have a great day. moring iowa in hd. we team. good morning elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: it's x:00 a-m on elias: good to have us! and it's great to iowa's most forecast with meterologist hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots

average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning....

few snow chances. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: on the east coast, a mix of snow, ice, and heavy rain continues to hit states fromg georgia to maine. the dangerous conditions have lead to hundreds of car accidents, with air travel virtually shut down in some areas monday. some southern states will be on clean up today, after tornadoes downed trees and flattened homes. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: just days away from the state wrestling tournament in downtown, and some businesses are concerned about possible losses. that's because construction of the convention center hotel has closed down parts of the skywalk until 20-18. stores like aj's popcorn in the kaleidscope area says there's a lot less foot traffic now that

blocked off. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: the battle over who will fill the vacant seat of the late justice antonin scalia continues in washington. the white house says president obama will likely not name his selection until after senators return from recess february 22nd. the president is expected to speak more about the process at a press conference today. elias: number four... elias: iowa state's one of the history. he enters the week with 1,990 career points...just four shy of passing fred hoiberg at third in the all-time i- s-u scoring list. and once he adds mark...he third cyclone to thousand points.... sabrina: top five... sabrina: last night's grammy awards

performances, including kendrick lamar's powerful show. the rapper took home the most awards with five. other highpoints of the night including an all- star tribute to lionel richie...which he joined in on, lady gaga delivering a special homage to david bowie, and the case of "hamilton" wowing the crowd. taylor swift took home best album, becoming the first female to win the award twice. elias: new details in the investigation of sexual offenses at an school... elias: register article states county sheriff received around 20-13 to midwest academy in keokuk.. five of those included sexual allegations... executed search warrants at the january, along with the midwest treatment center in montrose. the case involves allegations of sex abuse made by a former midwest academy student against

sabrina: the zika virus outbreak has raised questions about upcoming plans for some. an iowa travel from those with countries that the virus... borne virus is spreading in central and south america. destinations unlimited says a clients are heading to the area for the warmer temperatures. so far, the travel agency says no one has canceled their trips, but the company has been counseling concerned travelers about company has been counseling concerned travelers about how the virus could impact them. " duration:0:15]sot[

number of african countries. adding that the concerns are different because the viruses are different. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as

too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. elias:

statehouse where some iowa lawmakers are trying to stop the medicaid privatization plan. elias: democratic leaders say if you're confused, scared, and wondering how you or your family's care will be affected, contact your legislator and let them know. "janet petersen 56:22 many legislators don't have a personal connection. we need to hear from you. elias:: senate passed a transition to managed care, it probably won't the debate floor republican-led house. still, that's not stopping a house. still, that's not stopping a democrat in the house from trying to get his own bill through. art staed 59:58 i filed a bill more than a week ago to do the same thing the senate has, that hasn't been taken up. that's really problematic. elias: governor branstad is governor branstad is

pushing ahead with getting federal approval. federal approval. sabrina: as iowa school districts look to the statehouse for an answer on education funding...more schools are sending their own students to the capitol to lobby thier cause... caroline reinwald has more as students from a district facing a massive budget hole...went right to the top of district facing a massive budget hole...went right to the top of state government to push their cause. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- more than 60 davenport students got off the bus in des moines on monday... meeting with state lawmakers with one goal in mind. (thompson teasdale, davenport high school senior): "we want education to be one of the state's top priorities," armed with a petition and about 13-hundred signatures... wearing shirts saying they aren't worth- less, these davenport students want change... to a funding formula that gives their district 175- student, than other neighboring school districts. (thompson teasdale,

numbers, we're kids. we should all have the same chance at a great education." (caroline reinwald, reporting): "if the davenport school district doesn't get more funding from the state or their permission to dip into reserve funds, they'll need to cut 6.5 million dollars from their budget for the upcoming school year." iowa governor terry branstad says he agrees the funding formula is outdated... but that it probably won't be changed anytime soon. (gov. terry branstad, (r) iowa): "when you have a problem of this magnitude, that's gonna cost tens of millions of dollars. with the tight budget we have, we're going to have to do this over a period of time." (reporter/question): "are these students in davenport worth less?" (gov. terry branstad, (r) iowa): "no, i think all of our kids are important and we want to do everything we can to give them educational opportunities in our state. i'm glad to see that they are here and they are advocating for a quality education for davenport, but we want that for all of iowa." (mickey sloat, davenport high school junior): "i don't believe that his response was exactly what we were hoping for."

davenport high school senior): "isn't that what they've been saying for 40 years?" students who made the trip... asking for change.. now. (thompson teasdale, davenport high school senior): "i think each year that we don't get the money we need is another year we have to cut things. people lose their jobs or kids don't get great education." sabrina: governor branstad says iowa has been using a funding formula that dates back to 19-71. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more good morning iowa still ahead.. sabrina: coming up, we see how a difference in ideals, didn't stop two people from finding common ground. 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 ...nine-thousand block of southeast 32nd avenue...in runnells and a second at the ...67-hundred block of northwest sixth drive so take care on the roads drive 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 iowa continues

"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: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it

low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. elias: in take a look at this today...the printed word

this today...the printed word hasn't quite been forgotten... elias: data from the u-s census bureau shows bookstores are again on the rise. bookstore sales rose by two- and-a-half- percent last year, from 10- point-nine- billion-dollars to 11-point-two- billion. that's the first year-over-year increase for the industry since publishers weekly first reported the figures, noting saw a decline in up. all: (reax)

time for another short break....when we return... sam will break down the forecast for the rest of the week, and how long we get a break from the bitter cold.

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temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. sam toss back.

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the supreme court. justice antonin scalia.. who passed away over the weekend... was good pals with fellow justice ruth bader ginsburg. elias: never mind they were ideologically opposite. as jeanne moos reports, they bonded over anything from opera to elephants. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- for a conservative, he sure laughed liberally. (natsot) one of the things that made others smile was justice scalia's friendship with justice ginsburg. (scalia/no name font): "why don't you call us the odd couple?" not slob versus clean freak.... (music up odd couple theme) but opposite sides of the bench. (scalia/no name fonts): "ruth that is not true." (ginsburg/no name fonts): "i have to disagree." (scalia/no name fonts): "we're not going to agree on this, ruth, you realize that?" nonetheless, upon his death, justice ginsburg wrote "we were best buddies." (scalia/no name fonts): "what's not to like...except her views of the law of course (laughter)." they and their spouses spent many a new year's eve together. they went on

elephant, something that caused her feminist friends to give them a hard time. (scalia/no name fonts): "because she rode behind me on the elephant." (ginsburg/no name fonts): "the driver explained it was a matter of distribution of weight (laughter)." (jeanne moos, new york): "justice scalia paid homage to his friend for doing something he said he would never do." go parasailing over the mediterranean. (scalia/no name fonts): "she's so light you would think she would never come down." and when her head bowed down at the state of the union, they joked about the wine that helped put her to sleep. (ginsburg/no name fonts): "at least i wasn't 100 percent sober because before we went to the state of the union (laughter)." (scalia/no name fonts): "well that's the first intelligent thing you've done." the state of their union was strong. they bonded over opera. (jeanne moos, new

became an opera." a comic opera named after them. (natsot) "we are different. we are one," tell that to those fighting over whether president obama gets to appoint justice scalia's replacement. (donald trump/no name fonts): "delay, delay, delay!" (hillary clinton/no name fonts): "it is outrageous!" just when we could use more odd couples, we've got one less. (natasot: odd couple theme)" all: (reax) sabrina short break on iowa... but first...a quick look at traffic... euclid... conditions] good morning iowa returns

"you're watching good 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: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light

metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. elias:

elias: downtown des moines is looking to host some big events this year....but visitors will be walking in the weather... elias: construction and route changes could make it tricky for those looking to use the skywalk system to get around. the convention center hotel construction has closed down parts of the skywalk until 2018. just days away from the start of the state wrestling tournament... some businesses say those construction concerns are going to cost them a lot of money... aj's popcorn is located in the kaleidscope area... and says there's a lot less foot traffic now that parts of the skywalk are blocked off. "if we don't have the traffic they don't see the business is open and without the traffic we don't have a business. we don't have money.we have to pay

elias: once again all this work is for the convention center hotel... thats expected to have 330 rooms...and open in march 2018... thats when the skywalk will be fully open as well.. parts of the skywalk will be reopening hopefully as soon as april. elias: and be sure to share your thoughts... has the skywalk closing affected your daily routine? are you worried about navigating big events downtown without it? 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: turning to national headlines...a battle of words over the vacancy on the supreme court... sabrina: speculation has begun over who presidenta obama will nominate to fill justice antonin scalia's seat. when he does, he expects the senate to fulfill its constitutional duty... (pres. obama) "these are responsibilities that i take seriously, as should everyone. they're bigger than any one party. they are

sabrina: the issue has sparked debate on the presidential campaign trail - with senators ted cruz and marco rubio saying they will not vote for obama's choice... but senator lindsay graham says his vote will be based on the candidate. "sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina "when an election is over, the president wins, they have a chance to send qualified nominees of their philosophy to the senate and i will vote for them if they're qualified even if i would not have chose them." sabrina: cruz has filibuster an the president has no plans to nomination until the senate recess february 22nd. elias: coast, a mix of heavy rain continues to hit states fromg georgia to maine. the dangerous conditions have lead to hundreds of car accidents, with air travel down in some areas monday. states will be on downed trees homes.

we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it

low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. elias: the season may be far from over, but iowa state's georges niang is already set to go down as one of the greatest in iowa state basketball history. he enters the week with 1,990 career points...just four shy of passing fred hoiberg at third

passing fred hoiberg at third in the all-time i- s-u scoring list. and once he adds six more to that mark...he becomes just the third cyclone to reach two- thousand points.... niang recognizes that hoiberg is also part of the reason he has gotten this far... " coach hoiberg was great to me, gave me an opportunity to be successful and for that i can't thank him enough. i think it's pretty cool to be mentioned in the same sentence as him, i think that's extremely cool and that's a blessing." elias: his next chance at adding to his career points is tonight... as the cyclones face number - 25 baylor sabrina: iowa state students and faculty still looking for a replacement celebration for veishea....two years after the riots forced the school to take action. the 97 year old tradition of cherry pies made a comeback monday. but they aren't expected to sell as many as two years ago...meaning less for scholarship fundraising.

out events instead of one big one....which is splitting opinions on campus. "i think its great we're trying to bring back the little things they were so iconic to veiseha" sabrina: the university will hold more events the day of the spring football game. there may be a concert that night as well. elias: let's talk about the iowa state fair shall we... big news for music fans...jason derulo will perform on the granstad sunday august 14th tickets go on sale for this show march 5th. this year, prices vary depending on where you sit. sabrina on where you sit. sabrina at ((time check))

here on good morning iowa... short break here on good morning iowa... elias: coming up, a big night for music ...we'll recap the highlights of the grammy awards.. sabrina: sabrina: 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... one at the ....23- hundred block of hull - looking east bound a second at the....44-hundred block of south union - north bound and the third at the 45-hundred block of 50th - also north bound. so use caution while driving.. elias: 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." sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight

below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. elias: music's biggest night took place in los angeles monday as the 58th grammy awards were handed out. sabrina: most of the

eight of the night's 83 -- were announced before the telecast, leaving more time for some memorable performances. david daniel has a look. " (rapping) "we gonna be alright!" if anyone nodded off during the three-and- a-half hour grammy telecast, kendrick lamar surely woke them up. the "to pimp a butterfly" rapper gave an arresting performance, and walked away with five grammys -- tops for the night. (singing) "what's your name, man?" "alexander hamilton!" before lamar hit the stage, the grammy- winning cast of "hamilton" got the l-a crowd ready to rap and roll -- long- distance from broadway. (singing) "the thrill is gone..." some of the most memorable performances were tributes to fallen stars: an all-star guitar jam for b-b king... (singing) "take it easy..." ...jackson browne and the eagles honoring glenn frey...

ground control to major tom..." ...and lady gaga's heavily-hyped performance channeling david bowie. (nat) "everyone you meet is jamming in the street all night long..." music-cares honoree lionel richie joined his own musical tribute. there was plenty of emotion from the night's big winners: meghan trainor cried -- so did her father -- when she won best new artist, and alabama shakes was all shook up after taking a trio of trophies. "my heart is beating a mile a minute." taylor swift, who opened the show, was a triple winner... and the first woman to win album of the year a second time. and the evening's final award, record of the year, went to the most inescapable song of 2015: mark ronson and bruno mars' "uptown funk." "we wouldn't be up here if it wasn't for the people dancing to this song." a fitting end to a show that had people dancing... (nat-music) "all night long..." n hollywood, i'm david daniel.

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script here in green a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots refreezing. wednesday is going to be about average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the day! we look to warm up right near 60 here in the metro on

should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances. sam toss back. elias:

elias: trending now...an unusual reason to get out and do some good deeds. elias: february 16th is "national doa grouch a favor day... the unique holiday is a call to kindness in the name of a grouch, and possibly make their day a bit better... webster defines a grouch as a habitually irritable person...a grumbler... if you take part in the tradition, be sure to share how you made a grouch's day better with the hash tag do a grouch a favor day! all: (reax)

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 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 important to

"you're wamorning 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: some bad weather hits multiple states across the east and south...leading to hundreds of car accidents sabrina: visitors to downtown des moines will be walking in the weather, as parts of the skywalk will be closed for a while. elias: and the debate continues in washington and on the campaign trail over who should nominate a supreme court justice sabrina: a key player for the cyclones is on the verge of big milestone...even putting him ahead of the "mayor" elias: and music's biggest night is highlighted by some amazing

tributes. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... the zika virus has some worried about their travel plans, but advisors are working to make sure they are informed before they leave. elias: morning 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-on tuesday february 16th elias:

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 adlibs) sam: weather adlib: with mixed precipitation will be through the morning slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come temperatures are just the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a