chief 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 w

chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: 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 >>> exclusive, who is the >> and kirstie alley on we have the exclusi photos.

brad:wxcdl meteorologist brad 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: i feel one of the worst things about winter is how cloudy it can be for so long, and those clouds definitely put a damper on temperatures monday. as we head into the skies, but hopefully everyone will see at least some sunshine tuesday. if we do get a little sunshine as expected, we should warm up close to 34 in the metro by afternoon with also the help of southerly winds of 10-20 mph. granted, those winds will make it feel colder because of the wind chill effect, but that is the price we have to pay to bring in milder air the next several days. the clouds will likely return wednesday along with some light rain showers in the afternoon/evening. locations to the north are more likely to have a mix of precipitation types, so there might be some slick roads there. a more

brad:wxcdl ( meteorologist brad 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. weather adlib: 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 with highs in the low 30s north to near 38 here in the metro. a weak cold front will come through saturday night into sunday, so we will be a little colder sunday afternoon with a nw wind. next week will start off seasonal and dry, but we are goin

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: well, there is no doubt that winter weather is back! it will be getting colder and colder as we head through the weekend too! tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a very cold wind blowing in from the northwest at around 20 mph early and dropping to 10 mph late. the temperatures will drop into the single digits while the winds chills will go into the -0s, but it will only get cold, dry and breezy day with highs in the single digits north and teens south. there will be a good chance for some light snow to come through saturday night mainly after 9 pm. right now, it looks like most parts of central iowa could get 1"-2" by sunday morning. behind this little weather system will be even colder conditions too! sunday is shaping up to be our coldest day this winter yet with temps north of the metro staying below zero all day! and the wind chill values will be in the - 30s there with the metro l

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: it really felt like spring today with much 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 steady or falling through the flurries or snow showers mainly in the morning hours. saturday will be even colder even with a little bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds. temps will be in the 0s in the morning and only get to the 10s in the afternoon. it is looking like a chance for some snow saturday night with maybe 1-2" possible for mainly sw iowa. after this system goes through, sunday will be our coldest day staying below zero all enough wind to push wind chill values into the -

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central 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 well, there is no doubt that winter weather is back! it will be getting colder and colder as we head through the weekend too! tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a very cold wind blowing in from the northwest at and dropping to 10 mph late. the temperatures will drop into the single digits while the winds chills will go into the -0s, but it will only get colder in the days to come! saturday will be cold, dry and breezy day with highs in the single digits north and teens south. there will be a good chance for some light snow to come through saturday night mainly after 9 pm. right now, it looks like most parts of central iowa could get 1"-2" by sunday morning. behind this little weather system will be even colder conditions too! sunday is shaping up to be our coldest day this winter yet with temps north of the metro staying below zero all day! and the wind chill values

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 weather is yet to come in our forecast! tonight will be partly cloudy with our winds calming down to less than 10 mph. temperatures will fall back into the low 20s for most areas by friday morning. we should have a mix of sun and clouds friday with southerly winds. this should help us warm up into the mid 40s for the metro. it will be even warmer saturday with upper 40s possible depending on exactly how much sunshine we get. there will be a chance for some light rain showers sunday morning with a mix possible to our north. it will still be relatively m

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 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 all night which would 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 highs. cooler weather will return next week along with a good chance for rain changing to snow. right now, it looks like the heaviest snow will be falling tuesday, but it c

certified by independent weather experts" brad/wxc: brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: it was a cold day, but it milder than expected, so hopefully that trend continues into the new year. make sure you bundle up well tonight as it will be one of our coldest nights this winter (so skies with dry roads, which is definitely a good thing. temps will be falling back into the teens for the metro while some areas in northern iowa will be in the 0s. wind chill temps will be in the 0s and even -0s overnight. after a very cold start, new year's day will be mainly sunny with slightly milder afternoon temps reaching close to 30 in the metro. the wind will still be strong enough to keep wind chills in the 0s most of the morning as they blow from the west at 10-20+ mph. it will be a little milder sunday with sunny skies, lighter winds and highs in the low to mid 30s. next week will start off quiet and dry, but it is looking pretty active by thursday and friday. that is when another weather system looks to be coming out of

brad:wxcdl ( meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: just when we were directions with our another cold front will be pushing through tonight bringing another shot of cold air. this cold front may also spit out overnight. the winds will be westerly early tonight and then turn to the northwest late tonight, which will start our next temperature drop. this cold day with temps mainly in the 0s most of the day for most areas will be 10 to 20 below a wind chill advisory is posted for northern iowa tuesday morning. the winds will turn around again wednesday which will weather with a high close to 30. we will do even better on thursday with southwest winds and a high topping 40! unfortunately, that mild weather will not last as two more shots of arctic air will descend on iowa this weekend and again keep those blankets out and your gloves it doesn

stephanie/wxhang jack/wxhang chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxhang ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxhang ( local 5 weather is coming up next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by independent weather experts" stephanie: (adlib) brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green we reached the 40s today in much of southern iowa, but it looks like th 50s will be coming in for thursday! this will be the warmest it has been this month... this year! as for tonight, we will have a mild night, but there will still be some refreezing in spots, so walk carefully on sidewalks and parking lots. skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a gentle and mild sw breeze all night. we should have mostly sunny skies thursday along with those sw winds of 10-17 mph that will push our temps into the 50s in sw iowa, but we might get close in the metro with least we are looking at mid 40s in much of central iowa. colder weather wi

stephanie: 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

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james weatherrate the experts " jack: it's warming up here, but on the east coast, it's big time snow from the carolinas to new york. flights in and out of washington d.c. and baltimore have been delayed or outright canceled because of the storm. some places on the east coast could get two feet or more of snow by the end of the weekend. jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) james: weather adlib: put script here in green tonight we are going to be cold and calm with a low in the low teens. saturday we are looking at some early sunshine, then partly with a high in the lower 30s. sunday still looks very nice with highs in the mid to overcast skies. i'm expecting light rain/snow mix on monday morning, then light afternoon and winds will kick up and blowing snow is very that day. temperatures will slump into t

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. 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 fairlymeteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: 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 temperatures will really not go down 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 sou

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad 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 what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly sunny skies today we made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. clouds will be thickening up saturday night with a chance for some rain/snow showers late saturday night into sunday morning. temperatures will stay above freezing for central iowa, but northern iowa will be more likely to see some snow

let's check in with chief 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 heat

meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: 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 32 in northern counties where some 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 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 above freezing again roads should be just wet for commuters. friday will also be mainly just wet h

jack/ chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad: ( local 5 weather is coming up next. 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 nasty winds will finally take a break tonight, but it will still be cold with lows in the single digits. 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 afternoon. right now, experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: finally starting to lose its frigid grip, we snow coming into iowa. tonight will be mostly stay dry here while sw iowa might see some nasty winds will finally take a break tonight, but it will still be cold with lows in the single digits. 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 afternoon. right now, it looks like the heaviest snow will fall over sw

"you're watching 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 whi

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 is yet to come in our forecast! tonight will be partly cloudy with our winds calming down to less than 10 mph. temperatures will fall back into the low 20s for most areas by friday morning. we should have a mix of sun and clouds friday with southerly winds. this should help us warm up into the mid 40s for the metro. it will be even warmer saturday with upper 40s possible depending on exactly how much sunshine we get. there will be a chance for some light rain showers sunday morning with a mix possible to our north. it will still be relatively mild for late january with highs close to 40. this little system will move out quickly, so we might even see some afternoon sunshine sunday. caucus monday is look

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'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 sho

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.

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad foindependent weather experts" jack: good thing we are not buffalo, new york because this is what it looks like there. lake effect snow pummeling western new york, dumping several feet of snow. but here in iowa-- a much better story: almost to 50 tomorrow? jack: chief meteorologist joins us now iowa's most (adlib) brad: brad: weather adlib: we reached the 40s today in much of southern iowa, but it looks like th 50s will be coming in for the warmest it has we will have a mild night, but there will still be some refreezing in spots, so walk carefully on sidewalks and parking lots. skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a gentle and mild sw breeze all night. we should have mostly sunny skies thursday along with those sw winds of 10-17 mph that will push our temps into the 50s in sw iowa, but we might get close in the metro with enough sunshine in the afternoon. at the very least we are looking at mid 40s in much of central iowa. colder weather will start its return friday and kee

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 f

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. james/wxwall: weather adlib: tonight we'll see continued light scattered rain showers and fog with lows staying above freezing the whole time. friday is going to be wet again with scattered mix of rain and snow by the afternoon when our winds switch out of the north. friday night we'll probably see our wintry mix turning into light snow showers as temperatures begin a very harsh slide into deep cold lasting all day saturday into sunday. less than 1" of snow is expected around central iowa. sunday is the coldest day of the forecast with a low near 3 and a high barely around 10 degrees. next week we'll stay cold in the beginning with warmer air returning by next have a great night and stay dry! that's all for my the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks james. jack/2bam: i'm here with the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks james. stephanie/2wx: thanks james. jack/2bam: i'm here with sports director jon schaeffe

stephanie: chief 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 s

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. what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly sunny skies today we made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be local 5 weather is coming up next. what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly sunny skies today we made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we actually get while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. "now, we are iowa's most accurate edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly made it into the mid 40s wit

stephanie: jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at there's a new democratic front-runner among iowa voters. and supporters of the candidate are thrilled. take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... with powerball fever hitting the state, we have some tips on how to keep up with your numbers...and why shouldn't just toss that ticket if it isn't a jackpot winner... and sam has a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are 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 10. we are iowa." stephanie: even though we reached sub- zero temperatures in zero temperatures in some parts of iowa today, at least we didn't see this kind of snowy weather! you're looking at the sn

stephanie: jack: chief meteorologist 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 mai

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

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. ( 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 s

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 t

stephanie: brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: 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 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 afternoon/evening for the metro. temperatures friday will be

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" 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 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 wind chill values will be 10 to 20 below zero. for this reason, a wind chill advisory is posted for northern iowa tuesday morning. the winds will turn around again wednesday which will bring us milder weather with a high close to 30. we will do even better on thursday with southwest winds and a high topping 40! unfortunately, that mild weather will not last as two more shots of arctic air will descend on iowa this weekend and again early

jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: weather adlib: tonight the winds will really pick up out of the north and temperatures will be falling fast. saturday is going to start with some isolated morning light ow, and windy and very cold. wind chills during the day saturday will be in the low teens, but that night the coldest air of the year will arrive and we will see deep sub zero wind chill values. sunday will be dry and cold with the wind backing off is her sister really dating >>> we went really hard. >> beyonce crashes channing tatum's lip sync battle. >> and my conversation with khloe kardashian. is her sister dating taylor swift's ex? >> i mean they were in bars together. i would call that dating. >> khloe opens up about kendall and harry, her own love life and her reclusive brother rob's diabetes. >> maybe the health scare is a wakeup call. >> then beyonce's super bowl halftime news. and channing does queen b. stunning surprise. >> plus, the golden globes are this sunday. but our team of experts are going to

you're watching local chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: weather adlib: we had only 1.6 inches snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very slick and dangerous. overnight tonight we're going to fall cold again with lows in the mid teens. thursday will be very overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a few flurries that night. friday is going to be a mostly cloudy day with highs a bit cooler in saturday is going to be degrees, with a little likely climb to the mid 30s by sunday! next monday we have a small snow chance but after that we keep temps fairly close to average. have a great night! stephanie/4shothang: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. jack/4shothang: we are working hard on another great newscast for 10pm. we're proud to say we are iowa... have a great night. >>> what she's s about her >>> on the campaign trail, could sarah palin get shot at being vp again?

chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's experts" brad: weather adlib: i feel one of the worst things about winter is how cloudy it can be for so long, and those clouds definitely put a damper on temperatures monday. as we head into the night, some areas will see partly cloudy skies, but hopefully everyone will see at least some sunshine tuesday. if we do get a little sunshine as expected, we should warm up close to 34 in the metro by afternoon with also the help of southerly winds of 10-20 mph. colder because of the wind chill effect, but that is the price we have to pay to bring in milder air the next several days. the clouds will likely return wednesday along with some light rain showers in the afternoon/evening. locations to the north are more likely to have a mix of precipitation types, so there might be some slick roads there. a more significant rain/snow will come our way thursday evening with mainly rain expected here with again a mix to our north. this will be in asso

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... james:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the experts " james/wxwall: weather adlib: we have a decent chance of seeing a few more flurries or a very light snow overnight tonight with minimal or no accumulation expected. parts of nw iowa could see a little accumulation by morning. friday is looking like a mostly cloudy day but it should be a couple degrees colder following a weak cold front that will pass overnight tonight. saturday is going to be a bit warmer with highs back in the lower 30s and the sun should be shining by morning! sunday is going to be even better than that with highs in the mid 30s but not as much sunshine. the next big snow chance will happen the 20s, then slowly climbing back into the 30s by next weekend. have a great night! james/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out minimal or no accumulation expected. parts of nw iowa could see a little accumulati

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

jack: chief jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. james ((ad lib weather toss)) we had only 1.6 inches snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by experts" james: weather adlib: we had only 1.6 inches snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very slick and dangerous. overnight tonight we're going to fall cold again with lows in the mid teens. thursday will be very overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a few flurries that night. friday is going to be a mostly cloudy day with highs a bit cooler in the mid to low 20s. saturday is going to be back towards 30 degrees, with a little more sun, and we'll likely climb to the mid 30s by sunday! next monday we have a small snow chance but after that we keep temps fairly close to average. have a great night! overnight tonight we're going to fall cold again with lows in the mid teens. thursday will be very overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a few flurries tha

stephanie: jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... powerball fever hits the workplace. some tips to handle the office lotto pool. jack: then, do you like presidential politics? we'll show you how you can take history at valley west mall. take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... we mark a special occasion here on local five.. wednesday makes one year since we debuted good morning iowa. we'll take a look back year since we debuted good morning iowa. we'll take a look back at the past 12 months... plus your forecast (wx ad-lib) that's tomorrow, on the all new good morning iowa "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." jack: sometimes with cold weather, comes beautiful art. check out these pictures from china. they're of the annual harbin international festival opening today. the winter wonderland is made up entirely o

edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie/2shot: welcome back. well as the roads start to get bad here in central iowa, much of the east coast is digging out from record snowfall. jack: people are now coming out to see the damage. story. "...snow plow..." cities.. shut down by the blizzard.. from d-c to philadelphia and new york city.. are beginning to show signs of life.. sot -- mayor bill de blasio / (d) new york "thank god we have a warmer day. a little sunshine earlier that will help melting off some of the snow. but still, you got to exercise caution." but officials are pleading for patience.. with many secondary streets.. still impassable.. sot - mos "just really bad. really, really bad. i've never seen it like this before in a long, long time." and with many cars still buried.. officials warn.. the danger isn't over yet.. the storm-related death toll.. more than 30.. including a 78- year-old woman in new jersey.. who according to officials was too afraid to drive home

edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." topping national headlines today... stephanie/3mon: that water crisis in flint, michigan. the city's mayor traveled to washington today - meeting with president obama to try and get more federal funding. this as angry residents filed new lawsuits this afternoon against the governor and state health officials. the state is now under investigation after it changed its water source from lake huron to the flint river to save money, exposing residents to toxic levels of lead but allegedly waiting five months to warn the public.. sonya austin: "my baby and i are breaking out and itching from bathing in the water stephanie/3mon national guard troops are now on the ground passing out water and filters. president obama has declared a state of emergency and white house officials say more federal aid is possible. as for governor rick snyder.. he maintains he did not initially know the severity of the situation and is expected to address this the state add

jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: weather adlib: .snow will continue to intensify through the evening. most of the snow accumulation will occur in northern iowa especially around the highway 20 corridor with about 1 to 2 inches expected, although a few places may see close to 3 inches. blowing snow and drifting will be a possibility, and things could be especially slick if we get isolated patches of ice from afternoon freezing drizzle. the metro might see a bit of snow but we will likely see less than an inch. the snow will end state-wide tonight with the winds remaining very strong out of the northwest, gusting to 30, and lows falling into the mid 20s. tuesday will be partly sunny with more windy and cold conditions as highs stay in the upper 20s. we will warm up starting on wednesday with more sun and it looks like we'll have 40s and almost 50s by the end of the week! drive safe and have a good and safe night! local 5 meteorologist james peterson stephanie/4shothang: time with us tonight. jack/4shothang: we a

stephanie: jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... gym memberships are on the rise this time of year. and trainers share their trade secrets to keep you on track. then, having resolution? are helping some theirs. take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... technology takes over restaurants... the dining experience going more automated. we'll see who is taking the orders, when the wait staff is non- existant. plus... a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on meteorologist brad sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: jack: brad brad: weather adlib: i feel one of the worst things about winter is how cloudy it can be for so long, and those clouds definitely put a damper on temperatures monday. as we head into the night, some areas will see partly cloudy skies, but hopefully everyone will see at least some sunshine tuesday. if we do get a little sunshine as expected, we should warm up close to

"your watching local 5 jack miller, stephanie meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is are iowa." jack: cpr equipment across the state of iowa will be across the state of iowa will be ramped up after today. the iowa department of public health just received a 6.3 million dollar grant from the leona m. and harry b. helmsley charitable trust of new york. the grant will be used to place lucas automated chest compression devices in ambulances and hospitals across the state. that allows for cpr to be done longer and more consistently. this is all part of the helmsley trust's rural healthcare program to help connect rural patients to emergency medical care. stephanie: and today, governor branstad announced that the state of iowa will receive a nearly 100 million dollar grant for flood relief efforts. it is part of a new federal funding plan done by the u.s. department of housing and urban development. to help help reduce flooding and improve water quality in affected areas across the state. the east coast is bracing for that potentially record

edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we brad: weather adlib: : well, there is no doubt that winter weather is back! it will be getting colder and colder as we head through the weekend too! tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a very cold wind blowing in from the northwest at around 20 mph early and dropping to 10 mph late. the temperatures will drop into the single digits while the winds chills will go into the -0s, but it will only get colder in the days to come! saturday will be cold, dry and breezy day with highs in the single digits north and teens south. there will be a good chance for some light snow to come through saturday night mainly after 9 pm. right now, it looks like most parts of central iowa could get 1"-2" by weather system will be even colder conditions too! sunday is shaping up to be our coldest day this winter yet with temps north of the metro staying below zero all day! and the wind chill values will be in the - 30s there with the metro likely to have - 20s for wind

edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." jack: patrol received more than 60 calls of cars in the ditch tonight as the snow came through. slippery roads and a snow mix left commuters going slow tonight. and it looks like the trip back home for many i- s-u basketball fans could be dicey too. stephanie: jack: james: james weather adlib: snow will continue to intensify through the evening. most of the snow accumulation will occur in northern iowa especially around the highway 20 corridor with about 1 although a few places may see close to 3 inches. blowing snow and drifting will be a possibility, and things could be especially slick if we get isolated patches of ice from afternoon freezing drizzle. the metro might see a bit of snow but we will likely see less than an inch. the snow will end state-wide tonight remaining very strong out of the northwest, gusting to 30, and lows falling into the mid 20s. tuesday will be partly sunny with more windy and cold conditions as highs stay in the u

edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: 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 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 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 to warm us up wednesday and again friday. by friday and saturday, we should be basking in some sunshine and temps the 40s for highs. cooler weather will return next week along with a good chance for rain changing to snow. right now, it looks like the heaviest snow will be falling tuesday, but it could start up on so, we will