Are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina thirteen items will get the axe at West Des Moines schools. Includi ng the Foreign Language program for first through third graders. The cuts will first through third graders. The cuts will save West Des Moines schools nearly 600 thousand dollars. The district originally had a goal of saving 800thousand. Its not clear if more cuts are ahead. Sabrina elias in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina madrid is mourning the loss of head football coach rand hinkel. Despite leading his teams to 25 of the last 26 state playoffs, his winning record will not be the only thing remembered most by the community. 30 years ive seen him take boys make them into men, better citizens, fathers and husbands sabrina you could also feel the love for hinkel during our blitz game day live during football season where fans held signs of the beloved coachs head. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina an investigation into a hazing incident at Ankeny Centennial High School has begun. The case apparently involves eleven students at the school. The district says its committed to the safety of all students, but isnt commenting on any disciplinary action against the students involved. Sabrina number four. Sabrina the manhunt grwos for the texas teenager that was spared jail timr for a deadly drunk driving accident due to an infamous affluenza defense. A fivethousand dollar reward has been offered for information leading to ethan couch. His mother has also been officially declared a missing person. Officially declared a missing person. The pair are believed to be on the run together. Sabrina and finally in the top five. Sabrina Governor Terry branstad has issued an executive order to step up iowas cybersecurity. The order would initiate a Cyber Security strategy, and update iowas update iowas Emergency Response plan. Governor branstad wants a way to better deal with the consequences of an attack on the states infrastructure. Sabrina another republican president ial candidate decides to drop out of the race and the frontrunners from both parties increase attacks on each other this morning. As we take a look at news from you local election headquarters. Sabrina South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham decided to suspend his campaign for the white house. Since joining the campaign, graham has struggled in the polls due to a crowded republican field. His numbers never got him to the prime time debate stage. Graham joins republicans rick perry, scott walker, and bobby jindal whove withdrawn from the race so far. That leaves thirteen major president ial candidates for republicans with just over a month until the iowa caucus. Sabrina billionaire donald trump has his sights set on Hillary Clinton. Overnight, the gop president ial frontrunner used a sexually derogatory opponent. And this morning, the clinton camp has some strong words for trump. Abcs Kenneth Moton has the latest on the frontrunner battle. Script Hillary Clinton versus donald trump. The top contenders war of words got downright nasty overnight. The gop frontrunner used a vulgar term to describe clintons 2008 loss to president obama. Sot trump she was favored to win and she got bleep . She lost, i mean she lost. Trump rallied thousands of his supporters in grand rapids, michigan. Calling out clinton for taking a bathroom break during the abc news democratic debate. Sot trump i know where she went, its disgusting. Trumps latest attack. Sparked by this claim from clinton. Sot Hillary Clinton he is becoming isiss best recruiter. They are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. Trump called that a lie and demanded an apology. Clintons Campaign Said quote hell no sot brian fallonclinton Campaign Spokesman these comments are aired across the middle east, isis is pointing to them on social media. Its making us less safe. Its farcical to suggest from donald trump of all people, that Hillary Clinton should apologize to him instead, clinton got creative. Quick nat from video she released this Campaign Video just in time for christmas featuring the grinches in gopville youtube ad well send them back to gopville where they all belong, well protect our progress and keep American Families strong kenneth standup close clinton has not responded to trumps latest comments but her Campaign Chair went on a twitter rant saying she will never back down from calling out trump. Kenneth moton, abc news washington. Sabrina were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sabrina new this morning, a name change and new logo for a local Crime Stoppers organization. Sabrina polk county Crime Stoppers will now be operating under a new name. Crime stoppers of central iowa. The organization will maintain the same principals and efforts it has in the past, but is expanding to assist Law Enforcement in the communities surrounding polk county. The nonprofit assists Law Enforcement by offering incentives for crime tips. With reward money coming from fundraising and donations. The change becomes fully effective on january first. Sabrina applications for iowas safe at home program are now being accepted by the secretary of states office. The Program Helps victims of domestic violence, and state officials expect around 150 people to sign up in the first half of the this Program Offers a way out. Its not the answer, theres other initiatives that we will continue to work on, but it is, as you indicated, another tool in the tool box to start to make a difference for individuals that are suffering. Sabrina safe at home helps Keep Personal Information private for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, and stalking. Sabrina at time check well take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead. Coming up, Healthy Eating ahead. Coming up, Healthy Eating can be difficult during the holidays, but with a little knowledge, you can treat yourself without wrecking Healthy Habits sabrina but first. For those traveling into polk county. Be safe this morning. The Sheriffs Office has automated Traffic Enforcement vehicles at two locations. One at the. 68 hundred block of northwest toni drive and a second at the. Nine hundred block of boone street. Thats in sheldahl so take care on the roads today. Street. Thats in sheldahl so take care on the roads today. Sabrina lets also get a quick look at traffic. This is i235 at valley west. [current conditions] good morning 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. Sabrina if may not feel like it, but today will be the first full day of winter for the northern hemisphere. The earth finished its tilt back just before eleven last night. Moving us into the winter solstice. Much of the country has temperatures for december. Thats on the heels of the warmest autumn on record. You can blame it on the el nio weather phenomenon. Sabrina anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam weather adlib we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sabrina the holidays are upon us, but thats not an excuse to veer from your diet. With a little thought and preparation, you can eat the treats you want without breaking your health habits. Elizabeth cohen explains. Reporter pkgas follows eating during the Holiday Season is all about balance eating the treats we want, but remembering our Good Health Habits so we dont pack on the pounds. How do we make this happen . Registered dietitian dana nahai meals inbetween the holiday get togethers. dana nahai registered dietitian you want to focus on foods that are naturally low in fat and high in fiber like vegetables, whole grains and beans. Such as in this dish with brown rice, lentils, Butternut Squash and parsley. And when you do head to the holiday parties, try not to pile too much on your plate. dana nahai registered dietitian you dont want to consume more than the typical amount that you would consume at any other sitdown meal. And if youre drinking alcohol, heres a trick to cut down on calories. dana nahai registered dietitian try refilling your glass with water inbetween cocktails. And though our schedules get hectic this time of year, its important to remember to exercise. It can help burn off those extra calories, so that when we indulge we dont leave the Holiday Season with an extra bulge. Sabrina we have lots more good morning iowa ahead. But first heres abcs reena ninan and Kendis Gibson with tech bytes. Techbytes in todays tech bytes. One of apples newest features now works, on facebook. Apple hey there, in todays techbytes, one of apples newest features now works on facebook. Apple live photos turns your favorite photos into three seconds of videos. The catch, theyre only available on facebooks ios app. And lg taking smart vacuum to the next level. The new homebot turbo plus uses an app to direct the device to areas owners would like cleaned. Yeah, so, users can point their phone camera at areas that need extra cleaning and the vacuum will head to that location. Not so sure about that one. And now you can react to your friends Text Messages just like Kim Kardashian would, with kimojis. The app was so popular yesterday it broke the apple app store. She seems to be ahead of the game. Those are your techbytes. What if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered. Before the sugarcane. All our favorite sugary foods would be our favorite truviay foods. Truvia. Life with less sugar is just as sweet. When cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. Only nicorette mini has a patented fastdissolving formula. It starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. Thats why i only choose nicorette mini. 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 we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldnt be affected. Rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sam toss back. Sabrina this today. An Airline Introduces a way this today. An Airline Introduces a way to cut Holiday Travel stress. United airlines has recruited some furry less ruff. Its United Paws Program will introduces comfort dogs to select airports this week. The dogs walk the terminals during a morning and afternoon shift, helping passengers reduce stress and anxiety. After all. Its hard to stay mad about a delay when you have a furry face and wagging tail nearby. All reax sabrina short break. But when we come back. Looking for a last minute gift this christmas, but want to go with something out of the ordinary. Well take a look at why the city of des moines youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina on your money now sabrina a new study finds fewer americans have highspeed internet at home. Pew Research Center found high costs of Broadband Internet connections and the convenience of smartphones researchers say americans have internet at home. Thats compared to 70 percent in threepercent years. Sabrina enjoying the Holiday Season followed by the most dreaded time of year. Tax season. The irs says that tax filing january 19th. Day the agency will accept 2015 returns either or on paper. Stress the need your personal and tax information, to help avoid Identity Theft during tax time. Sabrina and boy did the force awaken over the weekend. The new star wars installment made 248 Million Dollars in north america. And 539 Million Dollars worldwide during its Opening Weekend. Both setting new Opening Weekend records for a movie. And thats just the beginning. Experts say Companies Cashing in on merchandising deals tied to star wars could look to bring in five billion sabrina with christmas just days away, good morning iowa has been looking at unique gift ideas to consider this Holiday Season. Today, we talk about presents you can pick up through the des moines parks and rec department. For those who enjoy a swim, you may want to pick them up a season swim pass. Which also have discounted prices this time of year. You could also honor a pet with a dog bone at one of the dog parks. And the Department Also offers Gift Certificates good for things like shelter rentals. 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 euclid. [current conditions] good morning iowa returns after this. Topping your headlines this morning. Iowas governor wants the state to take measures for stepping up its Cyber Security sabrina and despite the rains washing out their holiday attraction, the Makeawish Foundation gets some very good news. Sabrina plus, a Central Iowa Community mourns the sudden loss of a beloved coach whose impact goes far beyond the football field. 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 weather is always first on good morning iowa. In with central iowas most accurate forecast. Meteorologist sam schreier. Sam adlib toss sam weather adlib we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldnt be affected. Rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sabrina our top story this morning. Madrid mourns the sudden death of long time coach randy hinkel sabrina the beloved coach has a name that became randy hinkel was known for winning on the football field in madrid. But it was away from the gridiron where he may have left his biggest impact. Local fives Claire Powell has the story wanted to go to sleep wake up and realize it was a bad dream. It wasnt just a bad dreamd we were looking for a football coach. And a teacher, he impressed us most as a teacher j first to chew your butt when you got it coming,but first to put his arm around you when you had that coming too he had that unique ability of making everybody important, makign them see they had a role i got the news, i was shocked and didnt know what to do. I couldnt believe it would happen to someone like him, hes so strong t we had a lot of fun, hes the type of guy that just from friendship youre fortunate to have in whistles laughs theres a long list of hinkelisms that we were fortunate to be a part of when the going gets tough, are we going to give up or nut up hinkelism whats it going to take to win tonight . Hell say outscore the opponent lives not always easy, sometimes you get punched in the gut. How you respond to that is how youre going to be as a man d what are you going to do when you get uncomfortable . Thatll be in my mind forever. Ar eyou going to throw in teh towel or fight through it. Ill use that for the rest of my life. That quote will be stuck in my brain t if youre on time youre late. That was a goodone sp community as a whole is a better place because of randy hinkel d he was a big part of our lives outside off hte field, with our families. Sp we had a feeling hed be a great fit in madrid, he ended up being one of my best friends for a long time jim well remember him forever and he left his mark here and hes a true legend. Never forget him. Ending . T will be this wednesday. Visitation is from 4 to 7 at the high school. Madrid schools will dismiss early wednesday to get ready. Theyll also have the lights at the football field on from 5 to 11 their respects. Sabrina in other news. An investigation is underway in ankeny this morning. Sabrina the focus is on a possible hazing incident at Ankeny Centennial High School. It apparently involved 11 students. In a statement, the district says its committed to the safety of all students. It says, quote when concerns or issues regarding student conduct arise, ankeny schools administrators investigate reports and then follow policy set by the board of education, based on the circumstances. The district isnt commenting on any disciplinary action against the students involved. Sabrina West Des MoinesSchool Officials have determined what will be cut as they try compensate for a drop in enrollment. The district will be cutting 13 items. One is the Foreign Language program for first through third graders. Also cut, the Des Moines Art Center scholarships and 3yearold education preschool offered by the district. All these cuts will save West Des Moines schools nearly 600thousand dollars. The district originally had a goal of saving 800thousand. Its not clear if more cuts are ahead. Sabrina were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib we are dry across the state and after the sam weather adlib we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldnt be affected. Rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sabrina governor branstad has his sabrina cyberhackers monday he announced an executive order to set up a state Cybersecurity Strategy and update iowas Emergency Response plan, he wants to better deal with the consequences of an attack on the states infrastructure. Director of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementMark Schouten like floods, tornadoes, and winter storms, its important that we be prepared to respond to a significant cyber attack should one occur the update to the states emergency reponse plan will be part of a broader iowa Cyber Security strategy as requested by the governor in his executive order. Sabrina governor branstad also formed a state Cyber Working Group last december to expand on the work that was being done at the national level. That group is made up of state agencies and federal and private partners. Sabrina at time check well take a short break here on good may have put a stop to Jolly Holiday lights, but others pitch in to help the organization that it benefits. Sabrina 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 three locations. One at the. Threehundred block of east mckinley east bound a second at the. Nine hundred block of maury east bound and due to the holidays. A third set up at the 51 hundred block of Franklin East bound. So use caution while driving. Sabrina while were at it. A quick look at traffic. This is i235 at mlk. [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this elias johnson, Sabrina Ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. This is good morning iowa. Sabrina those in Northern California are dealing with a winter storm this morning. Forecasters say strong storm systems will bring heavy mountain snow this week. Snow rates of more than one inch per hour were expected overnight. Lower elevations could see accumulation of up to 14inches, with more than twofeet of new snow at higher elevations. Sabrina anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam weather adlib we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldnt be affected. Rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Sabrina from the Brink Foundation is now having a remarkable fundraising season. The Jolly Holiday lights were shut down due to flooding a little over a week ago. Organizers were concerned they wouldnt be able to reach enough kids during the holidays. Local hospitals started a push on social media, with the hashtag bring the jolly, and presented a check to the foundation. Because of those efforts, makeawish now has nearly 400 thousand dollars. Chris voggesser, make a wish iowa ceo at a time of year where you want something good and some good news to happen, we were able to make something bad for us turn it into something wonderful. Sabrina theres still time to contribute to the campaign. It will run through january first. Sabrina elias we have more good morning iowa coming up right after the break. But first heres whats coming up on good morning america. Youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina jey jimmy uso brothers from a legendary samoan wrestling family have been Wwe Tag Team Champions wwe super Smackdown Live see your favorite superstars in action on december 22 wwe super Smackdown Live comes to wells fargo arena. This tuesday morning, the uso brothers jey uso and jimmy uso joins us on good morning iowa. The pair discusses what it is like to wrestle professionally and 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 we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. A small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldnt be affected. Rain chances return late friday and last throughout the weekend and into early the 40s through most of the weekend but 30s are likely coming back in the middle of next week. Toss back. Sabrina elias a final look at 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. Sabrina thirteen items will get the axe at West Des Moines schools. Includi ng the Foreign Language program for first through third graders. The cuts will save West Des Moines schools nearly 600 thousand dollars. The district originally had a goal of saving 800thousand. Its not clear if more cuts are ahead. Sabrina elias in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina madrid is mourning the loss of head football coach rand hinkel. Despite leading his teams to 25 of the last 26 state playoffs, his winning record will not be the only thing remembered most by the community. Funeral services for coach hinkel will be this wednesday. Madrid schools will dismiss early wednesday to get ready. Sabrina elias the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina an investigation into a hazing incident at Ankeny Centennial High School has begun. The case students at the school. The district says its committed to the safety of all students, but isnt commenting on any disciplinary action against the students involved. Sabrina elias number four. Sabrina the manhunt grwos for the texas teenager that was spared jail timr for a deadly drunk driving accident due to an infamous affluenza defense. A fivethousand dollar reward has been offered for information dollar reward has been offered for information leading to ethan couch. His mother has also been officially declared a missing person. The pair are believed to be on the run together. Sabrina elias and finally. Youll want to know about this story in the big five. Sabrina Governor Terry branstad has issued an executive order to step up iowas cybersecurity. The order would initiate a Cyber Security strategy, and update iowas Emergency Response plan. Governor branstad wants a way to better deal with the consequences of an attack on the states consequences of an attack on the states infrastructure. Sabrina final look at central iowas most accurate forecast. Sam final weather adlib we are dry across the state and after the gloomy and cold day we had yesterday, we can now look forward to something a little brighter and warmer. We are going to have partly sunny skies today, so while there wont be a ton of sun all day, there will be enough to warm us up into the mid 40s. Overnight tonight we are going to see the clouds return, and so will the rain. Showers will start popping up late tonight but more so through tomorrow morning across central iowa and give eastern iowa the heaviest rain totals. Temperatures will be falling quickly on the back side of the rain, so its possible we will have a bit of a rain snow mix work across the state, but again rain is the primary form of precip expected tomorrow. Thursday there is still a small chance for a few snow showers, but accumulations still look minimal at best, so travel shouldnt be affected. Rain chances return late fday and last throughout the weekend and into early next week. Well be in