i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday march first. 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: strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs

will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. we'll start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: the search continues for the two escapees from the newton correctional facility. anyone who sees michael amodeo and jessy foley should call 9-1-1.. now, the union representing employees of the department of corrections is blaming the escape on budget cuts. they say the

low, and expect the future. sabrina: two spot this morning... sabrina: part in democratic caucuses today. the "super tuesday" voting is the busiest day calendar. a new nationwide that hillary clinton and donald trump are on the verge of winning their respective party nominations. elias: the third thing walk out the elias: the justice department has published all it can of former secretary of state hillary clinton's private emails. the final batch, roughly 52- thousand messages, was released monday. over the past ten months the state department has reviewed and released emails from a private server used by clinton during her time as secretary of state. sabrina: elias: number four... sabrina: apple has scored a victory in a new york court as it continues to fight a f-b-i court order in california. a federal judge in brooklyn ruled investigators cannot force the tech company to

convicted drug dealer. apple faces pressure from the f-b-i to break into a phone used by the san bernardino shooters. both parties are expected to testify about encyption and privacy before the house judiciary committee today. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: the girls state basketball tourney got underway in des moines monday. class 1-a and 2-a both tipped off, including a victory by returning champs newell- fonda. class 2-a resumes this morning, with manson northwest webster taking on iowa city regina...followe d by the start of class 3-a play that continues regina...followe d by the start of class 3-a play that continues into the evening including a matchup between the defending champs from nevada and sioux center... so keep that in mind if you plan to head downtown today. sabrina: turning to the courtroom...and the latest from the trial of alexander fazzino... sabrina: he faces a first degree murder charge in connection with his wife's death... yesterday the

they ended with two d-c-i agents who noted emily did not overdose the day she died. then the defense took over, bringing the fazzino's house keeper and family to the stand. alex fazzino's mother, aunt and sister all testified they saw emily under the influence countless times. "slurring speech, disoriented, she was kind of staggering and i was so concerned i wanted to take her ot the hospital- did she go? she would not go" sabrina: more witnesses sabrina: more witnesses will testify for the defense today. be sure to stay with local 5 as we continue to cover this case. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

weather adlib: strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may and drifting from today under the cloud will only be able to with lows falling to around 20 tonight. cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into general area of a trace to an inch

start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. elias: a new development in the story of a new development in the story of andrew long... the grandview wrestler has been dismissed after school leaders say he violated a code of conduct contract... sunday night local five aired a piece about long's unlikely addition to the viking's roster... he had previously wrestled for iowa state and penn state, but was kicked off

problems off the mat. while at penn state, he was accused of removing a woman's underwear and touching her as she slept... he pleaded guilty to indecent assault and served nine months in prison. but the grand view coach agreed to give him another agreed to give him another chance. but with some strict rules about his behavior. one of those stipulations...no consumption of alcohol while a student. after hearing of a possible incident of the weekend, long was confronted by his coach...and admitted to violating the code. sabrina: before airing long's story, we also reached out to the iowa coalition against sexual assault. they say no matter what happened with long on the mat, there will always be a victim that shouldn't be forgotten in this story. they remind everyone there are a number of professionals across iowa who've been trained to help survivors of sexual assault and trauma. the iowa sexual abuse hotline offers confidential and

counseling and referrals 24/7. you can call them at 800-284- 7821. sabrina: and you at home sabrina: and you at home have shared your thoughts on this story...and be sure to keep them coming... you can watch the entire piece on we are iowa dot com. and then connect with us on facebook and twitter to share your thoughts. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with more good morning iowa still ahead.. short break, with more good morning iowa still ahead.. sabrina: coming up, a small wisconsin community gets pushed into the national spotlight due to a popular crime documentary. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe

the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...five-thousand block of northeast 22nd street. and a second at the ...49-hundred block of northwest beaver drive. so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is highway 30 near nevada... [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." sam: weather adlib: strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch

start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. sabrina a documentary following a d-n-a exoneree has thrown a community in northeast wisconsin into spotlight... "making a murderer" is a series about steven avery... after 18 years in prison, avery in 2003 of sexual attempter murder...but two years later ended up back in prison in connection with he, along with

convicted in the case... sabrina: publicity from the series has raised calls to have avery's case reviewed....thoug h wisconsin officials insist the program does not present all of the evidence. elias: the case has even divided the small town of manitowoc where the whole story played the case has even divided the small town of manitowoc where the whole story played out... nate stewart shows us how the community is handling the attention... "a once peaceful county in northeast wisconsin.. (nats - protests) ...has become the center stage for controversy, alleged corruption..and chaos "we just have a feeling that brendan and steven are both innocent and that they deserve new trials and that they should also be aware of what they have going on in this town as far as their government goes" it's not just the protestors here in manitowoc that think steven avery is innocent...it's all over the country. this after netflix's making a murderer was released late last year capt. larry zimney/manitowoc

"absolutely we're in the national spotlight, i mean...this avery issue is going to be on dateline tonight" in 2016 alone, the manitowoc county sheriff's office received credible bomb threats for the first time...closing down streets, evacuating buildings and putting the public on high alert... the caller claimed.. it was because of avery. capt. larry zimney/manitowoc police dept. "this situation has not died down yet..as far as for some people..there's a lot of polarization either way for whether you're pro avery or anti-avery" people living in michicot, the community where the avery auto salvage property is located, say that avery had a bad rep and wasn't respected...and that the documentary has divided the county curtis busse/green bay "this man was tried..he was convicted..and now all of a sudden there's shambles and he's innocent and i just don't think that's

tim spierling/supports police "i think it's just a shame that people are judging this town without even being here and meeting the people" to help prevent the negativity from expanding...residents created the hashtag love manitowoc, to shine some light on the positivity surrounding the county despite what outsiders see and hear "we try so hard to let everybody know that this is a great place to live" even as manitowoc hopes to rebuild its reputation.. and while some will continue to fight for avery's innocence... one thing is certain. the violent and tragic loss of teresa halbach. " elias: now through friday, we will have more stories taking you deeper into the story.. we'll hear from those who knew the victims, as well as the attorneys working on the avery case. tomorrow, we'll get to know more about the victim, teresa halbach...from those who knew her. all: (reax) sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's

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"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 strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged

the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. we'll start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. sam toss back.

in take a look at this today...not your typical political signage... elias: an ohio farmer is being quite direct in his opinions of the current presidential race...specificall y about donald trump... jerry slankard spelled out his feeling about the republican frontrunner....in cow manure. in his pasture, in big letters....he wrote out "no trump." the farmer's opinion covers an area wider than a football field. all: (reax) sabrina well time now for another

but when we come back... we're still weeks away from spring....but with money on our minds due to tax season, you may want to clean up your budget.

ring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's mt accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: strong winds and snow are going to

conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. we'll start warming back into the 40s, 50s and two missing inmates...one group has an

escape sabrina: guards at the newton correctional facility discovered the pair missing... continues for michael amodeo anyone who sees information whereabouts should immediately call 9-1-1... escape....the employees of the corrections is escape on budget cuts. they say theres enough staffing at the facilities... expect more inmates will get future... because inmates to guards is low. 1 to 150 or 1 to 100 is just not a safe ratio. and thats what our staff works with, not once in a while, but a lot. sabrina: the department of corrections says they continue to investigate how the inmates were able to escape... but they did not wish to comment about the union's claims. once again if you know anything about the whereabouts of michael amodeo or jessy foley ... you are asked to

elias: a win for apple tops our look at national headlines this morning... elias: the tech company is continuing its fight against a f-b-i court order in california... however yesterday, a federal judge in brooklyn ruled investigators cannot force the tech company to unlock an iphone owned by a convicted drug dealer. apple faces pressure from the f-b-i to break into a phone used by the san bernardino shooters. both parties are expected to testify about encyption and privacy before the house judiciary committee today. elias: and the justice department has published all it can of former secretary of state hillary clinton's private emails. the final batch, roughly 52- thousand messages, was released monday. over the past ten months the state department has reviewed and released emails from a private server used by clinton during her time as secretary of state. sabrina: super tuesday...the first day multiple states vote for a

over whats been a wild race to the white house. elias: early states narrowed both presidential fields but frontrunner donald trump and hillary clinton are hoping to tighten their grip on their parties' nominations today. abc's stephanie ramos has more. "script: the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and 10 delegates at stake. cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nomination but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. sot hrc "america's already great- make it

hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders? sanders "now it is time for massachusetts to lead the political revolution." tag- here in virginia - voter turnout today is expected to be huge - much more than the last time both parties held presidential primaries. stephanie ramos abc news alexandria, virginia " sabrina: and for those wanting to watch live coverage of the super tuesday happenings..515 brewing company will host a watch party starting at five this evening... you can also get the latest results online at we are iowa dot com... plus, coverage this evening on local five news at ten. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam:

strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks

precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. we'll start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. sabrina: new this morning....a positive result from the winds blowing through the hawkeye state... sabrina: governor terry branstad announced that more than 31- percent of iowa electricity...now comes from wind production.. new data from the u-s energy information administration puts iowa as the first...and only...state to cross the 30- percent mark. growing wind farms have attracted almost 12-billion dollars to the state's economy. within the next five years...it is expected that iowa will move up to 40-percent in wind produced electricity. elias: in two months. it's only been open for eight years. but there's not keep it open, and

close. one grimes council member says he's sad to see the ymca go, as grimes doesn't have many other gyms for families to go to now. "i would say disappointed is an understatement. we have a lot of grimes "i would say disappointed is an understatement. we have a lot of grimes residents that are members of the ymca, have been for years, have been eagerly anticipating the new ymca being built and for those reasons, ya, it's very, it's not a good day for a lot of grimes people. " elias: the center will stay open until april 30th, and employees will help members transition to other "y" locations in the metro. members do have access to the other 8 locations throughout the area. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take another short break here on good morning iowa... elias: coming up, a look at the action downtown as girls state basketball enters day two! 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... the first at

walnut - east bound a second set up at the ..... 18- hundred block of fleur - north bound and the third at the ....one- thousand block of 56th - norhtbound so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is u-s 30 near ames... [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

sam: weather adlib: strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed iowa centered roughly it will keep pushing morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the and drifting from today under the cloud will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. we'll start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms

sabrina: trending now...a home for a cat with quite the facial hair... sabrina: social media fell in love with the "mustache cat"...an abandoned kitten with a black patch of fur shaped like a mustache above her mouth ... she was dumped in a box of items outside a salvation army donation center. the cat was taken to a no-kill shelter, which received dozens of applications from people hoping to adopt her. and now, one lucky family is taken the feline home....already giving it a well- suited name...."mustachi o" all:

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

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: if you were were downtown monday....you may have notice a few school buses at wells fargo arena... sabrina: that's because the girls state basketball tourney got underway in des moines monday. class 1-a and 2-a both tipped off, including a victory by returning champs newell- fonda. class 2-a resumes this morning... with manson northwest webster taking on iowa city regina...followe d by the start of class 3-a play that continues into the evening including a matchup between the defending champs from nevada and sioux center... some good matchup set to hit the courts today! elias: sticking with basketball....the cyclones took the court last night for a memorable game... not because of the opponent, which was oklahoma state... but, it was senior night...the final game for georges niang, abdel nader and

play inside of hilton... the trio sent out on top...as iowa state beats o-s-u 58 to 50....wh niang"the support, the love, the real love that i felt here. i was niang"the support, the love, the real love that i felt here. i was afraid for that to happen one last time. and you know i think i've put my all into this place and i'm content with closing the chapter at hilton, because i left everything i had out there." mckay"you can't thank cyclone nation enough, you just appreciate them every day, especially with traveling on the roads and seeing what other teams' crowds may look like, you just appreciate it every day." nader"especially with these two guys right here i've built such a strong relationship with them in the past three years since i've been here and just the energy and the positivity that's around this place, it's a hell of a place and i'm gonna miss it."" elias: the final game of the regular season is all set.

the regular season is all set. iowa state travels down to take on the 12- time big 12 champion and new #1 kansas jayhawks saturday. the cyclones could knock off its second number one of the year and become the first big 12 team to sweep kansas since 2001! all: (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] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a elias:

the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this.

elias: the search continues for the two escapees from the newton correctional facility. anyone who sees michael amodeo and jessy foley should call 9-1-1.. now, the union representing employees of the department of corrections is blaming the escape on budget cuts. they say the ratio of guards to inmates is low, and expect more escapes in the future. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: voters in a dozen states will take part in republican and democratic primaries or caucuses today. the "super tuesday" voting is the busiest day on the primary calendar. a new nationwide survey shows that hillary clinton and donald trump are on the verge of winning their respective party nominations. elias: the third thing you need to

elias: the justice department has published all it can of former secretary of state hillary clinton's private emails. the final batch, roughly 52- thousand messages, was released monday. over the past ten months the state department has reviewed and released emails from a private server used by clinton during her time as secretary of state. sabrina: number four... sabrina: apple has scored a victory in a new york court as it continues to fight a f-b-i court order in california. a federal judge in brooklyn ruled investigators cannot force the tech company to unlock an iphone owned by a convicted drug dealer. apple faces pressure from the f-b-i to break into a phone used by the san bernardino shooters. both parties are expected to testify about encyption and privacy before the house judiciary committee today. elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: the girls state basketball tourney got underway in des moines monday. class 1-a and 2-a both tipped off, including a victory by returning champs newell- fonda. class 2-a

northwest webster taking on iowa city regina...followe d by the start of class 3-a play that continues into the evening including a matchup between the defending champs from nevada and sioux center... so keep that in mind if you plan to head downtown today. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for northern iowa through the morning hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. the winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. it will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. we'll start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with posbly a fethunderstorms thrown into the mix.

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