mark and lisa? lisa: thank you. the cold weather has many local schools delaying the start of class today. mark: there are nearly 80 school delays and closures running at the bottom of your screen. among them, norwood schools are closed today due to the sub-zero wind-chill temperatures. edgewood, winton woods, fairfield, and the mt. healthy school districts are all on a two-hour delay. cincinnati public schools is a on a two-hour elementary school bus delay. many districts don' t want kids standing at the bus stop or walking to school in the cold weather. remember, you can get a complete closures on wlwt.com. powerball fever is bringing on another rush for tickets ahead of tonight' s drawing. lisa: the jackpot is almost unbelievable -- $1.5 billion. dan griffin is live in the newroom with more on where you can get your hands on some free tickets today. dan: powerball fever just keeps getting hotter. the jackpot now sitting at $1.5 billion, with a cash option of $930 million. those watching the money grow are anxious

lisa: lisa: a mega response to three powerball tickets. mark: the water crisis in flint michigan now being called a cover-up by the attorney general' s office. lisa: the latest on the ripley officer injured this morning. where police are finding the suspect. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt t news 5 today. lisa: 5:00 a.m. on your thursday, i am lisa cooney. mark: i am mark hayes randi rico , and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and lisa: are you using your pockets, kyla? mark: it is going to be 50 degrees today. randi: yesterday the pockets would be necessary. as you take a look at the radar, we do have clear skies to start out the day, and it is not nearly as cold as it was yesterday. 19 in hamilton, but that is a cold spots. everybody else into the 20' s, and temperatures will climb nicely today. 28 closer to downtown, and 27 in florence. here' s the breakdown for today. right now, not bad at all. at noon, sunny skies and 41. melting away. we stay mild tonight. clouds will solely work in, and let'

lisa: mr. anderson walked away with a swag bag full of goodies from our friends bob and marianne from warm 98 and the team at modern office methods. best of all, the class was treated to a pizza party by westshore pizza. if you have a teacher you think should be teacher of the week go to wlwt.com. look under the contests tab for details on how to nominate your bringing healthy food into the inner city. closing the health gap says. cincinnati has 10 fewer stores in under-served communities than the national average. that will soon change. boston-based developer the community builders is working on >> we call it transformational. there is no way for this not to have a catalytic affect in terms of transforming people' s perceptions about the neighborhood transforming the , physical environment in the neighborhood. transforming the available amenities from housing to commercial. lisa: the plans would tear down most of the avondale town center. it would be replaced by a save-a-lot grocery store a la

``lisa: 5:00 a.m. on your m lisa cooney. ``mark: and i' m mark hayes. ``while there' s no more snowfall ``today, the dropping temperatures ``have several local schools ``closed or delayed this morning. ``among them, grant county is ``closed. ``campbell county and kenton ``county are both on a one-hour ``delay. ``a complete list is on wlwt.com. ``lisa: randi rico and kyla woods ``are in this morning with your ``weather and traffic. ``let' s go straight to randi rico ``for the forecast. ``it is not the elephant in the ``room anymore. ``randi: it looks totally stupid. ``1-10 inches of snow. ``that is what we are going to be ``seeing across our area. ``most of us between 1-4 inches. ``some places could see as much as ``10 inches of snow. ``this is the type of system we ``are talking about. ``there is going to be a steep ``gradient. ``the evening drive for the rough ``for everyone tomorrow. ``the track can still shift north ``or south. ``the extreme southeast ``communities, closer to 10. ``areas likely to get slammed, ``central and southern adams ``county an

lisa and mark? lisa: thank you. plenty of winners and losers at last night' s golden globe mark: we will tell you who got a standing ovation for their performance. lisa: and a local watch party for last night' s awards show. what movie they were routing for and its connection to the queen city. stay with us. 5:19 again! r again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... mark: good morning. be careful. some icy spots out there. delays and closings on the bottom of your screen. lisa: the golden globes have wrapped up, after honoring the year' s best in movies and tv. mark: there were some obvious winners as well as some surprises. kyla: and with all the winners, there was plenty of excitement to go around. so ricky gervais returned to the stage to host the event. actor jon hamm closed out his "mad men" career, the series finally coming to and end. this was his second globe as best actor in a tv drama. in the film ranks, 18 yea

lisa and mark. lisa: thank you. classes are cancelled in newcomerstown, ohio, this morning after a house explodes in the area late last night. the sheriff' s department says in happened around 9:00 last night. people claiming to be family say they believe a man was inside the home at the time of the explosion. you see the flames. officials are still investigating the cause of the explosion and whether anyone else was inside the home. mark: new information on a deadly shooting in westwood. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live at the scene with what we know about the investigation. dan? the motive for the shooting still a mystery this morning. what we do know -- a man was shot and killed in the parking lot here. police say the shooting happened just after 10:00 last night here at the western hills apartment complex in westwood. the victim was 27 years old and was found in the parking lot here in the 2600 block of montana avenue. there was quite a police response, including the homicide unit. when police arrived, they te

lisa: john, thank you. the university of cincinnati has agreed to pay the family of samuel dubose a $5.3 million settlement, according to a statement from the dubose family and a cnn report. mark: according to the family' s statement, they' ll receive $4.85 million in compensation directly, and about $500,000 worth of tuition at uc for dubose' s 12 children. for more on what the settlement means let' s check in with wlwt news 5' todd an attorney who helped the : dubose family during their talks with uc says today' s news, coming on mlk day, is a very important moment, not just for the university, but for all of cincinnati. al gerhardstein says dubose' s family was intent on pursuing a peaceful resolution. he commends them for that and says with the way sam dubose died, that' s a call for justice. he died in stop dubose off-campus for plate. killed dubose. it was an incident captured on the body camera. five of later, ray tensing is awaiting trial for murder, and the dubose family is trying to move forward.

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lisa: i' m lisa cooney. more headlines are straight ahead. it is 30 degrees or so. good morning. randi: 30-ish is not bad. yesterday was an anomaly. we' re not going to start near 50 degrees. temperatures will be on the upswing in time for the weekend. you do see clouds across our area. they will be clearing out as we head through the day. turning sunny but not really warm. and 30. looking at the breakdown for today, upper 20' at noon, expect a few peaks of sunshine, 33. temperature-wise pretty similar to worry ended up yesterday afternoon. highs today in the 30' s. i have 60' days as high temperatures. mark: an apartment parking lot overnight. lisa: police found a man shot to they' re trying to find the person responsible. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is leading the way with the new information we' ve just learned overnight. bring us up to date. dan: a man was shot and killed in this apartment complex. a playground in the background. we do not know the motive for the shooting. the shooting happened just after 10:00 last night here at the western hills apartment complex in westwood

lisa: have you heard? super bowl 50 is going to feature the carolina panthers and the denver broncos. former bengal nelson palmer through several singles. the big game is from where he seven in santa clara with kickoff set for 6:30. randi: we had a great game. done like four weeks ago, right? [laughter] as we take a look at the seven day forecast, 42 degrees this morning -- starting up this morning in the 20' s but it does not feel too bad, noon we are at 37 degrees and by 4:00, 42. we are talking showers by 6:00, maybe closer to 8:00. the rain will be gone by this time tomorrow morning and during the day, temperatures do not move much. we don' t see too many flurries, then it is about the warm-up with getting up above 50 degrees on saturday. our next item is a genuine "name your price" tool. this highly sought-after device from progressive can be yours for... twenty grand? -no! we are giving it away for just 3 easy payments of $4.99 plus tax! the lines are blowing up! we've got deborah from poughkeepsie.

lisa: thank you. happening today, a final goodbye for a milford high school teenager who was killed in a week in car crash. lauren wilfong gathered in milford to remember their friend who died sunday in loveland after slamming into an suv. this is video from the visitation last night. it happened sunday night. the exact cause of the accident remains under investigation. mark: we have new information on funeral information from officer holds berger. his funeral is monday at he spent his entire career in various roles in butler county, from sheriff to a councilman. and police officer in the city of hamilton. he also ran a convenience store in downtown hamilton. lisa: new developments surrounding the deadly plane crash in greene county, ohio. authorities have now identified the pilot as j-roll lansford. -- joel lansfor d. investigators are working to find out what caused the crash. mark: a local 14-year-old is facing jail time after he was found guilty of raping another teenager at a party. it all starte

lisa? lisa: their equal. -- very cool. a new 24-hour a day pilot program at u.c. health is taking off. one that puts local specialists in contact with more patients than ever. the technology looks simple, web cam on the other. doctors at uc health can provide inpatient consultations, to hospitals states away using this equipment. clinical support and remote monitoring are also main portions of the program to connect patients with top health experts. >> think about the cost of travelling for the patient, and the intangible and real cost to the family to bring that patient over here which can be completely avoided by providing this technology. lisa: u.c. health hopes to develop a hub and a model in the region for delivering specialty renatal care to communities where it may not be available. celebrating their ribbon cutting fridays today. the northern kentucky city is celebrating the expansion of manufacturing business indy honeycomb. the company was originnaly founded in indianapolis. the ri

lisa: i' m lisa cooney. more headlines are straight ahead. good morning to you. the dial in the car said 50. randi: it was 15 degrees. -- 50 degrees. randi: we' re in the hot the day. upper 40' s to around 50. gone. 30' s this afternoon. ok? we were in the 50' s early. temperatures are dropping. we take a look at the radar. south of 71, 75, through light rain over toward sparta. along 68 in brown county and georgetown, light showers. everybody should be done by the rain about 7:00 this morning. officially 50 at midnight. 48 degrees for cvg right now. the planner for today, temperatures tumble. noon, cloudy, breezy, 35. it will feel like the upper 20' s. big changes into the next 12 hours. guys? mark: more young victims identified by police in a disturbing sex crimes case. lisa: a local babysitter is already accused of molesting a 4-year-old. wlwt news 5' s tammy mutasa reports from dearborn county, tammy: prosecutors say steven rokowski was a babysitter for some of the victims. he earned their parent' s trust, then preyed on the children. tonight i spoke with the

lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. i was just complaining i' m a little hungry right now. randi said there are some trees in the kitchenette because we are having a bittersweet moment. one of our favorite engineers is retiring. the food is in there, jim. randi: the cameras up start going like this. lisa: i have worked many mornings with jim strickler. 88 years. -- 38 years. he is leaving his post and no, we will be talking about jim all morning. great guy. randi: he can kick up his feet and relax. lisa: he will probably do it. randi: as soon as it hits 40 degrees he is on the golf course. low 30' s, will probably make it up to almost 40. we are in the mid-50' s this weekend. cloudy skies right now all across greater cincinnati and you can see some very light snow showers on the radar right around maysville and the ohio river and moving toward vicksburg. the radar shows it as snow, however, it is reading -- reaching the ground as a good event o

lisa: and karin says g.e. says despite the cuts, there is a high amount of engineers in southwest ohio. let's look outside live now. i-71 south at the exit always busy during oath the morning and evening rush. city officials say once the martin luther king interchange opens, this congestion will be relieved. the martin luther king jr. ramp off of i-71 is the beginning of a transformative project that will breathe life into the uptown areas. tonight wlwt news 5's courtis fuller joins us on the jobs impact we could be seeing over the next decade. hi, courtist. courtist: people close to the project call it an innovative corridor. efforts are underway right now to make the economic benefits as inclusive as any project >> uptown is already a dominant job center. we feel that this will take it into a whole new level. courtis: as the visible signs of change in this area move forward, the vision of the martin luther king project is led by the consortium. if you need a perspective about the scope of this project, consi

lisa and mark? lisa: thank you. "i have a dream." day, but especially today, honoring the man who spoke them more than 50 years ago. mark: wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live at the national underground railroad freedom center with a preview of one of the city' s biggest dr. martin luther king jr. day events today. dan: dr. martin luther king' s legacy will be celebrated and on it as people gather for a march. the march has never been cancelled in cincinnati in its now 41 years. it will be cold outside as an expected 1,000 people line up to march from here at the freedom center to fountain square and then to music hall. the theme of this year' s celebration, "mlk, we can' t wait," focuses on promoting racial justice and equity beyond one day. the marching set to kick off around 10:00 a.m., and temperatures are expected to be bitter cold. people involved are giving a strong warning to be smart and bundle up. >> if folks want to come and will welcome them, but we also encourage people to be smart. the weather really is

lisa? lisa: thanks. speaking of the local brewery, it' s expanding in another way, with a new stout. madtree will release their rubus cacao chocolate raspberry stout today at noon. the brew first made its debut back in february, 2014, but was only available in draft form. starting today, the stout will now be available in cans. the brewery describes the flavor as a sweet chocolate stout with a slightly tart raspberry flavor. u.s. companies had the highest monthly job numbers of the year in december. payroll processor adp says businesses added more than a quarter million jobs last month, . construction and retail saw the biggest gains. the government will issue its official jobs report tomorrow. economy experts expect a slightly lower number of jobs added and a steady unemployment rate. on the other side of the job front, macy' s announced that it disappointing holiday sales. on top of the job cuts, 40 stores are closing. four have already closed. the remaining 36 will close by spring. the closest stores

lisa: kyle, good morning to you. kyla: we have to worry about yet the aware of any -- you have to be aware of any water because anything that is liquid is going to be ice. about. northbound i-75 at mitchell. they will shut all of those lanes off tonight at 11:00 until 5 a.m. to get more work done in the area. you will want to use redding road as an alternate or i-71. we are seeing some brake lights in this area. it is really, really cold outside but luckily we are not dealing with any flurries. randi: let us take a look at the weatherbug network. lebanon ohio at three. covington at nine degrees. s a bit of a breeze that makes it go down to close to zero. not many areas with windchill advisory criteria like in dayton. wind chills anywhere from zero to five below. on the way home from school, expect clouds rolling in and temperatures in the low 20' s. your feel like temperature will be in the teens. lisa: coming up, a road trip for the reds in january. how the team is getting ready for baseball season later this month.

lisa: thank you. mark: also happening this morning, we are -- there were is questionable behavior on the field and questionable behavior in the stands. six people were arrested on saturday night on charges including underaged drinking, disorderly conduct, and assault. they are all expected to face a judge later this morning. we are staying on top of breaking news involving the death of legendary singer david but we. -- david bowie. his career spanned five decades . he died peacefully after battling cancer. he turned 60 nine on friday, the same day he released a new album called "blackstar." lisa: a business owner gunned down in his establishment is joe leach was shot last tuesday and died of his injuries. family and friends gathered outside leach brothers. his killer is still on the loose. >> i wish there were words. my dad was so unique and so one-of-a-kind. he was always our rock. no matter how grown-up we became or try to portray that we were, we always had our dad to fall back on and it is definit

lisa: thank you. "i have a dream." those words are remembered every day, but especially today, honoring the man who spoke them more than 50 years ago. mark: wlwt news 5' s dan griffin the city' s biggest martin luther king jr. day events today. dan? dan: good morning to you. about 1000 people are expected to gather here at the freedom center and march over to fountain square and then to music hall. this is the 41st year for this event. in 41 years, it is never been canceled because of bitterly cold temperatures or any other reason, for that matter. is your, people will be up against the bitterly cold temperatures. the theme of this year' s march is to highlight racial justice and equality. equality is something that dr. king very much wanted and spoke for people here want to honor that. while do not come organizers say it is important you are very, very -- paying attention to what you are wearing and very, very prepared for the cold. >> if folks want to come and the weather really is a serious thing.

lisa: 5:00 a.m. on your monday. good morning. i' m lisa cooney. mark: and i' m mark hayes. randi and kyla are in this morning with your weather and traffic. let' s go straight to randi rico for the forecast. morning. 26 degrees. compared to single digits, this is not a bad way start the day. 25 in hamilton. falmouth, 25 degrees. it is a little colder down dry ridge and peebles. we take a look at the radar. we have clouds right now but the sun will come out. the temperature should make it up to around 40, 42 for most of us, but rain showers are on the way. 23 is not bad. 37 at noon. temperatures between 40 and 42 and staying there through the evening. rain showers will arrive about 6:00. it is all rain. there is a problem -- kyla: in milford. here is a look outside. our interstate travel is still we are having that water main break which is causing a closure 28. you have to use any of those other theater -- feeder streets to the milford area. it is close because of the water main break. hopefully it will reopen shortly. reopens. lisa: thank you. new this morning, a two-car c

mark and lisa, back to you. lisa: we are in shock. we' ve seen it over and over, i can imagine, of course, get reports from todd online at wlwt.com. you can see more of this to my beginning at 5:00. it shopping. -- it is shocking. mark: the semi-down the embankment there, wow. randi: as the cold front came through, soon as we started seeing the wind gusts, we got white out conditions on was instantaneously. that cold from rolled into southeastern indiana. we continue to watch the same line of produce that big issue rolling three centimeters right now. you can see there' s a winter weather advisory for everybody through 7:00 or it the big d blue line you see from hillsboro down through georgetown, that' s the cold front rolling through. that' s what produced visibility whiteouts as we take a look at georgetown writer needs the gun, are seeing that snow as well. will rolling proportions of information and robertson counties in kentucky. looking back towards indiana, streamers coming along 74, a couple of very light snow showers, but win

lisa? lisa: thank you. five people are recovering this morning after a boiler explodes at crossroads church on the west one of them suffered serious injuries. police say two people were working on a boiler at the church on bridgetown road in miami township wednesday afternoon when it exploded. there was no fire and no major structural damage done to the building. the fire department says everything happened and was contained inside the boiler room. >> it did blow out the windows in the area of where the boilers were, so it didn' t blow out any other windows anywhere else throughout the building. it' s just the immediate furnace room windows were blown out. lisa: one of the repairmen had serious cuts to his face. the other repairman and three church employees suffered minor cuts and bruises. crossroads is still deciding if weekend services at their west side location will go forward. the white house is now casting doubt on north korea' s claims that it tested a hydrogen bomb. the president' s spokesman says

lisa: ok. police and indonesia say seven people, including four attackers, have been killed in terror attacks in downtown jakarta. witnesses say three suicide bombers exploded themselves in there was a reported last after the police stormed the cafe. leasing there was more than two hours of gun battles. mark: stock markets in china, south korea, and japan are opening lower. the pessimistic sentiment followed sustained weakness in oil prices. the losses in china came after two days of relatively steady trading. lisa: win -- winning powerball tickets were sold in tennessee, florida, and california. one of the winning tickets was sold at this 7-eleven outside of los angeles. this is a live look. jackpot was worth more than $1.5 billion before taxes. here are the winning numbers 08, 27, 34, 04 and 19, and the powerball was 10. saturday and celebrated after reading off the numbers from an old drawing. the website they checked was not updated so they were celebrating a ticket that was worthless. [lau

lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. randi, a chilly start. we had been patient. wait five minutes and he gets better. randi: weight two days and it goes up. being able to coordinate the warm-up with the weekend. it is on the cool side, 25 and peoples. 27 downtown. most places , upper 20' s around 30 degrees. it is a breeze at the moment. it is making it feel like the upper teens. radar shows smell. when you look out the window -- radar shows snow. are just seeing clouds. 26 degrees at 8:00 a.m. noon, 38. we will make it to 44. showers will be on the way by the evening commute. talking rain showers and changing over to flurries after 8:00 tonight. we will talk about winning they move out in a couple of minutes. kyla woods, what is going on? kyla: here is a look right now on the lower deck of the brent spence bridge. in covington, we have a broken down vehicle off to the shoulder . it is partially blocking the far right lane. traffic is able to e

lisa: drivers stuck in the cold. the problems popping up around greater cincinnati as winter weather settles in. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: let' s take a live look outside. this is downtown cincinnati. you see sidewalks, roads closed, now it' s give you real-time look on the roads. line drive 5 showing you montgomery road in norwood. the snow is sticking. we have team coverage starting right now. good morning, i' m lisa cooney. mark: and i' m mark hayes. thank you for joining us. morning, cincinnati and kenton county public schools are among the closures. kyla woods is keeping an eye on the roads. but right now, let' s get over to randi rico for the latest on the forecast and the snowfall. how much longer? randi: it will be at its heaviest now and through about 9:00 in the morning. it arrived a little earlier than dissipated, but still on target for the most intense snowfall for about the next three hours. as you look at the radar, you can see a blanket of snow for e

lisa: 5:00 a.m. on your tuesday. good morning. i' m lisa cooney. mark: and i' m mark hayes. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. we have about 75 delays this morning that are scrolling on the bottom of your screen. the twitter is down. >> we have never talked more in the morning ever. >> who are you? [laughter] >> we do not know what to do. mark: i tweeted you a message. randi: and far last chance i will be doing this. it is cold outside. most places between 0 feels-like temperature to about five degrees below zero. right now at cvg it does feel the wind is a little stronger in clinton county. fayette and union county in indiana also included. dayton, 10-15 below wind chills. this is an advisory in effect for tomorrow because we could see an inch or two of accumulation tomorrow. nine degrees officially at cvg. we have seen a few fine flurries. those flurries will move out. it will be sunny but it will not be warm. police the wind will be lightning up as we move through the afternoon. let' s check the roads this morning. sounds like we

lisa: i' m lisa cooney. your headlines are straight ahead. the big story is going to be the frigid cold. randi: yesterday i had to fill up my gas tank. a minute, maybe. the feels-like temperature will be 10, 15 degrees below zero. yeley spots not included are areas south of 71, 75 in adams county, but it is still going to feel col. d. this is what it feels like right now outside at the moment. hamilton, 8 below. wilmington feels like negative 12. we' re looking at single digits. hillsboro. 5 florence to walton. we will stay in the single-digit is throughout the morning. ,9 noon,9 nine nine degrees. mark: thank you. randi was just talking about it. a bitter cold start to this martin luther king jr. day. lisa: it is not going to stop local marches and celebrations in greater cincinnati, . dan griffin is live outside the freedom center with one of the largest local celebrations honoring dr. king' s legacy. dan: people taking part in today' s march won' t be swayed by mother nature' s cold touch. though organizers say it' s important everyone be

lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. this morning' s headlines are straight ahead. but first, a check of the weather with wlwt news 5 meteorologist randi rico. mark: it is a non-winning lottery day. randi: the numbers on my map are winners for all of us, so we can share the wealth of warmth. temperatures generally are in the 20' s, and have you ever gone outside and said, it is warm when it is 28 degrees? 26 springboro, 22 wilmington. for most of us, if you knock the two off, that was where we were yesterday, in the single-digit. big-time improvement today. a.m., we are sitting near 30. at 41, and how about 47 degrees for our high. enjoy the warm up, but it is a roller coaster ride over the next seven days. we have temperatures falling, and i will take a look at that coming up. mark: thank you. we' re following breaking news out of brown county this morning, where an officer has been injured. lisa: he was rushed to u.c. medical center by medical helicopter and a search is ongoing for a suspect. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is at the live alert desk with what we kno

lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. we' ll get to the top stories and check on the morning commute coming up. mark: but first, let' s get a check with randi. good morning. randi: good news for everybody, yes, a will be cool today, but it is friday. the weekend, mid-50' not bad at all for the last couple of days of january. right now, most places starting out somewhere close to freezing, sitting at 30 in batesville, one of the cooler spots, 31 in wilmington, 33 downtown. know the 30' be with us through the day. it will not move much. take a look at the radar, cloudy skies early this morning with a sleet and snow mixture rolling through. as we look closer to columbus and dayton, more flurries rolling across i-70. i won' t rule out a passing for for those in clinton county or northern highland county through just cloudy from here on out to the early morning. 30 at 8:00. noon, turning sunny, 35. 4:00, 39. a chilly day, but seasonable for january. unseasonably warm air arrest tomorrow. 50' s and 60' s for the next several da

``lisa: thank you. ``our northern coverage area ``expected to see the snow first ``out of the greater cincinnati ``area. ``mark: andrew setters live in ``westchester now with a look at ``the conditions. ``good morning. ``andrew: we are seeing some snow, ``supposed to hit the northern ``yards person this is the ``heaviest snow we have seen so ``far this morning. ``even with the snow that is ``coming in right now, there is ``more salt than snow on the ``roads. ``we have seen a number of butler ``county road crews throwing salt, ``getting the roads ready for the ``winter weather. ``good morning. ``a lot of salt being thrown out ``here to make sure people have ``the best commute possible this ``morning. ``the snow beginning to fall here ``at we saw a few flakes earlier. ``a little bit heavier now but it ``sounds like the worst is yet to ``come much later this morning as ``through this area. ``mark: thank you. ``the daily downtown traffic will ``be a little more stalled than ``usual with the snow. ``dan, goo

lisa: a live look outside. good morning to you. i' m lisa cooney. where' s that? lisa: our route. -- roof. randi: a couple of flurries. some find flurries. -- fine flurries. it is not a huge issue, thing warm is. seven right now in springboro. nine degrees in in florence. single digits right now. the windchill advisory is for our northern communities. same thing with faith and union counties. we are seeing windchill' s 10 to 15 degrees below zero. it is so cold no matter where the windchill advisory criteria except for in the northern communities. the advisory will be in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. it is january. we tend to have these kind of issues. eight eagle digit amateur with winds of five to 10 miles per hour, that' s all it takes. hamilton in cincinnati feeling like seven below. here' s a breakdown for today. nine currently at noon. we' re not talking about the windchill, it is just cold. clouds roll back this evening. today is all about the cold air. tomorrow, talking about no kyla: we will get ready for that. we are starting up quite that

lisa? lisa: 6:40 right now. heavy hearts for those who walk the purple people bridge. the expression of love that's being taken down. expect a lot of action and dirt at u.s. bank arena this weekend. here's a live look, a sneak peak of this year's arena cross tour. and here's a live look through city cam on your friday morning, again, 6:40. thank you for waking up at apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. lisa: good morning. welcome back. a tradition that started in europe as a way to show couples' commitment to each other has started here on the u.s. kyla: that's right. these love locks are being cut down. at this point thousands of couples have fastened their locks on the rail on the purple people bridge as a soon of their undying love. however the locks of love the owners of the bridge. dozens of locks were removed because of the weight of the padlocks tapped graffiti love notes that came with them. while some people the gesture is seat others

lisa: your mom, your wife. [laughter] mark: that' miriah: i had a sad moment going how i know this person? that' s way back when, i don' t know. this afternoon, a cooldown. damages fall from -- temperatures fall into the 30' s, overnight tonight dropping down to the mid 20' s. we have another day in the 30' s on the way, however, 40' s make their way back. we see them thursday and friday. i' m holding out for the weekend, back up in the 50' s. really excited about that. lisa: our next full report is thanks for joining us. tonight at 5:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. you can too. call now. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. the wifi in this house is so is my guacamole. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at

``lisa: i' m lisa cooney. ``your headlines are straight ``ahead. ``we' re starting with a check on ``the forecast once again. ``how are you? ``randi: getting a little breather ``today. ``we had the mess on the roadways ``yesterday morning. ``people are stuck on the highways ``in d.c. with one inch of snow. ``they are waiting for two feet ``friday into saturday. ``for us, we are not going to ``measure it in feet. s talk about today. ``we take a look at temperatures ``right now. ``we are starting out in the teens ``in our northern communities. ``18 degrees right now at cvg. ``8:00 a.m., chilly. ``noon, 25. ``it is dry all day today. ``tomorrow is a different story. ``as far as watches and warnings, ``counties in the blue, including ``much of northern kentucky under ``a winter storm watch, which ``means significant accumulation ``is looking likely. ``adams county, mason county, ``heavy snowfall is looking way ``more likely. ``there is going to be a steep ``gradient across our area. ``closer to dayton, the system is ``going to be lighter. ``we may see

``lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. ``randi and kyla are in this ``morning with your weather and ``traffic. ``randi: nobody wants to talk ``about today for some reason. ``it is all about tomorrow and the ``potential for a big-time winter ``storm for some parts of ``cincinnati. ``four days i have been telling ``you, cincinnati sits on the ``northern fringe of the system. ``the national weather service has ``issued a winter storm warnings ``were adams county, mason county, ``and robertson county. ``every model i have looked at ``have kind of put the bull' s-eye ``for heaviest snow falls down ``towards the south. ``off for areas that may get some ``snow where areas where you have ``to really dig out. ``you will notice the divider line ``in blue, that is where we could ``see some substantial snow ``accumulation. ``downtown cincinnati not included ``in it right now. ``however, these are subject to ``change here it it still has to ``roll from the central plains to ``the gulf coast. ``a 50 mile shift in track is ``still a poss

lisa: thank you. sionara, st. louis. mark: coming up in sports, the fallout as the rams are headed for life in l.a. lisa: hope it is a great start for you. back. danger setters has a closer look at the icy mess. andrew: we are north of montgomery road. right now plainfield is closed. there is a water main break that is going on. you can see water is flowing and a lot of ice on plainfield road. it appears the water is not flowing near montgomery road. these are very cold temperatures out here. things are icing over pretty the water is still flowing through the main and out onto the streets. it is a situation that is very much in flux as they continue to work. you have a number of sheriffs deputies and water works crews. this could be closed for quite some time. this is something we deal with when the temperatures get so low. it takes a toll on the pipes in the ground. i would not be surprised if we do not see more as we go throughout the day today. let' forecast. randi: i was hoping he would have his i

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what it now means for the lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. just as her re-trial was about to start, remaining charges against tracie hunter were dropped. mark: now the big questions are why, and what' s next for tracie wlwt news 5' s john london is live outside the courthouse with the latest on this breaking john, good afternoon. this is interesting, because all of those charges are gone, just like her hard drive and the computer that was auctioned off. point, it makes little difference, because they say justice was served. tracie hunter' s supporters say couldn' t win this. charged in the first place. she believes the system is prepared for a retrial on eight counts. to them. from the get-go and that hamilton county prosecutors when after judge hunter because she was a threat to the way the juvenile court system administers justice. her only verbal reaction to media was afraid she is fond of using -- to god be the glory. sing as they go down the hallway. others told us the only true victory will come when there is total reform of hamilton co

lisa: i' m lisa cooney. your headlines are straight ahead. randi rico and kyla woods are here with the weather and traffic. the rain is falling. randi: the rain is falling and the temperature is falling is key. right now it is mild. the bottom of your screen says 40 seven degrees. it was 50 at midnight. it will be nowhere near that after work and school later on today. you can see the back edge of the steady showers approaching the eastern part of the 275 loop. batavia, steady rain, and through clermont county. richmond, alexandra, right along pendleton county dealing with rain showers. once the rain ends, you have about an hour or so before the temperatures start to plummet. s. back toward indy, 34. 47 to 34 and we will hang out in the mid 30' s most of the day. it feels nice and mild. jacket. you will want to bundle up a little more for the afternoon. it :00 a.m., the rate to be over for most of us, temperatures near 40 degrees. at noon, cloudy, breezy, 35. expect at 4:00, mid-30' s. it will feel like the upper 20' s. kind of have a little

lisa: 6:32. we have a story from two boys from brown county are recovering in the hospital this morning, thanks to the courage and quick-thinking of their neighbors. the boys fell through ice at lake lorelei. pamela neville says she heard their cries, and she got her husband and her son, john. john and his father got into a boat, and made their way to the boys, breaking the ice as they went. they managed to get close enough to pull them to the boat. new information this morning about the driver accused of -- jumping a curb and killing a he threw me an extension cord and he was pulling them in to save them. he told them, i will not let you drown. and he didn' t. lisa: by the time the boys got to shore, paramedics were on the scene and hair care took the children to the hospital. they are both being treated for hypothermia and exposure. new information this morning about the driver accused of jumping a curb and killing a miriah turner is at the live alert desk with the latest on the investigation.

lisa: thank you. on potential snow days many schools look to cincinnati public schools when making a decision. the district' s superintendent says there is a process on days like today. >> we do try to get the best information when the snow might be 5 or 6 hours away. : today. mark beyond northern kentucky : the entire commonwealth is expecting a full dose of winter weather. miriah turner is at the live alert desk with the statewide maria kentucky governor matt : bevin decided to follow the forecast. and close all state offices today. the state legislature also canceled its session today in frankfort after the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for kentucky. the governor says the only exception will be essential employees designated for mandatory operations, that includes road crews law enforcement and emergency management personnel. governor bevin wants this to go beyond the government he is asking all kentucky residents to avoid travel if possible from the live alert desk, i' m m

lisa: 4:47, 45 degrees. we have been 35 degrees per we haven' the stuff falling from the sky for people weren' t sure if it was rain or a mix. i drove through a touch of it and i wasn' t sure what it was. randi: it was sleety, it was a mix. lisa: we make it up as we go along. randi: you want find that in any meteorology textbook. the radar shows it is snow, but there is a mix back to going on. our weather is a mixed bag over the next several days. temperatures start on the cool side but take a look, our weather roller coaster is ready to roll up a hill into the weekend. temperatures in the 50' s, same thing on monday and the start of february. how about record-breaking temperatures on groundhog day? it is a possibility. every roller coaster falls, and it will fall after that, but let' s start with this morning. looking at the radar, you can see cloudy skies for everybody. south of downtown, right along the ohio river from felicity to georgetown and heading south that is where we -- augusta. heavy snow and sl

i am i' m mark hayes. m lisa cooney. andrew setters has the latest on the story that you saw first on 5. andrew: we know the name of the driver heading the wrong way. it is unclear how she ended up going southbound in the northbound lanes. 22-year-old danielle honshell was driving the wrong way. a piece of debris on the first crash smashed through the windshield of a third vehicle. a passenger in the third the able was hit by flying grass. -- flying glass. through an county deputies safety. the vehicles hit on the passenger side, or the injuries could have an worse. >> the right fender. we are talking energy. through the right passenger seat. on through the left. while the car is a mess, and her injuries were severe, she is still in the best play she could have been. andrew: the wrong way driver, the uc medical center by air care. the driver of the pickup was also hurt, but not as seriously. they are investigating. lisa: kentucky 237 reopened at 9:37 this morning. looking for a suspect after a shooting at a westwood apar

lisa. lisa: thank you for the update. new details this morning on a deadly shooting in winton hills. police have identified the victim as 22-year-old markel combs. police say he was found dead at the scene from a gun shot wound. this happened around 11 last night in the 200 block of craft street. if you know anything about this shooting, you' re encouraged to call crime stoppers at 513 - 352-3040. mark: a norwood man in jail accused of holding young girls for sex crimes is accused of threatening one of his young victims. from behind bars. now he will have to answer the indictment before a federal judge this afternoon. according to court documents cody lee jackson jackson called the 15-year-old repeatedly from jail. he was, "threatening and harassing her is she testified against him." she' s the same victim he' s accused of locking up as a sex slave at his norwood apartment. she was 14 at the time. lisa: the ohio supreme court ruled suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter, will not have to go to jail today. judge pat dinkel

lisa: thank you. the ohio state highway patrol is trying to figure out what went wrong in a crash that killed a junior at milford high school. mark: investigators have not ruled on distracted driving. at this point, they do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor. troopers say lauren wolfe long hidden suv while she was driving on glenford -- goodell milford road. they satiate got off the road and ended up on the wrong side of the road when she overcorrected. >> it really shouldn' t happen like that. and one little mishap of the wheel, it' s just unfortunate to see someone go like that. >> anytime we get behind the wheel of a car, there are a lot of things we need to take into consideration. mark: lauren was 16 years old. grief counselors available to students. her visitation will be wednesday evening with her funeral taking place thursday morning at saint andrew church in milford. lisa: a deputy recovering after a scary moment caught on camera. the captain was at the scene of a crash when he was hi

lisa: tammy mutasa reporting. investigators think maybe more than one person is involved in the shooting. they have still not released the names of the victims. if you know anything, you' re asked to call crimestoppers. the saga of the mexican drug lord recaptured on friday has taken a new turn, and it involves actor sean penn. mark: wlwt news 5' s miriah turner tells us the connection between the two from the live alert desk. miriah? miriah: mark and lisa, mexican authorities now want to speak with sean penn and mexican soap opera star kate del castillo about their secret trip to meet drug boss joaquin "el chapo" guzman. "rolling stone" published an interview "el chapo" guzman reportedly did with sean penn, who said the two met secretly it' s first interview in decades. he only agreed to take the questions, penn writes, after a previous seven-hour face-to-face meeting days before a failed penn quotes el chapo as saying, "i supply more heroine, meth, and marijuana than anybody else in the world." on friday, the at

lisa? lisa: a community mourning the loss of a hero. the middletown fire department is honoring retired firefighter-paramedic scott bruggeman as they prepare to say goodbye. bruggeman died on monday after being diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2014 after a heart attack. the disease began to attack his heart and lung. he was 45 years old. middletown fire considers his death a medical line of duty death. >> scott was a firefighter/paramedic that a community would want. he was born and raised here. he knew the people here. people knew him. lisa: bruggeman wasn' t just a hero in his community he was , also a marine who fought in desert storm. he also knew how to have fun. his co-works a he was an expert at firehouse pranks. bruggeman' s funeral will take place on friday. kyla to see how the roads are shaping up. he could get tricky in a hurry. kyla: it is happening now. 275 at the northwest corner near colerain and between there and hamilton, struble is an overpass. we have an accident that sits just under that overpass on the westbound to 75

lisa: welcome back. hillary clinton gets a key endorsement as donald trump sets his sights on his closest competition on the republican side. mark: nbc news correspondent edward lawrence joins us live with the latest on the race to be president. edward: pressure grows in the presidential race for the white house. hillary clinton picked up a key endorsement from former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her astronaut husband. they say clinton is the only candidate who can stand up to the gun lobby. sec. hillary clinton: it' s the only industry in our country where we have given that kind of cart blanche where you can do fear of legal consequences. edward: senator bernie sanders says he can be tough on gun manufacturers. sen bernie sanders: when gun manufacturers for example are selling guns into an area and know that those guns are going into the hands of criminals absolutely those gun manufacturers should be held accountable. edward: a new nbc news/ wall street journal/ marist poll shows iowa closer th

lisa: thank you. new this morning, the ohio state highway patrol is now saying a 16-year-old has died after a crash in milford. mark: dan griffin is live with what we are learning about the victim and the crash. dan? dan: good morning. this crash, a parent' s worst nightmare. now a community is devastated losing a teen behind the wheel. investigators say the crash happened last night just after 6:00 in milford. lauren wilfong from loveland and just 16 years old was driving south in a coupe on glendale-milford road. we' re told she ran off the road, overcorrected, and crashed into an oncoming suv. the man driving the suv wasn' t hurt. but wilfong was pronounced dead at bethesda north hospital. investigators say it doesn' t appear drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, but wilfong wasn' t wearing a seatbelt. this morning we' re trying to get more information about her. for now we are live this morning, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. mark: a family speaks out after a woman is shot inside