. good afternoon, i'm mike in for leon bibb. late-breaking details into the live desk at noon. a kent state professor under e fbi just spoke with our bob jones. julio pino has been accused of having sim theftis ties to isis and he was the center of a monthlong investigation and said the allegations against him are ed? >> no, i wouldn't say i'm worried.

i believe in the end everything that has been said against me will be false because i have nothing to spoken truthfully all along. >> we're going to have much more of his interview coming up later on newschannel 5 clevelinvestigation into an early morning house fire that injured at least one person continues this afternoon. this was the scene around 5 this morning at the home on wells wood trail in one person is hospitalized and there is no word on their condition now. the firs face some will changes with had -- firefighters face some challenges with this fire and had to bring s. more than 10 departments responded to this scene. and in west columbus, one child is dead. another in critical condition complex started on fire. the children's mother and 11- month-old baby are being treated for smoke inhalation, but they're expected to re officials say there were no working smoke detectors in the family's unit. and happening today, a

killed in the northfield house explosion. the visitation for cynthia mather, 12-year-old allison and ues from 2-6 at the hudson campus of christ community chapel this afternoon. the celebration of life begins at 6. and now ers, the family is asking donations be made to the heritage classical academy or community church. that information is available on our website om. and the story of canton police k9 officer jethro and his tragic death in the line of duty travelled well beyond in fact, it's the nationwide exposure that's new group wanting to help with the department move to k9. nick foler: the kent police officer ryan davis said that he lost a part of himself when his partner died after being shot in the line of ficer davis will get a chance to pick out a new dog that will help carry on jethro's legacy. rning

his death touching many, including the non-profit group k9s for cops outside of houston, tex t, which annoite that it will be donating a k9 for training. jethro, of course, died after being shot three sponded to a burglary call. the officer davis will fly down to texas this sunday with another trainer and screen about a dozen dogs and make a >> this is private overwhelming support the department got from the outside public. the outpouring has been amazing for a department and this does have a lot of pain it and it's sort of bittersweet; however, we're looking forward to moving ahead. >> reporter: and if all goes well, officer davis can return to d-new k9 some time in the middle of next week. the man charged with jethro's murder is being held on $5 million bond in the stark nick foley for newschannel 5. and new at noon, the did bait over the future of

the group said that they collected enough signatures to get the issue on the march ballot. you may remember in december the lakewood city council voted to close the hospital and open a family health center in its place. the group plans to deliver the petition signatures to city hall tomorrow morning. and in about a half hour, the brown's front office is expected to talk about another hiring decision and it looks like they're going to be bringing in a new defensive coordinator. reports say that ray horton will return to the browns. you may remember he was the defensive coordinator here in 2013. horton spent the last few seasons in tennessee running their defense. time for a check of weather and janessa this morning. for a brief moment, i got to wear the sunglasses. >> and later on today, a hit- and-miss moving through the area but right now, they're under gray skies and you can see the snow -- snow on the ground towards the menner area. the temperatures are on the cooler side. 19 at the airport and downtown

you can see from the power of 5 our live 5 radars picking up just a few isolated sprinkles and that is going to be the case throughout the day before we completely dry out friday, saturday, and sunday. hey, we are looking at partly to mostly sunny skies as this low pressure system continues to move across the east coast as they're preparing for that big winter storm. look at these winter storm warnings. they're already in place from memphis to portions of carolina and into the maryland area. even southern portions of ohio, we're going to remain on the the weekend. look at our hour-by-hour. unfortunately, what is not temperatures. by 3:00, we're at 25 degrees and on that downward trend going into your evening hours. all right, janessa. most of us will miss it and there are millions of americans bracing themselves for record- breaking snowfall this weekend.

this afternoon, the mid- atlantic trying to clear roadways after a light snowfall created a traffic nightmare. ray on how the eastern seaboard is preparing. >> reporter: overnight, chaos on the roadways. motorists crashing into one another. the aftermath of a combination of untreated roadways and light snow, which literally wreaked havoc across the mid-atlantic states. >> i drove home from work and i am not used to driving in snow, so, it was pretty rough driving home and took awhile. >> reporter: it lasted two inches of snowfall, crippling enough in the nation's capital to delay the leader of the free world. president obama's return to the white house delayed after his staff was forced to change plans due to the weather. in montgomery county, maryland, just outside of washington, the cars were stuck on roadways for hours. >> trying to stay off of the roads. >> reporter: and check out this traffic logjam on interstate 66.

brake lights seen for miles. some motorists abandoning their cars, right on the highway. >> usually takes me up 20 to 25 minutes. i have been on the road close to five now. >> and some 15 states this morning under winter storm watches from as far south as north carolina to as far north as boston. this as the i-95 corridor braces for a potentially historic blizzard. right at the nation's capital, new york, and philadelphia. >> we don't want to overreact. we want to encourage people to get prepared. >> reporter: and this morning, d.c. snow teams are tripling the amount of plows and snow trucks on the roadways. this is as states officials urge everyone to take extreme precaution and for the major storm. less than 48 hours away. next at noon, a new report on the murder could mean sanctions for putin and heartbreaking words from the family of the danville police

duty. >> plus, changes could soon be coming to the grand jury process in cuyahoga county.

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. major developments out of london. a british investigation into the death of a russian politician and said that putin probably approved his murder. he was killed in 2006. on his death bed, he blamed

the newly revised inquiry said two russian officials were responsible and likely acting on behalf of the russian spy service. no sanctions have been announced just yet. and happening in switzerland, the world economic forum's annual meeting continues. among the speakers this morning were the greek and french prime minister and both saying the future of europe is an important issue to all attending the summit this year. also at the event, vice president biden met privately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this morning. later today, biden is expected to speak with leaders from afghanistan and pakistan. and in iraq, it appears the been destroyed. year-old christian monastery show it was destroyed months after isis took over mosul, iraq. a former iraqi advisor who left mosul said he can't confirm the elijahmon stairy is what is shown in these pictures. [ applause ] hope for residents of flint.

why it may not be enough to turn things around. p. >> and we're -- . >> and we're dry today. the power of 5 is tracking hour- by-hour and day-by-day. the winter storm is going to be affecting the east coast. i will let you know what to

. the family of fallen officer tom cottrell is sharing their experience for the first time. he was shot and killed in danville earlier this week. his girlfriend said she never thought something like this could happen. >> i honestly shut him down every time he would say this could be my last time you see me. we're in danville. this stuff doesn't happen in danville. >> she got a strange feeling early monday morning. she was sick to her stomach and tried calling him several times but he didn't answer. she and her two sons are trying to figure out how to move on. >> he was always there when i needed him. he picked me up when i was down, even though he was not my real father. he acted like a real father figure. >> poor kid.

saturday at the osu campus in newark. police officers from around the country are expected to attend. the water crisis continues in flint, michigan, despite the statehouse approving $28 million in emergency funding. city officials say it's going to take more than that to fix things. mayor karen weaver said the cost to undo the damage could reach $1.5 billion. >> this is something that nobody should have to deal with. everybody should have clean water. >> the city's water problem began in 2049 when the state -- 2014, when the state temporarily switched to the water source of the flint river to save mean. they said it looked and smelled and tasted odd. they found the water eventually to be highly corrosive and full of lead. lead poisoning can affect mental and physical development, especially in children. at noon, the committee will study the grand jury process in cuyahoga county. two judges will look closely at

that comes after the county prosecutor had to clarify that jurors did vote in the tamir rice case. a spokesperson for the prosecutor said he can't confirm specific details, but the jury complied with the policy that requires the vote. the prosecutor in that case, tim mcginty, is getting competition this election cycle. later today, the former cleveland cycleman -- councilman will kick off his campaign. the winner of the march 15th democratic primary will likely hit the job. o'malley's kickoff event is set for 6:30 at trinity cathedral. it's hard to believe that tax time is here again. that means it's time for the year that scammer try to steal your hard-earned refund. that is why it's important to choose a tax preparer wisely. the irs said to make sure they have a preparer tax identification number, avoid people who base their fee on a percentage of your refund, and note if you're preparer doesn't ask for receipts and -- not asking enough questions could be a warning sign that

and good news, you may have missed it, janessa. the deadline to file has been extended. >> okay. >> because of the holiday. you have two extra days for all of you procrastinators out there. >> me? >> you? i thought maybe you're not. >> yeah. >> and how's the weather? >> can you believe it's almost february? >> this month went fast. it was a cold one. >> definitely. >> yeah. >> and we have had our ups and downs. still a chilly day out there if you're out and about. seeing some sunshine. >> nice. >> and that is good news. it doesn't look like we're in the track of this big storm that is head said towards the east coast for the weekend. right now, out towards the east, you can see a peak in the clouds and that has to happen throughout the day. right now, folks, we're at a chilly 22 degrees. we're only going to see the thermometer click up a few more degrees for daytime highs. across the board, the hotspot. you need to get towards the east side. menner at 24 degrees and southeastern portions of

the chardon area and into the lower 20s. take a look at the 5 live radar, dealing with a few sprinkles earlier today. definitely shifting more towards the east and drying out fairly quickly. you know what? the great news is going to the next three days. we're going to be pretty much on the dry side as that big time storm front out towards the east coast continues to shift more towards the east. it looks like it's not going to hit northeast ohio, but portions of southern ohio. taking a look at the temperatures from chicago all the way into detroit and into the upper teens to lower 20s, some of this cooler air is tracking in. this is that system that is currently moving throughout memphis. the winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings already put in place for friday and saturday afternoon. taking you hour-by-hour, if you have outdoor plans tonight, looking a-okay, but look at by 7:00 p.m., we are on that

we want to show you our future cast. the hopes for sunshine into eerie, huron county, cloud cover remains from summit into stark county as we head into about the 5:00 hour. should be a nice commute home tonight with the clouds really starting to increase from the south. as we head into your friday afternoon. now, this is saturday at 7:00. dover, new philly into summit county and starts to see a few flakes flying due to that system that is tracking into the east coast. so, if you have family, raleigh, north carolina, all the way into new york, they're going to start to deal with freezing rain. we're forecasting potential up to nearly two feet in some locations. southern portions of ohio from cincinnati all the way into the dating area -- dayton area, if you're travelling this weekend, possibly a bit of accumulation. this moves out fairly quickly. look at that. by sunday morning, we are pretty much in the clear.

still dealing with a few light flurries or is that south breeze five to 10 miles an hour? try to warm us up. but we definitely transition to more of a northwest wind going into tonight. a few lingering flakes. look at the seven-day forecast. this is going to be a great weekend for us with a few feet of sunshine as we head into sunday afternoon. mike, i'm going with mostly sunny and that is almost feeling like a heat wave from earlier this week. going into next week and we are back into the lower 40s.

all right, looks like we're breaking out of the deep freeze. >> yeah, we are. we're going to see the freeze into next week. the 28 is normally our cold of the day of the year. and temperatures into the upper 30s, lower 40s. so, looking very good this weekend. the sunshine, i mean, go ahead and break out the sunglasses again? >> sounds good. i have them ready. they're in the car ready to go. >> looking good. >> see you at 4 for the now cleveland. have a great afternoon. remember, you can get news updates all day long on our news net 5 apps.

hi, i'm sarah carns. today on spotlight 5, we're going to check in with retirement and financial expert will smith. bill is president of wa smith financial group. he's standing by in his retirement solutions studio with today's retirement fit. >> welcome to today's money tip. with each new year comes change, specifically when it comes to the tax codes. you can certainly expect change almost every year for the 2016 tax year. many things like the general tax brackets and ira contribution limits remain unchanged. i wanted to share with you a few highlighted changes. number one, money that is passed through trust and estates is really probably the

that is just for income between 9,050 and 12,400 for anything over 12,400, the tax rate is 39.6. so that went up a little bit&in 2016 -- bit in 2016 by $100 couples filing jointly, 12,600. for head of household scenario, it's 9300. a little change there. alternative minimum tax exemptions for folks married filing jointly, 26% at income levels of 186,300, 28% for income levels over 186-point threes hundred -- 186.300. talk about phaseouts for roth ira contributions has gone up as well. for married filing jointly, the phaseout is 184,000, up to 194,000 per year. the single taxpayer phaseouts,

we also saw introduction of the 2015 tax act, which made the qualified charitable deduction permanent. if you have questions, e-mail us or give us a call in our office and that is today's money tip. >> thank you so much, bill. if you would like more information, tune in to retirement solutions with bill smith sundays at noon. you can also call the office for more information at 866-417- 4156 or log on to wasmithfinancial.com.