20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero on local five news midday.... iowa lawmakers are considering a big change to our rural highways. elias: and major confusion over governor branstad's proposed medicaid changes. we'll get you caught up, coming up. elias: and-- the department of justice has filed a lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri we'll take a look at why. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson.

a man convicted on two counts of first degree murder is now dead. elias: back in september of 2015, jerry dillinger shot and killed loretta dillinger and another man. during his court appearance earlier this year, he plead guilty to both charges of first degree murder. after pleading guilty, dillinger declined a trial and asked to be sentenced on the spot. dillinger was to serve two consecutive life sentences at oakdale prison. and was ordered to pay restitution to both loretta and the robinson families. today, he was found dead from an apparent suicide at the iowa medical and classification center in oakdale. elias: also new this morning-- a young metro man brandon ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper anthony piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. while handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who

authorities. this morning, piercey had his first arraignment in court. we will be sure to bring you more information on this case as it develops. elias: and now to our top story iowa lawmakers weigh some potential changes to the speed on rural roads. elias: right now, the speed limits are 55 miles per hour for two lane country highways. highways. but a pair of proposals in the iowa house could bring the limits up to 60 or 65. a study done by the iowa department of transportation found that the average driver goes 62 miles an hour on those rural highways. some are in favor of the changes, but aren't sure if it would work everywhere. tim hughes, elkhart resident: "i don't think raising the speed limits would work in every area, but if you can pick and choose for which areas it would work, i think that raising it would be okay." elias: law makers say if drivers ramped up their speeds, law enforcement could choose how to enforce it. also, there would be no reason for

another five. elias: what are your thoughts about the speed limits on rural highways? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. lias: new this morning...iowa's law enforcement and prosecutors have committed to fighting the heroin epidemic in the state.. elias: last night more than 150 people came together in cedar rapids to discuss the heroin problem.. speakers focused on how they're working to solve the problem through prevention, treatment and law enforcement. cedar rapids police say last year the city had about 250 cases involving heroin when you consider police and hospital data. authorities say a lot of the heroin is coming from illinois, meaning eastern iowa is at the heart of the problem. " dale woolery governor's offc. of drug control policy

seems to be migrating geographically from east to west. "> " elias: town hall organizers also worked to create awareness about what can lead to heroin use. police say prescription pain killer abuse is the gateway to heroin addiction. elias: back in des moines, police release more details about wednesday's officer-involved shooting. elias: senior police officer christopher brockert fired his gun following an early morning chase... he fired at 25 year old austin allen, who had felony warrants out of west des moines and kansas for driving a stolen vehicle. cops tried to pull over allen near southwest 14th and porter, but he wouldn't stop....even driving the car toward officer brockert.. that's when he fired the shots. allen faces several charges, including assault with a weapon on police. elias: at the state house, some big confusion over medicaid in the state elias: if you're one of 560-thousand iowans who use medicaid, you're

for health insurance. months ago, packets were sent out asking iowans to choose which private company they wanted to change their care to. since then, deadlines have come and gone - now lawmakers are asking to trash the whole idea. the senate will introduce a bill today to end the state's contracts with the three out- of-state managed care companies. 9:48 our job is to be responsible to the people we represent. if we are, we hav eto start listening to what's being said, what's really happening on the ground. this is not ready by any stretch of the imagination. elias: governor branstad is still governor branstad is still championing his efforts to change to managed care. his office said, "through managed care, iowans' health care delivery will improve by offering preventive services above and beyond what currently is available... and

duplicative services." elias: a holocaust survivor has been touring central iowa this week sharing her story with students... marion blumenthal spoke with goodrell middle school, students about what it was like to live in a concentration campand eventually immigrate to the united states after her family was set free. she also left the kids with advice to practice acceptance. "as difficult as it is the horror of the holocaust must be taught must be studied and kept alive only then can we guard it from ever happening again " elias: blumenthal is one of the last living holocaust survivors in iowa. she is also the author of an award-winning memoir titled "four perfect pebbles." elias: and a cultural immersion night at drake university. students who recently visited the african country of uganda invited natives of that country to

wednesday evening. local legends and poetry were read inside the that was followed by a fashion show of typical ugandan clothing. they also brought hand made items and were selling them to raise funds for a ugandan children's hospital. elias: the wednesday morning commute may have been a bit tricky, as snow iowa... less than 2 inches, the slick spots were enough to cause a lot of traffic headaches. the morning work commute headaches. lots of folks getting involved in the crashes. mechanics who busy. ""we're seeing it all vandalism yesterday, rightnow" " elias: auto body says they're booked with cars to fix until march. state patrol responded to more than 50 metro area

there were some injuries, says nothing serious. meteorologist garden show enjoying the nice warm indoors. let's check back in with him. sam? most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into

we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow that will likely stack up to a few inches. next week we are definitely going to see warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50! elias: coming up on

the republican presidential candidates are down to 6, after fiorina and christie decided to suspend their campaigns yesterday. we'll take a look at life on the trail in south carolina. elias: and... meteorologist sam schreier is live at the home and garden show. we'll check in with him for a look at your weather and some beautiful plants. elias: next.... how old is the medicine in your medicine cabinet? we'll show you what's worth keeping and what you should that's coming up next.

news midday in hd with elias johnson and we

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias:: it's easy to medications... that pain when you had your root canal, or the cough syrup from your cold last winter... but what should you hold onto and what should you pitch? kelly bowman has some tips to help you clear out the clutter, and how to store your medications properly... " it's time to do some spring cleaning, and the best place to start is with your medicine cabinet. (angela giallourakis/ pharmacist, cleveland clinic) it's really not the best place to keep things... there's humidity, temperature fluctuations, if the bottles aren't sealed correctly moisture can get in. i'm going to remove all my medications as i go through them, and find a safer spot, like my dresser drawer! but of course, we need some rules to follow... like, how do we know which medications are no longer safe to take?

pharmacist, cleveland clinic) so, open the packaging, make sure it has been sealed properly. liquids might start to clump or the product might start to separate. if the tablets look crushed or discolored or cracking- even though they're within date they may have been exposed to temperature fluctuation. now that i know what to keep, i can't just toss this old medication in the trash. (angela giallourakis/ pharmacist, cleveland clinic) one way i recommend is take any of your capsules, tablets- medications that you have that are expired, crush them up a little bit, add a little bit of water, they recommend to either throw old coffee grounds, food scraps, kitty litter, saw dust- anything to make it filthy or putrid so that someone's not going to want to dig through there and find them. in now with meteorologist sam schreier who is live out at the home and garden show. sam? sam

day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening

bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow

definitely going to see warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50! bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of snow. there will be a bit of a breeze visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a

night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow up to a few inches. definitely going to see highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50!

haven't gotten a so far this metro. so far this winter in the metro. it's been a couple inches here, a few inches you stack it all up... here's what it looks like.

mall... the place where all the parking lot snow is plowed. elias: up next, the animal rescue league is on with a special furry guest. elias:

arl the animal rescue league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more.

dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the arl's programs designed specifically to address the reasons animals end up in shelters, including spay/neuter, behavior training, and humane education programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes, as well as free behavior advice for dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. the shelter continues

dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and pigs that are adopted from our shelter. in addition to the animals that come through the arl's doors, the arl also serves the people of iowa through its many services. mission to promote animal welfare, strengthen the human-animal bond, and prevent the overpopulation of pets.

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: : mounting problems for twitter....as the social media giant says it lost two million users in the last three months of 20-15. that news caused twitter stock to drop 12-percent wednesday. twitter has been struggling to win over new users for some time... launching new products to try to address the issue. elias: youtube plans to take on streaming services -- such as netflix and hulu. the online video site released three made-for- youtube movies yesterday....and is also launching a new series. it's clearly a response to similar moves by

content is a part of youtube's "red" subscription service. elias: the average u.s. household is expected to pocket 3- hundred-20 dollars in savings this year thanks to plunging gas prices. according to the energy information administration.... the average price of gas for the full year is forecast to be $1.98 a gallon. that's the lowest full-year average since 2009. elias: and ...you might want to start calling it the hot dog king. burger king's newest menu item takes a bit of a left turn. the fast food franchise will start serving hot dogs later this month. burger king experimented with hots dogs in five cities last year, before going nationwide with the menu addition. elias: in your tech news now. we turn to the touchscreen glove test. we all know as

fall into the single digits, typing on your phone outside can be a challenge. abc's gio benitez shows us which touchscreen gloves work the best. " typing in the cold can be a pain in more ways than one? natsot: "annoying i need to take off the gloves every time just to send a text" track regular gloves don't work with touchscreens. here's why: the fabric blocks the charge from your finger which activates your phone. nick guy of wirecutter.com, a website that advises on best gadgets, evaluated 12 pairs of touchscreen gloves to find out how well they work. sot gio: (11:24:09) "looking at all of these, they don't have the tips we're used to seeing." sot nick guy: they actually sew in silver and copper thread / that conduct electricity and allow you to use your / touchscreen as if you weren't wearing gloves." track to test for touchscreen ability, nick camped out in a temperature controlled brewery keeping it consistently frosty - just above freezing, while he texted, used apps, and

my turn with wirecutter's picks? sot gio: (12:01:38) "all right, it's cold in here. 37 degrees!" track first up: the moshi digits, for $29.95. (moshi digits with price graphic in cutaways and glove broll folder at 13:22:47) sot nick: (12:01:45) "these were our favorite gloves in our tests. we found that they were nice and warm but we were also able to type really well with the thumbs on them." sot gio: (12:02:10) "how well can i type in a brewery cooler?" well no typos." track next up: the north face thermoball etip gloves, for $50.00. nick sot: (12:05:45) "the material is a little bit thicker not quit as flexible. but they're still pretty impressive for how warm they are." gio sot: (12:05:44) "i feel like i can be in a blizzard. /(12:06:04) i was able to type, not bad." track nick says all the gloves lose conductivity over time - but sometimes too quickly. that's what wirecutter found with the pair of glider gloves winter style

sot gio: (12;04:45) "i can't get the w." sot nick guy: (11:27:50) "we wore them for a few months and they were fine. but then when we went to do our final tests we found that the left hand glove had stopped working all together." /the fact is they can wear out but wearing out in one season we found that was unacceptable." track glider gloves told us "we've found that it's about 1% of all gloves that fail early. ..we do back up our product with a 90 day warranty and replace any gloves that have failed or are defective..." graphic track nick's advice - get gloves with gripping material on the palm. see how well the phone stays in the glove? track and get a tight fit. he midday... the department of justice is filing a lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri for their actions toward the african american community. elias: next.... the democratic presidential candidates debate tonight in wisconsin, after a big win in new hampshire for bernie

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: a chilly surf's up in canada... despite temperatures in the thirties, surfers still braved the waves of the atlantic to hang ten.. no reason to let a little snow and some cold winds stop you from enjoying the outdoors. elias: meanwhile, our meteorologist sam schreier is at the home and garden show enjoying the nice warm indoors. let's check back in with him. sam? sam weather adlib: most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through

move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow that will likely stack up to a few inches. next week we are definitely going to see warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50!

new at midday today-- a man convicted on two counts of first degree murder is now dead. elias: back in september of 2015, jerry dillinger shot and killed loretta dillinger and another man. during his court appearance earlier this year, he plead guilty to both charges of first degree murder. after pleading guilty, dillinger declined a trial and asked to be sentenced on the spot. dillinger was to serve two consecutive life sentences at oakdale prison. and was ordered to pay restitution to both loretta and the robinson families. today, he was found dead from an apparent suicide at the iowa medical and classification center in oakdale. elias: also new this morning-- a young metro man brandon ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper anthony piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. while handcuffed, he fell overboard

earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who turned himself over to authorities. this morning, piercey had his first arraignment in court. we will be sure to bring you more information on this case as it develops. elias: there was a pedestrian accident this morning in ames. it happened at 10:30 am on the corner of beach and lincoln way near the iowa state campus. the driver and mutliple witnesses immediately stopped to help. a female victim was taken to mary greeley medical center by ambulance. her injuries are still unconfirmed. elias: unconfirmed. elias: turning to your national headlines now-- a lawsuit has been filed against the city of ferguson missouri elias: the u-s justice department filed a 56-page lawsuit wednesday against the city.. the suit claims ferguson continues to

rights of african americans --- even after the shooting death of michael brown. the filing comes after ferguson leaders voted to change the terms of a deal with the justice department over reforms to its police force and municipal court system. the d-o-j has spent months negotiating with the city on the reforms. " (loretta lynch/u. s attorney general): "the residents of ferguson have suffered the deprivation of their constitutional rights, the rights guaranteed to all americans, for decades. they have waited decades for justice. they should not be forced to wait any longer."" elias: a spokesman for the city of ferguson says officials have not seen the lawsuit, and they plan to comment today. elias: and now to politics. the field has narrowed..with all the republican candidates able to fit on one stage after carly fiorina and chris christie drop out all eyes turn to the next fight in south carolina... where the next primary is about to take place. abc's jon karl is in clemson, south carolina.

their fight for the gop nomination to the south this morning? rallying supporters overnight, donald trump said a south carolina win could clear his path to the republican nomination. sot trump: "you vote for trump, we win here, we're going to run the table. if we win here after winning so big in new hampshire, all of these characters are going to give it up." trump once again trained his fire on jeb bush, who's hoping a strong south carolina showing can save his campaign. sot trump: "you have a guy like bush who has this big fund (boo). it's terrible, i'll be honest - the last thing we need is another bush. that i can tell you, that i can tell you. (cheers). and while ted cruz, winner of the iowa caucus, couldn't repeat that performance in new hampshire, he says he won't be deterred by trump's victory? sot cruz: one of the most important conclusions coming out of these first two states is that the only candidate who can beat donald trump is me. (:08) meanwhile marco rubio is trying to get back

place finish in new hampshire. nats jk/rubio plane greeting we caught up with rubio as he headed to south carolina - he says he's willing to take on the gop front-runner. jk: are you going to go after donald trump? nats kasich w/ audience ohio governor john kasich, after his surprise second place finish in new hampshire, drew an overflow crowd in south carolina. kasich has relied on a positive campaign, but says he is ready to hit back at his rivals. sot kasich: "don't mess with me, okay? so i'm not gonna be a pin cushion or a marshmallow but i'm also not gonna spend my time trying to trash other people."" elias: on the democratic side, the two remaining presidential candidates will face off tonight in wisconsin since sanders sweeping win in new hampshire -- lots of questions about how the campaigns will change as they move to very different parts of the country -- abc's cecilia vega

" as both sides prepare to come face to face at tonight's debate / for the first time since bernie sanders' big new hampshire victory... this morning? worry inside camp clinton? [gfx] sources telling abc news? hillary clinton's top advisors are now calling supporters-from big donors to backers in congress-- trying to ease concerns ? [/gfx] sot hrc concession 21:21:22 ...we've learned it's not whether you get knocked down that matters, it's whether you get back up. the strategy now: shift the focus to south carolina and nevada? the hope: that clinton's support among african american and latino voters can help propel her to the nomination? the 22 point loss in new hampshire? bigger and more embarrassing than her campaign ever expected? so big.. even sanders was shocked? tvu 1 vega bernie sanders intv c16 021016 vega: you sound like you're surprised by the outcome yourself. 16:09:39 sanders: we thought we'd win, but not by that large a vote. when i asked about the uphill fight ahead?this

sanders intv c16 021016 16:11:54 vega: if the election were tomorrow do you think you could win south carolina and nevada? sanders: no. fortunately for us the election is not tomorrow. and about those recent attacks from bill clinton? tvu 1 vega bernie sanders intv c16 021016 16:13:09 vega: has he gone below the belt? sanders: i think so. look i know he's going to be out there defending his wife, trust me my wife will be out there defending me. but the battle now? for minority voters sanders' first stop after his big win: harlem.. where he ate soul food (nats) and met with al sharpton" elias: next up, we'll see how the candidates fair in nevada and south carolina caucuses. then 15 states will hold primaries for super tuesday....which is march first. this is considered the first real test of a candidate's national electability. local 5 is your local election headquarters, stay with us for the latest developments on the campaign trail. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... we'll check back in with meteorologist sam schreier live at the home and garden show.

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep

dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow that will likely stack up to a few inches. next week we are definitely going to see warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50! most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a

we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday we have a better chance for larger accumulating snow that will likely stack

definitely going to see warmer weather with highs climbing back into the 40s and possibly a brief 50! coming up next, elias: coming up next, the blank park zoo is on with a special guest. we'll be back

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sam weather adlib: most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some

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