meteoroliowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: take a look at that! stephanie/2shot: local 5's sabrina ahmed jumped on the saddle today square. jack/2shot: she was a celebrity bull rider for the world's tougest rodeo, hosted by the professional bull riders to help kick off their ticket sales. let's take a look. " nat sound. alright" stephanie/2shot: good news for local 5, sabrina won! and local 5 spoke with michael o'brien from the professional bull riders today about their event in april. " the pbr is the top 35 bull riders in the world. it's the best of the best. the best bulls in the world. it's edge of your seat excitement. it's eight seconds of just intense action." jack/ the professional bull riders main event is april 23rd and 24th in des moines at the iowa events it'll bring in the world to the toughest bulls in the business. sale today. they start at 12 dollars. chief brad edwards is brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcd

meteorologist brad edwards joins us now... brad stephanie: coming up -- how to catch a mexican drug lord... we learn the methods mexican authorities used to trace el chapo. jack: also next... bringing c-s-i style technology to the problem of missing pets. we'll explain ahead. "you're watching local iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack/lam: today in court -- a civil lawsuit instead of criminal charges? it's a strange new development coming out of marion county. it was last june when 68 year old shirley carter was found dead of a gunshot wound in her home in lacona. carter, has filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against the couple's son, jason carter. the lawsuit names jason as her killer and seeks funeral expenses and compensation for pain and suffering. carter's body was found in the family's home back in june. she was shot with a rifle. we checked in with the marion county sheriff's office and state agents who say comment on this litigation. but when we last spoke to them about the investigation, they d

with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: and the powerball jackpot is up again! now the estimated winning amount is 450 million dolalrs or a 275 million dollar cash option. this giant prize is and it's now of largest lottery prizes ever offered in north america. meanwhile, here people in the work place are trying to cash in on the big prize. spokesperson mary neubauer local 5 today with some tips for powerball office pools. "definately keep careful of who put buying tickets regulary so there question of wether of that week or not " jack: we even did our own office pool here at local 5! nine of us in the here at local 5! nine of us in the newsroom put in ten dollars each to create a group pool of 90 powerball if we wanted to have even a one percent chance at winning the powerball jackpot, we would have to purchase 2.92 million tickets. jack: it's officially been one year since we re- launched our new look and brand here at local five ...and also unveiled this new set and finished a

watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie/2shot: it's gonna be a cold one this weekend. but that isn't stopping one iowa town. jack/2shot: it's the annual quad cities ice- stravaganza. they're getting ready in 12-thousand pounds of ice delivered to the freight house yesterday. let's take a look at the work that goes into making this massive piece of art. " pkg: dawson list, an award-winning ice- sculptor made his way to the quad cities thursday to start preparing for his annual sculpture. list has been carving ice for more than two decades and this is his third time in davenport for icestravaganza. he says that even though he has travelled all over the world for his job, he still loves the opportunity to come back year after year. dawson list, ice sculptor "the first year i didn't really know what to expect, but when i left here, i had had a great time." list is modeling this year's sculpture with two large bald eagles on eac

, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 stephanie: the iowa caucuses are just days away, and donald trump continues to rule the airwaves everyday with last-minute changes to his schedule. but is unpredictability a smart strategy? stephanie: political analyst steffen schmidt is here to talk is here to talk more about this trump versus fox news battle that is taking over the iowa caucus talk this week. jack: stephanie: and steffen will be with us on caucus night caucus night with all of our live coverage. jack: now let's get a check in with the weather with brad edwards. brad? brad ((ad lib weather "now, we are iowweatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in green after some warming, morning sunshine, the clouds returned this afternoon to keep us a bit cooler, but we still are above average with temps in the mid to upper 30s. and it looks like the mildest weath

meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon are iowa." stephanie: it was the famous ball drop in times square last night, as thousands of people gathered to ring in the new year. stephanie/1shot: meanwhile, back in iowa plenty of people were starting the new year off on the right foot. with nearly half of "resolutioners" making health- related goals for the new year, life time athletic's wanted to help by having their fourth annual commitment day festival and fun run. " getting 2016 off to a good start everybody recomitting to a good healthy lifestyle you know getting into gear kicking off 2016 right and on the right foot" stephanie: about 100 people attended the 5k fun run. making life time's hope of jumpstarting everyone's 20-16 health goals a success. stephanie/1shot: if you're stressing over new year's resolutions for 2016, fret no more! one of the country's leading wellness experts and says health resolutions are the way to go. here are his top tips that'll leave you feeling younger, healthier and more energetic in the new year. erica foreman has more

tt4w`t+o mt:" lzt& kd( iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: after a slow start, the flu season is striking big time in iowa. according to the iowa department of public health, there have been four flu-related deaths since november of 2015. stephanie: iowa has three strains going around.. including th1-n1 that was really serious in 2009. school-aged kids are more prone to that one. health officials are warning anyone who hasnt got their flu shot- to do so because it should make a difference. " it could be a pretty bad year because two of the strains could cause pretty serious illness. the good news is the vaccine seems to be a good match for the strains, unlike last year where it wasnt as good for one of the strains" chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief

forecast with chief iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: an important recall for parents to pay attention to. britax is recalling nearly infant car seats. according to the latest report, there have been handles developing fractures, cracks or breaking while in use, and one infant got a bump on the head when the car seat fell to the the car seats recall are the britax b-safe 35 and the b-safe 35 elite. they were sold at target, babies r us, and online retailers like amazon. jack/1shot: is two weeks and two days away. and even though the teams won't be decided until this sunday, some of the ads so many people tune in for are already being leaked. bud light is known for its ads, and the company is giving us a little taste. " "really gotta get the elbows. and the middle of my back. there is no middle. you ready? you know it. you ready? you know it." stephanie/1shot: and an update on the stock market, both world stock market losses are now approaching 8 trillion dollars so far this month, even as investors l

hd with iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: with the new year comes a new list of babies.... and that also means a new list of names stephanie/1shot: health released baby names of 2015 today. for boys, the top five are henry, jackson liam james and wyatt for the girls-- they are olivia charlotte emma avery sophia/sophie are tied for fifth. jack: pet as a now, the animal rescue league is offering gift people can pick own pets after the holidays. the executive director of rescue league about getting and pet. "we want to make sure right pet they meet the with the pet and that type of thing but acutally getting it really going to fit in to the family cats if its a dog or another cat or whatever the situation is those dynmaics are impossible for people to anticpate " jack: colvin also said 15-20 pets were adopted every day during this holiday season. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl brad edwards is

with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: ted cruz's citizenship and his eligibility to become president is now the subject of a lawsuit in texas. stephanie/ram: a texas attorney has formally filed a lawsuit against cruz, saying that he should be disqualified from the presidential race because he isn't a natural born citizen. the suit wants a judge - possibly even the supreme court - to determine whether or not cruz can or cannot serve if elected. cruz was born in canada to an american-born mother. the issue was brought up by front-runner donald trump in last night's republican pushing hard for cruz to go before a court to get the issue settled. jack/1shot: the results of the online iowa straw poll have been released - and there's a new runner-up to the first place candidate in iowa. donald trump remains the clear front- runner with 34 percent, but in second is rand paul. rounding out the top five are marco rubio, ted cruz, and ben carson. on the democratic side, iowans chose hillary clinton over bernie sanders, but only by one percent.

. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. today was just one of those typical cold, gray winter days that most of us just tolerate. well, the good news is that we will not have to take much more of this type of weather because a warm-up is coming along with some sunshine! tonight will be mostly cloudy to partly cloudy in some areas. those nw winds will be calming down and turning more to the west at 5-10 mph. temps will fall back into the 10s unless the clouds stay over us edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: today was just one of those typical cold, gray winter days that most of us just tolerate. well, the good news is that we will not have to take much more of this type of weather because a warm-up is coming along with some sunshine! tonight will be mostly cloudy to partl

meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is jack: flooding in missouri has reached peak levels today, even pushing the mississippi river to crest out of its banks. nearly two dozen people have died from the rising waters throughout the state, which are also swallowing homes and businesses whole. jack/lam: meanwhile in iowa, the national guard is trying to help out the folks in missouri. at the direction of governor branstad, the iowa national guard has sent about 45 members and 20 vehicles to the town of high ridge, missouri. missouri requested iowa's help after the town's water treatment plant was contaminated by floodwaters. the plant serves nearly 6,500 customer in high ridge and murphy missouri. and because of the flooding, more than 20,000 missouri residents are currently without clean drinking water. back to the rose bowl. tomorrow, wellmark has a 3-point play program just for the rose bowl game. for every field goal the hawkeyes make, wellmark will make a donation to the iowa city parks and recreation department. it's a project the began

meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack/ots: the animal rescue league of iowa is a lucky winner today. iowa was named the recipient of this year's midwest disaster resiliency grant. it was given by the american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. the grant will be put toward helping animals and pet owners during natural disasters. and for the animal rescue league of iowa, that means new equipment for horse rescues. t's very big for us, because there is not a lot of capablity of that kind of rescue here in iowa. and iowa has thousands upon thousands of horses all over the place. and the aspc recognizes that when a horse is in a crisis situation like that it requires an immediate response. and having a team trained, and equipped to do that sort of rescue is invaluable. " jack/ots:: organizations across iowa will split a grant of 60 thousand dollars. rescue league of iowa is one which will receive large animal rescue equipment and training. jack/ chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad: ( loca

with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie/ots: group will be merging with media general. it's a 4 point 6 billion dollar deal. the combined company name will be nexstar media group, and will include 171 television stations in 100 markets across the country. jack/lam: a pizza ranch in jefferson caught fire today. the kitchen was heavily damaged. the fire also spread to the back office and the basement, though the building looks to be in good shape from the outside. the fire was brought under control within an hour and a half. no injuries were reported. . stephanie/1shot: the clive police department is looking for your help. they are trying to identify this woman, suspected of conducting home burglaries and credit card fraud. this is also an image of the vehicle used in question. if you have any information, please contact officer john taylor. the information is there on your screen. jack/1shot: the altoona police department is also looking for your help.... in identifying the peopl

, we are iowa's most accurate meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: a new agricultural giant is in the making. a 130 billion dollar merger between two companies has a city here in big news. local 5's claire powell is here with more. claire: in mid december the dow chemical company and dupont announced their agreement to merge as one. ousting monsanto as the largest agricultural powerhouse in the nation. once the merge is official, the company dubbed "dow-dupont" would then form three separate companies across the nation. iowa state and city officials say it makes sense to have one of those companies here.. at pioneer headquarters, in johnston. " " december 11th, dow chemical company and dupont agreed to join forces, creating dow-dupont. the next agricultural giant that would sell 41 percent of seeds in the nation.--booting monsanto from it's current number one position. once the companies merger is finalized in late 2016, it will subsequently split into three "independent companies" -

meteorologist brad edwards for more details.. jack: now to our other top story -- a devastating other top story -- a devastating fire in ft. dodge. this was right downtown today. it took down one building and threatened more. local 5's claire powell is live on scene now with the latest on what happened there, claire? claire live from fort dodge "were just getting started, its going to be several hours. were rotating crews out of the weather and back several hours. were rotating crews out of the weather and back dig in for the long haul." "yea it was showed up, that whole down there. it's going to be a mess in there." much more on this story on six.. jack: we're following up on the weekend house fire that killed four in boxholm.. amber sorenson and her three children... riley, autumn and brayden were the victims. boxholm firefighters arrived around one a-m sunday.... with help from nine other departments. crews searched the home, but were not able to get to the victims in time. the preliminary investigation found that a space heater may have caused the fire in the back of the house. crews say co

meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 stephanie: a friend of the san bernardino shooter was in a friend of the san bernardino shooter was in court today stephanie: he's answering to several federal charges including conspiracy to commit terrorism. enrique marquez appeared before a federal judge, shackled in a white jumpsuit, pleading "not guilty" to five charges. including lying when purchasing two assault rifles that were later used by his friend -- syed farook and tashfeen malik in the san bernardino terrorist attack... killing 14 people. he also allegedly planned other attacks with farook at southern california schools and on highways as early as 2011, that were never carried out. marquez's trial is scheduled to start next month. stephanie: back here in des moines, the trial of joe lopez began today with jury selection. the 25-year-old faces first degree murder and child endangerment charges. he was arrested in december 2014 after 20 month old ruby alvarez died at blank children's hospital. the toddler had suffered fracture and broken ribs. lopez and the child's mom said she h

accurate meteorologist brad sports with meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: million pigs here in iowa. last year,the poultry industry took a major hit when the avian flu killed more than 30 million birds. now turning to 2016, iowa state researchers are keeping their eye on another growing virus. stephanie: powell has more. claire/bam: state veteranians say more cases of senecavirus- "a" or seneca valley virus. usually there handful of cases every year. but since july of 2015, there have been nearly 10 cases per week in seven states, including iowa. they don't want producers to panic- but instead are reminding all farmers- pigs, poultry and others- to stay vigilant. in the past forty or fifty years randy hilleman has seen all kinds of pig illnesses. "in the hog business you never know. when teg or prrs any other disease, it goes good then all of the sudden there's something new" the uncommon senecavirus-a. the virus rarely causes death and usually heals on its own. but its

meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief weatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in green today was just one of those typical cold, gray winter days that most of us just tolerate. well, the good news is that we will not have to take much more of this type of weather because a warm-up is coming along with some sunshine! tonight will be mostly cloudy to partly cloudy in some areas. those nw winds will be calming down and turning more to the west at 5-10 mph. temps will fall back into the 10s unless the all night which would help hold up temps a bit. with any luck, we will see some sunshine wednesday and the rest of the week. the more sunshine we can get, the warmer it will be. however, the sw winds alone will help to warm us up wednesday and again friday. by friday and saturday, we should be basking in some sunshine and temps the 40s for

watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: 1.5 billion dollars-- it's you could ever dream of! and lots of people are dreaming big-- there's been a ticket-buying frenzy in central iowa and beyond ahead of tonight's powerball drawing with a record-breaking jackpot. jack: and tonight could be the night. someone or a group of someones may finally win that record powerball we've all been salivating over. stephanie: it's certainly what millions of people are wishing for and going to great lengths just for the chance to play. nat pop: ((very quick music/montage - powerball/lottery shots)) the mother of all jackpots is having quite an effect on well... .everyone. from the rich out in beverly hills. sot - the housekeepers?they're coming a couple of hundred or two for the boss. late today there were this morning there were two girls coming by four hundred dollars for the bosses. to our neighbors up north who are traveling across country lines just for a chance to play. sot - canadian traveling to u.s. to buy tickets: "ever

: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in green we started a nice little thaw today across much of iowa with the metro reaching 40 degrees! and it looks like we can keep this mild weather going the rest of the week. skies will become mostly clear tonight behind a rather weak cold front. this front will change our winds to a more northwesterly direction into thursday, but our because this air is fairly mild. we should have a mix of sun and clouds again thursday with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. it will be breezy the next few days with southerly winds returning on friday and saturday which will mean warmer temps! highs friday and saturday should reach the mid to upper 40s for most areas in central iowa with some 50s possible in sw iowa! it will be dry through saturday, but we could see some light rain or snow showers sunday morning with

local 5 news at 5 in hd with meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: it was a wild night at a donald trump rally in vermont. jack: frontrunner was met with his campaign event. meanwhile, maine's a chris christie supporter, has ignited a firestorm with remarks that are being called a abc's kenneth washington. "today it's on to south carolina for donald trump but overnight, a volatile welcome in the liberal backyard of bernie sanders. nat "get em out of here! take em out" the gop frontrunner...interru pted, drowned out and screamed at by demonstrators in burlington, vermont. nat "get em outta here! don't give him his coat. keep his coat. hundreds of people cheered on the billionaire while those protestors got the boot...many of them supporters of sanders. the vermont senator and trump couldn't be any more different on policy but their campaigns are both drawing big crowds. sot - matthew dowd bernie sanders and donald trump are fishing from a similar pond. which is independent voters who are working class whites . bernie sanders was quick to point

accurate meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: the battle against the zika virus intensifies throughout the u-s and the rest of the americas. jack/1shot: there are major concerns the mosquito born disease will harm pregnant women and their unborn babies. abc's kenneth moton has the latest on what's being done to slow the spread of the virus. "preventing the mosquito born zika virus and fighting the spread... these images of newborns with birth defects are difficult to see but health officials are sounding the alarm for families across the americas. dr. margaret chanworld health organization the level of alarm is extremely high. more than 30 cases of zika in the us...all brought back from travel abroad. at least 3 of the people are pregnant women in illinois and new york...now under close watch. it's believed the virus causes brain development problems explosive spread in brazil...more than a million cases...4 thousand babies affected. constancia ayresfiocruz institute we don't have a good sanitation system here in brazil. the climate all those facto

meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: today's cold was pretty brutal with temps in the 0s and central iowa. thankfully, milder weather is on the way starting tonight. look for mostly cloudy skies as we head into the night with temperatures slowly rising overnight thanks to southerly winds. by morning, we should be in the 10s to start our wednesday. there will be some clouds around in the morning, but we should have sunnier and milder temps for the afternoon with highs cracking freezing in the metro. we will do even better thursday with highs reaching the 40s! but after that, there will be a couple of arctic cold fronts that will push us back into a deep freeze. the colder air will start to return friday, but will really be felt this weekend with highs in the 0s both saturday and sunday. lows temps each morning will be below zero in many areas. there will not be much snow in the next several days with the exception of some snow showers possible friday and sunday. brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast.

will it go away? here's chief meteorolgist brad edwards. brad/wxc weather adlib: now that the cold is finally starting to lose its frigid grip, we are looking at some snow coming into iowa. tonight will be mostly cloudy, but it should stay dry here while sw iowa might see some flurries or light snow late tonight. those finally take a break still be cold with lows tuesday will likely start off dry for central iowa, but light snow will be falling in sw iowa and spread into central iowa by midday or early it looks like the heaviest snow will fall over sw iowa where 2- 4" will be possible. the metro should expect an inch or two before coming to an end early tuesday evening. the winds will be not be that strong, and the snow will be rather light. so, this should mean it will be easy to shovel off your driveways! after that, we are looking at some drier and overall milder weather rest of the week with highs in the 20s. we should even reach the 30s for highs by the weekend, but there will be a slight chance for some more snow by sunday and monday. brad/wxc jack: here in the metro today.....i

first let's check back in with chief meterologist brad edwards. brad, we had a bitter cold day today - how cold did it get and can we expect similar conditions tomorrow? brad/wx wall weather adlib: today's cold was pretty brutal with temps in the 0s and wind chills in the -10s most of the day in central iowa. thankfully, milder weather is on the way starting tonight. look for mostly cloudy skies as we head into the night with temperatures slowly rising overnight thanks to southerly winds. by morning, we should be in the 10s to start our wednesday. there will be some clouds around in the morning, but we should have sunnier and milder temps for the afternoon with highs cracking freezing in the metro. we will do even better thursday with highs reaching the 40s! but after that, there will be a couple of arctic cold fronts that will push us back into a deep freeze. the colder air will start to return friday, but will really be felt this weekend with highs in the 0s both saturday and sunday. lows temps each morning will be below zero in many areas. there will not be much snow in the

angleson, we are iowa's most accurate meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: it's the caucus countdown. stephanie/ram: there are just three days left, the candidates the state. but donald trump, absent from the debate last night, is absent from the state all together, saying he has no regrets about skipping last night's g-o-p debate.. abc's iowa native lana zak has the details. "with donald trump boycotting the debate?the new candidate at center- stage was under fire. ted cruz, presidential candidate: "i would note that the last four questions had been rand, please attack ted, jeb, please attack ted?[boos] let me just say this. chris wallace it's a debate, sir. cruz if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. ted cruz, presidential candidate: "i would note that the last four questions had been rand, please attack ted, jeb, please attack ted?[boos] let me just say this. chris wallace it's a debate, sir. cruz if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave t

news at 6 in hd with meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: dr. steffen schmidt is a political science professor at iowa state university, and has been local 5's political analyst for this week in iowa. jack: tonight, dr. schmidt joins us in studio to talk about what to expect from the campaign trail with just four caucus night. stephanie: dr. schmidt, the big news this week is donald trump deciding not to attend the fox news debate tonight at drake university. how do you think this will affect the debate? steffen: jack: what role has the pool of candidates since the pool of caucus night with all of our live coverage downtown. jack: now let's get a check in with the weather with brad edwards. brad? brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: after some warming, morning sunshine, the clouds returned this afternoon to keep us a bit cooler, but we still are above average with temps in the mid to upper 30s. and it looks like the mildest weather

brad edwards here now... brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa along with healthy eating and exercise... there's another way to keep up with those healthier lifestyle resolutions. we take a look at some tomorrow morning and sam has a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's monday on the all-new good morning iowa! "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: weather adlib: just when we were heading into the right directions with our temperatures, another cold front will be pushing through tonight bringing another shot of cold air. this cold front may also spit out a few flurries as it passes through overnight. the winds will be westerly early tonight and then turn to the northwest late tonight, which will start our next temperature drop. this will mean tuesday will be another brutally cold day with temps mainly in the 0s most of the day for most areas while

terrorist motives. stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) most accurate meteorologist brad independent weather experts" stephanie: it was a chlly morning -- but that didn't stop about one hundred people from kicking off their new year's resolutions right they took part in life time fitness' commitment day 5-k. organizers say it's meant to help jump-start 20-16 health goals. jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: happy new year everyone! we exceeded expectations today with reaching above freezing for the first time since last sunday! there were some clouds over northern iowa where temperatures were held down quite a bit. look for mainly clear skies for all of the state tonight with more cold conditions. the winds that caused some blowing snow in some northern counties will be gradually diminishing tonight, but wind chill values will still fall into the -0s for some areas overnight. saturday is looking sunny and even warmer for just about everyone

debate coming up at local 5 at 10. stephanie: chief brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) forecast with chief independent weather experts" jack: we have the first hurricane of the year. and yes -- it is only january. alex became an 85-mile-per hour hurricane thursday morning. the national hurricane center issued hurricane warnings for parts of the azores islands -- where the storm is expected to hit friday morning. this is very uncommon -- alex is the first hurricane to form in january since 1938. jack/3shot: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: put script here in green it really felt like of central iowa reaching the 40s while locations to our south reached the 50s! well, don't get too comfortable because much colder air is on its way again. tonight will be fairly mild early with partly cloudy skies. later tonight the winds will turn more to the nw and it will become mostly cloudy. temperatures by morning will be in the mid to upper 20s and should be

terrifying carjacking. we'll tell you what happened. forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: a terrifying story out of new mexico ends well. jack: a woman's car was stolen over the weekend, with her three- year-old daughter inside. aaron drawhorn an a-p-d officer rushes to the rescue. this is the discovery that brought relief. (nats) little caraline leon- alcocar was found.... early sunday morning sitting on a curb in a parking lot. (nats) she was unharmed... (nats) but cold... (nats) caraline would soon be home... safe and sound. (ofc. tanner tixier/albuquerque police dept.) "while this was a horrible act, we had a great outcome with little caroline being found unharmed." a-p-d is still hunting for the man who stole the car with caraline buckled up inside. her mom was refilling water jugs right next to the car when the criminal jumped in and drove off. that vehicle could provide police key clues... as they comb the car again... inch by inch... c-s-i style. (ofc. tanner tixier/albuquerque police dept.) "see if we can pull any dna, fin

meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: a group of iowa caucus goers followed republican ted cruz today to call out his economic policies. they were outside cruz's second event today in webster city to protest his economic policy plan that they say serves corporations and ceos, not the middle class. the group says cruz wants to eliminate corporate taxes and repeal the affordable care act, without a new plan to address income inequality or wage gaps facing families across iowa. cruz has also been the center of an attack from iowa ethanol producers while on his bus trip in iowa. they're upset with the candidate's plan to eliminate subsidies by 20-22. stephanie/ram: let's now go out to local 5's josh haskell, who is live in goldfield on ted cruz's last stop of the day. josh, how is cruz doing on these last few days on the campaign trail? josh: (adlib on cruz campaiging in iowa, what his stops have been like, if protesters are disrupting the events, and what cruz has said on the campaign trail about trump's birther remarks) " all across this country, milli

brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. ( local 5 weather is ertified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green a light mix of precipitation will continue into the early evening, but in most cases the roads are just wet. temperatures are above freezing in most areas of central iowa, but they are close to slick spots will certainly be possible into the evening hours. overall, the precipitation will be tapering off this evening, but some light showers or drizzle may persist overnight. thankfully, the metro will stay above freezing overnight and into the day thursday. this will mean the second wave come in as rain thursday- especially in the afternoon and evening hours. the exception to this will be nw iowa where it may still be cold enough for some wet snow. temperatures in the metro should get up close to 38 for a high thursday afternoon and stay friday morning. so roads should be just wet for commuters. friday will also be mainly just wet

. "you're watching local iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack/2shot: out of hollywood. the "el chapo" case has the world wondering what will come next. stephanie: today.. the drug lord is in the u-s just days after being recaptured.. and some incredible new video is out today - taking us inside the raid that captured him. bazi kanani is tracking all today's new developments in washington. nats - "...gunfire..." the daring attempt to recapture "el chapo." nats - "...gunfire..." this newly released video from mexican police shows their officers going after the infamous drug lord... guns blazing. at other times, crouched down, taking cover. el chapo-- joaquin guzman-- is now back inside mexico's highest security prison-- the same one he manged to escape from 6 months ago. but this time, he's being held in solitary confinement. the mexican attorney general now says it could take up to a year to extradite el chapo to the u-s. natsot el chapo - "...(spanish)..." this interview is what academy award winning actor s

angleson. we first want to start out with a look at a possible icy commute meterologist brad edwards is here to tell us what to expect come tomorrow afternoon in the metro. brad? brad: it sure was nice to see some sunshine today, and i hope you got your fill because the clouds will be returning the rest of the week along with a variety of precipitation. tonight will be dry with partly cloudy skies and cool and breezy conditions. temperatures will be in the 20s most of the night for central iowa. the clouds will get thicker during the day wednesday and bring us a chance for light mix of snow/sleet or rain wednesday afternoon. the farther north into iowa, the more likely snow will be, but most of wednesday's precipitation will be on the light side. this light mix will linger into the evening for some areas. thursday is looking warmer overall, so we will mostly have rain showers. the best chance for rain will be thursday late afternoon and into the evening. by friday morning there might be some mix again for parts of northern iowa, but i don't expect much mix again until friday late aftern

his court appearance wednesday. stephanie: meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... metro area residents laced up today to kick off the new year. find out why they braced the cold to get in a few miles. stephanie: then you won't believe the number of iowa events republican mike huckabee is planning in the final month before the iowa caucus. take sot " monday on good morning iowa. your regular crew will be back, sabrina and elias. bringing you al lthe day's top stories, and a woman gets a helping hand at a car dealership. plus a look at your forecast. yeah, we'll be seeing if there's going to be any temperatures that will help melt some of this white snow we have everywhere. sounds good. all coming up monday on good morning iowa. "your watching local 5 angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: weather adlib: happy new year everyone! we exceeded expectations today with reaching

meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie: president obama is taking on gun control. and instead of waiting on congress to take action, he plans to do it on his own. president obama says over the next several days, his administration will be rolling are common sense steps to save lives. president obama is meeting with attorney general loretta lynch at the white house.. this on the eve of his big announcement.. bypassing congress to take action on what he calls an "epidemic of gun violence" in america.. sot - president obama "although, we have to be very clear, this is not going to solve every crime in the country. it's not going to prevent every mass shooting. it's not going to keep every gun out of the hand of a criminal. it will potentially save live in this country." on tuesday.. the to take executive administration believes mentally ill.. criminals guns.. he is making sure.. his measures will not violate the second amendment.. the white house wants to tighten background checks and prevent those on the no fly list from buying guns.. the divisive issue.

meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: mc-combs middle school students got to experience the iowa caucuses a little early. stephanie: two seventh grade classes went through the democratic and republican caucuses at school today to learn about the special voting process. both classes chose hillary clinton as their democratic candidate, while ben carson and ted cruz won the republican vote. students were taught how both the caucuses. "students want to inform their parents, informed about this. teach them and go home and they talk about it. and, as a result of that, the parents will get will want to go out caucus." stephanie: schools across iowa have been hosting mock the past few months to educate students about a majority of the exercises have been held with high school students, as many of them will be caucusing for the first time in a few weeks. jack: the earlham school district wants to expand its high school and put in a new gym, so they're asking the community for input tonight. there'll be

with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: taking a look around iowa now. stephanie/1shot: schools across iowa are looking for innovative ways to help students in science, technology, engineering, and math courses, commonly known as stem. cedar school students as young as age are learning virtual reality. at: 20:56:00 to: 20:56:13 duration:0:13]sot [camio3(1 ) [jill kasparie] - (00:05 - 00:00)(1) [jill kasparie] - (00:05 - 00:00 <"students here at north cedar are getting hands-on experience with new technology. these classes and screens introduce students to a whole new world. "> [take sot duration:0:07]sot [camio3(1 ) [two line l3] - raquel witt north cedar senior (00:14 - 00:00 nalmetadata> 2] <"20:52:54 it's right in front of you and it's 3d, it's not just on a piece of paper. "> [camio3