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: we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they

early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms! sabrina let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: authorities are on the hunt for these two men....jessy foley and michael amodeo the pair have escaped from the newton correctional facility. guards noticed they had gone missing during a routine check saturday night. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1

two spot this morning... a virginia police officer has died after responding to a shooting on her first day of ashley guidon police officers shot while responding to the call. found another woman dead, and began shooting at police. he now faces charges in both deaths. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: the staff of michigan's governor may have known something about the water problems in flint as far back as 20-14. recently released emails from governor rick snyders aides shows them discussing switching the city's water supply from the flint river to lake huron. his spokesman said those were preliminary concerns before the lead problem became an issue. elias: number four... elias: tomorrow will mark a big day in the presidential race, as both parties prepare for "super tuesday." the biggest day of competition aside from the actual election will feature caucuses and primaries in almost a dozen

campaigns for some of the candidates. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: hollywood's biggest night featured big wins for the movie "spotlight", actor leonardo dicaprio, and actress brie larson. all three took home awards in the major categories. host chris rock also addressed the uproar over the lack of diversity in the nominees for the 88th academy awards...calling the ceremony "the white people's choice awards." elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs)

weather adlib: we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of

sabrina: we have an update on last week's event to help the children's cancer connection. this morning we know how much money iowans helped raise... this is video from "camping the night away," a big fundraiser for children's cancer connection. the money raised helps pay for a free summer camp for kids with a cancerdiagnosis, and their families too! "1:28 what we really encourage them to do is maybe the things that their cancer and all the people around them have told them they can no longer do. so we've had children who've lost an arm or a leg on the climbing walls. " 1:40 sabrina: the fundraising goal was 50- thousand dollars, children's cancer connection exceeded it, raising 64 thousand dollars. elias:

short break with lots more good morning iowa still ahead... sabrina: coming up, we'll see who took home oscar last night....and how our movie gurus did on their predictions. 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.... block of and a second at block of northeast 23rd avenue. so take care on the roads today... sabrina: let's also get a quick look at this is i-235 at valley west... good morning

"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're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling

will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms! elias: it had to happen eventually. leonardo

nearly half a dozen times finally took home his oscar. sabrina: plus a big surprise in the best supporting actor category. abc's lauren lyster recaps hollywood's biggest night. " mad max fury road collected the most gold and it was the first oscar for leonardo dicaprio all on a night where taking center stage along with the folks winning awards, was the broader controversy over a lack of diversity in hollywood... script: nats: "spotlight" a thoughtful film about a newspaper --investigating sex abuse by boston's catholic priests--took oscar's top prize last night--winning best picture. sot - chris rock: if they nominated hosts--i wouldn't even get this job. but it was oscar host--chris rock--who really owned the night--addressing the academy's diversity controversy--right out of the gate. nats: film parody: i'm the danish girl. placing black actors in parodies of several nominated films... nats: film parody: you should get me. don't worry black astonaut. we will. even calling hollywood "racist." sot - chris rock hollywood is sorority racist. it's like we like you rhonda. but you're not a kappa. after five acting nominations--leonardo dicaprio's losing streak--finally ended. his gritty performance as a wounded frontiersman seeking

revenant"--his impassioned acceptance speech--a dire warning-- sot - dicaprio climate change is real. it is happening right now. it is the most urgent threat facing our entire species. best actress--as predicted--went to room's bree larson. the biggest upset of the evening--the supporting actor to "bridge of spies" mark ryance--in a category chock full of hollywood heavy hitters. and "the danish girl's" alicia vikander took home best supporting actress. but the most awarded film of the night--not the sensitive, serious films that dominated the awards--but instead--mad max fury road--with a six win oscar haul. lauren lyster tag: and as the oscar scene winds down behind me -- what moment stuck with viewers? well, on social media leonardo dicaprio's best actor win generated more than 440-thousand tweets per minute - that was the most tweeted moment of an oscar telecast ever -- beating the previous record set when ellen deneneres tweeted that star-studded selfie when she was host. lauren lyster, abc news, hollywood.

sabrina: of course we want to see how our movie gurus faired in their predictions for last night... it looks like neither sam nor carson had either of the supporting awards picked... all: (reax) elias: but you both did better with the big three.... carson had actor, actress and movie picked correctly... sam missed on actress...choosi

actress...choosi ng cate blanchett over brie larson... all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with tech bytes. techbytes apple event-- apple was in today's "techbytes" -- a change to apple's next big event. >> reports indicate the company will unveil new products on march 21st, a week later than originally expected. >> a new miniiphone, ipad models, and straps for the apple watch will likely be unveiled. a new phone for techies with

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sam weather adlib: put script here in green we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. mostly clear skies be building through the day. it is going to windy with highs 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going

we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms! sam toss back.

well time now for another short break... but when we come back... not many people are given a second chance let alone a third. hear the story of a sex offender and athlete who's getting another shot here in the metro.

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: college wrestling programs across the country are getting ready to compete in national tournaments, including the four time- defending naia champs - grand view university.

made a name for themselves after competing in the sport for just seven seasons. this year, one of the wrestlers gaining national attention is 26- year-old andrew long, ranked number one at 149 pounds. its a story of an unlikely third chance for a man who rose back to the top came after falling to the bottom. and you'll only see it right here on local five... " pkg open music plays nat - espn broadcast 2009 ncaa championships "andrew long a freshman from iowa state performing on this sports biggest stage" some train a lifetime in hopes of achieving what andrew long has in the sport of wrestling nat - espn broadcast big10 championship "eventually persistance paid off and i wanted to ge that takedown more" two time all american, big ten champion and national runner up top the long list of accomlihsments but off the mat - long made headlines as well...with a criminal wrap sheet that overshadowed his biggest accomplishments nat - takedown wrestling "the fight network presents this program

takedown" few know long's life story better than takedown wrestling host scott casber, and close family friend steve foster. scott casber - host of takedown wrestling "its very unique when you se a kid live up to what you think he's going to be" steve foster - close family friend "sometimes in wrestling community, it demands so much in that sport - you've wrestled yourself i wrestled for eight years meyself and it demands a lot and you can sometimes get the priorities switched around a little bit." long was dismissed from the cyclone program in 2010 where he placed second in the nation after several run-ins with the law, mostly related to drinking - but he found a new home as a nitany lion under cael sanderson who recruite long before leaving iowa state for penn state. steve foster - close family friend great success on the mat - andrew did - then he took off to penn state with cael

iowa state, still cheering for him as a human being, missed him not representing iowa state, but as a human still cheering for andrew strong. it was the kind of support andrew long would end up needing the most. following his third place finish in the national tournamnet, long was accused of rape after an off campus incident involveing a 55-year- old woman. long who doesn't remember the incident becuase he was drunk later pleaded guilty to indecent assault and served 9 months in a pennsylvania prison. steve foster - close family friend "i tried to build him up and lift him up and he used to write me letters when he was in prison and i cherish those letters, i can tell you right where they're at in my house becuase they're filled with resiliancy, full of compasion for life, for getting back on the highway."" elias: coming up a

hour...we'll hear from andrew long...and have more on his story... but as we head to commercial....a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this.

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: we're coming off an weather adlib: we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a

morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms! elias: our top story...police are on the lookout for two escaped prisoners this morning... elias: authorities say the pair went missing from the newton correctional facility... guards discovered jessy

michael amodeo were gone during a routine check saturday night. at this point, three local sheriff's departments as well as the des moines police department are working to help find them. both men were in the minimum security facilty for drug- related charges and would not considered changed, now the loose. corrections take the risk of escaping, you have to assume that there is some threat. however, there's some kind of you figure they don't want to get caught." elias: when they're caught, the two inmates face additional five year prison sentences. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately. sabrina:: : super tuesday is almost here. 11 states are up for grabs and the candidates are still throwing punches. how are the candidates positioning themselves in this fight? abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from the

" script: the gop frontrunner?donald trump taking insults from all sides?. (move rubio insult first since it's newer!) rubio sot - trump "doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged with the spray tan (from ines delacuetara) cruz sot - if we nominate donald trump in all likelihood hillary wins and if that happens we lose this country. trump has racked up support from some of the loudest names in politics.? an endorsement from new jersey governor chris christie ?and a first senate endorsement from alabama's jeff sessions. trump spent the weekend answering questions about an endorsement he may not want?from klu klux klan former grand wizard david duke. djt >> honestly, i don't know david duke. i don't believe i've ever met him, and i just don't know anything about him. " on the democratic side - hillary clinton has more delegates and more momentum than bernie sanders after her victory in this weekend's south carolina primary ramos tag: no candidate can wrap up the nomination on super tuesday but it

frontrunners are expected to separate themselves from their closest competitors. stephanie ramos abc news alexandria virginia sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we're coming off an weather adlib: we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid

continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms! sabrina:

proceedings resume in the fazzino trial... sabrina: alexander accused of murdering his 2012. father testified about the night before her death. in written testimony, he talks about her drug abuse, detox and a demeanor. the medical the initial autopsy also took the stand, saying she leans towards homicide over any other cause of death. local five will have full coverage from the trial throughout its duration. sabrina: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa elias: coming up....more on the return to the wrestling mats for one central iowan... mats for one central iowan... sabrina: but before we go...as you get ready totart your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at three locations... the first at the....44-hundred block of park avenue - west bound..

hundred block of university - west bound and the third at the 23-hundred block of hull...facing east 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

ahmed and we are iowas most accurate meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam:

we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms!

good morning iowa coming up

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: this morning we have been talking about a young iowan's third chance to return to the sport of wrestling... elias: his biggest competition hasn't been an opponent....but rising back up from the bottom... now, we hear what it took for andrew long to

and you'll only see it right here on local five... " elias johnson "what was the rock bottom for you and have you hit rock bottom? andrew long "rock bottom is when you decide to stop digging, you know? i mean when you're the one digging you can stop, but for me it was like dragging my family through a lot of the consquences that were of my own doing, you know i made these choices and now my family has to be the recipient of that..." elias johnson did that hurt the most and you saw how your parents were hurt by your decisions? andrew long "yeah. i'd say just having to explain, this is what i did, again, i don't want you to be mad at me, i don't want you to think of me as a failure, or something." nat - grandview wrestling room as long worked to escape from his bottom in life - one of the first to extend a helping hand as he completed couselling was grandview head wrestling coach, nick mitchell nick mitchell - grand view head wrestling coach i just started having

some time with him and really find out where he was as a person amd changes he's made in his life and once i got to the point where i we started talkingt o the admiinstration and everybody else. andrew long we want to give you another chance, we want to help you get your life back on track we want to help the idea was to have andrew, now 26, enroll at grandview and join the viking wrestling team. his physical ability was never in doubt but his past wasn't easy to overlook. elias johnson "andrew is a registered sex offender, is that hard for some people to look past you think? nick mitchell - grand view head wrestling coach "i'm sure it is. i mean the term itself with all of us envokles a little fear there's a stigma attached to it. the best ting we did is we had a lot of pople envolved int his decision from our president to the vice president our members

them had tome to sit down and talk with andrew and that was the best thing we cold have done becuase it gave everybody a better sense as to who he was, the same thing i was looking for seeing where he was in his life and i think thats the big ting that anybody who talks to him sees and can be comforatble with the situation and those red flags disappear." andrew long "as grace is sufficient i stand on alot of scriptures. if i have questions with ethical decisions or moral decision or whats right and whats wrong i'll just read that and discover the truth in there and that keeps me on the straight and after becoming the to ever win a midlands championship, andrew staff off his back on the mat, and more importantly- in life scott casber - host of takedown wrestling the story of wrestling is of second chances. there are so few undefeateds out there and so few gold

finished in second third or fourth. so, lets face it the sport embraces second third and fourth and he is getting a second chance and some would say a third chance." steve foster - close family friend life is about getting restarted becuase life will put you on your back sometimes, it will put you on your back and that's what's great about the sport of wrestling is it teaches you to get off your back. andrew long "god's got the show now" "

there's no doubt andrew is a phenomanal wrestler - currently ranked number 1 at 149 lbs. but what would happen if someone without his talent, but still had a wrap sheet and wated to attend grand view as a student? university president, kent henning sent us this statement...sayin g in part that the school takes safety as a primary concern.....and assess if each individual poses any danger to the university community.. adding quote...."andrew was treated no differently from any other student, athlete or not." henning states the school determined long had resolved his past issues...but was admitted with appropriate restrictions... one of those restirctions is andrew is not allowed to live on campus. the iowa coalition against sex assault wants to remind

will always be a victim in this story and want to know further treatment andrew is taking to aviod repeating his past. sabrina: now since this piece first-aired last night, local five has received some feedback...both positive and negative.. and we want to take a moment to address some of the comments... one viewer asked..."what could have possibly made you decide to do this story as though he had overcome alcoholism or drug abuse? of course his life is better. he wasn't the victim." we also had calls about why we didn't speak

elias: (reax) sabrina: remember to keep sending in your thoughts... you can post comments on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . the contact information is on your screen. elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current

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mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs close to 40 and we have another small rain/snow chance on thursday morning. we start warming up again on saturday with highs into the 50s and 60s look to return early next week with the small possibility of even a few thunderstorms! sam

sabrina elias: sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... ... right after this.

let's get a final look at your top five.... sabrina: authorities are on the hunt for these two men....jessy foley and michael amodeo the pair have escaped from the newton correctional facility. guards noticed they had gone missing during a routine check saturday night. if anyone has any information on the missing inmates, you're encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: a virginia police officer has died after responding to a shooting on her first day of work. ashley guidon was among three police officers shot while responding to the call. when they arrived, they found another woman dead, and the suspect then began shooting at police. he now faces charges in both deaths. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: the staff of michigan's governor may have known something about the water problems in flint as far back as 20-14.

from governor rick snyders aides shows them discussing switching the city's water supply from the flint river to lake huron. his spokesman said those were preliminary concerns before the lead problem became an issue. elias: number four... elias: tomorrow will mark a big day in the presidential race, as both parties prepare for "super tuesday." the biggest day of competition aside from the actual election will feature caucuses and primaries in almost a dozen states. it could end the campaigns for some of the candidates. sabrina: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: hollywood's biggest night featured big wins for the movie "spotlight", actor leonardo dicaprio, and actress brie larson. all three took home awards in the major categories. host chris rock also addressed the uproar over the lack of diversity in the nominees for the 88th academy awards...calling the ceremony "the white people's choice awards." sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib we're coming off an extremely warmnd gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked

today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbi into the mi cloudy with plenty of temperatures falling will move into northern and central from that location on "good morning america." good morning, amamerica. chris rock stealing the spotlight at the oscars. >> well, i'm here at the academy awards otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. >> facing the diversity backlash head on. >> youe damn right hollywood's racist. >> leonardo dicaprio finally breaking through with a win. >> i do not take tonight for granted. >> lady gaga with a show-stopping performance. happens to you happens to you happens to you >> the moment thatt broht everyone to their feet. a rock star reception for

>> wow, wow, this is amazing. >> commanding a massive crowd in alabama.a. facing fire from all sides after failing to condemn the kkk. >> not only is that wrong, it makes him unelectable. >> but can anything stop the front-runner's surge on the campaign's biggest day yet? and is hillary clinton on the verg of locking down the nomination? and we are taking you behind the scenes of hollywood's biggest night like only "gma" can from the red carpet to backstage. you won an oscar, brie. u won an oscar. >> i really can't believe it. >> we're one-on-one exclusively with the big winners. their first interview, seconds after taking home the gold. all e unforgettable moments. >> let's get this money. >> the "gma" oscars after-party starts right now. >> good morning. >> good morning.