local five's jacob peklo has more from earlham. jacob peklo, reporting: "it's a story of determination for the earlham school district. advocates for the project say the time is right to transform this old gym into the new practice facility. but those against it, say it's better to wait and be more fiscally responsible. mary jobst, earlham resident: "i just have not heard any compelling argument or reason why this project cannot wait three years." the community gathered wednesday third proposal to add classrooms and expand the gym at the school. michael wright, superintendent: "the amount that we get is great, but it's not at a level that we could actually do this, so we need the voters to approve it." district leaders say it all could be done without raising property taxes. but some in the community believe it's a dangerous proposition to take on more debt now. heather stancil, earlham resident: "if our school was bursting at the seams and we were kicking butt in education, i would not be here at all." payments for the football st

jack: this is the third time people in earlham have had the chance to vote on the project. the previous two times, it was narrowly voted down. since then, the project has been expanded and the cost has gone up by about a million dollars. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist james peterson is here now... james/wxcdl ( coming up next. ( local 5 weather is coming up next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with independent weather experts " james/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green we had only 1.6 inches snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very slick and dangerous. overnight tonight cold again with lows in the mid teens. thursday will be very overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a few flurries that night. friday is going to be a mostly cloudy day with highs a bit cooler in the mid to low 20s. saturday is going to be back towards 30 degrees, with a little more sun, and we'll likely climb to the mid 30s by sunday! next monday we have a temps fairly close to average. have a great night! james/2wx: that's all for my foreca

elias: back in iowa, the the earlham community has less than two weeks to weigh whether a major project for the school is worth investing in. at the center of debate, approving a school bond measure to add a five-million dollar addition to the school and make other school improvements. supporters say now is the time to act while interest rates are low. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: if your weekend plans includ a trip to the east coast, make sure to check the weather. the national weather service says a winter storm is headed for the eastern part of the u-s that could bring historic amounts of snowfall to some areas. in anticipation of the storm, some airlines have even began offering waivers and refunds ahead of possible flight cancellations due to bad weather. elias: with eleven days to the iowa caucuses...futur e voters are learning how it all works. elias: seventh graders at mc-combs middle school held their own mock caucus for both parties.... both classes for the democrats....whil e ted cruz and ben carson won the republican vote. students were taught how both partie

jordan: earlham students pumped up, pushing for a "yes" and a new gym tonight. cardinals' gabe johnson dumping down to canyon hopkins, and he finishes down low. earlham's aj laporte with the hesitation dribble, misses the shot, but fundamentally sound gets the putback off the window. marcus riley trying to keep woodward close, creates some space and hits the stepback j. it's laporte again, finding hopkins, and the big man showing the range...burying the triple. then, riley jack-knifes into the lane, with the teardrop into the cup. but the homecourt strong for earlham, andy algreen with the pump fake and the layin. earlham rolls in jordan: (wraps up highlights) jon: when we come back there's a new number one in girls 5a coming up on local 5 sports see how they do with that top ranking as they face southeast polk jordan: yesterday centennial fourth different girls team to be ranked #1 in 5a. the jags winners of 6 in a row came off a big win tuesday versus dowling.. jags facing #11 se polk hoping not to drop their first game as #1... pick it up in the 4th tied at 2

elias: the earlham community has elias: the earlham community has less than two weeks to weigh whether a major project for the school is worth investing in. last night, residents gathered to addition onto the school, which would include four locker rooms and classrooms, and transform the practice gym into the new main arena for competition. commmunity members say the district already has enough debt on the football stadium, and shouldn't add any more. those for the project say it's time to act while interest rates are low. jeff lillie, earlham mayor: "that's as big a part of our infrastructure as streets and everything else that the city provides. without a strong school, the city wouldn't be what it is." mary jobst, earlham resident: "the gym floor looks to be in great shape, i didn't see anything falling from the ceiling, we had no problem finding a place to sit. i just don't see anything that's an emergent need that has to be met now." elias: the community will need to have at least a sixty percent majority for the vote to go through. if it gets approval, the project could start as

gvc went 23 and 2 last season, but lost to earlham in substate. sot: glenn- "it hurts because we put a alot of work to get there knowing we could have pushed a little harder." sot: stubbs "i think they just got a taste which fueled them of what their potential is." grand view christian, which used to be called grand view park baptist, has never been to state. thats something these players want to change. sot: glenn "we definitely want to break that trend. sucks getting that close and not finishing it." sot: burt "it would be huge, our first time there, huge for the school." the reason this season will be different, 1 word. sots: "chemistry...chemist ry...chemistry." sot: stubbs "that family environment on the court has really been one of those things thats taken to the next level." the thunder, bring the thunder on offense. gvc is not only the highest scoring team in class 1a, but the highest scoring team in the state, regardless of class...averaging 89 points a game. sot: glenn "we like to go up and down pretty fast." sot: burt "i love it, its a

a great shot coming in from earlham. clear skies early tomorrow. , 33. 3:00 p.m. temperature, 35. ahead. and we stay there right through the weekend. it looks like a system to watch. potential of a big old snow maker on to -- on tuesday. the gun. a detailed look coming up with your 8 day forecast. steve: misspent money. group vents about the problems surrounding the wounded warrior project. stacey: dad takes a dive. he already has 4 girls. a father faints when he learns the gender of his 5th child. steve: and, furry-feet. meet a baby horse, from a very famous family, that has a great big future. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our children, to each other. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter to whom they are born. our children's future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open

back in iowa, the the earlham community has less than two weeks to weigh whether a major project for the school is worth investing in. at the center of debate, approving a school bond measure to add a five-million dollar addition to the school and make other school supporters say now is the time interest rates are low. meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close current conditions... sam/ weather adlib: >>> welcomeack to "good morning erica." you are looking live at that one is closed, cars stuck in gridlock after the area saw just an inch of snow last night. untreated roads causing major traffic delays and some accidents making a mess for morning commuters as the northeast faces a blizzard watch right now. it's going to get messy. >> this is all before the big storm. >> right. >> cdc issuing a new warning saying 86 million americans could be affted by sometething called prediabetes. most decent even know it so dr. besser will join us live in our next hou with a simple test showing how to detect it and researchers n say that our solar system may really have a ninth planet after all.

mary jobst, earlham resident: "the gym floor looks to be in great shape, i didn't