Through the afternoon. The roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. If anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i80 seeing around an inch or so. Highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so im not worried about icy roads. Thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. Friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. Temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. We are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. Lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina surrounded by the families and victims from mass shootings, president obama announced multiple executive actions on gun control. The actions include encouraging states to report people who shouldnt be able to get guns and expanding background checks for some private sales. Republicans on capitol hill and the campaign trail spoke out against the measures, while the campaign trail spoke out against the measures, while democratic president ial candidates embraced them. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias new data from the fbi shows that gun background checks have soared in recent years. Often used as an indicator of gun sales, backgound checks hit a record of more than three point three million in december of 20 15. Thats the first month with more than three million since the fbi began tracking the date in 1998. The third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina the Un Security Council will meet today to discuss north koreas claim to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. The test, which could take days to confirm, would be a big step forward for the countrys military ambitions. Us Officials Say a seismic event in the vicinity of a known north Korean Nuclear test site measured five pointone in magnitude. Elias number four. Elias hot off a big comeback win over purdue, the iowa hawkeyes took on nebraska last night on the basketball court. A 77 to 66 win means the hawkeyes are three and oh in conference play. Elias meanwhile, iowa state will open up its home conference play tonight, as the cyclones host texas tech in ames. Look for live reports tonight and finally in the top five. Sabrina a surge in Lottery Ticket sales has pushed the Powerball Jackpot prize up to 450 million dollars. Making it the fourth largest prize in game history. As it stands, thats also a cash Payment Option of 275 million dollars. The next drawing will be tonight. Elias a pair of Metro Criminal Court cases head to the courtroom today. Elias a woman charged in deadly car crash from november will go before the judge today. Authorities say deanna gliem faces four counts of vehicular homicide. Two of which are owi related. Last november 15th, police say she was heading south on hubbell when she hit the victims car at an intersection. Richard hummel and Randall Sonnenburg died on scene. Neighbors say that entire section of road is a nightmare. And the trial of joe lopez begins today. The 25yearold faces first degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death charges. Lopez was arrested in december after 20 month old ruby alvarez died at blank childrens hospital. The toddler had suffered serious injuries including a skull fracture. Lopez and the childs mom said she had fallen, but officials found the injuries inconsistent with a fall. Sabrina a young couple will not be charged in a deadly stabbing case that happene din des moines last mondy. On december 5th, a man broke into this home on east 14th street, with a gun. The couple that were inside used a knife to protect themselves. Des Moines Police say the Home Invasion death is justifiable self defense. The couple involved didnt want to speak on camera, but told local 5 that theres no doubt in their minds they acted lawfully in defending themselves. Elias were back with meterologist sam schreier. Sam sam adlibs sam weather adlib say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. Clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. There may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. The roads may be a bit slick in the home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. If anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i80 seeing around an inch or so. Highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so im not worried about icy roads. Thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. Friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. Temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. We are going to stay very cold throughout the drop in temperatures. T he state fire marshal has a reminder for you. Elias during the winter months. The risk of a fire happening inside the home increases greatly. The department of Public Safety says heating home fire deaths during the winter. They recommend you keep anything that can burn three feet away from heat sources. And to make sure and turn off portable heaters when not in the room or going to bed. Also remember to test smoke alarms. Alarms. Sabrina Nextgen Climate iowa hosted a discussion tuesday that focused on how Climate Change can be seen as a civil rights issue. The talk was on how Climate Change has become a human issue impacting the most vulnerable and poor communities. Nextgen even called on president ial candidates to lay out plans on addressing clean energy and Climate Change. I question a politician who wants my vote, who wants my peoples vote, to simply say, what will you do for the planet, not for your pocket and not for General Electric and not for georgia power, but for this. This. This generation . Sabrina Political Action group working to fight Climate Change and preserve American Health and prosperity for future generations, they say theyre trying to empower iowa voters at the polls. Elias at time check well take a short break, but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead. Sabrina coming up, well hear from an author who tells us how to be empowered patients. 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. 67 hundred block of northwest sixth drive and a second at the. 71hundred block of southeast vandalia drive so take care on the roads vandalia 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 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 sometimes with cold weather, comes beautiful art. Check out these pictures from china. Theyre of the annual Harbin International festival. The Winter Wonderland is made up entirely of snow and ice, with one castle standing 167feet tall. The festival attracts millions of millions of tourists each winter season. Sabrina anchor toss to wx sam adlib toss. Sam weather adlib today we are going to say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. Clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. There may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. The roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. If anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i80 seeing around an inch or so. Highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this fall to around 33 here in the metro, so im not worried about icy roads. Thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. Friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. Temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. We are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. When youve been handed a diagnosis handed a diagnosis whether its asthma or cancer you can feel overwhelmed and confused. Sabrina and, navigating the Healthcare System is not always easy. Linda ciampa introduces us to an author whos written a book that is helping make the process less daunting reporter pkgas follows about a year and half ago, beth fairchilds mammogram came back clear. Yet, she would later learn she actually had stage 4 breast cancer. Beths story resonates with leslie michelson. He was just 17 years old when his dad was told he needed open heart surgery. I picked up the phone, i called the head of cardiology at a major new York Academic center, i got my dad a second opinion, it turned out he didnt need the surgery, wrong with his heart and my dad lived for almost 40 more years and never had a heart problem. Michelson points out most americans live within one hundred miles of a major city and Academic Medical Center with specialists who take medicare and most insurance plans. And, in the patients playbook, he says everyone can get the best outcome by finding a strong primary care physician and developing a bond. Collecting medical records and writing a Family Health history. Recruiting a healthcare quarterback a friend or Family Member who have help, do the right specialist if serious. What i encourage everybody to do is go online to the nearest city, find an academic center, see who the experts are and call them and make an appointment. All elias time for another short break. But when we return. A look at a very unique concert. That has definitely gone to the dogs most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib put script here in green today we are going to say goodbye to the sun d hello to precipitation. Clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. There may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix showers across the state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. The roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how be careful driving home later today. If anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i80 seeing around an inch or so. Highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so im not worried about icy roads. Thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. Friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. Temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the coldest air of the year is expected to slam home. We are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. Sam elias in take a look at this today. Elias performance artist Laurie Andersons latest show went to the dogs. Anderson staged a concert for dogs at new yorks times square, with the fourlegged listeners given Priority Seating for the concert. They sat next to the speakers because the music was performed at a low, dog friendly frequency. People could hear the performance with wireless headphones. Sabrina well time now for another short break. But when we come back. We check consumer news in your money. Including some bad news for fans of a website claiming to improve brain power. But first heres what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. Youre watching good morning iowa in hd. We are iowa. Sabrina on your money now sabrina a California Company will have to pay a twomillion dollar fine for claiming it can brain function. The luminosity app was also billed as a tool to fire up academic performance and fight disease like dementia. But the federal trade Commission Says the claims mislead consumers, because theres no science to back it up. Lumos labs will have to give customers an easy way to scrap their subscriptions, but it wont have to admit any wrongdoing. Sabrina will twitter get rid of its 140 character limit . Speculation, by way of tweets, was rampant on tuesday. Technology news service recode reports the social media giant is working on a product that would allow users to share longer content. Twitter founder and Ceo Jack Dorsey has neither confirmed nor denied it. Neither confirmed nor denied it. Sabrina thats a look at your money this morning. 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 euclid. [current conditions] good morning iowa returns youre watching good 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 today we are going to say goodbye to the sun and hello to precipitation. Clouds will thicken up very quickly this morning so any sunshine we see will only stick around for an hour or two on the drive into work. There may be a few early scattered snow and wintry mix state, but we should see more activity through the afternoon. The roads may be a bit slick in the afternoon and evening when you are coming home from work depending on how much slush wants to stay on the roads so be careful driving home later today. If anyone sees snow accumulation it should remain fairly low with maybe a couple isolated areas north of i80 seeing around an inch or so. Highs will stay just above freezing today in the mid 30s, and this evening lows should fall to around 33 here in the metro, so im not worried about icy roads. Thursday still looks warm enough across most of iowa to see mainly rain showers, a few of which could come in the morning, but primarily falling through the afternoon. Friday is going to be more of a wintry mix to light snow day lasting into saturday morning. Temperatures are going to be falling dramatically saturday from the morning into sunday where the home. We are going to stay very cold throughout the remainder of next week with only one or two snow chances. Sabrina our top story. Wide ranging reactions to president obamas executive actions on gun control. Sabrina many families impacted by some of the deadliest attacks in our country are sharing their thoughts about the president s new gun control plan. Elias his executive orders will add hundreds of fbi and atf agents, expand background checks and increase funding for Mental Health care. Mary moloney has more reporter pkgas follows surrounded by the families and victims from mass shootings, president obama announced multiple executive actions on gun control. president obama every time i think about those kids it gets me mad, the tighter restrictions are welcome news for those impacted by gun violence. sallie badger widow of gun shooting victim everyone in the country needs to be Sandy Phillips mother of gun shooting victim for him to have the moral leadership and courage to state his purposes and share tears with us and the nation was quite moving. During his speech, president obama specifically referred to two of his supporters former congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabby Giffords. And her husband. mark kelly husband of Gabby Giffords its really taking a good step in the right direction. The issue however remains divisive. Annette Elliott gun show promoter well i think the end game with a lot of democrats is to confiscate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell questions the legality of the executive actions. sen. Mitch Mcconnell R Kentucky whether the courts will allow what hes announced hes going to do. It will be interesting to see because my guess is it will be litigation. And several republican president ial candidates are calling this a massive overreach