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latest tonight on local 5 news at ten. std out back to you. stephanie: be sure to stick with local 5 as we update you on this story. turning now to your statehouse matters. the deadline for medicaid is now 12 days away. more than half a million iowans on medicaid will have their care switched over to private out- of-state companies. local five s chief political correspondent amanda krenz is liive wth an update as we continue our countdown to coverage. amanda/bam: at the statehouse today, senate democrats and house republicans spoke candidly about their differences regarding the governor s plan to privatize medicaid. senate democrats are standing firmly by their decision to pass a bill that would stop the whole transition from happening. standing by their position to not even take that bill up for debate. pam jochum 4:54 i am calling on the house to take this bill up and gie it a fair hearing. if they are listning to the people they represent, they need to bring this bi ....
brad/wx wall weather adlib: well, the warmth has arrived! this is especially true for the state where 50s and 60s have pushed in this afternoon. look for tonight to stay rather windy and warm by february standards with temps in the 50s for many areas overnight and then 40s to the north. this will set the stage for a very warm friday, but it will also be windy. winds tonight will be more southerly at 15- 25, but by morning they will have turned to the west at 20-30 mph with some gust over 40 mph possible! skies will tonight, but will clear us a very sunny friday! winds, our highs north and 60s south. good too with less wind, more sunshine and continued warm temperatures. it will really be feeling like a spring has sprung! sunday will be a little cooler with some clouds around, but still not bad with highs mainly in the 40s. next week is looking pretty quiet and dry overall, but mostly in the 40s for highs. that is still above average though, so i am not complaining! lo ....
reporter: it might actually feel and look a lot like spring. we have some snow to the west of the divide. really dry, beautiful gorgeous start this monday morning. dry roads for your morning commute. that s going to change. a good 40-50% chance of showers developing by midday. temperatures dropping near 50 this afternoon with a few %- thunderstorms. some lightning and thunder possible across colorado no real threat here. jayson, today s in the low 50s. today is actually the coolest day on our 7- day forecast. we ll take a look at the warmup coming up. reporter: a good drive coming up for right now. some of the traction laws are actually being lifted. you can see in air tracker 7 this is the southbound side of these are the hov sides. that s east and that s the westbound side. a pretty nice start. you can see a lot of green including to north side i-76 commerce city, it s all pretty quiet. everybody is just waiting for the peyton manning conference. including c-470 a ....
tomorrow, warmer, back up to 70. alyx: a des moines suburb cracks down on a popular travel trend. airbnb helps homeowners rent out their space to complete strangers. iowa is des moines is enforcing rules. homeowners who rent their home for fewer than 31 days must be at home during the rental. , and face a fine of up to $750. they kind of afford stability and at least somebody in the neighborhood that is monitoring the situation. i do not understand the hype because honestly, we have never had a problem. alyx: waukee is reviewing a similar measure and planning to it has withstood blizzards and has been around for about 20 years but next week, the indoor golf level in iowa will s bubble in iowa will succumb to progress. it stands eight stories high. the owner says she and her to a real estate developer. the deal has not been finalized made public. a lot of golfers will miss the indoor driving range this winter. the middle of january and you are thinking about th ....
really not that cool. keeping some of the heating from the day yesterday towards the ground but the wind is a little stiff from the northwest, currently at 15 miles per hour. 8:00 a.m. temperature holding in the mid-50 s. it will be a slow warm up and we will not warm up much. low 60 s by 4:00 with mostly sunny skies. it will be a great day to be outside as long as you can stand that wind. alyx: thanks, frank. getting right to commitment 2016, the democratic party may be down to only 3 candidates, but as many as 7000 democrats are expected to gather in des moines tonight for political rallies and the jefferson jackson dinner. our chief political reporter cynthia fodor has a preview from hy-vee hall. cynthia: here at hy-vee hall, the candidates will each have 15 they will be in the center of the audience. the tables are set for 2000 chicken dinners, the teleprompters tested, the ballroom lit with stars and stripes but the fun will start hours before the main event. hilla ....