With lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. Rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. Northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. We are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. Next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no White Christmas in the forecast. Sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina the rains over the past few days have lead to flooding in the metro. Days have lead to flooding in the metro. Rising waters metro. Rising waters forced parts of george flagg parkway, feir drive, and southeast hartford to be closed to traffic. Flooding at Water Works Park even forced Jolly Holiday lights to first in its 20 year history. Sabrina in the number two spot this morning. Sabrina a hit an run investigation on the iowa state campus. Just after seven monday morning, isu police found emmalee jacobs at the intersection of ash avenues and lincoln way. She was taken to the hospital where she later died. Ames police are now assisting in the investigation. Anyone who may have information is asked to contact authorities. Contact authorities. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina today marks an important deadline for Health Insurance through the Affordable Care act. December 15th is the last day to sign up and have coverage that begins january first. Officials expect a surge in enrollment to ensure coverage that starts with the new year. The open Enrollment Period does continue through the end of january. Sabrina number four. Sabrina iowa fans learned monday if they would get a ticket to the rose bowl. Almost 55 thousand ticket requests were put in for the alotted 22 thousand tickets. For hawkeye fans hoping to go, but not able to get a ticket through the university, they will now have to turn to the secondary market. Where the cheapest ticketcome in at fourhundred dollars. Sabrina and finally in the top five. Sabrina tonight marks the final debate in 2015 for the republican president ial contenders. A surge in the polls has helped ted cruz move closer to the middle, but donald trump will still be center stage. One of top issues likely to be addressed, terrorism and how to ensure national security. Sabrina the search continues for a missing teen from des moines this morning. Sabrina the family of the 17year old last had contact with him saturday night. Polk county sheriffs deputies are kemp. His mother tells police she hasnt since he left for a party in granger saturday night. Sam was last black nike dark blue jeans. Anyone with should contact Sheriffs Office. Through a home monday, while the homeowner it happened at laurel. A few surrounding fire called in to help called for emergency crews says the homeowner was fire started. No one was hurt, started. Say the home is probably a total loss. Sabrina sam schreier. Sam weather adlib we are finally done with rain here in the metro was soaked with 3. 78 falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. We should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. Skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy east wind. Tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. Rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. Northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. We are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. Next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into still no White Christmas in the forecast. Sabrina theres was definitely an air of celebration and admiration at the iowa state fairgrounds last night. The longest serving governor in the nations history made his rounds greeting supporters throughout the night, branstad first took office in 1983. Hes never lost an election, giving him a 19 and oh record no mattter what office he sought. To give you an idea of the place governor branstad carved out in history. The previous longest serving governor was George Clinton from new york, who served seven threeyear terms starting in 1777. At the event honoring the governor some high profile republicans and governor some high profile republicans and democrats congratulated mr. Branstad on making history. Grassley youve earned your place in history by willingness to serve and to lead. Boswell i dont care if youre independent, republican, democrat, or something else. This is a great occasion thta we all ought to be proud this has happened. Sabrina every place setting in the room. Every place setting in the room. Proceeds will go to help efforts in the state that are preserving and promoting iowas history. Sabrina at time check well take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa ahead. Coming up, a look at how star wars has inspired a new type of workout 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. 72 hundred block of northwest 26th street and a second at the. 49hundred block of northwest beaver drive 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 iowa continues after this us aouerwh y bino peen hri ls,t n beifcu tco wh d refuonoundoulod on. R. Obn mr. Ana bs a ie eneang paedin a 2soi alysryg t w arg dsndewecoly lpg u ar aouerheinu aras e we a mt noti vis r e arg imir. Nd hsowi uce u unghe tos. Ndhel treo lpoun uroueyo arg tt. Co itoelng hr d lko. Nd taymorning 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 the state of utah had to break out the snow plows and emergency vehicles monday, after a bought of Severe Weather dumped heavy snow around salt lake city. Drivers struggled to keep their cars going, but found themselves having to dig out of the frozen mess. Snow totals have ranged from nine inches to 18 inches. With parts of the state under winter storm advisories through tonight. Sabrina anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam we are finally done with rain here in the metro, at least for this afternoon the metro was soaked with 3. 78 falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. We should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. Skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy east wind. Tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. Rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. Northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. We are cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. Next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no White Christmas in the forecast. Sam toss back. Sabrina star wars excitement is everywhere. Inc luding iowa the iowa dot had a star wars theme for their message mondays. Theme for their message mondays. They asked for suggestions for messages related to the movie premier, and said they couldnt just pick one. Sabrina with days to go until the force awakens hits theaters nationwide, some fans in new york may put in a few extra hours at the gym. Clare sebastian shows us how the movies have inspired a unique workout for the aspiring to be jedi knights. Reporter pkgas follows the first rule of jedi school. Know how to handle your weapon daniel reiser, instructor, new york jedi why do you think i have my strike at an angle like this slide it down every thursday at this lightsaber fitness class in manhattan. Star wars fans get to sweat it out. In character. Practicing moves just like the lightsaber though perhaps not quite to that level yet. Todays instructor daniel reiser. A special Education Teacher has been doing this for 8 years. daniel reiser, instructor, new york jedi wheres the fun of just simply watching something, i mean you look at say a football fan a lot of them are never gonna be an nfl player but theyre gonna go in the back yard and throw that football around its the same thing but instead of footballs we have lightsabers. Its a way of becoming part of something that we truly love by day these jedis in training are. A legal assistant to a kitchen designer. By night they are united by one thing. Russ Briggeman its a visceral gut feeling, it just feels satisfying to pick up one of these and all of a sudden you are a jedi knight, you are a sith lord star wars has inspired a type of fandom that goes way beyond a love of watching the movies. Fans like these have to why. So do i. Luckily ive been practicing my injokes clare sebastian, reporter you dont have a really bad feeling about this Luke Skywalker ive got a bad feeling about this daniel reiser, instructor, new york jedi i always have a really bad feeling about this that still doesnt stop me. clare sebastian, reporter one, two, three, four five whatever your skill level. This group has one core philosophy daniel reiser, instructor, new york jedi once a jedi, always a jedi clare sebastian, reporter so i think ive finally seen the light as to what it takes to be a true star wars fan. So really. Theres only one thing left to say whole room jedi may the force be with you all reax time for another short break, but when we come back. Sam got a surprise delivery monday morning. Well see if it has helped him complete a life long goal 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 finally done with rain here in the metro, at least for this afternoon the metro was soaked with through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. We should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. Skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy east wind. Tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. Rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. Northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. We are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. Next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no White Christmas in the sam toss back. Sabrina sabrina in take a look at this today. Some viewers try to give our favorite meteorologist a helping hand. Sabrina you may remember the story we talked about monday. A recordbreaking gathering of people kissing under the mistletoe. And the revelation that sam has not had such an encounter. Well, thanks to some viewers and the floral department at the valley west hyvee he is now a step closer. The directions stated remove from box, place strategically, stand underneath and wait patiently all reax well time now for another short break. But when we come back. A hot holiday item, gets a little overheated, causing lots of concerns. But first heres what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. Morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina on your money now sabrina the hot new gadget for this but now, the Us Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating at least 11 reports of hoverboard fires in 10 states. News of the comes as both amazon and overstock dot com halted the sale of almost every model and brand of hoverboard. There have been reports that certain models can burst into flames, as a result of malfunctioning batteries and plugs. But dont worry, there are a few models still being sold at certain models still being sold at certain retailers. Sabrina automaker ford is looking to give customers a ride. Its piloting a ridehailing service that could eventually be a competitor for uber. Right now the service, called allows its travel throughout the ford campus in michigan. Could be scaled into a larger service. The program is one way the itself in an everevolving automotive world. Sabrina and finally, dont have the for healthy options. But pepsi is working to change that. The company has unveiled the new hello goodness vending machine that offers goodand betterforyou product choices. Those products juice drinks, lays oven baked and gatorade. As well as glutenfree and fatfree options. Sabrina your money this 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 [current conditions] good morning sabrina topping your headlines this morning. The enrollment window for Health Insurance may still have another month to go, but today still marks a big deadline. Sabrina and its another showdown in the nevada desert, as the republican president ial candidates take the stage for their final debate in 2015 sabrina back in the metro, drivers will deal with some remaining the days of rain we have seen over the past week. 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 finally done with rain here in the metro, at least for this afternoon the metro was soaked with 3. 78 falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. We should stay dry during the day today, but we are going to start the morning with patchy fog. Skies will be cloudy through the day with a high in the low 40s and a breezy east wind. Tonight it will be cloudy again winds. Rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. Northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. We are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. Next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no White Christmas in the forecast. Sabrina this Morning Ames Police hope to find the person responsible for mondays hit and run. Sabrina the week began with tragedy on the isu campus, where authorities found a student in the roadway. The victim of a hit and run. Urbana resident and isu freshman emmalee jacobs was found lying in the road at the intersection of ash avenue and lincoln way. Emergency services carried her to a hospital, where she later died. Ames police are asking that anyone with information call stoppers. The information is there on your the information is there on your screen. Sabrina new this morning, a deadline for those wanting their Health Insurance coverage to start january first. Sabrina today marks the last day to enroll, to ensure that coverage begins the first of 2016. For those already enrolled, today is the last day to change your insurance plans so that it will take effect on the first of next month. Officials expect a surge in enrollment with todays deadline. However, the open enrollment window will remain opening until the end of january. After today, the coverage will take effect on march first. Sabrina due to the rain and flooding, Jolly Holiday lights has been cancelled for the searon, a first in its 20 year history. The beloved christmas tradition put on by make a wish iowa takes around 14 hundred volunteers and three weeks to set up. Make a wish says the cancellation may cost it more than 200 thousand dollars in donations. That money can make up to 40 wishes come true. All the challenges what our wish kids go thorugh on a daily basis. We love what we do and well keep doing it. And well keep raising money on behalf of make a wish iowa and kids across the state sabrina joy Holiday Lights will be back next year. And donations are still being accepted by call, mail or online at iowa wish dot org. Sabrina on top of cancelling Jolly Holiday lights, the flooding is closing roads like george flagg parkway and many others. The rising waters also took over the clive greenbelt trail, targeting stores along swanson boulevard. Making it difficult for drivers to get around. Little cars start to surf board, and some people go really fast, then slow down to hit the water and it floods their engine were insdie saying move, move, move sabrina fleur drive is closed off to drivers, as well as southeast hartford avenue at southeast go to we are iowa dot com for more updates on road closures. Sabrina and if you have any weather pictures or video from be sure to share them with us you can post them at we are iowa dot com. Just click on the share it tab we may even use them on air. Sabrina were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib sam weather adlib we are finally done with rain here in the metro was soaked with 3. 78 falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. We should stay dry during the day today, but