in the upper teens on near 20 on friday. we should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. sam: weather adlib: sam/tags on cam alright sam-- and let's get into the top five stories this morning.... elias: and the weather is our top story... bad roads, slipping and sliding and digging out ... road conditions were not great after a half-foot of snow falls. we'll check back in with sam in a bit for more details. elias: number two is... were not great after a half-foot of snow falls. we'll check back in with sam in a bit for more details. elias: number two is... what public works crews are doing about it. the city of des moines has 700 miles of residential streets to plow. once snow routes were done, they were moving onto residential streets which is still happening now. elias: the third thing walk out the know before you walk out the door... there could be a rush at the des moines airport today. many flights out of the des moines international airport were delayed or even cancelled on monday. but the airport says they've got new tools that will hopefully minimize delays... we'll show you that a little later. elias: moving away from weather for number four... elias: des moines' latest homicide victim was found shot to death at an apartment on the south side of des moines. and so far, nobody's been arrested. police say 36 year old tacono conner was found dead overnight sunday. 37 year old ami stolki was also shot but is recovering from her injuries at a hospital. police say they have a person of interest they're this is des moines' 21st homicide of the year, the second highest on record. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: des moines police are asking for your help to catch a serial robber. they say this same man is behind five robberies at three convenience stores in des moines. he never shows a weapon, but does threaten violence. the suspect is described as a white man in his 20's, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. know who he is? call polk county crime stoppers: 223- 1400. elias/lam: so plow crews keeping busy today. des moines public works has been out with crews overnight clearing roads. they're on 12 hour shifts. and once they're done with plowing, they plan to also put a layer of rock salt down to prevent slippery surfaces. elias: most metro cities also have their snow ordinances now in effect-- which means you can't park on snow routes. plows need open in des moines, they've also implemented their even/odd plowing system for neighborhoods with limited off-street parking. the neighborhoods involved in this can be seen on your screen. that means between the hours of 7 a-m and 7-pm you have to be on a certain side of the street. odd days of the month mean you park on the odd days of the month mean you park on the odd-address side of the street. if you don't follow the law .... it's a 35 dollar fine. if you're curious, you can also track state d-o-t plows while they're on the clock. the dot has a website dedicated to it. the orange arrows are where the plows are right now... there are more than 420 of them out righ now! elias: we're back with meterologist central iowa' most accurate forecast. how was your drive in this morning? sam (ad lib discussion-- how was the drive?) sam: weather adlib: . tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the one to two inches possible, so the morning commute we are going to fall of the week with highs near 20 on friday. we the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. sam/wxwall toss back to elias elias: thanks sam. many flights out of the des moines international airport were monday. passengers tell us. they might not be able to fly out till the end of the week. local 5's nikki the airport says to minimize delays right now. its the one time of year when passengers are comfortable than most are spending a lot of time ... right here. 18:39:09 six hours... of the lucky ones... his hasn't been 18:39:35 its been changing pretty rapidly, we'll watch the board and see what happens. it's part of the almost inevitable holiday travel nightmare... 18:40:00 i expect things like this to happen around christmas, not to me haha but to together people. but this year the des moines airport says they've got something new they hope will help cut out the headaches... its not something passengers see.... but it's vital to keeping flights on time in winter weather. in 15 minutes or less. (nat) this giant is what the airport calls multi (nat whirling) them this year... a plow and a broom in one. 18:29:10 one operator can do what 2 would do the epuipment operates quicker. the crew works as a team (nat rodger we'll pushing waves of snow like clockwork. 18:29:36 the less time we spend on a runway the more time it's available for aircraft. they work long 12 hour shifts... day quickly turns to night... but at a time like this... they say they've got a pretty good incentive. you see on the news those people sleeping on benches. you want to get them out and where they need to go. nikki, thanks. the weather also causing trouble at airports nationwide. nearly 2,000 flights were cancelled in the u-s monday alone. 1,000 of them involving chicago o'hare a typical day at airports around the country sees only 200 cancellations. meanwhile, the reason for those texas issues, folks are picking up the pieces in dallas after tornadoes swept through, causing substantial damage over the weekend. substantial damage over the weekend. dozens of people were injured in the storms from north texas, up through oklahoma, kansas, arkansas and missouri. the storm blew the roofs off homes, mangled vehicles, damaged churches, downed power lines, toppled trees and caused natural gas lines to rupture. there have been 46 weather- related deaths around the country since last wednesday elias: traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...900 block of ne 46th ave and a second at the ... 9700 block of nw 118th ave they're watching for speeders, which you shouldn't be doing especially in adverse conditions like this. elias: let's check those traffic conditions now. this is i-235 at valley west... looking just wet right now, good news, though the d-o-t is still reporting that stretch of interstate as "partially covered" in snow. 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." elias: an unintended impact from the snow storm-- power outages. overnight, the lights were just coming back on for more than 15-hundred people in urbandale. their power was out for several hours, after mid american energy says somebody hit a power pole! elias sam schrieier joins us now with more details on yesterday's storms. sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: iowa got slammed with a pretty good winter storm yesterday through the evening with snow totals stacking up to around 5 to 10 inches scattered across the state! roads will be slick through the morning but today will worry about any additional snowfall. with cloudy skies and fresh snowfall temperatures today are going to be in the mid 20s at best with a light wind. sam/wxwall tosses from wall next-- they call it "good riddance day." what's behind this bizarre new york city tradition. most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green iowa got slammed with a pretty good winter storm yesterday through the evening with snow totals stacking up to around 5 to 10 inches scattered across the state! roads will be slick through the morning but today will be a dry day so we shouldn't need to worry about any with cloudy skies and fresh snowfall temperatures today are going to be in the mid 20s at best with a light wind. tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the morning with a quick one to two inches possible, so the morning commute could be a bit slower. we are going to fall extra cold by the end of the week with highs near 20 on friday. we should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. sam toss back. in "take a look at this" today... ever wish you could just get rid of your bad some new yorkers are giving it a shot! shredding truck was on hand at times square on monday for those wanting to destroy their memories. you write them shred them up! alliance group says the initiative is a great way to day" is a nine-year tradition at times square. now san francisco is cracking down on some justin bieber graffiti spray-painted on sidewalks. the city attorney says they're part of a guerilla marketing campaign promoting bieber's new album "purpose". the graffiti artists appear to have used permanent spray, so even rain may not wash them away. the city attorney sent a letter to bieber's record label and his distributor monday... he demanded their in tracking down who is responsible for the graffiti. the so-called guerilla campaigns like this one are becoming a problem in san francisco. the city is trying to increase civil penalties for such violations. elias/sam (reax) elias: well time now elias: short break... but when we come back... surviving returns! what you need to know before you head back to the stores after "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: welcome back. on your money now... elias: the holidays are about giving and receiving -- and returning. once you've made the decision to ditch the sweater your aunt gave you, there are a couple of rules you should know. mary moloney explains how to survive the holiday gift return madness. as you and your family un-deck the halls -- gifts under the tree that you want to give back. to survive the mall madness -- there are some things you should know. be prepared. gather your gift receipts -- and repack what you've opened. some retailers charge a restocking fee -- especially for those tech toys. it's good that we're past the day after christmas. typically it's the second busiest day of the year for foot traffic in stores. but don't wait too long to return. find out the store's return policy. some only have a limited time frame to give back those gifts. and others require receipts. once you are in those stores -- do not sign up for the in house credit cards. it's one more bill to keep up with -- and it can ding your credit score. keep tabs on gift cards.. check the balances often. that way -- you use all the money. better yet -- cash in on unwanted cards. you can sell your gift percent of the value or more -- depending on the store. some examples -- card pool dot com or gift card granny dot com. if you've overspent this holiday season -- there is one way to use those cash cards. pay down your bills. for consumer watch -- i'm mary moloney. elias: that's a look at your money this morning... coming up after the break... sam's in with central accurate forecast... time for a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at euclid... 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"you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias:: thanks for joining us on your tuesday morning, i'm elias johnson... sabrina is off this week. elias: weather is always first on good morning iowa... in with central iowa's most accurate forecast... meteorologist sam schreier. sam: (adlib toss) sam iowa got slammed with a pretty good winter storm yesterday through the evening with snow totals stacking up to around 5 to 10 inches scattered across the state! roads will be slick through the morning but today will be a dry day so we shouldn't need to worry about any additional snowfall. with cloudy skies and fresh snowfall mid 20s at best with a light wind. tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the morning with a quick one to two inches possible, so the morning commute could be a bit slower. we are going to fall extra cold by the end of the week with highs in the upper teens on thursday and a high near 20 on friday. we should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. weather adlib: elias: story today... awaiting details latest homicide. elias: called to the apartments on des moines' on reports of a shooting. they found 36 conner, of des from gun shot 37 year old ami shot but is expected to recover from police say they're interviewing a person of interest in the case. local 5's claire powell has more. " " "the call came in as a shooting in a common area-hallway on second floor" des moines 21 st homicide of the year. just before 11 p-m on sunday night, police say 36 year old tacono conner was found shot to death in the brookside apartment complex off of south union street also found shot- 37 year old ami stolki of des moines- who's recovering from her injuries at a local hospital. police say they're hoping to get more information from a person of interest in the case. "our detectives have talked to witnesses throughout the night, identified person of interset that may have more information, trying to track that person down get them interview" expected to survive - des moines' 21st that makes it the second highest on record. "it was 20 years ago when we had 20 in 1995, the highest since then" police say even though there's nothing connecting this case to others at the moment, many of this years homicides have one thing in common. "we look for trends, patterns, commonality between overwhelming majority of these is a volatile inter- personable relationship so we still believe the communitys very safe" from des moines claire powell local 5 news we are iowa elias: tacono conner's wife spoke to local 5 news yesterday, and says he leaves behind seven children. des moines police have not made any arrests in the ongoing investigation. stay with local 5 as more details become available. elias: des moines police are also asking for your help to catch a serial robber.. they say this same man is behind five robberies at three convenience stores in des moines. he never shows a weapon, but does threaten violence. a kum and go on hubbell. a git n go on easton. and another git n go on urbandale ave. two of the stores were hit the suspect is white man in his 20's, about 6 feet tall and 200 know who he is? call polk stoppers: 223- 1400. elias: a des moines woman was killed in a bus crash in chicago. the burlington lost control on i-55 early yesterday morning. 33 passengers were on board. four passengers were injured, and one was killed. that victim has been identified as 21-year-old nicole underwood from des moines. underwood was a university of iowa student, and was headed to chicago to meet with her boyfriend to celebrate new year's together. burlington trailways says the bus was going 49 miles per hour in a 55 zone. the bus driver told chicago police he was in the far right lane, getting ready to exit when a pick-up causing him to lose control. elias: new this morning-- we're learning about a vigil planned for a little girl who died in a crash on christmas. a jeep was traveling east about 5 miles away from fort dodge when it drifted across the center line, and struck a truck traveling westbound.. both drivers... as well as a third adult and three small children were all injured in the crash and taken to unity point hospital the six year old payton henry, seen there in the middle, passed away while at the hospital.. well now her daycare is planning something special... riverview early childhood center in webster city is asking people to bring candles and come at 5 o'clock on thursday. they will sing songs and say prayers, and they ask that people wear purple. elias: and a reminder the roads may still not be great in and around central iowa tonight. this is video from our "road warrior" crew driving the streets of west des moines last night. as the snow piled up, so did the accidents. however, no major crashes to report in the good news. elias: many flights out of the des moines airport were delayed... or even cancelled monday. including, our director as he head to pasadena, california to cover the rose bowl! elias/ots: had his flight yesterday morning... but will be getting on a flight later this morning to follow the on a flight later this morning to follow the hawks to the rose bowl. but getting there just ahead of him, local five's alex giamo, with this quick preview from pasadena. no captioning available thanks alex... and once jon schaeffer gets to pasadena later today -- you can expect extensive coverage from him as well he and alex giaimo will be bringing us live reports each day leading up to january 1st. and tomorrow is the official media day, so it should be a lot of fun. and much warmer too! we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: iowa got slammed with a pretty good winter storm yesterday stacking up to around 5 to 10 inches scattered across the state! roads will be slick through the morning but today will be a dry day so we shouldn't need to worry about any additional snowfall. with cloudy skies and fresh snowfall temperatures today are going to be in the mid 20s at best with a light wind. tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the morning with a quick one to two inches possible, so the morning commute could be a bit slower. we are going to fall extra cold by the end of the week with highs in the upper teens on thursday and a high should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. elias: thanks sam-- a back. we'll take a look back at the top stories of 2015. elias: but before we go...as you get safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at three locations... one at the ....1500 block of beaver s/b and a second at the....3100 block of sw 9th n/b finally at the 1800 block of 2nd av s/b so use caution while driving.. elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [ad lib current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! 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." elias: we send it right back over to sam schreier with a look at what we can expect today. sam: adlib toss. sam: weather adlib: iowa got slammed with a pretty good winter storm yesterday through the evening with snow totals stacking up to around 5 to 10 inches scattered across the state! roads will be slick through the morning but today will be a dry day so we shouldn't need to worry about any additional snowfall. with cloudy skies and fresh snowfall temperatures today are going to be in the mid 20s at best with a light wind. tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the morning with a quick one to two inches possible, so the morning commute could be a bit slower. we are going to fall extra cold by the end thursday and a high near 20 on friday. we should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. toss back from wall elias: alright sam, thanks. we are down to the last three days of 2015, and as we prepare to to a new year, let's take a look back at some of the major news stories for the state of iowa. it's our top 5 iowa headlines from 2015. elias: we begin with the devastating avian flu elias: as spring hit the hawkeye state, so did the avian flu. ag officials confirmed the first case of the deadly illness in april at a commercial turkey flock in buena vista county. over the following months, the outbreak would hit more than 70 poultry farms across 18 counties. quarantines were established and 31 and a half million birds were euthanized. the outbreak sparked a state of emergency and its impact is estimated to be in the millions of dollars for iowa's agriculture community and the state's economy. elias: next up, a big change for iowa's medicaid program. elias: governor terry branstad pushed through a plan to privatize iowa's medicaid program. the plan would put the healthcare program under it initially was set to take effect on january first, but state and federal regulators forced the plan to be pushed back until march first. the change has raised a number of questions, bringing iowans from across the state to the capitol for hearings about the medicaid change over. elias: number three, the ongoing case of brandon ellingson's death.. elias: the case of this young man's death from the metro has raised many questions about the procedures used by missouri state patrol. in 2014, ellingson was taken into custody by was taken into custody by trooper anthony piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. while handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed involuntary manslaughter charges against piercy, who turned himself over to authorities. ellingson's family feels it's the first step toward justice. elias: the proposed bakken pipeline made waves across the state in 2015 the project would put an oil pipeline across the state, connecting the dakotas to illinois, and splitting iowa in half diagonally. prep work has already begun for the pipeline, with dakota access already staging pipes in iowa. but, the project still requires approval from the iowa utilities board. hundreds traveled to boone county in november for a public hearing and a chance to voice their thoughts on the project. those opposed to the pipeline fear the use of imminent domain to acquire land for the project and potential environmental impact. supporters say the pipeline is much safer than some fear, and will bring jobs and an economic boost to the state. elias: and rounding out the top 5, an historic season for the iowa hawkeyes elias: we are just three days from the team taking the field in their first rose bowl appearance in 25 years, but the road to pasadena began way back in september. their season began with a win, they continued, finishing the regular season undefeated for the first time in program history. coach kirk ferentz won big ten coach of the year honors. their 12 and oh record earned them a spot in the big ten championship, but there they fell to michigan state. the hawkeyes plays stanford friday in the 102nd rose bowl. elias: that's a look at your top 5 iowa stories for 2015.. tomorrow we continue our look at the past year, counting down the top 5 stories that made headlines here in the metro. elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first let's take a look at america's money. "now, we are iowa's good morning. topping "america's money" -- wall street going out for the in negative territory for 2015. >> it would be the first time either ends the year in the red since the recession. the dow yesterday lost 24 points. s&p 5004 1/2 and nasdaq, 7.5. whole foods is paying a fine. the grocery chain is paying $500,000 >> it's also expanding policies to prevent mislabeling and incorrect pricing. and maybe you should put your money in leg goes, the popular building blocks have increased in value 12% each year since 2000. >> amazing. gold on the other hand just missed 10%. only for lego sets that have never been opened. in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. most accurate forecast with weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green tonight it should be very chilly as temps fall into the upper teens across central iowa with a very calm wind. wednesday we are going to see some more snow showers move through in the morning with a quick one to two inches possible, so the morning commute could be a bit slower. we are going to fall extra cold by the end of the week with highs in the upper teens on thursday and a high near 20 on friday. we should warm back into the 30s by the end of the weekend and into early next week with another snow possible around next tuesday. sam elias: time for another short break 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. morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh. elias: and the weather is our top story... bad roads, slipping and sliding and digging out ... road conditions were not great last night and into the overnight. we'll check back in with sam in a bit for more details. meanwhile-- the city of des moines has 700 miles of residential streets to clear. once snow routes were done, they were moving onto residential streets which is still happening now. the city's parking ordinance is in effect. there could be a rush at the des moines airport today. many flights out of the des moines international airport were delayed... or even cancelled on monday. delayed... or even cancelled on monday. they were actually record numbers of flights impacted by weather nationwide on monday. elias: des moines' latest homicide victim was found shot to death at an apartment on the south side of des moines. police say a 36 year old man was found dead overnight a 37 year old year old woman was also shot but is recovering from her injuries at a hospital. police say they have a person of interest they're tracking down to interview. elias: and finally: des catch a serial robber. they say this same man is behind five robberies at three convenience stores in des moines. he never shows a weapon, but does threaten violence. you're supposed to call police if you recognize him. elias: time now for another short break... but when we come back... sam's in with a look at your morning forecast! another full hour of good morning iowa... is right after this.