sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday december 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: snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldn't have to worry about either of them. we are going to see mostly few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. the metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs

. >>> hossein ahmed has died at the age of 89. he is one of the key figures in resistance to french colonial rool after independence in 1962 continued to push for political pleurallism and spent decades in exile in switzerland. presidential runoff was cancelled after allegations of fraud but martelly from port-au-prince. >> not good enough, formation of a commission to investigate claims of fraud in the october presidential election. >> the members of the commission were hand picked by president martelly and his commission. we don't recognize it. >> reporter: the critique followed the prime minister's announcement of the five member commission on tuesday. >> the government guarantees the commission's authority. >> opposition groups say some people voted multiple times while intimidation kept many from casting ballots. that in a race with dozens of candidates vying for presidency. this is just some of the faces of the 54 original presidential candidates in haiti. the december 27 runoff has been postponed indefinitely but people we

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on friday december eleventh 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)

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on ((day and date)) elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist bree sullivan! hey sam! bree: (bree adlibs) bree (bree adlibs) bree: weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 4

and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday december tenth 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: sam: weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures climbing into the 60s across central iowa! we should start with partly cloudy skies but i think we'll have full sunshine by the end of the day. all that sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the metro. overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through th

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday december 16th 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: today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, a

it's never been an issue that its owner ahmed is muslim. if it is now, it's only because he wants nothing to do with the perpetrators. ahmed: whoever does something like this is not a muslim, shooting at people with kalashnikovs. it could have been me or my family. the shooting was at the other end of the street, but they could just as easily have been shooting here in my restaurant, and there were a lot of people inside. >> susanna's husband and ahmed have been friends for many years. last friday's attacks have only brought them closer together. francois: what i feel is the absolute necessity to stand together, whether we're christians or muslims or whatever else. >> the local community is pulling together in the face of adversity as elsewhere in the city, and especially outside the bataclan theater, where the atrocities reached their horrific climax. amateur video footage from a local resident. here, a group of heavily armed men stormed into the theater during a rock music performance and began firing into the crowd. they then systematica

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday december second elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist james peterson! hey james! james: (james adlibs) james: (james adlibs) james: weather adlib: wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. expect to have some light morning snow greet you as you head to work. little to maybe on your car if its outside...grab the scraper. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 20s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds comin

morning iowa in hd with "your wathcing good elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: take a look at this. devastating flooding is causing numerous problems in western norway....even carrying away a home. many people were forced to major roadway connecting western and southern norway was shut down. meteorologists are calling this a "200-year flood". and warn affected areas could be in for even more heavy downpours. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thrusday december third elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist james peterson! hey james james: (james adlibs) james: (sam adlibs) james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam sabrina: preparations are underway in the philippines, as rains from a powerful typhoon have already moved over the country. today, typhoon melor is expected to make landfall on the country. it was forecast to reach the philippines as a weaker typhoon -- but is gaining strength as it nears the islands. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: rain continues to fall across the state today with more records expected to be busted as totals keep stacking up. many places across central iowa have already gotten around 1 to 2 inches of rain, and i am fully expected roughly another inch possible today, although an isolated

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with "youmorning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." bree weather adlib: bundle up today! we are starting off with clouds this morning, day we could see a few peaks of sunshine before the sun sets. temperatures will be cold in the 30s across central iowa, but with the winds out of the northwest at 10-20 mph, it will feel much colder! wind chills today will be in the teens in northern iowa and 20s here in the metro. overnight, as skies begin to clear, our temps will drop quickly into the teens and 20s. factoring in the wind tonight, the feels-like temperatures will be in the teens in central iowa and single digits to the north. throw an extra blanket on the bed tonight! by tomorrow, the sun will return, but it won't do much for temperatures which will hover close to the freezing mark. there is the possibility, mainly in northeastern iowa, of a brief flurry tomorrow afternoon with light, if any, accumulations expected. for friday night, th

we are iowa" good morning joining us for local 5 news sabrina ahmed. sabrina: a special prosecutor has today in the of brandon drowned after for boating while intoxicated he was placed in handcuffs by at the lake of at the lake of may. highway patrol been charged with involuntary manslaughter. sabrina: on to our top search for a moines teen comes to a tragic end... sabrina: authorities pulled the body of 17-year-old sam kemp from a pond in granger. police say kemp left a party in granger saturday night and was never seen or heard from again. his family reported him missing sunday. and after five days of searching, the metro star dive team recovered his body....which was positively identified by his family at the scene. " "this familys going to need prayer nad assistance. no mother should have to bury their child, no ones ever prepared for that"" there's a memorial fund set up for the family. you'll find that on our website, com now to a des moines family we all know well, met. it's the family up in an awful two and a half weeks ago. and bryon howard we

we are iowa" sabrina and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. election now. nine candidates showdown.. the gop presidential debate ... in las vegas with donald trump set to stand front and center. abc's stephanie ramos has more on tonight's debate. " script: 2015. on stage for the most into the iowa caucuses.... trump sot: "i think we're doing great in iowa, and i expect to win in iowa" at a rally in las vegas took aim at some of his points?.like?mexico and build. this talk?. has trump supporters hanging on.... out showing trump hitting 41 percent with republicans -- the highest support he's poll but this debate may now be a 2 man race......between trump and senator ted cruz. in iowa, the two are in a virtual tie. on the debate stage....trump ..... will be flanked by cruz and ben carson?. the six remaining candidates will be florida senator marco rubio, former florida gov. jeb bush, businesswoman carly fiorina, ohio gov. john kasich, kentucky sen. rand paul and new jersey gov. chris christie. while trump predicts he'll be the punching bag at thi

[current conditions] "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: heavy floods cause severe damage in parts of oregon. landslides, heavy flooding and road closures are reported. the national weather service has issued a flood watch for the northwest section of the washington. although the watch is set to expire on wednesday, local forecasters say the rains should continue throughout the rest of the week. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the

news midday in hd with sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: 15 months in the hospital can be difficult for anyone.... especially for a ten year old that's what life has been like for an ankeny girl.. ... that are making throughout her its her spirit and makes her this local five's nikki story. " " choose to spend a but for 10 year old home for more than shes suffering a condition that causes faster than her body... kept her doctors busy... 1:25:35 she has gotten told a few times shes because she has 9 lives... others have said more like 30. recently she got a heart transplant... now shes waiting on a kidney transplant before she can go home... its great news for lelani... but family says she's more concerned with helping others... worried about younger kids she mets in the hospital. she would say if i stay here forever can they just go home? its her giving nature that captured the communities heart.... lelani has three brothers...and her medical stay has put a they noticed the family needed help..

we are iowa" sabrina joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. in your local now-- sabrina: donald trump took his plan for tightening the nation's borders to a new level, calling for a "total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states." the proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of islam who want to come to the u.s. trump's plan both parties, and even the republican speaker of the house paul ryan. abc's lana zak has more. "a stunning proposal from republican presidential front- runner donald trump--a ban of all muslims coming into america. 19:36:00 trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states on good morning america trump today trump was not backing down from that stunning proposal. sot (phone)until our politicians can figure out what is going on we have no choice but brought together--for perhaps the first time in this divisive campaign --republicans and democrats in universal condemnation. jeb bush cal

good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: thanks for your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist james peterson. james: (adlib toss) james: weather adlib: there is a dense fog advisory currently in effect for portions of central iowa until 9:00 am. the fog will stay with us until the early part of the morning before clearing out. once it does so, the clouds will decrease and sunshine coupled with a southerly breeze at 5 to 15 mph, gusting to 20+ will warm temperatures back into the 50s in central and southern iowa with northern iowa getting into the 40s. the week ahead looks to be mainly dry with the thermometer sitting well above average in the 50s all week. several days look to be windy, particularly thursday through the end of the week. the pattern looks to switch next weekend, bringing us back to average, as temperatures return closer to the 30s we december, so get out and enjoy this short break from cold! sabrina: des moines police have released the names i

conditions] good morning "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: we may have been enjoying some mild temperatures the past couple of days....but don't forget it is almost winter time. and for those in the state of nevada, there's no clearer reminder than some heavy snow to fall on them. up in the sierra nevada mountains, drivers had to use caution, as the roads became covered by the precipitation. elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see south saturday afternoon but the evening. sunday is day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers lasting into monday morning. rain totals will be fairly high with ma

sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina now sabrina after decades of rivalry among budweiser, coors, and miller -- all three beer brands are about to be united. but not all believe its a good idea... together, the makers of budweiser and miller include eighteen of the world's forty most popular beers. if they merged they would control close to a third of the world's beer market... something that has smaller brewers worried. an iowa beer industry expert headed to washington to testify on why the deal should be stopped 1:24"people with deep pockets ... startling 1:31 sabrina: senator chuck grassley invited wilson to testify at this senate judiciary subcommittee hearing. they're investigating any antitrust issues. it's still a "possible deal", which still needs regulator approval. sabrina: and it took only hours for the newest barbie special doll based on ava duvernay-- the director of the film "selma". the new barbie went on sale p-m... and was sold out within three hours. the duvernay barbies mattel will

we are iowa" good morning joining us for local 5 news sabrina ahmed. sabrina: a computer convicted of stealing one big under dozens of states.. with the first starting right here in iowa. a-b-c's linzie janis has the details in headlines. (5 secs) he's the lottery already convicted of rigging one iowa drawing? edward tipton guilty (13 secs) 52-year-old eddie tipton - a former security director association ?may have made his own luck more than once - essentially "stealing jackpots" from the millions of hopeful players around the gfx (14 secs) investigators say the machines that randomly generate winning lotto numbers - so he would know those winning digits in advance. they say tipton may have had access to lottery games in as many as 37 states. dave jobes - assistant director, iowa division of criminal investigation we're looking into any jackpots that could be associated with eddie tipton across the country. gfx (6 secs) tipton allegedly asking people he knew, to help collect jackpots in colorado, wisconsin and oklahoma. dave jobes - assistant director

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 accurate forecast... meteorologist bree sullivan bree (adlib toss) bree weather adlib: it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! the sun is back again, of the southwest, warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend as well. clouds will be on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of sprinkles. by the temperatures should with a mix of sun and clouds elias: our top story this morning...we elias: our top story this morning...we hear from the helped capture a man now facing murder charges elias: yesterday, m

. >> jeff :amar ahmed moved to the u.s. 40 years ago and says he and the others at his mosque do not deserve to be threatened and treated poorly because of their faith. >> omar ahmed : i would die for this country so, don't deny us because of a few extreemists here or there >> jeff :event organizers say they are happy with the turnout and say that richmond is a tolerant city and say that hate has no place here. i'm jeff bush in richmond, kron four news. the other big story tonight. >> grant : protesters at san francisco city hall.in the second day of demonstrations over the police killing of mario woods earlier this month. they want the officers criminally charged.and the police chief greg suhr to resign or be fired. kron 4's jr stone was with protesters and caught up with the police chief later. >>:the first demand is something that the mayor can do himself >> j.r. :that is a message up from thursday in the wake of the police shooting of mario woods and many want a new chief >>:the mayor has the authority to do it and the mayor should do it >> j.r. :protesters marched through city h

ahmed idris reports. >> the niger oil delta, production poisons the water and the land. instead of enriching its people, it's predominantly brought misery. royal dutch shell has 60,000 kilometers.pipelines. farmers have fought a long battle for compensation but are toll they can only pursue shell's nigerian subsidiary. the ruling in the hague says the parents can now sue the parent company. campaign group friends of the earth. >> the fact is that there is a court's jurisdiction on the case marines that probably in the future in similar cases, victims of human rights abuses by corporations and other companies that also have a company here in the netherlands can can bring their case to the netherlands to get justice. >> of course, it is not just about these four farmers but all the other farmers in the niger delta, who have an opportunity to take their case to the netherlands and fight their case in their home country. >> we are disappointing that dutch court has determined it show assume international jurisdiction over the company. over issues which took place within nige

current conditions] 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." sabrina: two very different views of the beijing skyline....one with tuesday's smog....then another from yesterday showing actual blue skies... those who live in the city had been suffering through historically high levels of air pollution, but got a break from the haze. though it is not expected to last long, the smog problem has become something they live with on a daily basis. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) james: adlib toss. james: weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than weather adlib: thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low conditions will stay but some clouds will be coming in saturday be thick enough to produce some rain showers

nd tayelias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: the downpours in washington state is causing problems, and creating some impressive sights.. you can see the massive amount of water coming over the snoqualmie falls. a phase 3 flood warning is in effect - meaning roads and farmland in the immediate area will likely be inundated by water before the snoqualmie river crests. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today is going to be another gorgeous december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: major damage in texas, after a tornado strikes a town to the north of houston. the storm left its mark on a pair of businesses, as well as hitting several trailer homes. luckily no injuries have been reported. utility crews have been working to restore power in the area. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: rain continues to fall across the state today with more records expected to be busted as totals keep stacking up. many places across central iowa have already gotten around 1 to 2 inches of rain, and i am fully expected roughly another inch possible today, report of nearly 2 inches is possible. underneath the cloud cover and rain temperatures are only going to climb into the mid 40s. on top of being very cold and rainy, it is going to be windy with speeds of 15 to 30 mph. the rain will end this afternoon and we will see a cold and breezy night as lows fall into the low 30s. tuesday looks mostly cloudy with dry and bree

[current conditions] good morning 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: if may not feel like it, but today will be the first full day of winter for the northern hemisphere... the earth finished its tilt back just before eleven last night...moving us into the winter solstice. much of the country has temperatures for december. that's on the heels of the warmest autumn on record. you can blame it on the el nio weather phenomenon. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. we are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there won't be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give

nd taymorning 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: the forecast is about to become very active this week meaning we're in for a lot of rain chances and even a few snow chances. we are starting out monday with rain and drizzle lasting throughout the morning hours in central iowa and more into the early afternoon for eastern iowa. it is will only be able to climb into the upper 30s. tonight we'll see dry conditions with a chilly overnight low near 30 degrees. tuesday should be warm and windy again like sunday with highs climbing into the mid to upper 40s. rain returns tuesday night through wednesday, and we may even see some snow in northwest iowa. thursday there is a chance for a few light snow showers with low accumulation, so we will watch that day carefully. the rest of the week through the weekend looks to be in the 40s with rain chances lasting will into next week. sabrina: what's in a name? for one central iowa woman, her entire business is summed up in h

morning iowa starts now " sabrina: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we are finally done sam weather adlib: we are finally done with rain here in the metro, at least for this afternoon! the metro was soaked with making this the all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. we should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy will be cloudy again strong southerly winds. rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the

ahmed idris reports. >> it is five eclock in the morning that doug last says good-bye to his children. by the time he returns, his kids will be asleep. >> i pray to god that one day a solution toll situation. so reallyists not helpful for you to be -- to continue being without your children all the time. >> the civil servant is one of the hundreds of thousands who work in the city but have to live far away from their work. simply because they can't afford the rent. ftc every month, hundreds of new homes are built here but most of them are empty. the question you need to ask yourself is how many people can afford to buy a house of 100 million in nigeria? letless than 2% of the populati. explained that it's less than 2% of the population. >> reporter: which means that many people here wouldn't be able to afford these new homes. a house this this estate costs about $500,000 to buy. renting one is as much as $25,000 per year. developers put the blame on expensive permits and pass the cost on to tenants. it's not about number of homes, it's about affordability. areas with poor roads and se

[current conditions] good morning "your wathcing good elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: we may not have a white christmas.....but its definitely a bright christmas... this is a look at some of the many holiday light displays that have been put up around the metro., dozens of inflatables, nativity scenes, santa and his reindeer are just a few of the items you'll find. the owners of these displays in des moines and grimes say it's important to start small. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: the forecast is about to become very active this week meaning we're in for a lot of rain chances and even a few snow chances. we are starting out monday with rain and drizzle lasting throughout the morning hours in central iowa and more eastern iowa. it is going to be cloudy and breezy so highs today will only be able to climb into the upper 30s. tonight we'll see dry conditions with a chilly overnight low near 30 degrees. tuesday should be warm and windy again like sun

good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. 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: we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. we are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there won't be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so it's possible we will have a bit of a rain/snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldn't be affected. ra

news midday in hd with sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: the snowplows got to work in sioux city monday, clearing away the snow and ice dumped on the area from a winter storm. meterologists called it one of the biggest storms to hit the city - dumping up to 10 inches. luckily for siouxlanders, the snow is expected to be out of the area by this morning. sabrina: a precious moment involving a six month old boy at an indiana mall has become an internet sensation. it's a unique first visit with santa.... the image shows little zeke walters, sound asleep with santa. jordan vandenberge tells us a bit more about this peaceful encounter. " (nats)) he's the most popular man in the room -- or in this case -- the entire mall. if you're willing to wait your turn, he'll make it worth your while. night before christmas and try to build as many memories with them as i can." even while posing for pictures, ol' saint nick leaves every kid mesmerized. ((nats shutter)) well, not quite every kid. six-month old zeke -- was snoozin' with sa

nd taymorning 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: the state of utah had to break out the snow plows and emergency vehicles monday, after a bought of severe weather dumped heavy snow around salt lake city. drivers struggled to keep their cars going, but found themselves having to dig out of the frozen mess. snow totals have ranged from nine inches to 18 inches....with parts of the state under winter storm advisories through tonight. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: we are finally done with rain here in the metro, at least for this afternoon! the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. we should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy east wind. tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly

and. >> but ahmed's search is not over. he's still looking for 14 of his cousins to give them their own graves just like he did for the rest of his extended family. >> translator: at that moment i was happy that i found them. so i could bury them with dignity and perform our traditional religious rites. >> no one knows who might be buried here, the prosecutors are already standing by. >> translator: at the moment we're hand-cleaning the posthumous remains, we are transporting them to the lab, and with dna we hope we will be able to identify the victims. >> 20 years after the dayton accords brought peace here the killing fields have still not given up all their bitter secrets. in sarajevo, this statue was eregulated, showing a man shouting, to have his son come out of the woods. the remains of more than 400 victims of the massacre of srebrenica at this time r remain unfound. 20 years of peace have still not brought closure for their families. an eternal flame in the city burns in memory of the victims of the war. but many ar

these are desperate times for millions of syrians like um ahmed.hborhood devastated by bombs dropped by government forces another bonfire. this one keeps these neighborhood kids warm. >> we were at home but it was freezing there. we came up to warm up with the fire behind us. on the way we found nylon bags, paper, just to keep the fire burning. at home we have no blankets or anything to warm us up so we come here until the fire goes out. >> aleppo is one of the longest continuously inhabited cities in the world. this fire hasn't gone out for 5,000 years. the five-year-old civil war has turned brother against brother. it has permanently changed many lives like this man's life. an air strike has just steroid the home he lived in for the last 40 years. >> i came back home four days ago, and found it destroyed by strikes. i picked myself up and i'm just roaming. >> more than 2 million lived in aleppo, many homeless, loss. >> it's the regular people who are helping me to survive. every once that while i get some aid and scream, realizing my situation is

jeb bush sits down with local 5's sabrina ahmed. hear what he said about donald trump's foreign policy ideas. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: jeb bush is finishing up his latest tour of iowa today. stephanie: still puts the republican presidential candidate at 5 percent of the vote, trailing trump, cruz, carson, and rubio. but in an interview today with local 5 ... he says he isn't worried about his poll numbers... that voters haven't made up their minds yet. local 5's sabrina ahmed has more.. " this mornign i sopke to jeb.. about trump, uniformed, take a listen of course we have to talk about trump, you said hes uninformed, why? listen to hjim talk.. as it relates to syria.. huge challege threats ofterrort thats a direct tjhreat to homeland let russians take out isis, let issi take out assad, keep assad there, we shouldnt have b

(cg: uzair ahmed/student) "what the president is doing, his reaction campus." and they expect (cg: tanner hartsock/ student) "i t tink whoever did that should definitely pay for their actions." since it is being investigated as a hate crime i'm told charges can be pursued oce the university finds out who is behind this. we've got you covered in iowa city, kristin rgers ...kwwl news. the university y olice say tips from the public are important for their investigation. contact university of iowa police#if you have any information. coming up on kwwl, an eastern iowa lodge is giving patients a free place to stay while they go through treatment. and - in justa few minutes, the college football committee will release their new college playoff rankings. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark full forecast, coming up. "now your storm track 7 for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: scattered snow showers and jeb bush: here's the truth

these are desperate times for millions of syrians like um ahmed. another bonfire this one keeps these neighborhood kids warm. >> we were at home but it was freezing there so we came down here to warm up with the fire behind us. on the way we found nigh monday bags, paper, just to keep the fire burning. at home we have no blangt blankr anything to warm us up. so here we stay until the fire goes out. >> aleppo is one of the oldest cities in the world, the fires haven't gone out for over 5,000 years. the ongoing civil war has turned brother against brother. an air strike just destroyed this man's home he lived in for more than 40 years. >> translator: i came back to my home four days ago and found it destroyed by strikes. i'm just wandering. >> many are now hopeless, some lost, most looking for a helping hand. >> it's the rg people who feel sorry for me and helping me to survive. every few months i get some aid but it's not enough. i just yell and scream from time to time. realizing my situation is so dire. >> drones flying over what was once a favori

we are iowa" sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: our top story ....madrid mourns the sudden death of long time coach randy hinkel the beloved coach has a name that became synonymous with winner... sabrina: the beloved coach has a name that became synonymous with winner... randy hinkel was known for winning on the football field in madrid. but it was away from the gridiron where he may have left his biggest impact. local five's claire powell has the story "wanted to go to sleep wake up and realize it was a bad dream. it wasnt just a bad dream"d "we were looking for a football coach... <"1,2,3 defense, there you go!" > and a teacher, he impressed us most as a teacher" j "first to chew your butt when you got it coming,but first to put his arm around you when you had that coming too" <"tahts a great job" hinkel to coach> "he had that unique ability of making everybody important, had a role" <"if we can do this, i guarentee you a tiger victory"> "i got the news, i was shocked and didnt kno

ahmed idris has the story. >> on patrol with the nigerian military in the boko haram former stronghold. the zambesa forest is mired in myth and not notoriety. it's a vast territory seized by boko haram. a new government in military leadership took over this year. it is now declared that the group is no longer dominant. >> it's daily becoming more peaceful. a better place than it used to be and we believe that for every second for every minute for everybody things will continue to improve. >> still, the military stepping up operations, mopping up and securing areas they have recaptured, no nigeria territory have pounded from the air for several months and we're told it was safe to go deep in there because of continuing military operations and of course the presence of ordinances. ordinar. areas of destruction, a legacy of six years of violence. >> i don't think the army is going to stay here for a very long time due to the defeat. because boko haram is no longer trusty. >> bl before the military chased them out in fact girls who were taxicab from this town long before the chibok girls w

it was ahmed with a number. they put a number on him. ahmed was a soul and he became a number. >> human rights watch showed the images to forensic path alongists and said people were starved, tortured on a massive scale. president assad dismissed them as all allegations without evidence and said they could have come from anywhere. >> the british government said it will intensify scrutiny of muslim brotherhood members in the u.k. the group was founded in egypt but now is banned there. prime david cameron said investigation concluded that membership of the group could be a possible indicator or extremism. lawyers for the group say it's unwarranted and that it will be challenged in british court. in a statement, they say the muslim brotherhood openly engaged with the british government review and it is a travesty that was not reciprocate. it is more important now than ever for a western government to support those groups and organizations in the middle east that support promote and engage in the democratic pros. we remain concerned that the