tuesday february 23rd elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated

possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s possible next week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: a warning for those living along the des moines river, be sure to monitor conditions as chunks of ice moving along the waterway have started to cause ice jams. the warm spring-like temps over the past few days have helped break up ice on rivers. such jams can

damage, several decks in the fort dodge area have been destroyed by the moving ice. sabrina: by the moving ice. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: des moines police may have an answer to the city's first homicide of 20-16. last month, authorities found 71 year old norma jean mcneeley violently murdered. investigators now say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahi to the crime. yahi was shot and killed by urbandale police just over a week inn. police strongly believe him to be possible suspect. elias: know before you walk out the door... elias: today, the obama administration will present a plan to shut down the president has long-vowed to close the prison facility. congress has opposed previous plans to shut gitmo down. the current proposal involves transferring most of the detainees to other countries. those too

held in the u-s. sabrina: number four... in flint, michigan, eight-thousand lead pipes are present in the city's water system. now that officials have an idea of the extent of lead pipes, the process now begins in removing them. finding the problem pipes has been difficult, as researchers had to comb through decades old city records that didn't clearly identify which pipes were lead. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: a date has now been set for a final decision on the permits needed to move ahead with the bakken oil pipeline. the iowa utilities board will meet either on march 9th or the tenth to give their final say on the project. state regulators have spent months hearing from the public and researching the proposed pipeline's impact on iowa. sabrina: with the jury selection started, day two in the long awaited fazzino trial begins this morning.

revolves around the 2012 death of emily fazzino... attorneys say nearly 100 potential jurors have been called. her husband, alexander fazzino is charged with her death four years ago at their home in boone. prosecutors say fazzino hit and killed emily in the family's bath tub. the trial was delayed five times since then. local 5 will keep you updated of any developments in this case. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed

headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s possible next week. sabrina:

months until des moines police have body cams.. sabrina: after more than a year of planning, the chief says they're taking an aggressive approach to have them quickly. they've already purchased a server to hold the video files, and have also developed a with rules and and now the department has of this june to have the cameras in place. will cost more dollars, paid in part by public and private donations. elias: new this morning, a local speedway plans to show its support for law enforcement. elias: this morning, iowa speedway cares will present a gift to the newton police department.. the charitable arm of the speedway plans to make a donation to help the department's k-9 unit. newton police have been seeking funds to help in the training and boaring of smokey...an 11- month old border collie mix that was a rescue from the a-r-l. the latest addition to the unit will be trained to focus on drug investigations and how to on drug

elias: and in marshalltown, the whole community has been invited to this morning's coffee with a cop event. the department is working on building relationships with neighbors around the city, and discuss ongoing community issues. they's start pouring this morning at eight at cecil's cafe. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more good morning iowa still to come... elias: an eager entrepeneur is turning a family game into a family business. sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated enforcement vehicles at two one at the ...73- fourth street in ankeny. and a second at the ...42-hundred block of northeast 94th avenue in elkhart. so take care on today... elias:

this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: another look at those ice jams causing issues along the des moines river... a handful of counties in central iowa have been put under flood warnings due to

some in fort dodge even seeing damage as the ice moves along the river. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: average temperatures weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along

minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s possible next week. elias: entrepreneurism is alive and well in siouxland. there's even a whole week of events held in its

sabrina: and one man from that area has found success with his new start-up... and it's definitely a family afair. jenna rehnstrom has the story. in a world where ipads and video games are many kids' prized posessions, jim braunschweig wanted something simplier for his family, and especially 5-year-old, brady, who loves soccer. jim says, "i google- searched soccer-type board games and there really wasn't anything out there. but i did come across a video somewhere of kids playing with nail and a quarter - some similar stuff - and, i thought, 'i could make that better' and i want to make it for my son." it was a hit with brady, and then family and friends started to get interested, too. jim says, "the idea for the business started when we found out the adults liked it just as much as the kids did." so was born the flickboard. the name, pretty much explains it all. jim says, "you alternate turns and try to get it across - oooh, i thought you were going to score! - across their goal." sound of saw buzzing before he knew it, jim, along with his dad, jerry, were making flickboards to sell.

jim's alma mater, gave the okay to use their mustang mascot, and with the help of the university of iowa's venture school program for entrepreneurs, jim was able to get the license to use the hawkeye logo. as sports fans and local game day hot spots start to pick-up on the idea, jim hopes the uniqueness of the flickboards will make them a favorite tailgating game and a lasting piece of sports memorablillia. jim says, "they're not just games, but they're actually also wall art, so when you're not playing the game, we hope that these things will find a lasting place in your home or business, hanging on the wall." not to mention the hours of family fun... no video games needed. "good game!" sabrina:

and has high school boards, as well. all: (reax) elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. techbytes amazon shipping rates - online retailer raising hey, there. in today's "techbytes" -- the cost of free shipping on am don just went up. >> the minimum purchase to qualify is now $49.

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"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam

independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking

expected! a stronger cold front sunday may rain/snow showers with a return to the 30s possible next week. toss back. elias: in take a look at

elias: in take a look at this today...a unique way to circle the bases... elias: a day at the ballpark and a day at the races come together in what is called snowmobile softball... fans in wisconsin watched as the teams battled it out on the diamond... the game has some specific rules...the sled has to remain off until the ball is hit...and the batter

shake off the cabin fever and enjoy some friendly competition. all: (reax) sabrina well time now for another short break... but when we come back... coming to could mean buying more to get free shipping. but first a look at last night's jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina free shipping" just got a little harder to come by for amazon's non-prime shoppers. non-prime shoppers. if you spend enough money on the web retailer, you get free shipping....but amazon just raised the minimum amount -- so now you'll have to shell out 49 dollars before an order ships for free. that's a 40- percent increase from the previous minimum. it's not clear when amazon made the change. sabrina: the oscars have been under fire over the lack of diversity...and a new report isn't making it any better... the report

of more than 11- thousand speaking roles studied...66- point-5 percent were male...33- point-5 percent were female... 71-point-7 percent were white... 12-point-2 percent were black and only two-percent were gay... lesbian... or bisexual characters. women and minorities were also found to be under- represented when looking at the jobs behind the camera. sabrina: and finally....today is world spay day... with more than two million animals put down in animal shelters each year...the humane society is using the day to draw attention to the lack of resources for a growing animal population. their campaign is aimed at reminding people of the importance of spaying or neutering pets.. sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first...a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions]

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina 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: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are

mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s possible next week.

our top story....an incident in urbandale leads to answers in a des moines homicide investigation. sabrina:: the bizarre twist has helped solve the city's first homicide of the year. the unsolved case of an elderly woman's death has now been connected to last week's incident at an urbandale hotel...where police shot and killed a man in the lobby. sabrina: des moines police say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahia to the murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. but he won't be charged... because last weekend yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police at a holiday inn. police say it took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at the scene of the crime. they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. . "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was

sabrina: police say they strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. local five reached out to urbandale police to see if this impacts their investigation... they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. three officers remain on leave right now while that shooting is investigated. elias: new this morning...a date has been set for a decision on the bakken pipeline by iowa officials.. elias: after months of public hearings and researching the project, the iowa utilities board has set a date for giving their final decision. iowa is the only remaining state that hasn't given approval on the pipeline, which would connect north dakota to illinois....passing diagonally illinois....passing diagonally across the hawkeye state. the iowa utilities board will meet either on march 9th or the tenth to give their final say on the permits needed for the pipeline.

dollar project has raised concerns over the environment and land-owner rights. sabrina: it's gop caucus day in nevada. republican presidential frontrunner donald trump has 2 big wins under his belt and he's hoping for a third just one week before super tuesday. elias: tonight, it's a town hall for the democrats before this weekend's south carolina democratic primary. abc's kenneth moton has more. "length: script: it's caucus time in nevada. overnight gop frontrunner donald trump rallied his biggest crowd yet in las vegas. the billionaire is banking on a hot streak that will carry him through super tuesday and to the gop nomination as he continued attacking his rivals. sot donald trump this guy cuz lies more than any other human being the fight getting nasty. ted cruz fired his communications director for spreading a false rumor that marco rubio had disparaged the bible. sot ted cruz we will conduct this

highest standards of integrity contenders were on opposite sides of the in front of more than 8 the university of massachusetts amherst, bernie sanders again hit hillary clinton on her wall street (kenneth standup clinton has a against sanders in of the primary there. as the two work to court the black vote, sanders is getting an endorsement from spike lee who will be featured in radio spots airing today in the palmetto state. kenneth moton, abc news washington " elias: the warm spring-like temperatures we saw over the past few days temperatures we saw over the past few days

the des moines river. broken up ice is floating downriver and causing ice jams where the river narrows. that backs up the whole river, which can lead to flooding.... the moving ice can also cause property damage. several decks in the fort dodge area were destroyed last night due to the ice. "as it jams up down there it starts piling up here. eventually it takes the deck, the neigborhoods deck, then the other neighbors deck. elias: the national weather service says a few homes in fort dodge were also flooded. a portion of madison avenue was also blocked off yesterday when the ice went over the road. they urge everyone who lives off the des moines river to monitor conditions. sabrina:

sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high

stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s possible next week. elias: a plan to close guantanamo bay tops your national headlines this morning... elias: today, the obama administration will present the plan to congress. the president has long-vowed to close the prison facility. congress has opposed previous plans to shut gitmo down. the current proposal

most of the detainees to other countries. those too dangerous for travel will be held in the u-s. sabrina: in flint, michigan, an analysis says that more than eight-thousand lead pipes are present in the city's water system. now that officials have an idea of the extent of lead pipes, the process now begins in removing them. finding the problem pipes has been difficult, as researchers had to comb through decades old city records that didn't clearly identify which pipes were lead. the city's mayor said they will move ahead with a 55-million dollar plan to upgrade the system. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa.. sabrina: coming up, a look at a unique competition sparking some engineering ideas at an iowa high school. elias: 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... the first at the four-thousand block of woodland - east bound... next, one set up at the two- thousand block of hartford -

the 17-hundred block of park avenue - east bound. so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this!

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." elias: some choose coffee, but for a panda at the toronto zoo...why not wake up with a

zoo officials shared this video of the animal tumbling in the snow following a recent storm. as soon as he emerges from his cave, its time to roll down the snowy hill...even going at it a second time. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night

snow showers morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 cold front sunday may rain/snow showers with a return to the 30s possible next week. sabrina: trending now...a special day for a 106-year-old lady... " nat pop" sabrina:

mclaurin doesn't appear to be slowing down...and when she got to meet president obama and the first lady...she made sure to dance with them. two year's ago she began a social media campaign to meet them, and sunday she got her chance with her reaction going viral across social media. all: (reax) elias: (reax) elias: we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: ever heard of a rube goldberg machine? named after a famous cartoonist...they are devices that do simple tasks.....using numerous steps and complicated procedures... elias: such inventions are marvels of engineering...and at one iowa high school...a way for students to test their creativity. dan conradt has more on iowa's first rube goldberg competition. " it might sound like a

umbrella?" the answer might surprise you. "we have 30 steps," said st. ansgar high school senior jesse bless. this is the first time iowa has hosted an official rube goldberg competition. "1986 i believe is when the official rube goldberg started, and iowa has never done one," contest facilitator devin schwiesow told us. "we all had to build a rube goldberg machine, which is a complicated machine with a bunch of steps to complete a simple task," said bless. "their overall task is to open an umbrella," said schwiesow. the rules say the machine had to go through at least 20 steps, but no more than 75. "obviously, this is engineering at its core, being able to put steps together to make a process happen," schwiesow said. "it took a lot of trial and error," bless added. "the process from putting it on paper to achieving the goal was the hard part," said schwiesow. but it takes more than just engineering skills. "you have to work as a team, you have to come

follow through with those ideas," said "we worked pretty there was some were going to do certain steps," bless said. not every umbrella also a valuable lesson. "if you keep working at it, pretty soon you'll get it to work correctly," " (reax) sabrina time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions]

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 experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies should still get a nice

afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s possible next week. sam toss back.

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 five.... elias: a warning for those living along the des moines river, be sure to monitor conditions as chunks of ice moving along the waterway have started to cause ice jams. the warm spring-like temps over the past few days have helped break up ice on rivers. such jams can cause flooding and property damage, several decks in the fort dodge area have been destroyed by the moving ice. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: des moines police may have an answer to the city's first homicide of 20-16. last month, authorities found 71 year old norma jean mcneeley violently murdered. investigators now say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahi to the crime. yahi was shot and killed by urbandale police just over a week

police strongly the only possible suspect. elias: you need to know before you door... elias: today, the obama administration down to congress. has long-vowed to close the prison facility. opposed previous plans down. proposal involves transferring most of the detainees to other countries. those too travel will be held in the u-s. sabrina: elias: number four... sabrina: in flint, michigan, an analysis says that more than eight-thousand lead pipes are present in the city's water system. now that officials have an idea of the extent of lead pipes, the process now begins in removing them. finding the problem pipes has been difficult, as researchers had to comb through decades old city records that didn't clearly identify which pipes were lead. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: a date has now been set for a final decision on the permits

pipeline. the iowa utilities board will meet either on march 9th or the tenth to give their final say on the project. state regulators have spent months hearing from the public and researching the proposed pipeline's impact on iowa. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon

sabrina good morning, america. donald trump's vegas-size rally last night. his harshest words yet for ted cruz. >> this guy is sick. there's something wrong with this guy. >> and a a protest. >> i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you. >> as cruz is forced to fire a key staffer after new allegations of a dirty trick. that's all ahead of the next big vote. severe weather alert. a large tornado outbreak expected to hit the gulf coast. damaging winds up to 70 miles an hour and golf ball-sized hail. 21 million people in the threat zone. flooding rain and storms from texas to maine. snow hole emergency. this 10-year-old girl falls ten feet below the surface. her father desperately tries to pull her free and we have the rescuers who got there just in time. and are you ready for this? "gma" on safari.