iowa through the day. the metro is going to see rain for nearly the whole day, but the bigger story will be the freezing rain and snow in western and northwest iowa. falling temperatures are going to transition rain in northwest and western iowa into a wintry mix and freezing rain starting early in the morning through the afternoon and evening. basically that line of freezing weather will work from northwest and western iowa to the east into the metro as we go through the day. the freezing rain will likely impact western iowa the most as they should see higher ice accumulations of around 0.1" to 0.2" in a few places. most of the ice accumulation is really going to start sticking around in far western iowa around 10 or 11am, and progressively accumulate to the east through the rest of the afternoon. snow will be falling in far northwest iowa with 1 to 3 inches expected mainly northwest of fort dodge focused along denison to storm lake and mason city. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the metro and even some freezing rain after that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our p

the freezing rain and snow in western and northwest iowa. falling temperatures are going to transition rain in northwest and western iowa into a wintry mix and freezing rain starting early in the morning through the afternoon and evening. basically that line of freezing weather will work from northwest and western iowa to the east into the metro as we go through the day. the freezing rain will likely impact western iowa the most as they should see higher ice accumulations of around 0.1" to 0.2" in a few places. most of the ice accumulation is really going to start sticking around in far western iowa around 10 or 11am, and progressively accumulate to the east through the rest of the afternoon. snow will be falling in far northwest iowa with 1 to 3 inches expected mainly northwest of fort dodge focused along denison to storm lake and mason city. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the metro and even some freezing rain after that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. reg

most of the ice accumulation is really going to start sticking around in far western iowa around 10 or 11am, and progressively accumulate to the east through the rest of the afternoon. snow will be falling in far northwest iowa with 1 to 3 inches expected mainly northwest of fort dodge focused along denison to storm lake and mason city. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the metro and even some freezing rain after that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting sunday and lasting into early next week. elias: travel on this thanksgiving less than 2 weeks after those deadly attacks in paris. the president saying its understandable to wonder if there could be a possible terror attack on the homeland...but assuring them there is no credible threat indicating any plot on the united states. abc's stephanie ramos has more... "terror and the holidays...not

freezing rain, sleet and even snow will be possible for western iowa thursday, but the metro will be seeing all rain throughout the day. the further west and north, the colder and more icy roads will likely be on thursday, so travelers beware. the metro could see a wintry mix thursday evening, but no accumulation of ice or snow is expected here. temps will continue to night into friday morning as the north winds pick up at 15-25 mph. stephanie/2shot thanks brad. triple a reports more than 46 million americans will be traveling for the holiday, a lot of them going more than 50 miles away from home. take videobox this marks the seventh consecutive year of higher travel numbers. lower gas prices are behind some of the uptick in travelers, while the price to fly has actually gone up for thanksgiving travelers. jack/2shot we'll be updating our website with the latest weather conditions. go to we-are- iowa-dot-com anytime for updates on the storm. stephanie: iowa is about to go through a huge undertaking. stephanie/2shot a complete re- vamp of the state's medicaid system. jack: there are f

roads will be slick especially in western iowa with remaining below freezing for all of the be thick again today, climb to the low 30s with a strong north wind keeping us cool today. there will be a few more snow showers moving in from the southwest during the morning mainly, but accumulations across light. overnight we are going to see our low drop into the low 20s here in the metro, but the wind will make it feel like we are in the teens the whole night. saturday is going to be a dry and cold day with highs in the mid 30s but a lot less wind. rain will begin to return to the forecast sunday afternoon through the evening from the south. that rain should turn into a wintry mix monday and then snow by the end of the day through tuesday morning. after that gradual warming comes back to the extended forecast. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: the overnight cold weather and rain lead to a build up of icy on trees and powerlines in central iowa.... due to the ice, power outages were reported around the even had its power flicker off for a few minutes late last nig

roads will western iowa with temperatures remaining below freezing for all of the day. cloud cover will be thick again today, and highs will only climb to the low 30s wind keeping us cool few more snow from the southwest during the morning mainly, but accumulations across the state should be fairly scattered and light. overnight we are going to see our low drop into the low 20s here in the metro, but the wind will make it feel like we are in the teens the whole night. saturday is going to be a dry and cold day with highs in the mid 30s but a lot less wind. rain will begin to return to the forecast sunday afternoon through the evening from the south. that rain should turn into a wintry mix monday and then snow by the end of the day through tuesday morning. after that gradual warming comes back to the extended forecast. sam toss back. in take a look at this today...a bottle as old as canada... elias: a scuba diver found a beer bottle with century-old suds still inside. jon crouse was diving in the ocean waters of nova scotia's northwest arm earlier this week when he found

freezing rain, sleet and even snow will be possible for western iowa thursday, but the metro will be seeing all rain throughout the day. the further west and north, the colder and more icy roads will likely be on metro could see a wintry mix thursday evening, but no accumulation of ice or snow is expected here. temps will continue to slowly fall thursday night into friday morning as the north winds pick up at 15-25 mph. friday will be dry for shoppers, but pretty cold with stephanie: thanks brad. jack: charges are jack: charges are now filed tonight after a deadly crash that killed two men earlier this month. deanna gliem faces four counts of vehicular homicide. . on november 15th police say gliem was heading south on hubbell avenue when she hit the victims' car at the intersection of east 37th. richard hummel and randall sonnenburg were both killed. tonight neighbors say that entire section of road is a nightmare. local five's kattey ortiz shows us why. "they'll be coming from both entrances on euclid and hubble trying to get on here." "then you've got all the people coming in and o

evening as temperatures fall quickly we could see a brief rain/snow mix to even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. elias: top five this morning.... elias: the director of the iowa international center says despite governor branstad calling for a halt in taking in syrian refugees, the center would still be happy to help them. the director also says the united nations and federal government are in control of allowing refugee

the wind gusts at 8pm in western iowa are 45 thursday. the wind will be gusty thursday night into friday morning and then taper off fridayafternoon/evening. high profile vehicles need to use caution on the rood tonight will end before sunrise thursday and the clouds will clear from west to east during the morning hours. when you get that alert telling you to seek shelter r immediatelyy..you never know where you are going to be. in black hawk county--they got creative at one local grocery store kwwls olivia mancino joins us live in waterloo with the story if youre ever ii a situation where theres an impending strong storm or tornado its always advised you seek shelter somewhere away from windows, sturdy, and low to the ground well at one local hyhyvee there windows. so employees thought fast, and you never know when a storm will hi. in the midst of heavy storms and a tornado warning in black hawk county wednesday, everyone was adviss to all costs---o matter where you were. "there were a couple customers that were like i just want to get my

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 the highway 20 to 30 corridor to get around 4 to 7 inches. the winds will be picking up through the afternoon and especially overnight so blowing snow will make travel conditions deteriorate especially as the afternoon and evening continue. here in central and southern iowa we will see the snow start as a wintry mix, but it should turn into all snow fairly quickly, and while the warm ground temps will be melting the snow at first, it will likely start to accumulate on the roads during the rush hour driving home friday night. we should dry out on saturday and sunday but it will be very cold with highs falling into the 20s and 30s. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: there's been an indictment stemming from a fire that burned down city hall in

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 the highway 20 to 30 corridor to get around 4 to 7 inches. the winds will be picking up through the afternoon and morning.... sabrina: there's been an indictment stemming from a fire that burned down city hall in casey, taking all the city's records down with it. after a year of questions -- former casey city clerk dorothy dillinger is being federally charged with five counts of mail fraud and one count of arson. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: we have the latest on the paris terror attacks... french officials say the suspected leader of the attack and a fugitive who was wanted over the deadly rampage were not arrested in a massive police raid north of the city, but could be among those killed. they are still determining identities. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk o

iowa through the day. the metro is going to see rain for nearly the whole day, but the bigger story will be the freezing rain and snow in western and northwest iowa. transition rain in northwest and western iowa into a wintry mix and freezing rain starting early in the morning through the afternoon and evening. basically that line of freezing weather will work from northwest and western iowa to the east into the metro as we go through the day. the freezing rain will likely impact western iowa the most as they should see higher ice accumulations of around 0.1" to 0.2" in a few places. most of the ice accumulation is really going to start sticking around in far western iowa around 10 or 11am, and progressively snow will be falling in expected mainly dodge focused along will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the freezing rain after trouble sticking to will be. regardless metro might be tonight. friday will be >>> welcome back to "good morning america." there is the philadelphia live look at the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the country and millions are enjoying parades all across america this morning. secu

a cold front will be pushing in from the west and causing morning for western iowa. and this is where the problems begin! freezing rain, sleet and even snow will be possible for western iowa thursday, but the metro will be seeing all rain throughout the day. the further west and north, the colder and more icy roads will likely be on thursday, so travelers beware. the metro could see a wintry mix thursday evening, but no accumulation of ice or snow is expected here. temps will continue to slowly fall thursday night into friday morning as the north winds pick up at 15-25 mph. friday will be dry for shoppers, but pretty cold with temperatures in the 20s and 30s while wind and before you hit the road for thanksgiving travel, here are a few safety tips to keep in mind... buckle up . make sure your tire pressure is good. have at least a half a tank of gas to help prevent gas line freeze-up. never use cruise control on icy roads. and always plan ahead -- watch local weather reports and let others know your route in case something happens. and it's a good idea to keep a wint

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 the highway 20 to 30 corridor to get around 4 to 7 inches. the winds will be picking up through the afternoon and especially overnight so blowing snow will make travel conditions deteriorate especially as the afternoon and evening continue. here in central and southern iowa we will see the snow start as a wintry mix, but it should turn into all snow fairly quickly, and while the warm ground temps will be melting the snow at first, it will likely start to accumulate on the roads during the rush hour driving home friday night. we should dry out on saturday and sunday but it will be very cold with highs falling into the 20s and 30s. elias: as we first told you yesterday, the city of waukee is making some big changes. the first, and most noticeable is the city's logo. crews have started swapping out the old one for

jenna: western iowa tech and the 185th air refueling hosted a program, with the presentationonf colors abc 9's bria bell was there and brings us more. bria: tim and jenna, one siouxland veteran says... our service members deserve more than one day of recognition. major kenneth tidwell from the 1-85th air refueling wing is also the dean of arts and science at western iowa tech. he spoke at today's veteran's day program. there was a presentation of f colors and the nging of the national anthem. major tidwell talked about the sacrifices that veterans and their families make because they love our country. "well first i felt privelaged to represent the 185th here in sioux city and also to represent western iowa tech because i'm employeed here, but to be a part of such a great opportunity...to just be a voice and to the business of our days ," said major kennnnh tidwell. a slideshow was played to showcase wit's military personnel. from world war two... to vietnam... siouxland veterans represent a wide range of service. but, some say the korean war is the forgotten conflict. bria: i'll have m

whiteout conditions are seen across western iowa. winds are northeast at 15-20 mph. wind chills are in the teens. you can see the system moving east. the stormcast shows the snow ending this evening, then a very cold and dry weekend. 1-2" of additional snow can be expected on top of what already fell today. tonight's low tomorrow's high will be 24 with sunny skies. the 7-day shows 30s next week, except wednesday, when we have a chance of rain. a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow looks likely for thankgiving day. fred: tim: jenna: we've seen 10-13" of snow from spencer to sanborn. road conditions are up to 100 percent snow covered. a winter storm warning is in effect until midnight. only travel in an emergency with a winter survival kit. here's a time lapse of the snow in sioux city. 35 was the high today and 29 the low. look at the snow in storm lake! temperatures are in the 20s. whiteout conditions are seen across western iowa. winds are northeast at 15-20 mph. wind chills are in the teens. you can see the system moving east. the stormcast shows the snow ending

it's possible early this evening as temperatures fall even a few flakes fall in western iowa, but nothing will accumulate and it would not be long lasting. thursday is going to be sunny, but very windy and cold with highs in the mid 40s and wind gusts up to 45 mph. friday there is still a very good chance for snow in the afternoon to early evening. right now it looks like it will start as a wintry mix and turn into snow fairly quickly into the afternoon. snow accumulations should be on the lighter side with ground temperatures being as low as they are, but i still think in grassy areas we will see a general collection between 1 and 3 inches with a few isolated areas able to get 4 inches. the weekend looks pretty dry for everyone but cold weather slides into place with highs in the 30s saturday and sunday. elias: there has been intense backlash against syrian refugees coming to the u-s -- 30 governors now saying they don't want them living in their states. many want them living in their states. many presidential candidates are calling for a ban or religious test -- an angry president obama

it's the first of 5 stops in western iowa. fiorina's husband "frank" is joining his wife on the campaign trail. it's the first time he's made a western iowa appearance. fiorina took several questions during the hour long event, including how she plans to hold washingtonaccountable if electete as for as s tuesday's debate where fiorina said quote "obama care isn't helping anyone." we asked the candidate to clariffy her comment. "the question is how much better could we do for people. are we really helping people when we throw them into medicade and fewer and fewer doctors are accepgting medacade paymenst. the truth is how much better cocod we be doing for r people and theswer is a lot better, " said carly fiorina. if elected, the former hewlett packard ceo said she'll push for a zero based budget. meaning every line-item in the budget would be scrutinized, not just proposed increases. it's something that tami chrisman of sgt bluff says makes sense. "shes a ceo, this is the deal. she's nono double speaking and shshs right she ha

kevin miller from phi theta kappa at western iowa tech. who's here to tell us more about a great fundraiser that helps both the haiti water project and siouxland food bank. beta zeta mu, the witcc chapter of phi theta kappa, an international honor society for two-year-college students, will host a silent auction nov. 10-12 to raise funds for two equally worthy projects, the food bank of siouxland's backpack program, which feeds chronically hungry children throughout the school year, including holidays and a water well project in haiti to help the people of a village to have access to clean water which is vital for the survival of hundreds of children in the village. the auction will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on tuesday (november 10) and thursday (november 12) and 10-3 p.m. on wednesday (november 11) and located in front of the western iowa tech college bookstore. among the more than 100 auction items are a desktop and lap top computers, tablets, jewelries, painting. there are also numerous gift certificatesrom area businesses for item

alex walker--"chris, western christian and unity christian call northwest iowa their home, but may i suggest renting a seasonal apartment here in cedar rapids. it may just cut down on the cost. these teams are back at state for a combined 50th time, but it's a different story for sergeant bluff the warriors are just their third time, since 1985. the warriors opening tournament play ranked kuemper catholic. second set, knights won the christensen lays down the hammer. warriors lead it 13-9 in set two. later in the set brittni olson comes up huge with a kill, warriors take it 25-23 to even the match at one. kuemper won the third but in the fourth, olson with the perfect placement, set tied at 23 a piece. she had 12 kills. but on match point amy adams finishes it off 3-1 the final. sb-l ends its season with a 28-4 record. brittni olson--"i think it's a great thing. it's baby steps and next year hopefully they'll be here again representing sergeant bluff again." renee winkel--"this group of girls is really special. they put in so much hard work. it's been a great first season and it's be

it's the first of 5 stops in western iowa. fiorina's husband "frank" is joining his wife on the campaign trail. it's the first time he's made a western iowa appearance. fiorina took several questions during the hour long event, including how she plans to hold washington accountable if elected. as for as tuesday's debate where fiorina said quote "obama care isn't helping anyone." we asked the candidate to clariffy her comment. "the question is how much better could we do for people. are we really helping people when we throw them into medicade and fewer and fewer doctors are accepgting medacade paymenst. the truth is how much better could we be doing for people and the answer is a lot better, " said carly fiorina. if elected, the former hewlett packard ceo said she'll push for a zero based budget. meaning every line-item in the budget would be scrutinized, not just proposed increases. jenna: what affect does digital media have on the presidental election? that was one of the topics tackled at the first ever "yahoo conference on

making 5 stops in western iowa today. tim: e former hewletetpackard c-e-o started her day at the onawa public library in front of a group of about 100 people. for the first time in western iowa, fiorina's husband "frank" isoining her on the campaign trail. she talked about her plans for a zero based budget and holding politicians accountable. as to this week's protest by fastfood workers looking for a 15 dollars minimum wage, fiorina thinks they are missing the point. "that doesnt solve a single problem, what we should be doing is putting in place the policies that put more monye inpeoples pockets, which means we have to reduce the size of government we have to reduce the tax burdon on hard working families, we have to get the federal government out of the student loan business," said carly fiorina. if you want to hear more of what mrs. fiorina says needs to change in washington, join me sunday morning at nine for this week in siouxland. mrs. firorina joins me foa one on one conversation,. jenna: earlier this afternn, for

snow is tracking into western iowa right now, but we are still dry and mainly clear. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show the snow tracking in by this afternoon. temps are mainly in the upper 20s this morning and we will rebound a bit as the snow tracks in. most of >> and that's your late forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> coming up, how did a so-called party girl become an isis suicide bomber? what we're learning now about the woman who blew herself up on the raid on the alleged mastermind of the paris attack. >>> plus, could they sell a million drones this christmas? why the government's push to crack down could be a whole lot "today" on nbc. america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with american-made clean energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil... spark new innovation... and create millions of new jobs. solving our climate crisis starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. so, what are we waiting for? >>> coming up, a controversial first from the fda

iowa. here in the metro, we should see mostly rain falling scattered throughout the day with a bit of a rain/snow mix possible through the evening. western and southwest iowa has the best chance of seeing freezing rain during the morning and afternoon hours. highs today should climb into the upper 30s and lows tonight will fall near 30. tuesday we are going to still see a few snow showers during the day but the winds will pick up and blow some of that snow around. we dry out wednesday temperatures slowly climbing back into the 40s thursday through the weekend. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: des moines police investigating the city's 17th homicide of the year. around one-30 sunday morning they found two men lying in the street at the intersection of third and court. 21-year-old edmanuel perez died after being shot, while andrew hurley- boyd is now in the hospital. from police today. two spot this elias: the accused gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage at a colorado planned parenthood friday will be in court today. the shooting incident left three dead, including a police officer, and nine others wou

the heaviest rains have stayed away from central iowa with locations in western and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. however, we are going to have some very strong winds thursday from the west at 20-30+ mph which will make those 40s seem more like 20s and 30s! we are watching friday closely as a quick moving weather system will come into the colder environment and try to get some snow going over iowa friday afternoon/evening. right now, it looks like we could see a band of 1-3" possible for mainly the grassy areas because ground temperatures are still in the mid to upper 40s. however, it could be enough to cause some problems on roadways for the evening rush hour. after this, we are going to have a pr

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 cloudy but in the afternoon the sun 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 very nice with mainly dry conditions and highs in the low 60s. next week is looking pretty cold and wet with plenty of rain in the forecast and highs falling into the 40s and below. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... we'll have a look at the bakken pipeline hearings going on at the boone county fairgrounds today-- elias: major damage across iowa today, following the multiple touched down-- we'll ta

in western iowa, only in the 30's. low to mid 40's for the rest of the state. still almost 30 degrees colder than yesterday. we are waking up to some cloudiness across northern iowa this morning. otherwise, we have clear skies. all of the rain has shifted off to the east, to the great lakes and down to the gulf coast. highest today will be much cooler, noticeably cooler with temperatures in the 40's and 50's across the state. as we head to the weekend, the cool weather sticks with us. low 50's on saturday and sunday, someone the temperatures begin to return to the region. as we head toward next week, temperatures stay a little bit warmer than they should. 44 now in des moines, a brisk wind from the west at 14 miles per hour. 54 degrees, the high temp this it will feel like a gorgeous fall afternoon, just enough of a breeze from the northwest to stir the leaves. 38 this evening. that will hold temperatures down a couple degrees cooler tomorrow, headed for 53 degrees. july weather continues on sunday and temperatures into back toward 60 degrees. highs will turn co

it looks like a winter storm watch in western iowa. these areas in purple, a winter weather advisory. not expecting a lot of snow with this. and -- an inch to two inches of snow in western iowa. i think the main threat would be some freezing rain or sleep. fog and drizzle. looks like heavy rain for us on thanksgiving day. an icy mix to the west. thursday night, 45 degrees. i just want to highlight the amount of rain. for the metro, anywhere from an inch to 1.6 inches. futurecast, where we break things down hour-by-hour, is coming your way in just a few minutes. stacey: in commitment 2016 news tonight a new quinnipiac , university poll shows a new gop candidate closing in on donald trump. senator ted cruz now polling in the double digits among likely iowa gop caucus-goers. ben carson slips to third now with 18%. senator marco rubio, 13%. rand paul, jeb bush, and carly fiorina all in the single digits. no other candidate tops 2%. kevin: next asked 10:00 dangerous practice. , the revelation from iowa's olympic gold medalist, shawn johnson

the heaviest rains have stayed away from central iowa with locations in western and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. however, we are going to have some very strong winds thursday from the west at 20-30+ mph which will make those 40s seem more like 20s and 30s! we are watching friday closely as a quick moving weather system will come into the colder environment and try to get some snow going over iowa friday afternoon/evening. right now, it looks like we could see a band of 1-3" possible for mainly the grassy areas because ground temperatures are still in the mid to upper 40s. however, it could be enough to cause some problems on roadways for the evening rush hour. after this, we are going to have a pr

the first winter storm of the potentl for 3-8" or more of skies now, with snow tracking into western iowa, but we wwl have snow, ong system has a lot of moisture... rest of the snowy and cold forecast for you in a few may cut down on some snow amounts, but this system has a lot of moisture... and the perfect track to bring us heavy minutes. perfect track to bring us heavy picking up our team seven coverage -- storm track seven's amanda gilbbrt is live in wateeoo with how cities and counties are preparing. well i have some good news to start with... there's a lot less wind this morning than yestery.. but you can feel the drop in tempprature.... i also want to say... everyone i've been speaking with this morning wants to remind people that the roads are expected to be icy...so be careful driving this weekend. something i've been getting different responses on is whether or not brining the roads...you're seeing video of year... this is a salt and liquid to prevent ice.... here's a break down of the responses i'm getting... waterloo will b b brining today before snow falls.... the city of ced

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 very nice with mainly dry conditions and highs in the low 60s. next week is looking pretty cold and wet with plenty of rain in the forecast and highs falling into the 40s and below. let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: wednesday's storms left their mark on the metro... power was out in the area of fleur drive in des moines for at least three hours. stop signs were used in lieu of traffic lights. many trees were torn

this morning, western iowa will be affected by a wintry mix with wind chills in the 20's. this afternoon, a quick transition with accumulations starting to add up. already by the evening commute we could have one to three inches of snow on the ground, making it a tough commute. we will end up with five to 10 inches of snow before it is all over. elizabeth: the winter weather threat is postponing the 1a, 2a and 4a high school football state championship games, until monday. the iowa high school athletic association says they were concerned about the teams traveling to and from the uni dome in cedar falls. that means dowling catholic and cedar rapids kennedy will now play monday at 7:00. if you purchased a ticket for today it will still be honored. eric: state championship thursday continued on as normal though. and the day ended with a big class 3a matchup between two central iowa rivals. the pella little dutch were looking for their 2nd championship in a row, up against the norwalk warriors, making their title game debut. early on, the game was tight, a td from pella quart

iowa." stephanie: james weather adlib: james stephanie: going to see rain becoming freezing rain this evening, then snow into the freezing rain and snow in western and northwest iowa will finally come to end an end later this evening. rain will likely change over into a wintry mix after 6pm here in the that, but it will have trouble sticking to the roads with how warm our pavement will be. regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow sunday and lasting thanksgiving everyone! james stephanie: jack: stephanie: and to stay up to date with the head to our website, we are iowa dot com or download our app, available for both apple and andriod devices. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at ten, hawkeye thanks. hear from more fans, plus we tomorrow's game in lincoln. next.... for thanksgiving dinner? we go inside a meal that's good for the soul. stephanie: governor branstad joined members of the plymouth congregational united church of christ earlier today to deliver a proclamation. branstad was surrounded by the clergy, deacons, and choir membe

a lot of cleanup ahead today and we'll have new video of damage from western iowa in just a bit. eric: now to central iowa's other big stories this morning. officials may release the name of a woman at the center of a death investigation in altoona. the woman was found dead in a home in the 1100 block of 11th avenue southeast. altoona police did call in the division of criminal investigation to help them out. an autopsy is scheduled for later today. we'll be covering a big public hearing today on the future of the proposed bakken oil pipeline. the pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties, including story and boone. hearing from more than 280 people today almost evenly , divided between those for and against the pipeline. we caught up with one speaker who says the pipeline's economic benefits don't measure up to the harm that it can do to the environment. >> if we keep on building pipelines and digging up fossil fuels, we are going to wreck the planet and i will not have a place to live. eric: one argument from critics is that nearly every speaker on the opposed list is from iow

a winter storm watch will go into effect at 6 am thursday for parts of western iowa until 6 am friday because of the potential the holiday season starts with a bang in the metro. you can walk through a winter wonderland... or start checking off that christmas list. we'll give you details on those events... and more... after the break. here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't thatjust delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon there are plenty of ways to spend the holiday with your friends and family in des moines. walk through a winter wonderland at the blank children's hospital's "festivals of trees and lights!" decorated trees will be on a display at the "community choice credit union convention center" through sunday. it's five dollars to get in... and free for kids two and under. dare to dream at "disney on ice" during a princess -

western iowa tech and the 185th air refueling hosted the veterans day program yesterday. there was a presentation of colors and the singing of the national anthem. major kenneth tidwell from the 1-85th air refueling wing is also the dean of arts and science at western iowa tech. major tidwell talked about thesacrifices veterans and theieifamilies make because they love our country. "well first i felt privelaged to represent the 185th here in sioux city and also to represent western iowa tech because i' employeed here, but to be a part of such a great opportunity...to just be a voice and to the business of our days ," said major kenneth tidwell. jessica rae: a slideshow was played to showcase wit's military personnel. from world war two... to vietnam... siouxland veterans represent a wide range of service. . but, some say the korean war is the forgotten conflict. jessica rae: delivered an address at the national veterans day observance ceremony in virginia. services honoring all who have served in th ited states armed forces took place at arlington national cemetery. the p

brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: central iowa with locations in western and eastern iowa getting more than 1" today, but the metro has just over one half inch so far. more showers will be possible into this evening especially over eastern iowa. we will stay mild tonight with temps in the 50s overnight, but cooler air will start settling in wednesday with steady or falling temps during the day. there will be a chance for some drizzle or light showers wednesday, but then clearing skies for thursday. however, we are going to have some very strong winds thursday from the west at 20-30+ mph which will make those 40s seem more like 20s and 30s! we are watching friday closely as a quick moving weather system will come into the colder environment and try to get some snow going over iowa friday afternoon/evening. right now, it looks like we could see a band of 1-3" possible for mainly the grassy areas because ground temperatures are still in the mid to upper 40s. however, it could be for the evening rush hour. after this, we are going to have a pretty chilly weekend with highs only in the

iowa, at 3:30 friday afternoon. doors open at 2:30pm. brad's here -- with more state football previews. spirit lake will play for their second championship in four years, while western christian's young program is in the big game for the first time. we'll hear from both teams. and, iowa's kirk ferentz talks about the playoff rankings, which has the hawkeyes on the outside, looking in. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. nor

iowa. it's the first time the association has ever delayed the championships. the wolfpack and indians are both scheduled to play at the same time as they would have today. western christian battles five time defending champs iowa city regina at 11 am on monday. then spirit lake, in search of another state championship to go along with their crown in 2012, takes the field against mount vernon at 2. these games will not be televised but the ihssn will have a webcast available. time to check out our abc9 rising star and our winner this week is hanna schiltz of spencer. hannah is excited for her second year with the archery team. she'll receive a t- shirt, a framed photo, and two passes to king's pointe courtesy of the education station and sign pro. girls basketball season officially tipped off today in iowa--where mother nature allowed it of course. and the ighsau has released its first hoops poll of the year. twelve siouxland teams across all five classes are represented as 2015-16 begins. in class 5a, sioux city west will open the year ranked 14th. the wolverines have been a game short of the state tourney the last three years. and in 4a, heelan, coming off a s

a winter storm watch will go into effect at 6 am thursday for parts of western iowa until 6 am friday because of the potential for icy spots. friday will be cloudy and keeping our pets healthy means coming up... a reminder from veterinarians about what our dogs can't eat. and why a lot of those things who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. thanksgiving holiday. veterinarians say now is not the time for sharing... especially when it comes to your food... alyana gomez shows us six things you this thanksgiving, let your pet try something new but don't let it be from your plate. a lot of the delicious foods we eat on turkey day can be a recipe for disaster for your pets. "the best thing you can feed your dog is dog food" christina delgado is a shelter veterinarian and h

mid-60's across western iowa. we have been tracking a couple of sprinkles near mason city spreading into minnesota. do not put away the umbrella just yet. thunderstorms are in the afternoon forecast, and some of the storms could turn a little bit strong, producing hail and gusty wind. if we can break free of the clouds, temperatures will likely be in the 70's, otherwise we will be held to at least 68 degrees. tomorrow it is back to reality. eric: news around iowa this morning, an iowa man getting some attention for his effort to legalize recreational marijuana. shaina: anthony crier of dubuque stood on a busy street corner, holding a sign that attracted a lot of attention. crier says some passers-by criticized his beliefs, while several others honked in support and flashed him a thumbs up. >> i've had a lot of people come up and agree with me. older people and young people. shaina: last year, some iowa lawmakers tried to loosen iowa's law that legalized medical cannabis. but the bill did not pass. elizabeth: now t

marijuana for medicial and recreational purposes -- and to grow industrial hemp on tribal land in western iowa. there's stll few steps -- this isn't a done deal yet. the tribe needs to do aastudy to see if it makes financial sense. tribal leaders say they'll work to make sure they aren't breaking any state or federal laws. intense video shows a storm ripping through a town. this is out of fort worth, texas -- a possiie tornado rippng the entire roof off a large building. it landed in a nearby parking lot damaging several cars. luckily no one was hurt. continuing coverage as this morning we're hearing from the family of kyran knox. earlier this week the f-b-i announced the body found in a chicago lagoon was the toddler's the boy's mother was moving from cedar rapids to chicago. he drooped him off with her friend's dad. the boy's body was found labor day weekend. he wasn't reported missing until mid-september. his family now demanding answers... "i feel like what happened to this baby shouldn't have innocent, two-year-old baby," police are still trying to determine how the child got to chicago a

we have a few shohors in our area, but more in western iowa but all heading our way later this morning, although a few showers are tracking through already. we are holding steady in the low to m md 50s right now in our viewing area and across the state. i don't think we will rain continues to track into iowa, but the low is still well back into colorado and kansas for today. we will have more rounds of rain that low tracks through the region. heavy rainfall is likely with this system as it continues to pump midwest. our rainfall amounts could easily see an inch and a half with some areas getting over two inches hrough tuesday evening. showers are likely today with breezy southeasterly winds keeping temps in the mid 50s. showers and a few storms track through tonight with lows in the mid 40s to around 50 and we will climb to the upper 50s to low 60s ttmorrow as a waa front tracks closer to the state... but rain is likely on wednesday with dry weather for thursday before we could see some rain or snow showers friday today the national weather service is sending a team to survey the damag

iowa. here in the metro, we should see mostly rain falling scattered throughout the day with a bit of a rain/snow mix possible western and southwest iowa has the best chance of seeing freezing rain during the morning highs today should climb into the upper 30s and lows tonight will fall near 30. to still see a few snow day but the winds will we dry out wednesday through the rest of the week with temperatures slowly climbing back into the 40s thursday through the weekend. sam: sabrina: on your money sabrina: this morning, consumers continue to deals now available at their fingertips monday... but before firing computer screens...local davidson shares some tips from an expert on high...and your risks low... those keyboard iowa state university professor doug are some things you need to be aware of to truely get the best deal... to shop around... do some research your sale of choice. 22:37:14 bring it into google, google it and find somewhere else that has it, it may be cheaper just because they drive the hype doesn't mean it's the best deal. and be careful when it comes to looking for deals in your email box..... some

today, the westerners made up for lost time playing one of the games of the year in all of iowa. a dub taking on ninth ranked mount ayr...winner to next thursday's championship game. the westerners pulling out some trickery on fourth down...the funky formation frees up dylan irizarry...he's wide open for the score from cal eskra...that knots things up at 7. to the second quarter...eskra...o n the roll finds tyler waterbury...and he racks up the yacs...77 yard pitch and catch makes it 14-7...it would be tied at the half. we jump to the 4th, tied up at 21...eskra, flips it out to conner anderson...he hits the promised land to give a-dub the lead. it turned into a shootout...tied at 28...fourth down for mount ayr...jacob taylor flings it and kyle dolecheck makes the clutch catch for the score...raiders go up 7. but eskra marches his team down field and finds austin allard up the seam for the touchdown to get it down to a one point game. and the westerners go for the win! eskra finds irizarry for two...that gives them the lead and they hold on in a wild one, 36-35. eric walkingstick--

a winter storm watch will go into effect at 6 am thursday for parts of western iowa until 6 am friday because of the potential for icy spots. friday will be cloudy and our poll of the presidential race in iowa shows an issue requiring attention on the campaign trail. after the break... our political expert thanksgiving. when they return to the campaign trail... iowans want them to focus on a certain issue. channel 13's political director dave price has the details. it's the economy, stupid. remember, that's the line made famous back in 1992. bill clinton's campaign used that line to make president george h bush seem out of touch on the everyday issues of everyday americans. today, it still seems true. it's the economy, stupid. our whotv iow6a state university poll found no other issue's more important to likely caucusgoers right now. but we wanted to dig deeper into the numbers. here's what we found. men seem more concerned about the economy than women. 28 percent of men picked the economy as their top issue about 18 percent of women did. something surprised us on the economy issue. t

fresh off his s dorsement of republican presidential candidate ted cruz, western iowa congressman steve king will campaign for the texas senator, in sioux city, on friday. both king and cruz will headline an event, on the briar cliff university campus, friday morning. they'll kick off a weekend of campaign stops at the stark student center a a10 o'clock. dr. ben carson will also campaign in northwest iowa on friday. he'll hold a rally at the airport, in spencer, iowa, at 3:30 friday afternoon. doors open at 2:30 p.m. we have snow and heavy winds headed our way. but just how bad is ththweather going to get? we'll toss it over to chief meteorologist ron demers to find out. wind advisory in effect thursday 8 winter storm watch in effect friday for central siouxland it was another day of rain across siouxland with even some snow mixi in for some locations, especially to the system exits, the wind is going to become gusty and a for thursday for most of the ktiv viewing area with winds gusting over 40 miles per hour (but at least clearing will be short-lived as our next storm system moves in