Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina we begin in the courtroom, where jury selection begins in a fouryear old case. Alexander fazzino is charged with his wifes 2012 death in boone. Prosecutors say he hit and killed Emily Fazzino in the familys bath tub. The trial was delayed five times since then. Local 5 will be in weinishiek county later this week to cover the trial. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias in the defamaition suit against bill cosby, the comedians wife is scheduled to give her desposition give her desposition today. The couple have been fighting to stop the lawsuit. Eight women sued cosby claiming he protrayed them as liars after sexually assaulting them. They are among the 50 women who have made such claims, which cosby has denied. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina a bill requiring drivers to pay more attention to cyclists on iowas roadways has survived the legislatures first funnel week. The measure would force vehicles to change lanes to safely pass a bike. Its designed to prevent accidents and injuries. Such laws are on the books of 37 other states. Sabrina elias number four. Elias the republican president ial race seems to be narrowing into a threeway race after saturdays South Carolina primary. Donald trump got a second win in the nomination process, with ted cruz and marco rubio fighting for second. Jeb bush announced he would suspend his campaing. Which leaves ben carson and john kasich challenging the top three contenders. Nevada Hillary Clinton scored states caucus, doubts in her sabrina and finally in the top five. Sabrina the Hawkeye State could be on the verge of a possible dentist shortage. University of iowa researchers say that the number of dentists in the state that are nearing retirment has doubled between 1997 and 2013. Data shows that during that time, the number of iowa dentists aged 55 and older went from 23 percent to 42 percent. The study also says that rural areas would be most likely to notice the shortage. Elias across the state, iowans are working to resolve an ongoing issue in the foster care system. Elias groups such as the iowa dhs, juvenile courts services, and iowa kids net are coming together to deal with the disproportionat e number of children of color in the foster care system. Foster parents such as Monique Clark have taken center stage in finding a solution. She currently has three children of her own, along with one adopted child and two others in trying to create change. Elias iowa kids net says the uneven number of minority children in the foster care system did improve from 2014 to 2015. And they want to keep that progress moving forward. Sabrina the warmer temperatures arent the only sign that winter is winding down in iowa. Saturday marked the deadline to remove any manmade ice sheds off of the state waters, before getting fined by the dn r. Overall, the thickness of the ice has stayed the same. But the strength of the ice has deteroriated. Officials say if the ice near the shoreline is breaking down, its usually a sign that its all place to ice fish central iowa. Conservation officer our area here in that the ice is that we dont have ice fishermen out. We dont recommend that people being out ice skating or ice fishing on the lake, and farther south, its even worse. Sabrina for those still wanting to get in some late winter icefishing. The dnr suggests heading to places like clear lake still ice. Were back with sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs very warm and cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the mid 40s with our lows falling down to about were going to be more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Sabrina morning, ames officials want to talk to citizens about a community program. Sabrina today will be the first of two Public Forums designed to educate those in ames about the Citys Community DevelopmentBlock Grant Program the Program Funds projects aimed at Community Revitalization and economic development. City officials will also take time to gather feedback about its 20162017 annial action plan projects. The forums will be held in the City Council Chambers at city hall. Elias at time check well take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead. Sabrina coming up. A canadian island offers americans a new home. In case they fear who may become the elias 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. Eightthousand block of northwest 37th street and a second at the. 58hundred block of northeast 27th avenue. So take care on the roads today. Sabrina lets also get a quick look at traffic. This is i235 at valley west. [current conditions] your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, Sabrina Ahmed and we are meteorologist sam schreier. This is good morning iowa. Elias the Pacific Islands of fiji will be under a state of emergency for the next month. After a deadly cyclone passes over the islands. The country moving into clean up mode, with all schools being shut down for the week. Tropical cyclone winston hit fiji with winds of more than 180 milesanhour. Elias anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam weather adlib were coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Sabrina a canadian island move there if donald trump is elected president. Elias jeanne moos has the story of the website thats encouraging americans to come to a trumpfree zone. Reporter pkgas follows when donald trump deals with protesters. nat sound get him out. He doesnt mean out of the country. But for those who want to voluntarily leave. Rob Calabrese hi americans. Donald trump may become the president of your country. If that happens and you decide to get the hell out of there, might i suggest moving to cape breton island. jeanne moos cnn correspondent first of all, where is cape breton . Its in nova scotia, along canadas eastern coast. nat sound boy is it beautiful. Rob Calabrese runs cape breton if donald and nobody has a handgun. Cape breton radio dj Rob Calabrese is no donald trump fan. His if trump wins website started as a joke. Come on up to cape breton. Rob Calabrese runs cape breton if donald trump wins website where women can get abortions, muslim people can roam freely, and the only walls are holding up the roofs of our extremely affordable houses. There are answers to questions like how do i immigrate to canada . Though often. Rob Calabrese runs cape breton if donald trump wins website they want to know if they can bring their cats to canada. The website has been flooded with hundreds and hundreds of inquiries. jeanne moos cnn correspondent would you consider moving to canada if donald trump were elected president . woman im thinking berlin. woman 2 i would do it in a heartbeat. I would. woman 3 no im an american. Im gonna stay here no matter whos president. woman 4 president. They need people. Rob Calabrese runs trump wins website absolutely. We have an unsustainable population decline. Housing is a bargain. Waterside houses selling for 200 thousand dollars. Sure, rob has gotten some angry emails from trump supporters. Rob Calabrese runs cape breton if donald trump wins website why would anyone want to move to canada . Especially some isolated known cape breton. Something now. Cape bretons motto. Your heart will never leave. Get him the hell out of here will you please . All reax sabrina time for a short break, when we return. An upcoming festival will have plenty of people taking a day off to celebrate a classic 80s movie most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib put script here in green were coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. Well fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Sam toss back. Sabrina toss back. Sabrina in take a look at this today. Leisure rules for a day in may sabrina this year marks the 30th anniversary of the movie Ferris Buellers day off. And fans will have their chance to celebrate in may. Ferrisfest will hit the streets of chicago, with plenty of film themed events including a special screening, tours recreation of the famous parade scene. Where Matthew Broderick had everyone one shaking it up. All reax elias well time now for another short break. But when we come back. We take a look at your consumer news. With a stern warning issued for the makers of the hoverboard. The latest musthave mic nnnc enoueg t exriceeangos ica dfilto peitan stssl y a yr ve es d hso i d sdr hoonndvbe hri imir scege. , m wa tinounehein ai a n thnogat nnnc lpg he h thnestndosinvave decefothhein paeddrsaraobn ll edatyoonsi tse ol a slbehe t he y oyo jrn t ta tdrsaraod. Youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Elias on your money now elias hoverboard makers may soon get hit with recalls if they dont get their act together. Thats the warning from the Consumer Product safety warning from the Consumer ProductSafety Commission issued to manufacturers, importers and retailers. Some models of the self balancing scooters are prone to catching fire and exploding. Several airlines have banned hoverboards. An d new york city hoverboards. An d new york city has banned them altogether. Elias it seems lots of astronaut. After a call for applications, nasa says it has received a record 18 thousand300 applications for its astronaut candidate training program. Thats nearly three times the number the agency got in 2012 the most recent class. Before that, the previous record was set in 1978, when the agency got eight thousand applications. However, of the thousands who apply, only between eight and 14 people will be chosen. Elias and some good news for coffee drinkers. That morning cup cut your chance of developing a type of liver disease. Researchers type of liver disease. Researchers studying the effects of coffee say two cups a day could cut your chance to develop alcoholrelated cirrhosis by 44 percent. But experts say coffee will never balance out all negative affects of excess alcohol. And finally. Take about a unique hair sale. A fourinch lock of beatles legend john lennon. Sold at auction over the weekend. For 35thousand dollars. Heritage auctions described it as the largest lock of lennons hair ever offered at auction. A hair dresser on the set of how i won the war clipped the hair for lennons role in the movie. That was back in 1967. Elias thats a look at your money this morning. Coming up after the break. Sams in with central iowas most accurate forecast. But first. A quick accurate forecast. But first. A quick look at traffic. This is i235 at euclid. [current conditions] good morning iowa returns 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 good morning iowa. In with central iowas most accurate forecast. Meteorologist sam schreier. Sam adlib toss sam weather adlib were coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. Well fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Elias taking a look at the courtroom today. A long awaited trial begins in weinishiek county elias year old fazzino case enters the courtroom this morning. Today marks the start of jury selection. Alexander fazzino is charged with his wifes 2012 death in boone. Prosecutors say he hit and killed Emily Fazzino in the familys bath tub. The trial was delayed five times since then. Local 5 will be in weinishiek county later this week to cover the trial. Stay with us for the latest developments. Elias and twom men arrested for a decade old crime in ottumwa will also be in court today. In january, Christopher Yenger and zachary dye were arrested and charged with two counts of felony murder. They are accused of intentionallys starting a house fire that killed two people in 2006. Nathan messer and Seth Anderson died of smoke inhilation. Originially the cause of the fire was undetermined. Police reopened the case in january after learning new information. Just goes to show when people think they get away with murder, were always elias according to iowa courts online, both are expected to iowa courts online, both are expected to plead not guilty during the arraignment at the Wapello County courthouse. Sabrina turning to National Headlines and the latest in the cosby defamtion lawsuit. Sabrina today the comedians wife is scheduled to give her desposition in the defamation suit. The comedian has been figting to stop the lawsuit. Eight women sued cosby claiming he protrayed them as liars after they publicly accused him of sexually assaulting them. They are among the 50 women who have made such claims, which cosby has denied. Cosby faces separate criminal charges of Sexual Assault in pennsylvania. Sabrina and a man faces charges in michigan after a weekend shooting spree that left six people dead. Police say 45 year old jason dalton opened fire at three different locations across dalton was an uber driver. The company says he passed a background check and police say he has no criminal history. Sabrina and finally, the Us Supreme Court will be back in session today. The First Time Since the sudden death of justice antonin scalia. Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to mention scalias passing from the bench prior to oral arguments getting underway this morning. Elias new this morning. Iowa could be on the verge of a dental crisis. Elias the Hawkeye State could be heading toward a possible dentist shortage. University of iowa researchers say that the number of dentists in the state that are nearing retirment has doubled between 1997 and 2013. Data shows that during that time, the number of iowa dentists aged 55 and older went from 23 percent to 42 percent. The study also says that rural areas would be most likely to i think that some have to do with services that are available in bigger cities. Were also seeing a trend from solo to group practice. You find more Group Practices located in urban areas. Elias researchers didnt offer any fixes to the potential problem, but said their data simply suggests preparation is needed. They plan to share findings with the iowa dental association. Plus, help Rural Communities understand the data and in turn develop strategies for the future. Sabrina were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib were coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. Well fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Checking in with the statehouse. Iow a cyclists could see a new law in their favor. Sabrina a bill focused on road safety for bicycles has survived the first funnel week of the legislative session. The bill would require drivers to change lanes in order to safely pass a bike. That driver wouldnt be allowed to return to the right side of the road until safely passing the cyclist. The idea is to prevent accidents and injuries. Patrick wilson, des moines resident i mean it is a safety concern. Its concerning to ride down the road in fear of other people coming up behind you and hitting you from behind. Sabrina 37 other states currently have similar laws on the books. Currently the fine for improperly passing a cyclist is 250 dollars. Sabrina todays moral monday meeting will be focusing on gun safety in the hawkeye will go over legislation from recent years aimed at broadening both gun rights and access to firearms. Elias at time check well take a short break here on good well take a short break here on good morning iowa. Sabrina coming up, how a community has come together to help a manson teen. In this weeks iowans to know. 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 three locations. The first at the 24hundred block of woodland west bound a second one will be at the seventhousand block of fleur that one facing north bound and the final one at the 28 hundred block of easter lake 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 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. Sabrina hockey fans got a special treat sunday. As the Minnesota Wild took on the Chicago Blackhawks in an outdoor game. The rink was set up inside of the Minnesota Vikings stadium. Which only added to the enjoyment of the home team crowd. The wild able to get the win. Which puts them four and oh under new head coach john torchetti. Sabrina anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam weather adlib were coming off a very warm and overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. Well fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Elias were in that gap between winter and spring where a lot of us. Just want to go on vacation. Thats especially true for one fourteen Year Old Girl in manson. Sabrina and theres a bittersweet reason her Community Wants to help check a lot of places off her travel bucketlist. Local fives Nikki Davidson has her story in this weeks iowans to know. ,. hotel looks cool when Alexis Meyers family plans their yearly summer trip. They go all in. think you can hike up there were talking hours around the computer screen. Scheduling every day carefully so they can see the most. snaps disney world. snaps grand canyon. Those are crossed off the list. A sightseeing bucket list. Thats different than any other. 4 04 20 were trying to get the most important things done now. Despite all these vacations. Most of the traveling 14 year old alexis has done. Is to places like this snaps to hospitals, and doctors offices. Shes got a rare condition. 4 08 27 after years of testing, doctors and travel and until we finally have answers. Neuropathy. Which means when she was younger she lost nearly 60 percent of her hearing. And had to get cocoulear implants. Now shes facing another crippling battle. Significant vision loss. 3 55 41 doctors say between 1618 shell be considered legally blind. Alexis is dealing with the diagnosis. By making a list. 3 41 15 im trying to go to places before i cant see anymore. And at the top . 3 45 20 its just kind of fun to go places. Her parents hope to make her dreams come true, but a trip like that. 4 01 06 were trying to figure out whats feasible, for a family of five its not the easiest to pick up and go. And alexis isnt the type to wait for a miracle. So shes gotten busy. Shes braiding. Baking. And stringing into action. Creating jewerly. Dog toys and dog treats to fund her dream trip. bead tray with her condition its not always easy, her careful art requires the use of all of her senses. 4 11 26 her senses are not where they are supposed to be. plastic 4 12 11 were trying to get her to do things everyday to keep her moving and active. But so far. With the communities help. Shes raised more than four thousand dollars. An amount this family says is all thanks to small town iowa. 4 06 50 were thankful for the family and friends they are the suppport. Thats why we live where we live. Sabrina organizing a benefit for alexis. It gets better fort dodge and beyond will be holding a spagetti supper in march. Theyre hoping to raise enough money to send alexis to paris. All reax elias we have lots more good morning iowa ahead. But first heres abcs reena ninan and Kendis Gibson with americas money. Americas money gas prices average National Price fell 5 cents over the past two week good morning. Topping americas money gas prices. Heading lower again. 1. 71 a gallon, almost 15 cents less than a month ago. Were not likely to see significant changes in the future because crude oil prices have stabilized. Retailers are pulling hoverboards from their shels. The government declared that none of them are certified as safe. Theyve been at the source of more than 50 fires. The feds want the industry to follow requirements set earlier this month. And marvels deadpool is on top of the box office. Its on track to become one of the most successful rrated movies ever, after taking in 55 million over the weekend. Kung fu panda 3 was second. Money. Choose the one new revlon ultimateallinone. Our revolutionary mascara delivers 5 lashtransforming benefits. Volume, length, definition, lift, and intense color. Choose love 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 were coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be able to climb into the mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. Well fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small sam toss back. Elias trending now. A push to see a movie character. Take on a real life 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Sam toss back. Trending now. A push to see a movie character. Take on a real life role. Elias it seems beating up bad guys isnt the only thing marvels deadpool seems to be good at. The latest comicinspired film is still topping the box office, and proving there may be room for r rated super hero stories. But the r rated super hero stories. But the reactions from fans has gone from the big screen to the small screen. Petition has been started to get deadpool the character to host saturday night live. As of this morning it is up to more than 73 thousand signatures online. We want to clarify. This is not to get the actor Ryan Reynolds to host. But his character from the movie. All reax sabrina time for another here on good morning iowa. A quick look outside as you get ready to start your day. When we return, a look at the top stories in our morning refresh. Elias do you have a story for us. Or a comment you want to share . Well be sure to contact us. You can email us or call our newsroom. Were also on facebook. We are iowa local 5 news and twitter we are iowa 5 news if you see news break. Let us know. We are iowa and we want to cover the stories that are youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina welcome back everyone. As we wrap up our first hour, lets take a quick look at the top stories. Elias we recap your headlines. In the morning refresh. Sabrina donald trump picks up a second state, while the Republican Party loses another president ial contender over the weekend. Elias iowa lawmakers working to make the roadways a bit safer for cyclists across the Hawkeye State. Sabrina and research from the university of iowa shows a possible shortage of dentists on the horizon. Elias time now for another short break. But when we come back. Why groups across iowa are coming together to deal with an ongoing issue in the States Foster care system sabrina plus sams in with a look at your morning forecast another full hour of good morning iowa. Is right after this. Nexstar copyright moring iowa in hd. We are iowas most accurate weather team. Good morning iowa starts now elias good morning iowa im elias johnson. Sabrina and im Sabrina Ahmed. Its x 00 am on monday february 22nd elias good to have everyone with us and its great to have central iowas most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier hey sam sam sam adlibs sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib were coming off a very warm and beautiful weekend to a cooler and more overcast next few days. Today its going to be a mostly cloudy day with mild and calm conditions. Highs today are going to be mid 40s with our lows falling down to about 30 degrees. Tuesday were going to be partly sunny with a bit more of a breeze and highs still in the mid 40s. Well fall into the 30s starting wednesday and lasting into friday with a small snow chance early thursday morning. Well warm back up this weekend with a small rain snow mix chance. Sabrina