatality " elias:

been found yet and the des moines police and fire departments are investigating elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... 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

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 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: the mayor of flint michigan has a new proposal...as we 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

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 indiana, delaware, tennessee, pennsylvania and ohio. concerns over the illness in hardest hit brazil, have olympic athletes voicing their concerns... the country is set to host the games later this year. elias: at ((time check)), we'll take a short break here on good 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

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.. 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."

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 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:

hit netflix... " i've got two very important words have mercy cut it out" sabrina: netflix released its first full trailer for the reboot of the house" the new show..."fuller house" follows they move back into their old its of course got plenty of 90's references and everyone's classic catch phrases... all: (reax) elias: we have more good morning iowa coming up

but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." "good morning america

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: 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

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 growing and distributing 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 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

education funding... sabrina: they want to see money put in place for the next two school years. they proposed a 4 percent funding increase 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

our stories, so hopefully mine will impact them.">" sabrina: the district is encouraging the students to 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 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

during the meetings he encouraged iowans to voice their thoughts before the march first changeover... culver says opponents will make one last push at a 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 time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... 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 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

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 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.

a final look at the top five... all the news you

before you head out the door... right after this. sabrina:

let's get a final look at your top five.... 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. sabrina: elias: in the number sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: speaking of voting...iowa is one of three states that currently does not allow 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

the decision to hear the case would clear up which of the state's former eligible to vote. iowa has tens of thousands of felons currently not able to vote. sabrina: elias: 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. sabrina: 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. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big 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.

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... sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final 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 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