lows the 20s, although far southern iowa could see some 30s. monday morning begins with those clouds still overhead, but it will be dry. those clouds will thin out as the day moves along, post-weekend slump! north tomorrow will central and southern iowa will reach the 40s once again. this mostly quiet weather pattern will continue through the there are a few small precip chances for tuesday, especially in again on thursday nikki watching abc five news at 10... the latest news and weather on our website... we are iowa dot com. " " nikki: still to come on local 5 news at >>> i cried, pretty much all day. >> the grammy aftershocks shaking hollywood. >> there are going to be people who will try to take credit. >> backstage with taylor swift after taking on kanye, as adele admits to a break down. her grammy performance left her in tears. >> and she said she was too sick to perform. we uncover what happened. >> she ran through her entire performance twice before the show. >>> plus lady gaga's transformation, sequin for sequin, feather for feather.

highs tomorrow will be north and mostly 40s southern iowa. our quiet weather pattern continues into the work week. highs will remain slightly above average in the 30s and 40s with a few chances of light precip heading our way tuesday and thursday. nikki: they will continue to increase overnight calm conditions also expected. lows will be in the 20s in northern iowa and 30s for the central and southern parts of the state. sunday morning there is a chance of some light rain and falling snow across iowa. it will not amount too much, but could slow your morning plans down a bit. by tomorrow afternoon, our chances for precipitation decrease and we will see mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies to round out the weekend. highs tomorrow will be cooler in the 30s up north and mostly 40s for central and southern iowa. our quiet weather the work week. highs will remain slightly above average in the 30s and 40s with a few chances of light precip heading our way tuesday and thursday. march into the state. they will continue to increase overnight tonight wit

lows will generally be in the 20s, although far southern iowa could see some 30s. monday morning begins with those clouds still overhead, but it will be dry. those clouds will thin out as the day moves along, so there will be some sun to brighten your post-weekend slump! highs across the north tomorrow will be in the 30s, while central and southern iowa will reach the 40s once again. this mostly quiet weather pattern will continue through the work week with temps in the 30s and 40s. there are a few small precip chances for tuesday, especially in again on thursday nikki/three shot responsible for that snow is moving east out of the state, leaving behind the cloud cover. those clouds will remain overnight tonight while the winds will continue to be light from the north. lows will generally be in the 20s, although far southern iowa could see some 30s. monday morning begins with those clouds still overhead, but it will be dry. those clouds will thin out as the day moves along, so there will be some sun to brighten your post-weekend slump! highs across the north tomorro

iowa where they might even reach 60! friday is looking even warmer and sunnier, but also windier across the state with westerly winds of 20-30 mph expected through much of the day. much of central and even northern iowa will reach the 50s with the metro getting close to 60. southern counties should have no problem reaching the 60s in the afternoon. our warm spell will last into saturday too with highs mostly in the 50s day. sunday will be cooler, but still nice for late february! enjoy! brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather year? well, we just have to get through one more seasonable day, then we begin the meltdown! tonight will be quiet and dry early, but there will be a chance for some snow showers late tonight into early wednesday morning as small disturbance passes quickly through the state. they should move out by 8 am, but the clouds are likely to stick around much of the day in central iowa. thursday is when things start to get rolling in a warmer direction with se

due to temperatures being so warm across the metro and southern iowa, we are likely to see rain first becoming a wintry mix and then snow tonight through tuesday. northwest iowa will likely see all snow starting tonight and lasting through much of the day tuesday with the heaviest snow falling tuesday morning. on top of all of this the wind speeds will likely be high and cause concerns for blowing snow leading to blizzard warnings in west and northwest iowa. snow totals are still tricky with this system. because we will be on the warmer side when this system starts, the metro now looks to be in the 3 to 6 inch category. west and northwest iowa will likely see a larger area of 6 to 12 inches with the heaviest accumulation falling tuesday morning. snow totals are still subject to change during the day as the low pressure bringing them moves across the country towards iowa. we will be cooler and dry through the rest of the week with a warm up into the 30s coming back this elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: presidential hopefuls spent the weekend in a final frenzy

due to temperatures being so warm across the metro and southern iowa, we are likely to see rain first becoming a wintry mix and then snow tonight through tuesday. northwest iowa will likely see all snow starting tonight and lasting through much of the day tuesday with the heaviest snow falling tuesday morning. on top of all of this the wind speeds will likely be high and cause concerns for blowing morning.... elias: presidential hopefuls spent the weekend in a final frenzy to gain support for tonights caucuses...and organizers are expecting a party leaders say if you're looking to get a spot, you should go to the republican or democratic party websites to find out where to go caucus... elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the latest des moines register - bloomberg poll show some close numbers leading into the caucuses... for republicans, donald trump remains at the top, but just five-percent above ted cruz... and marco rubio isn't far behind, with 15-percent. elias: the weekend poll shows a similar story for democrats....righ t now only three-percent separates hillary

due to temperatures being so warm across the metro and southern iowa, we are likely to see rain first becoming a wintry mix and then snow tonight through tuesday. northwest iowa will likely see all snow starting tonight and lasting through much of the day tuesday with the heaviest snow falling tuesday morning. on top of all of this the wind speeds will likely be high and cause concerns for blowing snow leading to blizzard warnings in west and northwest iowa. snow totals are still tricky with this system. because we tonight is the night.... with speeches, iowans to pick their candidate. nikki: and if you're fence about caucusing, we've got some tips for you on how to participate. nikki: back at america's untold journey to celebrate black history month. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" nikki good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm nikki davidson. nikki: today iowans get the first shot at choosing who should get the democratic and republican nominations for president. nikki/lam: down the hours until caucusing we start with political team in

lows tonight will be in the teens to the north and low 20s in central and southern iowa. the scattered snow showers will linger through the monday snow will be felt throughout the day. the commute tomorrow morning will be slow going with visibility issues continuing. winds will be very strong again tomorrow blowing 20- 30mph, gusting near 45mph at times. temperatures will be drastically lower than today, not rising far above the overnight lows, leaving the metro in the lower 20s. the winds continue to be strong all the way through tuesday before quieting. the rest of the work week looks quiet and mainly dry with temperatures below the seasonal average. nikki: nikki, bree, and jordan all make their predictions and we are talking about the big game tonight... the three of us will be staying put tonight so we decided to put on a friendly bet... not just who the winning team will be or the score... we are going more in depth like which team scores first... does the first half end in a tie... and this is where it gets interesting... we bet on which song coldplay start with...

highs should reach the mid to upper 30s with even some 40s for southern iowa where some areas have no snow on the ground. another clipper will swing to our north saturday night, and this one is stronger than the others. it will bring us a lot of wind with variably cloudy skies through monday. the first chance for showers will be late saturday night, and it looks like mainly rain showers will be possible for central iowa. i think we start sunday with some sunshine but more clouds will be swinging down from the north by afternoon with some snow showers possible right through sunday night and into monday. we could see some light accumulations sunday night into monday, but most areas will be less than an inch it seems. colder air will eventually find its way back into iowa for next week, but after monday's snow showers it does look pretty dry. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack: snow flurries to ne iowa. we can expect more of these systems in the days to come. tonight will be mainly clear early in the wake of today's clipper. this will mean the 10s for most areas. the next weather system will come

iowa where they might even reach 60! friday is looking even warmer and sunnier, but also windier across the state with westerly winds of 20-30 mph expected through much of the day. much of central and even northern iowa will reach the 50s with the to 60. southern counties should have no problem reaching the 60s in the afternoon. our warm spell will last into saturday too with highs mostly in the 50s and the winds will be lighter. this should make for a very nice day. sunday will be cooler, but still nice for late february! enjoy! brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: have to get through one more seasonable day, then we begin the meltdown! tonight will be quiet and dry early, but there will be a chance for some snow showers late tonight into early wednesday morning as small disturbance passes quickly through the state. they should move out by 8 am, but the clouds are likely to stick around much of the day in central iowa. thursday is when things start to get rolling in a warmer direction with se wind increasing to 15-25 m

it will be a little chilly by late afternoon for the metro and southern iowa where they might even reach 60! friday is looking even warmer and sunnier, but also windier across the state with westerly winds of 20-30 mph expected through much of the day. much of central and even northern iowa will reach the 50s with the metro getting close to 60. southern counties should have no problem reaching the 60s in the afternoon. our warm spell will last into saturday too with highs mostly in the 50s and the winds will be lighter. this should make for a very nice day. sunday will be cooler, but still nice for late february! enjoy! brad stephanie: jack: have to get through one more seasonable day, then we begin the meltdown! tonight will be quiet and dry early, but there will be a chance for some snow showers late tonight into early wednesday morning as small disturbance passes quickly through the state. they should move out by 8 am, but the clouds are likely to stick around much of the day in central iowa. thursday is when things start to get rolling in a warmer direction with se wind increasing to

you can see some of the snow trying to get into southern iowa. and you don't have to go far south to see rain. and as the storm tracks north it pulls in warmer air and the snow changes over to some rain and especially in the southern eastern counties and then comes to an end in the afternoon as we get dry swatted and that won't be the case in the far north and northwest where the snow continues tomorrow afternoon and evening. will occur. i think now the two inch line should be close to cedar rapid and little south of dubuque in the corner about 2 to 3 inches only an inch in the far southern counties and you get to about waterloo and prairie desheen from there on to the northwest that's where i think the 6 inch line should set up. so anywhere north and west of that line 6 to perhaps 8 inches of accumulation. the wore worst is the northwestern counties that's what the in-house model is showing see the lighter alities to the south. tracking northward some places look as 8 maybe 9 i pes of accumulation in some spots. that's where we have winter storm

metinka: falling across southern iowa, near creston. just south of winterset. even across low my nine -- even across lamoni. it will not be affecting the roads here in the des moines area. across winterset, the roads are a little bit snowing. sidewalks there. eastern iowa, you're given with locally dense fog. eastern iowa, just outside of the viewing area is now under a dense fog advisory. if you are heading to the east, traveling toward saint newton and ottumwa, be prepared for changing visibility. we have a fast-moving system tracking across iowa. we are not expecting it to impact your travel plans at all. that will be moving in tonight. we will time it out now. this afternoon will be quite. a little bit of sunshine. by 10:00 p.m., we will be tracking drizzle. temperatures above freezing. overnight, it looks like southern iowa, your temperature looks above freezing. it might be just agers of event for you. a chance for snow through tuesday morning. morning. speculations. we one inch to two inches in southern iowa. up near storm lake. melting away i the end of

monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/snow mix, then light snow overnight. 1-2" possible by morning. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, tuesday night, and wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibility to near whiteout conditions at times in parts of the state. currently, many areas in the state, can expect over a half foot of snow. areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. enjoy your sunday evening! local 5 meteorologist james peterson jack: we're now less than 24 hours away from the iowa caucuses, and all eyes are on our hawkeye state. we have everything you need to know going into tomorrow night. stephanie: and the candidates last pitch to people in the hawkeye state. hear what they had to

highs should reach the mid to upper 30s with even some 40s for southern iowa where some areas have no snow on the ground. another clipper will swing to our north saturday night, and this one is stronger than the others. it will bring us a lot of wind with variably cloudy skies through monday. the first chance for showers will be late saturday night, and it looks like mainly rain showers will be possible for central iowa. i think we start sunday with some sunshine but more clouds will be swinging down from through sunday night and into monday. we could see some light accumulations sunday most areas will be less colder air will back into iowa for next showers it does look " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" jack: the candidates may have moved questions still just what monday's good evening. i'm jack miller. the night off. the confusion two democratic precincts in woodbury western iowa. tonight, some people say there precinct delegate was won by the bernie sanders campaign, but somehow was credit to the hillary clinton campaign, and they aren't sure why. we'll have more o

lows tonight will be in the teens to the north and low 20s in central and southern iowa. the scattered snow showers will linger through the monday morning hours and the effects of blowing snow will be felt throughout the day. the commute tomorrow morning will be slow going with visibility issues continuing. winds will be very strong again tomorrow blowing 20- 30mph, gusting near 45mph at times. temperatures will be drastically lower than today, not rising far above the overnight lows, leaving the metro in the lower 20s. the winds continue to be strong all the way through tuesday before quieting. the rest of the work week looks quiet and mainly dry with temperatures below the seasonal average . they will be in effect from 7pm sunday to 6pm monday. in central iowa, but deteriorating conditions are on the way. the snow is beginning to work into western iowa and will make its way to the metro late this evening. accumulations are expected to stay under an inch in the metro and areas south and under two inches in northern iowa. despite the low snow totals, visibility on the roa

southern iowa will be getting this freezing mix of precipitation for the next several hours. the -35 and it has been a cold rain event. it will be moving out of the state by around noon time and the wind will pick up and temperatures today will stay cool but then they will turn the corner and workup for the end of the week. if the winter temperatures or metinka's forecast have you dreaming of summer, you might want to go to california. they're in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave right now. the national weather service says it was 89 degrees in downtown la monday, and even hotter further south. orange county saw temperatures in the mid 90's. meteorologists say the record high temperatures are expected to stick around for the rest of the week. and pope francis is heading to a hotspot of drug violence in mexico today, as the next stop in his tour around the country. he is expected to speak to about 50,000 people during an event this afternoon. on monday, he visited with families in chiapas, where he had this touching moment with a teenager who suffers from muscular dyst

it would not be out of the realm of possibilities to see some 60s across southern iowa. early next week we do see cooler, but still above normal weather, with highs close to 40. we also appear to remain dr for the next seven to ten days. have a great night! tonight: partly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: se 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy, milder high: 42-48 winds: se 15-25 back to you. a second person has died after a mobile home fire earlier this week. cedar year-old karen jacobs died at university of iowa hospitals and clinics. her husband 76-year-old ronald jacobs died on monday, the same day as the fire. police say smoking material contributed to the fire that started at a mobile home at 3701 16th avenue uthwest about 7:30 monday morning. the fire department found both victims in the living room where a couch started on fire. the state fi marshal's office says there has been double the number of fatal fires in the first six weeks of this year when compared to last year. 15 people died in fires across the state so far this year. in most of the cases there was a smoke detector,

our night should easily reach the 40s and probably some 50s in southern iowa where there is very little or no snow on the ground. and this warming trend should brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: . sunshine this temperatures! but, here we go again! another "clipper" system will be cruising tonight with a mix of rain and snow. it looks like conditions will be mild enough before midnight for mainly rain showers in western iowa. most of our precipitation in the metro will like come after midnight and start off as rain then mix and change over to snow by morning. it looks like some areas could get 1-2" of wet snow by 7 am tuesday morning in central iowa. temperatures will relatively mild overnight with above freezing temps expected most of the night and a low around 30 as we head into tuesday. the am snow will move out pretty quickly tuesday morning, but the clouds will linger into the afternoon as temps stay pretty stead in the low to mid 30s. wednesday will also be a cool and mostly cloudy day with the low to mid 30s. ho

highs should reach the mid to upper 30s with even some 40s for southern iowa where some areas have no snow on the ground. another clipper will swing to our north saturday night, and this one is stronger than the others. it will bring us a lot of wind with variably cloudy skies through monday. the first chance for showers will be late saturday night, and it looks like mainly rain showers will be possible for central iowa. i think we start sunday with some sunshine but more clouds will be swinging down from the north by afternoon with some snow showers possible right through sunday night and into monday. we could see some light accumulations sunday night into monday, but most areas will be less than an inch it seems. colder air will eventually find its way back into iowa for next monday's snow showers it does look pretty dry. jack/2bam: i'm here with jordan furbee, and jordan. today and brought some clouds here and snow flurries to ne iowa. we can expect more of these systems in the days to come. tonight will be mainly clear early in the wake of today's overnight with lows in the 10s fo

the precip will move out of southern iowa by noon with blustery winds building in and seasonably cool highs near 36. tomorrow will be foggy, quiet and still cool followed by a spring-like warm up for the end >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by nationwide. >>> we go inside the saw today network investigation of the troubled teachers popping up in other states. >> ahead, why school districts are missing the warning signs. >>> the news is back in the morning right here on "cbs this >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by brookdale. bringing new life to senior living. i got to hang a picture. it may not seem like much, but to that resident it was the best thing in the world. it's amazing to me because it takes me seconds. but yet, when i go into the apartment, i'm there for half an hour. it is not just hanging a picture, it is conversing, it is being a friend. there aren't old people there. there are actually young people with old clothing on. announcement: this storm promises to be the biggest of the decade. with total accumulation of up to three

highs tomorrow will be cooler in the 30s up southern iowa. our quiet weather pattern continues into the work week. highs will remain slightly above average in the 30s and 40s with a few chances of light precip heading our way tuesday and thursday. (weather wrap) march into the state. they will continue to increase overnight tonight with quiet and calm conditions also expected. lows will be in the 20s in northern iowa and 30s for the central and southern parts of the state. sunday morning there is a chance of some light rain and falling snow across iowa. it will not amount too much, but could slow your morning plans our chances for precipitation decrease and we will see mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies to round out the weekend. highs tomorrow will be cooler in the 30s up north and mostly 40s for central and southern iowa. our quiet weather pattern continues into the work week. highs will remain slightly above average in the 30s and 40s with a few chances of light precip heading our way tuesday and thursday. (weather wrap) march into the sta

look for mostly cloudy skies and a few light rain showers possible for central and southern iowa this evening, but traveling should not be affected for caucus- goers. nw iowa may see some snow showers later tonight after 10 pm, but the metro should not see any snow until well after midnight. it looks like our best chance for snow in the metro will be from 3 am to about 9 am tuesday. this is when we could have some heavy, wet snow falling with several inches accumulating very quickly. because our temperatures will be above freezing during this event, i think we are looking at 3-6" possible in polk county with higher amounts north and west of here and lower amounts south and east. in fact, se iowa will mainly see just rain in the morning and then some afternoon sun tuesday with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. meanwhile, the worst of this storm will impact northwestern iowa where a blizzard warning is posted. snowfall of 6-12" is likely along with strong ne winds of 15- 30+ mph throughout tuesday. the snowfall will be tapering off by noon in the metro tuesday, but will continue to f

lows will generally be in the 20s, although far southern iowa could see some 30s. monday morning begins with those clouds still overhead, but it will be dry. those clouds will thin out as the day moves along, so there will be some sun to brighten your post-weekend slump! highs across the north tomorrow will be in the 30s, while central and southern iowa will reach the 40s once again. this mostly quiet weather pattern will continue through the work week with temps in the 30s and 40s. there are a few small precip chances for tuesday, especially in northern iowa, and again on thursday nikki also coming up on local five news at 5:30 an overnight shooting in michigan leaves six dead and others wounded. apparent criminal history committing these violent acts. nikki and it was a big saturday for donald trump and hillary clinton as they took the leads in south carolina and nevada. how they plan to keep the momentum going in the presidental race. nikki and.. dusting off those bicycles. how local cyclists are breaking out the bikes. "local 5 news at 5:30 in hd starts now. we

our night should in southern iowa where there is very little or no snow on the ground. and this warming trend should carry right into the weekend! brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! jack: the pope passes on blessings to the people of mexico. and it's a crucial time for a papal visit. why they say it's time for their comeback, next. hanie: pope francis' plane landed in mexico city on friday to start the pontiff's five-day visit there. he's already called on the country's leaders to better help the poor, trade, calling it a social cancer the young. stephanie/2ram: mass he held in three indigenous jack: anna wiernicki is last stop in they're preparing for his arrival. nats pop construction anna wiernicki: for five weeks father francisco garcia says crews have worked nonstop to put together a two million dollar altar where pope francis will deliver holy mass. rev. francisco garcia juarez diocese coordinator of the papal mass take cg @ 0:16 the location where we are is one of grand significance it's a mass that will be celebrated between two countries el pas

i think little bit later in the day we get clouds down in southern iowa. sunday, clouds will start to move on in. there is a slight chance of a light makes early sunday morning to the northeast, but it should sunday midday. changing over to rain, and we will have clouds here. someday looks to be cooler, still above normal this time of year. tonight, 30 nine degrees. less wind, especially after sunset. clear skies, pretty mild though. tomorrow is 60, sunshine, less wind. so, take today and take out the be great. upper 40's on sunday, a little breezy to the north. monday is 44, keep in mind, average high is in the upper 30's. we stay in the 40's much of the next week, friday being the coolest a 39. steve: thank you. just one thing to tell you about on traffic, there is an accident on swanson and university boulevard's in clive. other than that, maybe slower than normal on i-235. anything else looks really, really good. let us check your drive times. 12 minutes to the west, slower than normal. six minutes to these, right on par. stacey: now, look ahead to the

across our southern iowa -- the main moisture is arriving across southern iowa. it is going to switch over to snow near atlanta. we are expecting -- near atlantic. we're expecting worse conditions in sioux city. we are going to see some snow. travel will be impacted across southeast iowa. you might get a little bit of rain today. the snow will be moving in by 7:00 a.m. it could be locally heavy at times with a little bit of thunder snow. we'll catch a little break this afternoon. elizabeth: back to caucus coverage, after keeping a commanding lead during his iowa campaign donald trump suffers a blow right out the gate. kcci's ryan smith has more from he finished in second place. ryan s.: a near capacity crowd welcomed trump with boisterous applause. despite suffering a big campaign blow right out the gate. the candidate keeping his remarks uncharacteristically short and cordial. >> we finished second and i want to tell you something i 'm just honored. i'm really honored and i want to congratulate ted and i want to congratulate all the candidates. ryan s.: in the f

southern iowa, not a great chance. as we move into sunday, we start with son and finished with some clouds. temperatures tonight down to freezing, mostly cloudy. self-southeast winds, 15-20. look at that temperature. 64 degrees. if we had 64, it will be the warmest february day we have had in the past five years. upper 50's on saturday. slight chance for a shower in southern iowa. we still stay in the 40's and generally, precipitation free. stacey: it was fair time at brody middle school this morning. brody held its 3rd annual college, career, and community fair. the students an early chance to talk with people with experience in jobs or colleges they are interested in pursuing one day. the state high school wrestling tournament started today at wells fargo arena. steve: underway. kcci's tony seeman is live with a look. tony: we are live at wells fargo arena. >> from iowa's sports leader, this is kcci 8 sports. andy: there is nothing quite when state wrestling comes to the state capitol, you know it is going to be a fu

it would not be out of the realm of possibilities to see some 60s across southern iowa. early next week we do see cooler, but still above normal weather, with highs close to 40. we also appear to remain dry for the next seven to ten days. have a great night! tonight: partly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: se 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy, milder high: 42-48 winds: se 15-25 back to you. waterloo police are investigating gunshots tonight in an area where they found more than a dozen shell casings. it happened arorod 7:15 this evening in the 1500 block of woodmayr drive. police say no one was hurt, but these three men are waiting for sentencing for robbing a pharmacy in waterloo a year ago. today, a jury found riley mallett, cody plummer, and k'von henderson guilty of first degree robbery. they robbed the greenwood pharmacy on kimball avenue last february. police say the men had guns and took cash and prescriptions drugs. police arrested them shortly afterward. a waterloo woman accused of setting a house on fire and stabbing a person inside is back in county sheriff's office arreste

yesterday across southern iowa there is a batch of light flurry activity to the south. the second batches to the northwest or rockwell city. that will be moving through over the next couple of hours and then it will be a quiet day. des moines starting out with clouds and flurries at 30 degrees. the wind is calm heading for 38. it will feel like it should february and. we have springlike temperatures into the 50's and possibly 60's on friday. >> let's go there live right now to see the reaction. i'm on the big screen. elizabeth: a personalized message for every student who makes it into iowa state university. after they're accepted, future iowa state students are now being welcomed to the school with a video that's all their own. eric: kcci's vanessa peng shows us what those students are saying about it. >> what's up? this is huge news. thought it was real, but that's just because i'm blonde. vanessa: in between the college acceptance letters and emails. >> wow it's time to drop the banner. >> and we need to alert cnn on it. vanessa: every future iowa state university st

southern iowa in the low 50's. out tonight, it will cool off. keep that in mind. if you are an early riser, do not expect very warm air. by noon, 59. 63 by 4 p.m. cooler, 50's for fort dodge. 60's from ames over towards sioux city. southwest winds, 15-25, gusting to near 25. sunny skies, 63 degrees, i mean, it is a time-looking saturday for late february. a weak front moves through, could be a few sprinkles. stacey: a former johnston bus driver will be sentenced next month, in connection with an incident involving a special needs student. robert scarbrough entered written guilty pleas to child endangerment and assault. he'll be sentenced march 31. johnston police arrested scarbrough, after this incident in october. a video shows scarbrough pushing a student, who had thrown things at him. steve: a ballot item could increase the sales tax in warren county by 1%. kcci's rose heaphy was in warren county today, to look at the possible impact. rose: steve, right now, the sales tax in warren county is increase it to 7%. that money from the extra 1% would go back to the i

a dry slot will overtake southern and central iowa in the afternoon cutting us off from much of the snow and rain but still allowing for northwest iowa to see lighter blowing snow. temps will be able to rise above freezing during this time so when the final wave swings through after 5pm tonight we will see rain turning into snow across central iowa and much lighter snow the only thing being affected by the incoming storm today... elias: as schools announce closings ....today's snowfall has also prompted a delay for some special elections. secretary of state paul pate announced that the polls in these 17 seven a-m like planned. due to the weather, polling sites in these counties will open up at noon. the secretary of state's office says they will send out another notice if they need to delay anymore county elections. sabrina: this morning, iowans will be dealing with snow as they start their day... city public works departments and the iowa d-o-t will have all hands on deck as the snow kicks in.... giving us a look at the conditions this morning is local five roa

eric: it is 6:07, and a few flurries have been working their way across southern iowa. metinka: really nothing to impact travel but the roads could be a little bit snow-covered from creston to chariton, all headed to the southeast. that snow will crews right along the leading edge of some warm air. we are in the 20's across central iowa. waking up to fog across the east central part of the state, giving way to a cloudy day. highs will be above freezing in a good portion of the state, even in the 40's to the southwest. overnight tonight into tuesday we will have snow moving through the state but it will not affect the temperatures. eric: iowa's win over the weekend has moved them up in the big 10 standings. conference, putting them right back up on top and first. -- in first. but sunday's big 10 matchup was closer than expected against the winless minnesota golden gophers. jarrod uthoff and peter jok showed they can score with anybody. uthoff was held scoreless for nearly 17 minutes to open the game. but he finished the game with 24 points, 15 rebounds and six blocked sh

plain old rain across southern iowa. changing over to a wintry mix near creston. it is all snow across northern it is streaming to the north. it is 45 minutes away from the metro area. we are under a winter storm warning in polk county. all of the pink shaded ones there. the northwest is where we are expecting the worst conditions. the blizzard warning continues through tomorrow morning. elizabeth: thanks metinka. checking those road conditions again across the state some pink and blue to the west of des moines that means partially to completely covered. this website is a good one to keep an eye on today, the iowa state patrol will keep it updated. a lot of caucus staffers and reporters hoping the weather won't affect their flights out of town today. kcci's mollie cooney is live at the des moines airport this morning. how is it looking? mollie: we've got a couple of flights here. this is a delta one here at it is going to be going to atlanta. -- united canceled three flights. those were canceled early. i counted five total that have everything else seems to be on

a quick system through the are iowa right now. south dakota through southern north central iowa. interesting ride through the weekend. this is the first week system dropping in, not much moisture. the next one is in our direction friday bringing another chance for light snow during the day. sunday, here comes another one. this will bring a chance for sprinkles early on followed by arctic air and wind behind it. temperatures will be warming up toward the weekend and doing right back down. tomorrow to the late morning into the afternoon health light snow across northern into central iowa. that will continue through the evening but like totals are expected. weather stays quiet saturday . maybe a half inch to an inch across central into the north. enough to brush off or maybe it will melt. the wind chill is at four degrees. at least the wind has settled down and remain lighter than yesterday. 33 for high starting out with flurries and sunshine. friday we expect light snow through the area. over the weekend temperatures warm up near 40. by monday, temperatures take a nosedive with a l

southern iowa is dealing with freezing rain and ice. the metro is just getting clive, urbandale, des moines, the first main snowflakes and the heavy snow will follow through rush hour. heavy snow through central iowa to 10:00 a.m. if you're temperatures warm up another degree or two you could have light rain or drizzle. three men, -- through noon, that is the cutoff line. south, a brief break in the action. we will have light rain continuing. everybody catches a break by the late this afternoon. the last band of snow quickly moves through central iowa and we are looking at intense accumulation rates. this is the winterset webcam. we checked in with them half an hour ago with not much going on. they have large snowflakes and rapid accumulation. snowfall rates could be one to three inches per hour. winter storm warnings continue in the pink counties and blizzard warnings to the northwest. problems with gusts over 30 to 40 miles per hour blowing snow all around. the system is getting started with moisture streaming in from the side. heavy

look for mostly cloudy skies and a few light rain showers possible for central and southern iowa this evening, but traveling should not be affected for caucus- goers. nw iowa may see some snow showers later tonight after 10 pm, but the metro should not see any snow until well after midnight. it looks like our best chance for snow in the metro will be from 3 am to about 9 am tuesday. this is when we could have some heavy, wet snow falling with several inches accumulating very quickly. because our temperatures will be above freezing during this event, i think we are looking at 3-6" possible in polk county with higher amounts north and west of here and lower amounts south and east. in fact, se iowa will main see justain in the morning and then some afternoon sun will impact

central iowa and 20's along the fringe of iowa, eastern and southern iowa. you will need to warm coat and gloves and keep them handy all day long. clouds rolling in across western and southwestern iowa ahead of snow showers working in from nebraska. they will not a -- amount to much, a traced to a half inch across central iowa and last off and on through the evening. a fast-moving system, not a lot of moisture or cold air but it will bring a few snowflakes with tomorrow nice and quiet, sunshine for saturday and melting temperatures. sunday, a cold front, an arctic cold front and behind it cold air wrapping in, dragging down snow showers from the dakotas and minnesota. sunday may start off nice that it will end up looking and feeling like winter. lester he wins as the pressure difference between -- blustery winds and a high wind watch across south dakota for that storm. in des moines now, quiet, 14, chilly but the roads are in great shape. a few snow flowers this afternoon -- flurries this afternoon. 32 the high temperatures. tomorrow, a little bit warmer tha

highs in central and southern iowa will climb above raising. though than i will probably not see melting. at least we will have last wind. -- less wind. iowa. hillary clinton and bernie hampshire. cnn. bernie sanders: i do not know any progressive who has a super wall street. hillary clinton: i was amused bernie sanders second self up to be a gatekeeper and who is a elizabeth: clinton got the win in iowa officially but she is trailing behind sanders in the granite state. they will square off again tonight days before the new hampshire primary. tonight's debate at the university of new hampshire starts at 8:00 p.m. and was hosted by msnbc. eric: donald trump is demanding a do over and iowa. he is accusing ted cruz of fraud , saying he did not win the iowa republican caucus, he stole it. both candidates address the accusations last night. donald trump: ted cruz goes out and talks about liars. listen to this. he goes out and says donald trump loves obamacare. i've been fighting this thing for four or five years. if it were not for ted cruz, he is

taught time in died in the southern iowa over the weekend after falling through ike -- after falling through ice. rescuers could not stand or crawl on the ice. a specialized team had to be called it in. they lot of fishermen eager to approval of a measure worth millions of dollars. dollars.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore joins ususlive from one precinct-- the american legion in swisher. the storm today did have impact on when voters could county auditors office says ____ many people came out in the first three hours. hours. nd, snow and sleet didn't stop some corridor voters. voters.19:20:24 i was raised on a farm, so it wind, snow and sleet kept some people home. from voicing their opinion on $49 million of potential bond money going to theollege community school district. >> they brought books but we have not been able to open them. >> reporter: that says a lot about what voting officials said would do to the voting turnout. >> it has been extremely busy. >> reporter: polls were scscduled to open at 7:00 until the weather for his cast came in. that pushed it back to noon. minute

today, it is going to feel more like spring with highs in the 50's for central and southern iowa. check out all the heat across kansas. dodge city up to 84. tomorrow, that heat sinks off to to spread to the east and it will be a beautiful stretch of weather into the weekend. right now, des moines is all quiet with no fog or snow to sleep down. 58 this afternoon and it will feel wonderful despite the wind. overnight lows near 46. tomorrow, heading for 64 degrees. the weekend looks super with highs near 60 on saturday and just a little bit cooler on sunday. next week remains quiet. eric: thank you. elizabeth: let's hope right easy drive on the roads. shaina: keep that wind in mind, but other than that, no problems to report. everything is so much better than it was earlier in the week. we have -- elizabeth: president obama plans a historic trip to eric: welcome back, president obama is heading to cuba. elizabeth: he will be the first commander-in-chief to visit the island since -- in nine decades. nikole killion joins us live from washington. nikole: today, the white house is said t

a dry slot will overtake southern and central iowa in the afternoon cutting us off from much of the snow and rain but still allowing for news midday.... with our road warrior for a look at outside. it was a close for the democratic candidates. back at the results. a drop-out and a shift in ranks last night among the republican presidential candidates. who has the free ticket out of iowa, we'll find out, coming up. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" nikki: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm nikki davidson. we'll start off with a look at weather with our chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad? brad/wxcenter: weather adlib: this morning, iowans will be dealing with snow as they start their day... city public works departments and the iowa d-o-t will have all hands on deck as the snow kicks in.... giving us a look at the conditions local five road warrior jacob peklo... how do the roads look so far jacob? jacob: nikki, .... we're looking at jacob: nikki, .... we're looking at quite a storm out here, although the winds have died down a little

a few clouds over portions of southern iowa late last night, we are going to clear those clouds out to see mostly sunny skies and temperatures that will feel more like spring. 44 waking up in des moines, 43 in knoxville, and 30's just out to the west. a pretty mild start to the day when we are waking up in the 40's and upper 30's, that is not so bad. 41 in dodge city. a bit cooler tomorrow behind a cold front that will not bring us any precipitation, but will just coolest down a little bit. knar 60 today. alyx: you may not be sizzling at 60 degrees, but something downtown will be. the blue ribbon bacon festival will sizzle today at the iowa events center. the wildly popular event is back for its ninth year with 10,000-pounds of bacon. expect to see more than 80 bacon flavored foods from nearly 40 local vendors. the event runs today from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and tickets are still available. plus, our own marcus mcintosh will be live from the bacon festival coming up at 8:00, am right here on kcci. state wrestling will also cause quite a bit of commotion downtown. wells fargo arena t

that's why that snow in central and southern iowa really isn't reaching the ground. here's the storm track seven future track. it is showing a mostly cloudy sky this evening. overnight the snow tracks through the area. it will continue into the day on sunday. it will start to wind down afternoon, but we will still see scattered snow showers. by the overnight hours it will completely track through the area. monday will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy ahead of our next drop some more snow. here's the storm track 7 forecast for tonight. snow moves in. temperatures will be steady or slowly rising overnight. southeast wind 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow the snow continues. we will have highs in the 20s with a southeast breeze from 10 to 20 miles per hour, so some of that snow could be blowing around on valentine's day. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. partly to mostly cloudy on monday. monday night into tuesday we track in our next clipper system that will bring some snow to the area. could be a couple inches of accumulation. then as we head into the remainder

we have 20's across southern iowa and mid-20's to the east. highs today will be seasonably chilly. close to freezing. we are starting out with mainly clear skies, but the clouds will be rolling in today. this afternoon, we will have a view snowflakes and snow flurries. all working their way to the east. this is a week system, quickly moving today. once again, not expecting much in the way of assimilation. saturday -- sunday here comes the cold plowing through the's -- the state. there is going to be a large pressure system that creates strong winds sunday evening, as we had to work monday. possibly we could be dealing with low visibility, near whiteout conditions across the north. for this evening's snowfall, we are expecting about a half inch. it should not expect -- impact your travel at all. 16 degrees in des moines. when chill is not going to be a factor today. it will be cloudy today and seasonably chilly. probably some sunshine sneaking in. sunday is going to start off ok, with a high 41 pretty early in the day. then as the wind switches back to the northwest, it is going to

it would not be out of the realm of possibilities to see some 60s across southern iowa. early next week we do see cooler, but still above normal weather, with highs close to 40. we also appear to remain dry for the next seven to ten days. have a great night! tonight: partly cloudy low: 25-31 winds: se 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy, milder high: 42-48 winds: se 15-25 thank you for joining us for kcrg-tv >>> breaking news tonight. the new national poll. is donald trump no longer the front-runner? >>> also, late today, the south carolina surprise. just three days before the high stakes republican primary, the major endorsement. could it sway the race? governor haley is not for donald trump. >>> also developing, the fbi standoff with apple. after the terror attack in san bernardino, the fbi desperate to break into the gunman's iphone. a judge now demanding apple help the fbi. apple refusing. >>> under fire. the two officers trying to he pulls out a gun. their quick action in the moments that follow. >>> the alleged imposter accused of posing as a dococr for more than a month,

stacey: a man convicted of two murders in southern iowa is found dead in prison. the iowa department of corrections says staffers at the iowa medical and classification center in coralville found 37-year-old jerry ray dillinger hanged himself late last night using a bed sheet. dillinger pleaded guilty last month in union county to two counts of first degree murder in the killings of his former sister in law loretta dillinger and michael robinson. he was serving two life sentences. a missouri state trooper has waived his arraignment on an involuntary manslaughter charge linked to the drowning of an iowa man who fell from a boat while handcuffed at the lake of the ozarks. anthony piercy was charged in december in the may 2014 death of brandon ellingson. steve: des moines police are asking for help finding a wanted man. 48-year-old randal jon caswell has active felony warrants for ongoing criminal conduct and a parole violation. he's also wanted in multiple theft cases. police say you should not anyone with any information should call crime stoppers of central iowa a

a man in southern iowa is charged with sexually assaulting a two- nth-old girl. justin stickrod is charged with child endangerment and sexual abuse. the monroe county sheriff's office received a report of a child being sexualllassaulted on februrury fourth. the baby was transported to blank children's hospital in des moines. authorities say the infant is recovering. decision 2016... the feud between republican presidential front-runner donald trump and rival jeb bush escalates when a website with bush's name redirects to trump's campaign website. when you go to jeb buuh dot com - it redirects you to trumpmps website. according to the daily caller, the site is not registered to anyone on the bush's campain. trump's campaign denies any involvement. bush's official campaign page the domain name jeje 2016 dot com. the polls are still open in cedar falls fr a special bord election. the election is being held due to the opening that was created when jim brown resigned and ran for mayor. on the ballot is meg campbell, joyce coil and eric giddens. if you havet voted yet,

that's why that snow in central and southern iowa really isn't reaching the ground. here's the storm track seven future track. it is showing a mostly cloudy sky this evening. overnight the snow tracks through the area. it will continue into the day on sunday. it will start to wind down afternoon, but we will still see scattered snow showers. by the overnight hours it will completely track through the area. monday will be partly mostly cloudy ahead of our next system on tuesday that could drop some more snow. here's the storm track 7 forecast for tonight. snow moves in. temperatures will be steady or slowly rising overnight. southeast wind 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow the snow continues. we will have highs in the 20s with a southeast breeze from 10 to 20 miles per hour, so some of that snow could be blowing around on valentine's day. here's the storm track 7 day forecast. partly to mostly cloudy on monday. monday night into tuesday we track in our next clipper system that will bring some snow to the area. could be a couple inches of accumulation. then as we head

highs today will be in the low 30's across northern iowa and upper 30's for central and in and southern iowa. the air pushes back into the state and we did -- get back into the 40's or 50's for the weekend. eric: des moines is at its highest, rate in 20 years. now the police chief is finding an unusual way to combat filing crime. ryan smith shows how the community's top cop is doing community outreach. ryan: the untimely death of harrison jim. >> -- harris. >> inspiring local hip-hop >> it's all about how you feel about the music. >> he was at one time left for dead in chicago and has dedicated his life to keeping the getting environment out of central iowa. >> everybody goes through something. it's how you come out of it. i want to teach people how. ryan: the video taking center stage in the des moines police facebook page. promoting the songs peaceful message. >> to be able to use his talents in this way, i think it helps our community across the board and his heart is in the right place. ryan: dana wingert admits wills lyrics are making an impact. >> that talent can reach people we w