we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: good news for those looking to buy a house-- mortgage rates are dropping. freddie mac says it's the fourth straight week of declines. back in december... the federal reserve raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade. many would-be home buyers assumed it meant the beginning of the end for record-low mortgage rates. experts say the steady drop in rates show the federal reserve is not the sole determinant of mortgage rates. elias: looking for some help this tax season....well there is a free prep service for those in central iowa. the united way of central iowa has opened up it volunter income tax assistance sites for the 20- 16 tax time. the free preparation services can be used by those thousand dollars or less last year. you can find a list of locations on the united way website...or by calling 2-1-1. elias: and more companies are getting in on the ride-share trend... now facebook plans to challenge uber and lyft.. a patent application publishe

we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: dow chemical and dupont- pioneer announced they'd be merging and the ag giant will be finalizing the deal late this year... they plan to separate into three companies focusing on specific agricultural needs. however they havent decided where those companies will be located. the city of johnston is hoping dupont/pioneer's considered. the city is working with state officials, hoping to be the top choice. "we hope their decison is this is where they want their headquarters to be. we're ready to show them why that should be their decision." elias: dow-dupont isn't releasing which cities are in mind for company headquarters. those decisions will come within the next two years. elias: meanwhile, chipotle says it is confident that its e-coli crisis is coming to an end. the chain restaurant's c- e-o says they are hopeful the c-d-c will soon declare the e- coli outbreak over. the outbreak begin in october and infected dozens of people in nine u-s states. chipotl

>>all singing: iowa, iowa, winter, spring, summer or fall. the beautiful iowa waltz. >>mr. o'malley singing: come and see, come dance with me to the beautiful iowa waltz. (guitar music) (clapping) >>amanda: that was good. sorry if we >>sabrina: that was wonderful. i think we ruined it. >>amanda: sorry, viewers. (chuckling) >>sabrina: i will say that when we asked if you would bring your guitar and sing a song i did not expect that we would have to sing with you. >>mr. o'malley: there you go! be careful what you ask for. (chuckling) >>mr. o'malley: new leadership. getting things done. >>sabrina: okay. >>amanda: before we go to break. what's your biggest passion? politics or music? >>mr. o'malley: oo, they both go together. >>amanda: yeah. >>mr. o'malley: i, i reject the premise of your question. (chuckling) >>mr. o'malley: it's hard to be passionate about public service >>amanda: just one or the other. >>mr. o'malley: without also embracing art and music. and music's all that keeps us here. >>sabrina: we love it. >>amanda: well, thank you so much for sharing your music. >>mr

offer ends february 15th.morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina anthony lucia, the announcer that trick ropes rodeo anthony lucia is cowboy from weatherford, texas who has been part of the rodeo all his life. the son of famous rodeo star and animal trainer tommy lucia, anthony started trick roping when he was nine. since then, he's gone on to perform at rodeo events all over the country. his skills were even featured on season 5 of nbc's "america's got talent." when he's not showing off his trick roping skills, anthony and works as a rodeo announcer. in 2011, anthony placed at one of the biggest team roping competitions in the world, and has been nominated as one of the top five performers in all professional rodeo. world's toughest rodeo on the morning of thursday, january 7. this year's rodeo will feature professional bull riders that are qualifying for a $100,000 grand prize, local funny man as the emcee and the return of cowboy monkey! world's toughest rodeo bareback, saddle bronc and bull world's toughest rodeo" stampedes into wells f

good morning iowa starts now " team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday january 19th thanks for joining us! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today we're looking at some snow and more cold air working back across the state, so basically pretty standard january weather in iowa. snow will fall heaviest in southwest iowa during the morning and through the afternoon with about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely see snow closer to the afternoon, but our accumulations will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs should be a bit more mild as they climb into the mid 20s. thursday should be another fairly nice day with highs in the upper 20s, bu

good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on tuesday, january 26th thanks for joining us! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we are going to be digging out today from the light snow we had yesterday afternoon and evening, but luckily for us we will likely stay dry through much of the weekend. today is going to be a cloudy and windy day with highs in the upper 20s and wind chills in the lower 20s and teens. overnight tonight it will be very cold with a low in the mid to least the winds will die down. wednesday is looking windy but warm with a high near 35 and patches of sun especially during the morning hours. every day this week will keep getting warmer and warmer until we get to friday where we rocket into the mid 40s! saturday is also looking absolutely gorgeous with highs topping into the mid to upper 40s. sunday we will likely see temps fall a bit wit

we're on facebook "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are important to you. jack: coming up on local 5 news at six... a local business is poking fun at iowa's ever changing weather. stephanie: but next. the country is caught up in powerball fever.. we'll see what iowans think of this record breaking jackpot. "your watching local 5 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 6. we are iowa." stephanie: the poweball up. stephanie/1shot: over 2-4 hours until the 1 and a half billion dollar jackpot drawn, many people are wondering about what they might actually got lucky enough to win. "well i'm pretty excited about the prospect of winning it i don't think i will but i won't know unless i try right nats would you like your reciept i think anybody has a shot at it that buys a ticket i think it'd be fun but i just want it to be woo whoo i think my chances are sl

we are iowa. stephanie: the mayor also told us that people in the town have already shown a willingness to help out. she says they've from people who would like to police chief. jack: new tonight at ten, a teenager is missing and pella are asking for your help. jack: 15-year-old mallory lanser has been missing for five days the pella connections in polk, jasper, poweshiek, mahaska and marion counties. police ask that if you have any information regarding mallory please contact your local police department or pella police. stephanie: say education is a top statehouse matter this session--this week they're already working on next year's budget. stephanie: a house subcommittee looked at the senate file from last year that proposed a four percent increase for schools. an amended version passed out of committee. a republican majority on that committee changed it to a 2 percent increase. that's even less than what governor branstad has proposed. branstad 9:46 i'm recommending 2.45%, that's the same numb

iowa state falls to 17th right behind the iowa hawkeyes at 16 both are 12-3. jon: now a different story for the women's basketball program. coach bill fennelly opened today's press conference with a big piece of breaking news. "bryanna fernstrom walked into my office and asked for a release. so we will be releasing her from her scholarship at iowa state. surprised yeah definitely surprised 2nd semester starts today and 6 weeks to go in the season. " fernstrom was averaging over 20 minutes per game this season with the cyclones. and had been a force inside the paint for i-s-u. she was putting up 9 points a night-- coming off of a 12 point performance against kansas saturday. it means freshman meredith burkhall and redshirt freshman claire rickets will now have to step up in a big way the rest of the season. "i'm going to have to step up just like the other posts on the team are going to have to. we're going to work together as a team and with her absence we're going to have to build, change some things and just conference games it just doesn't stop now we have

we are iowa and we want to cover the "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: after more than a month since an ames hit and run death....police now have a person in custody. elias: and the controversial bakken pipeline may come down to the decision of the iowa utilities board. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... as the iowa caucuses gets closer....some future voters are getting their first taste of the political process. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" "you're watching good are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on thursday january 21st thanks for joining us! elias:

you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina guests: - chainsaw king (wrestler) - sigourney beaver (burlesque performer) saturday january 9th, 2016 pabst blue ribbon & surly brewing present; "wrestlepalooza " - #wrestlepalooza championship match - world class burlesque - live music wooly's des moines, ia tickets - $20 tickets: http: doors open at show starts at 8pm 18+ pabst blue ribbon and surly brewing are teaming up to bring des moines, iowa the most raucous action packed mayhem filed variety show known to mankind; wrestlepalooza! pbr! live music! surly! burlesque! mind-blowing, high flying hard hitting pro wrestling action! mark your calendars today, tell your friends, and don't miss out on one of the craziest events des moines has ever seen! making it's iowa debut at wooly's in the heart of saturday, an action packed wrestling, burlesque, and live music for the most kick ass spectacle you'll ever see: wrestlepalooza. arguably more rock than rock than punk, wrestlepalooza is going to take you on the ride of your life

iowa by afternoon. right now, heaviest snow will fall 4" will be possible. the coming to an end early winds will be not be snow will be rather 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 sho >>> amy schumer's pda with h steve harve >>>hi, ben. >> amy schumer's live tv pda with her new man. our critics choice takeover. >> the couple of the osca nominees and the growing academy award controversy. >> we can no longer >> jada pinkett-smith calling for an oscar boycott. who is joining her as stars take sides? >> and the critics choice

good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on wednesday, january 20th thanks for joining us! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: we had right about an inch and a half of snow in the metro but that was still enough to make the roads very slick and dangerous. ice melt and brine have made the main roads much easier to traverse but remain careful driving on the side streets where things will still likely be slick. conditions today are going to be overcast with highs in the mid 20s and a gentle southerly wind. 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 and we'll likely climb to the mid 30s by sunday! next monday we have a small snow chance but a

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iowa." elias: surf's up in hawaii....drawing the attention of lots of surfers.. winds have whipped up the ocean, creating waves of up to fifty feet, some of the biggest these wave- riders have ever seen. but not all have been able to handle the high water.....safety officials say they have had at least two-dozen assists. sabrina: elias: (anchor toss to wx) sam: adlib toss. weather adlib: today we are looking at a very nice and pleasant day with partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the winds will be pretty breezy out of the south and that will warm us up to about 44 this afternoon. tonight we are going to have slow clearing of our clouds with a low dropping to about 30 degrees. saturday we are looking at mostly cloudy skies with breezy conditions and a high right around 45 degrees. sunday we're looking at a brief rain and wintry mix moving through the state sunday during the morning and early afternoon. northwest iowa may see some light snow monday in the late morning with low accumul

and iowa with back to b bk pins. at 133 third ranked corey clark sticks sam bran-cale for the 12-nothing lead. what a match at 157. edwin cooper with the take down in overtime to brandon kingsly 4-2 for the 1 13 iowa lead. 184 sammy brooks with the bear hug and that had to hurt and brooks had a few of those and ended up recording the 18-2 tech fall. and finally iowa redshirt h hvyweight sam wrestle against his home state school. and the 7th ranked stoll took care of siness with the takedown for the decision over michael krales and iowa stays ununfeated with the win over the gophers. we had a big dual in the iowa conference tonight 15th ranked coe hosted top ranked wartburg... 125, arnulfo olea with a a ce reversal for two points, he defeated coe's jan rosenberg 11-7... 133, connor campo quickly gets out of the down position to score two points at the buzzer... he defeated coe's mike gussarson 10-5... 141, coe's brady ruden put together a 7-point sequence to go up 7-2... but wartburg's kaz onoo responds by getting thr

we are iowa sports" the streaks is over. a 74-68 loss to maryland on thursday ended winning streak and 13 game big ten winning streak dating back to last season. now the iowa hawkeyes have to bounce back against a pesky northwestern squad. jared uthoff trying to bounce back from a 2/13 performance versus maryland. and he did just that. 1st half, uthoff in the corner. knocks down the three. then it's uthoff again from long range, good for three. now off the miss, uthoff with the putback slam! he had 10 of iowa's first 12 points! but the wildcats would take the lead. tre demps drops in the bomb from three. he led all scorers with 30 but iowa would put together a 14-0 run to retake the lead. peter jok good for three. we'll see more from him later. then it's uthoff the pump fake draws the foul and one! uthoff had 19 of his 23 points in the first half hawks up 42-26 at the break. 2nd half, wildcats cut the lead down to 9. but then peter jok went off. peter jok, more like 3-ter jok! back to back to back triples. at one point he ha

but with -- will the iowa polls and iowa vote match. we'll find out tomorrow. . >> yes what is it about iowa, bob, let's take a walk and discuss so. we're here we're on the east coast and in washington d.c.. and all the talk is about iowa. you could easily get caught up in the mess and not know what we're talking about. >> exactly, i mean where is iowa. can you spot rye eye? on this map? most can't. there it is and that's the thing. that's where the race begins in iowa. in iowa last minute cam paining will start. we'll go through a few last minute people gop and who else the donald. and donald trump addressing crowds besides his own airplane and he's been the front runner for six months. can he win? if they come out, we think he probably will and trump admitted to you in a recent interview you had he wants to win iowa putting heart on his sleeve. >> ted cruz was campaigning obviously last stretch here in iowa. he was campaigning middle school in iowa and cruz has so much writing on iowa he has -- either been top two he van gel calls get

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: : one week from today, iowans go caucusing... for those wondering how the whole process works... local 5's sabrina ahmed sat down with local political experts to set the record straight. "these ninjas are our candidates okay and one of them would be undecided and the other three would be our candidates then we have the army men are the people that go to caucus so we have out of forty we have sixteen for the green ninja sixteen for the red ninja four for the yellow and this is our undecided guy over here blue and four undecided so our ninja has four which would be ten percent of the total population at that caucus so those people would be asked if they want to be reassigned or rearranged the other people can do that as well which is part of the gamesmenship of the caucus to see who can get a candidate " elias: for more information about how to caucus, visit our webiste that's we are iowa dot com. elias: as we approach elias: as we approach the iowa caucuses, presidential candida

coming up, five days to iowa... the new vow from donald trump, and what megan kelly is saying tonight. multiple reported tornadoes slam into the east, a car...a woman inside thrown to the other side of the interstate. and bagging up your old clothes, someone will pay for it. new task force focused on safety and building in cedar rapids. and the university of iowa responds after some of its athletes played a part in the donald trump event last night. recapping today's top story, an adult and four minors in dubuque are suing the city and police officers after they say police used excessive force against them. the lawsuit says police used defense spray on the five without any reason. but police say the group were getting ready to fight, and surrounded a squad car. they say they used the spray to get things under control. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. scattered flurries remain in tonight as a series of weak systems move across iowa. after a quiet end to the week the next one approaches

this is good morning iowa." sam: morning iowa." sam: weather adlib: yesterday was the warmest day we've seen in more than a week with a balmy high of 28 degrees. today we are going to be a bit cooler than that from a weak cold front that passed through the state overnight. very light snow will push through northern iowa during the morning hours giving a dusting to a few accumulations should be extremely low. the mid 20s under overcast skies and a northerly breeze keeping us feeling cold. tonight we are going to be cold and low teens. saturday partly to mostly high in the upper 20s. very nice with highs in with overcast skies. i'm and with strong winds likely so drive safe will slump into the upper 20s by next wednesday, but after warming trend and 40s elias: maintenance workers in iowa gathered in the metro for the olympics of their trade. racing against the clock, competitors have to install water heaters, faucets and ice makers. local 5 photographer ryan davidson takes us behind the maintenance magic. the greater iowa apartment a

"i made a deal with iowa, i adopted colin through dhs, he's a special needs boy, they said, iowa said, we'll take care of him, you love him, we'll take care of him, and they're not holding up their end of the deal. " this is jejef edberg's 13 year old son, colin.n. he receives 24 hour care in an intermediate care facility, or group home, with about 40 others. colin depends on medicaid -- but jeff says with march 1st looming -- he has no idea what's next. -- and he voiced his concerns to congressman dave loebsack friday. "this system, however, is complicated, it's hard to understand, you can't get future is uncertain. " patty rodriguez says her daughter pamela is only alive because of medicaid. but she's in limbo because even after filing all the necessary paperwork, she hasn't heard anything from the s ste about pamelels new coverage. "if she's not able to have the regular doctors appointments and treatments that she needs, she can die because we have no money, we have no savings because i haven't been able to work. " "if it can be derailed a lot of these folks would be very happy abo

"good morning america "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: 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. iowa has three strains going around.. including the h- 1-n-1 that was really serious in 2009. school-aged kids are more prone to that strain. 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" elias: of course some things to keep in mind to fight the flu... make sure to get a flu shot... take preventive action, such as avoiding those who are sick and washing your hands. medication...make sure to take it... and if you show symptoms, make sure to get some rest. elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a qui

the iowa caucuses are only open to residents of iowa. prove that with a valid photo id with your current address on it. party leaders always recommend being at your precinct early. we have a full list on kcci.com of all the caucus sites. eric: thanks, emmy. there are a few other things to know before you head to caucus. first, know how to find your precinct. if you're a republican, you can find that out at iowagop.org. for democrats, iowademocrats.org. it will point you to a school or church in your neighborhood. elizabeth: once you find your precinct, here's what you need to do. arrive no later than 6:30 monday night. register or change parties if you need to. the actual caucuses start at 7:00 p.m. most of them last from 30 to 90 minutes. eric: they are saying get there early goes there could be long lines. -- because there could be long lines. i will be at a democratic caucus on monday, that process is a little different. determine if their candidate is viable or not. been debating back-and-forth and arm-twisting to get you to a differ

iowa es una cosa, vamos a pasar por iowa a ver quÉ sucede aquÍ, aquÍ va a ser interesante, porque quiÉn tiene organizaciÓn trump no tiene organizaciÓn, tiene los nÚmeros, cruz tiene organizaciÓn y el problema ha sido que cruz ha levantado expectativas, Él ha dicho yo puedo ganar a lo agiowa, rubio o yo puedo calificar. es curioso, pero si queda muy segundo lugar, cruz serÍa una negativa, pero sÍ queda en tercer lugar rubio se podrÍa ver como que tiene si tiene, energÍa su campaÑa y puede seguir adelante a nivel nacional. asÍ que va a ser en interesante iowa, pero creo que la campaÑa de jeb es mucho mÁs amplia, que solamente iowa. >>> gobernador me queda muy poco tiempo, usted que ha estado en esto involucrado como candidato presidencial, ¿ es agotador este itinerario que tienen los candidatos?. >>> totalmente, fÍjate sali yo cuarto de 8, pero le ganÉ a biden siempre lo estoy diciendo, te ganÉ me dice el sÍ pero yo soy vicepresidente. asÍ que es muy agotador, pero es un gran evento, ser candidato. es ser algo de pues a mÍ me dio mucho orgullo de ser candidato. no me f

we are iowa and we want to cover the "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: state lawmakers continue debating school funding....which now goes to a special conference committee elias: the concerns over brain injuries from full-contact football has some looking at alternatives. elias: while he may not be on the stage, donald trump will still be a major topic for tonight's debate. elias: and the man at the head of the protest at an oregon wildlife refuge calls for the occupation to end. elias: plus, the casting stirred up a lot of controversy. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... a first in an iowa correctional facility....those in the linn county juvenile detention center get a chance to try out yoga.. plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. " nexstar copyright" moring iowa in hd. we a

. 6:50 it's homegrown, made in iowa, it helps iowa farmers and the economy. eric branstad says many candidates have caught on to his message, including those who spoke at today's summit. santorum 4:26 rfs it's a market access provision that is not made by petroleum industry, allows this fuel to have access to the market. donald trump talked about how great it is that iowa is a leader in ethanol production. although he started his speech with a reaction to comments that governor branstad made a said it would be a mistake for iowans to support ted cruz. trump sound ... i agree i agree.. amanda/bam we reached out to the governor's office to see if he was leaning towards endorsing a candidate... here's the response from his office - "governor branstad is neutral in the iowa caucuses and will not endorse any candidate and iowans will have the ultimate say in who wins the iowa caucus. however, the governor will never remain neutral in fighting for the renewable fuel industry and the jobs it creates in iowa. amanda/bam we also reached out to the cruz campaign today

and he isn't here in iowa anymore. the only republican candidate to leave the state today, campaigning now in new hampshire. his absence, a boon for marco rubio last night -- marco rubio, presidential candidate: "i'm not going to leave the stage no matter what you ask me." stephanie/ram: there are an estimated 30- here in iowa who are still undecided. these candidates don't just need their support... they need to convince them to show up monday evening to caucus. and as the experts speculate on the debate's effects on monday....local five is preparing to bring you expanded live coverage of the iowa caucuses. team coverage beginning that evening...and well into the night. we'll also have a wrap up of the caucuses tuesday morning.. 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 i

iowa and iowa state both make an apperance in the top 25.. we preview the cyclones' big game against oklahoma next.. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: the good news for iowa hawkeye fans keeps on rolling. the newest a-p men's college basketball poll was released today. both iowa and iowa state are there. but it's the hawkeyes coming in ahead. the black and gold are ranked ninth in the country after impressive performances at michigan state and in iowa city against michigan. iowa state falls a few spots to 19th after a win and a loss. the cyclones can really make a r.. as they host "number one" oklahoma. jack: and i'm joined now by local 5's sports director jon schaeffer to preview tonight's big game.. jon: ad lib about the game jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards ((ad lib weather toss)) meteorologist brad meteorologisindependent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: put script here in green now that the cold is

a large part of iowa's economy 43 ethanol refineries are operating in iowa... along with another dozen biodiesel facilities. combined they produce 4-point-2 billion gallons of renewable fuel every year. instead of renewable fuels... ted cruz is focused on the u-s supreme court. in april justices will take up a challenge to president obama's executive action to overhaul immigration laws. the president wants to grant work permits to more than 4-million illegal immigrants. 26-states are suing to block the change. cruz says the federal government should first enforce current laws... and second secure the border... "the media says we can't solve it. baloney. we will build a wall. and i actually have someone in mind to build it. florida senator marco rubio for illegal immigrants... - i'm open to them getting a green card, which you have to have - obviously they have to apply for, it's not going to be awarded. i don't know that's a majority position right now in the republican party. of course, that could change, but none of this is possible until we enforce our immig

we are iowa." sabrina now sabrina goldman sachs has reached a 5- billion-dollar deal to clean up toxic mortgage plans. street bank has been accused of together home mortgage securities it implode ...and then selling unsuspecting between 2005 and as part of the deal, goldman sachs says it will provide 1- point-8 billion- dollars in relief... sabrina: and finally....amazon is offering a huge discount for its prime membership this weekend. the subscription fee will drop from 99 to 73- dollars. the promotion starts tonight ... and ends sunday at noon. only new customers can take advantage of the deal. the online retailer says it's celebrating the two golden globe wins for one of its original shows "mozart in the jungle." sabrina that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... but first... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... [current conditions] good morning iowa returns "you're watching good morin

jacqueline policasto/des moines, iowa @ :35 the next big thing is the iowa caucus where the first votes will be tallied. reporting in des moines, i'm jp today, the newly elected receive an award in des moines. the organization called--i'll make me a hart the lifetime achievement award. hart is waterloo's first african american mayor. prior to that position he was a former city planning, programming and zoning commission member and hart and state representativ e deborah berry of embracing excellence gala is sponsoring a bill to help an iowa city deportation. father of four. immigration and cuoms enforcement arrested and deported him last year. it was part of a national sweep of more than two- thousand undocumented immigrants who had been convicted of crimes. this is video of villatoros in honduras after his deportation. in 1999, he was wawaconvicted of drunk driving and tampering with records. that was before he became aastor in iowa city. villatoro's story s`arked demonstrations after his arrest, and thousands of peoeoe signed petitions to villlatoro a permanent resident status in the u

other notable visitors are three iowa congressmen and the iowa governor and lieutenant governor... the iowa renewable fuels association host the event and are excited to talk about the issues they view are important to iowa, like the value added to agriculture through ethanol in the ten years since the summit began.. there were 26 ethanol plants with a production capacity of one point seven billion gallons. this year.. there are 43 plants that produce more than four billion gallons. iowa biodiesel has also taken huge strides... producing two hundred 42 million gallons in 2016.. more than three times what they did ten years ago.... "and when we look at what we can do here in iowa, why i think we have that chance. to be able to bring those senators, representatives, people that are running for president, together in one place. to show them midwest values that we have here and make sure that they translate that and take that to washington d.c." the markets are off to a good start this week.. after last weeks sideways and downward movements. beekeepers are suing the environmental prote

iowa did beat the spartans last month, but that was at home in iowa city... it remains michigan state's only loss. the hawkeye head coach is now weighing in on the drought in east lansing. because they're one of the premiere teams in the country. they beat everybody. they win most of the times that they play. 4 and oh won't be easy... iowa tomorrow night. tip off is at 6. the hawkeyes finished an unforgettable football season in an unforgettable way. they earned the number 9 spot in the final "a-p top 25 poll," with 981 points. that's only the fifth top 10 finish for iowa under head coach kirk ferentz. national champ alabama was a unanimous number 1, with runner up clemson second. the team that thumped iowa in the rose bowl, stanford, came in at number 3... and ohio state was ranked fourth. now here's savannah guthrie with a look at what's coming up next

iowa up 42-28 at the break. early in the third...hawks add to the lead, lincoln native alexa kastanek she had 13 in her homecoming. but nebraska makes a run. 4th quarter natalie romeo...that cuts the hawkeye lead to 3. but it wouldn't be enough... christina buttenham with her only bucket of the game puts the lead at 8... iowa wins its 4th straight over nebraska, 74-68. jack: miss a story? miss a story? don't forget to visit local 5 on the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in sports. jack: and join local 5 tonight right after the six o'clock news for our rose bowl special -- the dream season. that starts tonight at 6-30. jack: before we go tonight. jack: take a look at this. brian abeling is a photographer who compiled a time lapse of various events around central iowa over this year and condensed into a 3 minute video. it's on our webste, we are iowa dot com, if you want to see the full thing. alebling took more than 7 thousand still photos to make the video. jack/wxhang: now one last check of

"you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: the news from doctors that the late tyler sash had advanced traumatic injury to his brain after years of hits on the gridiron....has added to the debate over whether kids should be allowed to play contact football. sahs's family donated the young man's brain to science... researchers then found c-t-e, a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated trauma. according to their findings...the disease had advanced to a stage rarely seen in someone sash's age. elias: because of the national attention drawn to football- related brain injuries, people across the coutry and iowa have been contemplating alternatives. many organizations and community leagues, like the y-m-c-a already have flag football leagues for younger kids. it's designed for kids in kindergarten grade to learn the basics of the game, before throwing on a helmet and shoulder pads. doctors says more people are coming to be checked for head injuries, but it hasn't hit epidemic proportions yet. dr. mary russell, mercy me

jess mazour, iowa cci organizer: "we're strong people here in iowa and iowa landowners and iowa farmers have said that we don't want this pipeline and that means we're going to do everything we can to stop it. if we can stand alone, we're going to stand alone until we stop it." parcels of farmland in mahaska county that the pipeline would cut through. since she got the first felt uneasy. ottumwa resident: "it doesn't get any easier. i don't feel any assurance that things might go our way." but on the edges of this line of protesters...another group is backing ryan hollinrake, apprenticeship trainer coordinator: "it's a lot from the real conversations about the benefits that the dakota access pipeline will have for iowa, iowa infrastructure." the fall hearings environmentalists against each other. jess mazour, iowa cci organizer: "i know that there is a way that we can create good jobs that are green jobs, like wind and solar. we don't need to rely just on big oil to create good jobs in iowa." while patience is running thin for some, others say the board should take all the time it needs

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 eery similarity to foreign deadly diseases is what has researchers spooked. "clinical signs are bliste

we are iowa" nikki: with the iowa caucus two weeks away.. candidates are doing all they can to get the upper hand over one another.. nikki: tonight.. is the final democratic debate before iowa steals the politcal spotlight.. abc's mary bruce has more. the attacks keep coming. frontrunners donald trump and ted cruz hurling jabs gfx tweet montage trump is slamming cruz in a barrage of tweets, questioning his comments on "new york values"? posting this photo comments on "new york values"? posting this photo asking: is this the new york that ted cruz is talking about & demeaning? and he blasted him for failing to properly disclose a loan from goldman sachs sot trump (5513 donald trump portsmouth nh pool feed 011616 c16) 11:55:02 he obviously didn't want the voters to know that he is totally controlled lock stock and barrel by citibank and by goldman sachs cruz fired back sot cruz (tvu 3ted it seems donald doesn't react well when he's going down in the polls both frontrunners appeared at a tea party convention in south carolina where trump's atta

she's scheduled for an iowa city event on thursday y evening at the iowa memorial union. with less than two weeks now until iowans choose their preferences in the caucuses, hotels in several parts of the out.they're preparing for the big day - and that means they're seeing some big numbers on their income. income.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee is live in our newsroom to show us what this means for iowa's economy. the campaign bus tours, rallies and national media making iowa their home for the months leading up to the caucus all adds up - in the millions of dollars. dollars. getting personal with poltical candidates - defines iowa. iowa.every four years - when the entourage of candidates and media crews swarm into the hawkeye state - -"usually it generates 10 to 15 million dollars statewide - so t's not as much as people might think in 2008 - iowa state university professor david swenson says the first- in-the-nation chaos only brought in less thanan fraction of a percent of 130 billion - which was iowa's g-d- p that year. year.there's no doubt politicians spend big bucks

we are iowa and we want to cover the "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." sabrina: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... elias: we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: the president lays out his intentions for his final year in office... sabrina: and governor branstad reminds lawmakers to keep education a top priority. the u-s works to get ten sailors released from iranian custody this morning. sabrina: with classes resuming, ames police hope for new leads in a tragic hit and run case. elias: and all eyes will be on the powerball drawing...will we have a billion dollar winner tonight? sabrina time now for another short break... but when we come back... local five is on pothole patrol...with a few showing up in west des moines due to the cold weather. elias: plus sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this. moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most

iowa, still 7-and-1 in big ten play. but northwestern comes out swinging - tre demps for 3 - he had 30 - wildcats out front, 18-14. back for iowa - jarrod uthoff - just 2-of-13 on thursday - nice bounceback today, uthoff scoring 23 points for the hawkeyes. the other scorer was peter jok - tie game in the first - jok hits a three - iowa takes a 21-18 lead. and it was all iowa from there - nicholas baer for three - hawkeyes hit 7 triples on the day. jok adds one in the second half to put iowa up 16 - jok scores 26 and the wayne state women, 9-and-6 in northern sun play, hosting the u of mary. second quarter, wildcats up 9 - and finding anna martensentreaking to the lane - martensen converts, plus the foul - she had 12 points. later, wayne state up 12 - let's make it 15 - jasmin bretoi from deep - one of 6 wildcat threes - bretoi had 9. then wayne state goes inside to taylor reiner - reiner also scored 9 points - cats hold that 15-point edge. just before the half - sadie murren - great take - plus the foul - maggie schulte

richards is a iowa native... she says she feels this is a critical primary and presidential election because it could shape the future of women's health and health care. cecile richards, planned parenthood president: "we have candidates running for the presidency on the republican ticket, who've pledge to end access to planned parenthood, to overturn safe and legal abortion in america, and get rid of all the benefits that we've now fought for and won under the affordable care act. so, the stakes in november are very high." nikki: richards took time to meet with supporters after her speech. many of them spent the afternoon making phone calls and canvassing the neighborhood. nikki: we want to know what you think about how the candidates are handling the final days leading up to the caucus... let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. nikki

, iowa. >> then -- >> look at the cameras. >> donald trump boycotts the fox debate. but will it hurt him at the caucuses? >> will i get more votes? will i get less votes? nobody knows. who the hell knows? we raised over $5 million in one day. >> trump shows up on fox news sunday. and our panel analyzes trump's gamble, the democratic dead heat and hillary clinton's escalating e-mail problem. all right now on a special edition of "fox news sunday." you are look at the iowa state capital set atop a hill here in downtown des moines, it's the only five dome capital in the country. and hello again from fox news. the rotunda inside the capitol building. and if you're wonldering eringwondering as we dshgs that bell is from the uss iowa. we begin with breaking news. with the first american set to start voting for president tomorrow night, the race here in iowa is still up for grabs. take a look at the final iowa poll from the demoin register. donald trump now leads senator ted cruz by five points with

here in iowa we are generally quiet. the only real active weather for us through the weekend will be a disturbance rolling through the state tonight allowing light snow and accumulations should be minor, if at all, and end friday morning. as an area of high pressure pushes east, late this week, a more southerly flow develops helping to push us above freezing for some on saturday and for most on sunday. have a great night! tonight: chance of light snow low: 13-19 winds: n 5-10tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 22-28 winds: n 5-15 bruce and beth... today, the iowa supreme court heard arguments in the case where a former criminal investigator says the state was wrong when it fired him for whistle- blowing. former division of criminal investigation agent larry hedlund saysse lost his job becacae he initiated a pursuit of governor branstad's speeding s-u-v in april 2013. the vehicle was clocked going at least 84 miles per hour in hamilton county, but law officers did not stop the state trooper who was driving that day. the iowa de

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that iowa state loss has long been forgotten by iowa. they beat michigan state twice and then purdue. we'll have iowa facing michigan when we come back. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. t4-0 in the big ten conference, the hawkeyes have won 10 consecutive big ten games dating back to last season. today, iowa welcomed michigan to carver hawkeye arena. ... it was a sold out crowd at carver hawkeye arena ... iowa got off to a very fast start... jarrod uthoff fires a three off the dribble, and hits it... it's so natural for him... hawkeyes led 11-0 to start the game ... later, michigan responded with a 13-0 run of their own... the back door dunk gives the wolverines a 21-20 lead ... but iowa doesn't panic... watch the big man, adam woodbury get the steal... and he's going to try and take it the other... slams it home... that got the crowd fired up... iowa led 38-33 at halftime ... 2nd half, iowa started to heat up from three- point range... jok with the step back three... he had 16 points ... later, anthony clemmons left wide ope

we are iowa." nikki: cruz wasnt the only one campaigning in iowa. nikki: . candidates are all over the hawkeye state today, trying to convince undecided voters they should be in the white house one year from now. abc's brandi hitt is in des moines with the latest. " sot donald trump: "ted has a big problem. other people have different problems. me, i have no problems." it's down to the wire in iowa -- sot - cruz: "if you see a candidate who washington embraces, run and hide." with republicans ted cruz and marco rubio -- now clashing - before monday's caucuses. sot - rubio: "he's decided to run a very deceitful campaign at the end on some things he's saying. people see through that." rubio even deciding -- to run a half-hour t-v special in iowa this weekend... as the other g-o-p candidates criss cross the state. sot - christie "they've never been through a crisis." nats - (hillary hugging chelsea) for the democrats... hillary clinton is bringing out the big guns... sot - "excellent... excellent." he