40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state.

let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: beginning with a gunman opening fire at an excel industries manufacturing plant in kansas thursday... the shooter killed three people and injured more than a dozen more across four crime scenes. the suspected gunman, who died in a shootout with police, has been identified as an employee of the plant. sabrina: plant. sabrina: in the number sabrina: prosecution in brought six more witnesses to the stand thursday... family members fazzino, who died in 20-12. her husband, alexander, has been charged with murder in her death. today, the court will hear testimony from as the trial winneshiek county. the third thing you need to know before you door... des moines water works says it'll nitrates into the raccoon river. the company had been told it needs to make

disposes of nitrates and chlorides, by 20- 20. environmental groups say it's important to improve the livability for aquatic life. sabrina: number four... sabrina: last night, the five remaining republican presidential candidates took the debate stage....but the spotlight focused mainly on the top three. marco rubio and ted cruz working to take down the front runner donald trump.... who is on a three-state win streak leading into super tuesday. that's when more than a dozen states will hold primaries. sabrina: democrats still have one competition before saturday, the south carolina primary this weekend. the latest polls have hillary clinton up by at least 20 points over bernie sanders. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: where will the donut king be moving his throne? popular donut maker lou king will be closing up shop at his current location next month.

the property currently a new location found for the sabrina: new this county of an increase in phone scams... the sheriff's office has seen a significant increase, with multiple people falling victim to the scams... the most popular ones include the i-r-s call.. multiple people falling victim to the scams... popular ones call.. where a victim is contacted by the suspect and told they owe back taxes requiring immediate payment... reports have jury duty phone caller claims to be "deputy jim lewis." they then for the victim failing to appear for jury duty. also being used phone scam, demanded or will be cut off. and also the scam....involving lawsuit will be filed and the

make payment immediately... so what should you do if you suspicious call? do not call the contact your authorities about any and help spread the word that a scammer is contacting community.. elias: west des moines established a safety exchange elias: meant to be a location where anyone buying or selling items online can meet to exchange the items...in a safe environment... been set up at the law enforcement center on mills civic parkway...the location can also be used for child custody exchanges.. west des moines police have put up signage near the main entrance of the building.. the exchange zone will also be monitored through surveillance cameras 24- hours a day. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib:

warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. highs today are going to climb into the upper 40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the

stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state. sabrina: there will be plenty to do around the metro this weekend...and most of it begins sabrina: exhibitors will be setting up at the iowa state fairgrounds for arts & crafts elias: eight states will take part in iowa's largest craft show.. the event opens the varied industries building.. the event goes through sunday, with everything from furniture to jewelry on display and for sale.

and there will be the state historical building...as moines presents evening of dance.. professional and pre- dancers will put show... will feature from past and upcoming the ballet troupe. elias: and tomorrow, the epicenter of bluegrass music the bluegrass music association of iowa will hold its annual festival at the stoney creek inn for both days... music fans can catch lots of performances and even practice their playing during some of the workshops. sabrina a busy and fun weekend ahead... well at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more good morning iowa ahead.. elias: coming up...its oscar

we'll turn to our resident movie gurus for their picks.. sabrina: 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 ...one- thousand block of northeast 54th avenue.. and a second at the ...five- hundred block of northeast 80th street in pleasant hill. so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: after the rain... the rising waters of rivers in vermont have forced some to seek higher ground in the state.. first responders doing their best to help move residents, as they watch their homes and cars go under water... travel a big concern as well, with several roads impassable due to water. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a

highs today are going to climb into the upper 40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case

elias: a newly restored plan has become the possession of the iowa air national guard... the jet has been painted to look like that used for missions during the vietnam war. sabrina: and after receiving a face- lift, the aircraft will be heading to its new home in washington, as part of a display... jess plue has more on the re- done jet. "this is an f-100 super saber jet- it' s been refurbished to look like one of the f-100's that flew misty missions in the vietnam war. "this plane was used as a fast-forward air controller. what they would do is fly low and fast, get the bad guys to shoot at them, and mark the targets. then they would call in bombing strikes to get teh bad guys," says david miller, paint facility manager. although this jet looks ready to go, the inside of the plane has been gutted... with the body repainted to resemble

displaying everythign from the original sioux city numbers.. to the actual..captain's name. "it was for the misty that they flew in vietnam. that's why the tail is 'he' and that's why you see the blue names next to the canopies of actual misty pilots that flew the misty missions in vietnam," says david miller, the paint facility manager. the names and numbers aren't the only interesting tidbit about the f-100. "it was designed as a slick-wing fighter like this to go supersonic and it was just the new technology at the time that allowed it," says scott plambeck, vice wing commander at the the f-100 jets were the first planes with the ability to go supersonic..meaning, faster than the speed

elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. techbytes people replacing robots - mercedes is bringing in humans to replace robots pokemon annivers hey there. in today's "techbytes" -- a major reversal by mercedes. >> the german luxury automaker replacing robots with humans. you heard that right. they just can't keep up with the individuallization of humans. tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of pokemon. it's showing no signs of letting up. >> events marking the big birthday being held around the world. and "fuller house" is now streaming on netflix.

>> most of the original stars are back for the '80s classic except the olsen twins who say they don't act anymore. twitter is on fire for fan reaction. most saying they're stage up all night and all day to binge watch. >> so what are we waiting for? let's get out of here. those are your "techbytes." >> have a great day. only kraft natural cheese has a touch of philadelphia cream cheese, so whatever you make,

"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 we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. highs today are going to climb into the upper 40s under a nice and breezy southwest

tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and sunshine and dry system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state. sam toss back.

this today...a look at the gurus... elias: we asked sam and our behind the scenes graphic technician carson aden to

picks... both pretty well up to date on the contenders...havi ng seen quite a few of the movies being nominated... let's start with the supporting roles... for actor...sam went with tom hardy from the revenant... carson says mark ruffalo in spotlight.... all: (reax) sabrina: mark ruffalo in spotlight.... all: (reax) sabrina: for supporting actress...you jennifer jason leigh in the hateful eight.. roles....sam went blanchett in carol... carson chose brie larson from all: (reax) sabrina:

dicaprio finally gets his lead actor oscar... elias: let's see what you two say for the other big award....best picture you both say spotlight will win out over the competition.... all: (reax) sabrina: alright...well be

they air right here on local five sunday night...with host chris rock. well time now short break... but when we come back... accusations have manufacturer... what happened jimmy kimmel live.

"you're watching good are iowa." sabrina elias: now elias: u-s lawmakers takata of faking cover up the issue. internal documents from takata in the past they showed company that data on inflator quality ...was manipulated to hide the problems. the recall of defective air bag inflators made by takata now involves 14 vehicle manufacturers and millions of involves 14 vehicle manufacturers and millions of u.s. vehicles. the nhtsa calls the takata recall..... the largest and most complex safety recall in u.s. history. elias: and finally...some new low-calorie breakfast items are being tested by mcdonalds... starting this week, two different low- carbohydrate

have gone on sale at test cities... one contains egg whites, turkey sausage, spinach and kale... . another has scrambled egg and kale... . another has scrambled egg and chorizo sausage with hashbrowns, salsa and pico de gallo no word on when they go nationwide elias: 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] good morning iowa returns after this.

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for

week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: johnson... elias: weather is good morning iowa... in with central accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) weather adlib: we are starting our cloudy start and a highs today are going 40s under a nice and wind. overnight clear skies around with a quiet and mild the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry system has it's eye on

morning. as of now it to see a large area of overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state. our top story...a shooting spree in kansas leaves four dead thursday... sabrina: that includes the suspected shooter...38- year- old cedric ford.. who police say, had a long arrest record. elias: he was killed at the lawn mower equipment maker where he worked, but not before taking three lives and injuring many others. here's abc's clayton sandell with the latest. script: police say 38-year old cedric ford started his rampage shooting at random drivers? wounding two? before heading to excel industries in hesston kansas where he worked. sot - sheriff / or short nats to have something like this is tragic ford heads inside? armed with a rifle and

sot - eyewitness sot and then i seen a mob of people just start running out saying run, run and pop pop pop pop pop? was all i heard and then everybody started scattering out of the building and i didn't know what happened until i got outside and seeing wounded people coming out. police and witnesses say ford kept shooting until a single officer? the first to arrive? fires back. sot - sheriff there was a particular law enforcment here in heston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far as im concerned. in the end? four employees, including the shooter, would not survive? many more wounded. sot - sheriff - inside the building he shot a total of 15 people around 150 employees were inside at the time? worried friends and family waited for news. sot jennifer - i just can't believe that the guy that show

not much is known yet about the victims? who have not been identified. ford? who post has an extensive criminal record in florida? posted these photos and videos on facebook. (scott, has your standards people cleared these?) police aren't yet saying why they believe he opened fire on his co-workers, but they've ruled out terrorism. excel is family-owned company that makes lawnmowing equipment? since 1960. sot - paul mullet / ceo excel / "we're really saddened by this horrific event and our heart goes out to all of our employees, all the families whose loved ones got injured or killed, and we're going to do what we can to take care of them and bring them through this tragedy." according to the gun violence archive? hesston is the thirty- third mass shooting in the united states? just this year. clayton sandell, abc news wichita kansas. " sabrina: back in iowa...the prosecution in the fazzino trial brought six more witnesses to the stand thursday... sabrina: the case centers around the 20-12 death of emily fazzino... her husband, alexander, facing murder charges in her death... she was found dead in the bathtub of her home.

and had a prescription drug problem. among those on the stand thursday...emily fazzino's sister, and cousin -- the couple's relationship- involving police occassions week before emily's death. law jeff also described the night of emilys death. saying the first thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her." brother-in-law, "i didn't believe what we were walking into, it was just police officers there, there were kids there saying 'mommy's gone, mommy's gone.' i didn't really know how to react." sabrina: the testimony ended early, as attorneys debated on whether emily's father would be healthy enough to testify... when it resumes today, more testimony from witnesses for the prosecution is expected..includi ng several doctors.. local five's claire powell

in winneshiek county. look for full reports later today.. elias: a change will be coming for des moine water works... elias: the utility says it'll end the practice of dumping nitrates into the raccoon river. water works has been told it needs to make some changes to the way it disposes of nitrates and chlorides, by 20- 20. environmental groups say it's important to improve the livability for aquatic life. they're not the only ones troublesome down in had to use a process to bring the water level to appropriate concentrations. " on the phone/mike system helps take the water, but it's a very costly system to operate." elias: des moines water works hasn't gotten bids out or started any construction yet. but still, they'd to be done this year. sabrina:

republican contenders held last night's the spotlight focusing primarily on the top three in the polls... sabrina: while there may while there may contenders...it trump, marco cruz who lead the debate... cruz and rubio doing their best lead of trump... he is on a three- super tuesday. that's when more states will hold primaries. sabrina: sabrina: democrats still have one competition before saturday, the south carolina primary this weekend. the latest polls have hillary clinton up by at least 20 points over bernie sanders. sabrina: this afternoon, drake university will host an interesting conference focusing on the 20-16 presidential contest... the discussion will focus on a variety of national and international topics...with a keynote panel of experts talking about the most pressing issues facing the next commander in chief.

moderated by the director of drake's constitutional law center. elias: we're back with sam schreier... (sam adlibs) weather adlib: we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. highs today are going to climb into the upper breezy southwest tonight we'll keep with a quiet and mild the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay southwest winds and

mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come morning so we are going to see our highs and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state. elias:: after fifty years at one location....donut king is looking for a new place to set up shop... its current property is being turned into something else by developers. and the clock is ticking as donut king's long-time owner scrambles to

lou king, owner, "i though maybe we had until the end of the year minimum, maybe next spring. but he decided to jump and do things quicker." 1:56 " elias: right now, lou says his last day of operation will be around march 20th. we know thousands of his customers are waiting for news on a new location. and they're helping out with a go-fund-me page. local 5 will make sure you let you know what's next for lou, just as soon as we hear. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a quick break here on good morning iowa.. sabrina: coming up, we'll check the newest releases hitting theaters this weekend... elias: but before we go...as you get ready to start

safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set the first at the 25-hundred block of south union facing north bound a second at the seven hundred block of 35th - south bound and the third set up at the four hundred block of 42nd - north 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

"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: we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. highs today are going to climb into the upper 40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday

looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state. sabrina elias: we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." "good morning america tease " "you're watching good

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." sabrina: first up...eddie the eagle," based on the true story of the most beloved bad ski jumper in olympic history. despite his effort to achieve gold, he fell a bit short...but did become the basis for a new rule in the olympic guidelines. eddie the eagle is rated pg-13 all: (reax) elias: next up we have triple nine... a cops-and- criminals action flick where the line between right and wrong is hazy at best the movie has an all-star cast including woody harrelson, anthony mackie

triple 9 is rated r all: (reax) sam: sam: and finally we have "gods of egypt,"... a fantasy adventure following the fight among two gods over who should rule egypt... with gerard butler as the merciless god of darkness who wants nothing more than chaos gods of egypt is rated pg-13 all: (reax) sabrina

short break...but before we go let's check traffic...this is iowa 415 coming into the metro to our north... as you can see into the metro to our north... as you can see multiple law enforcement working the scene of a traffic accident, multiple law enforcement working the scene of a traffic accident, we are working to get more information on... that's near i-35 at second avenue... we'll continue to follow this and let you know of any updates... good morning iowa continues after this!

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. highs today are going to climb into the upper 40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight

with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s afternoon showers especially in northern still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in case it dives south of the state. sam toss back. sabrina

sabrina sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head

elias:

industries manufacturing elias: beginning with a gunman opening fire at an excel industries manufacturing plant in kansas thursday... the shooter killed three people and injured more than a dozen more across four crime scenes. the suspected gunman, who died in a shootout with police, has been identified as an employee of the plant. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: and the prosecution in the fazzino trial brought six more witnesses to the stand thursday... they included family members of the late emily fazzino, who died in 20-12. her husband, alexander, has been charged with murder in her death. today, the court will hear testimony from several doctors as the trial continues in winneshiek county. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: des moines water works says it'll end the practice of dumping nitrates into the raccoon river. the company had been told it needs to make some changes to the way it disposes of nitrates and

environmental groups say it's important to improve the livability for aquatic life. sabrina: number four... sabrina: last night, the republican presidential candidates took the debate stage....but the spotlight focused mainly on the top three. marco rubio and ted cruz working to take down the front runner donald trump.... who is on a three-state win streak leading into super tuesday. that's when more than a dozen states will hold primaries. sabrina: have one before tuesday, carolina primary the latest polls have hillary clinton up by at least 20 points over bernie sanders. elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: where will the donut king be moving his throne? popular donut maker lou king will be closing up shop at his current location next month. that's because location next month. that's because developers have new plans for the property where he is currently located. a new location still hasn't been

iconic business. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. highs today are going to climb into the upper 40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we ar going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and good morning, america. breaking overnight, deadly shooting. >> the gun was strapped to him. he was ready to go. >> the chase to stop the rampage. four killed. more than a dozen injured. what we're learning this morning about the gunman and the hero

fireworks at the gop debate. >> this guy's a chokee artist. all sides. >> if he builds the wall the way he belt trump tower he'll be it. >> rubio rune looking to make it a two-man race overnight. is it too little too late with susuper tuesdays away? marco rubio joins us this morning. a bombshell in court. the shocking video that erin anandrews ner wanted anyone to see played in court for the jury. the ancing with the stars" host in tears as she gets set to testify in that $75 million trial. and get ready for gold. it's almost time for oscar and all eyes on host chris rock. >> i'm only here cause ellen didn't want to do the show. >> what will he say about the oscar controversy and who will take home the biggest awards of night. will leo dicaprio andylvester stlone finally win? we are on the red carpet this morning and inside the theater with behind-the-scenes secrets