shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. you are waking up to a windy and warm morning. it does not feel very fall like. we have that wind at 25 miles per hour. it is a warm wind. the minutes before 5:00 a.m. 55 up in ames. temps will be warming today. by noon, temps will be in the low to mid 70's. those there are strong winds will gust near 40 miles per hour. combined with very dry conditions will lead to a red flag warning. in effect until 7:00 p.m. eric: in commitment 2016 news, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is scheduled to testify before a congressional committee this week about benghazi attack. and a war of words between two republican presidential candidates is ratcheted up. julianna goldman reports from washington. julianna: hillary clinton is dismissing her upcoming appearance, saying to previous testimonies -- saying two previous testimonies. >> what difference does it make? julianna: and other congressional inquiries into the theories, and it's now an attempt to derail her presidential campaign. >> i think it's pretty clear that whatever they might've though