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! t

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, brad! jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... a bus crash earlier today in chicago takes the life of someone from des moines. jack: but next.... we've got snow! we'll take a live look at your road conditions and what to expect if you're jack: here's a live look now outside from the d-o-t cameras. ((add info on where-- ad lib to conditions)) we are hearing about some accidents. again, you unless you absolutely have to. and if you do, go local 5's claire powell is out on the roads right now. claire? claire/livetvu: -- shorter version of the a block -- location, road conditions, any where -- go slow jack: and we're not the only ones weather. all across the country, wild weather has been hitting from new mexico, to texas, to illinois. hundreds of flights are being cancelled at chicago o'hare international airport. "we had a flight to las vegas to go see fireworks on the 31st, and um all flights are cancelled. and we couldn't get a flight out of here until um, the 31st. " "lady down there said there were 700 cancelled." jack: a young d

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, brad! jack: jack: jack: photos! if you capture any good pictures make sure to post them at we are iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... do you remember your first taste of bacon? this guy has gone viral! we're talking about what's trending -- next. are iowa" jack: welcome back to a look at what's trending. jack : the internet is heaping criticism on old navy for a series of t- shirts that some say discourages artists. and a des moines business has joined in. the shirts read "young aspiring artist," except that the "artist" is crossed out and replaced with "president" or well -- raygun here in des moines has a response. take a look at their latest shirt design. their tweet saying quote "how could we not make this" the shirt crosses out the word president and replaces it with artist. they're available right now online and in des moines. jack: do you remember your first taste of bacon? well the latest viral video has made one boy's first taste an internet sensation. "

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, t

brad jack: jack: the force is it's a movie decades in the and tonight -- fans are getting their first look. jack: earliest show times in the 7 tonight, and shows will continue past midnight. the premiere at flix brewhouse at merle hay mall got a special treat during their wait. take a look. jack: a fully fuctioning r-2-d-2 made his way to the new brewery slash movie theater. he's one of the few characters who's in every one of the star wars movies. and did you know -- in the original star wars movie, an actor actually hid inside r-2 d-2. jack: local 5 meteorologist out at jordan creek mall where fans were waiting all day long for the movie to start. we talked to some die-hard fans about the first time they remember watching star wars. my first memory of star wars was falling asleep right after darth vader came in that first scene at the drive in so i was about 4 or 5 then so to be able to share kind of that same experince with the kids this time is kind of cool jack: look for more from sam and other fans tomorrow morning on good morning iowa. jack: every where you go nowadays, you're

brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . 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 n

d-o-t reporting the conditions on the interstate as "partially jack/2shot i'm joined right chief meteorologist has stopped... damage? fusion brad/on cam jack: there was plenty to be worried about on the roads earlier tonight. this video is from west des moines just a couple hours ago. as the snow piled up, so did the accidents. however, no major crashes to report in the metro tonight. jack/ots many flights out of the des moines international airport were delayed... or even cancelled today. some stranded passengers tell us.... they might not be able to fly out till the end of the week. local 5's nikki davidson gives us a look at what the airport says it's doing to minimize delays right now. look live: not many flights arriving or leaving the des moines airport today... but the airport says they have something new this running smoothly in bad weather. its the one time of year when passengers are hoping the airport benches are more comfortable than their airline seat... most are spending a lot of time ... right here. 18:39:09 six hours... but david ruggle is one of the lucky ones... his flight to houston hasn't been cancelled... y

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, brad! jack: we love to see your weather photos! if you capture any good pictures make sure to post them at we are iowa dot com. jack: coming up on local 5 news at five, the latest on the capture of the runaway affluenza teenager, as we check your national headlines. jack: and when it comes to celebrating new year's eve, new york's times square is the pinnacle of celebrations, but it can be 5 news at 5 in hd. we are iowa" jack: in national headlines, the "affluenza" teenager's run from the law is over tonight. jack: the texas teenager famous for the "affluenza" defense at his drunk-driving trial has been captured in mexico. ethan couch and his mom were caught in puerto vallarta. they both changed their hairstyles during nearly three weeks on the run. prosecutors in texas are in the process of transfering couch's case from juvenile to adult court.. " dee anderson/ sheriff: to be honest to breathe a lot easier when they're back in this country and we have them locked up here in tarrant county and that's the ultimate goal." jack: the 18

brad jack/ots time for "one classroom at time." bankers trust and local 5 are excited to give this thousand dollar grant to a teacher who's trying to help his students learn a lesson that many adults struggle with... diversity and acceptance. he hopes to do that with the help of real people instead of just books. stephanie angleson has the story. "i want to congratulate you. because you are the winner of this month's one classroom at a time grant sponsored by local 5 and bankers trust. so you can all clap... if you'd like to make some noise. chris covington teaches social studies at metro west around tells you this isn't your average school.. there are snakes....and other animals...even a dog...all here to help these students work through some of life's challenges. try to teach critical thinking skills...diverse thinking, and trying to just think outside the box. accepting people. i try to do a lot with diversity and that kind of thing..tolerance. tolerance...it's not an easy thing to teach. but chris had the idea that a local non-

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: 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 by mid to late 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,

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. "

brad/2wx: that's all for my jack/2wx: thanks brad. let's send it over to jordan now brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather. jack/2wx: thanks brad. let's send it over to jordan now at sports. jordan/1bam jack the rose bowl is getting closer and closer for the iowa hawkeyes... coming up on local 5 sports, the defense is getting ready for perhaps its toughest test of the season. hear how they plan to stop heisman finalist christian mccaffery up next... "now, local 5 sports jordan/bam: we're now officially less than 100 hours until the 102nd rose bowl kicks off between iowa and stanford. for the hawkeyes the clock is ticking on ways to limit heisman finalist and ap player of the year christian mccaffery! the redshirt sophomore has been on a tear this season, setting the ncaa single season mark for all purpose yards with 3,496, that broke barry sanders' old record which stood for 27 years! along with qb kevin hogan, mccaffery will be tough to stop, but iowa's defense is up to the challenge..

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... it's no knock knock joke. why democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley was showing up on people's doorsteps in beaverdale for real. take sot "tomorrow on good morning iowa... we say goodbye to 20- 15 by wrapping up our end of year top five lists, this time taking a look at some positive stories from the past 12 months... plus... a look at your new year's eve forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie iowa's most acforecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." jack: this morning that slowed down some drivers' that slowed down some drivers' that slowed down some drivers' commutes. but at least we don't have flooding! much of missouri remains underwater, with entire

""lot of change to sleet to snow and it did it quick today, were big" jack: for those dealing with that snow tonight brad, how long until it clears up? jack: brad brad: weather adlib: we had a real messy day out there across our state. nw counties had the worst of it getting more than 6" of accumulation. that is also where roads are still icy in spots. here in central iowa, we were warm enough for just rain with about 1/4" of rain today. our temperatures should the metro most of the night with a few rain (or snow) showers showers will be metro later tonight, so our chances are looking good for decent roads come tuesday morning in the metro. however, it will be cold enough by morning in most areas to freeze up any moisture that is left over or falling from the sky. i don't think we will have much showers will be possibly- mainly late in the day. wednesday is definitely looking drier, but the clouds could be stubborn to leave us, so i think we will be staying in the 30s for highs. thursday and friday sunshine and highs days. it looks like our saturday with 50s possible! brad jack: as we head into the winte

brad stephanie: jack: brad stephanie: jack: (adlib) jack: local 5 news has a way for you to help right here at home this holiday season. stephanie: help us "can hunger." stephanie: 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 help our neediest right here in central iowa for christmas and well into 2016. we are iowa and we give back to the community. jack: coming up, do you want to go to the rose bowl? you better wait until we show you how much it'll cost. we'll break down the numbers. "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " jack: iowa city goes yellow. the hawkeye football team got a special surprise earlier today. stephanie: the hawkeyes are going to the rose bowl! it's the school's 6th rose bowl appearance... iowa is 2-3 all- time in the rose bowl, with its last win coming in 1959. : jack: has coached in the rose bowl, though his first as a head coach. ferentz was an assistant at iowa from 1981-1989, which included rose bowls in 1982 and 1986. the hawkeyes lost both

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,

jack: thanks brad. jack: snap a cool post it to we are iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack/2ram: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon the waukee girls basketball team out to a hot start jon/2ram: yeah jack and they're ranked number one in class 5a. local 5 sports coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear from the warriors who have high expectations this season. are iowa sports" jon: welcome back. the waukee girls basketball team is out to a perfect start to they are coming off of a three point win over dowling-- as they try to defend their state title from last season. if you swing by practice-- you'll find an environment that breeds success while still enjoying the game itself. the waukee girls basketball was the best team in the state last year-- claiming the five-a championship. that put them in a national spotlight as usa today ranked them 23rd in their preseason poll coming into this season. "it's nice to have the recognition of the accomplishments of last year's team but that's a credit to the two seniors who left anna

"your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: jolly holiday lights was cancelled earlier this week for the season. that's a first in its 20 year the beloved christmas tradition put on by make a wish iowa takes around 14-hundred volunteers and three weeks to set up. make a wish says the cancellation may cost it more than 200 thousand dollars in donations.. that money can make up to 40 wishes come true. jack: so in the spirit of the giving season, this week mercy hospital decided to step in and help raise the money for make a wish. hospital staff and visitors helped donate to the make a wish campaign , by rounding up their purcases at the starbucks in the hospital and making donations at the gift shop. those who donated were recognized around the hospital by the light-up christmas pins they were given. jack: " we've seen spirits lifted by going through jolly holiday lights and its something that we enjoy we want to childre

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

(adlib) stephanie: thanks, brad! jack: and if you have a child interested in being our next future forecaster, log onto our website we are iowa dot com to find out how to audition. jack: it's not too late for you procrastinators ! coming up, details on the christmas can still get those gifts on your doorstep are iowa" jack/ots if you're still looking to ship your christmas gifts and get them where they need to go on time... there's actually good news. believe it or not, it's still not too late. but as abc's elizabeth hur reports, be prepared to pay. calling all procrastinators.. rushing to get those presents in the mail to make sure those pretty little boxes arrive in time.. for christmas... ((sot)) melody hahm, yahoo finance "the national retail federation as of today announced that only 10 percent of americans are actually done with their holiday shopping." so not only do you have plenty of company.. you still have time.. the deadline for two- day shipping.. is today!! and one-day shipping is tomorrow.. but fair warning

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

jack/2wx: thanks brad. jack: snap a cool weather photo? post it to we are post it to we are iowa dot com. snap a cool weather photo? post it to we are iowa dot com. just click on the iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffer, and jon a lot of talk today about the isu fans who rushed the court last night jon/2bam: yeah jack it has become a way for fans to celebrate after big basketball game wins. coming up on local 5 sports i'll talk more about what happened last night-- and what the big 12 is saying following the injury of an isu beat writer. "now, local 5 sports with jon schaeffer. we jon: welcome back. last night's last minute win by iowa state sparked a court storming. among the filing onto the court-- des moines register writer randy peterson broke his tibia and fibula causing many in the media and fan core to call for court storming to an end. the big 12 saying that iowa state handled the post game celebration protocol consistent with the guidlines they put in place. they prot

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 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 will be warmest we can do for a while with highs reaching the mid to upper 40s. 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 sunshine friday, but it wil

to stick around all with a few showers heavier rain may (brad wraps weather) jack: thanks brad snap a cool weather photo? post it to we are iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack: coming up on local 5 news at ten, a beloved high school football coach passes away suddenly. the life and legacy of madrid's randy hinkel in sports. stephanie: next.... in your local election headquarters, lindsey graham drops out. who experts say is next in line to end their presidential campaign. weareiowa.com " weareiowa.com " jack: tonight, the race for president has an even smaller republican field. jack/lam: in your local election headquraters, south carolina senator lindsey graham has dropped out. unfortunately, his campaign never got any traction. he was consistently stuck on the undercard debates and polled at less than one percent. thirteen gop candidates remain, six weeks ahead of the iowa caucuses. gov. chris christie / (r) presidential candidate "i have great respect and admiration for lindsey graham. we agree on many many issues and he was a real benefit to have in this race, so i'm

brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: the water's as high as road signs, even the water's as high as road signs, even traffic lights! it's a devastating scene to our south in missouri. neighborhoods and towns are completely under water. jack/lam at least 25 million americans in several states remain under flood watches and warnings this evening, with the flooding in missouri and illinois already being blamed for at least 20 deaths. this as millions in texas are just starting to pick up the pieces from the deadly tornadoes. abc's elizabeth hur is in st. louis with the latest. " " with first responders rushing to rescue drivers stuck in high waters.. authorities in the suburbs of st louis missouri ordered mandatory evacuations this morning.. ((nat)) for residents living near the fast-rising meramec river.. who for days have been preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. ((sot)) lady: "they said 2 to 3 feet our lowest items.. i think we are at about 4 feet so we are hoping." the missouri and the mississippi rivers..

brad jack:: jack: ten, the latest player news as all of iowa gets ready for this weekend's big four classic. jack: next.... talk about a surprise from santa. see who's helping make a wish after its jolly holiday lights was flooded out. news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " jack: due to the rain and flooding, jolly holiday lights was cancelled for the season. that's a first in its 20 year history. the beloved christmas tradition put on by make a wish iowa takes around 14-hundred volunteers and three weeks to set up. make a wish says the cancellation may cost it more than 200 thousand dollars in donations.. that money can make jack: but there's more to this story. this week mercy hospital stepped in, and helped raise money for make a wish. hospital staff and visitors helped donate to the make a wish campaign by rounding up their purcahses at the starbucks in the hospital and making donations at the gift shop. those who donated were recognized around the hospital with these light-up christmas pins they were given. jack: " we've seen spirits lifted by going through jolly holiday lights and its so

brad stephanie: jack: jack: okay -- ladies, boring marriage proposals. and there are creative marriage proposals. we can agree on that, right? well, we have a really creative one that happened thanksgiving day in johnston. it was such a crazy idea -- the cops even had to get involved. nats - cop asking for id jeff schulte is really in trouble this time. he's pulled over by johnston police for the second time in a year. except this time, you're looking at a set-up. this police body cam video captures a very clever plan between jeff and johnston police. nats - more interaction between jeff and officer a year ago at thanksgiving time it was for real. jeff was actually ticketed for speeding right in front of his girlfriend's parent's house when he was going to meet them for first time. her whole family saw it. jeff was embarrassed. so a year later, when jeff decided to propose to jenna, he figured johnston p.d. might do him a favor. sb jeff "wanted to do something crazy." "a lot of timing involved, i was nervous." he and officer matt chiles, the same guy who

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

jack: we have some great weather news here in the middle of december. chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with "23:14:03 i've heard from every person i've talked to, they're going to happen to infividuals when around." jack: out, and still, so many remain. iowans on medicaid are frustrated and confused. tonight we'll concerns in state care system. brad/wxhang are you ready for a december weather? the average highs this time of year are in the 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 problem like it was last night. stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm.

"your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack/bamvo as thousands of are traveling to pasadena california to watch the rose bowl -- police there are increasing security ahead of the iconic parade and game. a caravan of more than a dozen sheriffs vehicles arrived in pasadena tuesday. concerns about terrorism are certainly fresh in everyone's minds, particularly in california. expect to see a lot more security this year... from undercover officers, to surveillance in the sky and more than a dozen rapid response teams on the ground. jack: if you're stuck back here in iowa with the rest of us -- how about checking out a watch party? the front row -- a hawkeye themed sports bar -- plans to offer free food at halftime. they'll even have drink specials. or you can check out a watch party with a cause. 50 bucks will get you in to a party at the speck decorative concrete show room. that money goes to help the iowa leukemia and a bu

jack: coming up... with nearly 400 thousand hungry people in iowa, the iowa farm bureau is celebrating its five year committment to feeding hungry iowans. brad: and.... more mild weather coming up this week. we'll have more on your forecast, coming up-- jack miller, stephaniemeteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: stephanie: the holidays can be a stressful time for families across the state. nearly 400 thousand people go hungry in iowa...but that's where local farmers come in. they're stepping up to give back local 5's more. "the donations are rolling in at the iowa brad-"we know that there." farmers, and dozens of volunteers gathered at the food bank to celebrate a landmark. for the past 5 years, the iowa farm bureau and university of iowa athletics teamed up to donate more than 100 thousand dollars to feed hungry iowans-- that's 400 thousand meals for people across the state. brad- "it's one thing to raise corn, raise soybeans, and raise pigs. but to bring it from out farm to people in need is really special for us." brad is just one of the hundr

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! coming up on local 5 news at five... christians and zombies. they don't always see eye to eye. we'll take you to where it's causing some tension this christmas season. "you're watching local stephanie: welcome back to what's trending now and a very unusual christmas display on a front yard in ohio has a lot of people talking today. jack: check it out-- this is the yard of jasen and amanda dixon, featuring a of jasen and amanda dixon, featuring a demonic baby jesus and some undead wise men. it's the second year they've done this-- and they're defying orders by the city to remove it. the local council have said the display violates zoning laws, and local religious groups have denounced it. but the cincinnati couple is seeking donations to keep the display alive. they set it up originally to promote their annual halloween haunted house. stephanie: you can also file this one under "things you don't see every day. jack: a bottle of wine was found in a very unusual place: an elk's mouth! jack: the elk was seen holding the bott

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: stephanie: if you have a child interested in signing up to be our future forecaster and do the weather alongside brad, log onto our website-- we are iowa dot com. we'll be right welcome back to what's trending now. jack: people who opened their wallets for black friday and cyber monday may want to keep them open just a bit longer to give back to an organization of their choice today. stephanie: it's a day that's become known as giving tuesday. and if you search the hashtag "giving tuesday "... stephanie: you'll see all kinds of ways people are giving back. this is now the fourth year for this movement... started by the 92nd street ymca in new york city to harness the power of social media to people to donate their time and money. jack: a little boy in indiana slept through his first picture with santa. but it turned out to be the cutest photo shoot ever! stephanie: yeah -- check it out -- 6-month- old zeke walters dozed off while in line with his parents to see saint nick at an evansville, indiana mall. instead of waking the boy up, santa told them

brad stephanie: jack: jack: coming up on the streets of chicago calling for reform and resignations. stephanie: next.... searching under water... why the san bernadino terror investigation is zeroing in on a lake. "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " jack: the fbi is going find more evidence in the san bernardino terror attack. an fbi dive team lake near the california attack site. the couple who did the shooting was seen there days before the attack. investigators believe they may have dropped computer hardware in the lake. federal agents still don't know if the attack was directed by isis. and now, investigators are revealing that isis may have two passport printing machines. sot john cohen, abc news national security contributor: "if isis has been able to acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk in the united states." jack: fraudulent passports have already been found in europe, including this one used by one of the suicide bombers who carried out the paris attacks. jack: another day

brad stephanie: jack: stephanie: plans to enjoy weekend? share your photos with us! head to our website, we are iowa dot com. and click on the share it tab! stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at ten, footballs done so bring on the hoops. high school basketball highlights later in sports. stephanie: next.... the t-shirt gurus at raygun are at it again. see the hawkeye gear they've churned out for tomorrow's big game. of hawkeye- inspired t-shirts. just in time for the big ten championship game against the spartans tomorrow in indy. local 5 took an inside look -- stephanie: to be sporting if you're going some black and game -- share your pictures with us! you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" show us your hawkeye pride and you might see yourself on air this weekend. stephanie: jon is here now-- and while yes all eyes are on indy tomorrow. tonight it's high school hoops. jon: that's right stephanie! coming up on local 5 sports we'll feature a couple of games out of the ciml as basketball season gets tipped

"you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: donald trump is rounding out one of his most media-frenzied weeks with a rally here in des moines. jack/ots trump's event at the varied industries building in just over an hour comes on the heels of a similar rally held in new hampshire thursday night. no nat there, trump was endorsed by a local police unions, and told the crowd of hundreds that he stands by his proposal put out earlier this week to ban all muslims from entering the u-s. trump has continued to receive criticism from both sides on his plan, but he says doesn't mind the attention. " when i talk about what i said the other day -- all of a sudden i'm watching the shows this morning and tonight -- 'oh you know trump has a point; the working" -- this woman came in on a marriage visa and was radicalized. the visa system -- another show talking about something else not working -- we've got to get down to the problem. " jack/cam trump is hosting a rally at the state fairg

brad stephanie: jack: stephanie: coming up on it's the christmas rush! we go inside the des moines post office to see how they are getting your presents to you in time. stephanie: next....the streets of downtown ames are dark tonight...see why their holiday lights wont be on this year. "your watching local 5 weareiow stephanie its the time of year to put up those holiday lights... but downtown ames will be a little darker this holiday season... they say the lights that lit up main street for 25 years are in no shape to be turned on. some are missing bulbs, other strands are hanging loose. downtown businesses are worried the new darker image could have an impact on how many people choose to celebrate in the area... they say people are noticing the area doesn't look the same... " they said are you going to turn the rest of the lights on? we'll we wish we could... but we can't. they're in bad shape. " it's an expensive fix -- $80,000 to pay for new led lights that they could also use year round... a fundraiser has started to help fund the new lights. for in

brad stephanie: jack: jack: coming up on coming up on ten, who deserves to get world trade center? we'll show you who's being honored with that tonight. stephanie: farmers come find out how you can make help out this holiday season, too. "your watching local 5 weareiowa.com " jack: first responders in the metro got a great honor today. governor terry branstad stopped by the "carpet one floor and home" ceremony in urbandale, held to honor first responders a retired new york fireman, ed served during 9/11 presented the owners of the carpet one with a piece of steel from the world trade center. in return, carpet one made a donation to local central iowa first responders and veterans. "it's a life changing thing and for me it's a no brainer and an honor to be part of any small part of helping these folks out who should never be forgotten and anything we can do or i can do, i'll be glad to do it. " jack: this is all part of the "building for america's bravest" program, that's an initiative that builds specially- adapted smart homes for wounded soldiers returning from iraq and afghanista

"your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: caucus night is quickly approaching and iowans are getting ready to cast their vote. with 17 presidential candidates still in the race, iowans have a wide selection to choose from. but what about those iowans who won't be in the state then? the iowa democratic party is launching a new initiative for the first time this election cycle to help ensure all iowans get the chance to cast their vote in the caucus. stephanie:/2shot: first, iowa democrats will be able to caucus simply by using theri phone. the tele-caucus is available to iowans who are registered to vote, specifically military members, serving out of state and iowans living abroad. "we listen to people when they have feedback about how the caucuses work, and one of the things we heard is that some people can't participate, and certainly our military are so important to us and we just felt like that was something we re

james/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! "you're watching local out of iowa city. u-i researchers looked at survival rates of 21 thousand women over the past 25 years. stephanie: officials found from 1988 to 2001, median survival was around 20 months. that number has jumped to 26 months between the years 2007 to 2011. local 5's forrest saunders reports. " sharon (jew-in) juon was diagnosed with stage four about five years ago. doctors thought she had lymphoma at first. but it turned out to be much worse. sharon juon waterloo "i was conditioned for it being cancer. i wasn't conditioned for it being stage four." ever the optimist, sharon put a challenge to her doctor. she booked an expensive trip to europe a few years out. sharon was committed europe, that i had put together on my bucket list. i needed her to help me achieve it. the uihc's dr. alexandra thomas came through. sharon, was able to get to europe and take her trip, and since has even gone to australia. prolonged success like sharon's is what prompted dr. thomas to take a closer look at survival rates in th

"you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." "it was mayhem and it looked very intentional."" jack: intentional."" jack: one person killed, dozens more injured, as a driver mows down people on the las vegas strip. jack/lam the driver who police say swerved into a large crowd facing a murder charge. and police say the woman behind the wheel... had her toddler with her. abc's brandi hitt has the latest. nats -- (fire siren) a terrifying hit and run... on the busy las vegas strip. sot -- (no name given) sot -- antonio nasser, witness police say 24 year old lakeisha holloway veered onto the side walk... up to three times sunday night... accelerating into the crowd just outside the paris hotel and casino. sot -- sheriff joe lombardo, las vegas metropolitan police dept. 32 year old jessica valenzuela -- a wife and mother of three from arizona was killed. this go-fund-page -- set up for her family. at least 35 others were also injured... while holloway's three year old child sat inside the swervi

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 6. we are iowa." jack: alzheimer's research is making an appearance on the campaign trail tonight. jack: hillary clinton is announcing her plan to increase funding for alzheimer's research by 2 billion dollars each year. she hopes researchers can find a cure by 2025. the democratic front runner is campaigning in unveil the plan tonight at a stop in fairfield. before the official announcement later tonight, clinton spoke in keota, where she commented on the news of her daughter chelsea expecting another child. "i'm going to be a grandparent again. it's like the best news for me. it's the best club i've been in. " jack: in her stops earlier today, clinton was accompanied by ag secretary tom vilsack and his wife christie. the vilsacks endorsed clinton for president in late summer. clinton's announcement on alzheimers research makes her the first presidential candidate to focus on that issue this campaign cycl

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. are you ready for a 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 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 meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. very mild week of meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. 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 mi

stephanie: jack: brad james: weather adlib: put script here in green going to stay fairly mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on saturday is going to start off mild with highs in the mid 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter-like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the extended forecast. brad weareiowa.com " stephanie: you'll notice security if you go to an iowa basketball game at wells fargo arena. the nba development league is making changes to its security policies at venues where its teams play. that means wells fargo also has to alter its security. " ""we have not done it for every event. now, we'll be doing it for all energy games and i just think, you know, it's a sign of the times. you know, some of the threats out there...we'll take a hard look at how the wanding goes with the energy and, you know, we

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... jameswxcdl ( here now... jameswxcdl ( local 5 weather is james: ( local 5 weather is coming up next. overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with experts " james: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist james peterson. james: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. james/wxwall: weather adlib: overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on saturday evening and sunday into monday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the mid 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter-like feel should return as lows fall in

brad (wraps up weather) jack: jack: coming up on local 5 news at ten, we'll show you how one iowa cat is among the lucky few to have a special procedure. see why vincent's on the move. and next.... "iowas important.. all the february states are important..." stephanie: we go one on one with jeb bush..the big question...is he giving up on iowa? "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie ioforecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: while jeb bush was in iowa today, we got on one. the big question on our mind-- is he going to gloss over iowa? here's local five's sabrina ahmed. this morning, i had the opportunity to speak with jeb bush... and we talked about his ground game in iowa. as you saw in that last poll.. he's not doing to hot. but is he worried? take a listen. lets talk iowa.. how are you doing? just spent 2.5 days doing well, great ground game.. 3 town hall meetings.. conencting converting 4% worry you? no because the candidates who were winnin

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green we started the day with light snow covering many areas, but temperatures have pushed up into the mid and upper 30s for most areas this afternoon and melted it away. the clouds are being pretty stubborn here in central iowa, but they will gradually move out leaving us with clear skies heading into thursday. thursday should be a really nice day especially in the afternoon when temperatures warm up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. local 5 weather is coming up next. forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" 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: 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 wi

"your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: and then there were thirteen. another republican presidential candidate has left the race. jack: south carolina senator lindsey graham is out of the race to the white house. he made the announcement earlier today, noting that there are other talented contenders on the republican side for voters to choose. graham also said in a youtube video posted by his campaign that he 's proud of his militaristic background and for putting the proposal of troops on the ground in the middle east to the forefront of the republican presidential race. the very first debate, i said that any candidate who did not understand that we need more american troops on the ground in iraq and syria ti defeat isil was not ready to be commander in chief. at that time, no one stepped forward to join me. today, most of my fellow candidates have come to recognize this is what's needed to secure our homeland. "

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... james:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. james:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from experts" james/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 meteorologist james peterson. james: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. james/wxwall: weather adlib: the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we