jon miller, the hall of famer, the same way. i mean, we have two former players.ou know, krukow, who was a pitcher, duane kuiper, who was a second baseman. so, they're like resourceful. they're right there if i have a question about something, i can always go and talk to them and ask them about, you know, pitching, fielding. even though i have a second-baseman with me, but you know, two second basemans have a different way of looking at things, so i want to get two different perspectives. damian: talk about, because you're a part of this, the commitment by the san francisco giants toward the latino community. erwin: it's a 100% commitment. i mean, i'm there, i try to get around to the schools to talk to the young kids too. damian: because you're in charge of the marketing of the-- erwin: well, not necessarily in charge, but i work with sponsorship. i kind of pick up the phone, i reach out to different sponsors or companies that i think that can benefit from joining the giants, and we joining them, and try to get appointments so that our account executives can go a

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 hundreds of farmers in iowa that participated in the initiative although a lot of progress has been made- the food bank still needs more help. cory exec direc.- "the struggle is there, pantries

" "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." 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 we

jon: all right. we're going to have to leave it there. lynn sweet, judy miller, thank you.this is an important part of the story, the weapons, obviously, being used in the terror attack that we now believe happened in san bernardino. law enforcement won't go on the record and say it at this point, but here we have the new reporting at fox news that there's the connection, direct connection to isis especially with the female suspect in this. so we're going to move ahead using that and what we know. the guns that were modified are very key to all of this, and it seems that some of the information we had on earlier in the show isn't correct, and we want to make sure that we talk about the modification of those guns in the correct way, so we're going to be talking about that next hour on "happening now." in addition, we want to get to some other news as well. french president hollande is visiting the french aircraft carrier being used to conduct airstrikes against isis. the latest on the recovery and resilience of paris three weeks after the deadly attack -- we don't want to fo

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." stephanie: today is the busiest day of the year for the u-s postal service.. here's a quick look at some deadlines to keep in mind... tomorrow, that's the 15th, is the last day to send packages across the u-s cheaply. and anything after the 19th will have to go priority mail. this year, the usps expects to deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail, a 10.5 percent increase over last year. jack: with christmas coming up next week, communities are getting into the giving spirit. jack: "we will serve over 400 kids through our christmas distrubution very very generous and to be hand made on top of it you just can't get things like that this is part of a donation drive in waukee that's run by waukee christian services the program allows families to sign up for one food box and one gift box. and these hand crafted toys are donated by the waukee wood workers association. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl local 5 meteorologist james peterson is h

watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie iowa's most acforecast 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: drivers in waukee and west noticed a brand new open tomorrow. the new grand prairie parkway officially opens to drivers afternoon, but local 5 got a chance to diamond-shaped intersection earlier today. the idea is that the new traffic people getting on and off the interstate by dangerous left turns and wait times to get ramps. jack: people in windsor heights will be back at tomorrow for a run-off city council election. and zachary vying for the and zachary vying for the city council. join therese harms on the council. she beat out an incumbent earlier this month. polls are open from 7 in the morning until 8 pm. the two polling places to cast your vote are at heights community center and windsor church. jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad:wxcdl ( brad:wxcdl coming up next. ( local 5 weather is coming up next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weathe

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 buffet and beer in a commemorative cup comes with the t

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 children to enjoy that as well." and at the iowa clinic on m

stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate 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." stephanie: the state of iowa is officially one month away from a historic change. the medicaid program is expected to change over to a managed care program. that means 4 out-of-state companies will be in charge of it. local 5's amanda krenz shows us how one agency is dealing with a tight deadline. "nats of kids playing. thousands of kids with special health care needs come here to childserve in johnston. in one year alone, this place will help 3- thousand families. about 75 percent of those families use medicaid to help pay for the services they receive. 20:54:56 everyobody wants to konw what's happening, some of those questions, we don't know what the answers are going to the president and ceo of childserve. he says families have successfully used medicaid to help with services for 25 years. he says the change from medicaid to private companies is made even more complicated by a quickly approaching january first deadline. 20:53:31 s

your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." " screams from sledding" jack: with no school in session, today was a good day with no school in session, today was a good day to hit the newly formed slopes around the metro. monday's snow left plenty of good spots to sled, like here on capitol hill. word has it we may be in for a little be more snow tomorrow. but surely not as much as we saw monday. stephanie: jack: brad brad: weather adlib: well, today was a good 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 mos

watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: ankeny centennial high school students and teachers took a break out of their regular classes to play dodgeball today. and they had a pretty good reason. take a look. "[music] it makes us feel great. i mean, some of our teachers, they always expect to beat us, but it's good when we can finally prove them wrong. yeah, we had them right where we wanted them. we were just ready to turn it on. [nats] it was a lot of fun. it's nice to be able to have some fun with some students and take life a little bit less you know, we wanted to do a project with out advisory group, you know, 7 or 8 years ago. we took that idea and it's picked up. [nats] it's all about donating for kids who aren't able to have the opportunity that, maybe, people like us have. so, we're able to give them some toys that they're in need for. oh, every time we have an opportunity for faculty to get involved with students, for such a great program such as toys fo

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 really needed to concentrate on." stephanie: iowans who

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. " jack/ots: governor branstad says lindsey graham's fo

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 winning in year before election in iowa never win these are discerning voters who make up their mind late i think theyre going to want someone who has the leadership skills to face these complex challenges how important is iowa to win the country? iowas important.. all fevb states are... iowa at feb 1 makes it doubly imprtant so is nh.. you've spent more money, bigger staff, more effort? we're workign hard i

watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie 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: a winter storm warning remains in effect for all of iowa 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 moderate snowfall into the early evening hours with some sleet possibly mixing in. it looks like we could end up with 5-8" of accumulation 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 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 chills being even lower. not much snow is expected though, but we co

"your watching local 5 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." stephanie: raygun has put out a whole line of hawkeye- inspired t-shirts. just in time for championship spartans local 5 took an inside look -- " " stephanie: some black and gold for the big game -- share your pictures with us! just head to our website and click on the share it tab. stephanie: local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards is live in winterset now for their kick-off event of the winter season. brad: 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 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 su

news at 10 in hd with 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." nikki: a look at the damage left behind from severe weather in the south... a line of tornadoes tore through parts of mississippi and tennessee wednesday. the deadly some will spend the christmas without a home. emergency crews are still surveying the damage left behind. 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 br

local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie iowa's most 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." stephanie: welcome back-- who knew you could recycle hair? we found that out today... while covering a quite unique hair salon in johnston. it's called delire ... on windsor parkway. and the owners recycle everything that comes through their doors. they are the first salon in iowa to do this. they've partnered with green circle salons, which helped divert nearly 400,000 pounds of waste away from landfills just last year. "i think it's something we've been trying to do in our homes so its nice to bring it in to our business and we're hoping other salons too. " stephanie: so where does the hair go? they ship it off to a company that makes oil booms to soak up oil spills. the numbers are pretty staggering... total in the u.s. and canada, salons send about is 63,000 pounds of hair each day straight into the garbage! jack: 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 righ

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 towns feeling the impact. they haven't seen flooding like this in years. at least 20 deaths are now connected to the floods there and in illinois. 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 re

watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: jeb bush is finishing up his latest tour of iowa today. stephanie: still puts the republican presidential candidate at 5 percent of the vote, trailing trump, cruz, carson, and rubio. but in an interview today with local 5 ... he says he isn't worried about his poll numbers... that voters haven't made up their minds yet. local 5's sabrina ahmed has more.. " this mornign i sopke to jeb.. about trump, uniformed, take a listen of course we have to talk about trump, you said hes uninformed, why? listen to hjim talk.. as it relates to syria.. huge challege threats ofterrort thats a direct tjhreat to homeland let russians take out isis, let issi take out assad, keep assad there, we shouldnt have been going in, now its bomb the bleep out of isis, every week its a new policy hes completely uninvormd, he doesnt have the intellectual curiousity to learn from ppl who know wsomething abouta subject. i just dont think hes qualified to b

5 news at 6 in hd with 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: the force is decades in the making. and tonight -- fans are getting their first look. jack: of course, we're talking star wars -- the force awakens. it hits movie theaters nation-wide for the first time tonight. but it seems like everyone is cashing in on the hype. zombie burger announced a star wars fan- inspired burger today. it's called come to the dark fried. it's got vader tots, chew- bacon, and yoda cheese. and over at flix brewhouse they've made a batch of special beers for the premiere. the dark helmet imperial stout is just one of the themed beers you can grab while you watch the movie there. jack: the premiere is a big deal to die- hard star wars fans -- like our morning meteorologist sam schreier. he's out at jordan creek's movie theater now waiting in line. sam what's it like out there? sam/livetvu2 sam: (wraps up interview tosses to studio) jack: alright thanks jack: if you aren't going to watch the first showings

watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: brad: 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, look for a decent amount of sunshine wednesday with warmer temperatures by afternoon. we should reach the mid 50s in the metro by 3 pm 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

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 cycle. jack: bernie sanders spoke to several hund

stephanie angleson, we are jack miller,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." stephanie/ram welcome back -- a metro christmas program is making sure over 2-thousand kids in the metro have gifts under the tree this year. the salvation army's toy shop is open for the season. they help out parents who normally wouldn't be able to afford gifts by letting them of donated items. organizers say it have a merrier christmas. "it allows parents to be able to give their christmas time. if finacially because of various reasons, this just gives them a little able to give their children something this christmas." stephanie: the toy shop is open through funded by the open through salvation army's red kettle campaign. stephanie: their always looking for donations to fund projects like the toy shop. you can donate online and at every red kettle location. if you'd rather donate your time, you can sign up to be a bell ringer through december 24. visit the website or call the number on your screen for more info. jack: we have new

miller. there you go. the yankees making moves, the rich get richer.>>> are you ready for the return of winter?>> jon keller has a timely reminder of what you >>> it looks like our respite from winter is ending. >> tonight jon keller is wondering if you are ready with the proper tools and techniques to make it through the snow and sleet. nothing to worry about now that our streak of snow galus -- no less -- days without snow is over. as every new englander knows, sturdy boots are a must in your battle with the elements. i also use these to cover political speeches. time to break out the parka. hey look, last year's met the lift us. the most important item of all, a warm winter hat like this one. it also doubles as a high fashion accessory. now we are ready to check our tools. these are shovels, the basic weapons of war, which i really don't need anymore since i got myself this new snowblower. now clearing the snow is as easy as one, two, three. one, two, three. we have cleared the snow and ice. what if a deep freeze sets and? we will have to fight the onset of the ice age with this substance which wi

ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on 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." jack: to go or to stay. the quick changing weather was hard on truck drivers working on tight deadlines today. fort dodge saw everything from rain, ice to snow. truck drivers hitting the roads are reminding people to give extra space and slow down as this weather continues. ""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 co

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 several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning. thursday will bring another chance for some snow showers to mainly western and central iowa with some minor accumulations possible on mainly grassy areas will be colder in the days to come with highs in the 30s thursday and barely reaching 40 friday and saturday. a good chance for snow and an icy mix comes our way monday, so keep it tuned to local 5 news for the latest on this system. either way, it is looking pretty cold for the last week of the year, so brace yourself! brad stephanie: issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il w

ynews at 10 in hd with 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: the 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 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 strong nw winds 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. 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 midwe

"your watching local 5 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." jack: the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere -- also known as the winter solstice -- begins tonight in the u-s. which means today is the shortest day of the year for sunlight. and it will be followed by the longest night. it is the moment when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun. jack: brad brad: today is the first official day of winter, which means that tonight will be our longest night of the 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 late tonight. we should start out with some sunshine tuesday but then clouds will make for a partly sunny afternoon. with some sunshine and southerly winds returning, we will be able to get our temps 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

at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief edwards, and lmeteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: now to the bus crash in chicago that left a des moines woman dead. jack: we have new information released earlier today. the burlington trailways bus lost control on i-55 early yesterday morning. 33 passengers were on board. four passengers were injured, and one was killed. that victim has been identified as 21-year-old nicole underwood from des moines. iowa student, and was headed to chicago to meet with her boyfriend to celebrate new year's together. burlington trailways says the bus was going 49 miles per hour in a 55 zone. the bus driver told chicago police he was in the far right lane, getting ready to exit when a pick-up truck veered into his lane, causing him to lose control. and today, nicole's boyfriend and friends have set up a scholarhsip with the university of iowa in memory of nicole they want to give one hard working student pursuing a degree in human services $10,000 toward their tuition. you can donate to the fu

sport's director jon schaeffer is on the u-s-s iowa -- where all things black and gold is taking over. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad news at 5, we are iowa."it's the trophy coveted by hawkeye fans who are gearing up for the rose bowl. and today -- they took over the u-s-s iowa to keep the excitement going. jack/bam: with thousands of iowans making the trip across the u-s to watch the game -- and many more gearing up here at home -- tomorrow's game is kind of a big deal. schaeffer made the trip out west earlier this week.. we join him now live aboard u-s-s iowa in california for the latest. jon? jon i'm outside the battleship uss iowa in sunny california. its official hawkeye nation has taken over southern california as thousands upon thousands of iowa fans ascended upon the battleship today for the rose bowl pep rally. jon: the record attendance at the battleship was 7,500 but it's safe to say black and gold nation shattered that record here today. the uss iowa staff say they were expecting about 15,000 people which would shatte

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miller at the manhattan institute for policy research, pulitzer prize winning author and journalist and fox news contractor, steven sigmund, senior vice president of global strategy group, democratic strategist and former communications director for jonwhat do you make of the polls? it doesn't matter what donald trump says, he just keeps going up and up and up. >> there is a certain element out there for him and won't go away. what he's missing is he doesn't have the organization to win in a place like iowa, even though he may be lead income the polls. cruz is doing very well. that's an organizational state. 1181 preprecincts, 99 counties, doesn't have people. >> he doesn't have people. you have the competitive element of ted cruz. most recent poll says that cruz is at 18% and trump at 39%. but depending what poll you look at, they're very close. >> they are close. i think that cruz's popularity reflects the kind of -- i wouldn't say lowering at this point, but i think you're going to see it. and reduction in that trump support now. the 11% of the country that supports him, no matter what, will not be shaken. but the people he needs to win caw cusses, to win primaries and win an election are not going to be there and they're slowly s

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