iowa. tonight will be mostly cloudy, but it should stay dry here while sw iowa might see some flurries or light snow late tonight. those nasty winds will finally take a break tonight, but it will still be cold with lows in the single digits. tuesday will likely start off dry for central iowa, but light snow will be falling in sw iowa and spread into central iowa by midday or early afternoon. right now, it looks like the heaviest snow will fall over sw iowa where 2- 4" will be possible. the metro should expect an inch or two before coming to an end early tuesday evening. the winds will be not be that strong, and the snow will be rather light. so, this should mean it will be easy to shovel off your driveways! after that, we are looking at some drier and overall milder weather rest of the week with highs in the 20s. we should even reach the 30s for highs by the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for some more snow by sunday and monday. jack: now-- last night was the first democratic presidential debate of 2016, jack/1shot: and it was very debates. hillary clinton and bernie sanders directl

iowa. we will be local 5 weather is coming up next. what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly sunny skies today we made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we actually get while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. "now, we are iowa's most accurate edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how muc

right now, i think there will be a large part of central iowa getting anywhere from 6"-12" of snow before ending early wednesday morning. of course, this forecast can change, so we will be watching it very closely! made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we actually get while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. clouds will be thickening up saturday night with a chance for some rain/snow showers late saturday night into sunday morning. temperatures will stay above freezing for central iowa, but northern iowa will be more likely to see some snow showers. with any luck, we will see partly sunny skies sunday afternoon, but it will be windy with nw expected. highs sunday will be in the upper 30s north to lower 40s south. as we head into next week, we will be dealing with a major winte

iowa. tonight will be mostly cloudy, but it should stay dry here while sw iowa might see some flurries or light snow late tonight. those nasty winds will finally take a break tonight, but it will still be cold with lows in the single digits. tuesday will likely start off dry for central iowa, but light snow will be falling in sw iowa and spread into central iowa by midday or early afternoon. right now, it looks like the heaviest snow will fall over sw iowa where 2- 4" will be possible. the metro should expect an inch or two before coming to an end early tuesday evening. the winds will be not be that strong, and the snow will be rather light. so, this should mean it will be easy to shovel off your driveways! after that, we are looking at some drier and overall milder weather rest of the week with highs in the 20s. we should even reach the 30s for highs by the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for some more snow by sunday and monday. jack: fort dodge fire crews are still on the scene of building that caught fire this afternoon - and basically took over downtown. jack: and a community is

iowa on caucus night. jack: not everyone is happy about donald trump being in iowa today. this morning at java joe's coffee house in des moines, donald trump had some unexpected guests who his interview on morning joe. "i won't emphasize this trump or pro trump bigotry so we're here to say we stand with all people who come to our lan d and we're welcoming and challenge everytime up racism arguments or point fingers at other people it's not okay to be abusive it's not oksay to encourage violence throw out racist epithets we're moving beyond that we expect candidates to be apart beyond " as we countdown the days to the iowa now, there will be two more debates before the voting gets underway. the three democratic candidates have a debate sunday, taking the stage in south carolina. for the republicans, they have one here in des moines on january 28th. it'll be held at the iowa events center. stephanie: we want to know what you think about all the caucus craziness? let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. or send u

iowa. tonight will be mostly cloudy, but it should stay dry here while sw iowa might see some flurries or light snow late tonight. those nasty winds will finally take a break tonight, but it will still be cold with lows in the single digits. tuesday will likely start off dry for central iowa, but light snow will be falling in sw iowa and spread into central iowa by midday or early afternoon. right now, it looks like the 4" will be possible. the an inch or two before coming to an end early winds will be not be snow will be rather mean it will be easy to driveways! after that, we are looking at some drier and overall milder weather rest of the week with highs in the 20s. we should even reach the 30s for highs by the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for some more snow by sunday and monday. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ cloudy, but it should stay dry here while sw iowa might see some flurries or light snow late tonight. those nasty winds will finally take a break tonight, but it will still be cold with lows in the single digits. tuesday will likely start off dry for central iowa, but light s

temperatures are overnight in the northwest wind, the wind chills will be below and thirty below in northern iowa. the skies will be full of sun tomorrow, but it will do little to warm our temperatures. the metro and areas south will barely get to the double digits while only reach in the continue to be breezy from the west- northwest tomorrow, so the wind chills will keep everyone feeling sub-zero through the day. try to limit any outdoor time you have tonight and tomorrow and keep your pets inside! clouds will increase through sunday night and remain through the day monday. there is a slight chance of a light snow shower on monday, but the day should be mainly dry for most of central iowa with temps recovering briefly into the 20s. the temperature roller coaster continues again on tuesday as temps plummet to the near single-digit high category. the work week currently looks dry with precip chances going up towards next weekend. jon: more than 50 straight wins against unranked opponents at home. today's game against baylor. well all good things must come to an end-- but cyclone fans didn't want

iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we actually get while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" stephanie/2shot all eyes are on iowa with just before the caucuses. but how many iowans are prepared to caucus come monday night. good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. over the past several months, candidates have been cranking out campaign ads and making stops all over iowa. we should know who they are by now. jack: went out to test iowans' political knowlegde before they caucus. jacob peklo, reporting: "see if you columbus, ohio: "that's jill chambers, st. charles: "he's a republican, now what's his name?" (sighs) jill chambers:"that's not kasich, is it?" cecilia sh

may be a tough year for iowa farmers. elias: 2016... may be a tough year for low corn and oil prices coupled with expensive farm machinery have a lot of farmers spending and making less money. but theres one incentive proram that aims to get familys into the business. local 5's claire powell has more, in this weeks farm to family. it's only been three years. since the shinn's took over l-4 farms. live, laugh love and "its the only way to stay young is to learn, went with it. my wife said oh ok" the idea of farming had always been just that- an idea. until it became a reality. "yeah we got a farm, oh we have a farm" "not anticpate making a living, it was going to be a hobby farm the shinns are what you call the new kids on the block- surrounded by thousands of acres farmed by the same families for generations. this farm they realized something was getting lost. "how have we lost the connection of where does the food come from?" so the newly dubbed "farmers" started adding cows.. "im not sure if t

and not all of the candidates plan to be in iowa when the caucus votes are being totaled. jeb bush, chris christie, and john kasich, will not host any post-post caucus parties in iowa because they will already be hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire. that is the next big contest in the presidential race. while all three men poll only in the single digits here in iowa, they are doing much better out east. caucuses, here's a reminder to tune into kcci on monday night. we will be live all night long, starting at 6:30, and that is until the final results come in. we will also have crews at all the big campaign watch parties. and we'll be live inside a democratic and a republican caucus so we can see exactly what is going on. we will check back in with your forecast. the first morning waking up above freezing. frank: temperatures in the mid to upper 30's, even close to 40 and some portions of the state. going to be a nice warm day. we have the clouds out there. it will not be a sunny day. i think we will see peeks of sunshine. there is a system brewing out to the west. th

iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. james- james tags on camera jack: let's take a live look outside conditions during this evening commute with our road warrior nikki davidson. nikki/tvu2 ad libs conditions tosses to sot " if you looked at the streets before it began to snow they tell we had salt residual from the activitiy we had from previous snowstorms so we chose not to brine this time because we felt like we had more salt alraedy on the street." nikki tag toss back stephanie/1shot: nikki,thanks -- and we'll check back in with you at six. well you wouldn't think something that happened at a renewable fuels summit in altoona, iowa would make headlines across the country-- and it's all because of something that came out of the mouth of iowa's republi

elias: as we approach the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates will be at events across iowa...but two big ones will have all of them here in des moines... tonight, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will be at drake democrats will take part in a town hall being hosted by c-n-n. then on thursday, republicans come to town... fox news will host the seventh debate for the g-o-p presidential candidates..at the iowa events center. elias: time for a quick break...coming up ... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we are expecting a wide range of weather today, all of which impact parts of your will start mainly

in then be falling much of the day as the coldest air of the season blasts into iowa. sunday will be dry, but also the coldest day so far this winter with temps mostly in the 0s all day and wind chill values in the -10s! get ready to hunker down and stay warm folks because it looks pretty cold all next week! jack thanks brad-- so let's get a first- jack thanks brad-- so let's get a first- hand look at those roads. stephanie: we have local five's claire powell driving the interstates as our road warrior today-- claire what are you seeing? claire ad lib road conditions heading back from marshalltown - marshall county heading back from marshalltown - marshall county claire toss back stephanie: claire thanks. in other news governor claire thanks. in other news governor stephanie: claire thanks. branstad has come out with a new proposal that is raising some eyebrows. if you go shopping, have kids in school, or drink water from your tap it's a proposal that affects you. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz breaks it down for us tonight in our big story. (ea

elias: now, iowa state still has a guantlet ahead of them....of their next four games, three will be against top ten ranked opponents. all: (reax) 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 "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 today we're looking at some snow and more cold air working back across the state, so basically pretty standard january weather in iowa. snow will fall heaviest in southwest iowa during the morning and through the afternoon with about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely see snow closer to the afternoon, but our accumulations will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is goin

third in iowa we would have given anything >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> we didn't know much of the lp iowa caucuses. >> was this an average caucused? >> it is the third one and they're all different. >>. >> it is good to be back and iowa thanks for the great sendoff you have to show respect for i was. >> thank you to all the people of iowa. >> i love you all if i listen will never speak to you again. [laughter] about this kid in the union des it is changed those plans today is a day for mourning and remembering nancy and i are painted to the core of the shuttle challenger we sure this is the people of our country it is truly a national loss. to 19 years ago we lost accident -- astronauts on the ground would not inflate. not a tragedy like this. per capita -- perhaps he had forgotten the courage of the crew but they were aware of the dangers and did their jobs a brilliantly. with a seven hero's. we mourn their loss as a nation together the families of the seven we don't know the full impact of this tragedy that we feel the loss. loved ones were daring and brave with special g

elias: and a study by go banking rates shows the state you are least likely to be living paycheck to paycheck... iowa comes in at number two behind neighboring minnesota... the ranking is based off of average monthly living costs, such as housing, food, utilities, and healthcare. the state most likely to be stretching you check....hawaii. elias: that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam today we're looking at some snow and more cold air working back across the state, so basically pretty standard january weather in iowa. snow will fall heaviest in southwest iow

iowa land-owners in the projects. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: tonight will be a big night for the 16th ranked iowa hawkeye mens basketball team...as they travel toeast lansing to take on the fourth ranked michigan state spartans. iowa has already given michigan state a loss....their only tipoff off is at six tonight. sabrina: a major development in the joe lopez trial wednesday... sabrina: due to comments made by a witness, the judge halted proceedings....de claring it a mistrial. the 25-year-old lopez faces first degree murder and child endangerment charges. he was arrested in december 2014 after ... 20 month old ruby alvarez died at blank children's hospital. the toddler had a skull fracture and broken ribs. it was comments from ruby's mom on the stand that caused the mis-trial, ...and a new trial will have to be scheduled. elias: speaking of court...iowa's supreme court chief justice delivered the state of the judiciary address yesterday... chief justice mark cady shared concerns about racial disparities in the judicial system. three percent of iowa's popula

areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. enjoy your sunday evening! local 5 meteorologist james peterson caucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/snow mix, then light snow overnight. 1-2" possible by morning. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, tuesday night, and wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibility to near whiteout conditions at areas in the state, can expect over a half foot of snow. areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into

early indications show about 1" of liquid is available to be changed to snow across iowa. there may be some adjustments in the track and available moisture as we get closer to tuesday, but at this point 6-12" of snow is likely across the kwwl viewing area. not only will there be a lot of snow, the wind will be very strong. the winds will be ifting snow is possible tuesday and wednesday. another mild day with temperatures about 5-10 degrees above normal. this is mother nature's way of clearing the "old" snw and ice to make way for some more. saturday will be near 40 as well, but a few light rain showers will chance to light snow showers late in the afternoon as temperatures drop. caucus day and evening will be dry with temperatures in the mid 30s. we are still tracking a major winter storm to begin late monday night, after midnight. snow moves in from the southwest. th heaviest of the snow will fall all day tuesday and then gradually taper off wednesday m mrning. early indications show about 1" of liquid is available to be changed to snow across iowa. there may be some adjus

the exception to this will be nw iowa where it may still be cold enough for some wet snow. temperatures in the metro should get up close to 38 for a high thursday afternoon and stay above freezing again thursday night into friday morning. so roads should be just wet for commuters. friday will also be mainly just wet here but a light mix will be possible as we go through the day. colder air will begin to work back into central iowa friday evening, so this is when roads might become slick in some spots. our last chance for precipitation will be saturday morning as cold winds begin to blow. temps will be in the 20s early, but will then be falling much of the day as the coldest air of the season blasts into iowa. sunday will be dry, but also the coldest day so far this winter with temps mostly in the 0s all day and wind chill values in the -10s! get ready to hunker down and stay warm folks because it looks pretty cold all next week! early evening, but in most cases the roads are just wet. temperatures are above freezing in most areas of central iowa, but they are close to 32 in

by 3:00, snowflakes will be flying across central iowa. that will continue into the evening commute before coming to an end around 9:00 p.m.. alike glazing of freezing drizzle will create slippery roadways out there. that will be followed by an inch or snow -- or so of snow. the radar is not picking up on worcester, but we have fog out there that has led to moisture condensing and freezing on the roads. the main system is still from minnesota through nebraska. it will work its way through the east by the mid afternoon hours. the dot is reporting icy roadways across northwest iowa. be careful if you're getting an early start this morning. foggy conditions are improving. as you can see here from one of our webcams up there, the roads are looking a little bit icy. we have a winter weather purple shaded counties. so far, it does not include polk county. right now in des moines, light fog and 27 degrees with that patchy freezing drizzle to the northwest. it will all switch over to light snow by been afternoon. the wind will be picking up. will b

rick santorum will be in iowa city. democratic hopefuls hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in des moines tonight for a town hall. c-n-n's chris cuomo will moderate it from drake university. you can watch the town hall on kcrg nine point two. and the teams are set for the biggest football game of the year. the denver broncos will meet the carolina panthers in the super bowl. the broncos beat the new england patriots yesterday and the panthers beat the arizona cardinals to secure their spots. the super bowl is in two weeks. now, one last look at this plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening commute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered

iowa. the heaviest amounts will be south of i-80, particularly in sw iowa, where a few 3 to 4 inch totals will be possible. des moines will likely see snow totals around 2". temperatures will start to trend up by the middle of the week, with temperatures back into the lower 30s by the weekend. the freezing weather isn't temperatures back into the lower 30s by the weekend. the freezing weather isn't keeping iowa state basketball fans from getting a front row seat to history. they've been camping for more try to take down number one tonight. the oklahoma sooners just hours ago climbed to the top of the associated press poll. tonight they head to hilton to take onn the cyclones who dropped to number 19. the cyclones haven't beaten a number one ranked team in nearly 60 years. despite that, the clones are favored tonight ... in part because of that famous "hilton magic". how excited are cyclone fans for tonight's game? they've been camping out in subzero weather best with more on those fans leading up to the big while the cyclones dropped in this week's poll, the hawkeyes had the biggest jump of an

iowa. you worked hard, you got our ticket punched to new hampshire, and i appreciate it. you should be so proud of you, our hard working iowa staff. let me thank tom harkin. you are so lucky. [applause] you are so lucky. you are so lucky to have a united states senator who understands what it is to stand up for ordinary americans, and he is the leader in the united states senate to take our country back for ordinary americans again. [applause] let me thank berkeley beddel and dave nagel, two former congressmen from iowa who have been all over iowa for us, helping us. i don't know where dave is tonight, but i want to thank him. let me thank the international union of painters and allied trades for standing up. [applause] let me thank the american federation of state and county and municipal employees for all the help they've been. the service employees international union, the seiu, thank you so much. but, most of all, let me thank you, from all over america, coming to change this country. we haven't seen this in 30 years. now, in my generation was the last time i saw all this stuff goi

in it the council writes, " the people of iowa should be allowed to judge for themselves whether this $320,000 was a worthwhile expenditure. the people of iowa are entitled to universitys perceived strengths and weaknesses.' the council sent the letter on december 30th... but the university didn't get around to opening until last weekend. university officials say the delay was because of the month long holiday break and that they are now working on a response. a winter weather advisory continues for parts of central and southern iowa through 9 pm tonight. totals of 1 to 3" are expected, with some locally higher amounts in far southwestern iowa possible. the snow will continue through the evening and should be done in the des moines metro by 9 pm. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures in the low teens by early wednesday. a warming trend continues into the weekend. temperatures will go from the 20s for daytime highs to the 30s by the weekend. there is a chance of a dusting of light snow early friday morning. we'll even enjoy a little more announcer: 3 republican governors. bu

and not all of the candidates plan on being in iowa when the caucus votes are being totaled. jeb bush, chris christie, and john kasich, will not host any post-post caucus parties in iowa because they will already be hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire. that is the next big contest in the presidential race. while all three men poll only in the single digits here in iowa, they are doing much better out east. as we count down to the caucuses, here's a reminder to tune into kcci on monday night. we will be live all night long, until the final results are in. we will also have crews at all the big campaign watch parties. and we'll be live inside a democratic and a republican caucus. coverage starts at 6:30. new this morning a fort dodge , man is in the hospital this morning after an accidental shooting. to witnesses and the victim, they determined the shooting was accidental and self-inflicted. the man was flown to iowa methodist hospital where he is being treated. authorities say he did have proper training and paperwork to carry a concealed weapon, but the investigation i

jacobs was from urbana. 20-16 democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will be in eastern iowa today. she will be in iowa city with special guest, singer demi lovato. the event starts at 7:30 at the iowa memorial union -- doors open at five. plan on a typical january day with chilly temps into the 20s and more clouds than sun. there may be light fog in some areas, primarily this morning. a dusting of snow is possible tonight as s weak system drifts across iowa, but the nor'easter out towards the coast should gobble most of the moisture - if not all of it. plan on quiet conditions this weekend with highs approaching 30 on saturday with widespread 30s likely for your sunday.louds will be increasing as early as sunday afternoon as our next system approaches from the west. that system will bring snow to the region oomonday, but ii's far too early to assess any amounts at this distance. keep it on your radar though, for school and work on monday. have a great day! today: mostly cloudy high: 23-29 winds: e 5-10 alo: 24 db: 24 iow: 26tonight: chance of light snow low: 13-19 winds: n 5

iowa. the renewable fuel is made from corn, the state's number one crop. (prof. university) it could be a deciding issue for voters. farmer ray kyle phillips says he'll only consider candidates who favor a government mandate to increase the amount of ethanol blended into fuel. (ray kyle phillips / iowa farmer) (two- shot interview) it's my livelihood, it supports my family. iowa voters have several opportunities to find out where the candidates stand on all of the issues today...as they make their final push ahead of monday's caucuses. marlie hall cbs news des moines iowa ((michael stevens)) > make sure you grab your coat and umbrella with you today... because the valley is about to get hit with some rain... as well as gusty winds. tony smith is here with your first check of weather. good sunday to you, tony smith here in the weather forecast center. if you've already stepped out the door, you already know it's raining. and we're going to continue to have that rain throughout the rest of your day. around 10am, you can expect those showers out there... a litte light. and then a little mo

therermay be a few snow showers in the morning in northwest and central iowa friday, but any accumulation would be very limited. saturday looks like another very cold and windy day with highs in the low teens but wind chill values in the single digits. another light snow is likely the evening although at this point it looks as if any accumulation morning.... elias: almost immediately after the numbers were called out, the california lottery tweeted out that a winning powerball ticket had been sold at a store in chino hills. crowds then went to the store to celebrate the ticket sale. during the night, lottery officials reported two more winning tickets in florida and tennessee....mor e could still be announced. the winners will split the almost one point six billion dollar jackpot. in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the resignations of four out of six part time officers at the melcher-dallas police department, leaves the city almost without a police force. last night, city officials met to discuss what to do next, with the marion county sheriff's office helping watch over the

iowa... and for democrats, bernies sanders points. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: we may be months away from ragbrai, big announcement this weekend about iowa's big this weekend bike ride. a route announcement held saturday night, with the eight overnight towns being named for the 44th ragbrai. this year's ragbrai kicks off on july 24th. elias: preparations may have started for the project, but iowa remains the one state that hasn't approved the bakken oil pipeline. elias: those opposed to the project, took to the state capitol thursday to protest against its approval. about forty people stopped by for the meeting, which included more testimony from farmers and environmentalist s. they say they are concerned with the way the process has played out, and they feel the meanwhile, dozens were there to support the pipeline and the jobs that would come with it. ryan hollinrake, apprenticeship trainer some of the high school pep rallies antics that you can proud professionals that try to represent ourselves in a respectful manner at elias: the iowa utilities board has public meetin

mostly sunny skies will be around for the morning hours, but partly cloudy skies will being to build back into eastern iowa as the afternoon progresses. sunday our temperatures will be even warmer thanks to a southerly wind. highs will top out in the low to middle 30s for most. clouds will be a bit thicker, but some sunshine will stick around through the day. a chance for snow and wintry mix arrives late sunday into monday. thanks britley. right now, a blizzard is hitting the east coast. more than 2 feet of snow is expected in washington dc, there have been thousands of crashes and this massive storm has already from the target of the storm... the capitol. the snow has been steady here in dc....the bulls eye of this storm. it is piling up this morning and this blizzard is just getting started. blizzard blast... nats blinding, white out conditions, heavy snow and bone chilling winds... this morning, there are blizzard watches and warnings from dc to new york. airports in the northeast closed...thousands of flights cancelled. sot wendy harrisair traveler can't wait to get out of town in philadelphia, the str

one will be swinging through minnesota, bringing a few brief showers in northern iowa. if you are traveling toward the twin cities, you could be this afternoon. saturday is looking nice, and as we head toward sunday, this cold and we are expecting a better chance of light rain mixing with light snow, followed by chillier temperatures. the weather begins quiet next week as we are watching this by 5:00 on monday, it will still be outside of iowa. it will be impacting us mainly on tuesday into wednesday, although late monday night there could be some impact across southwest iowa. expecting a lot of wind with snowfall, so drifting will be likely and travel will be terrible. close to 50 tomorrow across central iowa before the cool down begins. today we are headed for 45. over the weekend, saturday will be the best day with rain-snow chances sunday, followed by the groundhog day snowstorm tuesday into wednesday. elizabeth: we will not worry about the groundhog seeing his shadow. eric: traffic this morning, no problems. the mobile speed units, 4900 hickman rd, 2600 high street,

iowa. that's in the northern part of the state. you'll be able to hear his comments live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and then republican candidate carly fiorina meets with voters and supporters at a stake -- steakhouse in waukee, iowa. it will be live right here on c-span. tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary since the space shuttle challenger exploded, killing all seven astronauts aboard. on that day, florida congressman and former astronaut himself, bill nelson, came to the house floor to pay tribute to the fallen astronauts. here's a portion of what he had to safe. mr. nelson: my concluding remarks would be as we reflect upon this tragedy, a tragedy that this whole nation grieves , let's remember the remarks by someone who knew something about risk, a gallant lady named helen keller. when she spoke of risk and security. this is what she said. security is mostly a superstition. it does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. avoiding the danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. listen to what she ends with. life is either a dari

iowa on caucus night. but not donald trump being in iowa today. java joe's coffee moines, trump had some unexpected guests who tried to crash networm news. us they were against bigotry. jack: president obama's executive order to curb gun violence has gained a lot of criticism from political candidates. he's asking for stricter background checks at gun shops, shows and over the internet. this weekend a large gun show is being held in altoona. this is the first show in the metro since the president's executive order. vendor bob ducharme (doo-sharm) says the existing laws aren't being enforced, and the new requirements won't prevent people from using guns to commit crimes. "no matter what you do, you gotta do paperwork to buy a gun whether it's through gun shows, whether it's over the internet it gets shipped to a gun store near you, whether its at a store you have to do the paperwork to get a gun. that's the way it works. " jack: the gun show in altoona runs until sunday afternoon. look for more from this show and what other vendors and organizers h

iowa. he'll be in waverly, mount heads to ottuua. is also in iowa today -- with a number of stops. at his fairfield event today, he'll be joined by a special guest...actress susan sarandon. in mason city last night. you're not gonna get another person that comes up in know. this is the only guy." later this week sanders will be joined by activist cornel west at events in eastern iowa. the car pope francis used during his historic visit to the u-s is up for auction. the pope traveled around philadeliphia in two fiat cars. one of them is up for auction at the auto show on fridby. it will benefit select ministries and missions of the archdiocese of philadelphia. and guess what -- you can bid on the car remotely. its coming up on today in iowa... a man is accused of smuggling birds...by putting them in some pretty unusual hiding places. plus...a wrestler is no longer undefeatat. but it doesn't matter to him...because of who he lost to. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." wow,

a little more light snow is going be falling in western iowa. that will be followed by a nice warm up for the weekend with high temperatures act in the 30's. -- temperatures back in the 30's. shaina: giving to charity is as simple as a click online. but as kcci's vanessa peng reports there are some concerns about crowd-funding sites. vanessa: crowdfunding sites like gofundme and youcaring make giving easy. even here at kcci we point you to links connected to our stories all the time. last year we told you about veterans at the iowa veterans home raising money for a missing memorial through crowdsourcing site gofundme. and just recently we told you about a gofundme page for a young mother and 3 children who died in a fire at their boxholm house. ryan s.: it used to be that when you give to a charity you either handed a check over to the charity themselves or you send it to the charity and usually you knew somebody. it's not that much different the the risk is that it's going someplace that is illegitimate. vanessa: ryan smith with the better busin

iowa lakes community college. it's quieter than traditional turbines. experts say this kind of design could be marketed to smaller communities, individual farmers and businesses... "the opportunity for us from a learning and potentially future work force development and training opportunity is huge," a german company made the turbine and chose iowa as the testing site because of how much wind we have... coming up.... the iowa hawkeyes basketball team keeps its scorching streak going... and... restaurants have the best reputations with its customers... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in anamosa, amber, ryan and all of eastern iowa many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cl

henry will be iowa thursday the 28th. amanda: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit a weak cold front that state overnight. very through northern dusting to a few flurries, but accumulations should be extremely low. highs today will be in the mid 20s under northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and low teens. saturday partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high in the upper 20s. sunday still looks the mid to upper 30s with overcast skies. i'm expecting light snow on monday morning, and with strong winds blowing snow is very likely so drive safe that day. temperatures will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after that we look to grab a warming trend and 40s may finally creep back into the state. amanda: now to the eagles star glenn frey -- new questions are emerging about his death. frey suffered from rh

iowa. i don't know how people live out here. there's nothing to do. >> being on a bus in the middle of iowa. that's the nightmare. >> what delicacy do we eat here? >> sweet sandwiches. >> i'm from iowa. i went to roosevelt high school in des moines and i wouldn't be here if i didn't believe in governor florrick. >> this can't really be happening, can it? >> i told you, iowa is different. >> do you know what was invented in iowa? >> no. >> neither do i because iowa has contributed nothing to our union and i don't understand why a state so insignificant gets the primary. stacey: ouch. steve: you said you watched that and you were stunned. stacey: it hurt my feelings. steve: i supposed we're supposed to be iowa nice and turn the other cheek. stacey: moving on. the music world is saying goodbye to david bowie. he died yesterday at the age of 69. steve: bowie battled cancer for 18 months. he released a new album on friday, his birthday. bowie will be remembered for oldies but goodies like "under pressure," "changes" and "space ododyssey." this shows the changes in

iowa. this afternoon a cold front will be dropping through the state bringing the winds out of the sweeping down colder air. snow will follow the cold front in the afternoon through the snow accumulation iowa especially around corridor with about 1 to 3 inches expected. blowing snow and news midday.... three inmates have escaped from a california prison, and police are considering them armed and dangerous. elias: the super bowl match-up is decided. we'll take a look back at the the qualifying match-ups that lead the panthers and the broncos to their big wins. elias: snowzilla slammed the east coast over the weekend. we'll take a look at how cities are dealing with the aftermath. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: our top story this morning...des moines begins its first homicide investigation of 20-16 elias: early sunday morning police found the body of a 71-year-old woman during a welfare check of a 71-year-old woman during a welfare check authorities say the death was not norma

iowa. and palin will be with trump tomorrow. confident but anxious. hisuote to me, very few people have won the iowa caucuses. david? >> tom llamas tonight. tom, thank you. >>> now to the democratic icic side, and hillary clinton bringing in bill clinton and chelsea, too. the newest poll has clinton at 45%, sanders at 42%. a statistical tie. warmer words toward sanders, and appearing confident. but the sanders team, raising more than $20 million in juary alone. cecilia vega tonight on the battle between the two for the best ground gameere in iowa. >> stick with me. stick with a plan. >> reporter: 4 hour24 hours to go, and hillary clinton is counting down. >> please join me and welcoming, i hope,ur next president, my mom. >> reporter: the entire family center stage this weekend. >> thank you bill. thank you, chelsea. people need to feel the deck is not stacked against them. >> reporter: tonight, hillary feeling the love. and packing in the crowds. this is just the line to get inside to see hillary clinton. look how far back it stretcs. today, traveling

iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. jack: yet another fire in central iowa, yet another fire in central iowa, this time affecting a family in pleasantville who really needs help. stephanie: sarah palin is back on the campaign trail - this time with republican front-runner donald trump. jack: and folks in fort dodge are starting to pick up the pieces after a big downtown fire burned a popular spot for athletes. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" jack/2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie/2shot and i'm stephanie angleson. glad you're with us tonight. jack: firefighters all over central iowa have stayed very busy this week. they've battled several fires in bitter cold temper

iowa. >> if you said that we would be here and iowa, we would give anything for that. >> i don't know much about the iowa caucuses. >> was this an average caucus? >> that it's hard to say. it is the third one i have been to. they are all different. it is good to be back in iowa. >> thank you for the great sendoff. >> yet to show respect for iowans, they are discerning voters. >> i want to thank the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you all. if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. >> each week until the 2016 election, the road to the white house rewind brings archival coverage. concession speech by democrat howard been on the night of the iowa caucuses. it is best known for what came to be known as the dean scream. a month earlier he was widely considered the front-runner, but his lead dwindled as the caucuses approached and finished third behind john kerry and john edwards. mr. dean a pair i dropped out of the race while senator kerry went on to win the nomination before losing the general election to incumbent george bush. >> are you ready? fightu ready to ta

a public hearing will be held tonight for a major project coming to downtown iowa city. city.the meeting will go over the washington street-scape project.everything from plans to construction cost estimates will be discussss.the washington street project will stretch all the way from linn street to clinton street.right now - construction for the project is estimated to cost a mix of sunshine and clouds today.mostly cloudy and cold. cold.cbs 2 chief meteorologist terry swails is here now with the most accurate 'weather first' forecast. a minor disturbance will cross the region tonight. light snow or flurries will develop early and end by daybreak. snowfall amounts will be very light with most areas seeing less than 1" of new snow. however, areas near and south of i-80 could see 1 to 1.5" totals. temperatures will warm into the 20s later this week with no rain or snow expected through the weekend.tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered light snow o oflurries. accumulations up to an inch along and south of i-80. less than an inch north.temps: 2 north to 10 southwind: se 5-10 m

iowa? no. that stuff should be in iowa." grassley hinted he may be persuading committee members for a call for hearings, adding there are things can be 'embarrassing' for the two firms if they are brought out in public hearings. the cattlemen's beef association duffy from the cme this week.. and stakeholders were logging complaints of high frequency trading, too much volatility, and locking limit too often.. over in the grains.. january turned out to be a net positive.. especially with this morning's rallies.. it looks like the e-p-a can't vacate registration for dow enlist duo herbicide right now.. a circuit court denied its motion.. last fall the e-p-a filed a petition to remove the label.. which has both 2-4-d and glyphosate.. it was developed to help farmers combat weed resistance.. with the denial.. farmers can still use the product.. and retailers can still sell it.. enlist duo is registered in 15 midwestern states.. and was never removed from the market after the e- p-a motion.. however it does still need import approv

a look at how uni..iowa state on the court last night.. you'u' watching kwww-- we'll be schools already carving out signature moments in the young season... last night -- iowa in indiana to face purdue... the hawkeyes enter tte game as winners of four straight -- and eight of nine -- including two upsets of top 15 teams this week.... purdue dominated the first thalf -- using seven three pointers to build a 37 to 22 lead. but they didn't deliver in the second half. iowa used 13 point spurt to take the led with 7-30 to go. in the end -- iowa wins 70 to moving on to the cyclones -- the third ranked oklahoma sooners face the eleventn ranked iowa state oklahoma. georges niang doing his best to keep the cyclones close, but fall short -- 87-83 oklahoma would be the final in this one.. onto the u-n-i panthers -- they took on southern illinois last night -- but they would also come up short 75 to 73... u-n-i will return home next saturday... coming up in the second half hour of today in iowa... a very special woman known for her hugs isisemembered this weekend... the feel-good st

rogers: i do believe it's going to be a good thing for iowa. like i said at the start, we have to do something. we have to get the increasing cost uncontrol. yeah, it's going to be a tough this extra two months will be a good thing for the whole transition and we'll be saving some money and making it more efficient in the end. >> ron: what about those who already signed up with well care? what's their situation? >> sen. danielson: they're in limbo. the providers that they work with, the iowans that are eligible for medicaid, the providers that they work with cannot steer them to another contract. so that individual iowan and their family is going to have to decide whether to leave wellcare on their own in the next couple of weeks, month, and pick one of the other three, or stick with wellcare because wellcare is not going to go away. they're going to challenge the recent decision by the governor's das director to kick the contract out, basically, because they weren't honest about previous fraud. so that's the point, ron. if you're going to make

and spend some time, so it's been my pleasure to be here in iowa. i still own the house here, i'm keeping the house, but it will be like a home base point. thank you so much for tuning in, and i hope you enjoy watching the program. more to come. it's only the beginning. here we start with the real presidential race. thanks for watching "roske on politics." we'll see you right here next >>> good morning and welcome to the home show. well, last year's numbers are in. home building permits in the metro.

iowa. it used to be five t tickets. but i anticipate there'll be more tickets out of iowa. the question is going to be t the overperformer? who's the story we're talking about on tuesday that we didn't anticipate doing as well as they did. i don't know who those folks are going to be, but i anticipate thererll be five tickets out o o iowa moving forward to new hampshire. >> and one of the things that gets overlooked sometimes is the presidential part of the caucus takekes the spotlight, but this is an important time for republicans and democrats in the >> this is a greatat w to build our party identify activists who want to be involved in the process and get them involved and encourage them to be a partt of building the platform, being delegates for their county convention and stateonvention, so i it't' really an energetic time within our party. >> best of luck tomorrow night on caucuss nht. >>> abc9 has unmatched caucus vered planned for torrow night. yourlection headquarters presents the iowa caucuses from 6:30 until 7:00 from des moines and 9:00 until0:00 from the caucus

the prime time event will be hosted by the iowa democratic party and drake university. cnn anchor chris cuomo will be the moderator for the town hall on monday. it will air from 8 to 10 p-m on cnn. the c-d-c has a warning for pregnant women who either have been, or are thinking about going, to certain latin american and caribbean countries where there have been outbreaks of the zika virus... concern is growing because even though no virus-carrying mosquitos have been found in this country - it is spreading. natalie morales has the story.... new cases of the mosquito-borne zika virus are now being caribbean countries where there have been outbreaks of the zika virus... concern is growing because even though no virus-carrying mosquitos have been found in this country - it is spreading. natalie morales has the story.... new cases of the mosquito-borne zika virus are now being reported in four states... three in florida and two in illinois - adding to a case in hawaii and one in texas. person to person. it can only be contracted through a bite from an infected mosquito - and