The mid 20s. Tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and Single Digits across the state. Thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. The weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again next week well start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. Elias lets get into the top five this morning. Lets get into the top five this morning. Elias flooding along the Mississippi River continues to get worse. Preparations are underway in saint louis for what could be the worst flooding since 1993. Many communities in the area spent tens of thousands of sandbags. However, in some areas the rising waters have all but covered up whole towns. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias another sign that iowa has been freed of the avian flu outbreak. The state department of agriculture says that on january first the ban on poultry exhibitions will be lifted. Officials instituted the ban to prevent the disease from spreading, halting live poultry shows at fairs and auctions. Some resorted to using photographs to still show birds. Elias the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Elias family and friends are mourning the loss of a College Student from des moines. This after the charter bus she was riding in monday crashed just fifteen minutes away from its chicago destination. Now they plan to keep nicole underwoods memory alive by setting up a scholarship at the university of iowa in her honor. Elias number four. Another drops out of the republican president ial nomination race. George pataki has decided to end his president ial campaign. The former new york governor failed to gain traction in the polls, averaging one percent, which also kept him off the primetime debate stage. That leaves a dozen major candidates still vying for the partys nomination. Elias and finally in the top five. Elias a major upset on the hardwoods last night. The iowa hawkeyes Mens Basketball Team defeated number one ranked Michigan State in iowa city. This is the First Time Since 1999 that the hawks knocked off a 1 ranked opponent. At no point did the hawkeyes trail behind Michigan State in their big ten opener, taking the win 83 to 70. Elias we are getting more details about an illegal county. The sheriff says he believes several people were involved in the killing and butchering of a cow just north of menlo. The remains of the animal were found on christmas day. And the images are graphic. Weve blurred out a lot of this. Authorities found two sets of tire tracks one from a car, the other from a pick up truck. They say the attempted robbery they were investigating and this butchering are connected and want the publics help. Well it wasnt pretty, but i guess im used to unfortunate things like that. I just dont know why would have to go shoot one. If they were hungry elias the usda is aware of the situation, in case the meat were attempted to be illegally sold. Anyone with information should call Guthrie CountySheriffs Office. No doubt many iowans spent parts of monday and tuesday, clearing away snow and ice. But that also presents a chance for injury. Over the past two days, more than a dozen weather related injuries have been reported by Mercy Medical center. Most at the central campus. So far, the injuries have been from car crashes, and slips and falls. But there is another concern to watch out for this time of year. Snow lbowers are def risk for hand injury, most come snowblowers with some tool of some sort to clear jams from the blades so people hopefully arent as tempted to clear those out elias were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. The snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. Accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. We are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. Tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and Single Digits across the state. Thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. The weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again next week well start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances elias new this morning. Hawkeye fans packed the Eastern Iowa Airport tuesday with their luggage in hand as they head to sunny california. Those heading to watch the rose bowl, added around three thousand more passengers to the normal traffic goinf through the airport. Dave franzman shows us that the airport was ready for the big departure. [take pkg]pkg cedar rapids 00 00 00 00 its the kind of airport lines fliers might expect to see snaking through terminals at the big airports like chicagos ohare. But these fliers were mostly black and gold and happy. Sot nat down the line cheer [take sot]sot jo bell rose bowl charter passenger [take sot]sot joann dalton rose bowl charter passenger 00 00 00 00 6 30 airport administrators say when you add up all the charter and regular passengers this may wind up as the airports single busiest day for flying ever. And organizers took steps to make the waiting more tolerable. Local craft breweries offered free samples to those waiting to board. A therapy dog mingled with the crowd spreading some good cheer. And charter passengers dropped off baggage on an improvised football field. But most importantly, a mixture of volunteers and extra staff kept the lines marty lenss Eastern Iowa Airport director 3 00 many charter passengers say they wondered about the weather after cancellations and delays monday. But aside from a few short delays, everything ran on time. Trt oc. Stnd elias the vast majority of rose bowl charter flights took off tuesday, with on public charter heading out today. There are only two days left until the hawkeyes take on the stanford cardinals at four pm on new years day. Well see how the team spent tuesday a little bit later this morning. Elias at time check well take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead. Just ahead. While some worked to clear the snow and ice, others found a way to enjoy the cold. 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. 72 hundred block of northwest 26th street in ankeney and a second at the. 55hundred oakhill drive in Pleasant Hill. 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 after this elias johnson, Sabrina Ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. This is good morning iowa. Screams from the newly formed slopes around the metro were too good to pass up for sledders tuesday. Kids off on vacation have been out and about, hitting the hills by the way, this video is from capitol hill, right by the State Capitol one of the better easy access hills in des moines. Elias anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam weather adlib light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. The snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. Accumulations between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. We are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. Tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and Single Digits across the state. Thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. The weekend is starting to look a bit climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again next week well start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. Elias elias patients in the pediatric unit at Mercy Medical center got a special visit tuesday. Four members of the iowa wild visited patients, taking photos with fans. They didnt come empty handed. They also brought toys and stuffed animals to the children staying there. They shared their thoughts on what it means to get involved with the community. Elias the teddy bears are from the toss a bear night at the wild game. More than 500 teddy bears were donated that night. Elias time for another quick break here when we come back. Why this particular feline is having a rough start to the week. Most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib put script here in green light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. The snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. We are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. Tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and Single Digits across the state. Thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. The weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again next week well start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. Sam toss back. In take a look at this today. Elias a cat in arizona has had a bad few days, three to be exact. Hes been sitting on top of a utility pole for three days. With temperatures close to freezing each night. So its one cold kitty. Neighbors arent sure how to down, and have called on the Utility Company to try and help get it back down to solid ground. All reax elias well time now for another short break. But when we come back. The iowa hawkeyes are just two days away from their first appearance in the rose bowl after 25 years. Well check in and see how things are going in california. Morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Elias hawkeye fans have been heading west, getting ready for fridays big game between iowa and stanford. And local five is in pasadena as well. Elias local five sports director Jon Schaeffer finally got a flight west tuesday, after mondays delay due to weather. Now that he is in sunny california, he finds himself in the middle of rose bowl fever. Jon caught up with the hawkeyes, and found out how they are feeling ahead of the big game. Jon schaeffer los angeles, ca good morning guys im finally here. Now this week is probably flying by for the hawkeyes. Day after day killing time, practicing, meeting with media, and enjoying los angeles. As we found out today this team focused but also likes to have a little fun while theyre at it. Week after week day after day since december 5th iowa has been working to new years day for the rose bowl. Macon klewa iowa fullback 29 34. Really chomping at the bit here to get to stanford and play this game. With the end of this football season drawing to a close so go the beards that have fully blossomed or in c. J. Beathards case been trimmed back building up to the grand daddy of them all. C. J. Beathard iowa quarterback 49 57 Henry Krieger coble iowa tight end 581 13 and maybe while theyre here in los angeles they could run into a celebrity crush . Or they may already have a celebrity in the locker room Darian Cooper may be a budding roaster at least he took it to jordan canzeri at the comedy club last night. Darian cooper iowa defensive lineman 1 32 hawkeyes will be having as much fun friday as they did today. Jon schaeffer l. A. 1 552 07 ferentz has his press conference at 8 am this morning. Well also visit the u. S. S. Iowa in the afternoon that battleship is now a museum docked here in los angeles. Well have all of those stories tonight at 6 and 10 here on local 5 elias and dont forget, the 102nd rose bowl game gets underway new years day between iowa and stanford. The game kicks off at 4 pm on espn. Well have more from jon throughout the week as we head into the big game. Elias time for a quick time for a quick break. Coming up. 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. Moring iowa in hd. We are iowas most accurate weather team. Good morning iowa starts now elias thanks for joining us on your [day of week] morning, im elias johnson. Elias weather is always first on good morning iowa. In with central iowas most accurate forecast. Meteorologist sam schreier. adlib toss sam weather adlib light snow is back in iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. The snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. Accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. We are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. Tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with lows in the low teens and Single Digits across the state. Thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. The weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. Elias our top story. Family and friends mourn the loss of a College Student from des moines. Elias this after the charter bus she was riding in monday crashed just fifteen minutes away from its chicago destination. Now they plan to Keep University of iowa senior nicole underwoods memory alive by giving back to someone else. She was studying to become a social worker and planned to attend grad school. Theyre hoping to raise money to create a 10 thousand dollar scholarship for a university of Iowa Human Services student in her honor. They believe the scholarship would keep her love for life alive in someone else. If she could help someone meet their dreams and share that passion, that would be what she would defintely want to the bus crash is still under investigation. Four other people were hurt in the collision. Elias the new year brings good news in the recovery from iowas avian flu outbreak. A statewide ban on exhibitions using live chickens and turkeys will be lifted. Under the ban all live bird exhitions at county fairs, auctions, and other gatherings had been prohibited in the effort to stop the spread of the avian flu. The Iowa Department of agriculture will end the ban on january first. The outbreak ended up affecting more than 31 million birds in 18 counties. The ban affected county fairs and the iowa state fair. No new cases of the avian flu have been reported since june, and Officials Say iowa is now considered free of the illness. Elias the massive weather system that brought ice, snow, and rain across much of the country arent over yet. More than 18 million americans across the Central United states are now dealing with historic flooding. Abcs megan hughes has the latest on this sotry. Script along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe time sot parts of the town of kimmswick near st louis already flooded. In Union Missouri a mcdonalds nearly submerged. A gas station underwater. This Sewage Treatment plant to exceed capacity . Water . and many rivers havent crested yet. Water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66 more than 500 roads the missouri governor is calling in the National Guard sot Governor Nixon sot nixon were dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you vertical feet of water. Flooding is being blamed for at least 18 deaths in the region and across the countrysnowstorms are also proving deadly. In new york this crash between a fed ex truck. And a black sedan on slick road. Killed the cars 22 year old driver. Whiteout conditions from the northeast shovel nats to the midwest made travel is nearly impossibleby road . nat beep beep beep . Or by air. 850 cots were setup at Ohare Airport overnight. Thousands of passengers across the country are stranded. So just trying to get home. Its been a pretty long day. Megan hughes on cam close this marks the fourth straight day of misery for holiday traveller elias were back with memerologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib iowa through the morning so we are going to see a slower morning commute again. The snow will stay very light and relatively fast moving through the morning, so the metro should be done snowing by 7 or 8am. Accumulations from the morning snow should be between a tenth or two to an inch of snow across much of central iowa. We are going to stay cloudy and cold today with our fresh powder as highs only climb into the mid 20s. Tonight we will fall into the coldest air of the season so far with across the state. Thursday should be a dry but very cold day with highs only in the low 20s. The weekend is starting to look a bit nicer with highs climbing back into the lower 30s and we should see the sun again next week well start warmer in the 30s with a few small snow chances through the week. Elias well the Iowa Hawkeyes Foot