elias johnson local 5 news we are iowa. sabrina: thanks elias... sabrina: at ((time check)) we're going to take a short break but have more good morning iowa still ahead....and much more from elias and blitz gameday... sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...44- hundred block of northeast 23rd avenue and a second at the ...eight- hundred block of northeast 50th avenue. so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: we have had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from th

sabrina: elias: number four... elias: talks of a merger between two fire departments in the metro who are facing staff shortages. the clive fire chief says they're looking to join forces with nearby windsor heights. there will be a public meeting tonight to get the opinions of those that live in both communities. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: 75-hundred athletes from around the world laced up their shoes and filled the streets sunday for the i-m-t des moines marathon. filled the streets sunday for the i-m-t des moines marathon. the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. this is the 13th year for the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the marathon. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib after our cool and windy weekend, the forecast warms up a bit for the next few days and we may even finally see some rain back in the

sabrina: elias: number four... amanda parents in waukee are tired of having their kids switch schools. the city is rapidly growing and the district is struggling to keep up ... rezoning their schools as many as 7 times in the last 20 years. a group of parents were even handing out fliers at a public forum last night sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... amanda the 20-15 i-m-t des moines marathon gets underway saturday, bringing hundreds of runners to the metro. last year, ten- thousand athletes from around the world competed in the big race. the competition is expected to be intense this year....and drivers should expect road closures along the route beginning this evening. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... sam final weather adlib this week started on the mild and warm side, but now we're really back to feeling like fall with a cold day and frost night back in the forecast. we're looking at mostly sunny skies today

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday october 29th 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: if you were looking for warm weather in weather adlib: if you were looking for warm weather in my forecast today, keep looking. we have more harsh, cold weather in the forecast for today, and to be honest it's still going to be a this afternoon we'll see more sun which will do a better job of pushing highs to 51, but the winds will stay strong and wind chills are going to be cold like yesterday. overnight tonight we'll get clear skies back across the skies with much less wind and lows falling in to the mid to low 30s. friday is going to be kind of awful as well with temps in the mid 50s and a gloomy second half of the day with clouds building back into iowa. we have a rain chance late friday night (probably after 10pm for the metro) through saturday mornin

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday october 28th 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: after quite a bit of rain we had to deal with last night, iowa will be trying to dry out today, but with a cold and windy price! we are going to stay cloudy today, and other than a few light showers swinging through mainly northeastern iowa, most of us should remain dry today. the winds will be very strong today out of the northwest, blowing between 15 and 30 mph but we could gust up to 40 mph. between the cloud cover and the northwest winds, highs today are going to stay parked in the low 50s, but it will feel colder than that due to the winds. overnight we will see lows fall into the mid 30s with plenty of winds and wind chills in the 20s! thursday will still be windy and cool with highs only in the low 50s. the next chance of rain is going to come late

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday october 22nd 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: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle o

sabrina: trending now... elias: toss back. sabrina: trending now... elias: expect a lot of excitement today over star ways...disney will use one of its powerful sports franchises tonight to promote "star wars: the force awakens".. during monday night football the trailer for the new star wars film coming out december 18th will make its debut. right after the game, fans can even begin purchasing purchasing tickets. now, two, short teasers have been released, but disney promised an "exclusive" look at the new film this evening. all: (reax) elias: time for another short break here on good morning iowa .... a quick look outside as you get ready to start your day....when we return, a look at the top stories in our morning refresh. : elias: do you have a story for us...or a comment you want to share? well be sure to contact us. you can email us or call our newsroom... we're also on facebook.... "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the "you're watching good morning i

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on friday october 30th 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: beggars night is here and temperatures are going to be just as scary and chilling as all the halloween costumes you'll see walking around tonight! we are going to have a sunny start to the day but when we head into the afternoon, clouds are going to fill in from the west ahead of showers that will be coming this evening. due to some morning sun and a southerly wind, temps today should be able to warm into the mid 50s. starting roughly around 5 or 6pm western iowa should start to see more consistent showers moving in, and it looks like the metro will start seeing rain around 9pm. we are going to keep the rain going through the evening with scattered showers moving east and breaking up saturday morning. overnight lows will fall into the mid 40s with highs only

sabrina elias: the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this. look at elias: the u-s-d-a has awarded a contract to an ames company to begin stockpiling a vaccine for the avian influenza... harris-vaccines received a six- million dollar contract for producing 48 million doses of a two-year period. it is the only company to receive a contract.. this year alone, the illness impacted almost 32-million birds here in iowa. amanda: in the number two spot this morning... amanda: a lawusit in wisconsin could have a major impact on gun control in the u-s... a jury has found a gun store sale of a weapon two milwaukee police officers. the sale was approved despite a number of irregularities....i ncluding the buyer being underage. been ordered to dollars to the appealing the decision. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: fifteen members of a pro- confederate flag group have been indicted by a georgia grand jury. the indictment claims the group violated georgia's street gang terrorism and prevention act and made terror

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday october 27th 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: sam: weather adlib: iowa has this whole, lack of an ocean problem, so we don't ever get hurricanes. hurricane leftovers to swing all the way up from the gulf and give us a few good showers! it is going to be a cloudy day with plenty of rain expected throughout the afternoon and evening with deep moisture moving in from the south. i'm expecting the metro capable of seeing between 0.5" to 1" of rain throughout the day and night with eastern iowa likely seeing between 1" and 2" of rain throughout several places. we are going to dry out as we keep moving the evening, but one or two left over showers may still be falling early wednesday morning in far eastern iowa. highs today are only going to be in the mid 50s with lows tonight falling into the mid 40s. temps will stay parke

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday october 20th 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've had 20 consecutive days of dry weather here in the metro, and really for most of iowa, but today we finally have a small chance of rain back in the forecast. we'll see partly sunny skies with a few scattered afternoon showers that will be moving across the state this afternoon with highs in the mid partly to mostly sunny skies with a few more spotty showers left over, and one or two of those will be left over into early tomorrow morning. wednesday is going to be a partly sunny day with highs climbing into the mid 70s. we'll be back into the mid 60s on thursday and friday and those temps should last through the weekend. friday comes around we'll be cloudy with a very good chance of rain for the metro. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning..

tt4w`tiy@4d/" iztq jup tt4w`tiy@4d/" jntq x%0 tt4w`tiy@4d/" lzt& @hl morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: great waves on the great lakes...the rain and the high wind gusts pounded the entire western new york region thursday along the lake erie shore, winds gusted up to 40 waves capped at 10-14 ft in some spots on the lake. many people came out just to see the water, and how it was moving in the wind. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: beggars night is here weather adlib: beggars night is here and temperatures are going to be just as scary and chilling as all the halloween costumes you'll see walking around tonight! we are going to have a sunny start to the day but when we head into the afternoon, clouds are going to fill in from the west ahead of showers that will be coming this evening. due to some morning sun and a southerly wind, temps today should be able to warm into the mid 50s. starting roughly around 5 or 6pm western iowa should start to se

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday october 26th 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: the forecast is falling back to more of a normal, late october pattern just like it should be. we are going to start with a lot of sunshine today but by the early afternoon, clouds will start to fill up the skies. we should stay dry today, and even under the heavy cloud cover we should be able to hit a high in the low 60s. overnight tonight we will stay cloudy and chilly with lows falling into the mid 40s. tuesday is going to be a cloudy day with rain moving in from the southeast during the day. most of the rain tomorrow will stay east, but the metro could see totals between a half will be drying out wednesday morning as the rain moves east from the state, but behind the rain chilly daytime temps will remain with highs in the 50s through the weekend. right n

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. great scott!!! it's x:00 a-m on wednesday october 21st....which you may recognize as back to the future day... we have a lot coming up about the movie series... elias: but first.....it;s 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: after 20 days straight of no rain here in the metro, we finally got a few showers to fall yesterday and break the streak! today there is another very small chance for a few showers across the state, but if we do see rain today it should be even more wide spread and scattered compared to yesterday. we're going to be cloudy today with spotty showers possible and a high in the low 70s. overnight tonight we'll be dry and cool with lows to be another cloudy but dry day with highs only able to climb into the mid 60s without that sun. thursday night into friday is starting to look like a pretty solid chance for rain across the state with o

sam/ weather adlib: sabrina: elias: you want to party >>> ghoul morning, america. biggest, scariest, most hilarious halloween in times square. you've seen us "frozen," have a ball with george and amal and even get a visit from baby prince george. now, it's that momentt that only comes once a year. get ready to be scared. it's our most spook-tacular halloween ever. you never kno what will happen live as we say ghoul morning, america. ghoul morning america invites you to our "monster mash" dubsmash in times square with our hair-raising hosts, george, amy, robin, lara and ginger. >> as you can see it's a spook-tacular friday right here in times square. our audience all dreressed up. you sawhem outside for halloween. a lot of scary surprises. >> they are in the spirit outside. we areust minutes away from the biggest halloween ever. we'll change real fast. to change so that means you're not going to be -- >> y cannot be george clooney this year. you cannot be george clooney. >> it is decided. >> i am not george clooney. >> okay. >> yay! >> what's the matter with george

sam: sabrina: elias: sabrina elias: in national headlines sabrina/1shot flood warnings continue across southern texas and the western coast of mexico. sabrina: remnants of hurricane patricia, combined with a powerful storm system, continue to dump heavy rain across the gulf coast. abc's bazi kanani has the latest " bazi kanani rollcue for live shots: good morning. it was a one-two storm punch along the gulf coast. the dangerous system is leaving lots of damage, but thankfully, so far, there are no reports of fatalities. pkg script: the lone star state... drenched. up to 20 inches of rain falling over parts of texas. (nats) "we got the boat over there." emergency crews going in with boats and humvees to reach stranded residents. a close call for the more than 70 rescued south of dallas. this man and his dog pulled from their flooded truck. another man... stuck when he waded in to find his submerged vehicle. (sot) i just stood there and watched my vehicle slowly disappear. when flood waters derailed this freight train... the two people on board swam to safety... but a cow needed some hel

elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break but still have more good morning iowa still ahead... sabrina: that's how a bride turned a wedding heartbreak, into a heartfelt way to help those in need elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...ten- thousand block of northwest beaver drive and a second at the ...15-hundred block of northeast 66th avenue so take care on the roads today... sabrina let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: typhoon koppu left its mark on the philippines...alon g with killing 12 people so far, the storm brought in heavy rains and strong winds. all that water is now flooding major roads and communities.. at least 20- thousand people have had to leave their homes, with flooding and landslides complica

sabrina: that's right elias....they definitely look ready for tonight. of course much more ahead from blitz game day but first, let's talk about one factor that could affect all of tonight's games...the weather sabrina: 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 had a few days of rain this week, but we're finally into friday and it is still looking like a pretty good day for additional wide-spread rain. a big low is moving in from the southwest and from that we are going to see scattered showers and thundershowers move through the state during the day. even under the heavy clouds and rain today with a southerly wind we are going to see highs climb into the upper 60s. overnight tonight we're going to and move to the east with lows falling into the low 50s. saturday is going to be windy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. we are going to stay dry through the weekend and into monday, but a few more showers

elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead... sabrina: coming up, between your work life and home life, things can get stressful. we'll talk about ways to bust that stress when we return. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...57- hundred block of northwest 126th avenue and a second at the ...13-hundred block of northwest 66th avenue the roads "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: the surf is extremely up off the texas coast...thanks to the severe weather moving across the southeastern part of the country. two storm systems are causing major rains and winds...one of them is the remnants of hurricane patricia which has been downgraded to a tropical depression after making landfall in mexico. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib:

go c crazy cra sabrina: elias: a quick check of traffic this morning... this is i-235 at m- l-k... [current conditions] sabrina: >> it's the doctor's friday news feed! >> lamar odum's rocky road to recovery.

sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iowa ahead... elias: coming up, ever wonder if winning the lottery is fair? local five gets a behind the scenes look at the iowa lottery.. sabrina: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....nine-hundred block of maury and a second at the....39-hundred block of east 29th. so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: iowa has this whole, lack of an ocean problem, so we don't ever get hurricanes. but sometimes, like today, we do get hurricane leftovers to swing all the way up from the gulf and give us a few good showers! it is going to be a cloudy day with plenty of rain expected throughout the afternoon and even

sam/ weather adlib: sabrina: elias: good morning i'm elias johnson... >>> so, we are celebrating october 21st, 2015, otherwise e known asback to the future" day all morning long. we have hoverboards, as you can see, and futuristic c pizza an the delorean to help us go back to the fute with this morning's "top 5" list and today it is "back to the future" quotes compiled by rant hollywood, so here we go. at number five kicking off with doc brown's gnature line. >> great scott! [ cheers and applause ] >> i know. sometimes less is more. >> yes. >> number four, before this designer took over the underwear game -- >> calvin. calvin? >> that is your name, isisn't it? calvin klein. it's written all over your underwear. >> hard to believe politics has gotten even more unpredictable since this. >> tell me, future boy, who's president of the united states in 1985? >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan, the actor. ha! then who's vice president? jerry lewis? >> could they have predicted trump? >> no. i don't think so. number two, george mcfly facing the biggest fear of all past, present and future, , ta

amanda: amanda: this week our good morning iowa team, sabrina and elias put their pumpkin carving skills to the test...against each other. and we have been letting you see who did it the best... and here we have the latest poll--and it looks like sabrina has the lead so far...but that can change... but we also have a last minute entry... check this out....it's a sam-o lantern... ((reax)) be sure to keep sending in your votes to our facebook page--we'll reveal our winner on monday! amanda you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. sam: we're joined now by healthy, happy and green. now... he'll be available for all your gardening needs at the downtown des moines farmers market on about the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown farmers' market - presented by unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown farmers' market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, lo

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday october 26th 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

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday october 27th 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: iowa has this whole, lack of an ocean problem, so we don't ever get hurricanes. but sometimes, like

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina

sabrina: the petition got around a thousand signatures....and city leaders have approved funding for the project. elias: we are following the latest on that shooting in eastern iowa that shut down businesses monday elias: police believe a domestic issue may have been the cause for the shooting rampage that began at a law office... police say robert mayes fire shots at his wife's workplace in davenport monday. that office was near the navy recruitment center. then he went to his father in law's workplace in bettendorf, where more shots were fired. police tracked mayes down...but he shot himself before they could arrest him. elias: and in pella-- a newly renovated cafe is left in rubble after a monday- night fire.... the fire happened around 10 p-m at the coffee cup cafe on east oskaloosa street...investig ators think the fire may have began near the attic. "firetruck sirens" shows the flames shooting from the roof. by tuesday morning, only a crumbled shell was left. the owners had just had a grand opening in june...now they're not sure what- if anything- can be salvaged. elias: and an update on the boil

elias: this is the 13 year of the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the des moines marathon. sabrina: out of the thousands of runners-- you're bound to bump into some standout athletes in the crowd. local five found two guys who are running in marathons across the state for a good cause. photojournalist ryan davidson has their story. "nats ready go we get a lot of intresting stories every runner has a story these two guys are unique i've never seen anything quite like what they're doing i"m from team 99 counties we're running across every county in iowa to benefit the american heart association and to raise awarness for physical fitness their stipulation is in every county it has to be a marathon distance and if you look at a map of iowa there are some counties that aren't quite 26 miles if thats the case they do a loop nats cowbell it started at a christmas party in 2009 we decided we were tired of running the same routes so we started talking of running to one town to another it was like a train wreck of circumstances it was one good idea lead to a bad idea and here we are today we