we are iowa" : sabrina: today.... sabrina: iowa students new president to come to a public forum later today to appointment. students and want to learn about harreld's what it means, him to be there to answer questions from the campus community. harreld has faced significant criticism since he was chosen by the iowa board of regents, given his non- traditional business background and lack of higher educational experience. sabrina: altoona is having a blood drive today, just in time for the holiday season. with holiday traditions, travel, and the flu season expected to get in the way in the coming weeks, life serve blood center is hosting its blood drives in the metro this week. the first one is today in altoona. it's from 12-30 to 5-30 at healing touch. and then on saturday, the blood drive is at ankeny baptist church from 7am to 11. donors of all types are needed. sabrina: it's only november and there have already been two flu-related deaths in iowa. the men are from central iowa, aged 41 to 60 years old. flu activit

sabrina: and back here in iowa-- sabrina: with the recent terrorism happening across the world, eastern iowa islamic leaders from the iowa city mosque are denouncing terrorism and educating on the muslim faith. the mosque's imam e-mom spoke to a full room inside of the iowa city public library sunday. he explained the islamic faith and its purpose....and compared the definition of terrorism to the faith's beliefs to show that all of the recent violent acts are condemned. imam bilal says talking about help end some of the fear surrounding it. "[take sot to: 0:13 duration:0:13]sot imam molhim bilal <"we believe that all world believe that all we condemn this terrorist acts whether it was from isis.. boko haram."> " sabrina: bilal ended his speech with the statement, "the religion of islam and its followers of it, condemns and disassociates itself from every terrorist attack, and every sabrina: local 5 news midday... iowa state has hired a new head find out why he was chosen, coming up-- sabrina: and... today in paris-- world leaders discuss clean intiatives-- : but next.... find out how y

sabrina: the wait continues for federal approval of governor terry branstad's plan to privatize iowa's medicaid system. sabrina: here in iowa-- the governor says the state will save 51- million dollars once the deal goes through... four out-of- state companies are set to take over the program by january 1st. but numbers are one thing... real life is another. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz introduces you to a family that depends on medicaid services for the well being of their children. "with some help from his mom, it's time for jacob anderson to take his daily stroll through the neighborhood. (((nats of walking/mom talking if we have it))) it's part of a new routine, doctors orders after jacob's recent surgery to correct his scoliosis. jacob is no stranger to health services. the 16-year old has autism and is also intellectually disabled. 31:37 i have to have the best care for my son and get him the services he needs. jennifer anderson is able to get jacob, his medications, services, and therapies, through the help of their family's secondary insurance provide

sabrina: was back in iowa last night... sabrina: he was in newton for a town hall meeting with voters. the hot topic for politicians this week is what to do with isis and possible terrorists posing as syrian refugees. and donald trump made sure to mention it. "the internet is being used by isis to recurit and what they're doing is they're essentially salesmen they're outdoing us on the internet " stephanie: but after his town hall, trump met in a more intimate setting with his voters. and during the "after party" donald trump lcomed this showcase some of the new campaign merchandise. sabrina: mcneer owns maxim advertising, which has been working with the trump campaign . his business was featured on 60 minutes back in 2010. that's when trump reached out and said--if i ever run for president mcneer could make his campaign materials. five years later, trump stayed true to his word. mcneer wouldnt say exactly, but says it's mean 6 figures worth of new business which as been great. dave 3:40 so many people saw that 60 minutes pe

we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: winds whip through the metro wednesday leaving downed trees, powelines, and other damage. sabrina: today more than 200 iowans get the chance to share their thoughts about the proposed bakken pipeline to the iowa utilities board. elias: the iowa d-c-i has been called in to assist in a death investigations in altoona sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... a school district gets ready for the possibility they may no longer exist. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather

sabrina: the iowa supreme court travels to west des moines today.. sabrina: the state's highest court is bringing its proceedings to a local high school. this evening proceedings in the case of iowa versus donald benjamin earl reed will be held inside the the staplin performing arts center at valley high school. the oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at seven tonight. a reception sponsored by the polk county bar association will follow the proceedings. sabrina: the discussion on the bakken oil pipeline project continues today with an evidentiary hearing... sabrina: more than 200 people spoke during thursday's public hearing on the pipeline at the boone county fairgrounds... hundreds traveled from across the debate on the would carry oil from the illinois...cutting state in half. the room was packed with people-- some listen. representatives of both sides of the debate had speak before the iowa utilities board. sabrina: of the board...which consists of these three people... thursday was the only day that the public could comment on th

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday november 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 have another pretty nice day on tap, but like yesterday we are probably going to have to wait until the afternoon before the sun comes out and brings the warmth. we are likely to have some morning clouds and patchy fog similar to yesterday, but as we get closer to lunch the clouds should roll back and we'll warm back up. highs today should be able to climb to around 72 degrees here in the metro with lows this evening falling into the upper 50s across the state. thursday is looking mostly cloudy with a few isolated morning showers, but most of the rain will come through in the late afternoon through the evening. friday we are going to fall back into the low 50s, and we will probably stay in the 50s through the weekend. next week a big system will be

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday november 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: today is going to be a cloudy day with rain back in the forecast. even with both clouds and rain today, we're still going to remain rather warm during the day with highs in the upper 60s and one or two places reaching the lower 70s. the bulk of the rain today is going to come through the late afternoon and evening in central iowa, but a few isolated showers may show up in the morning. storms today could be on the strong to severe side especially east of the metro with stronger winds being the primary threat from storms. the rain should be done and east of the metro by 8pm tonight, but it probably won't be out of iowa until closer to midnight. behind our rain a cold front is going to drive temps into the chilly 40s this evening and then 50s for the highs to

we are iowa" sabrina: in take a look at this today...we have updates from good morning iowa's college football alumni tracker... sabrina: iowa state improves to 3 and 5 with a shutout win over texas... and the hawkeyes also improve to eight and oh with a win over maryland... they are currently ranked tenth in the country.,.. currently ranked tenth in the country.,.. u-n-i gets a win over south dakota... both kansas and arizona state take losses.. and ole miss adds one to the win column. and wrapping up our tracker... grandview takes home the win over culver- stockton.. while drake takes a loss in stockton.. while drake takes a loss in overtime. sabrina: it's the start of november which also means it's time for no shave november. growing out their beards and mustaches to raise cancer awareness. if you'd like to help our cause-- donations will only be accepted through the no- shave website. for a link to that head to our website at we are iowa dot com. all: (reax) sabrina: in national sports news-- many are celebrating a miracle football play over the weekend that captivated the nation,

[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." sabrina: severe weather in late fall isn't impossible. ten years ago, a tornado hit woodward and stratford ...leaving behind a lot of damage. since 1980, iowa has seen 22 tornadoes in the month of november with 12 of those happening in this november 12th, 2005 outbreak. next week on the anniversary of these tornadoes in woodward and stratford, we will heave special coverage of how the communities have overcome the damage. look for that story next week on local five news. sabrina: anchor toss to wx sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: we are looking at a much cooler day across iowa, but at least we won't be dealing with rain today! iowa can expect a very cool start to the day with temps in the 40s across the state, and we really wont warm up very much with a high in the mid 50s. winds will be strong today out of the west northwest, which will make our already cool temps feel even

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday november 17th 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 liked the gloomy and wet look of yesterday you are in luck, because we have more of the same weather sticking around today! clouds will be thick this morning through the afternoon with plenty of rain stuck in the forecast and mild afternoon temps. the rain today is going to be heaviest through the morning hours the afternoon much scattered. temperatures today are going to be able to stay fairly mild despite the heavy cloud cover and rain with a high in the lower 60s. tonight we are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers lingering across the state. wednesday is going to be a cold and windy day as our winds slowly switch out of the west with more scattered showers during the day. highs wednesday will actually probably occur arou

we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina starbucks holiday coffee cups has attracted criticism... the cups are plain red, without the christmas ornaments the coffee chain used in the past. a former pastor ... who calls himself a social media personality... says that starbucks hates jesus. he posted a facebook video that tells customers how to trick baristas into writing "merry christmas" on the cups. starbucks says the cups are meant to encourage customers to tell christmas stories in their own way. sabrina: and the next time a girl scout knocks at your door, you may end up paying a bit more for those delicious cookies they sell... some chapters have announced a price increase, selling them for five-dollars a box. the girl scout councils cited higher cost of ingredients, transportation and storage as the primary drivers of the price hike. sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a qui

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday november 12th 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: yesterday was an insane day for iowa. we had highs in the 60s, storms which produced multiple tornado warnings as they raced across the state, and then to top it all of we had snow falling in western and central iowa! the rain and snow may be gone, but the weather is still very busy today. we are going to start should come back out and allow temps to climb to 51 degrees. the winds are going to continue screaming across the state from the overnight hours through the afternoon with gusts up around 45 mph! tonight we are going to see our low fall to around 33 degrees, and if not for the strong wind we would likely be below freezing! friday should be very cold and windy again with a high right near 50 and lows in the 30s that night. the weekend still looks ve

iowa dot com. and see claire's story on the happened that same day in 2005. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break...but we still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... elias: just ahead...some good news for the monarch butterfly population....whi ch are enjoying the warmer weather in mexico this time of year.. sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...68- hundred block of northwest toni drive and a second at the ...nine- hundred block of boone street in sheldahl so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "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: some strong winds blowing through chicago...forcing the city to

iowa health care system medical center on 30th street. a claims clinic will also be held beginning at noon. sabrina: the annual gold star hall ceremony will be held at iowa state university's memorial union today. three former i- s-u students who died during the vietnam war will be remembered through personal stories and photos this afternoon. their names have already been added to the university's memorial wall, but have not been recorgnized in ceremonies. the event begins memorial union 1928 as a memorial to iowa staters who died in world war i. sabrina: now you may month local 5's elias johnson had the opportunity to traveled to washington d-c thanks to the boone county freedom flight... tonight at ten, right here on will begin sharing their stories... also air a half- called our day. all of our veterans stories online at we are iowa dot come. sabrina: over the weekend-- the fight against hunger brought local organizations and churches together sunday hundreds of people gathered from different backgrounds for the "vote to end hunger rally" at grand view university. that's where they learned how

sabrina coming up in good morning iowa... elias: we delve deep into the news out of ames and the loss of head coach paul rhoads, and what led to his dismissal. 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 ...6800 nw toni dr. and a second at the ...4200 nw 94th ave. so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina iowas most accurate meteorologist sam morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: snow will be melting across iowa today as sunny skies warm our highs well above freezing. it's going to actually feel pretty nice with highs in the mid 40s by the afternoon and a breezy northwest wind. tonight we are going to have another cold night with lows falling to around 30 degrees, so there could be a few icy side walks from th

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on november 11th....veterans day 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 in for a very busy day of weather for all of iowa. heavy rain, storms and severe weather are all expected to affect at least one part of the state as we head into this evening. the heaviest rain today is going to occur in northwest iowa during much of the day and early night with rainfall totals easily reaching around 2 inches in some places. here in central iowa our rain is going to come in waves, because we like southern and eastern iowa have a much better chance for severe weather. from the late morning through the afternoon, storms are expected to form in central iowa and rocket east across the state. these storms will be capable of producing heavy rain, damaging winds and some hail. there is also a tornado threat in that same time perio

morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: today we are looking at heavy snow accumulations with conditions warranting warning for much of iowa. snow will be northwest iowa during with accumulations starting as soon as 6 iowa we will still likely have to wait until closer to 11am to noon before we see rain to a rain snow mix still be in the upper 30s. by roughly 2 to 3pm our rain/snow mix should transition completely over into snow and accumulations will really start showing up by 4pm or so and continue to stack up as we head through the evening. the primary band of snow should occur roughly over the highway 30 corridor with 8 to 10 inches possible through that area. as of now it looks like highway 20 will still see large accumulations with 6-9 inches possible. the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be accumulating snow going through frid

and you can find online at we are iowa dot come. sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with america's money. good morning. topping "america's money"... a new thanksgiving tradition in the making? >>> hey there, good morning. topping "america's money" -- a new thanksgiving tradition in the making? >> ham could replace turkey on many tables this holiday season. turkey prices soaring. while pork has fallen 7% in a week to 55 cents a pound. the lowest level since 2009. >>> it was james bond to the rescue this weekend at the box office after several weeks of flops, "spectre" collected $73 million in ticket sales. >> "the peanuts movie" opened with $45 million and "the martian" not in the same orbit. >>> and starbucks coming under fire for using a simple red holiday cup. no ornaments or other symbols on the season. >> some are accusing the company of raging war on christmas and hating jesus. starbucks says the cup is meant to be a blank canvas and it encourages to their own money.

sabrina: coming up on local 5 news midday... iowa state head football coach paul rhoads is out-- we'll take a look back at his career at i-s-u, coming up-- sabrina: next.... we have an update on the double homicide investigation " you're watching local 5 news midday in sabrina and thanks for local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: we have new here in the metro-- sabrina: around 7 o'clock last night... police were called to the 42 hundred block of hull avenue on a report of a shooting. both des moines police and fire responded to the call. the investigation is still on-going, though we do have the names of both victims and the suspect -- local 5's claire powell is on the scene with the latest details-- script continue script in national news--our other top story today-- sabrina: authorities insist there is no imminent threat here -- but security has been ramped up at sporting events, airports, and other potential targets all across the abc's pierre latest from washington. "on sunday, security in atlanta stepped up for the fa

[current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate morning iowa." sabrina: the windy city lived up to its thursday...with high winds shutdown of bridge. the gusts even peeled away much of the construction have been upper portion above motorists. police say even some of the bridge cables have been severed by winds. (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: weather than today should be right up conditions are making up a fairly beautiful day today with highs in the low 50s and winds just strong enough to make you want to have a jacket on outside. overnight we're going to be clear and calm with lows falling into the upper 30s. saturday is looking gorgeous with sunny and breezy conditions pushing our highs into the mid 60s, which is nearly 15 degrees above average! enjoy the warm and dry weekend, because all that changes when we go into next week. we are going to start cloudy, mild, but mainly wet with good rain chances monday through wednesday. after all the rain, it really looks like w

this is good morning iowa." sabrina: sabrina: we've been talking about the cold and oncoming winter....but let's not forget that fall is still in full swing. this time of year the trees take on quite the colors as the leaves change... this is a look at the white house wednesday, where you can see the many colors of foliage surrounding the president's home. sabrina: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: today is going to be a cloudy day with rain back in the forecast. even with both clouds and rain today, we're still going to remain rather warm during the day with highs in the upper 60s and one or two places reaching the lower 70s. the bulk of the rain today is going to come through the late afternoon and evening in central iowa, but a few isolated showers may show up in the morning. storms today could be on the strong to severe side especially east of the metro with stronger winds being the primary threat from storms. the rain should be done and east of the metro by of iowa until closer to midnight. b

sabrina ahmed, local 5 news. we are iowa. sabrina we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after three miserable wet and gloomy days iowa finally dries out and we'll see the sun again! unfortunately, the sun doesn't exactly come with a nice day as it will be cold and very windy, with those winds only making it feel even colder outside. highs today with that sunshine should warm into the mid 40s, but the winds will be very strong out of the as 45 mph. overnight tonight we are going to start with clear skies but clouds will fill in late ahead of a snow system expected to hit us on friday. speaking of snow, friday is now looking like a messy day with several inches expected across our forecast area, prompting a winter storm watch for much of central and northern iowa. the timing on snow looks to start in the late morning in western iowa, and it should really get going through central iowa in the late afternoon through the evening. snow totals have been steadily increasing with the metro now expected to get between 3 and 5 inches of snow and

continues "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 are looking at a much cooler day across iowa, but at dealing with rain today! iowa can expect a very cool start to the day with temps in state, and we really wont warm up very much with a high in the strong today out of which will make our tonight we are going low 30s with widespread frost likely. saturday is going to be sunny and breezy with a high in the mid 50s. sunday should still be sunny and cool, but we are going to warm up fairly close to 60. next week starts warm with highs in the low 60s and then cools off into the 50s with a small and scattered rain chance in the middle of the week. sabrina to take a short break, but have ahead.. go...tonight will for local five blitz, so let's get playoff matchups they'll be covering. most accurate meteorologist sam weatherrate the experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green we are looking at a much coo

we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: an external influence brings down a russian jetliner over the weekend and kills all of those aboard. sabrina: fort dodge police ask for helping in solving a series of car burglaries to hit the city recently. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... more hearings on the plan to privatize iowa's medicaid program next year. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now "

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday november second 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 ad libs sam: now either we all sam: now either we all overslept with the time change and woke up in may, or mother nature is just confused on what month it really is! des moines hit a high of 76 degrees yesterday, which is a huge 20 degrees above average! today with plenty of sunshine and a strong south wind, i think we are headed for another 76 degree afternoon! overnight it will be very nice and comfortable with clear skies and mild temps in the low 50s. tuesday is going to be warm again and windy with high sin the mid 70s. we should stay in the 70s wednesday, but end of our dry and warm weather. rain and average highs in the 50s come back to us starting friday and will likely last through the weekend. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: search teams continue

sabrina: the iowa supreme court travels to west des moines today.. sabrina: the state's highest court is bringing its proceedings to a local high school. this evening proceedings in the case of iowa versus donald benjamin earl reed will be held inside the the staplin performing arts center at valley high school. the oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at seven tonight. a reception sponsored by the polk county bar association will follow the proceedings. elias: the discussion on the bakken oil pipeline project continues today with an evidentiary hearing... elias: more than 200 people spoke during thursday's public hearing on the pipeline at the boone county fairgrounds... hundreds traveled from across the country to be part of the debate on the from the dakotas to illinois...cutting the hawkeye state in half. the room was packed with people-- some there to speak, some just to listen. representatives of both sides of the debate had their chance to speak before the iowa utilities board. elias: the decision is now in the hands of the boar

iowa! johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ((day and date)) 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: yesterday ended up being a pretty nice day in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine and highs in the mid 40s. today we are in for a lot t re of the same, except this time we should be a bit warmer! the skies today will be partly cloudy with a breezy southeast wind and highs in the low 50s. overnight tonight we are going to become overcast and stay breezy, so low temperatures should stay fairly mild at 40 degrees. wednesday is going to be a cloudy day with light late afternoon showers, but the heavier rains should pick up later that night through thursday. thanksgiving day is going to be overcast, very wet, and cold with highs only reaching the mid 40s. friday we might see an early shower in the morning, but most of the day should just be dry, cold, and windy. the weekend forecast gets a bit more complex with rain and wintry mix pos

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday november third 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 yesterday's record breaking high of 79 degrees, i'm sure many of you are wondering the same thing, how is this november! we are going to continue this warm weather again today, although i strongly doubt we will be breaking any records. expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with warm and windy conditions. highs this afternoon will climb into the mid 70s and the winds will be out of the south between 10 and 20 mph. tonight we are going to have a low in the mid 50s with mild temps in the mid 50s. wednesday is going to be a partly cloudy day with highs a touch warmer but still in the mid 70s and a bit of a stronger south wind. thursday a cold front is going to bring through some rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon through the evening. friday we

sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead... elias: that's right, coming up, with thanksgiving out of the way, christmas trees have been going up around the metro... 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 delaware avenue and a second at the ...eleven- thousand block of northwest 121st street so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues "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: today is going to be a busy day of weather with rain, freezing rain, and snow all back in the forecast for iowa. snow is going to be a big problem for northwest iowa with nearly 6 to 9 inches expected for northwest iowa

we are iowa." sabrina: it was five years ago - the summer of 2010 - when hundreds of men and women left eastern iowa for deployments in iraq or afghanistan. most returned home within 24 elias: sunday morning, members of an army national guard unit shipped out from cedar rapids... about 40 members of the 6-49th regional support group said goodbye to their friends and families yesterday morning. they'll be heading to afghanistan to provide base operations support and security. for some of these soldiers, it's the first time they'll be going to that country. " sgt. rolando rivera 649th regional support group [take sot to: 0:10 duration:0:10]sot <"16:31-:41 "we've been prepared for it for quite some time now. it's kind of like getting up in the morning. just get your clothes on, and let's do this." ">" sabrina: the group will serve a 9-month tour overseas. all: (reax) elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at west mixmaster [current conditions]

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday november 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: today is going to be a busy day of weather

(music) >>sabrina: alright, coming up next, iowa's third district congressman david young is less than a year in office, but he already has people who want his job. coming up we talk to one of (music) >>sabrina: well, iowa's third congressional district is what you see here in blue. it's made up of iowa's southwestern counties. it includes polk county and des moines as well. so we had third district congressman david young on the show 2 weeks ago to discuss how things are going in congress and the issues he's concerned about. but less than a year on the job and people are lining up to run against him. there are already two people who announced they will run as democrats for iowa's third district, desmund adams and jim mowrer. now mowrer is an iraq war veteran who you may remember from a bid to upset, to unseat iowa congressman steve king last year. he lost. he joined us on the show 2 weeks ago as well and adams is a business owner in clive. he's also the first african-american in iowa to seek federal office. so desmund adams joins us now in the studio. welcome to the show. thank you ve

the iowa caucuses though, coming in second ahead of the opening of star wars. sabrina still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate "now, we are iowa's forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by independent weather experts" sam yesterday ended up in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine and highs in the mid 40s. today we are in for a lot more of the same, except this time we should be a bit warmer! the skies today will be partly cloudy with a breezy southeast wind and highs in the low 50s. overnight tonight we are going to become overcast and stay breezy, so low temperatures should stay fairly mild at 40 degrees. wednesday is going to be a cloudy day with light late afternoon showers, but the heavier rains should pick up later day is going to be overcast, very wet, and cold with highs only reaching the mid 40s. friday we might see an early shower in the morning, but most of the day should just be dry, cold, and windy. the weekend forecast gets a bit more complex with rain and wintry mix possibilities p

iowa! johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday november 10th 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 adlibs) sam: weather adlib: you better get out and enjoy our warm day because tomorrow we bring rain back into the forecast followed by some serious cold. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with highs in the lower 60s with a strong southeasterly breeze. tonight there will be mostly cloudy skies with low temps in the low 50s. wednesday we are going to see cloudy skies with rain and thunderstorms starting in the afternoon and lasting, at times off and on, through the evening. there is the possibility of a few severe storms mainly in south and southeastern iowa with strong winds and an isolated tornado as the main threats. after the rain passes we are going to see very windy and cold conditions move through the state thursday and friday with highs dropping into

iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday november 25th 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 looking at a cloudy but fairly warm day considering we're almost to the end of november! it looks like we'll stay dry through most of the morning, but as we head into the afternoon a few spotty showers will start popping up across the state, and we should steadily see more light rain especially during the overnight hours. highs today will still climb into the mid 50s, and it will likely stay fairly warm quite a ways into the night helped out by a breezy southerly wind. starting early thursday, the metro will be still receiving rain from wednesday night and that rain should last through around 5pm. cold and freezing air will be slamming into northwest iowa, so during the early morning hours rain will turn into a wintry mix to even freezing ra

iowa. i'm sabrina ahmed. >>amanda: and i'm amanda more time in iowa than in his home state, but it was not enough to catapult bobby jindal through to the iowa caucuses. >>sabrina: that's right. the louisiana governor this week announcing, he was actually a guest on our show just about a month ago, he dropped out of the republican race for president. his campaign was running l l on cash and he couldn't get the poll numbers to move much, never making it to the main stage in any of the republican debates. >>bobby: i'm honored to have had the chance to run for president of the united states. my parents came here 45 years ago in search@of freedom and opportunity. never in a million years would they have imagined that i could be governor much less run for president. this wasn't our time. (whooshing) >>amanda: so does anyone see a poll bump from jindal's departure? well, there wasn't really much support to spread around, i guess, but here is the latest look at where things stand for the top five in the gop. donald tr

iowa. little girl. >>amanda: mmhmm. >>sabrina: now mone also works in community outreach for the des moines public schools serving as a connection between parents and teachers and an interpreter. (music) >>amanda: up next, who are the people that hehe these refugees once thehearrive in iowa? we'll have discussioiowith somebody who's job is just (music) dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about you,u,uture. and books and music. i can't wait to meet you. >>amanda: welcome back. we're going to take a historical look back now at iowa's relationship with refugees, really the thousands of refugees who call iowa home already can thank this man, former republican iowa governor robert ray. between 1975 and 1982 he helped 8,000 refugees escape southeast asia during the vietnam war. and joining us now is dr. judy conlin who's the executive director of the iowa international center. so we're gonna begin with talking with her ab

we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: refresh... elias: syrian reguees may not be welcomed by the iowa to take them if they come in to the state. elias: bobby jindal is the latest candidate to drop out of the race for the republican nomination. he suspended his campaign last night. elias: two separate planes, both headed to paris, were diverted on tuesday. one was because of a bomb threat, and the other's cause for an landing in nova scotia is unknown. elias: french police carried out a raid in a northern paris suburb overnight in search of suspects involved in the paris attacks. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... christmas is more than 30 days away, but there is a grinch in central iowa who is already ruining it for some. police are looking for someone who vandalized a local town's christmas display. plus sam's in with a look at your m

iowa house distice 5 seat. the position was left vacant after the resignation of chuck soderberg earlier this year. sabrina: a joint health policy oversight committee created by the iowa legislature will hear from governor branstad's administration, and the public during a hearing today. the focus will be on the governor's plan to privatize iowa's medicaid program. four out-of- state companies are set to take over the program by january 1st. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: after yesterday's record breaking high of 79 degrees, i'm sure many of you are wondering the same thing, how is this november! we are going to continue this warm weather again today, although i strongly doubt we will be breaking any records. expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with warm and windy conditions. highs this afternoon will climb into the mid 70s and the winds will be out of the south between 10 and 20 mph. tonight we are going to have a low in the mid 50s with mild temps in the mid 50s. wednesday is going to be a partly cloudy day wi

elias: our conversation with dan gable continues - we go off the mat with iowa's iconic wrestler and coach sabrina: plus... a look at your forecast sam: ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: monday was a nice thaw for the metro with highs reaching the mid 40s, but it was much cooler to the north where the snowpack is much deeper. watch out for some refreezing tonight as we cool back down below freezing under partly cloudy skies. tuesday is looking like another mild day for us with highs in the mid to upper 40s in most areas as the winds turn around to the se at 7-14 mph. we will keep the mild trend going into wednesday even as clouds take over the sky. some light showers will be starting to develop by wednesday afternoon or evening, but highs will be in the upper 40s to low 50s so these will be just rain showers. thanksgiving is looking pretty darn rainy folks, but i guess that is better than a snow or ice storm, right? look for temperatures in th