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

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. 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

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 parts of the skywalk are 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 georges niang will go down as one of the greatest in iowa state basketball history.

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 six more to that mark...he becomes just the third cyclone to reach two- thousand points.... sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: last night's grammy awards turned into an evening of epic 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 cast 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 iowa boarding school... elias: a des moines register

that the lee county sheriff received around 80 calls since 20-13 to midwest academy in keokuk.. five of those included sexual offense allegations... investigators executed search warrants at the school in january, along with the midwest treatment center in montrose. the case involves allegations of sex abuse made by a former midwest academy student against a staff member. sabrina: the zika virus outbreak has raised questions about upcoming spring break plans for some. sabrina: an iowa travel agency has been receiving calls from those with concerns about their trips to countries that have cases of the virus... the mosquito- borne virus is spreading in central and south america. destinations unlimited says a number of its 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 how the virus

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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 friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to

average with only a few snow chances. elias: over to the 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 andlet them know. "janet petersen 56:22 many legislators don't have a personal connection. we need to hear from you. elias:: while the iowa senate passed a bill to stop the transition to managed care, it probably won't even make it to the debate floor in the house. 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 certain his plan will work...and is

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 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... (nat sound) wearing shirts saying they aren't worth- less, these davenport students want change... to a funding formula that gives their district 175- dollars less per student, than other neighboring school districts. (thompson teasdale, davenport high school senior): "we're not just

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

(mickey sloat, davenport high school junior): "i don't believe that his response was exactly what we were hoping for." (lorraine pereira, 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 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

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:

elias: in take a look at is 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 2007. publishers weekly first reported the figures, noting many publishers saw a decline in e-book sales last year -- as print sales went up. all: (reax)

we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. "now, we are iowa's most accurate hey there. in today's "techbytes." comcast says almost all of its services have been restored but for several hours yesterday customers in major cities throughout the country could not access the internet for watch tv. >> there was no word on how many were effected or what exactly caused the problem. get ready for a brand new type of wearable device. a couple of former samsung employees have developed the smart shoe. >> it contains built in sensors to help coaches present work

how about this, chairs that park themselves? >> a clap is all you need to have to get the chairs right back where they belong. this was done by neeson engineers to promote their new vehicle parking feature. >> sounds pretty cool. >> not so sure about the parking yet. have to see. >> those are your "techbytes." if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira giving me new perspective. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems,

and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. talk to your doctor and visit humira.com.

forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the experts" weather adlib: put a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving

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 friday and saturday should stay in the 50s. next week we look to fall back towards average with only a few snow chances.

toss back. sabrina well time now for another

but when we come back... we take a closer look at the surprising odd couple of the supreme court...

are iowa." sabrina: known as the odd couple on court. scalia.. who over the weekend... was good pals with fellow justice ruth bader ginsburg. were ideologically as jeanne moos bonded over elephants. " --reporter pkg-as follows-- 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.

"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 vacations. shared an 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

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 york): "these two didn't just love opera, they 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)

short break on good morning iowa... but first...a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson...

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 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

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: downtown des moines is looking to host some big events this year....but visitors will be walking in the weather... elias: construction and route 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

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 the rent we have to pay the bills 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:

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 about our democracy." 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 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 threatened to filibuster an obama nominee. has no plans to announce his 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

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. sabrina: 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 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

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 coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a today so the roads and remain wet through we're going to drop 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

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 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

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. i-s-u is planning smaller, spread 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 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 at ((time check)) we'll take a short break we'll take a short break

morning iowa... short break here on good morning iowa... we'll take a 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: 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

iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: some kids hit the slopes in illinois for a friendly competition monday...the great cardboard sled race. participants were challenged to make a sled out of cardboard, duct tape, paint, markers, and crayons. the funds from the event will benefit the local boys and girls clubs. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) 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

conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just the morning we will 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 sidewalks will likely the day. overnight we're going to drop 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.

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)

good morning iowa coming up right after the break... iowa coming up right after the break...

hing good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: music's biggest night took place in los angeles monday as the 58th grammy awards were handed out. sabrina: most of the awards -- all but eight of the night's 83 -- were announced before the telecast, leaving more time for

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... (singing) "this is 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..."

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. all: (reax) elias: time for another short break...but before we go

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

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather

sam weather adlib: put 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

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. sabrina

toss back. sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this.

let's get a final look at your top

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. 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 parts of the skywalk are 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

22nd. the president is expected to speak more about the process at a press conference today. elias: number four... elias: iowa state's georges niang will 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 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 mark...he becomes just the third cyclone to reach two- thousand points.... sabrina: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: last night's grammy awards turned into an evening of epic 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. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at

forecast... sam final 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 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. sabrina elias: thanks for

right now. have a good day everybody! " " good morning, america. weather whiplash. a wild swing in temperatures and slick roads spark major accidents. a massive pileup overnight. 17 tornadoes repororted in t south destroying homes, businesses, and cars. and a new batch of bad weather moving in right now. just four days until the next showdown, jeb bush calling on his brother to charm voters. >> i've been -- misunderestimated most of my life. >> as donald trump unleashes a tirade against the bushes and ted cruz. >> i've never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. and he goes around saying he's a christiaian. >> now threatening to take cruz to court. donald trump is joining us live this morning. stunning revelation. the wrestling superstars now speaking out about the secret they kept for so long. why wwe star daniel bryan's wife