we checked tout store that sold one of those lucky tickets. >> we thank you for your service. >> plenty of tears were shed as canine officer jethro got a here re's send-off. 90% of ohioannsans polled want to bring medical marijuana to our state. >> our megan hickey joins us now. you spoke with a state representative from canton who is leading this charge. >> reporter: right, i spoke with him over the phone from columbus. he said they're still hammering out the details but are hoping to decide once and for all whether ohio is ready for medical pot. issue three couldn't deliver legal pot to ohio but it may

agencier patients what say they need it. >> medical marijuana is going to come. it needs to come in the right way just like every other drug comes on the market. >> reporter: polling for issue 3 gauged support between 70 and 90%. i was told it's a message heard loud and cloud bey the legs lay tore. but tom sutton tells me the task force has a mountain of questions to tackle. >> it clearly will be by prescription, but there are questions of where does the marijuana come from, what amounts can be stored, can it be produced in 0 ohio or does it get imported from another statement those are all the looking at. >> reporter: sutton told me it's possible to legalize the use of medical cannabis but from the state. either way he said medical

to a set of certain growerrers. >> there won't be a cartest. there won't be a set of growers, but there will likely be regulation. we'll need to look at creating a commission, what kinds of oversight are necessary for allowing that to happen. >> reporter: the press conference announcing the task force kicked off a few moments ago at the state house. 23 states and the district of columbia currently have legal medical cannabis. in the studio, megan hickey, newschannel5. >> one of the suspects accused of killing three-year-old major howard was in court this morning. aaron dunning was arraigned on murder. police say he was involved with the shooting of the toddler. howard was sitting in the back of a car when he was hit by a bullet. dunning is currently held on $1.5 million bond. police are still searching for a second suspect in connection with the shooting.

plea deals in ohio courtrooms has been shot down by the state supreme court. the proposal would have put a stop to defendants who plead guilty to lesser crimes that don't match the original crime. one cuyahoga county judge says that's the case with deals that reduce a rape or sexual assault case down to a kidnapping. 19 students hospitalized after three buses crashed are expected to be okay. today some say seat belts could have kept them from getting hurt. derick waller is live in streetsboro. derick, it seems the police chief wants some changes. >> reporter: the chief says has to wear a seatbelt so why don't these kids? but not everybody agrees. dash cam video shows police rushing to the scene wednesday. klain-reaction crash sends one bus driver and 19 high school students to the hospital

>> when the buss hit i flew forward and my teeth and neck hit on the front of the seat. i checked my mouth and it was bleeding. >> reporter: police told me the names of the drivers. on board cameras will play a critical role in finding out what happened. >> frankly in most crashes we don't get to see what happens. >> reporter: the buses may have had cameras but no seat belts. that's something streetsboro police chief darren powers tells me needs to change. >> for the kids not to have it i think is a misjustice for our kids not to have seat belts. >> reporter: but others disagree, including the ohio school board association who in this e-mail told me repeated studies by numerous agencies have shown that the high back seats, seat spacing, and limited opening of windows

but powers says it's about more ejected. >> they did have bloody noses, bloody lips so they're hitting the seat in front of them. it is causing injuries. in my opinion, seat it belts would have eliminated a majority of the injuries. >> reporter: police say they have seen some video but they're still trying to get cop pines order to continue their investigation, an investigation that could take several days because more than 150 people were on those buses. i want to tell you we are also trying to get that video but our request for information from the school system so far have gone unanswered. live in streets bore rocks derick waller. meantime drivers who rely on chester avenue to drive out of downtown cleveland can start doing it all over again. the city has opened up both westbound lanes of chester avenue, both lanes heading east are still closed for another

sad news to tell you about. obviously lee you and i are at work, because we did not win the powerball. they have the numbers wrong again. >> we would have been here anyway, frank. the three winning ticket for the record shattering $1.6 billion were sold in california, tennessee, and florida. but chris flanagan is live in the newsroom with some lucky ohioans. >> reporter: while no one in ohio won that jackpot three tickets purchased in ohio matched five numbers. that means they're worth $1 million apiece. one of those tickets purchased right here uncleveland at erie view towers newsstand on east 9th street. the owner told us he actually had a hunch that he would sell a winner. >> i had a feeling because of the way i always remained the customers to bay at least one line of powerball for the

people was taking the at least one or two lines, and i had a feeling that we would sell a wing ticket. >> reporter: get this. 16 tickets in ohio matched four numbers and the powerball. so check your ticket before you throw them away. >> i checked and triple checked mine, mark. i might as well have thrown the $20 in the trash can. >> what is one number worth? anything? nothing? >> it depends on the number. if it's the powerball nbt's worth $4. >> i got nothing and the powerball. i got one number on a whole page full of non numbers. i get nothing? >> we did equally well. >> i get nothing split six way with all of you. congratulations. we're the winners. nice little warm-up.

40 cleveland, akron, me dana, 38 ravenna, 44 in millersberg about the radar? the good news is for a change, no snow and no rain. believe it or not, we're not tracking snow for a day and a half. we're actually tracking a little bit of rain but it's not coming through until most likely 24 hours from now. notice a few clearing breaks. together. should be a quiet weather evening for a change. no advisories, no stops or slowdowns or traffic issues. here we go. slowly falling back into the lower and middle 30s as we get up and go tomorrow with partly to mostly cloudy skies. we've got rain coming in, and then more arctic cold, and, yes, frank, snow. he doesn't have a shovel yet, by the way. right now great britain and

another major loss in the entertainment industry. >> just days after the death of british rock star david bowie, actor alan rickman lost his battle with cancer. his career spanned years but he's best known for his role as the professor in the harry potter films. he was known for perfecting the villains and terms like the sheriff of nottingham and hans grouper, but he was also

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in canton today a hero's good-bye to a four-legged friend and the crime fighter. hundreds passed the civic center to honor jethro, a canine killed in the line of duty. the police dog's story touched the hearts of so many.

that turned out to honor canine jethro proved just how much he meant to the community. his handler told me today was very difficult but he's also grateful for all of the community support. today should have been jethro's third birthday. instead, a team of blues fighting back tears gathered for the last call. >> jethro, you will be missed by all. >> reporter: a fallen officer's medal was delivered to the canine's handler and owner. later he was handed an urn. >> this one hits on such a deeper level bick spend more time with him than aid with my family. >> reporter: it wasn't just cops in the crowd. many in the community waited in the cold, long lines for the chance to say good-bye to

>> i feel so bad for the canton police officer and for the handler, officer days. perhaps if jethro had not been there, maybe it would have been wounded or killed. jethro's legacy. >> jethro's legacy is to remind us all that bravery and devotion can travel on four legs. >> reporter: and if you had any doubts the canine was considered an officer, just listen. >> we are tired of going to policemen's funerals. take it seriously. go home, ask, do i have a jethro. >> reporter: davis says his pain will last a long time. >> i found myself calling him when i open the door to let him back in. he's not there, i'm calling for him. >> reporter: today's service and a touch prog creation will help with the healing. in canton, bob jones.

shooting was shot in the ankle bey police. he has been released. tonight he's in jill on adds 5 million bond. those thinking about becoming an officer here in ohio may have tougher standards to meet. they would include passing a drug test, a polygraph, and psychological exam. when i came in this afternoon, mark, it felt a bit mild. only 41 degrees. >> it d. almost felt balmy, like get out the grill, throw on the burgers. i had to sweep the snow off still. it's warm enough. for two days we get a little thaw. above freezing for most of you even tonight for lows. let's take a look at what's going owchts right now where you are we've got clouds overhead. did see some breaks in the overcast at times.

we need a break from the lake- effect snow and from all the cold. we get two days of the break, then it comes back. so let's enjoy. you can see snow to our north. the actual warm front is about here so we're on the mild side of things. we get some breaks in the overcast here and there. dry weather. no worries about rain or sleet or snow during the evening or the overnight. it's 40 cleveland, medina, 38 in wooster. let's go to ravenna. 38 there on the thermometer with a mainly cloudy sky. 41 currently dover, new philly. your evening plans. even by 10:00 p.m. you're mainly cloudy, dry, upper 30s. a welcome change from the arctic air. here's your 11:30 time. still. milder than we've been.

from wooster to canton. this is at 7:30al. upper 30s for greater cleveland, mid-30s for the akron area. we will take you through the afternoon. we begin to see rain showers trying to move in from the west. i think the majority of us will see the rain bey about this time tomorrow or even further into the evening after sun there is set. so tomorrow is not going to be a washout bey any stretch. in fact, we may start the day off with quite a bit of sunshine. good news there. 45 to 47 degrees. excellent for january. let's draw on the front. first of all the warm front is here just to the north of lake erie. so we're on the warm side. we'll get a southerly breeze tomorrow. here's the latest low pressure. it's gathering some moisture. to the north of the front we've got the snow showers. to the south, we're going to see some rain showers here, over toward denver begin to form, and those rain showers will move in tomorrow night especially. then that front rapidly moves in.

easily be in the 20s again. so enjoy this small window of warmth. 37 tonight, cloudy skies. not nearly as chilly. 46 tomorrow, clouds, warmer, mid to late afternoon rain showers coming in. again, should not be a washout by any stretch. 34 tonight for akron, canton, dry tomorrow. or. near 46 degrees. we've got something rare out there in the atlantic ocean. jason nicholas is here to talk more about it. it is a hurricane in january. >> very unusual. haven't seen fig like this since the 1930s. hurricane alex. the first hurricane to form in january since 1938. there it is. notice there's spain and portugal, and to the west is the u.s. mainland.

the azors. >> alex is going to stay far away, unless you have investment property in green land. this is the fourth known january storm. right now moving north- northeast 23, eventually out towards green land with winds at 75. remarkable stall. global weather pattern where there are some increased sea surface temperatures. >> you got it. happened before but it's rare. back to the desk. frank. >> thank you, gentlemen. they wanted to be just like terrorists. that's what officials are saying in indonesia. coming up new at 6:00, just released public records detail horrifying new information

. the united states is condemning a terrorist attack in indonesia. >> supporters of isis are claiming responsibility. it happened outside a star beings jakarta. four attackers wore suicide belts. two people were killed, 19 hurt. while police say the attackers hoped to imitate the paris attack that left 130 dead, the violence had far fear casualties. >> there are now fewer than 130 prisoners locked up. 10 prisoners from yemen were released. with 93 prisoners left, this marks the first time the controversial prison has held fewer than 100 inmates since opened.

prisoners. >> listen to. this after more than 11,000 deaths, the world health organization has declared the deadliest ebola outbreak ever is over this after reaching the 42-day benchmark for new cases in liberia. 11,300 people lost their lives to that horrible disease, mostly in western africa. despite today's announcement officials warn it will be several months before the world is considered free of the disease. are you ready for another rumble? we're just a few hours away from the next gop debate. the first since the new birther controversy took place. >> while the potential replacements fight to occupy the oval office, president obama talking about what awaits

lawmakers announced the creation of the medicinal marijuana task force. the task force will sort out questions like where would pot come from and what conditions are eligible for a marijuana prescription. and today police in streetsboro say seat belts could have protected 19 students injured when three school buses crashed yesterday. we asked the ohio school board association about why buses are not equipped with belts. it says studies show that high seat backs and limited windows are enough to protect the students. no one in ohio had one of the three winning tickets for the powerball jackpot but our millionaire. we spoke with the owner of the newsstand where the million dollar ticket was sold. he says his store gets $1,000 for the sale.

hopefuls will be going at it again tonight as they take part in their sixth debate in south carolina. >> the main stage has been narrowed down to seven candidates with governor john kasich just making the cut. and john kosich is here with more. >> reporter: he will need to have a solid performance where a number of polls in new hamp share have him in second place. fox business news will host this did he game. story lines to look for are whether donald trump and ted cruz, the front runners, will take their escalating debate to the next level as trump turns up the hate on cruz's canadian birth and a loan he received

tom sutton says the exposure for kasich is crucial. >> it's not going to make that much difference in new hamp share or iowa but the national spotlight what that does for donors, for how he runs his campaign, is critical. >> reporter: much like the first debate took place here this debate in charleston comes during their winter meeting. a topic of discussion was the story we brought you on mon dwhai. to do if there is a convention here in cleveland. a complete wrap-up tonight at 11:00. still talking politics, today president obama continued his post state of the union tour with a town hall meeting in louisiana. >> the national tour following the speech has become a tradition for the president. during the town hall in baton rouge mr. obama praised the state's new democratic governor for expanding medicaid, something his predecessor refused to do. that expansion is possible because of the affordable care act.

questions like this one from a 10-year-old girl. >> do you think there's going to be a quarter for cancer? >> it's going to be young people like you that are going to help cure cancer, so you better stiped on your math and study up on your science. >> the president went on to say he didn't think cancer would be cured in his lifetime but probably would be in hers. with one year left in his presidency plenty of people wanted to know what he has planned next. >> i will continue to work on the things that michelle and i care so deeply about. we want tone courage young people to get involved. we want to improve education. we want to make sure that our criminal justice system works the waite should. we want to make sure that we are promoting science education and learning. so we want to work countries develop. agenda. >> the president said he has a

holds the office of president. meantime the ratings are out, and the president's state of the union address had the lowest rating for that speech in 5 years. get this. 31.3 million viewers tuned in to hear what at the present time had to say. according to nielsen date that. that does not include those who streamed the speech or even watched on-line. but the speech did have a large impact on social media. it generated more than 2.5 million tweets. tsa agents at hopkins say they discovered a gun inside a passenger's carry-on. the .22 was discovered at the check point yesterday morning. it is the first gun to be found at the airport this year. last year tsa agents discovered 12 guns in bags at hopkins. more than 2600 were found nationwide. let's check in with chief meteorologist mark johnson. how is it looking? >> quiet for a change. notice how far north the snow is.

anywhere in northern ohio. just some clouds floating in and out, mixing with clear. i think we'll be partly to mostly cloudy through the overnight. temperatures are warming up. we're above freezing. it's 40 cleveland, akron, 39 canton, 35 in ashtabula for a change. your evening will not be filled with fridge it arctic air. look at cleveland. 37 at 9:00 p.m., partly to mostly cloudy. your akron-canton area, mid-30s by 9:00 p.m. so, yeah, you will need the coats but you won't need that parka that you've had to wear the last week and a half. but the arctic cold is coming back sooner than you think. full details on that next. when they see the videos maybe they'll think twice.

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in my world of weather today, sights and sounds from you via social media. take a look at this. down by the lakeshore, nice shot. look at the columbia road falls. another great shot there. incredible winter scenery. this is a first. we have never had an official

we do now. look at this. thanks for the perfect snowman making weather. there's newsnet5. newschannel5 would have worked, too, but great job. it's actually a snow bear. follow me, mark johnson, like my page, then you can post your pic snchtz maybe you will be on

earlier in our newscast we told you about a canine police who received full honors at his funeral. we want to take a look at what it takes to train the loyal canine. in this case we are focusing on the most rigorous canine training program in the world. navy seals. the special operations forces overwhelmingly chosen from one breed, the belgian. it's vital that dogs are comfortable with the sound of gunfire so they two through conditioning.

shooting off blanks to get his canine comfortable with the sound. 15 hours a week running obstacle courses. because of the extreme nature of navy seal deployment all dogs to have get familiar with riding in and even jumping out of aircraft, not to mention parachuting out of planes. the popularity of hookahs is on the rise. the university of pittsburgh school of medicine compared 17 different studies that found hookah use exposes 25 times mortar and two and a half times more nick company teen. however, researchers say it's hard to compare the two when cigarettes are smoked multiple times a day and hookahs fewer times a day or week. a government accountability

and drug administration is struggling to keep track of safety issues in some medicines. the report found either outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate information. at the same time the fda says it has increased the speed and efficiency to improve its drug. but the report shows the agency up studies. it is would we have been told by our parents and doctors for years. eat your vegetables. aside from the clear benefits of healthy eating and added medical benefit there is a new study that finds eating your vegetables may also help protect you from glaucoma. researchers say those who ate more leafy green vegetables add lower risk of developing this severe eye condition. here's a question. how many times have you driven on the interstate and someone either cut you off or was driving like a crazy person? one teen is trying to make drivers more aware about this adriving effects on others.

about is using a dash cam record tore catch sloppy driving, then's posting it on the internet for his whole town to see. the 19-year-old has recorded his experiences for the last 10 months and then posted it on youtube. he insists he's not trying to shame drivers. wow, scary stuff. it's not just other drivers that he's calling out. he's also captured himself rear ending other drive, like we just showed you. >> pretty ironic, but it's also part of the learning experience that i've gained from the whole dash cam thing. >> so the teen says so far he has not received any complaints about what he's doing. hear that horn? >> interesting. needs to just focus on the driving. i think that's the lesson there for all of us. finally, no inclement weather to slow down the afternoon rush or the morning commute. it's going to be quiet.

down on a better mode. >> it does feel like friday. senate's friday eve, keep that in mind. cleveland clouding up, sun going down. should be quiet weather for your evening plans. let's show you the satellite map again. there's the nearest snowfall. notice it's not moving our way. sliding that way, north and east. we've got a cloud/sun mix or a cloud and clear mix if you will. getting some great sunset shots coming in via twitter. look at ashley's tweet. such a gorgeous sunset tonight. indeed correct. anyone else see this gay? all across northern ohio, tremendous pics coming in. here's 40. 39 canton to mentor. 39 youngstown and medina, 39 in mansfield, ashtabula at 35, fremont at 38.

we've got a warm front right here. you can actually track the air movement with these clouds from the south. so you know we're going to be on the warm side of this. we've got an area of low pressure right here near bismarck. let's slide that sir came in. it's actually going to be dropping this way and across the great lakes over the next 36 hours. what's going to happen right in here is we're going to see quite a bit of rain beginning to form. you can already see a little bit of. that that's going to slide direct east into northern ohio into your neighborhood, your backyard, your front yard and driveway bey about this time tomorrow and after. so if you need dry weather tomorrow, if you want a break from all the nasty weather, tomorrow is not a bad day. we'll see a little bit of sunshine tomorrow morning for the rushings and the rain showers will arrive later on, most likely after 5:00 p.m. in most spots. tracking friday night rain. friday evening rain. plans for friday evening, date night, basketball games, whatever you want to do, take

a quick cool-down. we do more arctic air here beginning to build behind the front. that's going to wrap in quickly for your saturday. thaw. upper 30s. some inland areas away from the big city lights, lower 30s. cloudy skies for the most part not as cold. tomorrow let's do 46. going to feel like springtime out there. watch the daffodils bloom. well, not quite. some afternoon showers. akron and canton, overnight lows 32 to 35, dry weather. 46 tomorrow. again it's more toward late afternoon and evening that we will watch for the rain showers moving in there. friday mid, upper 40s, rain late in the day. saturday, look at that changeover to scattered snow. 35 degrees and falling temperatures into the 20s by late afternoon. sunday lake-effect snow, 25. look at those overnight lows, sunday into monday.

monday's high only 1. a live look downtown. a sunset shot? look at that. carnegie, the beautiful sunset. just get outside and enjoy it while you can, the arctic express coming back. >> that's pretty. >> thank mark. here's what's coming up at 6:00. a local man finds a flood of problems when water line floods his home. he says's been trying for months to get help but he's getting the run around instead. what we learned after digging all day. and check it out. police pull over a bus, advance on it with guns drawn. what sparked that standoff, that's next at 6:00. but first, the oscars trending for tall wrong reason. the nominations sparking the twitter hashtag oscar so white.

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popular lip balm a class action lawsuit has been filed. it's claimed the lip balm, which stands for evolution of smooth, does anything but that. >> i couldn't fully open my crack. i couldn't smile fully because it would crack and bleed. >> the company stands behind its product saying all of the ingredients are approved by the fda. developing now on 5:00, a familiar controversy in hollywood. sunday. it could be a big year for "the revenant." >> this year the nominations were announced. there were some surprises. abc's brandi hitt reports from los angeles. >> i'm not afraid to die any more. i've done it already. >> in the hunt for oscar gold "the revenant" leads the way.

>> and the fifth act nod for dicaprio. >> leonardo dicaprio is going to win an oscar. >> also brian cran stop, michael fast bender, and eddy eddie redmayne. >> it's the highest form of flattery in me field. >> it should be pointed out it's a white wash in the act category. >> white actors representing all 20 nominations again, many questioning why will smith wasn't nominated. "straight outta compton" was also snubbed for best picture. mad max fury road receiving 10 nods. star wars "the force awakens" was also nominated five times in technical categories. the academy is bringing back

11 years after his first run on the oscar steak. see who wins an academy award february 28th on abc. brandy hit, abc news, los angeles. >> that's it for live on 5. >> over to chris and danita for a look ahead. an explosion ripped apart a hem and left a family of four dead. >> police say it was no accident. coming up tonight at 6:00 we're killing through records and learning about red flags in the father's past. plus, guns drawn, a bus surrounded, drama playing out on an ohio street. we'll explain how an incident hundreds of miles away sparked the standoff.

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