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 third elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) weather adlib: elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: a slippery mess across iowa tuesday, as mother nature left snow for everyone to deal with as they began they commute to work. the snow and ice sent cars into ditches, and created a busy day for road crews, law enforcement and tow trucks. sabrina: two spot this morning... sabrina: two southern states dealt with weather concerns of a different type...at least nine reports of tornadoes touching down across alabama and mississippi. homes and businesses have suffered major damage, but only minor injuries have been reported. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: with a new regional administrator in charge, the e-p-a is in force in f

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 monday february 29th....leap day! elias: 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'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 will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a wintry mix and then snow by tomorrow morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they

local 5's elias johnson sits down with andrew long to talk about how he's rising up from the bottom he created for himself. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" lucas: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm lucas casey. lucas: our top story...police are on the lookout for two escaped prisoners this morning... lucas: authorities say the pair went missing from the newton correctional facility... guards discovered jessy foley and michael amodeo were gone during a routine check saturday night. at this point, three local sheriff's departments as well as the des moines police department are working to help find them. both men were in the minimum security facilty for drug- normally be considered dangerous. but that's all the loose. department of spokesman: "if someone's going to take the risk of escaping, you have to some threat. however, there's some kind of hiding factor where want to get caught." lucas: when they're caught, the two inmates face additional five year prison sentences for escaping. if anyone has any information on the missing inmat

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 19th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) 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 highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures

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 february 23rd 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: average temperatures for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with 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 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 40s, and w

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 with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday

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: weather adlib: 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 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 friday, but both thursday and friday's warmth will come with a very strong wind. saturday we're going to still be war

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday february ninth 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: high winds and cold air 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 to settle very easily. today will be very cloudy with highs in the mid to upper teens and wind chills below zero for most of the day. overnight tonight leading us to a very chilly night with lows dropping into the low single digits. wednesday there is a quick clipper that will swing through the and early afte

elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday february 10 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: 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 calm and cold conditions. thursday we are going to see cold and calm conditions with a high degrees, which is only a degree above where our high should climb today. there may be a few flurries early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance

good morning elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: it's x:00 a-m on elias: good to have us! and it's great to iowa's most forecast with meterologist hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) 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 snow. totals for the 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 average with highs in the low 30s and more cloudy skies. the big warm up is going to start on thursday with highs climbing into the low 50s fairly late in the da

elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam weather adlib: most of today will be a typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to -4 degrees. saturday night into valentines day sunday

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 enters the courtroom this morning. today marks the start of jury selection ... alexander fazzino is charged with his wife's 2012 death in boone. prosecutors say he hit and killed emily fazzino in the family's bath tub. the trial was delayed five

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 afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. our top story....the our top story....the collins-maxwell school district is now looking for a new superintendent. elias: last night, t

elias: and i'm elias johnson... 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 an 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 will be building through the day. it is going to fairly mild and and windy with highs climbing into the mid 50s. tonight we'll be cloudy with plenty of continued wind and temperatures falling into the upper 20s. rain will move into northern and central iowa early this evening and transition into a morning. roughly 1/2 an inch of snow is expected but it is very unlikely much of it will stick around with ground temperatures being as warm as they are. tuesday other than a few left over early flurries we'll mainly be dry and windy with highs in the low 30s. wednesday is going to be more mild with highs clo

we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: winter weather snarled this morning's cummute. the snow is coming down outside. let's check in first with our road warrior claire powell. with a look at current conditions, claire? claire: road warrior wintry weather claire powell new this morning, a police pursuit leads to an officer involved shooting... elias: the incident began when officers attempted to stop a vehicle around two- morning... the suspect refused to stop 14th and porter...leading to a chase. he has now been identified as 25 year-old des moines resident pursuit, allen lost control of the car and stopped. when an officer approached the car, allen began driving in the direction of the cop. that's when the officer fired at allen... allen was arrested after abandoning the vehicle and attempting to flee on foot. he has been charged with assault with a weapon on an officer, second degree theft, and eluding. allen also has felony warrants out of west des moines and kansas. the car he was driving was determined to be

elias: and i'm elias johnson... elias: weather is good morning in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist (adlib toss) weather adlib: warm up today with a sunny finish to the day. to climb into the upper 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 still be very nice and mild with a bit more sunshine and dry conditions. a large system has it's eye on iowa for next tuesday into early wednesday morning. as of now it looks like we're going to see a large area of rain turning into snow overnight. it's too early to have any concrete snow totals but we'll keep an eye on this system in c

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'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 at 15 to 25 mph. overnight it will stay 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 mid 60s accompanied by a strong wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and we're going to slip back into the 40s through most of next week. we are looking dry through the weekend and even through most of next week. sabr

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 and then below zero by the end of the day and through the evening. lows tonight will drop to around 10 with strong winds sticking around and wind chills well below zero. tuesday is going to be dry with winds not quite as strong as monday and

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 are looking at a mostly sunny and cold day with windy conditions lasting through the evening. 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 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 saturday only allowing us to warm up into the mid teens. snow is still looking fairly likely saturday night into valentines day morning, however may have shifted east a bit. the metro now to 2 inches and eastern iowa has a better chance of seeing 2 to 4 inches. next week will start a bit cooler

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 thursday february fourth elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: 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. overnight we're going to see a cold and quiet low fall to around 15 degrees with calm and quiet conditions. friday clouds return 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 see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a f

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday february 15th.....president s day! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after a brutal deep cold air, we are turning up the heat in the forecast, but we do have to wait a couple days. today is cloudy but

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 february ninth 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: high winds and cold air 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 conditions and hazardous travel were widespread. some likely still impact roads since the strong winds will stay in place and that light snow hasn't been able today will be very the mid to upper teens and wind chills below zero for most of the day. overnight tonight we'll see a lot less cloud cover and wind leading us to a very chilly night with lows single digits. wednesday there is a quick clipper that will swing through the state in the morning and early afternoon that should give us a light sn

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 friday, but both thursday and friday's warmth will come with a very we're going

i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday february 15th.....president s day! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: after a brutal deep cold air, we are turning up the heat in the forecast, but we do have to wait a couple days. today is cloudy but freezing, which means we are looking at some good snow melt today. highs will climb into the upper 30s and then lows tonight will fall down to a low near 30. a system is going to pass through the state tonight into tomorrow morning and should bring us a wide range of precipitation. we'll start out with a pretty good amount of rain overnight and as we go towards tomorrow morning some of that rain will turn into freezing rain. temperatures will bottom out by tomorrow morning and we'll see a very wet snow with around 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible. highs tomorrow will stay above freezing in the aftern

we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: new at midday today-- a 6 month-old hit-and-run case now has an identified driver. elias: you may remember this case from last year. on august 23 of 20-15, west des moines police found the body of 21-year-old tennesse resident daulton holly on raccoon river drive for the past six months, police had been looking for a car in connection with a body found on the side of the road. there was a 1,000 dollar reward for anyone with information on holly's death. yesterday 37 year-old van meter resident ronald hauser turned himself in to police he was arrested today for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of a person and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. hauser has been released on bond. elias: onto a story sweeping the nation, the battle continues in the wake of scalia's death. elias: the empty chair of the late supreme court justice antonin scalia did not go unnoticed tuesday. a black wool crepe has been draped on his chair on the bench in front

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 see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it won't really hit us until tues

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 but it will mainly be a dry and cold day with a high in the low 30s. the weekend looks warmer starting on saturday with a high in the mid 30s. sunday a cold front will keep temps in the 30s but it will also likely swing some snow showers t

elias johnson "what was the rock bottom for you and have you hit rock bottom? andrew long "rock bottom is when you decide to stop digging, you know? i mean when you're the one digging you can stop, but for me it was like dragging my family through a lot of the consquences that were of my own doing, you know i made these choices and now my family has to be the did that hurt the most and you saw how your parents were hurt by your decisions? andrew long "yeah. i'd say just having to explain, this is what i did, again, i don't want you to be mad at me, i don't want you to think of me as a failure, or something." nat - grandview wrestling room as long worked to escape from his bottom in life - one of the first to extend a helping hand as he completed couselling was grandview head wrestling coach, nick mitchell nick mitchell - grand view head wrestling coach i just started having some conversations with andrew and spent some time with him and really find out where he was as a person amd changes he's made in his life and once i got to the point where i rally serious a

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 40s, and we are looking amazing on saturday with highs near 60 expected! a stronger cold front sunday may bring us some rain/snow showers during the afternoon with a return to the 30s po

best high school tournaments in the country, elias johnson brings us more " "elias johnson takes us inside wells fargo arnena for the 2016 iowa state wrestling tournament. " jenna on cam and abc9 will be following the state tournament sports reporter alex walker has an update now. alex walker--"hi guys, alex walker here for day one of the state wrestling tournament in des moines. we had over 45 siouxland wrestlers hit the mats in class 1a and 3a, including 20 ranked wrestlers. coming up at 6, we'll have highlights and reaction from day one action at wells fargo arena. that's it for now, back to you in the studio." still to come... today is a day of have a love for we come back fred: friday will be warm, breezy, mild pattern. too. your forecast is next! " " enjoy a glass of vino after work -- wine consumption does have some health benefits -- moderate drinkers have lower risks for liver disease, type two diabetes, heart attack, stroke and some cancers. wine can also reduce "bad" cholesterol -- or l-d-l -- and increase "good" is also "national crab-stuffed flounder" day, so aficionados can c

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 with a lot of wind. accumulations again look fairly minimal but watch the roads if you're driving around to any super bowl watch parties. light snow may stick around

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 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 mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. tuesday we're going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and 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: the nearly-four year old fazzino case enters the courtroom this morning. today marks the start of jury selection ... alexander fazzino is charged with his wife's 2012 death in boone. prosecutors say he hit and ki

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 typical cold and quiet day, but this afternoon and evening we are going to get a bit more light snow. we'll start with partly to mostly cloudy skies and keep a cold and quiet day with highs climbing into the low 20s. late today but especially through this evening we'll see light snow slowly move in from northwest iowa. snow totals do look fairly light and in the metro i'm expecting around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of fairly light and fluffy snow. there will be a bit of a breeze overnight so some visibility will be low if you are driving around tonight, but rush hour traffic should not be affected. friday a deep arctic cold front will be in the process of dropping in, so we will briefly hit a high of 20 but it will be fighting a strong northwest wind all day. friday night and saturday morning temperatures will drop below zero state wide and in the metro we will likely land somewhere right next to

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 mostly sunny and cold day with windy conditions lasting through the evening. 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 board wraps up its week of hearings on the bakken pipeline... elias: iowa remains the final state still undecided on the almost four billion dollar project. sabrina: the board spent the week revealing what they've learned over the past through testimony and hearings... despite no decision, some work has began as though it would be approved. but even now board members are getting more

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 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 calm and cold conditions. thursday 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 early no friday, but mainly we're just looking at a cold and windy day. as of now there is still a chance we'll see some accumulating snow on valentines day, although likely towards the morning hours for the most accumulation. next week we

local five's elias johnson picks up our coverage in the digital media center. elias johnson what a difference a weekend can make - before andrew long ever laced up his wrestling shoes and put on his viking singlet on - school administrators gave andrew long a third chance with restrictions. he wasn't allowed to live on offender - and he was required to sign and abide by a code of conduct that held him to a high standard head coach nick mitchell outlined that contract recently when we spoke about andrews admission process to the college elias there's been a process involved, there are some expectations you have that are pretty straight forward. what were some of the things you had to do to make sure everybody was happy, what was signed, what does he understand the expectations are? nick mtichell - head coach there was a lot of people, i mean our campus counselor, our vice president for student life. all these people had time to meet with him, talk to him. together we kind of came up with a contract and sign and it really was what we call a last chance agreement

we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. a man convicted on two counts of first degree murder is now dead. elias: back in september of 2015, jerry dillinger shot and killed loretta dillinger and another man. during his court appearance earlier this year, he plead guilty to both charges of first degree murder. after pleading guilty, dillinger declined a trial and asked to be sentenced on the spot. dillinger was to serve two consecutive life sentences at oakdale prison. and was ordered to pay restitution to both loretta and the robinson families. today, he was found dead from an apparent suicide at the iowa medical and classification center in oakdale. elias: also new this morning-- a young metro man brandon ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper anthony piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. while handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who authorities. this morning, piercey had his first arra

good morning iowa starts now " elias: iowa! i'm elias johnson... and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on thursday, february 18th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most forecast with accurate forecast with sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: 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 at 15 to 25 mph. overnight it will stay 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 wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and we're going t

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: 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 in the single digits and then below zero by the end of the day and through the evening. lows tonight will drop to around 10 with strong winds sticking around and wind chills well below zero. tuesday is going to be dry with winds not quite as strong as monday and h

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: things have stayed sam 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 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 cloudy but we'll see some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday is looking amazing with highs expected to rise in

elias: thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, 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: today is going to be the calm before the storm, so if you have any errands like getting groceries you need to run, i'd get them done before the winter storm and blizzard hits tomorrow. expect mostly cloudy skies with calm and mild conditions. highs today are going to hit near 40 degrees with a very calm and gentle fairly mild low of 32 degrees as the low pressure leading to this winter storm moves in. due to temperatures being so warm across the metro and southern iowa, we are likely to see rain first becoming a wintry mix and then snow tonight through tuesday. northwest iowa will likely see all snow starting tonight and lasting through much of the day tuesday with the heaviest snow falling tuesday morning. on top of all of this the wind speeds will likely be high and cause concerns for blowing snow leading to blizzard

we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: the trial of alexander fazzino resumed this morning... elias: yesterday, a jury was seated in the long-awaited trial...with attorneys able to begin their opening statements in the winneshiek county courtroom. the trial resumed this morning at 8- 15....with boone police, fire department and ems officials testifying. in total, six witnesses have already taken the stand. today more evidence of how emily fazzino's body was handled during the incident were presented to the jury. and both emily's and alexander's families were present in the courtroom. alexander fazzino is charged with the 20-12 death of his wife emily... local 5's claire powell takes us through the day...which began with a chilling 9- 1-1 call. "please help oh god, shes dead. shes dead. shes purple? ok" after brief opening statements by prosecution and defense, the first witness was called - the 911 dispatcher. "oh god shes dead, do you want to try cpr yes!" bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family

elias johnson has more on the unique opportunity. ""nats piano music" going around inside the deerfield retirement community glennis nunn - deerfield resident think there's a lot of excitement. marlys schulte - deerfield resident oh yes, certainly. tom mckenna - we heard about it about two weeks ago. nat elevator the fuss is all about the newest senior to move in glennis nunn - deerfield resident in fact i think when she walks in everyone is gonna say, 'oh, come eat with me." so i hope i with her once in a while. shouldn't expect her for bridge at 10 am on tuesday and thursdays - because thats when haley jenkins has haley jenkins - drake university senior as my friends and fami know i'm a bit of an old soul. the 21-year-old drake senior is officially the youngest person to ever call deerfield home thanks to a newly formed partnership haley jenkins - drake university senior i got an email from clarence badilla, the head of the drake and he asked upper classman music majors at drake about this opportunity the opportunity was unique - p

elias johnson reports. "nats piano music" music over the buzz the deerfield glennis nunn - i think there's a lot of excitement. marlys schulte - deerfield resident oh yes, certainly. tom mckenna - deerfield resident we heard about it about two weeks ago. nat - elevator the fuss is all about the newest senior to move in glennis nunn - deerfield resident in fact i think when she walks in everyone is gonna say, 'oh, come eat with me." so i hope i get a chance to eat with her once in a but glennis nunn shouldn't expect her for bridge at 10 am on tuesday and thursdays - because thats when haley jenkins has composition class university senior family know i'm a bit of an old soul. the 21-year-old drake senior is officially the youngest person to ever call deerfield home thanks to a newly formed partnership haley jenkins - drake university senior i got an email from clarence badilla, the head of the music department at drake and he asked upper classman music majors at drake about this opportunity the opportunity wa

"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam elias: a live look from the local five road warrior vehicle this morning...as we keep you updated on the latest conditions around the metro... iowans have been bracing for a significant snowfall today, with road crews on the ready to make sure street elias: wx) sam: weather adlib: the first major snow 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 keeping visibility low drifting especially country roads. during the morning hours des moines will see mostly snow but we will be mixing that snow with especially on the with the heaviest snow falling north of the overtake southern and central iowa in the afternoon cutt

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 in case it dives south of the state. our top story...a shooting spree in kansas leaves four dead thursday... sabrina: that includes the suspected shooter...38- year- old cedric ford.. who police say, had a long arrest re

elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: february gave us a reminder it's not ready to quit yet these last couple days, but don't worry because a much warmer trend is only a day away now. we're going to be overcast climbing into the upper 30s and a strong wind 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. 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 sunshine! sunday is looking fairly nice as well since our cold letting our highs stay in the upper 50s and the accompanying rain should stay up north. there is a big storm system we're going to need an eye on coming next tuesday and wednesday that as of now looks to pack a pretty good amount of rain with snow possible. a warmer trend back into the 40s looks to follow that system so if we do

local 5's elias johnson is at the hotel where trump plans to celebrate later tonight, elias? elias: stephanie: stephanie: caucuses start in less than an hour, and people are already lining up at their locations. in west des moines, republican caucus goers meet at racoon river park. that's where we find local 5's claire powell. claire, as you're talking to people out there, have they already decided which candidates they want to support? claire: (adlibs) claire/live: back to you in the studio. stephanie: if you're still unsure where to caucus tonight, visit our website to find your location. that's we are iowa dot com. stephanie: the biggest question of the night is how many people will show up to caucus. it's one thing to go to a big event where your favorite musician or actor is stumping for a candidate... it's another to stand for an hour at your caucus location to show your own support. jack: local 5's sabrina ahmed and amanda krenz are downtown in your local election headquarters at capitol square with our political analyst steffen schmidt. they join us now for more insig

[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 couple roads may get slick accumulations 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 with a lot of wind. accumulations again look fairly minimal but watch the roads if you're driving around to any super bowl watch parties. light snow may stick around into monday morning with heavy winds and falling temperatures. temps bottom

[current conditions] elias: good morning i'm elias johnson... it's 7:24. elias: the thirteenth ranked cyclones headed to waco last night, taking on number 25 baylor. iowa state looking for for their first win there since 20- 13...a close back and forth but i-s-u unable to secure a strong lead...falling 100 to 91 in overtime bears. in the big 12 this season. georges niang able to score 24 points...putting him over the two-thousand career mark. elias: high school wrestlers from across iowa will be at the wells fargo arena today, as the state wrestling tournament gets underway. this morning 2016 dual team competition, with individuals set to start thursday. look for highlights from local five sports director jon schaeffer this evening. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ it's okay. here we go. >> what a scary moment there on the slopes. you have a father rescuing his son right there from something called a tree well. it's a real danger whenou're skiing and we'll tell you more about it, tips