cavaliers have been able to do, it's been successful, but yet you go into the last week and see that you the avenue lost to the golden state warriors twice. you were absolutely embarrassed earlier this week. when you have this much invested, you want to make sure you have the right leader. you've got guys sitting on the bench who aren't getting any time. i think that's what it came down to, maybe the rotation and this team never had an identity. i think that's one of the big reasons we're going to hear why david blatt has been asked to leave, and we're going to hear that tyrone lee is going to be taking over. >> what does he bring? >> first of all he's the highest paid assistant. it seemed to be he was the heir

so now you find yourself with tyron luke. it's surprising that it happened today but i don't think there are a lot of people who are like, oh, i can't believe it happened. >> he does have a couple of championship rings as a player. >> he knows how to win. we talked about this when we were at the nba finals last year. players respect coaches who have played in the nba, and that's what ty luke has. >> interesting day. it never stops. let me just say this. it doesn't pay to be a head coach in this league.

>> that brings us to the next point. the cavs was the first nba coaching job for david blatt. before that, he spent his career coaching in the european league. they did lose to the warriors, a team that has beaten them twice this year. blatt was 83-40 in the regular season, 14-6 in the postseason. they can have behavior problems, they can develop adhd later in life. >> during the toxic water crisis in flint, a warning for us. a massive winter storm targeting the eastern half of the facing.

fired after pleading guilty to child pornography charges, and not a single parent was notified. we spoke with a parent who had to learn in the newspaper that her child's teacher pleaded guilty two months ago. garlock. a lot of parents are saying they are furious they didn't school. megan hickey sat down with the answers. >> reporter: i've got the plea deal right here. it's dated november 18th. but the superintendent tells me investigators didn't share all the details until just this month. eastwood elementary parents tell me child porn allegations are bad enough, but news that 27-year-old former teacher jacob garlock pled guilty should have been shared. >> i don't understand why they're being so hush-hush about it.

jones told me they were notified when he was placed on leave but few updates after that. >> they should have had a meeting or something, because that's tram tasing to children. >> reporter: the fbi received a complaint regarding the defendant and, quote, inappropriate conduct. the superintendent says he was madely placed on leave but at that point they were just allegations. >> immediately once we find out, he was removed from the school. >> reporter: hall says investigators kept him out of the loop, only recently telling him the allegations did not involve any students. looking back, he told me he wished he had shared more details back in november and december. >> looking back we needed to know.

hall only took over the position after garlock had resigned. in overland, megan hickey, newschannel5. from that to this. a live look. this is out east where we're talking about that massive blizzard that has finally hit the area. this storm already claiming lives. four people were killed in a car crash in north carolina on the slippery roads out there. it's only going to get worse. just getting started. chief meteorologist mark johnson. >> here it is, winding up, right over atlanta, georgia, the center of the low. it is gathering lots of is liquid moisture from the atlantic ocean, getting some still from the gulf of mexico, plus cold air on the back side, up. that's how it strengthens. 21 states impacted, the heaviest snows will fall, west

of north carolina, even into new york city, folks. we've got blizzard warnings out new york, philly, baltimore, and washington, d.c., the heavy snow arriving in d.c. and baltimore just over the last couple of hours. atlantic city just now beginning to get the snow. that's where we saw the live shot. snow just beginning, not quite in new york city yet. but blizzard warnings, you rarely see this for the big cities. 20 to 30 inches in the hills of maryland and virginia. 16 to 24 inches for philly, and 20 inches for new york city. for us just a glancing blow. maybe a flurry or two in canton, new philly. but in the height of the storm, the height of the storm is going to be there very zion d.c. still recovering from that inch of snow yesterday.

setting blizzard conditions coming their way. right now news channel five is live from washington, d.c. lana, what are the conditions now? >> reporter: we go from that one inch to now a prediction of over 30 inches possible here. this is rush hour in our nation's capital. it's completely abandoned. nobody wants to be caught unprepared. the snow is already falling, blanketing north carolina where the panthers are practicing for the nfc championship game still scheduled for sunday. and in louisville, kentucky, a rare treat. >> five sledding hills in our parks are up and running if you some energy. >> reporter: but for all the wintry fun, concerns, too, with 70 million americans in the

at least two deaths from an accident in north carolina. drivers asked to stay off the roads. the d.c. metro transportation system will be closed. >> by 3:00 today you need to be where you're going to be throughout this storm. >> reporter: up to 30 inches of snow predicted here, 5-mile-per- hour winds, and the store shelves reflect the concern. in the new york area, nearly 1800 snowplows are at the ready. >> stay off the roads. they will not only be snow filled and slippery, there could be white-out conditions, literally meaning a driver cannot see what's happening in front of them. >> extreme conditions facing coastal communities. the delaware and jersey beaches, this will be the greatest test since hurricane sandy. >> reporter: this monster storm growing by the hour. already 6,000 flights have been canceled. more than 200,000 passengers inconvenienced. there is one thing i have been

summer is exactly 150 days away. reporting live from washington, lana zak. >> it's half full, not half empty. there you go. looking forward to springtime. for us a quiet weather evening, maybe a flurry south, the rest of us cloudy, and yes those clouds are from that major winter storm. so we are impacted with clouds. temperatures lower and middle 20s throughout the evening. throughout the overnight we're staying dry with temperatures falling back into the 20-degree range. so we're only going to fall a couple of degrees even in the akron-canton area. there are flurries from that winter storm. lee. if you want to know exactly how much snow is going to fall in your neighborhood over the next 48 hours, all you have to do is download our new snowcast app available in the apple app store.

levels in drink water in one ohio community. the sebring school district even canceled classes because of it. chris flanagan has new information. >> reporter: about 8,000 residents in mahoning county were notified that their drinking water has higher than normal limits of lead. the tests were done in august and 70. we spoke with a pediatrician at the cleveland clinic. she says children exposed to lead can have some very serious health issues. >> the protection between their regular body blood and their brain isn't fully developed yet. poison can cross into the brain with something called the blood/brain barrier. we know that when lead gets in the brain it can cause the brain to stop developing normally. >> officials telling children and pregnant women not to drink that water. the superintendent says he doesn't believe the lead levels

ambush attack. an officer targeted after a traffic stop. >> the extreme steps a man attempted to assassinate an officer of the law. and nasty attacks from candidates. news. the cleveland cavaliers fire coach david blatt.

developing in florida, police say a south florida officer was shot in an ambush attack. one person was arrested after a short car chase when the suspect crashed and tried to run away. police say officer david starling was in his patrol car filling out a report when someone fired on him. he is expected to be okay. that ambush training in florida come just days after we told you about a program here in ohio. >> the summit county sheriff's department is training deputies with real-life simulation.

like a gunman opening fire, or at a restaurant or even in their cruiser. tonight there will be calling hours for the fallen officer. tomorrow morning a color guard, bagpipes, and police escort will carry the officer to a service at the newark campus of ohio state and central ohio technical college. that begins at 11:00. police say cottrell was found dead after a woman called to warn them her ex was armed and on a mission to kill officers. hershel jones was arrested but has yet to be charged. new details on a nasty hit- and-run case in cleveland that was caught on camera. police now have a person of interest.

>> word today investigators have identified a person of interest in the wild events that happened on monday at fulton and clark. take a look. surveillance video taken around 2:45 when 31-year-old tina lowe was in the crosswalk and was hit by a maroon chrysler. the car just drives away leaving lowe in a ton of pain right in the middle of the street. an interesting twist, though. the driver pulls into a gas station and walks by a gas pump to get a glimpse of the victim. 10 seconds later the driver gets back in her car and drives away on fulton road. witnesses told us they were amazed that anyone could be so heartless. once charges are filed they will release the name of the person of interest. the victim, tina lowe, was

day of treatment. jonathan walsh, newschannel5. a college student who graduated from high school in cincinnati is accused of hostile acts against the north korean government. he graduated from wyoming high school three years ago and has been in custody for two weeks now. the tour group says it is working with the u.s. state department, the north korean ministry of foreign affairs and the swedish embassy to address his arrest. the north says he entered the country as an american spy. mark, i'm looking at your radar. that is a big storm. does it have a name? >> it's lee jordan. >> no, it seems like it should have a name. >> yeah, but we don't name stores. we should name it hurricane lee.

>> it's not a hurricane. snow snow-acane lee. there's the storm as it sits, the low over atlanta georgia. it's just beginning right up out of d.c. and baltimore headed into philly. snow just beginning there. new york city under a blizzard warning for tonight and tomorrow. they're expecting 12, 24 inches of snow. some areas just west of d.c. and baltimore, the hill country there could see as much as 30, 35 inches of snow. for us a glancing blow. winter weather advisories, columbus, interstate 70 and points south. a winter storm warning southern ohio right on the tip. heavier snow, two to four, maybe as much as six inches of snow there. just a flurry moving up toward dover new philly. 23 in canton.

it's going to be hard to get rid of that chill. right now the winds are basically out of the north and east, kind of reinforcing the chill overhead. watch for the snow right here. this is the northernmost extent of our little winter storm moving up toward dover new philly, maybe a light flurry as far north as canton. this is just the residual effect off lake erie with that northeasterly breeze. maybe a flurry or two just about anywhere. could be an isolated flurry overnight. nothing to worry about as far as travel, not right here in northern ohio. there's the low moving up toward the delmarva peninsula late tonight into early tomorrow morning. it's going to pick up a lot of moisture. that's why there are blizzard warnings for the coastal cities. winds are going to come in right out of the east off of the atlantic ocean and really blow all of that snow around. for us, the northern fringe of

tonight and tomorrow but a quiet weather weekend. for once, we're not in the storm zone, if you will, but a lot of our friends are, all the way from chattanooga, tennessee, up through west virginia and kentucky. heavy snow there d.c. and baltimore. freezing rain for raleigh down into charlotte. 22 degrees, quieter weather. just some isolated flakes. if you have evening plans, take the coast. no real big impact from this winter storm. 28 tomorrow, mainly cloudy, maybe an isolated flurry in the morning, then quiet for the afternoon. akron, canton, a flurry tonight, tomorrow 27 with a morning snowflake. seven-day. let's show you sunday, 34. how about 42 on monday, and then rain changing to snow on tuesday, 38. lee and frank. the race for the white house heats up as the first caucus is just weeks away. how the candidates are ramping

>> new at 6:00, a big break in a home invasion case. what we've learned tonight about potential suspects. and tune in tomorrow night for a brand-new edition of academic challenge. this week teams from st. paul, st. peter's, and strasburg-

ten days before the iowa caucuses and donald trump is surging. >> bernie sanders threatens an upset in both iowa and new hampshire. >> reporter: the gloves now off in the republican race for president. donald trump and ted cruz launching dueling attack adds, front runner trump going after his closest rival on immigration. >> what it doesn't mean is that

>> reporter: cruz's had a questioning trump's business practices. more trump criticism from the national review. it is now disinvited from hosting a debate after this cover story saying trump is not deserving of support and calling him a political opportunist. >> i guess they want a little publicity. that's a dying paper. >> reporter: the polls show trump with his biggest lead yet with bernie sanders leading hillary clinton. >> i think we're looking at one of the great political upsets in the modern history of the united states of america. >> reporter: both candidates stumping in new hampshire today. >> for those of you who are still shopping and trying to decide, i hope i can earn your

>> reporter: meanwhile republican chris christie decided to cancel several campaign events in new hampshire today to travel back to new jersey as his state prepares for that big snowstorm. marcy develop sals, abc news, new york. we are continue to follow breaking news. the cavs about to talk about a major coaching change. david blatt is out, tyronn lue is in.

we begin at 5:30 with breaking news. the cavs have fired their head coach david blatt. blatt has only been with the team a season and a half but it has been a rocky road. >> we're waiting for a news conference with the cavs breaking down what happened.

conference is set to start in 15 minutes. this is a shot of the podium. david blatt reacted to his firing about 15 minutes ago issuing a statement from his agent, saying, quote, i'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as the cavaliers. i would like to thank dan gilbert and david griffin for giving me the opportunity, and i'm honored to have worked with an amazing group of players from lebron james, kyrie irving. i'm indebted to my coaching staff for their hard work and loyalty. at the clippers game there was no indication that something

>> we're still, after that long 12-day trip, that i thought took a lot out of us -- we mentally stepped up. >> live pictures as we get ready for that press conference in independence. david blatt leading the cavaliers to the 2015 nba finals as head coach, but again, he's been let go fired as the cavs coach. we'll have much more on this independence. >> tyronn lue will take over as head coach. he joined the cavs in 2014 coach. lue has coached with the he was also one of the

coaching vacancy in 2014. we'll be back tots cavs headquarters in 15 minutes. in our other top story, that massive blizzard that's slamming the east coast, they've been bracing for this all week long. this is a live look at cape may, new jersey, where there is already plenty of snow on the ground. you don't see any vehicles out there along the road. let's send it over to mark johnson for a look at the impact. >> blizzard warnings, frank. 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds. they're going to see a lot of beach erosion and maybe even high surf. so they're watching out all the way along the coast, up to long island, for the high winds as well as the heavy snow. look at all of the snow here from kentucky, back into tennessee, up into the virginias, d.c., baltimore. it's been snowing there several hours.

snow not yet into new york city but they do after blizzard warning in effect. the snow will arrive within four hours. now for us, just a little glancing blow. for us, maybe an isolated flurry in your neighborhood but that's the maximum impact from the big winter storm for us here in northern ohio. current temperatures, that's cold. 24 elyria to cleveland, 24 in akron. your evening planner includes a lot of clouds, maybe a flurry and temperatures hovering in the lower to middle 20s. 911 service in willoughby has been knocked out. at&t has been working to fix the problem which it says was likely caused by the cold weather. police can be reached at the

an exclusive 5 on your side investigation first raised serious questions. >> why cleveland electric customers are being left on the hack for a $5 billion coal plant. and this plant is costing more than anyone thought. >> cleveland cuts a fat check every month to help finance it. is setting off. we paid a visit to the plant in illinois at the time. at the time cleveland was bond payments. million.

selling its share in the plant. chief cleveland power says it's monitoring the situation. meanwhile cities like cleveland and others are locked into buying electricity from the facility for years to come. police in cleveland are looking for a man who put a gun to a woman's head and stole her car. as he drove off in her car, some by standers tried to step in and help. out. police are looking for a 2003 silver honda with the ohio plate fzs-5354.

recall of a licorice coughing liquid. this is because the bottle contains morphine which is not listed. we have details about what you should do. that's on our newsnet5 app. meantime heroin addiction is a problem across our state. today nearly 1,000 officials putting their heads together. >> reporter: ohio's top cop says we cannot arrest our way out of the problem. the main goal at the meeting was to collaborate with each other to try to implement

three to four people die of opioid abuse every day in our state. >> the face of heroin is the face of ohio. we've never seen an epidemic that has been as widespread. >> reporter: in 2014 we're told nearly 2400 people tide but it would have been a lot more had it not been for that drug. lee, frank, back to you. an outbreak of violence during an uber ride caught on camera. this time was the driver who was targeted in a brutal attack. we have the 911 call. that's all new at 5:00. here's a look at your

no county lines on social media. here you go, mark, a video clip out of atlanta. this is snow that is falling in atlanta. it looked pretty tranquil, but, frank, how do they do with snow in atlanta, georgia? >> you get delayed for a few hours. >> or a few days. so they're getting snow just to the north of downtown atlanta. closer to home, st. marks school, all the kids waving, saying hi for career day. another great ice sculpture.

wildwood in euclid, and finally, this beautiful cardinal landing.

even though we're not being affected directly by this blizzard that's moving across the country, a lot of travel plans have been affect. >> how many of you out there, raise your hand, have a

off to college in these impacted areas? as close as ohio university, they're under a winter storm warning. just barely missing us. that's good news. a live look at downtown akron. quiet weather there. cloudy skies. can't rule out an isolated flurry across ohio during the overnight but here is the main band of snow. southern ohio, knoxville and nashville, the virginias getting pounded. that is the heavy snow. they could see tonight and tomorrow morning a few spots near d.c., up toward philly, could see three to five-inch- per-hour snowfall rate. boom, mind blown. that's a big-time winter storm. for us, closer to home, we're trying to get a little snow.

philly area, no snow yet. light snow for dover, new philly. the very northern fringe of this snowstorm reaches up and knocks on the tore of the viewing area. we're not letting it in. 23 medina, 24 akron, still cold in ashtabula and youngstown. look at all the winter storm warnings in pink. blizzard warnings new york city to baltimore including philly. their big event begins tonight through most of the day tomorrow. so flights to d.c., baltimore, new york city, you're not going anywhere. there's low pressure near atlanta. light snow just to the north of atlanta pulling this way, and it will increase in intensity as it reaches the moisture right here of the atlantic ocean.

time wind for the big cities. hence, the blizzard warning. for us, we'll get a northeasterly breeze keeping us chilly, but we've got some warmer temperatures here. notice little rock in the lower 40s. i'm circling that because those temperatures are going to move our way just in tame for monday. i think lower 40s is a good bet for many of you. we'll melt some snow and bring in some rain on tuesday. 22 tonight, cloudy skies. an isolated flake, especially south towards route 30 and south into dover, new philly, and coshocton. 28 degrees tomorrow, mainly cloudy. if there is a flurry in the morning, especially south towards canton and wooster, would not be surprised. the akron-canton forecast does include a few flurries.

sunday 34, dry. monday 42. there you go. a little january thaw. rain on tuesday, another cold front arrives. could be a daysy pm rush on tuesday. we are about to learn a lot more about the firing of cavs head coach david blatt. >> yeah, david blatt out, tyronn lue in. we are waiting for this news conference to get underway and we will take you to it the moment it starts. >> we all know the cavs not unfamiliar with day ron lew. he's been on the -- tyronn lue. he's been on the sidelines. now to something that may be missing from your car. >> it turns out 30 million spare tire.

on and what you can do about it. >> reporter: an object in the road or a pothole in your path could stop your car in its tracks. michelle got a flat in her 2014 cadillac. in her trunk, no spare tire. only a tire inflation kit. >> after i looked at may tire, i just said forget it. >> reporter: the kit includes a sealant that covers the puncture and a compressor, but the kit won't work on all flat tires. in fact, it says right on the kit it won't fix some common problems like a tear on the side of the tire other a larger puncture. >> we just received a call now. >> reporter: on a ride along with aaa, more drivers like michelle. this man now stuck in a parking lot, his car only has a kit. >> the tire is shredded, so that's not going to work. so where are the spare tires?

spare tires to make vehicles efficiency standards. and now more than a third of new cars don't come with one. we went to orlando to ask drivers to open their trunk. tire? >> i just bought it thursday. i've got to have a spare tire. >> reporter: no matter how hard she searched, no spare tire. sedan. you open it up and you find an inflation kit. so when would this work? >> when an object has gone through the tread of the tire. when the nail or the screw is still in the tire, this kit is going to work well. but aaa is calling on car companies to put spares back in cars. >> it's not going to take the place. consumers really should understand what's in their car and what it means to them at the road side.

defend the switch saying tires are so good these days, flat tires are rare. cadillac says spares occupy space, carry significant weight and often go unused. hyundai tells us it won't help on some flats but works extremely well in many cases, adding, customers can opt for a tire if they like. >> depending on the car maker the option of adding a spare tire and tools to install it could cost you anywhere from $300 to $600. if you are satisfied with your inflation kit, check the day. they expire after four to eight years.

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let's go right to cleveland clinic. this is the press conference with david blatt. >> that's not easy, and i understand that. with that said, when tough clarity of purpose we have as a franchise, decisions like these tend to make themselves. ownership has instilled at a about. every decision is made as an answer to the following question. does it put us in the best position to deliver ohio. and every decision we make is mind. i go to bed every night

about our team all the time. this decision is made and brought out of a lack of connectedness i see in our team. i've witnessed this over the last couple of weeks. really, over the last month or. so it's made because we have a lack of fit with our personnel and our vision of how to use that personnel. so i'm measuring more than wins and losses. i'm focusing on a bigger picture in my evaluation, and i'm really trying to decide are we working towards a championship, are we building a championship culture. and really, most importantly for me, and i think a lot of you have seen this over the years, are our hearts, minds, and souls in what we're doing. are we all in, are we really trying to achieve something as a unit, or are we a collection of individuals. and what i see is that we need to build a collective spirit, a strength of spirit and

elite teams in this league always have that, and you see it everywhere. to be truly elite, we have to buy into a set of values and principles that we believe in. that becomes our identity. if we can do that day in and day out, that becomes who we are. halfway through the season, we have not yet developed this identity. each step forward unfortunately i think you've seen we've taken two steps back. we know that the clear identity we strive for isn't going to happen overnight. and frankly, "pretty good" is not what we're here for. you could look at a lot of different analytics, and we're pretty good. that's not what we're in the business to be. this decision is going to be

or not we're in a better position to bring championships to northeast ohio. i know, and you have all seen that we have a locker room of guys that really overcome adversity well. i think we've shown that over and over again. when we made the trades last year, when you saw us play with injuries last year in the finals and throughout the playoffs, the group was galvanized and they believed in each other. we are a team, unfortunately, that struggles more than any good team i've ever been with and this is my 24th year. i've never seen a locker room not be as connected after wins as they need to be. we've only been galvanized when expectations were not high and circumstances were somewhat artificial. otherwise, we've been a group of tremendous individual

that's not a winning formula. i'm not leaving an unprecedented team payroll and all of the efforts of everybody that work in this organization to chance. so today we're elevating ty lue to head coach. he will not be serving in an interim roll. i'm more than confident that he can generate the bay-in required to start to refine the habits and the culture that we've yet to build. ty's work over the past two seasons, or past season and a half, i suppose, has resulted in some tremendous game planning on that side of the ball, and he has been a condit staff members. player. he was gritty.

he was all about winning. he was on great teams, was a first-round pick, struggled through injuries, was on some very bad teams, and played for some incredible coaches, and most importantly, through all of this, he was the type of person that was humble enough to learn from those coaches. so be that phil jackson, doc rivers, both of the van gundies, he's been with tremendous, tremendous basketball coaches. our most glaring need is to understand and communicate roles of delineation and team sacrifice. we have to have group buy-in and team-first habits in order to become the team that we intend to be. we don't have to concern ourselves with expectations of a destination. we need to work towards tomorrow and honor one another