sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we are keeping out warm stretch going with more 50s in the forecast and possibly even a 60 by thursday! today is going to be a cloudy day with a few light showers or sprinkles possible across the state. temperatures today will still be able to climb in to the low 50s with the help of a breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight with mostly to partly cloudy skies with isolated sprinkles possible and highs in the upper 30s. wednesday is going to be warm and cloudy again with highs in the mid 50s but dry conditions. thursday should be amazing for december with mostly to partly cloudy skies and high temps reaching near 60! we fall back into the 40s rain returning to the forecast. it's still a ways out for a christmas forecast, but it does look like we may get some snow next week. hopefully we can keep it around for awhile! sabrina: now to some sad news out of now to some sad news out of woodward... a high school student... fighting for his life after he collapsed at basket

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam december day, although again it's going to feel way warmer than we should be this time of year! expect mostly sunny skies during most of the day with a few afternoon clouds and highs in the mid 50s. overnight tonight a big push of warm air is going to keep us staying very mild with lows in the mid 40s. thursday is going to be amazing with a high likely right around 59 here in the metro and a strong west wind. friday we should be really nice still with highs falling back a bit to the mid 50s. saturday is going to be a wet day especially in southeast iowa with sunday being central iowa's best chance for more showers. next week we'll fall back to the 40s and then 20s with a couple small snow chances. here in the metro, and across the country, there is an increasing number of people wanting to carry a gun... and authorities are doing their best to keep up with the paperwork. local five's amanda krenz explains. this gun shop, j-l-m shooter supply in urbandale has been open for 25 years.

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: rain continues to fall across the state today with more records expected to be busted as totals keep stacking up. many places across central iowa have already gotten around 1 to 2 inches of rain, and i am fully expected roughly another inch possible today, although an isolated report of nearly 2 inches is possible. underneath the cloud cover and rain temperatures are only going to climb into the mid 40s. on top of being with speeds of 15 to 30 mph. the rain will end this afternoon and we will see a cold and breezy night as lows fall into the low 30s. tuesday looks mostly cloudy with dry and breezy conditions with highs back in the mid 40s. there is a chance we'll see a wintry mix to a few snow showers in northwest iowa tuesday night into wednesday morning. the remainder of the week is looking dry but cold with highs in the low 30s going into friday. next week we warm up a bit again back towards the 40s, but as of now it's looking like we won't see that white christma

elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: today is going to be a cold but snow free day across iowa. we are looking partly cloudy today with highs only in the mid 20s through the afternoon. tonight when everyone is celebrating new years eve it will be a very cold night as lows fall into the mid to low teens with wind chills in the single digits. highs climbing back to around 30 and a breezy west wind. saturday and sunday both look warmer with highs in the 30s and plenty of sunshine. next week starts a bit colder with highs in the 20s but most of the time we will be in the mid 30s. there are a few wintry mix and snow chances that come back at us by the end of next week so enjoy the dry weather over the next several days! elias: in your national headlines this morning-- elias: headlines this morning-- elias: bill cosby has been arraigned on a sex assault charge and will remain free on a million dollar bail pending trial. prosecutors say the comedian urged a woman drink wine at his home in 2004, leaving her una

elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by your forecast. similar to yesterday temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. elias: moving now to your local election elias: moving now to your local

elias/sam (reax) elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the morning with a quick one to two inches morning commute we are going to fall extra cold by the end in the upper teens on should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. elias: in your local election headquarters now and the race for the white house donald trump is on the attack again. now targeting republican rival chris christie, who is seeing a surge in support in new hampshire abc's mary bruce has the very latest from washington " this morning, donald trump taking aim at a new target - chris christie. nat blasting the new jersey governor overnight in new hampshire, where christie is surging. suggesting he knew about the lane closings at the center of the bridgegate scandal bridge in the united state, the

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldn't have to worry about either of them. we are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. the metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. we will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back! sabrina: new this morning....a racist remark carved into a door sparks an investigation at sabr

elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. the snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. we are going to stay cloudy our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and single digits across the state. thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. the weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again! next week we'll start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. elias: new this morning... hawkeye fans packed the eastern iowa airport tuesday with their luggage in hand as they head to sunny california.. those heading t

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. we are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there won't be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so it's possible we will have a bit of a rain/snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldn't be affected. rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. we'll be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s ar

jack: now you won't find a much bigger star wars geek than local five's morning meteorologist sam schrier. there he is posing with storm troopers when some re- enactors came to our studio. and of course, light sabres. we hear sam will be attending the first showing at jordan creek town center thursday night. look for live reports from him at five and six on thursday, right here on local five. we'll be right time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. watch for we're proud to say we are iowa... have a great night.

jack: speaking of star wars, coming up on local 5 news at six, local 5's sam schrier is waiting in line. sam: that's right jack. we're in line at jordan creek mall, waiting for coming up, we'll hear from other fans who are out here with me tonight. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: the force is decades in the making. and tonight -- fans are getting their first look. jack: of course, we're talking star wars -- the force awakens. it hits movie theaters nation-wide for the first time tonight. but it seems like everyone is cashing in on the hype. zombie burger announced a star wars fan- inspired burger today. it's called come to the dark fried. it's got vader tots, chew- bacon, and yoda cheese. and over at flix brewhouse they've made a batch of special beers for the premiere. the dark helmet imperial stout is just one of the themed beers you can grab while you watch the mov

meteorologist sam schrier sam weather adlib: it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high 50s. overnight tonight mostly cloudy with fairly mild time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be highs in the 50s. we are south saturday especially through going to be a very wet with those showers morning. rain totals across central iowa inches by monday when the rain has passed. next week will start warm with highs in the 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall back into the 30s. amanda: morning, as thursday brought a big endorsement for a republican presidential candidate, while a competitor decided to adjust his travel plans. amanda: capitol thursday conservative publicly cruz. the group's leader bob vander plaats stated that the cruz endorsement does not come from family leader as an organization, but rather its individuals. they join other big iowa names such as congressman steve king and former secretary of state matt schultz in backing cruz. amanda: me

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam the forecast is about to become very active this week meaning we're in for a lot of rain chances and even a few snow chances. we are starting out monday with rain and morning hours in central iowa and more into the early afternoon for eastern iowa. it is going to be cloudy and breezy so highs today will only be able to climb into the upper 30s. tonight we'll see dry conditions with a chilly overnight low near 30 degrees. tuesday should be warm and windy again like sunday with highs climbing into the mid to upper 40s. rain returns tuesday night through wednesday, and we may even see some snow in northwest iowa. thursday there is a chance for a few light snow showers with low accumulation, so we will watch that day carefully. the rest of weekend looks to be in the 40s with rain into next week. the holiday season can be a families dealing with the loss of a loved one... theres one to make things a little easier for through a tough time... local five's nikki helped one to know. (laught

all: (reax) elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures climbing into the 60s across central iowa! we should start with partly cloudy skies but i think we'll have full sunshine by the sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the temps are going to stay fairly mild with a degrees. friday is still and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast but if we are going to see any next tuesday is going to be our best chance. elias: yesterday--pete polson, the pleasant hill shooter was sentenced to 55 years in jail... 27.5 of those years are mandatory for being found guilty to all nine counts against him-- including attempted murder. the sentencing comes

if they want to keep this race alive and not have it over really fast. " sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we are finally done this afternoon! the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. we should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy east wind. tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely war

amanda meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. bree it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! the sun is back again, and with a breeze out of the southwest, temperatures should warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning afternoon, however, temperatures should with a mix of sun and clouds the holidays can be a stressful across the nearly 400 thousand people iowa...but that's farmers come in. they're stepping up to give back stephanie kim has more. "the donations are rolling in at the iowa food bank. brad-"we know that farmers, and dozens of help out, you can donate non- farmers, and dozens of

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam the forecast is going to be wet and likely a bit snowy today, but it all depends on where you are in iowa. we are in for a cloudy and gloomy day with highs climbing into the mid 40s following our mild morning. rain will be moving through iowa during the morning hours and into the afternoon, but a cold front following the back side of this rain in western iowa will try and turn that rain into snow. we will likely see a rain/snow mix to some snow showers mainly in western to central iowa during the afternoon with about 1 to 2" possible mainly in western iowa, but some snow could fall in des moines. we will be dry this evening but falling very cold and windy with lows falling to the 20s and near 30 here in the metro. thursday there is still a small chance for a few flurries and snow showers, but accumulations would be very minimal and likely limited to grassy evening lasting into saturday. we are now looking fairly cold to end the weekend with a significant snow possible leading into

nikki: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at weather adlib: a winter weather advisory is in place across western iowa through the end of the day today as snow is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning hours and slowly fade out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. grassy areas will be affected the most, but with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going to stay in the mid 30s with an even colder night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it doesn't look too bad with highs back in the upper 30s to low 40s! rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we are still eyeing a big system poised to give us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tu

sabrina meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam the forecast is going to be wet and likely a bit snowy today, but it all depends on where you are in iowa. we are in for a cloudy and