another full hour of good morning iowa... is "you're watching good 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 friday february 12th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are looking at a mostly sunny and cold day with windy our snow has stopped from last night leaving most of central iowa with about 1 to 1.5 inches, but even that little amount has left some roads in poor shape. the sun will be out today so even though our highs will be in the low 20s we may still melt a bit of that snow off some of the side walks. tonight we'll be mostly clear with very deep and arctic air slamming down over the metro. our lows tonight should bottom out near -3 degrees with wind chills below -10 degrees across the metro and likely colder to the north. we're going to see clouds return sat

conditions] good morning iowa returns "you're watching good 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots

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 february 17th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: one more day of wearing your hats, gloves, and winter coats because we are starting up a warming trend and it's going to last us into the weekend! we'll start off cold in the morning with a quick flurry moving through the state, but most roads will stay fine. the clouds will stick around with a breezy southeast wind that will help move our highs into the upper 30s. tonight we'll stay very mild with our low falling into the lower 30s around midnight, but we will keep temperatures moving up late tonight through the entire day thursday. highs thursday will top out at 57 degrees, but we'll stay into the 50s through midnight. i think we're going to see low 60s on f

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns "you're watching good 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we're coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. today it's going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. highs today are going to be able to climb into the 30 degrees. tuesday we're going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. we'll fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. we'll warm back up this weekend with a small rain/snow mix chance. elias: taking a look at the courtroom today...a long- awaited trial begins in weinishiek county elias: year old fazzino case enter

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " joining us on your [day of week] morning, sabrina: weather is always first on in with central accurate sam schreier. sam reminder it's not ready couple days, but don't worry because a much warmer trend is only a day away now. we're again today with highs climbing into the upper 30s and a strong wind out of the northwest making it feel colder than it will actually be. tonight we're going to see generally less cloud cover with lows falling into the mid 20s. friday will start with clouds but we should see sunshine open up through the afternoon allowing our highs to climb into the upper 40s. saturday still looks amazing with a breeze out of the southwest and highs climbing into the low 60s under full sunshine! sunday is looking fairly nice as well since our cold front will come through a bit later letting our highs stay in the upper 50s and the accompanying rain should stay up north. system we're going to need an eye

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 february 17th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam:

is right after this. " nexstar copyright" 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 friday february 26th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are starting our warm up today with a cloudy start and a sunny finish to the day. 40s under a nice and breezy southwest wind. overnight tonight we'll keep clear skies around with a quiet and mild night as lows fall into the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very warm and mild with lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina thanks for week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: johnson... elias: weather is good morning iowa... in with central accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) weather adlib: we are starting our cloudy start and a highs today are going 40s under a nice and wind. overnight clear skies around with a quiet and mild the low 30s. saturday we're going to stay sunny with a breezy southwest winds and highs climbing into the mid 60s! we'll stay very lows falling into the mid 40s. sunday a cold front is going to come through in the morning so we are going to see our highs stall into the mid 50s and a few light afternoon showers especially in northern iowa. monday we'll still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry system has it's eye on morning. as of now it to see a large area of overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: blizzard warnings have been in place across much of northern iowa and will remain in place through 6pm tonight. strong winds and causing the light snow to produce extremely low visibility and white out conditions that will likely persist through the morning commute for some drivers. the snow will stop falling towards the mid morning with accumulations remaining fairly light, but with the winds drifting will still be a problem so expect hazardous roads if you need to drive anywhere today. the winds will continue to blow between 20 and 35 mph today with gusts expected to climb into the mid 40s. temperatures will be today with wind chills in the single digits a

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " " (marco rubio/ (r) presidential candidate) i do not believe the president should appoint someone (john kasich/ (r) presidential candidate) i believe the president should not move forward (dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate) we should not allow a (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) it's called delay, delay, delay. (president obama) "there will be plenty of time for mine for me to do so and plenty of time for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and timely vote. these are responsibilities that i take seriously as should everyone." sabrina: what had already been a firing presidential campaign gets added fuel...as candidates and current office holders begin taking sides on who should nominate justice scalia's successor. sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina: a live look this morning at interstate 35 north...just outside ames... state safety officials shut down the roadway from there to clear lake due to weather conditions causing dangerous driving conditions... sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: are driving the forecast through today, and there won't be much change going into the future. the snow has finally come to an end across the state, and even though accumulations were very minimal with most places receiving under an inch, blizzard conditions and hazardous travel were widespread. some left over drifting will likely still impact roads since the strong winds will stay in place and that light snow hasn't been able

elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's. abc's kendis gibson and reena ninan with tech bytes. techbytes twitter's troubles - >>> in today's "techbytes" tough times for twitter. >> it's having trouble including a time line. >> the federal government has taken another step toward the truly driverless car. it now says the computer that controls the self-driving car will be considered the driver. >> good news for companies like technology. >>> must of us never read terms and conditions. >> amazon snuck in a klaus that would allow its lumberyard to used in the zombie. >> it might happen. >>> all right, those are your "techbytes." >> have a good day. ever look at a squirrel and think, "yeah, i could use that kind ofenergy? larabar. food made from food. discover card. i missed a payment. aw, shoot. shoot! this is bad. no! we're good! this is your first time missing a payment. and you've got the discover it card, so we won't hike up your apr for paying late. that's great! it is great! (both simultaneously)

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: iowa is going to get some light snow during the morning hours especially across west and central iowa. this will be a very light snow, so totals are expected to remain mainly between about 0.5 to 1.5 inches. the snow will swing through during the early morning hours so the drive into work may be a bit slick, but we should be dry in the afternoon. winds will be light through the day so blowing snow and drifting is not a concern. tonight will be cold and dry with we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high climbing to around 21 degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries

and more is expected for central iowa later this evening. the worst of this storm is being felt in northwest and northern iowa where 6-10" of snow has fallen and winds are causing blowing and drifting of the snow. road conditions are terrible in these areas and travel is discouraged. meanwhile, the metro is seeing improving conditions after about 2-3" of snowfall this morning thanks to drier weather and milder temperatures in look for some snow to northern iowa this afternoon while the southern half of the state stays mainly dry until this evening. that is when some wrap- around rain/snow showers will develop the metro. there could be another inch accumulation tonight with these snow showers. they may also cause some slick weather will come our then milder the weekend! next much colder. jack: well, we all made it through the iowa caucuses last night! but many presidential candidates didn't even stick around for the results. jack/lam: the move is on from the hawkeye state to the granite state. the political battleground is now shifting east a

[current conditions] moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " sabrina joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloudy skies our lows will likely fall to around 30 degrees. wednesday should be fairly mild with a high near 40, but it will be windy. we are going to stay very windy wednesday night through thursday with a small chance for a few isolated snow showers possible thursday morning along western iowa with minimal accumulation expected. the sun should be back out strong friday moving us back into the

this one should be farther east affect more of eastern iowa as a result. while amounts under 1", it'll make for a slick morning commute wind will pick up behind this system during the day on friday and may cause some patchy blowing snow yet again. saturday is still on track to be cold and quiet with another snow chance coming our way for high: 18-24 winds: light n alo: 18 dbq: 19 iow: 22tonight: snow likely late low: 14-20 winds: sw 5-10 alo: 14 dbq: 14 iow: 18tomorrow: early am snow, clearing high: 18-24 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 23tomorrow night: mostly clear low: -3-3 winds: nw 5-15 alo: -3 dbq: -3 iow: 0 now here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with this morning's techbytes. trt oc >>> in today's "techbytes" tough times for twitter. >> it's having trouble it's rolling out new futures including a time line. >> the federal government has taken another step toward the truly driverless car. it now says the computer that controls the self-driving car will be considered the driver. >> good news for companies like google developing theew tech

iowa. we can expect more of these systems in the days to come. tonight will be mainly clear early in the wake of today's clipper. this will mean cold, dry conditions overnight with lows in the 10s for most areas. the next weather system will come in friday with more clouds and a chance for some flurries or snow showers for mainly late afternoon and early evening. it looks like we will have some clouds to start then see more sunshine later in the afternoon with milder temperatures across the state. highs should reach the mid to upper 30s with even some 40s for southern iowa where some areas have no snow on the ground. another clipper will swing to our north saturday night, and this one is stronger than the others. it will bring us a lot of wind with variably cloudy skies through monday. the first chance for showers will be late saturday night, and it looks like mainly rain showers will be possible for central iowa. i think we start sunday with some sunshine but more clouds will be swinging down from the north by afternoon with some snow showers po

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: the weather is going to be getting a little better today with a lot less wind and a bit more sunshine. we're looking at sunny skies in the morning with a bit more cloud cover coming back in the afternoon. temperatures will be a lot more pleasant today with highs climbing just above freezing and a much lighter breeze out of the southwest. to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return with a few flurries or a quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. sunday we'll se

elias: we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the elias: we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." "good morning america "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: tomorrow, voters will head to the polls for the first in the nation primary in new hampshire. the first in the nation primary in new hampshire. elias: the latest polls have republican donald trump and democrat bernie sanders in the lead but their opponents are closing in. abc's kenneth moton has more. " script: it's crunch time?the day before the new hampshire primary. sot bernie sanders: "we need a political revolution." nats coat throw bernie sanders fired up but taking presidential punches from his rival's husband, former president bill clinton. sot bill clinton: "for her this is not about grand theories of revolution this is about whether we can improve people's lives." the former president was in new hampshire while hillary clinton was in flint, michigan taking on the lead contaminated water crisis.

[current conditions] good morning "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " " (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate): "it all doesn't matter if you don't caucus monday." (hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate) "of course it's close its competitive that's why i hope everyone who has decided to caucus for me will come out monday night." (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "if every person brings 9 additional people to caucus monday night, we will win the iowa caucus." (sen. bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate) "when we started this campaign here in iowa, we were 50 or 60 points behind secretary clinton. we have come a long, long way.so i think if the turnout is high,......i think we've got a real shot to win this."" elias: the weekend has been a frenzy of campaigning, as presidential frontrunners try to cement their leads heading into tonight's caucuses....but with some close races, nothing is guaranteed. elias: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] mornin

elias: we'll take a with lots more iowa still ahead... coming up, as football fans get ready for time performers talk about being huge event. elias: but first...for into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...43- hundred block of northwest morningstar drive... and a second at the ...44-hundred block of northeast 23rd avenue so take care on today... let's also get a traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues "your wathcing good elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: it's finally friday and we're looking at a fairly mild and average february day. we'll be overcast with a lighter breeze out of the west keeping our highs right around 32 degrees. there will be a few flurries to a light dusting that will likely swing through northern and possibly central iowa this afternoon, so while a coupl

the iowa caucus victory was more than just a slim edge over bernie sanders... "it will go down in the record books as the 1st woman to win the iowa caucus." dianne bystrom,iowa state director of the carrie chapman catt center for women and politics says it will have a lasting effect... "research shows that when women run for higher office including when hilary clinton ran in 2008, that it inspires other women to run for levels of office, kind of a role model effect." an impact that cannot be ignored in iowa "she's empowering other women...in 2015 the state elected their first female u-s-senator in republican joni ernst and this year republican representative linda upmeyer was named the first female house speaker... "i think that hillary clinton along with a lot of other congresswomen and representatives set the tone as to get out there and say what you believe in." "there are over 3600 bricks at iowa state university's plaza of heroines that honors women who have made an impact...the history of two women in the iowa caucuses could lead to many more bricks and a

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: we had another couple inches fall overnight leaving us with a much lighter and more fluffy snow collecting on the roads overnight. traffic will be slow moving as the plows play catch up during the morning commute, and drifting from blowing snow may still be an issue with the high winds through afternoon. it will be a mostly cloudy but dry day with temperatures steady and falling through this evening. lows tonight will be cold in the mid to low teens and an early breeze keeping wind chills in the single digits. thursday we'll bounce back with some sunshine to a high near 32 degrees. friday we may see a few flurries swing through the state

in more rural parts of iowa, the gatherings were more intimate (no audio) tonight in an absolutely packed house housemore than 150 supporters came out this was from two precincts here in the anamosa area.that's 50 more voters than in an average caucus year. in the end, bernie sanders was exactly right, when he said turnout would make or break his campaign.the final numbers, hillary 75, bernie 74. most of the sanders supporters were not 20 somethings.katie thomas says he understands the challenges she faces. . >> as a young person, student loans and all of that are just a big issue. i had to quit college because i couldn't afford it. i think that a lot of other off as us have free college and university and i just like his stance on that o'malley had only two supporters.one joined the clinton camp.and the other went home.covering the corridor in anamosa, matt (no audio. ) hammill, cbs 2 news ten at 10. that is the caucus edition . >> that is one upside. thank you, matt. >>> that is this caucus edition of the news at 10:00. tomorrow's weather first forecast all in the first ten minutes. >>>

[current conditions] e watching good 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. elias: and i'm elias elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: the first major snow storm and blizzard is finally upon us and we are definitely in for a lot of snow and dangerous driving conditions. light snow in the very early morning hours will turn in to very heavy snow through the morning commute and into the early afternoon hours, especially in west and northern iowa. on top of heavy snow amounts there will be a large amount of wind and causing large across less traveled country roads. during moines will see mostly snow but we will be mixing that snow with sleet at times especially on the with the heaviest snow falling north of the city. a dry slot will overtake southern and central iowa in the afternoon cutting us snow and rain but still lighter

sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, with lots more good morning iowa still to come... elias: just ahead...how an eager entrepeneur is turning a family game into a family business. sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...73- hundred block of northwest fourth street in ankeny. and a second at the ...42-hundred block of northeast 94th avenue in elkhart. so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good sabrina: another look at those ice jams causing issues along the des moines river... a handful of counties in central iowa have been put under flood warnings due to the drifting ice. some in fort dodge even seeing damage as the ice moves along the river. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx)

kwwl's hillary maglin has more. iowa is the new home of atmosphere." while jeff bridges isn't actually in iowa - unless you count this wall cutout - lebowski's bar and grill... opened this week in homage to the cult classic film. includes quouoes from the movie... posters featuring of course, a rug that really ties the room together." owner time. (sot. cg: shawn bodensteiner/owner) "i'm a huge fan of the movie, and from there addition to pursuing his dream - spending money in our community and though not every customer is familiar with the the movie to be honest." people kleffman/robins) "it's nice to got you covered in robins... hillary maglin... kwwl news. postivie feedback so far from people in eastern iowa. ming up... and though not every vanessa brehm/marion) "i've never seen the movie to be honest." people in the area definitely aren't feeling out of their element. (sot. cg: tyler kleffman/robins) "it's nice to haha it locally,,'cause i can walk here from my house. it's only right down the road." we've got you covered in robins... hillary maglin.

this is i-235 at conditions] iowa returns after this. 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) weather adlib: sam weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind chance is most likely for tuesday aft

in the iowa caucuses, clinton won with just point 2% more than vermont senator. the debate is tonight at 8 pm iowa time, airing on c-n-n and p-b-s. morning.. an overheated circuit is to blame for a waterloo. it happened around 4 o'clock tuesday morning at 2-64 western avenue. firefighters say it started between the first and seconds floors. no one was the duplex is a total loss. civil rights groups in iowa are reform the criminal justice system. members of the naacp and other groups arin favor of a a ill that would ban racial profiling and confidential. they would also like to see lawmakers "ban the box" on job work opportunities for people with criminal histories. ban the box refers to getting rid of the check box on applications that asks if you've been convicted of any crimes. the cost for a road project in the cedar rapids area has tripled since the original estimate. so now, transportatio n planners want to defund the road that would connect marion, robins, hiawatha and northern cedar rapids. linn county was hoping to build 3/4 of a mile of tower terrace roa

right now, more and more women in iowa are choosing to carry a concealed weweon.last night cbs 2 news took a look at *why women are getting their conceal carry permits.now, we choosing to carry a concealed we look why they are getting their permits. now we explain why it is a step in a lifelong jourury. >> firing a weapon can feel invigorating, empowers, and frightening. yet more iowa women are getting permits to protect themselves and loved ones. but before you do, you must take a class. >> we are just as skilled and educated as a man. if we take the class and know hohoto use it, the more people that have guns and know how to use them, the more safe we'll be. >> we caught up with some women. she says she chose to get a permit becausef her family's routine. >> my husband had a weird work with my children often. >> we're safer if we can avoid violence. >> no one's allowed to force you from your own home. an understanding of, you know, the iowa laws and where you can and can't carry...reason able force and deadly force understanding of. the iowa laws and where you can and can't carry. m

sabrina short break, with lots more good morning iowa still ahead. elias: did you know there's a quick way to look slimmer, taller and more confident? we'll explain, just ahead. sabrina: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...nine-hundred blcok of northeast 46th avenue and a second at the ...ten- thousand six- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue so take care on the roads today... elias: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] after this! "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sabrina: some dark and ominous video out of alabama...this is a look at what some believe to be a tornado that hit parts of the state tuesd

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: it's finally friday and we're looking at a fairly mild and average february day. we'll be lighter breeze out of the west keeping our highs right around 32 degrees. there will be a few flurries to a light dusting that will likely swing through northern and possibly central iowa this afternoon, so while a couple roads may get slick accumulations should be minimal. overnight we will be fairly mild with a low in the mid 20s and a calm wind. saturday is going to be warmer and feel fairly nice with highs climbing into the mid and upper 30s. sunday we'll climb right next to 40 for the high, but a few light snow showers may swing back through in the late afternoon wit

steffi thanks.in the more rural parts of iowa, the gatherings were more intimate, but just as packed. packed.fox 28 news reporter matt hammill is attending a democratic caucus gathering -- --in anamosa, and joins us grass roots at its bebe tonight in an absolutely packed house housemore than 150 supporters came out this was from two precincts here in the anamosa area.that's 50 more voters than in an average caucus year.in the end, bernie sanders was exactly right, when he said turnout would make or break his campaign.the final numbers, hillary 75, bernie 74.just like the polls, a dead heat.among the caucus goers, janet fischer, a cancer ever caucus for hillary. very interesting g ppt of this caucus, more people signed up to change parties and move from republican or independent to democrat than they've ever seen before. before.martin o'malley had only two supporters.one joined the clinton camp.and the other went home.covering the corridor in anamosa, matt matt thanks.we have much more straight ahead on the fox 28 news at nine, including more on a winter storm threat that's impacting a

recent polls show clinton is leading as dorm life is about to get more expensive for iowa college students... all three state universities are proposing an increase on room and board for the 2016-2017 school year. that'll bring average rates from the numbers you see on the left to the numbers you see on the right... it evens out to about 300 dollars some of that increase at the university of iowa is thanks to wage changes for student employees. a higher minimum wage for student employees. 13-hundred students work in the dining hall... and the university is raising wages to match similar increases across most of johnson county. on june first the wage will go up to 9-50 per hour... then on january first of next year it will jump again to 10-25. spring is just around the corner and soon we'll be thinking about cleaning and maybe even redecorating. channel 13's josh nguyen is live this morning from valley junction, where they hope to give you a couple new ideas this weekend. let's go to josh now, what store are you at? discover all that historic valley junction has to offer with a day full of

"you're watching good "you're watching good 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. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: things have stayed pretty mild across the weather adlib: things have stayed pretty mild across the state the last few days, but it's still winter and today we'll get a nice reminder of that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our lows in the mid 20s but wind chills in the teens. there may be a few scattered snow showers that wander through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation would likely not stick. thursday will start end of the day

this one should be farther east than yesterday's snow and should affect more of eastern iowa as a result. while amounts will remain light and generally under 1", it'll make for a slick morning commute on friday. the wind will pick up behind this system during the day on friday and may cause some patchy blowing snow yet again. saturday is still on track to be cold and quiet with another snow chance coming our way for sunday.tay: mostly sun high: 18-24 winds: light n alo: 18 dbq: 19 iow: 22tonight: snow likely y ate loww14-20 nds: sw 5-10 aao: 14 dbq: 14 iow: 18tomorrow: early am snow, clearing high: 18-24 winds: nw 15-30 alo: 19 dbq: 20 iow: 23torrow night: st e low: -3-3winds: nw 5-15 al dbq: -3w: 0anks kaj. dar rapids police are cedar rapids police are near hoover elementary this morning. that's at the corner at wiley and johnson. authorities say an earlier pursuit ended in this area. police say they don't believe there is any danger to the public. state senatoto are expected to debate a bill about the state's medicaid program today. the bill would end contracts with three private compa

lawmakers are trying to decide more freedoms. iowa is one of 22 states where public. now an effort is underway in the legislature to repeal iowa's public intoxication laws... that includes one that says it's illegal to even quote "simulate intoxication". 10- thousand public intox charges. supporters of a change say officers have more serious crimes to focus on. police argue the law helps them keep people from harming themselves or others. iowa landowners will have to wait a while longer until on the bakken oil pipeline. four days strait of meetings, the iowa utilities board say it needs another meeting. if approved, the 3-point-7 billion dollar pipeline would carry nearly half a million gallons of crude oil a day through iowa and into illinois. the next public hearing will be next friday. if the board still can't make a more meetings in march. johnston has its sights set on tearing up ground in town. "you see across the street a boarded up old decrepit hotel that's falling apart, it's just an eyesore for the see it across the street." gladney's auto business on merle

sabrina we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break... "good morning america "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina with the oscars quickly approaching... the world will be watching host -- chris rock -- and how he handles the growing "diversity controversy." the comedian has remained very quiet about what we can expect from his performance sunday... while many actors have been speaking out. abc's brandi hitt has more from hollywood. " script: ((abc music - red carpet)) the buzz surrounding this year's oscars... isn't just about who's walking the red carpet... it's also about -- who's not. sot -- jada pinkett smith, actress sot -- spike lee, film director ((animated graphic)) for a second year in a row... all 20 of the nominees in the acting categories... are white. re-sparking the twitter hashtag -- "oscars so white"... nats -- (protests) leading to protests... and boycotts. of no nation") "beasts of no nation's" -- idris elba -- was passed over for an oscar nod... only to be nominated -- and win -- a screen acto

[current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most team. good morning iowa starts now " state wrestling is underway at the well. and a hot topic at the state house is also resonating on the mats during this year's tournament sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, i'm sabrina ahmed. elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... iowa's most accurate forecast... sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: sam weather adlib: we've been waiting all week for our big warm up and we've finally made it, get ready for 50s and beyond through the weekend! today we're going to remain fairly overcast, so our highs are going to peak in the mid 50s, which is still great. it will be very windy today with a southeast wind blowing through incredibly mild with our lows falling into the mid 40s and a stronger westerly wind. friday we're going to see mostly sunny skies and we're headed for an incredible day with highs climbing into the mid 60s accompanied by a strong w

big 12 regular season title may be out of reach, the cyclones have bigger goals, michael admire has more. iowa state will try to make it 6 straight wins over okie state. cowboys just 2 and 7 in the big 12. tip set for 1pm from stillwater. halfway through the missouri valley season the drake women are tied at the top. 9 games in, bulldogs drake was picked to finish 2nd in the mvc pre-season poll, and right now it looks like a 3 team race between the dogs, uni and missouri state, all tied for first. after a 7 and 5 non-conference drake is playing well at the right time a regular season title. tipoff set for 7pm tonight against wichita state. we'll have highlights at 10 the drake men are looking for some revenge on saturday. bulldogs host in-state rival uni. its been a struggle for both teams in drake and uni. 1pm on saturday from the knapp center. finally tonight, you won't see they're called "fashion footballs... and they were dreamed up by the "council of fashion designers of america." it's all part of the super bowl's 50th anniversary. designers produced their own bizarre, glitzy, and g

local 5's claire powell is here with more. claire? claire/bam: jack, the iowa insurance division deals with madoff- like pyramid schemes, affinity fraud and online fraud, all of the time. in fact, theyve dealt with it so much, three years ago, they started the "iowa fraud fighters." the commissioner and his team travel across iowa to make sure you're asking the right questions and asking enough. like if the person offering this "great deal" is licensed, if so by who? and who regulates them? they say generally older people with retirement savings are the main targets. but no one should consider ""its exactlylike you grandma used to say if its too good to be true, it probably is" ." " claire/bam: they added, a lot of people dont report these scams because of the embarassment of falling for it. but instead of letting away, not hesitating to ask the tough questions will save you a lot of time and money. the bernie madoff miniseries on abc continues tonight, detailing madoff's lifetime ponzi scheme. the second part of "madoff: after the fa

dianne gallagher is in des moines with more. "" iowa voters give ted cruz a clear victory in last night's caucuses. (ted cruz) "tonight is courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation." the texas senator got 28-percent of the vote... while donald trump earned -24-percent. he vows to fight on. (dond trump) "we finished second, and i want to tell you something, i'm just honored, i'm really honored." florida senator marco rubio made a strong showing in third place... giving his campaign a shot of momentum. (marco rubio) "the people of this great state have sent a very clear message. after seven years of barack obama, we are not waiting any longer to take our country back." meanwhile on the democratic side, the vote came in much like the previous polls... a dead heat. until the early morning hours, the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders was just too close to call. (hillary clinton) "i stand here breathing a huge sigh of relief, thank you iowa!" (bernie sanders) "for folks who did not think bernie sanders could win, that we could compete against hillary cl

elias: we'll take a short break with lots more good morning iowa still ahead... sabrina: coming up, we'll see who took home oscar last night....and how our movie gurus did on their predictions. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...nine-hundred block of northeast 46th avenue and a second at the ...44-hundred block of northeast 23rd avenue. so take care on the roads today... sabrina: let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is still plenty of warm weather worked into the forecast. today we'll start with mostly clear skies although clouds