we are iowa and we want to "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... sabrina: the president addresses the country and calls for action from congress to deal with gun violence and isis. sabrina: des moines police have released the names of those involved in a deadly weekend home invasion. sabrina: a source says juctice will be announcing an investigation into the chicago police department. sabrina: and a new plan may be in the works to help fully fund iowa schools, changing how they pay for school transportation. sabrina: and the historic seseon for the iowa hawkeyes is far from over...saturday's loss may have put an end to the undefeated streak, but they score another big game for new year's day. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... the privatization of iowa's medicaid program will go before an oversight comittee today at the statehouse... plus james is in with

we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias:: dwolla, a payment processing company in downtown des moines, has gotten a lot of national recognition. it's been considered a role model for the "silicon prairie" movement in the midwest, and helped iowa become a destination for small tech startups. they developed a pay for things cell phone. yesterday a company spokesperson confirmed 12 people, full and part-time, were let go as part of what they call a "strategic realignment." they say "the move will provide sustainability and focus to sustainability and focus to accelerate the growth of dwolla's new platform strategy." the company launched with two employees back in 2008. by 2011, dwolla was processing a million dollars a week. elias: that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... bree's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. toppi

good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on ((day and date)) elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist bree sullivan! hey sam! bree: (bree adlibs) bree (bree adlibs) bree: weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temp

we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina after decades of rivalry among budweiser, coors, and miller -- all three beer brands are about to be united. but not all believe its a good idea... together, the makers of budweiser and miller include eighteen of the world's forty most popular beers. if they merged they would control close to a third of the world's beer market... something that has smaller brewers worried. an iowa beer industry expert headed to washington to testify on why the deal should be stopped 1:24"people with deep senator chuck grassley invited wilson to testify at this senate judiciary subcommittee hearing. they're investigating any antitrust issues. it's still a "possible deal", which still needs regulator approval. sabrina: for girl scouts have have sold two and a half million boxes of cookies online this year. but the news is bittersweet. overall, sales were down and those iconic door-to-door and sidewalk sales are disappearing. the cookie program was originally designed to

are iowa." sabrina: a former homeless man and his beloved dog are together again after the dog ran away. the dubuque humane society and friends at the dubuque rescue mission helped reunite the pair. they're making sure the two don't get separated again. katie wiedemann has the story. " they say dogs have a certain intuition about their owners. curt curiel has multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, he says his 12 year old dog, sassy, anticipates every move he makes. "right before i am getting ready to have a seizure she'll start whining and crying." curt recently fell on nursing home and he became homeless. so when his companion vanished from a bus stop, curt was devastated. "i had all the bus drivers out looking for him. and i figured if they couldn't find them, no one could. " but someone did. a good samaritan found sassy and took her to the dubuque humane society. meanwhile, curt's friends at the rescue mission posted information on facebook about this missing dog. that post was shared more than 300

we are iowa." stephanie: while jeb bush was in iowa today, we got on one. the big question on our mind-- is he going to gloss over iowa? here's local five's sabrina ahmed. this morning, i had the opportunity to speak with jeb bush... and we talked about his ground game in iowa. as you saw in that last poll.. he's not doing to hot. but is he worried? take a listen. lets talk iowa.. how are you doing? just spent 2.5 days doing well, great ground game.. 3 town hall meetings.. conencting converting 4% worry you? no because the candidates who were winning in year before election in iowa never win these are discerning voters who make up their mind late i think theyre going to want someone who has the leadership skills to face these complex challenges how important is iowa to win the country? iowas important.. all fevb states are... iowa at feb 1 makes it doubly imprtant so is nh.. you've spent more money, bigger staff, more effort? we're workign hard in all places, theyre unique some requre tv ads, orgs, i feel good about where we are, i really do less than 60 da

we are iowa." sabrina: the force awakened in theaters across the country this weekend with the release of the new 'star wars' movie....with fans packing theaters to see familiar characters brought back after thirty years. estimated ticket sales come in at 238-milliond dollars...making it the biggest opening weejend ever, and beating previous record holder jurassic world which came out over the summer. sabrina: now sam, you went to see it correct? sam: ((short reax)) sabrina: the new movie has been everywhere, with fans incorporating everything "star wars" into their life... local five's jordan furbee life... local five's jordan furbee even channeled the force for this week's top five plays. : "thursday was a glorious day for all as the first star wars movie in 10 years came out! in the spirit of celebrating, this week's top five plays are from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... let's check out them out, as usual all made by local athletes. play number five...comes from dowling versus yod

iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." elias: first up...an ocean tale. ron howard's newest film is based on an event from 18-20. "in the heart of the sea" has chris hemsworth and crew aboard a whaling ship being preyed upon by a giant whale. they end up stranded at sea for 90 days, and thousands of miles from home. the story even the book "moby dick" in the heart of the sea is rated pg-13 all: (reax) sabrina: gangsters... double duty as reggie and ronnie kray. of the most notorious criminals in the story efforts to build crime empire in the east end of london during r. all: (reax) sabrina that's a look at new movies this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] mo

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 warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no white christmas in the forecast. sabrina: let's get into the top five this let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: the rains over the past few days have lead to flooding in the metro... rising waters forced parts of george flagg parkway, fleur drive, and southeast hartford to be closed to flooding at water works park even forced jolly holiday lights to cancel the rest of its season, a first in its 20- year history. sabrina: in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: a hit an run investigation on the iowa state campus. just after seven monday morning, isu police found emmalee jacobs at the i

we are iowa." stephanie: central iowa wasn't the only area to see some pretty dense fog this morning. this is a time lapse video taken above the skyscrapers in chicago this morning. the fog dropped visibility to a quarter-mile or less over the windy city. jack: brad (adlib) brad: weather adlib: are you ready for a very mild week of december weather? the average highs this time of year are in the mid 30s, but we are looking at mostly mid 50s! we had some fog this morning, but today turned out pretty nice with highs in the low 50s. there will be a few clouds rolling in should not be a problem like it was last night. temperatures will stay above freezing for the metro each night this week, but some refreezing could occur in more northern locations. tuesday will have a lot of clouds in the sky sprinkles or light showers possible or early evening. the sun returns wednesday and thursday with temps in the mid 50s. the winds will really pick up thursday as a strong system travels through mn, but again no g

we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina a new study finds fewer americans have high-speed internet at home. pew research center found high costs of broadband internet connections -- and the convenience of smart-phones -- researchers say americans have internet at home. that's compared to 70 percent in three-percent years. sabrina: enjoying the holiday season followed by the most dreaded time of year....tax season. the i-r-s says that tax filing january 19th. day the agency will accept 20-15 returns either or on paper. stress the need your personal and tax information, to help avoid identity theft during tax time. sabrina: and boy did the force awaken over the weekend....the new star wars installment made 248 million dollars in north america...and 539 million dollars worldwide during its opening weekend. both setting new opening weekend records for a movie. and that's just the beginning... experts say companies cashing in on merchandising deals tied to star wars could look to bring in five b

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: if you use sprint or verizon, you could have some money coming your way, but you'll have to act fast. customers have until thursday, december 31st to claim refunds for unauthorized third-party messages. charges for those texts -- for things like horoscopes or sports scores -- were then allegedly buried in bills. the activity is known as "cramming." both wireless to pay 158-million dollars to customers to settle claims with the government. verizon and sprint both have online claim forms. elias: no doubt you probably have at least one gift that you don't plan on holding on to...but before you return it or re- gift it, keep this in mind. make sure it isn't something that has been personalized. and be sure to read the fine print on those gift receipts. check the return window before you head to the store. and remember to bring an i- d....some retailers require it to protect against return fraud. elias: hopefully, this holiday season passed without breaking

morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: welcome back. on your money now... elias: the holidays are about giving and receiving -- and returning. once you've made the decision to ditch the sweater your aunt gave you, there are a couple of rules you should know. mary moloney explains how to survive the holiday gift return madness. as you and your family un-deck the halls -- gifts under the tree that you want to give back. to survive the mall madness -- there are some things you should know. be prepared. gather your gift receipts -- and repack what you've opened. some retailers charge a restocking fee -- especially for those tech toys. it's good that we're past the day after christmas. typically it's the second busiest day of the year for foot traffic in stores. but don't wait too long to return. find out the store's return policy. some only have a limited time frame to give back those gifts. and others require receipts. once you are in those stores -- do not sign up for the in house credit cards. it's one more bill to k

we are iowa and moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: weather is always first on iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) 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 very cold and rainy, it is going to be windy 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

1st of december.moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday december first 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: 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 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 from yesterday. highs 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, b

we are iowa and morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... headlines...in the morning refresh... sabrina: tragic news out of woodward, as the community mourns the loss of a high school basketball player who died after collapsing at practice last week. sabrina: hundreds of iowans travel to des moines to try and get answers to the questions they iowa's new medicaid program, set to roll out in less than a month. sabrina: the investigation into last week's mass shooting in california now tries to find those who radicalized the muslim couple and helped fund the shooting spree. sabrina: and a republican presidential candidates finds a way to unite the political parties....by announcing a very controversial immigration plan to address national security. sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... it's an historic game for college football teams, and after two decade

we are iowa." sabrina welcome back everyone, this week, good morning iowa is taking a look at some unique gift ideas for those still looking for last minute presents... this morning adam flack from the iowa events center joins us to talk about what they have to offer. - sports! iowa energy and iowa wild are in the midst of their 2015-2016 season right now iowa barnstormers february stuff great for the entire family! monster jam kicks off the new year jan 1-2 world's toughest rodeo - january 8-9 disney jr. live! mickey and minnie's doorway to magic - feb 7 harlem globetrotters - april 10 the music lover in your family jason aldean with thomas rhett and a thousand horses - january 21 fall out boy - march 14 justin bieber - june 22 journey and the doobie brothers - august 7 other great ideas blue ribbon bacon festival - february 20 yes, there are tickets available gift cards available as well to let them pick what they want to see as always, all information is available at iowaeventscenter.com . most

iowa is a state. yes but what about the school? iowa city? what are iowa's colors? black and yellow? if you had to guess what iowa's colors are what is it? blue and yellow. you got one. yellow and green, white, black there she goes... now of course she meant black and gold but it's close enough on the color wheel but we'll let her pass but i'm hoping hawkeye fans can educate her when they come to indy on friday. jon that's going to do it for our coverage for now outside of lucas oil stadium in indianapolis, i'm jordan furbee local 5 sports we are iowa. saturday's b1g championship game is set for seen on fox. and tune in friday night at 6:30 for a half hour special looking at this iowa against the world mentality the hawkeyes have embraced. also continued coverage through saturday night from indy. jon: lou ayeni is a big part of the staff to matt campbell. there's a reason he was the first hire for the new iowa state head coach. and talking with campbell and ayeni more you find they're mor than just colleagues. "obviously coach ayeni who all of you know have a tremen

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina elias: today, you can lend a helping hand this holiday season with local 5 news we hope you'll help us "can hunger"....come out to the fareway store on 86th and meredith from 8 am until 9 pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to help our neediest right christmas and well into 2016. we'll also be live broadcasting from the fareway all day, so tune in for that. we are iowa and we give back to the community. "now, we are iowa's most accurate "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green it's friday everyone and we are in for another absolutely gorgeous day! we are going to be breezy and warm with a high climbing into the upper 50s. overnight tonight we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start

good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday december 15th thanks for joining us! elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are finally done with rain here in the metro, at least for 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 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

we are iowa." stephanie: welcome back-- we're getting some new details in breaking news we brought you off the top of local five news at five. a home invasion was reported right near drake university campus late this afternoon... in the 1300 block of 32nd street in des moines. police now saying nobody was injured and they are they are still suspects. it's just a block drake security was first on the scene. jack/lam: welcome back -- now. women have been arrested after four children in their custody tested positive for drug. this happened in the home they share in the 800 block of east 12th street north. 29 year old cristy clark and 28 year old somer speer are charged with child endangerment of a 2, 4, 6, and 9 year old. clark and speer also tested positive for meth and admitted to using it while caring for the kids. jack/lam: the man arrested for stabbing and killing his brother earlier this year has been sentenced. 33 year old frank turner took a plea deal after charges were dropped down to attempt

iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday, december 30th thanks for joining us! elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower again. the snow will relatively fast moving through the morning, 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 and cold today with 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 thro

we are iowa." sabrina on your money now sabrina black friday and cyber monday have come and gone....but if you're expecting gifts at your door, be cautious. police and delivery services say police and delivery services say package theft doesn't happen often but it does pick up during the holidays. try to get your packages off your porch as soon as possible. or consider having future packages shipped to another location where you know somebody will be home to get it. and be a watchful neighbor. if you see something suspicious, report it. watchful neighbor. if you see something suspicious, report it. "17:06 sometimes we get lucky and catch them, people see things that don't look right and lucky and catch them, people see things that don't look right and they call police right away. " sabrina: if your packages are shipped through the u-s postal service you can log onto their website you would like your package pick it up in person. sabrina: gifts, the new may be self- the national retail federation sa

we are iowa." sabrina: in one classroom at a time, bankers trust and local 5 are excited to give a thousand dollar grant to a teacher who's trying to help his students learn a lesson that many adults struggle with... diversity and acceptance. he hopes to do that with the help of real people instead of just books. local five's stephanie angleson has the story. "i want to congratulate you. because you are the winner of this month's one classroom at a time grant sponsored by local 5 and bankers trust. so you can all clap... if you'd like to make some noise. chris covington teaches social studies at metro west learning academy. and a quick look around tells you this isn't your average school.. there are snakes....and other animals...even a dog...all here to help these students work through some of life's skills...diverse thinking, and trying to just think outside the box. accepting people. i try to do a lot with diversity and that kind of thing..tolerance. tolerance...it's not an easy thing to teach. b

of iowa student id. live in pasadena, california, scott westerberg, kcrg-tv9. the rose bowl game is this friday. the 12-and-1 hawkeyes face the 11-and-2 stanford cardinal with the kick off shortly after four p-m, iowa time. you can see the game on e-s-p-n. and don't miss t-v nine's "countdown to kick-off" earlier that day. the hour-long special airs at 9 a-m, right here on kcrg-tv9. auto repair shops have had a busy few days after monday's winter storm. hear some common problems one shop in marion is seeing in cars that people have brought in. stay with kcrg-tv9. many auto repair shops across eastern iowa are still getting business from monday's snow, sleet, and freezing rain. that's had no down time since the storm passed. the snow and ice can cause problems for drivers, but frigid temperatures are just as bad. and hubbell's auto repair is seeing the impact first hand. "we've been buried actually, not because of accidents, because we don't do bodywork, but just because of the cold. cold makes cars break

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 tuesday, so try and get any holiday travel done on sunday. a family-run business is a total loss after a fire wednesday morning. it happened at "auto parts on maury"- a salvage shop on maury street in des moines. family members running the business were there when it s

good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday december 22nd thanks for joining us! sabrina: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: 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 the rain. showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across 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 show

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: time to do your best clark griswold impression and hang the holiday lights...but before you bring out the decorations, we have a few tips... first let's talk safety....make sure to throw away any lights that have damaged sockets, and loose or bare wires. plus, never overload an electrical outlet...and make sure not to connect more than three strands at a time. connect more than three strands at a time. as for money, consider lights to l-e- d's....they'll use less energy and run cooler than traditional incandescent lights. elias: elias: the sales statistics for the 20-15 fiscal year from the iowa alcoholic beverage division shows an increase from last year. more than 329- million dollars was generated from the sales of liquor products. that's an increase of almost five and a half percent. and the drinks of choice? whiskey and vodka were responsible for the majority of sales. elias: and finally, becoming the test out delivery service... its partnering wit

we are iowa and we give back to the community. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: new ottumwa... arrested a woman in utah in connection with the 20-14 death of three-year-old wysdom evans. kashenna tucker has been charged with care. the investigation started in early 2014, nearly two years ago, after the child died. tucker lived in ottumwa when the murder happened but was arrested in utah and will be extradited back to iowa. amanda: there was two- vehicle fatal crash this morning in boone county. a semi was heading eastbound on highway 30 when a 2001 aztek passenger vehicle crossed the intersection heading southbound, pulling out in front of the semi. the 79 year old ogden resident thomas keith myers was then both drivers transported to boone county mercy hospital. pronounced dead. the accident is still under investigation. amanda: some folks from a clarke county nursing home have had their belongings temporarily take

to beat iowa, 83-82. "george handed me that ball and he said to go win this game. that just shows the character, the type of person georges is and confidence he has in me and my teammates... i think this one stole the show for my career right now." in ames, josh christensen tv9 sports thanks josh and what a night it was for hawkeye desmond was looking dapper at the home depot college football awards show. and that's a od thing because he e n the jim thorpe award tonight as the top defensive back in the country. desmond with a hug for his mom and coach parker.. his 8 picks are tied for the lead in the country. i would likikto thank my mom my brother my best friend coach parker over their who taught me how to fight thru adversity and overcome mental mistakes. i thank everyone here right now not just supporting us but student athletes as well. sot :17 oc: "student athletes as well " lets grapple second ranked iowa hosted 11th ranked rutgers tonight. scott westerberg has the highlights. coach brands and the h

we are iowa." jack: the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere -- also known as the winter solstice -- begins tonight in the u-s. which means today is the shortest day of the year for sunlight. and it will be followed by the longest night. it is the moment when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun. jack: brad brad: today is the first official day of winter, which means that tonight will be our longest night of the year. even though it is officially winter, it is really not going to feel much like winter this week. tonight will be cool and dry with decreasing clouds late tonight. we should start out with some sunshine tuesday but then clouds will make for a partly sunny afternoon. with some sunshine and southerly winds returning, we will be able to get our temps back into the 40s in the afternoon. tuesday will be dry, but it is looking a bit rainy for wednesday. another system will be coming out of the sw and bringing us a good chance for rain. the heaviest of this rain wi

of iowa. the regents approved a 3% increase for undergraduate tuition at iowa for the however tuition for undergrads , at iowa state and northern iowa will stay at the level they will be next spring. the regents also approved a $500 tuition increase for international students at iowa state. steve: meteorologist kurtis gertz is here to do one thing, and that is make us smile. kurtis: i think i go to the polls of extra ships, i have two kids coming to university of asteroid iowa state next year. a cold air over northwestern iowa. that is where the snowpack is. 47 degrees today. someone, 43. waterloo, 44. it comes the smiling part. yes a father early on but then we break -- some father early on but then we break free quickly to sunshine. weekend, sunshine saturday. late day clouds. sunday, a week system moves through. you may get a shower or two before sunrise. steve: the american institute of business says it has sold off part of its southside des moines campus for $2.25 million. the 3 apartment

we are iowa." sabrina for years, it's been a topic of conversation across the country...fundin g, or a lack thereof for public schools. the state legislature now has a pair of proposals to look over, which could help districts with some of their funding woes. local five's jacob peklo has more on the plan. dr. kevin fiene, interstate 35 superintendent: "what i've seen is having to do more with less, bottom line." the iowa association of school boards is working on a five-year plan that would eventually restock the funds for transportation across its school districts. galen howsare, deputy executive director for iasb: "it only seems fair to iowans that they should have fairness in their funding and then hold people accountable for the geared toward the rural schools. natural sound of dr. fiene speaking: "to bevington." interstate 35 is one of those, with its student population spread out across several cities. dr. kevin fiene, interstate 35 superintendent: "sometimes people talk about consolidation,

"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina it's x:00 a-m on fourth elias: good to have and it's great to

moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday december 16th 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 should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it 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 sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the

if history repeats itself, iowa state will upset iowa. the cyclones have won nine straight games in this series under head coach bill fennelly. the last time out, iowa beat isu by nine in iowa city. the cy-hawk series is always fun to watch and both coaches are ready for a "obviously, this week is always a little more pressure packed facing iowa state and having the opportunity to go to their place and play so very good basketball team i know their record doesnt show it right now. " "this series has become one where the home team has kinda dominated and this is the first time that i can remember where the visiting team is better than the home team. i am not insulting our team. but they are in the top 25,w e are not they are 8-1 we are 4-3. so we have got a lot to prove." tonight's game is set for a 7:00 tip. we will have highlights tonight at 10. in just a few minutes, wayne state volleyball will take on palm beach atlantic in the national semifinals. the wildcats have never played in the final four. we will have a final today's picture c

we are iowa." elias: hawkeye fans have been heading west, getting ready for friday's big game between iowa and stanford. and local five is in pasadena as well. elias: local five sports director flight west tuesday, after monday's delay due to weather. now that he is in sunny california, he finds himself in the middle of rose bowl fever. jon caught up with the hawkeyes, and found out how they are feeling ahead of the big game. they are feeling ahead of the big game. jon schaeffer/ los angeles, ca : good morning guys i'm finally here. now this week is probably flying by for the hawkeyes. day after day killing time, practicing, meeting with media, and enjoying los angeles. as we found out today-- this team knows how to stay focused but also likes to have a little fun while they're at it. week after week day after day since december 5th iowa has bowl. macon klewa/iowa fullback :29-:34 ... really chomping at the bit here to get to game." with the end of this football season go the beards that have fully

we have a tornado watch in se iowa until 8pm. heavy rain is changing to snow over central iowa. heavier snow was reported in boone and dallas counties totals. there will be some slick roads this evening in western and northern iowa. rainfall and snow will end tonight. the west wind will pick up behind this storm and gust to 30 mph. tomorrow we will see another chance for light snow in the morning and mid-day hours. this will be a weak system that will die out as it moves into eastern iowa tomorrow afternoon. christmas day is looking dry. highs will be in the lower 40s. christmas night we will see a mix of rain and snow. the rain and mix will continue on saturday. sunday will be mostly cloudy. much cooler air moves in next week. monday will be a messy day with rain changing to snow. heavy snow is possible by monday evening. that snow will last through tuesday morning. wednesday will be colder with the heavy rain was a problem for des moines firefighters this they fought through the rain to extinguish flames flying from a des moines auto parts shop this morning. by the time crews

. east into iowa today. clouds 50 with south winds up to 20 cloudy, dreary day. dense fog is across indiana this morning and panthers fans will also be dealing with a dreary day in portland, oregon. rain is likely during the game with temperatures in the 40s for kickoff. back here in eastern iowa tonight, we'll see mostly cloudy with lows just above freezing. the cold front will track through late tonight into tomorrow. the best chance to see any moisture will be mainly sunday morning. moisture will be limited so the rain is expected to be light and scattered across the area. highs sunday will be in the lower 40s. highs stay in the 40s for the rest of the week with the next chance of moisture tracking in friday.from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the information. here is additional forecast stormtrack 7 weather team:we'll start off our saturday with plenty of sunshine across eastern iowa. temperatures this morning are 10 to 15 degrees above normal. a weak cold front will be tracking east into iowa t

live at the iowa state fairgrounds, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. (local 4 news, abc9 news) stephanie: this is a monumental event honoring governor terry branstad. here's what it took to become the nation's longest serving governor in history. he first took office in 1982 at the age of 36. he's never lost an election. his record is 19- and-0 when it comes to elections for any office he's ever run for. to achieve this recognition, he passed george clinton of new york, clinton served seven three-year terms starting in 1777. and finally, today marks governor branstad's 7,642nd day in office. stephanie: and for more archive video of and information on our longest- serving governor, be sure to check out our website. that's we are iowa dot com. jack: morning near the iowa state apparently hit by a car. young woman as 18 year old urbana resident and isu freshman emmalee jacobs. she was taken to the hospital this morning, but died injuries. police are still incident as a possible hit and run. ames police are anyone with them or story county crime the inform

years day between iowa and stanford. the game kicks off at 4 pm on espn. watch local 5 news news tomorrow as jon schaeffer brings us the latest from california. jack: and join local 5 tonight right after the six o'clock news for our rose bowl special -- the dream season. that starts tonight at 6-30. jack: and while you're rooting for the hawkyes-- share your pictures with us! just head to our website and click on the share it tab. jack/1shot for new year's eve. "3 -- 2 -- 1 -- happy new year crowd cheers" jack: : nearly 2- thousand people packed the science center for "noon year's eve." the event lets kids ring in the new year a little early with face bainting, balloon animals and a magician. organizers say it's a great alternative event for families. "by having noon years eve we allow the families to come down celebrate together it's something they can do together during the day before the parents have their own thing at night and still get to have that excitment of celebrating the new year having the countdown seeing t

the iowa city native had 16 points, iowa down by two after that bucket ... then the hawkeyes starting feeding it down low to freshman megan gustafson... she had 15 points... that bucket ties it up 21-21 ... the hawkeyes would take the lead for the first time as tania davis drives and scoops it off the glass... iowa goes on to win 69-50 ... iowa state women hosting southern university ... seanna johnson with the nice putback for two of her 12 points ... iowa state's offense takes off after that... jadda buckley, sets and fires a three... good... cyclcones go burkhall as she gets the bucket down low... she had a team-high 18 points... iowa state led 37-23 at halftime ... 2nd half action, the give-and-go to buckley... count the basket and one... she had 16 points... iowa state wins by 40, 86- 46 ... nfl action, seattle at minnesota ... this was all seahawks... russell wilson throws a beauty to doug baldwin in stride for the 53-yard touchdown... seattles goes up 38-0 late in the 3rd quarter ... on the ensuing kickoff, this is the only highlight of the day for th

good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large winter storm is going to impact nearly all of iowa today warranting a state-wide winter storm warning. we are going to see a combination of snow, sleet and ice depending on the time of day and location across the state. the highest snow totals will likely fall across central and northeast iowa with 6 to 10 inches possible stretching from des moines past waterloo. ice and sleet will fall heaviest across southern and eastern iowa with ice accumulations of 0.1" to 0.5" possible. the change over between snow, sleet and ice will happen throughout the morning and early afternoon, but by the late afternoon and evening all of iowa should primarily be seeing snowfall, and this is also when the heaviest snow totals will start accumulating. on top off all of this the winds will be very strong today with gusts up to 40 mph possible causing blowing snow and low visibility. temps will hover in the low 30s during the day today, but after

iowa in september. three people ended up with serious injuries. she also faces her second owi offense and a charge of serious injury by motor vehicle. nearly as snowy today as it was yesterday. but it looks like the cold temperatures are sticking around. here to tell us more is meteorologist ben dorenbach with our first look at the forecast at 5. ben? thanks. while the heaviest snow ended up missing us just to the east, parts of eastern siouxland still reported up to 9 inches in places like milford and rock rapids between yesterday and today. we only received a little over 4 inches in sioux city with many others near that same mark, and some could even add an additional coating of t t white stuff tonighthtnd tomorrow morning. sei graphics. democratic presidential clinton plans to stump for support in iowa after the new year. on, monday she will make several stops throughout eastern and central iowa. tuesday she will be in sioux city for an event at 2:15 p.m. the location isn't available. if you wish to

officials say he is now on the run and has ties to iowa. bridges is 5-foot-7, about 170 pounds andmay be going by the name el chinito.o. police in cedar rapids are still trying to figure out who's responsible for gunfire last night. it happened near sixth street and 16-th avenue southwest at around 8-15.no one was hurt, nor was there damage found, but officers recovered two shell casings at the scene. reports in cedar rapids this month-- month--and pushes the city's total so far this year to 95. this time last year there were 96 reports of shots fired.that comparesto only 56 in 20-13. the police depepment says the term "shots fired" doesn't necessarily mean there is a shooting victim.but it usually includes discovery of shell casings or property damage. people across the country and ththcorridor corridortomorrow will be walking to honor victims of gun violence.so-called "orange walks" will mark the 3rd anniversary of the sandy hook school massacre that left 20 elementary students and 6 staff members dead.here in the corridor - there's a wal

we are iowa." sabrina: a surprising national security plan from republican presidential candidate donald trump...calling for "a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states." but the plan is drawing criticism from everywhere, including his own party. abc's lana zak has more. "a stunning proposal from republican presidential front- runner donald trump--a ban of all muslims coming into america. 19:36:00 trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states trump's proposal has brought divisive campaign --republicans and democrats in universal condemnation. jeb bush called him "unhinged." chris christie called it "ridiculous." sot-radio/christie this is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don't know what they're talking about, gfx: and in a rare move -- the republican chairs of three major campaign states -- iowa, new hampshire and south carolina -- all slamming trump's proposal. hillary clinton twe

"good morning america "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: today marks a date die-hard star wars fans have been waiting years for....the release of "the force awakens" which not only brings back the characters from the original trilogy, but also sets up a new trilogy coming out over the next four years. elias: so it is no surprise that fans here in the metro were out in force last night...and that includes our own resident star wars fan meteorologist sam schreier. " hi everybody i'm meteroligst sam schreier here at the force awakens premiere at jordan creek mall theres been a lot of excited people we're going to talk to some star wars fans some dressed up lets see what they had to say i want to see the part part in it cause it never revealed it in the trailers the first one i saw in theaters was return of the jet eye and my dad took me to that when i was about 5 years old so thats what im excited about this time my son is 8 years old so it's pretty cool to take him to the movie do you think you're brave enough could you remeber to si

last year chose to stay in iowa. more than 80% of university of northern iowa graduates last year stayed in the state. some career counselors say they believe the iowa job market is luring students to stay. "if the iowa economy is doing well, which is right now, they will always find jobs, and they'll get accepted to graduate programs in the state. when the iowa economy isn't doing so well, that's when they'll move." to find out more about job placement rates for iowa's college graduates, go to kcrg.com. there, you can find the full story, plus interactive charts and a full video. the cedar rapids public library is using community input to decide its future. the library is facing budget cuts after a 27-cent tax levy failed in november. it will have to cut back on hours, services and materials as soon as march. the library held a community conversation meeting opinions on which library services are important to them. library director dara schmidt says it's important to have input on these tough decisions. "certainly i

the ship is free to iowa residents with an iowa i-d year round. they've also made it free this week for non-resident university of iowa students. the rose bowl kicks off at 4-10 on friday afternoon. live in san pedro, california, brad hanson ktiv sports fource. brad -- have hawkeye fans taken over l-a yet? today was media day for the iowa stanford cardinal. it was the last time the players and coaches met with the press before friday's game. head coach kirk ferentz says he wants the players to enjoy the fun part of the rose bowl, before two final days of preparation. we'll have much more from rose bowl media day, tonight at ten. the men's and womemes basketball teams at morningside and briar cliff will each play two games over the next two days at the briar cliff holiday tournament. the chargers are playing tonight -- the mustangs had the afternoon games. the second-ranked morningside women taking on 1 and 11 waldorf, from forest city, iowa. mustangs up 20 at the half -- second half, lauren lemkuhl drops in one of morningside's 11 three's ----he l

we are iowa and we want to cover the "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: deadly flooding continues to wash away communities in the state of missouri elias: comedian bill cosby has been charged with sexual assault over a 2004 incident elias: plus, be aware, that their will be increased law enfocement out tonight, working increased law enfocement out tonight, working to keep you safe this new year's elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... iowa hawkeye gear flies off the shelves as the team prepares for tomorrow's rose bowl against stanford. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this.