. leon bibb. at the top this afternoon, the battle for the buckeye state is officially underway. all eyes are cast on ohio as voters in this state head to the polls to select their choices for president. >> and ohio governor john kasich cast his ballot two hours ago in westerville, outside of columbus. the latest polls showcasic and donald trump are neck-in-neck in ohio but kasich seems

>> very exciting to come into ohio and -- for me. for president of the united states. pretty amazing. my wife voted this morning and my kids will have to get -- [ indiscernible ] they will vote for my re-election. >> ohio has 66 delegates up for grabs. and four other big states, florida, illinois, north carolina, and missouri are holding primary contests today. republican front runner donald trump and hillary clinton are looking for clean sweeps. kenneth molten reports their >> reporter: this pivotal moment in the race for the white house is in the hands of the voters. >> i am asking for your support. i would be honored to receive it. i hope to be your nominee. >> reporter: this is a place i want to win. this is the place. this is going to do it. >> reporter: delegates up for grabs in five states. the gop front-runner donald trump has his eyes on the big prizes.

florida and ohio. >> and always accomplishd -- and i think we're going to do very well. we seem to be having -- >> for trump, rival john kasich has become public enemy number one in the buckeye state. ohio is a must-win for kasich and floridas make or break for marco rubio who is trailing trump in the sunshine state. if rubio and kasich lose at home, it could be down to a two- man race between trump and ted cruz. >> i think what is going to happen tonight is the last -- of the establishment is going to lose. that is what is amazing about this race. >> reporter: bernie sanders is closing in on clinton in ohio. a loss here would slow her down but it won't be enough to block her path to the democratic nomination. [ indiscernible ] the country and the political revolution. >> reporter: sanders has his sights set on the next contest and he's rallying in arizona which votes next week and

trump have parties planned in south florida. ohio. >> is any ohio voters will decide more than 100 races and issues. one of the biggest is the race for ohio's u.s. senate seat. on the democrat side, the former ohio governor is considered the front runner and pivoted against the councilman sittenfield and an occupational therapist from cincinnati. on the republican side of the race for the u.s. senate seat, raw -- [ indiscernible ] being challenged by don eckert. the winners will face off in the november elects. if you have not voted yet, you have plenty of time. tonight. before you cast your ballot, newschannel 5s meg shaw reports to know. >> reporter: there is a lot of buzz around today's primary election, especially the battle between john kasich and donald trump. but the director of the cuyahoga county board of

that they expect a normal turnout for a primary. >> i am hoping for a 41% voter turnout. we have heard that, you know, there is a lot of interest in this election, but if you look past, look back at past elections, this is similar. >> reporter: so if you plan to vote today, this is what you need to know and bring with you: you must be a registered voter here in ohio. and bring a form of i.d. to vote. a driver's license, utility bill or bank statement. and if you have an absentee ballot, you can return those up until 7:30 tonight. but something new this election, voters will now be able to cast their vote using location. >> and makes it easier, the voting experience for the voter as well as it will reduce any incur today. >> reporter: mcdonald said that this year more registered democrats are requesting republican ballots. and you can do that. you will just cross over to whatever party you vote.

to that party until the next election. >> i don't know if it's because our governor's on the ballot or because of the trump phenomenon, you know. it's like it's interesting to see. i guess this will be one of the elections we look back and analyze. >> reporter: in cleveland, meg shaw, newschannel 5. >> thank you, meg. and stay with newschannel 5 for a comprehensive primary election coverage. we'll bring you up to the second election results during www.newsnet5.com. and cleveland police are investigating a break-in at a school on the cleveland east side. that is also serving as a polling place. the mary ann bethune school cancelled classes today but polls remain open. police say someone broke into the school overnight and stole several projectors. the voting booth was not damaged. anyone with information about the burglary, call cleveland police. and over to jason nicholas who is looking at the weather forecast. how are we looking today, my friend? kind of foggy. >> you feel foggy?

>> i got fog in my eyes this morning. >> here it is. it's not just you but everybody. believe it or not, this is a live picture. the cars are moving there on the inner belt and other than that, we are looking at low visibilities, low ceilings here. i don't think our air tracker 5 might be fly this afternoon. we will have to tell them to keep it in the garage. the temperatures now in the lower 40s. it's chilly w again, the lack of sunshine because of the cloud cover and the fog. i expect, though, over the next few hours, the fog will burn off a bit and we may get some breaks and some sunshine here. the temperatures away from the lake are better. upper 40s to near 50. out there and shouldn't cause issues as far as getting to and election day. other than the fact that you drizzle this morning. i think for the most part, we're drying out, though. mostly cloudy skies, this is off for the most part, low clouds and fog. trying to break out toward zanesville and into toledo.

the fog to stay pretty good the next few hours. notice the clash of air masses here. the warm air to the south and cooler air to the north. one will win temporarily and dry for now and tracking rain moving in from the west. and notice some sunshine. the temperatures in the low to mid-50s and complete forecast including saint patrick's day coming up. leon. >> thank you. and the national weather service confirmed, by the way, it was an ef-1 tornado, which touched down last night in southwest ohio. the twister with wind speeds of 105 miles an hour was caught on camera. the funnel cloud is clearly seen moving behind the trees and there is another shot of it spitting behind a row of houses. this is a look at some of the damage left behind. the roof was completely torn off the home in the southern part of ohio and no one was hurt there. and coming up, caught on camera, threatening moments before a train slammed into a van. we have a police officer helping. >> and repeat champion. the winner of alaska's famous

speaking out about his record finish. this is newschannel 5 at the noon hour. election day.

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the crash was last week in brooke park and you can see a police officer motioning the driver to get out and the driver tried to cross the tracks as the warning lights were flashing and gates were closing and no one was hurt there in brooke park. the van was heavily damaged, though. and now today, a father and son are celebrating after taking the top spot of this year's iditarod race in alaska. dallas sivy won the third iditarod thursday, he beat his old record by two hours. took him over eight days and 11 hours to race his team of dogs alaska. >> and i knew i had it when i was on front street. the rest of it was a process, rather a long process. come on in here, guys and there is a point but that happened over 300 miles. >> and his dad mitch reached the end of the race 45 minutes after his son and cad came in

and heavy rain inundated most of the entire southland and left many communities wading in the water and some towns are practically cut off from the rest of the world because of flood levels. mandatory evacuations are underway and the governor of texas declared a state of emergency for more than a dozen counties in the lone star state of texas. >> and there is a lot of rain, texas and louisiana and they're going to deal with that slowly falling waters for them. >> and unusual weather patterns this year. >> we're warmer-than-normal, third amounts and with the least amount of snow and that is sticking around until the upcoming weekend. we may have a few flurries there. on the way. >> we'll see. there is not a lot of seeing going on outside. and from the a, l, still foggy -- apl. still foggy. >> just like that.

>> and our pet-of-the-week and >> and our pet-of-the-week and let's look at the pet real quick. and because it's better looking than the sky cam, if we can and there we are and we're going to talk to the pet in 2 1/2 minutes and light bring back the power-of-5 live doppler radar. and in downtown cleveland, lower 40s. we have the fog and low clouds really locked in here and that is going to take time for that stuff to burn off. and when it does, that is a nice day and this time of the year, it's easier because the sun angle and spring that begins on sunday morning and there is no type of moisture and we may have drizzle. it's out this morning and a wiper needed. for the most part, this is fog and a few areas and folkets -- pockets of drizzle. other than, that -- other than

south is come this is the big player the next few days and we're dry now and eventually, we're going to see this stuff fill in here and become a front and an area of low pressure and a sack of rain and a quick burst of wet weather through the overnight hours and we may have thunder there, too and for the daytime, we're dry and this year, at 3:00, we have the fog around and where it does start to break up, the temperatures are increasing the 60 degrees and back by tonight, most of us are starting to see the clearing skies in time for sunset and same deal tonight, dry and tomorrow morning, a few showers moving in and this is 9, 10 and a clap or two of

55 today and fog right now. i expect across the west, sunshine breaking up and with some 40s tonight and showers return, especially the thunder and this is a springtime pattern and cooler for thursday and a few showers around for saint patrick's day. cold enough for a few flakes and same deal on sunday and the official start of spring. we're looking at highs in the 30s. >> oh, no. >> can you believe that? we're on the radio, too, cleveland star radio 98.5 ncx. all right, and we got a look at the pet and tell us more about that? >> yeah. >> and the wonderful visitor we have? >> andy would guess she's never been on tv before. >> no. >> and i don't think so. >> and she is stressed out. >> and she is a great girl and a full mix. and we love our holidays and

celebrating saint petie's day >> uh-huh. >> and that means all dogs pit bull-type dogs or mixes, anything with a block head, we're going to reduce their adoption fee by $30. and friday, thursday and friday, we're going to extend that you will save $30 for the >> great. >> and for $65. stuff. >> yeah. >> and beachwood on the 19th. and 11 years old? >> yes. >> and she's a senior and there is many benefits to adopting her and she was a great pet and it was an elderly person who hip. and she's great with kids in the home and mellow. she's going to slide into someone's home and be so grateful for that opportunity. >> you know -- . >> and they're great. >> normally, we have dogs here and they get excited because of

people don't get a chance to see leon in person and this dog is -- has a nice temperament and relax and chill. >> yeah. >> and that is great. >> and to get -- get some pets here. good, sweet girl. >> and that is a great time of the year and especially as the weather turns and you have a companion. >> yeah. >> and do that. 216-774-1616. go visit the apl, better yet, and see the issues in the future life companions you can

. well, jason, i scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream and that is has been around since ice cream was invented and still works, especially when the ice cream is free. today, dairy queen is giving away ice cream cones. dq is accepting donations for the children's miracle network. >> and talk to you both. and a little ice cream. sprinkles on top, maybe. >> a big day today. >> all right. >> and ohioans are going to the >> yeah. >> and fall going off. we have a great one here, too. and check out our lovely dog. >> and nana is in the house. that is it for us on election

. hey, i'm sarah carns. he is the director for the university hospital and you hear -- you are here to talk about wellness and the impact of workplace productivity. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> and let's start off by talking about how employee employer. >> employee wellness is something that has take know a huge surge. in fact, over 50% of companies are now engaged with some sort of a wellness program. we at university hospitals have what we call a 3-e program, which is exercise, engagement,

the goal is to make sure that your employees are engaged and that becoming more healthy, hopefully more productive, and hopefully down the road, also help with healthcare dollars and healthcare expenditure. and what we do for exercise, we head out one of these -- hand out one of these devices for every employee to use and to gauge how many active minutes and how many steps they're taking every day. engagement is engagement with the community. we like to pay it forward and get people involved in either donating their time or efforts or money to something within the community and education is looking at what we call the chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and cancer and ways of preventing that and it's been shown that healthy employee wellness programs are very affective with regards to increasing health and wellness of the environment and also overall of cutting dollars with regard healthcare expenditure

more engaged for more -- more productive and less absenteeism. doctor. thank you for being here. if you would like more

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