sam: sabrina: sabrina you're watching local five news midday. sam: sabrina: sabrina you're watching local five news midday. league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets programs, which humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal and much more. the arl has grown dramatically since its expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the to address the reasons animals end including spay/neuter, programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes,

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sabrina: number four... sabrina: deeping has shaken world- wide...sending oil plummeting to new lows and driving u-s. worst-ever start to a year. thursday was the worst one- day drop on wall street since late september. the reaction underscores about the health economy at a time when demand for goods and services has been declining. and finally in the top five... sabrina: out to be a dangerous and costly year when it comes to experienced 10 weather disasters that caused one billion dollars or more in damage each. they range from tornados in the southern plains - to severe weather and floods in the east -and wildfires in the west. sabrina: turning to agricultural news...in 2014, p- e-d virus killed three million pigs here in iowa. sabrina: last year,the poultry industry took a major hit when the avian flu killed more than 30 million birds. now turning to 2016, iowa state researchers are keeping their eye on another growing virus. sabrina: iowa state veteranians say they're seeing more cases of the less-deadly

whoops. >> sabrina: (unknown) (laughing) >> sabrina: two to the green. >> andy: yeah >> sabrina: so now there are 20 and 20. one, 20 for the green, 20 for the red. so what happens next. >> andy: right, so if you had, let's say you had 6 delegates for this caucus, which is determined on things that came on how many people came that night, it's on statistics before. then, this person would get 3 of the delegates and this person would get 3 of the delegates. >> sabrina: okay, what's the likelihood of that actually happening? (chuckles) >> andy: not bad. i've had ties and things. and it's been just like this in my caucus before. we even have if there's, um, if there's 7 delegates and you have a tie like that, you would flip for who gets the extra delegate. >> sabrina: it can all come down to a coin toss. >> andy: it can come down. >> sabrina: on the republican side it is a little bit more simple. there's no viability threshold so iowa's republican party chair shows us exactly how it works for them. >> sabrina: chairman jeff cauffman, how are ya? >> jeff: i'm just fine. glad to be here. >> s

sabrina: number four... sabrina: a government oversight committee is watching the developments of two proposed energy projects....inclu ding the bakken oil pipeline. the iowa utilities board still needs to make a deicision on both the pipeline and an overhead transmission line that would run from iowa east. iowa lawmakers have expressed concern over the property land-owners in the projects. and finally in the top five... elias: 16th ranked iowa hawkeye mens basketball team...as they travel toeast lansing to take on the fourth ranked michigan state spartans. iowa has already given michigan state a loss....their only one in fact...back in december. tipoff off is at six tonight. sabrina: a major development in the joe lopez trial wednesday... sabrina: due to comments made by a witness, the judge halted proceedings....de claring it a mistrial. the 25-year-old lopez faces first degree murder and child endangerment charges. he was arrested in december 2014 after ... 20 month old ruby alvarez died at blank children

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sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday, january sixth which marks one year since local five launched good morning iowa! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today we are going to say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. there may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should through the afternoon. the roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. if anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i-80 seeing around an inch or so. highs will stay just above freezing toda

sam: sabrina: sabrina: year. alex became an 85-mile-per hour we have the first hurricane of the year. alex became an 85-mile-per hour hurricane thursday morning. the national hurricane center issued hurricane azores the storm is expected to hit this morning. uncommon -- alex this morning. uncommon -- alex hurricane to since 1938. hurricane to since 1938. sabrina local five news above and beyond cancer is a public charity working toward helping those whose lives have been touched by cancer dr. deming who is the founder of the organization will be on with us to talk about their upcoming fundraising event and their recent medical mission trip to nepal. greetings -- i wanto contact you to see if there would be an opportunity to interview, either in the am, live at 5 or otherwise, above + beyond cancer founder dr. dick deming to help "evening of inspiration" event we are having on january 19th. during the event we will screen a film shot during our september medical mission trip to nepal and unveil our 2016 agenda (wh

>>sabrina: yeah. we talked about that with her on her rv using, that she's using to travel across iowa. >>sabrina: talk to me about how things are going, how is today? how is this week? i mean, this is a very stressful week leading up to a very important day. >>ms. fiorina: i actually think it's a great week. i'm having a lot of fun because i don't care what the media says. i know what i see on the ground. and what i see are people who still haven't made up their minds and when they leave an event with me, i'm their candidate. so we're gonna surprise in iowa. candidates who feel that way, who feel like there are a lot of people who just haven't decided. >>ms. fiorina: that's right. >>sabrina: why is it do you think that donald trump is doing so well in the polls and ted cruz is doing so well in the polls if so many people haven't made up that mind? >>ms. fiorina: i have no idea. (chuckling) >>ms. fiorina: i have no idea. and i see, i mean, i don't doubt that donald trump and ted cruz have support. tha

sabrina: sam: sabrina sabrina still to come on local 5 news midday... sam has the details in "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" weather adlib: we are going to continue the cold we brought in sunday through the rest of the day today with slightly warmer weather trying to come back by the end of the week. it is going to be a partly sunny day with some patchy morning fog possible. it is going to be calm and cold with highs in the mid 20s. tonight we'll switch the winds out of the south which will start warming us up, but lows will still be in the mid teens. low 30s. wednesday is going to be fairly warm with highs in the mid 30s and a late wintry will be one of the week with highs in the upper 30s and a through the day. jet to help keep a wintry mix around through friday but temps will fall and we're likely to with lots of wind deep cold is coming on to last through all of of the coldest air of the winter season expected around next tuesday. sabrina: the lates

sabrina: number four... sabrina: speaking of voting, with just under four weeks to go until the iowa caucus, expect a lot more campaign events in the hawkeye state. in the next week alone almost all of the major republican and democratic presidential candidates will be making stops through iowa. and it doesn't stop there, the push will also be hitting the airwaves with new television ads being released from candidates. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: some good news for the iowa hawkeyes, after a record setting season desmond king will be returning for his senior season. some had speculated that the reigning thorpe award winner would head to the n-f-l. but king's mom desmond told her, he has unfinished business and wants to finish his career with a bowl win! sabrina: some developing news in des moines, where authorities have issued a "material witness warrant" in the city's latest homicide case. sabrina: two weeks ago, there was a double shooting at brookside apartments on des moines' south side.

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday january 13th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we have been punished the last few days with nothing but bitter cold temps and winds that made everything feel even worse. luckily today and tomorrow we turn things completely around and crank those temps up! the sky will start cloudy today but we will have sunshine by the end of the afternoon with a gorgeous high in the mid 30s. tonight things should remain fairly breezy but mild with the overnight low falling into the upper 20s and a breezy southwest wind. thursday will be not only the warmest day warmest day of 2016 so far! highs are expected to climb to around 45 degrees with a breezy southwest wind helping to push us there. unfortunately all this warm air will be short lived because starting friday cold air will be pushing back through the state wit

sabrina: number four... sabrina: fans braved a wind chill of thirty below to watch sunday's game between the seattle seahawks and minnesota vikings. the close game looked to be a last-minute victory for the vikings....except for a missed field goal by the team's kicker with twenty-six seconds left in the game. the seahawks take the win, and move ahead in the n-f-l playoffs. elias: and finally in the elias: elias: saturday's powerball lottery drawing had no winner....meaning wednesday's jackpot has an initial estimate of one point three billion dollars, the largest prize ever offered in north america. the big payout will likely boost sales, and in turn means it could go even higher....the cash payout already pushing above 800-million dollars! sabrina: turning to some developing news this morning....a sunday fire leaves a local firefighter injured. sabrina: west des moines firefighters answered the call to a home on bradford drive around 3-30 yesterday morning... when crews got there the house was engulfed in

sabrina sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know let's get a final look at your top five.... elias: almost immediately after the numbers were called out, the california lottery tweeted out that a winning powerball ticket had been sold at a store in chino hills. crowds then went to the store to celebrate the ticket sale. during the night, lottery officials reported two more winning tickets in florida and tennessee....mor e could still be announced. the winners will split the almost one point six billion dollar jackpot. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the resignations of four out of six part time officers at the melcher-dallas police department, leaves the city almost without a police force. last night, city officials met to discuss what to do next, with the marion county sheriff's office for now, the council has decided to let the sheriff's office control the situation. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday january 11th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are coming off our bitterly cold weekend with a bit of better and warmer weather expected throughout the week. today is going to be a fairly gloomy and cool day with mostly cloudy skies, but highs should be able to climb into the lower 20s. it will be breezy today so wind chilly will be a bit the afternoon, but they will be much worse tonight. our lows will drop into the single digits and with a strong wind overnight wind chills will likely drop below zero by tomorrow morning state wide. tuesday is going to be a very cold day with highs in the low teens and plenty of wind leaving us with more brutal wind chill values. warmer weather is expected to start to come back mid week with wednesday's highs expected to climb into the upper 20s. thursday will be ev

>>sabrina: perfect. >>mr. o'malley: and to see snow. >>sabrina: we'll give you snow. >>mr. o'malley: i embrace it. (chuckling) >>sabrina: now in case you aren't super familiar with his resume, governor o'malley was the governor of maryland. he's been in politics for a long time. he was the mayor of baltimore. before that he was on that city's city council. he is one of three remaining candidates on the democratic side in this 2016 race. governor o'malley, once again, thanks so much for being here. >>mr. o'malley: thank you. >>amanda: so first of all, that was a very shortened version of your resume. we know that. but what do you want the people of iowa to know about you? >>mr. o'malley: what i'd like the people iowa to know is that i have a track record. i'm the only candidate in this race with an executive background, namely as mayor and governor. pulling people togeth across some pretty deep divides in order to accomplish meaningful, important things, in order to make progress whether it was making our public schools number one, not by cutting education, but by increasing

sam: sabrina: sam: sabrina: sam: sabrina: sabrina still to come on local five news midday... hy-vee is on with some delicious new recipes. sabrina " you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: president obama spoke this morning about the growing morning about the growing issue of gun violence in the united states, acknowledging the rights afforded by the second amendment, while also expressing the importance of implementing gun safety regulations. the president now pressing congress to cooperate in developing policies to help protect citizens of the united states against the threat of gun violence. sabrina: one topic already drawing trail...president obama's address to the nation today. he plans to outline new executive action to take on gun control in the u-s. the actions will target the so- called gun-show loophole--pledgi target the so- called gun-show loophole--pledgi ng that anyone trying to buy a gun on the internet or at a gun show will have to undergo a bac

sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: top five... nominees have been named with just over a month to go academy awards. leonardo movie "the revenant" leads the way with 12 nominations, picture, and best actor for dicaprio. this may be the year that the actor finally wins the coveted statue. the oscars will air here on local five on february 28th. elias: pella police asking for help this morning in the search for a missing teen... elias: authorities say the 15-year-old has now been missing for more than five days... pella police are asking for any information that may help find mallory lanser. the pella teenager has connections in polk, jasper, poweshiek, mahaska and marion counties. if you know where she is or have information that could help, contact pella police or your local police department. sabrina: more details from an iowa town dealing with a mass resignation of police officers... sabrina: melcher-dallas leaders have formed a task force to figure out how the city will provide law enforcement for residenta. four of the six off

sabrina: number four... sabrina: despite a surge in ticket sales leading up to last night's powerball drawing, no one had the numbers to walk away with the jackpot which had hit 524 million dollars. but more then 73-thousand tickets did end up winning some of the game's smaller prizes. the jackpot now swells to a record-breaking 675-million dollars ahead of saturday's drawing. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: back in iowa, some good news for cyclone fans...last night, iowa state picked up their first and on their home court. i-s-u got their first big 12 win with a 76 to 69 victory over texas tech. their next game is saturday, when they host baylor. sabrina: just a few days until the start of the 20-16 legislative session....and governor branstad has put forth a controversial proposal. sabrina: state lawmakers will begin the 20-16 legislative session on monday... elias: and if you go shopping, have kids in school, or drink water from your tap this new proposal affects you. local five's chief polit

>>sabrina: and hopes this can be lesson for everyone. >>aaron: but you live life like you don't have the next day because as i found out yesterday, we don't necessarily have the next day. >>sabrina: even with a bruised body and a brace on his leg, aaron says he is staying on the campaign trail for braden. >>aaron: i will, yes. we're gonna see this through till the end d the iowa caucus and finish what we s srted. >>ryan: they wanna stay out here 'cause they think braden would want 'em here. um, and so we're going to keep doing what we, what we set out to do. >>amanda: craig robinson joins us once again to talk about what just so sad, incredibly tragic. but as we know, as distracting it is for carson and his campaign staff, his campaiai must go on. they've gotta soldier through this. he did suspend his campaign for two days. >>craig: mmhmm. >>amanda: do you think that was the right decision for him to do that? >>craig: absolutely. >>amanda: yeah. >>craig: yeah, absolutely. >>amanda: yeah. do you think, i don't know, i suppose there's gonn

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday january 5th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are looking at another fairly cloudy and cold day across the state, but luckily it won't be quite as bad as yesterday. i'm expecting partly sunny skies through the afternoon, so while we'll be cloudy at times we should also be able to grab some sun. temperatures today are going to be able to climb into the low to mid 30s with the help of a strong southerly wind. overnight tonight our temperatures should stay very mild with lows hovering in the mid to upper 20s with a decent breeze. wednesday will start dry but we'll increase cloud cover through the day and see an afternoon rain and wintry mix scattered across the state. thursday is looking warm enough that most of our fall mainly as rain with highs in the upper 30s. friday looks fairly warm, but i think

sabrina toss back. sabrina toss back. elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this. let's get a final look at your top five.... sabrina: a capsized conoe leads to a search in johnson county.... sunday afternoon, authorities responded to coralville reservoir, where bystanders had pulled one person from the icy waters. late into the night, water rescue continued the search for another person who fell into the water. authorities were forced to suspend the search and are expected to resume this morning. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: after two dozen deaths and millions of dollars in damage, the flood water that hit missouri and illinoir last week now heads farther south. while not expected to be as bad, those living along the mississippi river in tennessee, mississippi, arkansas and other southern states are bracing for the rising waters. the latest show that the lower and earlier than previously thought. you need to walk out the door... oregon protestors and milita men

sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday january fourth elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are going to continue the cold we brought in sunday through the rest of the day today with slightly warmer weather trying to come back by the end of the week. it is going to be a partly sunny

>>sabrina: dr. steffen schmidt, professor of politics at iowa state university joins us now to hash out our theme this week of why can't politicians come together? (chuckling) >>sabrina: so we wanna ask you do you think that anything can be done in order to fix this huge divide between the democrats and republicans in washington and did the president even do anything with this speech? >>dr. schmidt: well, i think the american people seem to want congress to work. they want democrats and republicans to get things done. you don't have to agree on everything, but you gridlock because then you can't solve problems. and i think it will take a new president before this can come together because president obama, in fact, is now a, a lame duck president. it's the end of his term. he has not been a good communicator. he has not really reached out even to democrats, his own party, in the house and senate. and so i think it's gonna take somebody else. but that president is gonna have to, i think, try and work

(laughter) >> ben: simple as that. >> sabrina: simple as that. (laughter) >> amanda: you know, i think you have to appreciate the fact that he's being honest on that one. >> sabrina: : u know, not a lot of politicians will even admit the possibily of defeat. >> amanda: right. >> sabrina: so, i appreciated that answer. >> sabrina: yeah. >> amanda: he's honest about it. coming up next- (music) >> amanda: we talk to somebody who knows a thing or 2 about winning the iowa caucuses. mike huckabee, who just finished his full grassley, joins us (music) >> sabrina: welcome back, congratulations in order for republican presidential candidate mike huckabee wrapping up his full grassley. 99 counties, even tweeting this animated pic about his travels. so big shout out to him. huckabee has spent arguably more time than any other candidate in iowa this cycle. >> amanda: in january alone, he has about 150 campaign stops scheduled. one of those was right here in the studio with our very own jack miller. >> jack: i am here with former arkansas governor mike huckab

sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all sabrina elias: a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this. let's get a final look at your top five.... elias: as iowa lawmakers continue to work on school funding, democrats release a survey showing what impacts stagnant funding could have on schools in the state. in the report, most school administrators believe underfunding will lead to larger class sizes, the delay of classroom materials, and unfilled positions. the funding debate lead to an extended session last year, with a last minute deal to provide a one and a quarter percent increase for the current school year. sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: a tuesday fire leaves a family in pleasantville without a home. firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the house on west jones street. no injuries were reported, but three family pets were killed. the community has stepped forward to help the family. the cause is still under investigation.... sabrina: elias: the third thing you

sabrina: elias: number four... elias: the three democratic presidential candidates took the stage at drake university last night for a town hall....last high-profile event before the iowa caucuses.. hillary clinton recent attacks she tried to build her appeal to young voters. her main rival, bernie sanders, took questions about his healthcare and education socialist shouldn't be a martin o'malley, who has been a used his time to try and invigorate supporters, and show that he is a viable option. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: a texas grand jury has cleared planned parenthood of wrongdoing over a series of controversial undercover videos. the videos appeared to suggest planned parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue and organs. the jury instead indicted the two anti-abortion activists behind the staged videos that controversy. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib we are going to be

sabrina: elias: morning... elias: the revelation about the brain sash has become the latest case attention being drawn to football-related brain injuries. across the country and groups have alternatives. community leagues like the football leagues. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you door... on the debate stage tonight, republican presidential candidate donald trump will still cast a shadow over the event. instead, he plans to hold a veterans benefit event at drake university. fellow candidates will center for their last debate before monday's caucuses. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: ammon bundy, leader of the armed group occupying an oregon wildlife refuge, has asked his followers to stand down. bundy and several protestors were arrested tuesday on federal charges, with one protestor killed during the arrest. through his lawyer, bundy asked his followers to end the occupation. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: an upcomin

local 5's sabrina now with more on those sabrina? sabrina/bam: race... cruz on top, and rubio trailing behind in third.. so let's take a look at the numbers. this is a poll of caucus goers was released donald trump is coming in with 31 percent of support... senator ted cruz with 29 percent. senator marco rubio has 13 percent, no other candidate above 7 percent. that's all pretty much the same since the last quinnipiac poll.

sabrina: february first. sabrina: february first. sabrina: elias: number four... elias: republican presidential candidate ben carson resumed his campaign last night with a town hall in glenwood. carson has suspend all campaign stops suspend all campaign stops after tuesdays car accident that killed one of his campaign volunteers. meanwhile, new poll numbers show some big shake-ups, with days until the iowa caucus. donald trump now leads ted cruz by eleven points in iowa... and for democrats, bernies sanders has now pulled ahead of hillary clonton by eight points. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: we may be months away from ragbrai, but look for a big announcement this weekend about iowa's big bike ride. a route announcement party will be held saturday night, with the eight overnight towns being named for the 44th ragbrai. this year's ragbrai kicks off on july 24th. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate sam final weather adlib yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in

show open " sabrina: good morning i'm sabrina ahmed... it's 7:56 ... elias: saturday's powerball lottery drawing had no winner....meaning wednesday's jackpot has an initial estimate of one point three billion dollars, the largest prize ever offered in north america. the big payout will likely boost sales, and in turn means it could go even higher....the cash payout already pushing above 800-million dollars! sabrina: turning to some developing news this morning....a sunday fire leaves a local firefighter injured. sabrina: west des moines firefighters answered the call to a home on bradford drive around 3-30 yesterday morning... when crews got there the house was engulfed in flames.. the house started to collapse and the firefighter was injured when an exterior wall fell and struck him.. the injured firefighter was threatening injuries.. neighbors say crews were outside for hours. phil crowley, neighbor: "it really was heartbreaking really to see, oh my gosh, wow it could have been our house. what happened? we don't know what happened i guess at this poi

that trump event will be held tonight, sabrina? sabrina:: (scene setter, huckabee and santorum are set to be here, people lining up, etc) hector salamanca arroyo, 22 graduated magma cum laude last spring sabrina::: (adlib and toss back) jack: we'll check back jack: we'll check back in with sabrina coming up at 6 as more people filter into the auditorium at drake. stephanie/1shot: tonight's debate is on fox, and the primetime stage will feature six of the leading candidates, minus trump of course. the line-up includes ted cruz, ben carson, marco rubio, rand paul, chris christie, jeb bush, and john kasich. cruz leads the polls among those on stage, and will likely take a lot of hits. stephanie: "nat pop- :03 outcue- "shut it down" " but not everyone is excited for in des moines. a host of fast food workers walked out of their jobs this morning to protest candidates that do not support raising the minimum wage. the workers are part of the group "fight for 15" who have organized rallies thorughout the country last year. " my only messa

sabrina: elias: number four... elias: the three democratic presidential candidates squared off for a fiery debate last night, the final one for them before the iowa caucus. hillary clinton and bernies sanders sparred over gun control, martin o'malley tried to breakthrough. expect to see them return to the campaign trail in iowa this week. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: for football fans, only two games remain before we know the two teams that will meet for the n-f-l's biggest game of the season next month in san francisco. next weekend, the new england patriots will take on the denver broncos for the a-f-c champions ship....while the arizona cardinals battle the carolina panthers for the n-f-c championship. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib bitter cold air has been locked over iowa since saturday and we're not going to break that pattern for a couple more days. today it's going

sabrina: elias: number four... elias: two men have been arrested in a decade-old case in wapello county. christopher yenger and zachary allen dye face two counts of felony murder each. police say the two men intentionally started a house fire that killed two men in march of 2006. originially the cause of the fire was undetermined " " elias: police reopened the case this month after learning new information. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: donald trump says he will not participate in thursday night's debate... during his stop in marshalltown, the republican presidential frontrunner criticized fox news for "playing games" and picking megyn kelly as a debate moderator. the debate, which will be at center, is the last before the iowa caucuses. elias: changes could be on the way for a deadly stretch of street in des moines... elias in three months... three people have died on the road... now the city has a plan to make it safer the most recent accident...a pedestrian was hit and killed last month.. in novem

local 5's sabrina now with more on those sabrina? sabrina/bam: race... cruz on top, and rubio trailing behind in third.. so let's take a look at the numbers. this is a poll of caucus goers was released donald trump is coming in with 31 percent of support... senator ted cruz with 29 percent. senator marco rubio has 13 percent, no other candidate above 7 percent. that's all pretty much the same since the last quinnipiac poll. one change, however, is that rand paul is now in the top 6 and chris christie is not. sabrina/bam: on the other side of the ticket, democrat bernie sanders is capitalizaing on his ground game in iowa and says it will help him win the caucuses on monday night. sanders spoke to the media earlier this morning... i was there and asked him how he plans to win iowa, given that his support is so concentrated in areas where there are a lot of young people--specifica lly students not caucusing in towns. it doesn't matter if 10 or 10- thousand voters show up to a precinct, there are still only a certain number of delegates per location to be ha

show open " sabrina: good morning i'm sabrina ahmed... it's 8:56 ... elias: the iowa hawkeyes traveled to east lansing last night, looking for their first win in the michigan city since 19-93. the team came out on fire, state their the season. spartans 76 to 59, and showing why they are not a team that should be overlooked. elias: pella police this morning in the search for a missing teen... elias: authorities say the 15-year-old has now been missing for five days... pella police are asking for any information that may help find mallory lanser. the pella teenager has connections in mahaska and polk, jasper, marion counties. have information that could help, police or your local police department. sabrina: meterologist watch on the current sam/ weather adlib: sabrina: morning iowa... elias: >> today in the doctors friday news feed: the mystery surrounding the death of music legend david bowie, and also, with the 84-year-old bow, rupert murdoch.

sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today we're looking at weather adlib: today we're looking at some snow and more cold air working back across the state, so basically pretty will fall heaviest in southwest iowa during the morning and through the afternoon with about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely see snow closer to the afternoon, but our accumulations will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs should be a bit more mild as they climb into the mid 20s. thursday should be another fairly nice day with highs in the upper 20s, but overcast skies will stick around. the weekend is starting to look great with highs finally climbing back into the 30s and no snow until next monday! elias: we have more good morning iowa coming up we have more good morni

sam/ sabrina: sabrina ahmed... who will run the world girls who will run the world girls who will run the world girls >>> welcome back, everyone, to "gma" on this friday morning. big headline about beyonce. i'll allow lara to tell you more in "pop news." >> there's not a lot to tell. but the little bit, everyone will be happ >> it's yours. >> it is yours. >> thanks, robin. >> looking forward to that. >>> right now donald trump attacking hillary and bill clinton at a massive rally in vermont overnight. thousands of supporters showing up. many waiting hours to get in. a lot of protesters, as well. donald t trump reaed out to them or at least spoke out about them last night. also this morning, white house responding to at petition from fans of netflix hit "making a murderer." more than 130,000 people dedemanding presidential pardon. the white house says the president can't do it. says the two men are state prprisoners. he has no jurisdiction. >>> we love when t.j. hangs out with us standing by th a lot more on that po

sabrina: elias: number four... elias: all three major democratic presidential candidates took the stage at drake university during the brown and black forum. each candidate faced questions mostly dealing with racism and economic issues for monorities. they will meet once more for a debate before the iowa caucus... elias: and speaking of debate, the line up for thursday's republican debate has been not happy with the roster is rand paul....who didn't make the primetime stage according to fox business network. paul says he's skipping the so- called "preliminary" debate. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: the college football season officially came to an end last night, with number two ranked alabama winning the national championship over clemson. the crimson tide take home their fourth national title in seven seasons with a 45 to 40 win over the tigers. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather ad

sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: des moines police investigating the first homicide of 2016 for the city. sunday morening officers found the body of 71- year-old norma jean mcneeley at a home on pioneer road. at this time there are no suspects, but police do have leads in the suspicious death. more details are expected from investigators later today. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: with exactly one week until the iowa caucuses, democratic and republican presidential candidates will be ramping up their appearances in iowa... tonight, c-n-n will hold a town hall for the three democrats at drake university. then on thursday, republicans will take part in their seventh debate at the iowa events center... all hoping to gain more support before monday. number four... elias: central iowans celebrated the big ragbrai news from the weekend... shenandoah, creston, and ottumwa have been selected as three of the eight overnight stops along this year's 420-mile ride.

stephanie: sabrina, thanks. well even though sights are set on iowa... it's the third in the nation voting the democrats' attention discussion rages among republicans. it's a countdown to contenders. but hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in nevada working for support at the first in the west caucus dinner tonight. sot bernie sanders our campaign is generating the kind of excitement that will turnout. democrats need a high voter we can do that to keep gop of mind. a move she reiterated on msnbc... sot hillary clinton "we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoricthat's not a sign of leadership. that's a sign of showmanship, of desperation that should be rejected roundly by the american people." she can try to ignore but trump is only getting louder. sot donald trump hillary clinton doesn't have the strength, the stamina. no she doesn't. she doesn't have the strength or the stamina. trump is also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz. trump who fueled the birther debate over president obama said the fact

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sabrina: elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: iowa will be the decising vote when it comes to the bakken pipeline project. yesterday, the north dakota public service commission approved the pipeline. the iowa utilities board is still considering the project, with more public today, a group hold a protest rally outside of the state capitol. sabrina: elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: in michigan, lead filled water isn't concern... on wednesday, 88 closed due to high numbers of teachers calling in sick in teachers have been voicing concerns over dilapidated school buildings, bulging class sizes, all while their paychecks have been cut. elias: 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

jack: local 5's sabrina ahmed is live at drake university to tell us more about the night. sabrina? sabrina the brown and black forum just wrapped up about an hour ago... an event targeting the african american and latino voter base. i'm in the media room where about 100 journalists watched together. the forum was two hours, each candidate got equal time.. 30 minutes. a wide array of topics covered. from immigration and black lives matter to reproductive rights. bernie sanders, the first on the stage, touted his policy on government healthcare for everyone. martin omalley was first asked about viability-- he says he's going to surprise the country come caucus time. he was also the first to bring up governor terry branstad about education funding. " "there is one country in the entire industrial world.one that does not guarnateee healthcare to all people. that country is called the united states of america." " sabrina: the question that got some of the most buzz on social media tonight was for hillary some of the most buzz on social media tonight was for hillary clinton, the third ca

[current conditions] sabrina: good morning i'm sabrina ahmed... it's 7:56 ... sabrina: saw a near record low for fatal crashes on the roadways in according to the of the state tied the record, that was set in 20-13 with 317 deadly those numbers hadn't been seen since world war troopers stress need to buckle up. elias: police weekend of a fast food restaurant. elias: say a man reported being shot in the leg as he walked into a mcdonald's near drake university. it happened at the restaurant on forest avenue... police stopped a car matching the description of the suspects, but so far there have not been any arrests reported. the man was taken to the hospital. elias: if you're feeling lucky in 2016.... this could be a big week for you. there was no grand prize winner in saturday nights powerball drawing... the jackpot now sits at about three hundred and thirty four million dollars... thats the 12th largest in powerball history. is wednesday... odds of winning million... sabrina: sam schreier is watch on the conditions... weather adlib: >>> good morning, america. it