iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit

chance is most likely afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: a busy day ahead at the statehouse, as iowa lawmakers work to get any bills they want to be kept alive through the full body of either the senate or house of representatives and into a committee on the other side... today marks the end of the first funnel week, where any bills that have not been passed on will end up dead for the current legislative session. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the collins- maxwell school district begins

superintendent after the resignation last night of jason ellingson. earlier this week a report was filed against ellingson, who joined the district in 20-06. the district had placed him on administrative leave pending an investigation. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: saturday will bring the latest contests in the 20-16 presidential nomination process... for republicans, its the south carolina primary.. the latest c-n-n poll has donald trump leading points. for the pair of democrats, they the nevada based on the latest c-n-n poll, much closer race, with just one point separating hillary clinton and bernie sanders. sabrina: number four... sabrina: ted cruz may be focusing on south carolina lawsuit against the presidential candidate will be heard in an illinois courtroom today. an illinois voter

primary ballot next month, and filed a suit challenging cruz's eligibility to serve as president. once again raising questions about the texas senator's birth in canada. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: the state wrestling tournament continues today in downtown des moines...with the quarter-final and sem-final competitions. here's a look at the team leaders in each class after opening day of the individual after opening day of the individual tournament. local five's sports team will be at the well, and have full coverage this evening. and have full coverage this evening. sabrina: new this

list....but not one that may have state leaders celebrating... sabrina: a study by the american road and transportation builders association says iowa has more than five thousand structurally- deficient bridges...the most in the u-s. iowa typically ranks near the top on bridge lists, because there are so many in the hawkeye state. structurally deficient does not mean unsafe....but that a key component of the bridge is in poor condition, and the bridge of the bridge is in poor the bridge would be a repairs or replacement. bridges on the one near mount the old bridge, now getting only a few dozen cars a day. county engineer " sabrina: gannon adds that the 10-cent added last

dollars more into county road budgets but those dollars weren't available the whole year so the biggest come with bridge projects in 2016. elias: just eleven days iowans on medicaid will switched over to private out-of- state companies. thursday, senate statehouse stood firm on the decision to stop the transition and their bill to block it. house republicans are that bill. medicaid program is administered by the department of human legislated program. what the legislature does is legislates the needed for the the state match for the medicaid program " elias: it's scheduled roll out march first, but the state still has not been given final federal approval.

meterologist sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60

front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more still ahead here on good morning iowa... sabrina: coming up, iowans will have plenty of reasons to "get away to the big screen" starting today... elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two

one at the ...16- hundred block of northeast the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...16- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue in ankeny and a second at the ...nine- thousand block of northeast 94th avenue in bondurant 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 after this!

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina

iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures

sabrina: while it seems like an ideal weekend to get outside after weeks of bitter cold...there are a couple of reasons to stay indoors... first up, produce iowa is encouraging iowans to "get away to the big screen" as today kicks off the film festival season in iowa. starting with the prairie grass film challenge in sioux center.... there are six film festivals scheduled over the next four months...includin

independent film festival this may here in des moines. elias: will be enjoying at saturday's blue ribbon bacon festival... this year's theme is "body by bacon...sweatin unlimited bacon samples, and great entertainment...b iowa farmer chris soules will guest judge for the dance contest.

time for a short break, but when we come back... sam breaks down what will be a forecast...time heavy winter forecast...time jackets and enjoy the outdoors. "now, we are iowa's

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

script here in green the day we've been today is going to be temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds blowing between 20 up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. sam toss back.

well time now

for another short break... but when we come back... it's the end of funnel week for iowa we take a look at fight to get a law through the statehouse... what happened last night on

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." as funnel week at the winds down... it's a desperate time familiar faces... people who have returned year try to make haven't found success so far... davidson introduces us to a mother fighting for a new law in memory of her murdered daughter... shes with us everyday, light sunshine, happiness and love when shelia lynch remembers the last days with her daughter, tereseann... she remembers the way she looked with her young son... and how she made everyone else feel.. 13:18 she had a smile that lit up a room. but what she can't forget... no matter how much time passes...

in the days before she died. she would tell me i can't have a life again. he's always going to be she had just helped her daughter leave her abusive husband.... been battering her for months. 23:55:30 beating her, strangling her. 23:55:36 stuffing socks in her mouth while he would hear her they got a restraining order... found a secret location to hide tereseann and her son... but it wasn't enough. 7:54 he was stalking her and we did not know it until the trial took place, he quit his job to the point he had all day long to follow her. knew wheere she was living... they found that the law wouldn't do much. 00:03:33 a protective order is what my daugthers murderer told me it was in person, he said to us, it's a peice of paper, it's my 5th one i know how to work the system and get around it, it

and on veterans day... outside of a target store ... he kidnapped her... then shot her to death. 9:40 i can't go back and change that, but i can help the victims that are out there. shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships... gps monitoring... 00:00:45 my daughter would have been saved, she wouldn't have been killed. it would work like this... if an officer was dispatched on a domestic violence call, he would ask the victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal... if the assessment deemed problems would continue... a judge could put a gps monitor on the suspect...and give the victim the reciever to let them know if that person violates a protective restraining order... and notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. just last year it seemed her idea had

invited her to be part of a press conference pledging his support to the idea.... even posting to social media "now is the time to act" 19:00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. he is going to represent a bill and put into place everything i've been speaking out about. but when it came to getting that action... 28:06 i kept asking when called and sent emails. it was a huge betryal back. i ended up with a politics because of it. daugthers story got lost in a political 20:18 it was embarrasing, humilating but it's not going to stop me. the govenors office says they've asked the department of public safety to spearhead new legislation this year that would address increasing minimum sentences on repeat domestic abusers and use electronic monitoring in certain situations... they said the govenor wasn't available for an interview on the subject in a statement said quote gov. branstad was appreciative of ms. lynch sharing her daughter's heartbreaking story last year. what happened to ms. lynch's daughter was an absolute tragedy.

prevent further tragedies from happening to other iowa families. the bill we are proposing this year is very similar and we are hopeful this bill will gain enough support to get passed by both the house and senate. thats little comfort to lynch... who says until something changes in iowa to protect other woman in her daughters situation, she won't move on. 5:35 i'm not quitting until we get iowa to wake up in ames nikki davidson local five news we are iowa. sabrina: lynch has been told that gps monitoring may become an amendment on a bill coming out of the senate.... but there are no guarantees... as for iowa lawmakers, they'll be trying to keep any bills they want passed alive today... any new legislation has to be body of either house of and into a committee on the after today. time for another sam has central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first...a quick look at traffic... euclid...

good morning iowa returns after this.

are iowa's most team. good morning iowa starts now " thanks for your [day of week] morning, elias: johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... iowa's most accurate forecast...

sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west and 30 mph with gusts tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week.

elias: our top story....the collins-maxwell school district is now looking for a new superintendent. elias: last night, their superintendent, jason ellingson, resigned after ten years at the district. school officials district. school officials had placed ellingson on administrative leave earlier this week after a report was filed against him. the district is currently investigating the allegations... after nearly two hours of discussions of closed session, ellingson's resignation was unanimously approved by the board. he immediately

does receive vacation pay and other accumulated benefits. the board did not answer questions afterward but gave a generic reason for the resignation, saying quote... "there is no evidence that any persons have been harmed, and there is no evidence that district programs or operations have been compromised. nevertheless, the superintendent has offered to resign..." until a long-term replacement is found, the district could work with baxter's superintendent to cover the responsibilities. sabrina: after lots of his comments court ome support for senator chuck grassley... sabrina: iowa has been questions about the nomination but thursday, his decision to block a nominee obama got some support... the group network" has put out a t-v ad to thank republicans who've threatened to block an obama pick. for seven lawmakers, including

all face re- year. republican senators say the should be the one to fill scalia's seat. "i feel that this is such an important issue and times are a lot different. we need to wait for a new important . if people feel a part of this process, feel like they have something to do with choosing... i've been pretty clear." sabrina: hear more from grassley and the people who think he's making a mistake, as we issue on our this weekend. "this week in iowa" airs five. sabrina: supreme court repose at the building in washington... justice scalia died last weekend while on a trip to texas... president obama plans to pay his respects to the late justice today. justice scalia

elias: elias: meterologist sam: sam: weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west and 30 mph with gusts tonight we'll see mild with lows falling another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind

for tuesday afternoon, and it since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. elias: a busy weekend for the presidential nomination process, as two contests will take place in two different states tomorrow... elias: saturday takes the 20-16 presidential nomination process...to

and nevada. for republicans, its the south carolina primary.. the latest c-n-n poll has donald trump leading the pack by 16- points. for the pair of democrats, they will face-off in the nevada caucus. based on the latest c-n-n poll, its likely to be a much closer race, with just one point separating hillary clinton and bernie sanders. sabrina: despite focusing on south carolina, a lawsuit will have ted cruz also paying attention to illinois today.. an illinois voter has objected to cruz's placement on the state's primary ballot next month, and challenging cruz's eligibility to serve as president. once again raising questions about the texas senator's birth in canada. elias: iowa state fans have grown used guard monte morris dishing the court. but yesterday, it accepting the hy-vee teamed up with the state of

trailers to flint to help out with the water crisis in morris' hometown. six of those trucks hauled gallons of water, the other five carried bottled water. the row of trucks left ames thursday...and could arrive in flint some time today. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa... elias: coming up, we check out the newest releases hitting theaters this weekend... 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... first at the 18- hundred block of fleur - north bound a second set up at the 49- hundred block of hickman - east bound and the third at the 17-hundred block of university - east bound so use caution while driving..

it... a quick look this is i-235 at [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." sabrina: as if tornadoes weren't scary enough....how about one made of fire..

firefighters battling a large grass fire caught this video of a fire tornado forming from the blaze. luckily they were able to contain, and eventually extinguish the fire... sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high mid 60s. the only downside to the the very strong winds blowing between 20 up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day

and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week.

for most of next week. sabrina: downtown des moines has become center stage for one of the best high school wrestling tournaments in the country.... elias: this morning we take you inside all the sights and sounds, as high school athletes put in some hard work on the mats. "local 5's elias johnson takes us inside wells fargo arnena for the 2016 tournament. "

here's a look at the team leaders in each class after opening individual tournament. wrestling tournament in downtown des moines...with the quarter-final competitions. local five's sports team will and have full evening. all: (reax)

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we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. sam toss back. elias:

for "local 5 at the movies."

elias: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." elias: first up..."race" stars stephan jamesas jesse owens...during his quest for olympic glory amid racism at home and in nazi germany. the track-and- field superstar competed in the 1936 olympics in race is rated pg-13 all: (reax) sabrina: next we have risen...the first

religion-themed movies hitting theaters over the next few weeks.. in it, joseph fiennes (fines) plays a roman centurion charged with finding the missing body of jesus. risen is rated pg-13 all: (reax) sam: and finally we have the latest horror movie to hit the big screen...."the witch"

horror flick follows a family in puritan new england that is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. the witch is rated "r" all: (reax) elias: short break here on good morning iowa .... outside as you get ready to start your return, a look at in our morning

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias:: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... sabrina: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... sabrina: iowa lawmakers do their best to keep bills moving in the statehouse....els e they end up dead this session. elias: an iowa school district will be looking for a new superintendent after theirs resigns last night. elias: and it will be another big day of high school wrestling in downtown des moines, as athletes grapple in the well. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... the conditions of iowa bridges has the state at the top of a list, which isn't good news for state

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moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on friday february 19th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most

meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures