brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: a winter storm warning remains in effect for all of iowa this afternoon and into tonight. snowfall will continue in most areas into the evening hours causing hazardous traveling conditions. the winds will also be strong enough to cause some blowing and drifting of the snow, so traveling in not recommended. here in the metro, we are expecting the snowfall to pick up in intensity later this afternoon and into the early evening hours. it looks like we could end up with 5-8" of snow here with higher amounts likely to the north. southeastern iowa will have a mix of freezing rain, sleet and some snow which will also make traveling very dangerous. the snow should be tapering off for central iowa by 9 pm or snow with colder winds to follow behind this system. the rest of the week will be very cold, so our snow will be sticking around into the new year. highs will mainly be in the 20s or colder with wind lower. not much snow is expected though, but we could see some flurries or snow showers possible wednesday . brad

brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. thanks brad. snap a cool weather photo? post it to we are iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon iowa ready that's right jack people of indianapolis know about the hawkeyes. local 5 sports we'll hear from a couple of the jordan furbee is er. we are iowa sports" jon: welcome back-- saturday is fast approaching. for hawkeye fans it's a first-- and a big one at that-- iowa is making their first appearance in the big ten championship. it's a literal play in game for michigan state and iowa. we know all of that. but now the hawkeyes are in unfamiliar territory-- i don't mean game wise-- i mean city wise. what exactly do people in indianapolis know about the hawkeyes? we go to jordan furbee live in indy to see what he found out. jordan: jon hawkeye flood indianapolis with this being iowa's first ever trip to the big ten championship. i caught up with some locals to see what they know about the hawkeyes. "what is iowa's m

stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: winter has returned to iowa folks! those cold winds today were pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the nw at 10-20 mph. we should finally see some sunshine friday, but it will remain cold with highs only reaching the upper 20s to the low 30s. saturday will bring us some milder will be warmest we can do for a while with highs reaching the mid to upper 40s. brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up

brad brad/live stephanie: thanks, brad! stephanie: stephanie: stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at five... find out what fans and players are doing to prepare for iowa's biggest football game of the season as we take you live from indianapolis. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd. we are iowa" us) aouerwh y bino peen hri ls,t n beifcu tco wh d refuonoundoulod on. >>r.obn:'mr.ana bs a ie eneang paedin a 2soi' alysryg t w arg dsndewecoly lpg u ar aouerheinu aras e we a mt noti vis r e arg imir. . nd hsowi uce u unghe tos.ndhel treo lpoun uroueyo arg tt. co itoelng hr d lko . nd tayiowa hawkeyes step out on the gameday analysts take a listen gameday analysts take a listen jordan: (adlib) cue is "thoughts on the hawkeyes." " i think that's maybe a little bit of iowas fans maybe feeling that. again i'm just telling you as an outsider and i've been with the program for a long time how can you not? the way they recruit, the type of kids they get. the way they dip them into the weight room. and they do al l they need to do

brad? brad: brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in green well, today was a good day to dig out from our latest snowstorm. most areas were blanketed with 4 to 10" of snow with the heaviest amounts generally hitting areas north and east of the metro. we could see a little more snow with a small system coming our way late tonight. however, we will be dry and quiet early tonight with mostly cloudy skies. temps will fall back into the 10s for most areas. after 3 am we will have a chance for some light snow to move in from the sw. right now it looks like this snow will be gone 8 or 9 am with less than a inch expected for most areas. even so, it might be just enough to slow drivers down for the morning commute. at least the winds will be light all day wednesday around 5-10 mph from the wnw. we may not see much of the sun wednesday afternoon, but we have a good chance of some sunshine by friday. however, it is going to be a very cold day with temps starting in the single digits and o

brad: ((ad libs into fusion)) brad: brad/on cam jack: and we want to conditions are looking like. our road warrior tonight, out driving around, testing the roads for us. claire? -- location -- road conditions, any to clear roads; with -- travel speed, go slow-- get home safely -- will toss back with "jack back to you" claire, thanks. jack: the d-o-t traffic cameras now. this is i-235 at 42nd street in des moines the dot website reporting that interstate conditions there are partially covered. for a first-hand perspective, we have iowa state patrol sergeant nathan ludwig on the phone. jack: what are you seeing right now? any major blockages to report? what kind of accidents are you seeing? how does this compare to events you've been part of the response to? recommendation is always to stay you advise to tonight? jack/lam: here in des moines, public works has been out with crews all day clearing roads. the city has 700 miles of residential streets to clear... which they will work on once all snow routes are finished. des moines crews are on 12 hour shifts. they began with pre-treatm

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, brad! (adlib) jack: thanks, brad! jack/2shot winter's farmer's market was the pefect place today for some holiday shopping. more than 130 vendors selling locally-raised products welcomed shoppers today at capital square. winter flowers, fresh cut christmas trees, and wreaths just in time for the holidays were featured . fresh products like eggs, beef, winter squash, and carrots were also available for shoppers in the last push of the year. "it's different than like a mall or anything, cause you never see people on their cell phones. there's a lot of interaction. it's just, awesome. we meet people from all over the world. " jack: the farmers' winter market is also happening tomorrow. it opens at 9 am in capital square and wraps up at 1 in the afternoon. it'll be the last farmer's market of the season for local farmers. 2016's season jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... the wait is finally over! star wars fans from across the globe were glued to the big screen for the movie's are iowa" jack/lam: the wait is over!

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, brad! sure you bundle up well tonight as it will be one of our coldest nights this winter (so far that is!). look for clear to partly cloudy skies with dry roads, which is definitely a good thing. temps will be falling back into the teens for the metro while some areas in northern iowa will be in the 0s. wind overnight. after a very cold start, new year's day will be mainly sunny with slightly milder afternoon temps reaching close to 30 in the metro. the wind will still be strong enough to keep wind chills in the 0s most of the morning as they blow from the west at 10-20+ mph. it will be a little milder sunday with sunny skies, lighter winds and highs in the low to mid 30s. next week will start off quiet and dry, but it is looking pretty active by thursday and friday. that is when another weather system looks to be coming out of the sw with a wintry mix of precipitation for us. it is too early to tell exactly what we will see, but it doesn't look pretty, so stay tuned to local 5 on this one

brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: christmas for many locations as our christmas eve snow dropped 2-7" for many locations west and north of metro. des moines ended up with about an inch give or take and some of that snow has ended and road conditions will continue to improve in evening and overnight. skies will become partly cloudy later tonight with possibly some fog developing after midnight as the winds will be fairly light- which sounds like pretty good weather for santa! temperatures will drop back down into the 20s by christmas christmas morning with mostly cloudy skies expected in the afternoon, but it is looking dry and mild during the day. highs should reach the low 40s in the metro, but those areas that have more snow on the ground will stay in the mid 30s. late friday night into saturday we will have a chance for some light rain showers or drizzle with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. some icy weather but central iowa should just be wet in most case

brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in green what a crazy day of weather with snow to southeast! we are stuck here in the middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! a mix of rain and snow will continue into the early evening for parts of central, but little accumulation is expected as temps are still above freezing. we should start to dry out after 7 pm as strong nw to w winds begin to blow behind this system. thursday will bring another chance for some snow showers to mainly western and central iowa with some minor accumulations possible on mainly grassy areas especially west of the metro. temperatures will be colder in the days to come with highs in the 30s thursday and barely reaching 40 friday and saturday. a good chance

brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! brad/2wx: middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! brad/2wx: that's all for my middle with a little bit

jack/2wx: thanks brad. jack/2wxcenter: of snow with the heaviest amounts generally hitting areas north and east of the metro. we could see a little more snow with a small system coming our way late early tonight with mostly cloudy skies. temps will fall back into the 10s for most areas. after 3 am we will have a chance for some light snow to move in from the sw. right now it looks like this snow will be gone 8 or 9 am with less than a inch expected for most areas. even so, it might be just enough to slow drivers down for the morning commute. at least the winds will be light all day wednesday around 5-10 mph from the wnw. we may not see much of the sun wednesday afternoon, but we have a good chance of some sunshine by friday. however, it is going to be a very cold day with temps starting in the single reaching the upper 10s and low 20s. the good news is that the weekend is looking sunnier and milder with highs back close to average- which is about to freezing! next week is looking pretty quiet until tuesday

brad: thank you. jonathan: brad, ask her a quick question. brad: yeah jonathan?jonathan: can you ask her if she thinks the indictments will be enough justice if the other cases end the same way? will indictments be enough for sense of justice? brad: she is answering other questions for folks. surrounded here. you can see what is going on. your question is will it be enough justice if there are convictions in the other cases essentially? jonathan: basically, if the other cases go the way this case went, will the fact that the officers were just brought up on charges and indicted be enough for a sense of justice or not even in the vicinity? brad: you know what? she answers is that. i can't really jump in here on the folk's live interviews as well. jonathan: understood. brad: but she said that is the case. she feels this is not justice. even though the facts have been tried, she has said all along very simply that she feels that freddie gray died somebody caused his death somebody needs to be held responsible. so she is not happy with this. she does not think it is

stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. (stephanie toss to jon from wxcenter) stephanie: a helping hand this holiday for a way to lend a helping hand this holidayse on -- local 5 news has a way for you to help right here in the metro. we hope you'll help us "can hunger." on friday, december 11th.. come to the fareway store on 86th and 9pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to help our neediest right here in central iowa for christmas and well into 2016. we are iowa and we give back to the community. jon is here now the cyhawk showdown hits hilton coliseum tomorrow night! jon/bam: yeah stephanie-- mens basketball takes to ames coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear from the hawkeyes who are looking for some redemption. "now, local 5 sports jon: the saying to be the best you have to beat the best. well that's exactly what northern iowa is out to do this weekend when they take on 4 time defending champs north dakota state. these two teams met earlier in the season-- with game touchdown pass from carson wentz to derius she

brad/wxhang: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather mild for december with temps staying in the upper 30s to lower 40s tonight. this means that we won't have to worry about any icing when the rain showers start developing later tonight. showers will start off light, but some heavier rains will be likely wednesday which will just add to the already record rainfall for this month. about a half inch is expected by the end of wednesday. temperatures should be in the 40s most of the day with some in the afternoon. a smaller system will be rolling through thursday morning that will try to produce a few snow showers. some grassy areas might see some light accumulations (especially in western counties), but this should not cause too many problems for travelers in central iowa. thursday night should be quiet and dry throughout the state and midwest. christmas day is looking decent with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 40s. the next system will come our way friday night with some rain sho

brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib very mild week of december weather? the average highs this time of year are in the mid 30s, but we are looking at mostly mid 50s! we had some fog this morning, but today turned out pretty nice with highs in the low 50s. there will be a few clouds rolling in tonight, but fog should not be a temperatures will stay above freezing for the metro each night this week, but some refreezing could occur in more northern locations. tuesday will have a lot of clouds in the sky with maybe a few sprinkles or light showers possible later in the afternoon or early evening. the sun returns wednesday and thursday with temps in thursday as a strong system travels through mn, but again no good rain chances are expected here with this system. this weekend will start a cool down for us with some clouds likely. we will have a slight chance for some rain showers, but most of the rain will fall over se iowa this weekend. temperatures will be cooling back into the 30s and 40s this weekend and heading into next week. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ st

brad: jordan leggett of the clemsosotigers. carol: to get you ready, we have set up a live wire, a collection of tweets and updates from the staff. michael: breaking news, another candidate has dropped out of the race. george pataki is ending his presidential bid. he received less than 1% in the most recent poll. more rain affect. something had to give. that story in a moment. normal today. we tied a record set in 1984. one more warm day before winter carol: the water is receiving in landrum after flooding overnight but there is plenty overnight. mandy gaither is in spartanburg county tonight. mandy: the problem here has been the pacolet river overflowing and spilling onto the land around it. people to work here say that normally, you can cross the river, walk across it. it's risen an estimated 8 feet. >> it's crazy. mandy: at caroland farms in landrum, water from the pacolet river isn't all where it's supposed to be. it spilled over the banks, throughout the property, pools of it. >> we're kind of learning to live with rubber

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: after such a mild start to december, it is really looking and feeling like winter now. in fact, we are likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are l

brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most brad/wxwall: weather adlib: are you ready for a very mild week of december weather? the average highs this mid 30s, but we are looking at mostly mid 50s! we had some fog 50s! we had some fog this morning, but today turned out pretty nice with highs in the low 50s. there will be a few clouds rolling in tonight, but fog should not be a problem like it was last night. temperatures will stay above freezing for the metro each night this week, but some refreezing could occur in more northern locations. tuesday will have a lot of clouds in the sky with maybe a few sprinkles or light showers possible later in the afternoon or early evening. the sun returns wednesday and thursday with temps in the mid 50s. the winds will really pick up thursday as a strong through mn, but again no good rain chances are expected here with this system. this weekend will start a cool down for us with chance for some rain showers, but most of the rain will fall over se iowa this weekend. temperatures will be cooling back into the 30s and 40s this weekend and heading into

brad: ( local 5 weather is coming up next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: after such a mild start to december, it is really looking and likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above freezing in most of central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: the crazy week of mild weather will be continuing the next three days! we had a lot of clouds around tuesday, but almost no rainfall for central iowa. the clouds will be decreasing tonight leaving us with partly cloudy skies and mild, dry conditions. we have only had two days so far this winter that have stayed below freezing all day, but that could change next week as we could have three more! as for the short term, wednesday with warmer temperatures by afternoon. we should reach the mid 50s in the metro by 3 pm or so. the winds will be picking up a bit wednesday, but really get going on thursday when they will be gusting over 30 mph from the west. this will mean our warmest day with temps in the morning hours in the 50s and the high close to 60 by early afternoon. more clouds are expected friday with a slight chance for some light rain showers late in the day, but heavier rain will be likely

certified by weatherrate the brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green it is going to be a white christmas for many locations as our christmas eve snow dropped 2-7" for many locations west and north of metro. des take and some of that will likely melt. the snow has ended and road conditions will continue to improve in most areas, but watch out for some refreezing this evening and overnight. skies will become partly cloudy later tonight with possibly some fog developing after midnight as the like pretty good weather for santa! temperatures will drop back down into the 20s by christmas morning. we should have some sunshine christmas morning with mostly cloudy skies expected in the afternoon, but it is looking dry and mild during the day. highs should reach the low 40s in the metro, but ground will stay in the mid 30s. late friday night into saturday we some light rain showers or drizzle with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. some

brad? what happened? brad: that is the case tonight. around 9:00, we learned three clemson players have been sent home from south florida for what is being reported as a failed drug test. they will not play in the orange bowl. dabo swinney will meet with the media first thing tomorrow morning, so we will hear from him on this first thing out of the gate tomorrow. here's what we know. freshman wide receiver deon cain, senior placekicker ammon lakip and junior tight and jay jay mccullough have been sent drug test. clemson will be without them thursday against oklahoma. what does that mean? deon cain has lost some did to a productive receiver. he has become a threat for the team and has contributed a lot. he caught touchdowns in five games. ammon lakip missed the first part of the year due to a drug infraction. since coming back, he has contributed extra points. jay jay mccullough has not played much this year. the untamable make an impact. clemson will miss him on the offensive side. ammon lakip has not made as big of an impact as last ye

brad/2wx: forecast. check out weareiowa.com for . jack/2wx: thanks brad. jack: if you've gotten used to seeing brad's beard... this will make you sad. tomorrow, it'll be all gone. most of the men of local five were participating in the no shave november movement, raising awareness and money for cancer. this was the end result-- one month of no shaving. in case you forgot what everybody looked like-- here was the before picture. good morning iowa anchor elias johnson will actually be show tomorrow, so make sure to watch for that. jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon iowa state wasting no time finding a new football coach. jon/2bam: no jack they didn't and best of all jamie pollard got the coach he wanted. all jamie pollard got the coach he wanted. coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear from campbell, players, and pollard about the process and what to expect moving forward. "now, local 5 sports jon: welcome back-- chapter of iowa starts-- it's the beginning of the matt campbell era. most are calling it a great that nearly weekend.

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad here now... brad stephanie: alright brad, we'll check in with you next. also coming up... an elf emergency! we'll explain, ahead. stephanie: then, why the hawkeyes aren't too sad about not being home for the holidays. take sot sabrina: tomorrow on good morning iowa. do you have a lot of visitors coming for christmas? well, we're going to have a guest to show us some tricks for decorating those holiday cookies. plus her cookies are delicious. sam: i'm excited for that. i'm excited it's christmas eve. our forecast, we're trying to get it white. not so sure it's going to happen, though. sabrina: we'll break it all down jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: weather adlib: what a crazy day of weather we had today with snow, heavy rains, thunder and even a tornado watch was issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but se

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: it was really nice to see the sunshine thursday afternoon, and it looks like we will have more of it in the forecast! however, that really doesn't mean it is going to warm up real soon. tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with temps dropping into the low 20s while those winds keep wind chills into the 10s. friday will also bring us more sunshine, but also those chilly winds that could exceed 20 mph at times. temperatures will be about average which means the low to mid 30s for highs. saturday morning will be our coldest morning yet this month with lows in the 10s for most areas, but at least the winds will calm down. with lots of sunshine and southerly winds those southerly winds will increase on sunday helping to push temps back up into the upper 40s ahead of a new weather system. the clouds will be increasing all day sunday with a chance for some rain showers by mid to late afternoon for

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! cold winds today were pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the nw at 10-20 mph. we should finally see some sunshine friday, but it will remain cold with highs only reaching the upper 20s to the low 30s. saturday will bring us some milder temps by the afternoon, but sunday highs reaching the mid to upper 40s. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the

thanks brad. brad/jack/jon/3wx: jack/3shot: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon the drake bulldogs ready for their big four showdown with iowa tomorrow. jon/3shot: yeah jack they're in desperate need of a win to snap this skid. coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear from the bulldogs on what a win tomorrow would mean. "now, local 5 sports admittedly under achieved on the mens basketball floor. at 4-6 the bulldogs have lost three straight. it's not like blown out-- they've kept up with some very good teams. big four classic they'll take on the hawkeyes. they watched that iowa versus iowa state game from last week-- and know how dangerous the hakweyes are. but don't discount the bulldogs. a win for them puts them back in a good spot with just a couple of games left before missouri valley play. "10 freshmen and sophomores on this roster. it would go a long ways as far as confidence and understanding you know what it takes to beat a big ten team so i don't know if you can measure it.

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. tt2w`t+o mt: bt@q)"( tt2w`t+o mt: "a@q9.l tt`t+o mt: bm@q2%@ tt4w`t+o mt:" dztq \-l tt4w`t+o mt:" entq ,), tt4w`t+o mt:" gzt& 5.t tttt4w`t+o m" hnt& % 8 tt4w`t+o mt:" iztq oi@ tt4w`t+o mt:" jntq ]9 tt4w`t+o mt:" lzt& et\ meteorologist brad weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green it sure felt and looked like winter out there today, and not much will change for us tonight. look for mainly cloudy skies overnight with a few snow showers or flurries possible. the winds will be west to northwest and pretty chilly with our temps dropping into the 20s for most areas before sunrise. 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. clearing skies will mean even col

nikki: brad brad: weather adlib: it is going to be a white christmas for many locations as our christmas eve snow dropped 2-7" for many locations west and north of metro. des moines ended up with will likely melt. the snow has ended and continue to improve in out for some refreezing this evening and overnight. partly cloudy later tonight with possibly some fog developing winds will be fairly like pretty good weather for santa! brad nikki: nikki snap a cool weather photo? post it to we are share it tab! iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! nikki: coming up on local 5 news at ten, we see how one little girl's hard work has helped her reach a goal that will bring joy to many others. nikki: before we go we have a quick programming reminder for christmas day... tomorrow good morning iowa, the midday show, and local five news at five and six, will not air. instead, here is a look at the line up of shows that we will be showing on christmas day here on local five... you can still get caught up on the latest news tomorrow night on local five news at ten., nikki: and don't forget to visi

brad/wxhang (adlib) stephanie: thanks, brad! and brad, you'll be excited to see this -- school kids getting excited about weather! this is the science club at callanan middle school... which has been busy getting cameras, trackers and computers ready for the launch of their weather balloon today. then the f-a-a gave them the clearance to go up in the air! "we to fill the balloon with helium, and so we were standing with our hand up in the air for about 30 minutes. we're gonna get pressure, temperature, and altitude data." stephanie the weather balloon was expected to be up in the air for about two hours, and fall near lake rathbun. the data it collects will be used for science fair projects for callanan students. if you're looking for a way to lend a helping hand this holiday season -- local 5 news has a way for you to help right here in the metro. we hope you'll help us "can hunger." on friday, december 11th.. come to the fareway store on 86th and meredith from 8 am until close at 9pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to

carol: brad fralick joins us brad: carroll, michael, how are you? yes, the orange ball kicks off tomorrow afternoon, and if clemson is going to win, they announcer: now, wyff sports. brad: tomorrow at 4:00 at the stadium down in miami gardens, and tough news for the tigers, losing three players just two days before the orange bowl. three players were sent home for violations of the rules, including the tight end macola. but in order for the tigers to win against oklahoma, it will take a big performance from number four, deshaun watson. the season began with questions about an injured knee, and it ended with this. >> deshaun watson for clemson. >> deshaun watson for clemson. brad: leading the number one ranked team in the country. >> pictures on the wall, and to be able to be there, that was guys like marcus allen and tony dorsett, and to see one of your players and to meet the others, i mean, it was awesome. it was a blessing to be a part of it. >> he is in the end zone! touchdown, watson! brad: the coaches say having someone like him is once in a l

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! thanks, brad! developing now moines... stephanie you're looking live at the scene of a gas leak near grand avenue and 3rd street. we know that traffic is being rerouted in the area and some buildings nearby are being evacuated as well, as a pre- caution. the leak is being attributed to a construction crew that was digging in the area. midamerican energy has already been called in to shut off the gas to this area. but you should definitely avoid this area as part of your evening commute. jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... we'll check in with local 5's sports team live at indianapolis to hawkeye fans stephanie: out something for you to flag down your ride. "you're watching local jack: our local 5 sports team is in indianapolis tonight as we get ready for the hawkeyes to play championship weekend. joins us with a preview of what it's looking like out there and jordan: (adlib) (adlib) jordan: jack: don't forget to against the world" tomorrow night at 6-30 following our 6 o'clock news. we'll have cyhawk analyst jeff woo

brad: hey stephanie, we've got one last check of your weather. what is better than a friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to partly cloudy skies as we head through the night. temps will not fall as much as last night thanks to southerly winds of 5- 10 mph, but some refreezing will be likely outside the metro. saturday will be another mild and dry day for the midwest with southern iowa reaching the 50s again while mainly 40s will be expected to the north. winds will remain southerly from 10-20 mph with partly cloudy skies. the clouds will increase saturday night with a few light showers possible by sunday morning. sunday will this! a timeless tradition... stephanie: take a look at this! a timeless take a look at this! a timeless take a look at this! a timeless tradition... stephanie: that's the holiday theme at the white house this year. mrs. obama shared the unveiling of this year's holiday decorations with military families. the first lady called on some of her favorite fashion designers to house for the more than 68- t

brad ((ad lib weather toss)) forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: it was really nice to see the sunshine thursday afternoon, and it looks like we will have more of it in the forecast! however, that really doesn't tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with temps dropping into the low 20s while those winds keep wind chills into the 10s. friday will also bring us more sunshine, but also those chilly winds that could exceed 20 mph at times. temperatures will be about average which means the low to mid 30s for highs. saturday morning will be our coldest morning yet this month with lows in the 10s for most areas, but at least the winds will calm down. with lots of sunshine and southerly winds saturday, we will warm up to the upper 30s. those southerly winds will increase on sunday helping to push temps back up into the upper 40s ahead of a new weather system. the clouds will be increasing all day sunday with a chance for some rain showers by mid to late afternoon for mainly ea

stephanie: jack: brad brad: weather adlib: it sure felt and looked like winter out there today, and not much will change for us mainly cloudy skies overnight with a few snow showers or flurries possible. the winds will be west to northwest and pretty chilly with our temps dropping into the 20s for most areas before sunrise. 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. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 10s 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 coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now with highs 50s and very little precipit

brad: i'm going to cheat a little bit. i think deshaun watson is who we talk about, because i see late game drive that he sustains with some third down quarterback runs , and ultimately probably wins the game. and i think ben boulware is the guy on the defensive side. whoever wins matchup between boulware and perine will be the winner of this game. if oklahoma wins, who are we talking about? marc: they gourmet field. no question about it. he's a johnny manziel-type character. he can create plays off broken plays. -- baker mayfield. if he gets loose, he'll cause trouble for clemson. oklahoma has to have baker mayfield play well if they will win. brad: i will do with baker mayfield too. hasn't been a running back that's got off against clemson. they have been able to contain running backs, but if he can improvise and make plays and lead oklahoma to a win, i think we will be talking about baker mayfield on a few thoughts here friday. from south florida. our coverage continues tomorrow with a super bowl-type media day. our fir

brad jack: news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " jack/lam: in the race for the white house tonight, donald trump goes after jeb, and also promises to increase his ad spending. and he's not backing down from his new feud with the clintons. abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. good evening. trump hasn't had to spend much to get lots of air time, but with some polls showing other candidates gaining ground, the trump campaign isn't taking chances in these final weeks before the first primaries. script: donald trump announces via (gfx) twitter his first major advertising blitz in three early voting states, then, (gfx) pounces in a follow up tweet: "i have spent almost nothing on my run for president and am in 1st place. jeb bush has spent $59 million and done." bush, possibly arousing trump's anger when asked on fox news about trump's recent attacks on bill clinton. (sot bush) first of all, i think donald trump voted for him. he was a democrat during that time, supported hillary clinton's campaign,

jack: brad (adlib) brad: weather adlib: after such a mild start to december, it is really looking and feeling like winter now. in fact, we are likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above freezing in most of central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are looking dry and about average temperature-wise, but we could get unsettled by the last half of next week with another chance at a wintry mix by w

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! jack: we begin with the story of a cat unlike any other. vincent, from story county -- is a cat on the move, thanks to an innovative surgery from iowa state's vet med center. stephanie: the three year old domestic short-haired just got a surgery that only a couple dozen animals in the world have received. " beginning of interview -- walk for the very first time" (about 1:00 in) stephanie: (about 1:00 in) stephanie: cindy jones, of vincent at the story county animal shelter, she decided to take the kitten first laid eyes on vincent at the story county animal shelter, she decided to take the kitten home and see what could be done for him. it was cindy's daughter who attends it was cindy's daughter who attends veterinary school at iowa state, who first thought that the clinic might be able to help. vets say now his future... looks bright. stephanie: it looks like some of this year's most trendy baby names are getting filtered through social media. stephanie: kid names like lux, valencia,

brad "now, we are iowa's most accurate weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: nixon deras will be our future forecaster on december 1st. it sure felt and looked like winter out there today, and not much will change for us tonight. look for mainly cloudy skies overnight with a few snow showers or flurries possible. the winds will be west to northwest and pretty chilly with our temps for most areas before sunrise. 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. clearing skies will mean even colder lows in the 10s 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 in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mild for us now wi

courthouse.s in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you, brad. for the most part things have stayed calm. baltimoreidents in heard of the mistrial in the officer porter's case. kevin lewis is live in city and hasm baltimore more from his position. kevin? hi, there. throughout the evening we have seen protesters and activists displaying their opinions in a variety of ways. brad was just showing you many using their voices. i want to introduce you to a named paul rucker. paul, you brought into the lawn in front of city hall a display that certainly captured the attention of many. display?the what did it represent? >> i brought a series of coffins. not real coffins. they are musical instruments cases. this is one right here. with american flag. i want people to remember freddie gray was a human being the one on trial today. porter was on trial. a lot of times the victim is on trial. i want to bring attention to growing over the years and increasing over the years of the people that have been killed by the police, whether it's accidentally or case.le

brad "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather he clouds pretty much won the battle today in central iowa as they will tonight. the good news is that it will stay relatively mild for december with temps staying in the upper 30s to lower 40s tonight. this means that we won't have to worry about any icing when the rain showers start developing later tonight. showers will start off light, but be likely wednesday which will just add to the already record rainfall for this month. about a half inch is expected by the end of wednesday. temperatures should be in the 40s most of the day with some strong nw windnd increasing over 20 mph in the afternoon. a smaller system will be rolling through thursday morning that will try to produce a few snow showers. some grassy areas might see some light accumulations (especially in western counties), but this should not cause too many problems for travelers in central iowa. thursday night should be quiet and dry throughout the st

brad (brad wraps weather) year. even though it is officially winter, it is really not going to feel much like winter this week. tonight will be cool and dry with decreasing clouds some sunshine tuesday but then clouds will make for a partly some sunshine and returning, we will be back into the 40s in the afternoon. tuesday will be dry, but it is looking a bit rainy for wednesday. another system will be coming out of the sw and bringing us a good chance for rain. the heaviest of this rain will fall again over eastern iowa where about a half of an inch is expected. thursday (christmas eve) we are going to have a slight chance for some snow! right now, it looks like sw iowa will have the best chance to get an inch or two, but this is not a large weather system by any means. it might be just enough a white christmas! either way it will be thursday for most christmas day we are conditions as another system approaches. with highs back in the 40s with rain showers possible by afternoon and into the evening. to stick around

stephanie: brad brad: weather adlib: what is better than a friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to partly cloudy skies as we head through the night. temps will not fall as much as last night thanks to southerly winds of 5- 10 mph, but some refreezing will be likely outside the midwest with southern iowa reaching the 50s again while mainly 40s will be expected to the north. winds will remain southerly from 10-20 mph with partly cloudy skies. the clouds will increase saturday night with a few light showers possible by sunday morning. sunday will be cooler with nw around until later in the afternoon. next week will remain mild and dry until about friday. it looks like we will have several chances to reach the with monday, tuesday and thursday being our best chances. in that thursday might even reach 60 in some locations! cooler the end of the week along with some rain. that's right- it is looking like rain, not snow as our mild winter begins! brad stephanie: jack: stephanie

brad: more of it in the forecast! however, that really doesn't mean it is going to warm up real soon. temps dropping into those winds keep wind friday will also bring winds that could temperatures will be means the low to mid saturday morning will morning yet this month for most areas, but at of sunshine and saturday, we will warm up to the upper 30s. those southerly winds will increase on sunday helping to push temps back up into the upper 40s ahead of a new weather system. the clouds will be increasing all day sunday with a chance for some rain showers by mid to late afternoon for mainly eastern iowa into the evening hours. no snow is expected with this system as it passes through iowa as temperatures into early next week are mostly going to be in the 40s. there might be a slight chance for some snow showers christmas eve morning, but i wouldn't count on a white christmas at time with us tonight. >>> and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!"

hey, brad. brad: they came in the courtroom at 3:30. stone faced. not an expression on their faces. when the judge gave them that lecture. you say you are deadlocked now but you haven't given it enough time. so the jury went back to work. spent another hour and a half or so. two hours in the jury deliberation room. we'll see them tomorrow morning. the jury of seven women and five men seems to be dealing with the evidence in a methodical way. they asked judge barry williams for magic markers, sticky note and speakers to play the police radio transmissions. those wishes granted. they also asked for transcripts and a list of evidence. that request denied. they warned of punishment for post verdict violence and the defense called that prejudicial and the judge says the jury can tune it out. around

stephanie: jack: brad brad: weather adlib: winter has returned cold winds today were pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the nw at 10-20 mph. we should finally see some sunshine friday, but it will only reaching the upper 20s to the low 30s. saturday will bring us some milder temps by the afternoon, but sunday will be warmest we can do for a while with highs reaching the mid to upper 40s. brad stephanie: jack: chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the nw at 10-20 mph. we should finally see some sunshin

brad: good morning from south florida. it is gameday the clemson tigers and oklahoma sooners play toda at 4:00 in the orange bowl, a national semi-final game. the winner advances to play in arizona for the national championship.. dabo sweeney says his crew is focused and ready to go. >> this isn't the russell athletic bowl. this is the capitol one orange bowl, final four. everybody earned their way here, and we just spent whatever three weeks studying this film and this is an incredibly talented team. brad: this is the third trip to the orange bowl in five years for the clemson tigers, and this one means just a little bit more. dabo sweeney said they want to make the people print a 15th ticket to see the tigers play this year. if they were to win this one and the national championship game, ever to go five and 0. -- 15 and zero. brad fralick wyff news 4. allyson: thank you. as we count you down to the game, a little over don't forget nine hours, about our live wire on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. it's a collection of the

brad: i think this game might come down to it. a walk on, a guy where nobody even knew who he was earlier in the summerhe has been doing fantastic. i think it is coming down to him. tomorrow, the orange bowl kicks off. we will have more in south florida. carol: live wire. this never gets old. it is a collection of the latest about the tigers and fun posts from our staff. michael: to get behind the scenes look at what our sports team has been doing in south florida as they cover the tigers, go to the wyff 4 app or wyff4.com. and these fire ants. how they managed to stay alive chris: look at the temperatures, 12 degrees above where we should be at this time of year. carroll: we begin our coverage in spartanburg. you can see how high the water got. officials say if the water continues, the water might consume the bridge. they also want to warn drivers not to drive through standing water, because you never know how to deep that water goes. michael: the city closed swamp rabbit trail, the zoo, and cleveland park until further notice. s