> good afternoon, everybody. this is leon bib leading off of the broadcast today on a cold and snowy day. we're going to have that, i guess, the next few days or so, goodbye the days in november and december where we had really temperatures in the 40s and 50s. and bam, just like january, hitting us across the face here with some big time folks, get outside right now.

this is downtown a january looking day, isn't it? we have the snow on the ground, the good news is notice the roadways, that is the inner we had the snow around and as we promised at 11:00, the snow would move out and become more in the way of lake affect and that is what cold. as you're out and about today, again, we live in northern ohio. we know the cold is cold. bundle up. we haven't had a lot of cold. just a reminder to cover up . you don't want frost bite. we have windchills on near zero here this n; 10, kurtland and 11 north royalton. eight, richfield. wow, gosh, it's chilly in northern summit county. notice, we have the snow he lake. a good -- that could skirt our shore here through lake county.

have set up should about gyp to miss. the only warm air is to the r below zero, a quick look at the hour-by-hour temperatures in the types and we keep -- teens and we keep things dry for the whole time. >> and we'll touch bases shortly and this is a gentle out the new snowcast app. it tracks how much snow will fall in your area the next 48 hours or so. you can download the snowcast now from apple's app t now, a fundraiser is underway for the children who witnessed the mother's murder. emily young was shot to death in front of her children. allegedly by her husband laric -- larisse woods. haircuts, styling, eyebrow waxes and manicures will be offered in return for a

set for wednesday afternoon at the spencer united methodist church in spencer. larisse woods illion bond. at the noon hour, a fatal shooting in akron is under investigation early saturday morning. the police were called because shots were fired in the area in place and dahlgreen drive. the victim was shot in the head and died in the hospital after. we follow that story and more information today. a grand jury indicted christine us seed -- a us cooed of helping a murder suspect who alledgedly killed the gas station owner. he helped treat logan sincat the house with bullet wounds and lied about his whereabouts. sinclair, who robbed the gas station before shooting the owner is still beinformation is from police. it's been scheduled, a memorial service for a k9 cop killed in the line of duty. he was je it, hro.

officer shot yesterday chasing a suspect. he died yesterday. suspect, barfield s still in the hospital. he will en released from the hospital. the memorial service for the k9 officer jethro will be held thursday afternoon at the canton civic center. it the music industry this morning. singer david bowie died after a long battle with cancer. biy was inducted into the rock -- bowie was the rock'n'roll hall of fame. he released the latest album. the release marked the birthday. a look back at the career that spans more than 40 years. >> rebel, rebel. >> reporter: for legendary musician david bowie entertained audiences around the world. >> it's all right. >> reporter: the favorites including young americans and the first changes.

>> he was a renaissance man and superstar. i truly believe that ath will be up there with jfk's, elvis'. >> reporter: bowie's biographer said he was magnprime minister calling him a master of reinvention. >> today, we're morning the loss of an immense british talent. i mean, genius is an overused word, but i creatively, artistically, david bowie was a genius. >> reporter: born david jones in south london, his unique sound and style inspired a uence of generations of musicians from mick jagger to duran duran and madonna. he was in movies like "the hunger" and "the man to earth." this last friday on his 69th birthday, he released his 25th and final album.

parting get error error to his fans. -- gift to his fans. bowie is survived by and his two children. he died peacefully late last night after a cottle with cancer. also in the news, the body of singer natalie cole will be raid to rest today in -- laid to rest in los angeles. of nat king heart failure. she won six grammies on one album where she re-recorded her . natalie cole was 65 years of she was unforgettable. cleanup is underway at lolita restaurant in the cleveland after a fire broke out and caused significant damage there. the celebrity chef michael simon who owns the lolita restaurant says he plans on rebuilding e cleveland fire department

of the stoves and spread to the second floor. michael simon thanked thnt for the quick response. he said he planned to reopen the restaurant lolita as soon as possible. and still ahead, could unlimited data be making one phone carrier could be bringing it back. plus, hiking gas prices, could we see prices that we have not seen in almost.

. there is encouraging news for your wallet this afternoon. the price for a gallon of gasoline could continue to drop this year with the combings of tumbling oil -- combination of tumbling oil prices, that could bring the price of aicalon to -- a gallon to almost a dollar. question, when was the last time gas was a dollar a gallon? 1999. right now, here in northeast ohio, the average for a gallon is around $1.86. and uber announced over the weekend it's cutting the fare prices in more than 100 cities across the united states and canada. uber calls it a move that will help stimulate business to beat what the company calls a winter slump. the amount of the discount varies by city. this is the third straight year that some cities are seeing it at the start of the new year. and could unlimited data be making a comeback? it's an idea that at&t is entertaining. the company's expected to make the announcement today but

in order to be eligible for the plan, you have to also be an at&t uverse or directv customer. last year, at&t bought directv. the promotion would reportedly only be available for a limited time. blue bell ice cream is facing another listeria problem. the bacteria was recently found in one of the production plants but none have been found in its products, it reports. blue bell said it's actively testing every batch of ice cream produced as it remains under investigation for last summer's outbreak. three people died as a possible result of last year's contamination. and coming up, mexico's trying to extradite drug lord el chapo to the u.s. we'll have the latest details on that story. now here's the weather story. >> all right, we continue to stay cold. we're in the single digits in types this morning and some teens out there as well. look, more cold air to the west and some snow. how long will we stay in the

. developing at this hour,

could be heading to the united states. mexico has begin the process to extradite joaquin guzman here where he is facing criminal charges. karen traverse has the latest from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the in ect can attorney general's office confirm -- the mexican attorney general's office begins the process to extradite el chapo to the united states has begin. he's in the highest security prison, the same one he escaped from six months ago. officials say joaquin guzman's secret meeting with academy award-winning oscar sean penn led to his recapture. three months ago. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: the kingpin was trying to land a movie deal about his life. shopping the idea around to hollywood producers and actors. recording this video. >> mexican authorities were tracking penn during the visits with el chapo. on the golden globes red

actors to have meetings like this. >> anyone who is an artist interested in why under standing human nature and behavior and anything would want to -- anyone like that. >> i don't want to throw any other actors under the bus, but i know a lot of serious actors and filmmakers who have been having meetings like this forever. >> reporter: many wonder whether penn violated any laws in meeting with the fugitive. >> to convict him of something like harboring or concealing a fugitive, you would need evidence he helped him, aided him, gave him money, sheltered him and not just to say he met with him. >> reporter: penn has not commented on the case since guzman was captured. karen traverse, abc news, washington. well, heading into the primary season, one of the biggest campaign topics to date is gun control. a platform for which gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly are passionate about. the couple announced who they

of the united states. they're throwing their support behind hillary clinton. the announcement comes nearly five years since congresswoman giffords was shot in the head during an event in tucson, arizona. she said hillary clinton is the only candidate who, in the couple's words, has the toughness to stand up to the corporate gun lobby and the record to prove it. and president obama is giving his 8th and final state night. for those who may miss the speech, amazon will stream it. the website will not stream the address live but the presidential address will be available on amazon video site. the speech will be available for everyone for free through amone video. and -- through amazon video. the ringelling brothers elephant acts are ending a year earlier than planned. it will be retiring the elephants this may and they will go to the company's conservation center located in central florida. the company originally made

out completely by 2018, and is doing that before that now. and what about this winter be rough. this is buffalo. the park closed to lake erie the water. this is the result. some of us worry about frozen locks on the car or windshield this could be cleveland. buffalo. someone saying i need you to jump my battery but i can't get the hood off, not just yet. >> my goodness. >> that is what happens when you park next to lake erie. >> and we had the flash freeze. >> yes. >> and what we talk about sometimes when it gets cold and fast. we had snow and rain on the early sunday. >> yeah. >> and got cold quickly. all of a sudden, it went from the squishing of the slush to >> and crunchy -- . >> yeah. >> and i hit a nice patch today and the car, did a wiggle, wiggle down the road with the car in front of me and we stopped in time. >> i am glad to hear that.

>> and tough out there. shuffle the feet before heading out and about. you hit the stairs and you're not sure if they're ice covered or frozen or not. take a look. this is a typical early january day. there it is overlooking downtown cleveland. notice the top left corner of the tv screen, we got some blue sky and sunshine out there. that helps. fool you. 13 degrees and that is not the windshield but the actual air temperature. 13 degrees currently in downtown cleveland. madison, 12; ashtabula, 12. how about orange? currently sitting at 7. strongsville, you're at 9 and that is mid- to upper single medinah, 11. 10. the good news is that we don't have much snow to deal with. it's over the lake. there you see, here's menner, here. again, not much going on. the snow is just to the north and so, if you're looking towards the lake, you will see the darkening of the clouds.

may skirt the lake shore, but the general trend here is for it to continue to lift to the north and the east as drier air moves in. we have another storm system here, a spoke of energy moving through chicago and indianapolis and cincinnati. you see it here. this eventually will move in as we head through the latter part of the day today, likely after sunset and through the overnight hours. i think it will be around tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning's commute can be tricky with snow in the forecast and looking out west, even. it's cold. denver, salt lake, and albuquerque. temperatures in the 20s. if you need any warmth, you have to go way, way down into south florida and even jacksonville, tampa, the 40s and 50s right now. i was in the 40s this morning in tampa. and so a very chilly air mass across the entire lower 48. hour-by-hour, we were in the teens and into theup per teens. a warming trend between now and 8 or nine tonight. with the next batch of snow,

the temperatures will -- 9 or 10 tonight. temperatures will rise and we're near 30 tomorrow morning. this is 8:15 tomorrow morning and this is not great. an inch or two of snow and up fortunately, it happens during the morning commute. tomorrow morning's commute could be a slick one and that is not lake affect tomorrow. it's a regionwide event tomorrow. now, the colder air moves in tomorrow afternoon. that will transition us back to lake affect as we chill things off again for wednesday. wednesday, i think we could be stuck in the teens as well for highs. and cold. the windchills at or below zero right now will rise a little temps. the snow returns one to two inches likely overnight and could have an additional inch or so tomorrow morning. on tuesday. another batch of snow early on teens. a little warming trend. friday looks okay. cleveland's star 102 and 98.5

. well, winter has found us. >> winter has found us. we were trying to hide it from it. >> yeah. >> and we were able to do that in november and december. bam, you know, here we go. you know, we don't get to freezing until probably thursday, leon, so, deep freeze, scattered snow and cold. >> we'll have to dress warmly

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