. good afternoon, i'm mike brookbank in for leon bibb. we start at noon with a news alert. students at mayfield high school are being evacuated after a threat was posted in social media. classes continue under what is called a soft lockdown while police investigated. a full evacuation has been issued. the threat was posted to instagram and viral among students. it said, quote, don't go to school and it listed today's date. and it's a sad day for thousands of wal-mart employees

doors at more than 100 stores. sarah phinney spent the morning at the only location in ohio that is closing on rockside road in bedford. >> reporter: there is not much left inside this bedford wal- mart. in a matter of a few hours, it will close for good. about 300 people work here. the company said that some happen transferred to other locations and -- some will be transferred to other locations and help the rest find other be. >> s. this is only one of 12 wal-mart super centers shutting down across the country, and it's the only one in ohio. bedford city manager said that it will result in a quarter of a million hit to the city's annual budget n. an effort to clear out the inventory, nearly everything inside is 75% off with the exception of electronics, guns, jewelry, and alcohol. the discounts are bringing in a lot of customers. there is quite a few people here right now, even though many of the items are already gone. in bedford, sarah phinney, newschannel 5. and let's get a check on the forecast with meteorologist

>> no, not, mike. and we're looking at plenty of sunshine and there is a live look at our sky cam. a-okay, plenty of sunshine and there is some chill in the air. overall, not bad. we're tracking some snow and that is into the afternoon. cleveland. we'll see the temperatures spike and fall moving through the afternoon. right now, mid- to upper 30s and notice president obama, 35; 40 downtown and 35 in strongsville. the readings running low to mid- 30s and inland again, temperatures in the low 30s. we're not tracking any snow. that will come in the latter part of our afternoon between 4:00 and 10:00 here with the burst of clipper snow through the north and west. that is through southern michigan. once the snow zone moves through, we'll dry things out and cool things off. this is your hour-by-hour.

rule out the rain mixing in south through the afternoon. day today. that is coming up, mike. new at noon, six people are dead after an hours' long stand off with police in virginia. it started when police were called to a chesterpack home to perform a welfare check. when they got there, they found a body. at a home not far away, they found an armed man barricaded inside. after several hours of investigation, police withent to the home to find five people dead, all believed to be related. the man who set fire to a home on west 33rd street last february will spend the next 10 years in prison. 11 people were affected by the fire that spread to two other house. ishmael comacho was sentenced this morning. a neighbor hired him to set the fire. that neighbor and another man charged in the case are awaiting the trial. and funeral services are

began at 11 this morning at cleveland heights. he and his cousin were shot at the archer building on west 9th. the sources connected to the investigation said the shooting was drug-related and the victims and suspects knew each other. and later today, we're getting an update on the court- ordered reform at the cleveland police department. attorneys for the city and justice department will share a progress report this afternoon. they're expected to discuss what deadlines have been met changeed. and ferguson, missouri, concept degree. the justice department releasing a draft of the decree ferguson. as the agreement here in cleveland, it appoints an independent monitor for the police department. last year, an investigation revealed the ferguson p.d. engaged in a pattern of violating the constitutional rights of others.

and right now, two richfield police officers are off the job and simply they want to make sure the shop with financial standards. leave. and? consumer news, huntington bank merritt. the ceo is hoping to keep layoffs to a minimum and said that the akron-beacon journal, their long-term goal is to grow here and adding jobs. the $3.4 billion deal needs to be approved by the federal reserve. the federal trade commission is suing devry university about misleading students about their job prospects after graduation. the agency is taking issue with statistics used in advertisements. they say the ads claiming 90% graduation are deceptive. devry has four campuses in ohio, including one in seven hills.

the u.n. over the quick spread of the zika virus. the newly announced measures to combat they'llilness. >> and on the 30th anniversary of the challenger tragedy, we're looking back at the moment that changed space travel forever. and more on what donald trump will be doing while the other candidates take to the main stage.

pausing to pay tribute to the challenger crew. thirty years ago today, tragedy sky. seven members died on board the morning of january 28th, 1986, akron native. launch. expected in detroit. they tell our sister station it afternoon. classroom conditions. >> and new details on the water situation in sebring. five children have tested levels. they had lead levels exceeding the federal limits but officials say it's too early to know if the elevated levels are tied to the tapwater or something else like lead paint.

water to keep the children safe have homes tested. and people flynt michigan this afternoon. and there are renewed calls for the governor to step down and this is after the newly released study calls the impact on children, quote, multigenerational. a group of cleveland residents from blessed hope church will flint today. if you would like to donate, shilo church on scoville avenue is accepting donations from 10- 3 through sunday. and right now, the world health organization is saying the zika virus is spreading explosively around the americas and that the level of alarm is extremely high. the organization said that it's going to hold an emergency meeting on the zika virus on monday. the mosquito-bourne disease has been linked to microcephaly, which causes brain damage. the u. in a health agency said three to four million new zika infections are possible in the

and in other health news, the president signing a presidential memorandum today to create a task force that will tackle cancer. the vice president joe biden who lost his son to cancer will leave the panel. the president pledged to initiate a government wide push to end cancer comparing it to moon. and still ahead here at noon, the rock'n'roll hall of fame announced a special guest ceremony. we're going to share which appearance. >> and mike, a beautiful start to the day today. plenty of sunshine but we're i'll break it down for and you let you know when it will

. donald trump standing firm on his plans to boycott tonight's fox news debate. the republican front runner announcing plans to host a veteran's benefit in iowa at the exact time his rivals will be debating. he won't attend the debate because he was, quote -- quote, not treated well by fox. and in his absence, texas

two in the poll is likely to be pushed center stage. cruz is pushing on his challenge for a one-on-one debate with him. >> i will propose that we have a challenge. we have it reserved. >> reporter: offering $1.5 million to vet's groups if trump agrees. our governor john kasich will be on stage tonight. he made the cut for the primetime debate and received even more good news. the concord monitor just endorsed kasich, a day after picking up an endorsement from the "boston globe." and happening now, the leader of the armed group leave. bundy's plea to the end of an occupation comes a day after one protestor was shot and following that shooting, bundy and several followers were arrested on federal charges and this morning, bundy's attorney read a statement asking followers to end their armed occupation.

take this tight from here. go home and hug your families. in the courts. >> reporter: some protestors are still at the refuge. others left includes those who were arrested. >> and new at noon, global concerns right now over new satellite imagery out of north korea. american officials say it looks like the nation may be preparing to launching a rocket. there has been increased movement of personnel, fuel, and equipment into a satellite launching facility in the north of that country. officials say north korea will likely say it's launching a satellite but the rocket involved could be used as an missile. icsitallian lawmakers begin couples. debate. italy is the only country in same-sex unions. if passed, it would allow a gay and lesbian partnership to

or her partnership. -- partner to adopt a biological child of his or her partner. and break it down there. we'll be hearing ohio's own induction ceremony. the special guests were just announced. along with the black keys, rob thomas and lars alrick from metallica will perform. this year's inductees are cheap trick, chicago, deep purple, they'll be featured annan cleveland. the ceremony is being held in brooklyn, new york, this year. and it's good. the blackout and some black >> absolutely. and we'll rock out to some snow >> okay. the storm tracker and other things to look at in the afternoon, too. >> not right now, though? >> pretty good so far and there is a live look at our sky cam, quiet. plenty of sunshine.

trend over the next few hours. it's through the latter part of the afternoon and things are getting tricky. forty in downtown cleveland. the temperatures across the region for the most part we're running in the upper 30s and lower 40s. 39 you can rently at hopkins airport as we head south temperatures again in the mid- 30s. overall this is not too bad this time of the year. closer to home and not much happening here. we're dry. so, our next threat of snow is this afternoon. we have a clipper system coming in and there it is there. fromicalama zoo -- from kalamazoo and into detroit, sliding down south and east. the clouds will lower and we'll lose the sunshine and start to see light snow any time after 3 or 4 this afternoon. and there it is, the snow zone in the area in red. behind the front, the clipper is cooler air for tonight and tomorrow. and tomorrow, a hard time out of the lower 30s. and notice this icon here.

in there and that is because temperatures could be warm enough for a little bit of rain to mix in with the snow and when it falls. accumulations on the light side. take a look hour-by-hour and this is 2:30. notice we start to cloud things up into the west. across the east, we're still dry and then moving through the afternoon this is 4:30. light snow moving in and once the snow gets here around 6, 6:30, i think that could mean some visibility issues. i don't suspect this is going to stick and cause some big time problems for your evening commute, but it will be out there flying around. keep that in mind. by 8:30 tonight, we have pockets of snow and this is about a six-hour thing. by 11:30, things begin to wind down and move into the east. we get more lake affect morning. total snowfall accumulation forecast, not that impressive. seeing the area in blue and

and this can sigh one to two inches of snow between now and then and looking at a light dusting in the light blue. through the day tomorrow, a little bit of lake affect snow can develop and in through lake county, geauga and ashtabula and current temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s, the winds are breezy, though, today and high temperatures in the upper 30s and that clipper snow, a trace up to two inches. areas north and east of cleveland can see more than, that and two to four by lunchtime tomorrow. breezy and cold. that will leave us tomorrow morning and we'll dry things out on friday afternoon and why it will be chilly friday night. look at the highs for saturday and sunday. fortys, 50s with rain shower chances and looks like we have

until wednesday or thursday of next week. so, a relatively typically warm end of january into early february with limited amounts of snow once we get through four:00, the now cleveland we're going to track that snow for you and not own on the radar but out and about on the ncx.

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. watch out for a clipper snow this afternoon and through 10 or 11 tonight and it will be light and it will be around. the trace up to an inch or two at the most and a morning snow shower tomorrow morning and looks like we'll heat things up the end of january and mid-40s. i think we'll touch the 50s a few days and in that seven-day. >> and hard to believe. >> the groundhog's day is coming up. >> what when is that? >> tuesday. >> thanks for watching. newschannel 5 at noon. the latest on news and weather at 4 and the now cleveland.

. hi, i'm sarah carns. we're going to check in with bill smith. he's president of w.a. smith financial group. he's standing by in his retirement solutions studio with today's retirement tips. >> today, i want to talk about yield. more specifically, what it really means to you when talking about investments. and your money. a lot of people tend to refer to yield as theiry toal growth for a return; however, yield an investment. the yield on an item for a portfolio is the income or dividend received annually from the stock or bond portfolio.

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