. leon bobby. we begin with -- leon bibb. weather. we're going to see. >> this is going to be a quick shot of light snow. not a big deal. again, when it comes down during the afternoon and evening commute, it could cost downtown cleveland. snow. maybe a few spinning flurries. the temperatures are in the

certaie not that bad. the windchills won't be an issue today. upper teens and lower 20s for the most part. look at agrin falls and shardin. we have a -- chardon. and we have portions in cuyahoga county and way nner to burton, ravena and kent, same deal there. snow moving through portions of eastern geauga county and into the west, light snow in lorain we're going to deal with the today. wooster is dry. again, more snow this clump of snow moves through, it will happen tonight into tomorrow. we'll dry things out again. notice, the gradual trend here. a clump south and west of at will pull through here. we have to keep the snow in the forecast for the next new hours wife we -- before we dry things

20s and into the teens tonight. again, snow will not accumulate to too much. we'll talk about a big time winter storm for ng weekend. >> all right, jason. new details about a deadly house fire at noon on good morning cleveland. two elderly women killed when their east cleveland home went rnight. nick foley has been at the scene all morning and has the latest now. >> reporter: cleveland fire officials confirm there were two fatalities here on the 3700 block of east 147th street in ing fire. they also tell us that the two were elderly sisters. firefighters responded around 2:30 this morning with four people in the home at the time o separate apartments. several people we spoke to on scene who i'ved -- who identified themselves as family members told us the people killed were 80 isd sisters. released on scene. another man who identified himself as a grandson of one of the victims was transported to injuries. >> we have our re.

and we have a state fire marshal here also. so, we have a better aspect of what we're dealing w what we're reporter: fire investigators have yet to release a cause for the fire as well. the names of the victim the are not being released at this on cleveland's east newschannel 5. and to a developing story out of penn state university. a professor is being looked at connections to terrorism. newschannel 5s sarah finney is talking with students on campus who are concerned and hope they will get answers know so. >> reporter: kent state students are waking up to the news that one of their history investigated by the fbi for allegedly having ties to isis and trying to recruit students. the man at the center of the case is campus -- you'll julio pino. the campus news editor broke the story on tuesday. she was among the 20 students and faculty members interviewed terrorism task force began looking at him 18 months ago.

her because she's done several stories on the 55-year-old history professor. he spoke with mills yesterday denying the accusations against him and saying he never talked about isis in class. there are lots of unanswered questions in this case. we spoke with one student who hopes they will get answers about the investigation. >> and things like oh, wow, something like that is never going to happen here. you're in every going to hear about something like that that will happen somewhere else. it's a little bit like a surprise when you hear something like that and kind of keeps you on edge for different about things like that more. >> reporter: in the interview with student media, pino plans to continue teaching his two classes this semester. at kent state, sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >> and kent state said the fbi reassured the university there is no threat to campus. in pakistan, at least 20 people are dead and dozens more injured after an attack on the

the taliban is am claying responsibility for -- taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack at the university near the afghani border. security forces killed four attackers but officials admit they don't know if there were dead. they did warn that recovery operations were ongoing and the death toll could rise. to home. right now, akron police are homicide of the year. a man found dead with a gunshot wound on grove street early yesterday morning. akron only had 26 homicides in all of 2015. and unfortunately, violent crimes committed in the u.s. are on the rise. the fbi just releasing new data showing a nearly 2% increase in murders, rapes, and assaults 2015. and that is compared to the same time in 2049. burglary and arsons, however, of last year. and cleveland police just released these pictures. they show a woman that officers run crash.

at fullton road and clark avenue. officers say a woman was crossing fullton when the car hit her. the driver then pulled into a nearby going, hid from police and then drove away. new analysis of ohio's public school report cards are showing disparitys of kids between different economic backgrounds. the ohio policy institute released its report and said the state has a lot of work to do. they found a 23.5% gap between the graduation rate of districts with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. a.c.t. the income levels rise. several state education groups hope to use these results to prompt lawmakers to take action. and our first responders are expected to be at the ready at all times. we have learned that some are conditions. there are broken boilers at three cleveland fire houses right now. until they're fixed, firefighters are working and sleeping in 50 degrees temperatures. the fire union president said

and he fears these conditions could threaten the firefighters' performance. >> you want to have your first responders. you want to have the firefighters. the community wants them ready. they want them in the absolute best possible condition to be able to go out and respond. >> many of these stations are older and it's not easy finding parts for dated boilers. we're told the cleveland's assistant safety committee will contact the dpw today and start working with them on the problem. coming up at noon, a shakeup in polls on both sides of the aisle just in time for the iowa caucus. plus, dozens of schools closed in detroit this afternoon and it's not because of bad weather. >> and stargazers get your telescopes ready. a rare celestial event is happening tonight. we'll share how you can check

. secretary of state john kerry arrived in switzerland. he's attending the world forum in davos. it kicks off and the stock market dive with lowering oil prices and a down in china. the meeting continues through and in democracy 2016 coverage, ben carson is temporarily suspending his campaign after one of the crash in iowa. the 25-year-old johnlin was in this -- joplin was in this van. the van flipped over and was hit by another vehicle.

were treated and released from the hospital. the other candidates pressing on with their campaigning with the iowa caucuses less than two weeks away. new hampshire's first in the primary a week later, the battle for the top spots in both parties heating up. ted cruz taking big hits in iowa where he was gaping momentum. the first iowa's governor saying cruz would be a big mistake for his state. the second key party champion, sarah palin endorsing donald trump. >> i am here to support the next president of the united states, donald trump! >> on the democratic side, iowa's importance for hillary clinton has taken on new urgency as rival bernie sanders surges in new hampshire. a new cnn/wmur poll shows sanders with 60% support among likely democratic voters to clinton's 33%. and when we return, the water crisis in flynt, michigan, continues today. find out what the governor is planning to release this afternoon that will answer

>> and all right, mike, we're tracking a big time weekend snowstorm for the east coast. it will eventually become a nor'easter as we head into late this weekend and into early next week.

. anger over the water crisis of easing. the governor is promising to release e-mails that could shed new light on the state's response to the water contamination in flint. he's apologized and pledged more aid, but some residents are calling for his elizabeth has more. >> i'm sorry, most of all, that i let you down. you deserve better. >> reporter: michigan governor rick snyder is apologizing to the residents of flynt. seems not everyone is -- to accept it. these protestors -- to step down and be arrested. >> they were silent. they were staring at a public health emergency and they sat >> reporter: lawyers representing families from flynt filed three class action-

official should have acted sooner. according to recently released e-mails, officials in an attempt to save mean, apparently waited nearly five months to warn the public of the toxic levels of led when they changed the city's water source. >> and they haven't had our -- and concerns. i -- . >> and should never have gotten to this point. we're surrounded by the grogreat lakes. >> and -- by the great lake. >> the i am includeing this report to ensure that every home is visited in flint as soon as possible. >> and during the state-of-the- state address and in addition to more aid, the governor pledged greater transparency. this is as the mayor met with president obama and white house officials lobbying for more health. president obama, by the way, is in michigan today visiting the auto show in did trite. he's not expected to stop in flint, he could address the water crisis. this again as we wait for the

released and learn more about who knew what and when. and more troubles in michigan as students -- to get another day. the teachers are calling out sick to protest budget issues. teachers are upset about poor building conditions, overcrowdded busrooms and wages. the sickouts have been going on since last week. all of this happening on the day since president obama is visiting detroit in the auto show. no word on if he will address the teachers ' concerns. and i'm announcing that the coast guard intends to suspend active search efforts tonight at sunset. >> the the decision to suspend this case is very difficult. we are not -- we have not found the survivors. >> reporter: the u.s. coast

off of the coast of hawaii. they were on board two helicopters that collided in mid-air last thursday. the marine corps is in charge of the salvage operation and the investigation into the cause of that accident. well, starting tonight, sky watchers will get a special treat. they're going to be able to see five planets together in the sky before dawn. mercury, venus, saturn, mars, and jupiter will be invis -- visible for five -- will be sunrise. the first time in five years all five have appeared together in the predawn sky. february 20th. >> exactly. >> and that is the name. >> yeah. morning. >> yeah. time. looks like some light snow out there at time. out and about this afternoon, mike, you may have visibility issues when you're in one of the squalls that moves through. this is not lake affect. everyone will see some light snow today. notice a few flakes flying there in downtown cleveland for

all is quiet. notice the roadways there. and they're shocked. number one, how much snow we have on the ground and the visibility to the west. how far you can see. you can see the sky conditions and the traffic, so, this one shot, yeah, you look at it and go go what is the big deal. it shows you many different things. of course, it's live now and you see a few flakes laying out there now. 18 degrees in downtown cleveland. temperatures across the region running in the upper teens and lower 20s. so, certainly a chill in the air. when you head out today, the winds are not dead and you have gotten here the last few days and really takes your breath away and that feels warmer. we have a doughnut hole of snow free here in northern ohio. we have snow here, men in burton, ravena and kent. this is not lake affect and a regionwide like snow.

inch tops. it's not a big deal, about you it could be enough to cause, as i mentioned earlier, visibility out and about and a dusting here on roadways. overall, not that bad. into the west, notice where the warmer air to our south and west and this is a big storm. this guy is going to mean business. we're not going to see much affect from the storm but we'll move from the deep south and west virginia, and the big cities to d.c. and boston and new york and become a nor'easter and give the area 70, 75 miles per hour winds into the upcoming weekend. a big deal there for travelers. teens and 20s. notice the light snow around. this is 4:30 this afternoon and so join us at 4 for the now cleveland. we'll talk about where the snow is and where it's heading. also, the temperatures where they will be at. they will dip tonight. fallling into the teens. notice for the most part, we dry things out by 10 or 11

a few lake-affect clouds and lake-affect snow showers north and east tomorrow. otherwise, we're drying quiet as temperatures tomorrow approach 25 to 28 degrees. the light snow today, 28. a trace up to an inch cloudy and cold. we're in the teens, lingering flakes. otherwise, relatively uneventful and this is typical january weather. statistically, this is the coldest time of the year for northern ohio. and we're making it through okay and a big snowstorm for friday through the south and east. we're not affected by this. into the upcoming weekend, 20s and, hey, we're above freezing as you move through the day on sunday.

hello. >> i thought this works. i thought this worked where you start talking. >> if i don't see a weather map, i don't start talking. >> okay. >> if it's a news desk shot, i will normally. >> and you have some weather for us? >> a little bit of weather. here we go, take a look. 23 today and the snow showers mid-20s on thursday. we finally do climb into the 30s by the weekend and friday is a big snowstorm. a big deal if you're travelling east. going to be a big issue. virginias into north carolina and the east coast. >> today's top stories at 4 on the now cleveland. thank you for joining us at noon.

. hi, i'm sarah carns. there are new trends and online learning. dr. david bowlin is the chief academic officer and and electronic learning academy, better known as odela. thank you for being here. tell me about new trends and online learning? exploding. there is over 3 million students in country that are experiencing online learning. in all of their k-12 programs, just in ohio, there is over learning students. so, it's a trend that is moving in a very, very fast pace.

tell me how the new trends are students? >> we're getting a lot of students coming to us looking for new ways of learning, looking for integrating technology into their everyday life. so we developed a program whether it's at the kindergarten level or the 12th grade level to really bring that high quality program to them for whatever goal they may have. >> and why should parents consider enrolling their kids in odela? >> there is a lot of reasons online programs. i think one of the things that we bring that is unique is our highly qualified teachers that really interact with our students every day. they engage in online live lessons and online live help sessions, so students get the and every day. >> reporter: know you're odela. tell me about this plan and how the new trends work together?

bringing students to an manipulate technology for learning. and so as i said in the past, you know, we utilize a program called amp in much we create an autonomous learner. with a purpose. >> and thank you for being here. to enroll your child or learn