Light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back elias lets get into the top five this morning. Elias two children had to be removed from a des moines home after police also discovered two people dead inside. Police found the bodies of 36 yearold bryon howard and 31 yearold Heather Belieu at a home on the 39 hundred block of Center Street monday afternoon. Neighbors say theyre confused about the kids because theyve never seen kids near the property. Investigators are currently looking for a person of interest. 35 yearold Michael John Wanchanic. Sabrina in the number in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina the safety of Downtown Des Moines is in question after sundays shooting in the busy bar district of court avenue another injured. Police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. But they arent ready to name that person. Authorities say the incident has not chanced the safety of the neighborhood. Elias the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Elias over to paris, where the conference of parties has brought 150 World Leaders together with the goal of reducing Greenhouse Gas worldwide. Spoke at the summit monday, saying the us is prepared to act but also stressed this must be a global has been point in climate change. Sabrina number four. Sabrina its official, campbell will take the helm of iowa states football team. Welcomed to with an official the university. During the campbell told plans on being at isu for a while the ground running for recruiting and turning the program around beginning with the 2016 season. Elias and finally in the top five. Elias i80 opens today, meaning a shift in traffic for drivers in West Des Moines and waukee. The new Grand Prairie parkway is a diamond shaped intersection. Its the first of its kind here in iowa, and one of just 19 in the nation. The idea is that the new traffic pattern will help people getting on and off the interstate. Sabrina new this morning. A racist remark carved into a door sparks an investigation at the university of iowa. Sabrina the remark was found carved into a bathroom door in the spence laboratories for Psychology Building monday. In an email, president Bruce Harreld told the University Community the act was offensive and would not be tolerated. School staff quickly sanded down the door so that the remark could no longer be seen. The investigation comes at a time where concerns have been raised at campuses across the country over racism and hate speech. Elias the Bakken Pipeline project got some good step closer to construction. Construction. Public utilities elias the south dakota approved a permit for the pipeline. Needs approval states that the pipeline crosses. The proposed diagonally the iowa utilities middle of evidentiary hearings. Once those are finished, the board will makes its decision. South dakota is the first state to give its approval. Sabrina were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib snow and ice were a weather adlib snow and ice were a weather adlib snow and ice were a yesterday, but luckily today we shouldnt have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back elias the holiday clive later today. Elias the cits annual light the plaza event will take place this evening. This is the third year for the holiday lighting of Aasheim Plaza located at the corner of northwes 86th street and university boulevard. Joining the mayor in the Lighting Ceremony will be the indian hills junior high choir and a special visit from santa. The event begins at six this evening with plenty of hot cocoa and cookies. Sabrina at time check well take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead. Elias thats right, coming up, the story behind a special holiday photo that has gone viral. Sabrina but first. For those traveling into polk county. Be safe this morning. The Sheriffs Office has automated Traffic Enforcement locations. One at the. Eighthundred block of northeast 50th avenue and a second at the. 27hundred block of northeast 56th street. So take care on the roads today. Elias lets also get a quick look at traffic. This is i235 at valley west. [current conditions] good morning iowa continues your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina iowas most accurate schreier. This is good morning iowa. Sabrina the snowplows got to work in sioux city monday, clearing away the snow and ice dumped on the area from a winter storm. Meterologists called it one of the biggest storms to hit the city dumping up to 10 inches. Luckily for siouxlanders, the snow is expected to be out of the area by this morning. Sabrina elias anchor toss to wx sam sam weather adlib snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldnt have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a mainly scattered the metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see rain showers. Both will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back elias a precious moment involving a six month old a precious moment involving a six month old boy at an indiana an internet sensation. Sabrina its a unique first visit with santa. The image shows little zeke walters, sound asleep with santa. Jordan vandenberge tells us a bit more about this encounter. nats hes the most popular man in the room or in this case the entire mall. If youre willing to wait your turn, hell while. if ive if ive got the time, ill read them the christmas and try to build as many memories with them as i can. Even while posing for pictures, saolt nick leaves every kid mesmerized. nats shutter well, not quite every kid. Sixmonth old zeke was snoozin with saint nick. i looked i looked at it through the eyes of a dad. It was going to be precious to me no matter what. He could have been screaming on his lap which would have never happened but that would have been just as precious spend five minutes with Donnie Walters and youll see just how energetic zeke is. Most of the time at least. he started he started to wake up a little bit and then crashed back asleep. The result was a picture that has gone crazy. After more than 30 million views on facebook crazy might be an understatement. Hes the most viral santa in the world. The good kind of viral. no ive no, ive had my flu shots and everything. I shouldnt have any of that. i couldnt i couldnt even tell you how many people have reached out to tell me how happy they were that we shared the picture. baby noise is that what you think about it . You can see hes impressed by it all. i mean i mean, its exciting but i want to make sure everybody has a special memory, you know. A few days after the picture was taken zeke saw santa again. And it should come as no surprise what walters says its santas calming demeanor and his unique approach to being the most popular man in the mall. he truly he truly has a passion for what he does. Without that, none of this would be possible to begin with. My wife is big on the hallmark movies around christmas time. As we walked away, my wife said, i think that might be the real santa. All reax elias of course we also want to see your holiday and santa photos. Be sure to share dot com and clicking on the share it tab sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead. But first heres abcs Kendis Gibson and aditi roy with tech bytes. Tech bytes in todays tech bytes. Kids Technology Toy maker vtech has bee in todays techbytes kids seem to be the target of a new data breach. Toymaker vtech says the personal information of 5 million customers and their kids has been stolen. Emails, home addresses, names and birth dates. Swatch is teaming up for visa for its new smartwatch. It contains nfc technology. The new time piece which goes year, is compatible with retailers around the world. And will google selfdriving car be able to talk to pedestrians . The company is working on new technology allowing users to communicate with pedestrians. Boy, imagine what the hand would say here in new york. All right, those are your techbytes. Have a great day. This is violet. Shes been waiting for this moment for awhile. A moment other kids wouldnt think twice about. Because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first bowl today. Every christmas is memorable. But a gift from kay jewelers. Makes it unforgettable. Save up to 30 on diamond fashions every kiss begins with kay. Meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib put script here in green and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldnt have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting lasting well into the 50s come back sam toss back. In take a look at this today. Elias take a look at this viral video from china surveillance cameras caught mysterious images of three vehicles at a busy intersection, seemingly levitating off the street. You can see the two vans rise one after the other. And then a car in the opposite direction also jumps. The cause wasnt however, nor was it weather related. Turns out. A steel cable that got caught up on a sanitation vehicle tripped the three cars. All reax sabrina well time now for another short break. But when we come back. If you took part in cyber monday, youll want to take a few steps to ensure those packages get to youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina on your money now sabrina black friday and cyber monday have come and gone. But if youre expecting gifts at your door, be cautious. Police and Delivery Services say police and Delivery Services say package theft doesnt happen often but it does pick up during the holidays. Try to get your packages off your porch as soon as possible. Or consider having future packages shipped to another location where you know somebody will be home to get it. And be a watchful neighbor. If you see something suspicious, report it. Watchful neighbor. If you see something suspicious, report it. 17 06 sometimes we get lucky and catch them, people see things that dont look right and lucky and catch them, people see things that dont look right and they call police right away. Sabrina if your packages are shipped through the Us Postal Service you can log onto their website you would like your package pick it up in person. Sabrina gifts, the new may be self the National Retail federation says nearly 60 percent of people are buying themselves presents. Noticed. Now offer rewards cards to shoppers who things or spend a certain amount. In order to get those perks buy something extra for themselves. Sabrina and the us is enjoying an ongoing gift. That of falling gas prices. Triplea says the National Average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is two dollars, thats down percent from a year ago. Gasbuddy says the cheapest gas in the country is at a store in indiana, where a gallon is just a dollar39. The average for des moines is two dollars 23 cents. But there the metro that have it under two bucks a gallon. Sabrina thats a look at your money this morning. Coming up after the break. Sams in with central iowas most accurate forecast. But first. Time for a quick look at traffic. This is i235 at [current good morning after this. Youre watching good moring iowa in hd. We are iowas most accurate weather team. Good morning iowa starts now sabrina thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, im Sabrina Ahmed. Elias and im elias johnson. Elias weather is always first on iowas most accurate forecast. Meteorologist sam schreier. Sam adlib toss sam weather adlib snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily have to worry about going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back sabrina we stay on the sabrina we stay on the topic of weather as we turn to our top story this morning. Sabrina welcome to december. Some parts of the country are already bracing for their first major snowfall of the season. Elias thison the heels of a dangerous ice storm that killed 14 people over the holiday weekend. Abcs megan hughes has details. Script the storm has created dangerous driving conditions in the upper midwest. Spinning out, snow plows out in force. In minneapolis cars in ditches and jackknifed tractor trailers driver 2 sot mn pkg 5 14 it was way too snowy for us to continue on the highway. That drivers daughter used the break to build . Nats a first snowman of the season. But the weather system moving through the middle of the country since thursday has also reminded usit can be deadly. Flash floods and icy conditions have killed at least 14 people. Oklahomas governor declared a state of emergency in all 77 counties. Verbatim sabrina new details this morning in a des moines death investigation. P olice have identified the two peopl found dead inside of a home monday on the 39hundred block of Center Street. Old bryon howard and 31 yearold Heather Belieu dead. Right now they do have a person of interest. They want to interview 35 yearold michael jjohn wanchanic authorities removed two children from a home monday, after the discovery of two people dead inside the house. A 911 call of someone being shot, sent Des Moines Police to the home. Neighbors say a couple in their mid to late 50s lived in the house. They reportedly were always throwing parties and had people coming in and out of the home. Neighbors say they heard them arguing regularly, sometimes taking their fights outside. However it didnt appear physical. Stepped up to her a couple times, like he was going to [hit her], i dont know if it was because he was outside he decided not to, but it seemed like he could be a violent person. Sabrina we still dont know who the 911 caller was or how the children are related to the people found dead. But neighbors say theyre confused about the kids because theyve never seen kids near the property. Those children toddler were unharmed but were taken to the hospital to be checked out. Once again authorities want to interview 35 yearold Michael John Wanchanic in connection with this investigation. Look for more on this story throughout the day here on local five. Elias sundays Early Morning shooting has raised questions about safety in Downtown Des Moines. It happened in the busy bar district of court avenue, just after one am sunday. Police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. But they arent ready to name that person. So is that area safe . Police say this incident doesnt really change much. You cant judge any neighborhood based on the actions of an individual, and thats exactly what this is. The person responsible for this is the person who pulled the trigger and thats where our focus is. Elias two men were elias and Altoona Police ask for help in finding these two men. The pair are suspects in a purse theft case. The purse was stolen from a vehicle parked at the altoona walgreens. The two men you see here were seen driving away. They took off in the black jeep shown here and are wanted for questioning. Call Altoona Police if you have any information. Sabrina were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa sam weather adlib snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back a Traffic Alert this morning for drivers in West Des Moines and waukee. Sabrina a new interchange off i80 opens today the new Grand Prairie parkway is a diamond shaped intersection. Its the first of its kind here in iowa, and one of just 19 in the nation. Local 5 got a chance to navigate the diamondshaped intersection monday. The idea is that the new traffic pattern will help people getting on and off the interstate. But the main goal is to eliminate one big issue. People arent used to crossing over onto the opposite side of the road. The reason why you do that in the divergent diamond is to avoid one conflict. When you get up here, all you have to do is turn left and you get right onto the interstate going east bound. Elias so how does this new intersection heres an info graphic that shows the flow of traffic. Essentially both lanes of traffic cross at a stop light, then drive on the opposite side of the road over the overpass. There they hit another stoplight that lets you cross back to the proper side of the road. There are a lot of things put in place to make sure you stay on the right side of the road. Sabrina and today people in Windsor Heights will be back at the polls for a Runoff City Council election. Charlene butz and zachary baleshenry are vying for the final seat on the city council. Polls are open from 7 in the morning until 8 pm. Voting is at two locations. Wind sor Heights Community center and Windsor Heights lutheran church. Elias well take a short break here on good morning iowa. Sabrina coming up, we learn a little bit more about the new head football coach for iowa state. Elias but before we go. As you get ready to start your day. Be safe out on the roads. Des Moines Police will have mobile radar set up at two locations. One at the. 39 hundred block of east 29th southbound and a second at the. 18hundred block of fleur northbound so use caution while driving. Sabrina while were at it. A quick look at traffic. This is i235 at mlk. [current conditions] good morning your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, Sabrina Ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. This is good morning iowa. Sam weather adlib snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldnt have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back sabrina trending now. Sabrina trending now. Expect to see the hashtag giving tuesday across social media today. Each year, the tuesday after thanksgiving is marked as giving tuesday. A global day of giving that seeks to partner charities, families, individuals, communities and encourage philanthropy. You can find out more about how to be a part of this tradition by checking out giving tuesday dot org. All reax elias we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break. But first heres whats coming up on good morning youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina faith, football, and family were three big things Matt Campbell spoke about monday as he was officially named head football coach at isu. Elias he also spoke xs and os saying his philosophy is determined in and os saying his philosophy is determined in this order players, formation, then plays. Local fives jordan furbee has more on this players coach. Players coach. Right away where his priorities lie. Its all about the players. Its not about Matt Campbell, its about our players. Kids dont care how much you know, until they know how much you care about them. That was something out of coach rhoads, he was a players coach and he genuinely cared about his players and as you can see coach campbell wants you to know hes a players coach. Very selfless, that positive attitude, i think thats the biggest thing players in life change is inevitable, change happens, but greatness is a choice. Its always good to have change and you know hes had a good track record and hes obviously doing the right things at these other programs and getting them to winning records and bowl seasons and the playoffs and thats what you like to hear. Since he does have that track record everyone is going to gravitate towards him and just believe what we just gotta have full faith in him and have a good, healthy relationship from team to coach perspective and if we get a tight bond and hit the ground running, we can do special things next year. I reached out to couple young men last night on on the phone. Id like to keep that private for a later date. But that request went over the head of levi peters. I got a chance to talk to him a little bit last night. Youre telling us he gave you a call . Ya i remmber him saying that he might want to punch me for telling you guys that, but to know that he looks at me as a leader and he felt that i was one of the guys to contact, that means a lot to me and i think thats a boost into this transition for me. Sabrina time for another short break. But before we go look at traffic. This is i235 at west mixmaster [current conditions] sam says . . . Hes in with central iowas most accurate forecast next. Good morning iowa continues now, we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib put script here in green snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa today we shouldnt have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into the 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the weekend where a few 50s come back sam sabrina the top five. All the news you need to know before you head out the door. Right after this. Lets get a final look at your top five. Elias two children had to be removed from a des moines home after police also discovered two people dead inside. Police found the bodies of 36 yearold bryon howard and 31 yearold Heather Belieu at a home on the 39 hundred block of Center Street monday afternoon. Neighbors say theyre confused about the kids because theyve never seen kids near the property. Investigators are currently looking for a person of interest. 35 yearold Michael John Wanchanic. Sabrina in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina the safety of Downtown Des Moines is in question after sundays shooting in the busy bar district of court avenue that left one man dead and another injured. Police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. But they arent ready to name that person. Authorities say the incident has not chanced the safety of the neighborhood. Neighborhood. Elias the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Elias over to paris, where the conference of parties has brought 150 World Leaders together with the goal of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions worldwide. President obama spoke at the summit monday, saying the us is prepared to act but also stressed this must be a global effort. The gathering has been described as an historic turning point in addressing the issue of Global Climate change. Sabrina number four. Sabrina its official, former toledo coach Matt Campbell will take the helm of iowa states football team. He was welcomed to ames monday with an official announcement at the university. During the address, campbell told everyone he plans on being at isu for a while and plans to hit the ground running for recruiting and turning the program around beginning with the 2016 season. Elias and finally. Youll want to know about this story in the big five. Elias a new interchange on i80 opens today, meaning a shift in traffic for drivers in West Des Moines and waukee. The new Grand Prairie parkway is a diamond shaped intersection. Its the first of iowa, and one of just 19 in the nation. The idea is that the new traffic pattern will help people getting on and off the interstate. Sabrina elias sam is in with a final look at central iowas most accurate forecast. Sam final weather adlib snow and ice were a huge problem in west and northwest iowa yesterday, but luckily today we shouldnt have to worry about either of them. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies with a few snow showers mainly scattered across northern iowa. The metro should stay warm enough that if any moisture drifts over us we would see just a few isolated rain showers. Both rain and snow accumulations today will be very light and scattered, so travel impacts should be very low other than already slick roads from yesterday. Highs today are going to climb into the upper 30s with a strong wind out of the south. Overnight tonight there might be a few light snow showers left around, but accumulations should again be very small and scattered. Wednesday is going to be cold and windy with highs in the mid 30s. We will warm into t 40s starting on thursday and lasting well into the