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. new on good morning cleveland, are the cavs in better shape of the coaching change. we'll look at the buzz surrounding tyronn lue's coaching debut. >> -- in the east, millions are waking up to a big snowy mess. the blizzard that left cities paralyzed, motorists trapped and thousands without point of viewer this morning. time now, 10:00 a.m. a live look on this january 24th. a great start to your day. how about that? hello and welcome to the sunday edition of good morning cleveland. i'm nick foley with meteorologist janessa webb. a little chilly this morning but no room to complain. you see the sunlight with what
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the east as well. >> and after this broadcast, we need everybody to get outside and enjoy the bright sunshine. >> okeydoke. >> and we're under the cloud coverage the last week. the blizzard of 2016, if you have friends and family, it's over and has made its way offshore, but they're picking up the pieces today. >> and you can see the sunshine that is moving across sum met county. our temperatures are on the cooler side. this is going to be a day of sun and cloud mix. you can see from the power of 5 right now, most of the clouds are sagging towards the east. we have a little bit of cloud cover working its way in towards inland locations. out towards richland, ashland county and if you're into canton. you're about to see the clouds moving into the area. the southern portions of cuyahoga county and -- cuyahoga county and high pressure is building in from the west, what is allowing for sunshine to build once again. also, we're seeing a transition
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and we step back into the 30s as we head into your midafternoon. going into the noon hour, the clouds split apart and by 2:00, we're sitting under mostly sunny skies going out and about tonight, still dealing with the wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. still chilly temperatures into the mid- to lower 20s. nick? >> okay, janessa, thank you. and breaking overnight, a fullton police officer is in the hospital this morning after a crash. it happened before midnight in milan avenue in canal fullton. ohio state patrol tells us the officer was responding to an emergency call when he came utility pole. they had to use the jaws of life to get him out of the car. no word on his condition. and cats -- cavs fans feeling worried this morning. the first big test of the team's big coach doesn't end well last night. meg shaw is joining us live from our newsroom where she is hearing fans' reaction on social media all morning. in fact, mego friday, twitter and social media blowing up
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morning? >> after last night's loss, they have -- kyrie irving and lebron have a lot to say. they have a lot of work to do and a big season left. tyronn lue made his debut as the head coach, but the cavs couldn't help but losing 96-83, dropping them to 30 and 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 style of game he wants to play. now, as far as fans go, a lot of folks on social media disappointed with last night's loss saying the cavs looked flab and missed the memoba about the game. again,it -- memo about the game. it comes back to the fast-paced game he wants to play but the team is not used to. lebron said it's not going to take long for the team to adjust to the new changes. >> some adjustment period, but i don't think it will be that long. i think we have something in place, but coach lue is going
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wants the team to do and we'll be ready for it. >> lebron is feeling confident and everyone else will fall into place. the cavs are back in action tomorrow at home playing the timberwolves. there is a lot of season left here. on the upside, we're still leading the eastern conference. go, cavs. >> yeah, right. no need to hit the panic button just yet. and our own andy baskin sat down with mayor brad sellers, giving his thoughts on david black getting fired and how tyronn lue did in his head coaching debut. >> and good morning, northeast ohio. we're talking about the cavaliers from last night. they fall to the chicago bulls, 96-83. brad sellers joins me as we continue the post game coverage from last night's game. brad. what do you think was going through his mind? >> i think he was excited and given the fact that being at the helm of one of the better teams in the league and have a chance to really put a stamp, his stamp on this team, i think building. >> how will the team change moving forward?
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the identity for the team. he has to and so they know that 9999 what is expected of all of the players and from the other team when is they look at us. what will cleveland give us. i think he gets to put that stamp on the team. >> let's go back to last night's game. they go cold. they missed 16 shots in a row. what happened last night and why couldn't they get into rhythm. what do you think is going on? >> listen, it was a big, big night, obviously. we had a major transaction occur here, and we did that without having a chance to have a practice. that allowed players to start to get comfortable and they looked like they were not comfortable after coming out of the initial first seven, 8 minutes of the game. and so, as the game went on, it got tighter and tougher, but i think that is going to get better, the more practice we get and the chance we can elongate the games. >> lebron james 26 points last night; j.r. smith, 18; kyrie irving, 11. the bench only gave you 8 points last night.
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develop continuity. who is coming in, who is playing with who and there is a lot going on in this transaction that just occurred. so, the only way you eradicate it is with actual time on the practice floor. >> and thank you for joining us this sunday morning. he's back for the ford sports sunday and we'll talk more cavaliers and look ahead to the future at 11:35 on the ford sports sunday. >> we'll be watch. >> i. and turning to the monster snowstorm hitting a huge part of the country, the blizzard beat down on new york for almost two days, breaking records and making it the second biggest norm isn't -- snowstorm in the big apple's history. the citywide ban on road trouble was lifted in the last hours or so, but they're still asking people not to drive unless necessary. 11 states on the east coast declared states of emergency. some places could see as much as four feet of snow this weekend. and meantime, air service continues to be interrupted along the east coast and a few dozen of the nearly 9,000
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are out of cleveland hopkins airport. monday. if you have a flight coming up, 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 some from northeast carroll 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 interstates. the students get to spend at least 14 hours on the side of a highway in pennsylvania before they were able to move once again. and here in ohio, southern portions of our buckeye state remain under a winter storm warning. this is video from athens county, one of the hardest hit areas reporting up to 16 inches of snow. the roads were closed under a level 3 snow emergency and it's now reduced to a level 2, but residents are still digging out this morning. and about 100 first energy employees from northeast ohio have been deployed to
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new jersey to help utility storm. the crews from toledo edison helping our neighbors in west virginia. thank you so much for starting your sunday here with us. i'm nick foley. coming up this morning, another whereabouts of malaysia airlines flight 370. we'll show you what this morning. eating. local high school students making better choices one meal at a time. how they can help you do the same. weather. >> and you're going to love all of this sunshine today for your sunday. my seven-day forecast, i'm going to show you upper 40s, potentially 50 going into the
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. hi, good morning, everybody. i'm power of 5 meteorologist janessa webb. you will love all of this goodness i'm bringing you today, sunny skies for your sunday as the high pressure continues to build. the temperatures, though, completely different story. we're on the cooler side. 14 at the airport. a little bit warmer out towards the west. the great news as we head into midafternoon, our daytime highs are going to pick up into the 30s. 32 into sandusky and sitting at the freezing mark. wane county and inland locations into the upper 20s, and lake shore communities into the 30s. as you go toward stark and summit county, i am forecasting
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but bright sunny skies in the forecast, at least for the next 24 to 36 hours before we track in our next front moving in tuesday. nick? >> and not bad at all, janessa. time for the most popular story of the day trending this morning. that guy, one guy who doesn't mind all of the snow in the east. smithsonian's national zoo in virginia shared video of their pen, rolling around and sliding in the snow. what else would you do with that white stuff? you can see them excited about it, to say the least. the video has been viewed more than 1 million times since being posted just yesterday. and closer to home, hundreds of people braving the icy waters for a heartwarming cause. the special olympics ohio hosted the 10th annual polar plunge yesterday at mosquito lake in troubled county. the event raising money to support the organization's programs. and this year, the donations reached more than $1,700, hats off to all of those folks who braved the temperatures for a great cause.
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break, this is a look at last night's winning lottery numbers.
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welcome back. 10:15 on your sunday. police are trying to track down three inmates -- 10 inmates who broke out of a jail in northern california. they were facing charges of murder, attempted murder,
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got to the roof by cutting through steel bars and plumbing tunnels. they used tied sheets to lower themselves to the ground and took off. and happening in california, a storage well leaking natural gas must be permanently closed. the well owned by the southern california gas touch has been -- company has been pouring gas over the area in the l.a. neighborhood for months. as a result, thousands have been driven from the homes. many residents complained of headaches and nose bleed says. the local air management company is ordering the company to seal the well immediately. a 17-year-old canadian teen is being charged with four counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder. that is in connection to friday's mass shooting at a school in saskatchewan. the police say two teenage brothers were shot dead in a home before the gunman headed to the school. the mystery of mh-370 could be solved later this week. that is when thai and malaysian officials will begin investigating a large piece of curbed metal found on the southern thai coast.
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the malaysia airlines flight that vanished in 2049 with 239 board. fishermen on friday. and at least one person is dead, 12 others sickened after ohio. the springfield, ohio, dole plant is pulling all varieties made there from the shelf. the recall affects salads upped the dole name, wal-mart's market side brand and a salad bar brand from alzi. they could be linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. the problem is that listeria is an unusual bacteria. >> it can actually grow in slightly cooler temperatures. even though something is refrigerated, listeria like other bacteria can still grow. women, young children, the elderly, and people with weak immuned systems the hardest. the systems are similar to the flu and infections -- symptoms, i should say, infections don't pop up right away.
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longer to figure out the source of the illnesses. and turning back new to that treacherous winter storm slamming the east coast, you're looking live -- or we don't have any pictures. we did, though, but new york city is starting to dig out from the storm earlier this morning. abcs kenneth moten has more storm. >> reporter: the good news, the snow finally stopped falling in dieing down. this historic blizzard dropped more than two feet of snow in some parts of the region. the storm is over, but the digout is just beginning. this morning, blizzard 2016 proved to be one for the record books. >> oh, yeah. it's no fun. >> no fun at all? >> no, it's 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 new york where a travel ban was in effect to clear the roots. outside of philadelphia, incredible video. no sunday service at this church.
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weight of the snow. >> i opened up the door to the auditorium and looked up. just a gaping hole in the roof. some 60 foot by 60 foot the firefighters told us. >> reporter: the worst of the storm damage is happening on the jersey shore. >> oh, my gosh. the winds are horrible. the sand and the rain? >> reporter: more than three years after super storm sandy devastated communities, there is major coastal flooding. in ocean city, chunks of ice floating in the street. homes under water in atlantic city, cars submerged. >> the water level -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: and just like sandy, the storm was also deadly. many of the deaths on icy roadways. in pennsylvania, an 86-mile stretch of the p.a. turnpike was closed. hundreds of vehicles strand, including a bus -- stranded, including a bus carrying the duquesne university basketball team. they're looking to clear up roads, airports up and down the east coast, and cities buried
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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, washington. thank you, and breaking overnight, many people in alaska woke up to a strong earthquake. the magnitude 6.8 quake hit about 160 miles southwest of anchorage. a few hours later, a magnitude 4.3 after shock was registered as well. many are without power now. thankfully no tsunami is expected and police have not received reports of injuries or significant damage. joining us now is jan assess with a look at -- janessa with a look at weather. you're familiar with a lot of folks living in that area. you were born in that area. >> yes. >> a scary situation when people wake up to that. >> when the producer told me this morning, i had not heard. was shocked and my heart dropped. we're used to earthquakes, but a 7 in magnitude is large. >> that is a big earthquake. >> right. >> and that is large and in
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earthquake of 9s and always, you know, anchorage residents are always getting, being prepared for the next major quake. so, they're picking up the pieces this morning and hopefully not going to be dealing with a lot. >> no injuries. that is great. >> and that is the good news. well, lots of sunshine across northeast ohio today. we're going to see high pressure continuing to build as we head into your mid- afternoon. so, after this broadcast, you need to get outside and soak up all of the sun. what we are seeing, though s a tradeoff and -- three, is a straightoff of our temperature on the cooler side. cooler air into columbus and into the athens area. they're currently at 11 degrees, as nick said, and dealing with snow emergencies out towards southern locations as they were under winter weather advisories for the start of the weekend. closer to home, northeast ohio from mansfield to wayne county, even when i put on my satellite
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not picking up moisture. we're not going to be tracking that for your -- excuse me, sunday, all the way into monday afternoon. before our next front starts to enter. right now at the airport, 24 degrees, akron into summit county and into the lower 20s. nick, i will show you coming up in our seven-day, when this next front starts to enter and also, this is really good news. 43 to 46 going into next friday and saturday afternoon. >> yeah, people will want to wait around for the forecast for sure and that is good news. thank you, janessa. and in health news this morning, the key to a successful life change is getting your spouse to join the effort. that is according to a new study out of the university college of london. researchers say men and women were more likely to succeed at quitting smoking, losing weight, even be more physically active when the partners shared the same goal. it's not clear why, but the study suggests having healthy
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and if you're like a lot of people, you may not get enough sleep during the week. i fall in that department. it turns out there might be a good reason to try to get some extra zs on the weekend. a new study suggests catch up sleep could help or decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes. researchers say getting four or five hours of sleep each night can increase that risk by nearly 20%. but the study suggests with two days of extra sleep, that risk can be reversed. and more health news, 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 us about that challenge and shows us the group of teens embracing it. >> i was actually kind of fun. >> reporter: when was the last time you saw this many teenagers excited about eating their vegetables. >> they have been just really, really excited. the problem was narrowing it down because we could only have
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>> and i learned a few things, i get a little healthier, and i am liking -- the assignment earlier. >> reporter: first, the students wanted special con-- won a special contest. tuesday, the group kicked off their 90-day healthy eating program. >> we want to show the kids what a blast bar is. in our words, it's a smoothy bar, and we wanted to bring a program like this to a leader that can really make a big difference and in their students as well. >> reporter: garrett morgan was the only high school out of 200 applications chosen to go through the nutri bullet university program. the goal: to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables students eat at school and home. >> that is the big problem. one of the things that i always say in order to have healthy students, we have to have healthy communities. so, if we want to make real change, we also have to involve and include the family. >> i like vegetables a lot and fruits. it was very refreshing. >> reporter: the school
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the shelves. 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're not having the balance of fruits and vegetable, their whole grains and lean meats that are part of their diet. we're taking that, one slice of that pie and making a difference. >> reporter: and the students tell me they're excited to start feeling that difference. >> i'm looking forward to, you know, not feeling tired anymore and feeling energy sized more often. and more energized. >> they will examine the impact of the gram after 90 days. >> and people who want to help residents in flint, michigan, cope with the water crisis are flocking to go fund me. as this of this morning, donors gave $200,000 to more than 60 accounts. the money will go towards things like purchasing bottles of water, water filters and
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vegetables. one account is raising money to offset the cost incurred by searchers who first found unsafe levels -- levels of lead. a cleveland church locally is doing its part to help them. the members of the blessed home missionary baptist church collected bottled water yesterday to send to flint. >> and we just did a trip to africa, the initial trip to africa and in africa, we saw one of their biggest issues was not having clean water. we came back home to find out that people four hours away from us didn't have clean water and became a burden on our hearts. >> the federal government is pledging $80 million next week to help the state fix the city's water system infrastructure, which is contaminated with lead. and coming up this 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. plus, helping the homeless. hundreds of people are stepping up to help the less fortunate this winter.
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forecast on the way as you're taking a look at the roads around cleveland this morning.
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college of business. different. on purpose. . hello, everybody. time now is 10:29 on your sunday. a live look.
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the sunshining down, begging you on get outside. >> begging. >> right, welcome to this sunday edition of good morning cleveland. i'm nick foley alongside of janessa webb. we have great conditions. >> yeah. >> and a chilly start. it's january. right. >> and let's foot forget it at early winter and that sun is easy to take. >> almost looks like a nice spring day. don't you dare be fooled by the sunshine. there is chilly conditions even out towards summit county. and let's talk about the temperatures, the feel like temperature across northeast ohio today and stepping into the 30s into your mid- afternoon. and right now, we're off to a slow start and 26 degrees inland. the location, 24 towards wayne county.
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in the wind out of the southwest, 10 to 15 miles per hour. a quiet weather pattern and inland areas. let's make sure we have the sunglasses handy throughout the afternoon by 2:00. we're seeing that abundance of sunshine all the way into the 4:00 hour. look at this. 41 on monday. and our next front moves in and starting off with the rain and snow mixture. then we will transition into wednesday afternoon. fortys, 46 on saturday and we on sunday afternoon. >> that forecast is going to
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including this guy, for sure yo and meg shaw as more on the annual homeless stand down. >> reporter: waverly willis along with several other volunteers spent their saturday doing what they love. giving haircuts. >> we have been doing that the last three, four years, a great way to give back. >> reporter: the 25th annual homeless standdown hits close to home for him. >> and was the guy that used to come to these tips -- types of events for help. >> reporter: he got caught up in drugs and alcohol nearly 15 years ago. finally in 2004, he found the urban barber association and turned his life around. he's now one of the directors helping others who are homeless or struggling. >> and that is what i will continue to do is help people i was once these people. >> reporter: in addition to free haircuts, clevelanders
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received a hot meal, warm clothes and access to several social services. many expressing how grateful they are. [ indiscernible ] i loveef minute. >> reporter: in cleveland, meg shaw, newschannel 5. >> last year more than 1,000 people were served, organizers said they will likely surpass that number this year. >> and new information out of kent this weekend. kent state professors and the university agreed to a new three-year contract. eighty% of ksus professors voted in favor of the deal, including 2% annual pay raids -- pay raises. the previous agreement expired in august. and right now, the police are trying to find a gunman who robbed a pizza hit delivery driver. it happened around 11:00 on friday night here on the 7500 block of grace avenue. a 21-year-old woman was instructed to go to the side door of the home when a man
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hand over all of her money and the pizza the suspect took off in a black truck. >> and investigating the murder of a 34-year-old man here at the university hotel and suites in euclid avenue. he was found on the seventh floor yesterday afternoon. police are looking for two male suspects but have not released the descriptions. the man's 24-year-old girlfriend was taken into police custody as well for obstructing justice. >> and friends and family of a murdered warrensville heights woman are taking a stand against domestic violence. many gathered yesterday to remember tracy bender who police say was murdered by her boyfriend. the single mother leaves behind two kids, one who is wheelchair bound. her tight-knit family are trying to cope with a tragedy they never saw coming and trying to tell others if you see something wrong in a relationship, say something. >> we want to make them aware
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today and others who went through abuse and had five from domestic violence. >> tracy's boyfriend gregory baxter has been charged with murder. he is being held on a $1.5 million bond. when the cold weather hits, if you have problems with heat, it can be a miserable time. john than walsh spoke with one writer who is dealing with more than just a lack of heat. jonathan went out in search of some answers. >> we have no heat in this house. no hot water. >> reporter: veronica williams lives on cleveland's east side, has health problems and is dealing with a cold home. what does it feel like? >> in this house, like you're outside. i mean if you turn the stove off, it would be colder. >> reporter: she had all four burners going on the stove trying to help heat the home years. the blue glow of the flames accompanies the red glow from space heaters around various rooms, set on high as emotions run high in her family.
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i can say that now. >> reporter: tyson williams is her son who lives there, too. >> and we have the furnace on, it's kind of hard to deal with the cold weather, even though you have to wash up and keep your body clean. >> reporter: the landlord replaced the furnace the last 30 days but the gas pressure was not holding up. so i called dominion gas 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. >> we'll put clothes in the drier so the drier can keep us warm. >> reporter: and getting in >> and great. i feel real good right now. walsh reporting. >> he tells us the gas is now flowing into the home, but did minion reminds everyone not to use the stove to heat the home. it's extremely dangerous. if the gas account is in your name, you have to 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
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you up. there is a new brew boat coming to cleveland. >> and plus, if you're single in the new year, strike while the iron is hot. why january is about love. janessa. >> and you're going to love all this traffic. pretty steady out there. not a cloud in the sky for your sunday. our temperatures will bounce back to the 30s. i will show you when the rain and a little bit of snow moves in for your seven-day. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on today, doctors like eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood.
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. good morning, everybody. the forecast is just for you. look at all of the sunshine we're seeing towards the menner area. a few clouds, but they're going to be falling apart into the rest of the day. chilly temperatures, these are the feel like temperatures when you factor in the winds coming out of the southwest. hour. at the airport, 14 degrees, dover, new philly almost hitting the single digits, but we bounce back quickly, folks and not going to be warm enough where you don't need a coat, but we're finally stepping back into the -- back into the 30s. ashland into richland county, lake shore communities, 32 and sitting at the freezing mark. akron and canton, let's factor in the sustained winds, the constant wind speed, five to 10 miles an hour and the feel-like temperature going to be feeling like we're into the mid-20s.
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also and we talk about loving roller coasters, not what you would to be in. looking ahead, the excitement is red-hot at cedar point for the newest roller coaster. the theme park releasing this video of the val raven and what it will look like. it's going to be the tallest, longest, and fastest roller coaster in the world travelling at 75 miles an hour. get this, it will hold you for four seconds at the edge of a 90 degrees drop, let you think about it and have your stomach come into your throat and plummet you face first 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 200-foot plus roller coaster to the point. else. >> construction started after labor day and it's on track for the world premiere in may. and something else to get clevelander. a water pedal pub is coming to
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it's like the cleveland cycle tours pedal pubs but it's on the water in cuyahoga county and lake erie. they fit 14 adult passengers and the byob tours allow each person to bring a limited amount of alcohol with them. the brew boat cle will operate memorial day through labor day. plus, weather permitting, weekends like home browns games says well. >> if you see news happening, let us know. text or e-mail us 5tips@www.newsnet5.com or tweet us at wews. we'll be right back. at devry university's college of business, we're looking for what the companies you'd want to work for, are looking for: the go-getters. students who want to go places, in the business they're in now, or the start up they haven't even started yet. at devry we teach, what's been business-world tested. so if you want to learn today, and make an impact tomorrow- you're our kind of student. our kind of different. devry university's college of business.
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. welcome back. 10:45 on your sunday. the race for the white house is in full swing for months. we're inching closer to finding out if all the of the money and hard work will pay off. here's more. >> reporter: good sunday morning, northeast ohio. nearly six miles after the first republican debate in cleveland. they will finally soon be cast. several polls over the past few place. the legislature and know the campaign -- on the ground. >> up until now, the celebrity candidates have been the story.
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here, i am not going to carry on a fairytale. >> and it's story out of new hampshire. and into south carolina and nevada and back here into ohio. the primary is an important date because it's the first of the winner-take-all states. win a state by one vote, get all of the delegates. the democratic side, there is a race at the top of the ticket for president and for u.s. senate. this is for the right to challenge rob chordman, the cincinnati councilman against former governor strickland. sittenfeld picked up the endorsement this week from leaders in summit county and said this race is about the future. >> i think republicans are eager to make this united states senate race a stale, angry, bitter argument about the past. we want to look forward and say how can we tackle the urgent challenges of the day. >> reporter: strickland for his part is not worrying. >> really not. i -- everybody that chooses to run has a right to run if they meet the qualifications. and so, i am just out there
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sure that i am the nominee and that i have a chance to take on senator portman in november. >> reporter: he will not debate prior to the march primary. here in cleveland, the rnc might be six months away, but rest assured there is plenty of work going on in to make sure this place is ready. in july, newschannel 5 was given an exclusive sneak peek inside the fourth floor of the hally building where the republican national committee was setting up shop. >> and got, at least i think, something like 30 or 40 existing offices, as you can see, and we'll build this out and actually probably put some cubicles and everything through here. >> reporter: six months later, the cubicles are in -- for sports wear and dressing, the plotting and planning is underway for the convention itself. we know about the hotels and transportation, but inside the q, several hundred miles of additional cable will need to be put down and talk about in 2012 at the convention, at&t took what they did that year for the super bowl in terms of
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it by 10 for the convention. >> and almost got the last mile. and it's almost shut down as they got to the final night. >> reporter: what separatings this convention is the first time since new york city in 2004, it's in a walkable area near the hotels, restaurants, and bars and people can apply to stay open now until 4:00 a.m., creating a unique atmosphere opened to everyone outside of the arena. >> and you saw some of that during the debate. when fourth street was packed, the people of cleveland of it. that was a precursor for the big show coming in next july or this july. >> reporter: and look for plans of the announcement coming for other things we're doing, in an effort to bring you downtown to give you a front-row seat for part of the chapter in history. i'm john kosich. enjoy your sunday. and john, thank you. the presidential candidates may want to start routeing for the broncos -- rooting for the
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that is because the outcome could impact voter turnout for the new hampshire primary. if the patriots win today, the super bowl is two days before the primary, and if the patriots win the super bowl, there is a chance the victory is a short time later, actually on the new hampshire primary in boston. and here's a football statistic that may surprise you. 78% of americans look forward to super bowl commercials more than the game and this is as anheuser-busch releases a short teaser of the bud light ad that will play during the game. amy schumer and seth rogan are suiting up in spanx clothe. a lot of people tuning in for the super bowls for the games. >> yeah. >> and if they don't have a vested interest in one of the teams playing. >> yeah. >> and jan assess joins us -- janessa joins us for the withert. two weeks?
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the browns are not playing in that game. i am looking forward to it, right? >> i think you're not alone. >> and funny -- plenty of conditions across northeast ohio today. after our broadcast, once you step outside, do something outside with all of the bright sunshine. a few clouds will move through mid-afternoon, but we're going to stay under the high pressure, what is allowing for the clouds to break apart. out towards the menner area, you can see the high clouds move out fairly quickly and still, a good dose of snow on the ground. hopefully this really starts to melt as we head monday and tuesday with our temperatures into the 40s late next week and we're seeing the mid-40s and potentially 50 degrees. right now, we're on the chilly side and these are our feel- like temperatures at the airport. 14, dover-new philly at the single digits, dealing with that breeze coming out of the southwest. ten to 15 miles per hour.
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they're shifting towards the east and moving into inland locations from ashland, mansfield. definitely dealing with just a few clouds that are moving across the board. into lake geauga county, the clouds are moving out quickly. showing you hour-by-hour, bright sunshine that will continue to take over now. if you're stepping out tonight, you still have your coat handy by 6:00 p.m. we're back into the upper 20s and then we're beyond that consistent downward trend. a little bit of cloud coverage moves in for your monday afternoon. what we're seeing is a double dose of high pressure and this really starts to move across the east coast as that big blizzard of 2016 comes to an end. it will be digging out for the next few days under sunny skies. showing you our future cast going into the noon hour, we should be sitting at the 30 degrees mark.
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from the west and into ashtabula county, lake geauga and not a true concern as we head into overnight inland locations from way county and into stark and summit. a few clouds and that is why i am going with partly cloudy conditions. today, 34 degrees and still that breeze in the air as we head into tonight, slightly warmer. 24 and we'll go with partly to mostly cloudy conditions and look at this, nick. forty on monday and tuesday afternoon. we'll start to see the next front. it produces us with the rain and a snow mixture. then we'll transition into purely snow early on wednesday and then we dry out fairly quickly. next weekend, looking a-okay. 46, maybe even a 50 if we can pull that out sunday afternoon. >> that's right, chilly now. wait around. it's going to get better. love it. and we're a few weeks away from valentine's day, believe it or not, and love is in the digital air.
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the 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. >> oh, yeah. my life is so busy, i had to get slowdown tattooed on my knuckle. >> reporter: she and many others are typing, swiping, and hoping the next great love story unfolds online. if you're online dating this month, you're not alone. >> the new year, we need to be doing epic things and be in relationships. >> mixed -- make sense. this is the kind of the year when people are evaluating their lives a 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? >> sure, but dating experts say january's numbers are about starting the year on a high note. that said, you're going to swipe knee right, right?
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>> at any given time, you have between 20,000,040,000,000 singles online looking for love and in january, that number mushrooms. >> reporter: dating coach dr. lisa marie bobby said the online surge is often followed by a sharp decline after valentine's day. >> we are a culture that thrives on instant gratification. when someone creates a profile and puts themselves out there and they don't find the one in a couple of weeks, they get discouraged -- discouraged. >> the real key so to being successful with this is commitment. >> there is a mixture of the internet world and real world. >> depends on the person. >> reporter: for now, it seems cupid a arrows -- cupid a arrows might fly faster through a wireless connection. i'm andy choi. >> thank you. and we see a spike in the online dating accounts in the new year for sure. we'll be right back with a final check on your forecast.
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. welcome back. giving you a look at the forecast as janessa joins us for a final look. >> and we're back into the 30s today, 40s into monday and tuesday. the next front comes through and starts off at rain tuesday and we'll transition through snow on wednesday and sunshine, quiet weather pattern moves in next weekend. >> just wait. right? >> yes. >> it will get better and worth the wait next weekend, for sure. thank you so much for joining us. remember, for all of your latest news updates until we see you again.
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