. new on good morning cleveland, new coach. the same results for the cavs, as they fall on tyron lou's debut as a head coach. and looking at a change of leadership. >> time to dig out. millions dealing with the aftermath of the historic blizzard that left cities paralyzed, motorists trapped and thousands without power. morning. we give you a live look at new york's time square and they are beginning to dig out after more york city. hello and welcome to this sunday edition. good morning cleveland. janessa webb. let's get to the forecast for here, obviously, nothing

the east have to deal with tonight, today, and this weekend. we're luckier. >> and i am glad we were able to see the roadways. >> right. >> in times square. the forecast was off west virginia today and saw 40 inches of snow. big time to get the shovel out as people start to pick up the pieces. the good news in northeast ohio, the sun is starting to come up. we're going to sit in some sunshine today. our temperatures are warming back up to the 30s, and we haven't seen the 30s in the last seven days. our 5 live radar is not picking up any moisture. just tracking inside and we'll see our next front move in tuesday. so, pretty quiet weather pattern into the next few days. so, they're picking up the pieces. yesterday, we were talking about 20 states under some kind of advisory or warning. that system made its way offshore and so, as we head

definitely making sure they're safe, but roadways are dice into the rest of the day. the temperatures right now, we're on the cooler side. 18 degrees. when you factor in the winds, we are into the single digits across northeast ohio. all right, janessa, thank you so much. breaking overnight, we learned a canal fullton police officer is hospitalized in akron this morning after a crash. it happened before midnight last night on milan avenue in canal fullton. the officer was responding to an emergency call when he came around the curve and hit a utility pole. they had to use the jaws of life to get him out and there is no word on his condition. the highway state patrol is investigating. and now to the big talker. cleveland can't ignore threshold morning. the cavs lost to the chicago bulls last night amid a coaching controversy. meg shaw joins us live from the newsroom where she has been hearing fans react on social media all morning long. the story first blew up on friday when they announced the

continues with the first game back. how's the tammy reacting today? >> -- team reacting today? >> reporter: they don't seem to be worried. they know there are a lot of things they need to work on, but there is a lot of season left here. again, it was a big night for tyron lou making his day buas the head coach. again, the cavs couldn't keep up, losing 96-83 and dropping him to 30-12 on the season. after watching the way the team played, the coach said it's clear they need to be in better shape for the type of game he wants to play. as far as fans go, a lot of folks on social media are disappointed saying the cavs looked flat and messed the memo about the game. again, it goes back to the fast- paced game that lue wants to play. lebron called the 24 hours leading up to the game a whirlwind but that it's not going to take long for the team to adjust to the new changes. >> some adjustment period, but i don't think that it will be that long. i think we have something in place.

implement on what he wants the team to do and we'll be ready >> sounds confident there. the cavs are back in action tomorrow and they're at home playing the timberwolves. left here. on the upside, we're still leading the eastern conference. >> yeah, meg. a work in progress to say the least and we'll be scrutinizing every minute along the way. our own andy baskin sat down with the former nba player and brad sellers, giving his thoughts on david blatt getting fired and how tiron lou did in his coaching debut. this is what they had to say. >> and good morning, northeast ohio. we were talking about the cavaliers from last night and they fall to the chicago bulls, 96-83. and we continue the coverage from last night. >> reporter: think he was excited and had a chance to put his stamp on this team. i think he tried to be -- . >> and how will the team change

>> i think he's going to define the identity for the team. he has to and they know what is expected of all of the players and from the other teams when they look at us. what will cleveland give us? i think he gets to put that stamp on the team. let's go to last night's team. they go cold in the first half, missing 16 shots in a row. what happened last night, why couldn't they get into rhythm, what do you think is going on? >> it was a big, big night. we had a major transaction occur here, and we did that without a chance of practice. and that allowed players to really start to get comfortable. they looked like they were not comfortable after they came out of the initial first seven, 8 minutes of the game. so, as the game went on, it got tighter and tougher, but i think that will get much better, the more practice and chance to elongate the games. >> lebron james 26 points. j.r. smith 18; kyrie irvi in, g, 11. the bench only gave you 8

>> and that is because you don't have time to develop a rhythm or continuity. who is coming in, who is playing, who is playing with who. there is a lot going on in the transaction that occurred. the only way you eradicate that practice floor. >> thank you for joining us this sunday morning, brad. he's back tonight for the ford sports sunday. we'll talk more cavaliers and talk about the future tonight on the ford sports sunday. >> thank you, guys. and turning to the monster storm hitting a huge part of the country. the blizzard has been beats down on new york for two days now breaking records and making it the second busiest snowstorm in the big apple's history. the citywide ban on road travel was lifted in the last hour, but they're asking people not to drive unless it's necessary. 11 states on the east coast have declared states of emergency. some places could see as much as four feet of snow this weekend. meantime, air service continues to be interrupted along the east coast and a few dozen of the nearly 9,000

are out of cleveland-hopkins airport. more delays are expected through tomorrow. if you have a flight coming up soon, be sure to check out the status of your flight with our news net 5 app. and although the storm is not hitting us directly, it's affecting plenty from northeast ohio, including a group of john carol university students. the group left a few days ago, heading to washington, d.c., to take part in a march for life. they got stuck, thanks to the brutal conditions on the is brights. the stud -- the interstates. the students spent 14 hours on the side of the highway in pennsylvania before moving again. here back in ohio, southern portions of our state are, remain under a winter storm warning. this is video from athens county. one of the hardest-hit areas snow. the roads were closed under a level 3 snow emergency. it's now been reduced to a digging out this morning. and thank you so much for starting your sunday here with us. i'm nickfield.

blanketing much of the east coast and it's moving out, but the deadly storm left behind dangerous conditions and power outages. washington, d.c. healthy eating. local high school students are making better choices one meal at a time. same. janessa has the weather. >> and nick, we're looking at sunshine galore moving into northeast ohio for your sunday. and my seven-day, i have upper 40s potentially, 50 degrees for the last week of january.

. hi, good morning, everybody i'm janessa webb. bringing you a treat today and sunshine moving into the area. we have high pressure that is going to dominate throughout sunday afternoon. and look at the temperatures. we are back into the 30s today and we have the breeze in affect transitioning out of the southwest. the feel like temperature is going to be like we're into the mid-20s. hey, temperatures are definitely rebounding back. it gets better, nick, as we head into monday, tuesday, back into the 40s. >> all right. >> you will love this story. trending this morning, one guy who doesn't mind all of that though in the east, the smithsonian national zoo in virginia showed the video of the panda rolling around and sliding in the snow. what else would you do if you have that much snow on the ground?

the video has been viewed more than 1 million times since being posted just yesterday. he is loving life for sure. and closer to home, hundreds of people braved icy waters. the special olympics ohio posted the 10th annual polar county. at mosquito lake. the organization raises money to support the program and this year, donations reached more than $1,700. a lot of respect for folks raising money for a great cause. i would not like to switch place with them for sure. as we head to break, this is a look at last night's

. welcome back. 8:15 now on your sunday. this morning, police are trying to track down three inmates who broke out of jail in california. officials in orange county jail discovered them missing last night. they were facing charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and torture. the sheriff's office said the escapees got to the roof by cutting through steel bars and plumbing tunnels. then they used tide sheets to lower themselves to the ground before taking off. also happening in california, a storage well leaking natural gas must be permanently closed. the well owned by the southern california gas company has been pouring natural gas into the air over an l.a. neighborhood for months. as a result, thousands have

many residents complained of headaches and nose bleeds. the local air quality management district is ordering the company to seal the well immediately. a 17-year-old canadian boy is being charged with four counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder n connection to friday's mass shooting at a school in saskatchewan. two teenage brothers were shot dead in the home before the gunman headed to the school. and people who want to help residents in flynt, michigan, cope with the water crisis are flocking to go fund me. as of this morning, donors had given nearly $200,000 to more than 60 accounts. the money will go towards things like purchasing bottles of water, and bags of fresh footed and vegetables. one account is raising money to offset the costs incurred by the researchers who first found unsafe levels of lead. and a local cleveland church is doing its part to help families in flynt affected by the water crisis as l. the

the members of the blessed hope missionary baptist church collected bolted water why evident to send to flynt. >> we recently did a trip to africa. while we were there in africa, one of their biggest issues was not having clean water. we came back home to find out there are people four hours away from us who didn't have clean water and it became a burden on our heart. >> the federal government is pledging $80 million next week to help the state fix the infrastructure, which is contaminated with lead. and at least one person is dead and 12 others sickened after eating salads packaged here in ohio. the springfield, ohio, gold plant, is pulling all varieties made there from the shelves. the recall affect salad is under the dole name. wal-mart's market side brand aldi. they could be linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. unusual bacteria. >> it can actually grow in slightly cooler temperatures,

refrigerated, listeria can still grow unlike other bacteria. >> and it hits pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with weak i mine systems the -- immune systems the hardest of the the symptoms are similar to the flu and infects don't pop up right away. it can take investigators of the illnesses. and you were iting to the treacherous winter storm slamming the east coal. you're looking at live -- east coast. you're look at live aerial images from outside of virginia, and here's more from washington, keys. >> reporter: the snow -- washington, d.c. >> reporter: the snow finally stopped falling in washington, and the winds are dieing down. the historic blizzard, which dumped more than two feet in some parts of the region is over. the digout is just beginning. this morning, blizzard 2016 proved to be one for the record book.

>> no fun at all? >> not a winter wonderland. >> reporter: overnight, the massive winter storm and strong winds crawled up the east coast, dumping more than two feet of snow in some parts, crippling major cities like d.c., baltimore, and philadelphia. in new york city, a travel ban was in effect to clear the roads. >> unless it's truly an emergency, you should not be on the roads. >> reporter: but the worst of the storm damage is happening right now on the jersey shore. >> oh, my god. the winds are horrible. it's cutting up the sand and the rain. >> reporter: more than 3 years after super storm sandy devastated communities, there is major coastal flooding. in ocean city, chunks of ice floating in the street and homes under water in atlantic city, cars submerged. >> the water levels -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: and like sandy, the storm was deadly. many of the deaths on icy roadways. in pennsylvania, an 86-mile stretch of the p.a. turnpike was closed.

including a bus carrying the duquesne university basketball team. now, crews are working to dig out roads, airports up and down the east coast, and cities buried by historic snowfall. exact snowfall totals are still coming in, but they're expected to be record-breaking. right now, cities like d.c. are trying to figure out if they will be up and running for the workweek. kenneth moten, abc news, washington. all right, kenneth, thank you. breaking overnight, many people in alaska were woke up by a strong earthquake. the magnitude 7.1 quake hit about 160 miles southwest of anchorage. many are without power right now and thankfully no tsunami is expected. police have not received reports of injuries or significant damage. look at weather. janessa, you have a lot of friends in that area and you're familiar with that area. a very scary situation overnight in alaska. >> i am born and raised in anchorage, so immediately when our producer told me this >> right.

there, i never saw an earthquake. >> a pretty big quake for no injuries or fatalities, thankfully. >> yes. >> and that is the situation now. we don't know if it will be updated to change any time soon. >> i think the big thing was the tsunami warning advisory. none of that has been issued. a lot of stuff is falling off shelves and a pretty scary situation. growing up, you know, 1964 earthquake, 9 magnitude. >> right. >> and so everyone is kind of on their toes this morning. >> very good point. >> and they're just waking up or pretty much still sleeping. they're four hours difference from us. closer to home, look at the sky. i just love that. it almost looks like a act in downtown cleveland. the -- like a -- in downtown cleveland. and seeing a few clouds working its way in, but that will move out into mid-afternoon. look at our 5 live radar. pretty quiet this morning. it's going to be a pleasant sunday afternoon. but our temperatures, hey,

side this morning out towards brunswick where we're currently at 17 degrees. slightly warmer from lake we did august county into the -- lake geauga county into the lower 20s. akron and summit county into the mid- to upper teens. we want to talk about the winds. they have been an issue all weekend long and brings the windchill down. the feel-like temperature into the mid-teens, single digits in some area. these start to shift towards the south, mid-afternoon and this is in what -- what is going to allow for the gradual warning this afternoon. we'll step into the 30s or hour showing that, bundance of sunshine. what is happening here is we're dominated by high pressure tuesday. it's tracking in here and that is what is allowing for that sunshine to stick around for your sunday, even monday before our next front starts to make its way through. 34 for today. a breeze out of the southwest, 10 to 15 miles an hour.

we have a few clouds that are tracking in from the west, but i think we could be mostly to partly cloudy skies. look at this, as we head into monday and tuesday. fortys are back into the forecast before our next front starts to make its way through. it will start as a rain and snow mixture, transition into the peer snow on wednesday, but, nick, let me get out of the way here. we're flirting with 50 for the last weekend of january. >> this is great news. thank you, janessa. you made my morning for sure. and some health news now, it's said it can take 30 days to break or start a new habit. imagine what can happen in 90 days? one local school is starting a new quest for health that will last the next three months. lauren wilson tells bus the challenge and -- tells bus the challenge and shows us the group of the teens embracing it. >> i was excited. >> reporter: when was the last

their vegetables. >> they have been really, really excited. the problem was narrowing it down because we could only have 40 students. >> i learn few things and get healthier and that is like something i was having earlier. >> reporter: first, students wanted special content. then, tuesday, the group kicked off their 90-day healthy eating program. >> we want to show the kids what it is. in our words, they're a smoothy bar. we wanted to bring a program like this to a leader that can really make a big difference and their students as well. >> reporter: garrett morgan was the only hose out of 200 applications -- high school out of 200 applications chosen to go through the nutri bullet program. the goal is to increase the amount of vegetables and fruits they eat at school and home. >> that is a big problem. one of the things i always say in order to have healthy students, we have to have healthy communities. if we want to make real change, the families.

>> reporter: the school received $15,000 to help stock the shelves. and now, they can start mixing. the students will be given a variety of new recipes to try, and they must blend at least once a day. >> they not having the balance of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean meats that are part of diet. we're just taking that one slice of the pie and making a difference. >> reporter: and students tell me they're excited to start feeling that difference. >> i am looking forward to, you know, not feeling tired anymore and feeling energized more often. >> that was lauren wilson reporting. at the end of the 90 days, data will be collected and reported to scientific and public health communities to examine the impact of the program. coming up sunday morning, a local home with no heat in this bitter cold weather. a 5 on your side investigation reveals why the family's newly replaced furnace was not warming up.

hundreds of people stepping up to help the less fortunate this winter. >> and your latest weather forecast is coming up. you're looking at live pictures from north carolina. the whiteout is in, affect there before they clean up this morning.

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sunday, january 24th. we're talking this morning and looks like a picture out there if you look over the sunny skies of cleveland, beautiful images from the tower cam. hello and welcome to this sunday edition of good morning cleveland. i'm nick foley alongside janessa webb. you love these days to forecast. >> yeah. >> and the clear skies and it's gorgeous outside. chilly still but it's january, still, to be expected. >> and makes our jobs a little bit easier today. we're dealing with the sunshine galore. the high pressure is starting to build on the east coast as they're dealing with the massive blizzard of 2016. things are clearing up pretty nicely and they'll have a chance to dig out throughout sunday and into monday afternoon. you can see into summit county, there is some snow on the ground. the big talker is our windchills this morning. we're down into the single digits, dover, new philly, and to almost subzero range. negative digit territory in some areas when you factor in

miles an hour. let's talk about a little bit of like cannage work -- cloud coverage moving into the area. southern portions of cuyahoga county and lake geauga- ashtabula. that is moving out quickly. look at my bar graph. lots of sunshine across the board, and we're going to step into the 30s, nick. 32 by 2:00 and then we'll be on the downward trend. even tonight, we're still into the mid-20s. >> thank you. and winter weather can be tough enough even when you have a warm apartment or house to go home to. imagine being homeless and dealing with the harsh conditions as well. hundreds of organizations including newschannel 5, came together yesterday to lend a helping hand in need. meg shaw has more on the annual homeless standdown. >> reporter: waverly willis and other volunteers spent their saturday doing what they love: giving haircuts. >> we have been doing this the last three, four years. it's a great way to give back. >> reporter: willis said the

hits close to home for him. >> i was the guy that used to come to these types of events to get help. >> reporter: willis got caught up in drugs and alcohol nearly 15 years ago. but finally in 2004, he found the urban barber association and turned his life around. he is now one of the directors helping others who are homeless or struggling. >> that is what i will tell you to do, help people in need because i was once these people. >> reporter: in addition to free haircuts, clevelanders received a hot meal, warm clothes and access to several social services. many expressing how grateful they are. [ indiscernible ] i love every minute. >> reporter: in cleveland, meg shaw, newschannel 5. >> and megtells us that last year, more than 1,000 people were served. organizers say they will likely surpass that number this year.

police are trying to find a gunman who robbed a pizza hut delivery driver. it happened around 11:00 on friday night here in the 7500 block of grace avenue. the 21-year-old woman was instructed to go to the side door of a home. that is when a man with a gun forced her to hand over all of her money and the pizza. the suspect took off in a black truck. also this morning, cleveland police investigating the murder of a 34-year-old man here at the university hotel in suites on euclid avenue. the detectives said the man was found on the floor shot several times in the chest and stomach yesterday afternoon. the police are looking for two male suspects but have not the man's 24-year-old girlfriend was taken into justice. friends and family of a murderedbournesville heights woman are taking the stand against domestic violence. many gathered yesterday to remember tracy bender, who police say was murdered by her boyfriend.

behind two kids, one who is wheelchair bound and the tight- knit family is trying to cope with a family they never saw coming. trying to tell others if you see something wrong in a relationship, say something. >> we want to just make her aware and have a vigil for tracy today and for other people going through abuse or who had domestic violence. and tracy's boyfriend gregory baxter is charged with murder in that case. he's being held in a $1.5 million bond. and if you have problems with teeth, it can be a miserable time. newschannel 5 investigator jonathan walsh spoke with a renter who is dealing with more than a lack of heat. john than went out in search of answers. >> we have no heat in this house, no hot water. >> reporter: veronica williams lives on cleveland's east side and has health problems and is dealing with a cold home. what does it feel like? >> in this house -- . >> i mean we turn the stove

>> reporter: she had all four burners going on her stove trying to help heat the home she's lived in for the last three years. the blue glow, the flames accompanies the red glow from space heaters around various rooms, set on high as emotions run high in her family. hell. i can say that now. >> reporter: tyson williams is too. >> when you don't have a furnace on, it's hard to deal with cold water, you have to keep your body clean. >> reporter: the landlord said he replaced the furnace the last 30 days but the gas pressure was not holding up, so i called dominion yes and within a couple of hours, the company responded with an emergency crew. it's a step in the right direction after getting creative to get some heat. >> and we'll put clothes in the drier so it can keep us flowing. >> reporter: and getting in touch with us to help. >> great, i feel real good right now. >> reporter: and that was john than walsh reporting. the gas is now flowing into the

everyone not to use the stove to heat your home. that is extremely dangerous. if the gas account is in your name, contact the company yourself. not a landlord. if you have any problems, call the gas company right away. and coming up next, if the cold weather has you down, we up. to cleveland. >> plus, if you're single in the new year, strike while the iron is hot. why january is all about love. janessa. >> and the weather is showing us some love today. look at the sunshine out and about on my seven-day forecast. we have the upper 40s and

. good morning, everybody. i'm power of 5 meteorologist janeza webb. waking up -- janessa webb. waking up to chilly temperatures. single digits across the board, but as we go into your mid- afternoon, we start to see a transition in our winds out of the south and that is what is going to allow for some gradual warming into mid-afternoon. 32 out towards sandusky and the islands, still dealing with the southwest breeze, five to 10 miles an hour. the feel-like temperature is going to be into the mid- to upper 20s. i think we should hit 34, 35 degrees towards akron and summit county. >> a balmy 34 degrees. and you like roller coasters? >> i do. >> the story is for you.

would want to be on a roller coaster, but looking ahead, the excitement is red-hot at cedar point for the newest roller coaster. the theme park releasing this video of val raven and what it will look like. it will be the tallest, length, and fastest roller coaster in the world -- longest and world. it will hold you for four seconds at the edge of a 90 degrees drop and let you sit there and think about it. towards the ground. >> the way you sit in the ride, 8 across and that high vertical drop, you know, over 200 feet tall, the fifth 2100-plus -- fifth 200-plus roller coaster here. >> and a lot of us can't wait until that opens up. the construction started after labor day and that is on track for the world premiere in may. and well, something to get excited about if you're a clevelander. a water pedal pub is coming to the city this spring. like the cleveland cycle tours

cuyahoga river and lake erie. the 31-foot pontoon paddleboat fits 14 adult passengers. the byob tours allow each person to bring a limited amount of alcohol with them. the brew boat cleveland will operate memorial day through labor day, plus weather permitting, weekends like home browns games as well. and in case prefer to stay on dry land when you enjoy your brows, cleveland's opera house is offering a new finer dining experience. this week, they opened up the once private hermit club with a upscale thank you. the restaurant connected to the house is open every day but monday. and if you see news happening, please let us know. text or e-mail us. fivetips@www.newsnet5.com or

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. welcome back, 8:43 now. the race for the white house has been in full swing for months, but we're inching closer to finding out if all of the money and hard work will 53 off. newschannel -- will pay off. john kosich has a look at that and more in this week's democracy 2016. >> reporter: good morning, after the first debate in cleveland, votes in the race for the white house will be finally cast, of course. iowa will be a first week from tomorrow and new hampshire will follow a week and a day later. the governor focusing a lot of attention on the granite state.

he spoke to the new hampshire legislature and sat on his campaign bus he likes what he's feeling on the ground. >> i am really, really positive. up until now, the celebrity candidates have been the story. i am not a celebrity candidate. i said if i get smoked -- smoked here, i'm not going to carry on a fairytale. >> reporter: and a strategy out of new hampshire, that will give him the momentum into south carolina and nevada and eventually back here to ohio. march 15th is the primary and that is an important date. it's the first of the winner take all states. win a state by one vote and get all of the delegates. on the democratic side, there is a race for the president and for the u.s. senate, and the rice to -- right to challenge a future councilman against former governor strickland. he picked up the endorsements this week in summit county and said this race is about the future. >> i think republicans are so eager to make this united states senate race a stale,

we want to look forward and say how can we tackle the urgent challenges of the day. >> reporter: strickland for his part, is worried. >> really not and everybody choosing to run has the right to run if they meet the qualifications. i am out there doing the best i can to make sure i'm the nominee and that i have a chance to take on portman in november. >> reporter: he will not debate prior to the march primary. in cleveland, the rnc might still be six months away but, rest assured, there is plenty going on to make sure the place is ready. in july, newschannel 5 was given an exclusive sneak peek inside the halle building, where the republican national committee was setting up shop. >> and it's got, at least, i think, something like 30 or 40 existing offices as you can see, and we'll build this out and probably put some cubicles and everything through here. >> reporter: six months later, the cubicles are in where people once shopped for sports wear and dresses. the plotting and planning is

it's about the hotels and transportation, but inside the cue, several hundred miles of additional cable will need need to be put down and talk about data. in 2012, at&t took what they did that year in terms of the super bowl and timed it by 10 for the convention. >> and almost to the last mile. they were on pips and needles thursday night and that is -- pins and needles and they almost shut down as they got to the final night. >> reporter: what separates this convention is for the first time since new york city in 2004, the convention site is in a walkable area near the hotels, restaurants, and bars. they will be age to apply to stay open now until 4:00 a.m., creating a unique atmosphere that is open to everyone outside of the arena. >> and you saw some of that during the debate, when fourth street was packed. the people of cleveland participated and got a lot out of it and we're excited. i thought that was a precursor to the big show coming in next july or this july. >> reporter: and look for plans of the announcement coming months and other things you're

bring you downtown and give you a front row seat for part of the chapter in history. i'm john kosich. enjoy your sunday. and john, lots of changes on the way. thanks to a new ohio law, republicans, democrats, and whoever sells in town to watch the rnc this summer, as john said, can party into the night. bar and owners with liquor permits can access a waiver allowing alcohol service until 4:00 a.m. during the major events. they have to apply to the city before march 21st to qualify. presidential candidates may want to start routeing for the broncos to beat the patriots this afternoon. the outcome could impact voter turnout for the new hampshire primary. if the patriots win today, the super bowl is just two days before the primary. if the patriots win, the super bowl, there is a chance the victory parade would come on two days later in boston on the day of the new hampshire primaries. and here's a -- right now, 78%. i have one story ahead of myself.

forward to the super bowl commercials more than the game. this is as anheuser bush release says a -- anheuser- busch releases's short ad. amy clam suiting up in spanx. 95% of those surveyed would rather see commercials with humor than actually the game. >> huh. >> and that is because sometimes the games can be specific with your market. >> right. >> if you're routeing with a team or not. the commercials are a big part of the soup bomber. and jan -- super bowl. janessa is joining us now. >> and i almost forgot it was nearing. two weeks from today. i was looking at ground hog day. >> right. >> and february 2nd. i was more interested in that date. >> and to keep the winner? >> the browns are not in the game. >> no, they're not. >> and so -- so, i don't think i will be watching. i will be watching the commercials. >> yeah. >> and for sure. >> weather-wise, what i do know, okay, don't know much about football.

starting off to be a great day across northeast ohio. you can see from the live radar that i am not tracking rain. i am not tracking any snow, just pure sunshine on your sunday afternoon. of 2016. nearly 20 to 25 states were storm. you can see it's well offshore now and just picking up the pieces across the east coast. the temperatures across our area, they're pretty chilly this morning when you factor in southwest winds. five to 10 miles per hour, wane county currently at 13 degrees and ashtabula into the lower teens. the great news mid-afternoon on the upward trend. we're going to step into the 30s by the 2:00 hour, and we haven't seend 30 s since last -- seen the 30s since last sunday and haven't seen a top of sunshine this week. what is happening is this low

the high pressure, a double dose makes its way across the east coast and into northeast ohio, what is allowing for the sunshine. now, please soak it in before the next front starts to enter as we head into your tuesday. out towards akron, massilon, canton area, 34 for today and it's going to still be on the chilly side, but better than yesterday and definitely earlier this week. a greater cleveland will be into the mid-30s. southwest breeze, 10 to 15 miles per hour. so, that brings the windchills down. we'll feel like we're into the upper 20s, lower 30s for today. looking good for tonight. a few clouds start to float through. it gets better temperaturewise. we'll be above normal on monday and into tuesday. stepping back into the 40s. i need to get out of the way for this. this is just for you. and look at next weekend. that is almost 50s saturday afternoon. i will take 46 in january any time at all.

and this is an interesting story. women, do your husbands or male friends seem to get extra whiney when they have the flu and guys, do you find it weeps you out in -- wipes you out? there might be a good excuse for men. a recent study found that women may do a better job at fighting the flu. the secret? estrogen. researchers found adding estrogen to nasal cells, typically infected by the flu, helps stop the virus in women but not men. why it works is not clear yet, but researchers said it may have something to do with how estrogen can reduce the cell's metabolic rate that can slow down the veuss ability to -- viruss ability to replicate itself. they need to do more studies to show who translates is to human volunteers. the finding suggests women on birth control or hormone replacement therapy may have better protection against the flu. and we're just a few weeks,way from valentine's day.

reporter andy choi shows us how the new means a -- new year means a new surge in online dating. >> reporter: when you make coffee at lightning speed like chelsea green, there is no time to percolate on matters of the heart. >> my life is so busy that i had to get slowdown tattooed on my knuckles. >> reporter: that is why chelsea and others are typing, swiping is any hoping the next online. if you're online dating this month, you're not alone. >> the new year, we all need to be doing epic things and be in relationships. >> makes sense. it's the time of the year when people are evaluating their lives a little bit. >> reporter: january is the busiest month for online dating. some sites make 75% surge in january alone. no surprise, though, a lot of good people online. see? true, but dating experts say january's numbers are more about starting the year on a high note. that said, you're going to swipe me right, right?

you have between 20 million to 40 million singles online looking for love and in january, that number mushrooms. >> reporter: the dating coach dr. lisa marie bobby said the online surge is often followed by a sharp decline after valentine's day. >> and we are a culture thriving on instant gratification. when someone creates a profile and puts themselves out there and when they don't find the one in a couple of weeks, they get discouraged. >> the real key to being commitment. >> there is still a mixture of the internet world and real world. >> depends on the person. >> reporter: for now, it seems cupid's arrows might fly faster through a wireless connection. i'm andy choi. all right, always a time of the year online dating sees a huge surge. we'll be right back with a final check on the forecast.

. for many americans, the winter storm is brutal. for a fluffy dog from virginia, take a look. this is video out of arlington weekend. virginia is one of the states affected, but the family dog doesn't mind at all. he pulls the kids along in a sled. hard to see him there because he kind of looks like he's

the snow blanket or the dog himself? >> perfect. and let's get the right coat for him, too. >> yeah. a thin-layered dog. looking at comfortable -- at and we're not seeing the conditions around here at all. >> no, sunny skies. >> yeah. >> and that is taking over for sunday and people on the east coast are looking to do some sledding. the kids want to get out and about. we start to see our next batch of snow wednesday, but it's going to be short lived as the mid-to upper 40s starts to return for the last weekend of january. unreal. >> 46 next saturday, how about that? >> thank you, janessa. we'll be back at 10:00.

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