see if there's any tieup on the roads because of the snow. >> even though we have the snow, we're looking great on the traffic map. still green. i'm not tracking any accidents. also, i just got off the phone with macedonia police. open. wall installation. here is a picture at state route 8. everything is looking great. road.

ten minutes headed south. those are normal drive times. we have news this morn. we know one person did die in a house explosion. fire is. the explosion happened in beavers street. that district has canceled classes. the sky. our sister station confirms the neighbors say the home inner was in the home. while it's not clear, we know workers workers from colombia

we'll keep you updated. lynna. this case made headlines around the world in 2012. 137 shots fired at a car. the unarmed suspects both killed. among the fired officers, michael breelow. the union called the firings politically motivated. >> there's two people promoted out of this whole thing. who are those, folks? mike mcgrath, the police chief gets promoted. >> all the officers violated police rules. the union has already filed grievances to get their jobs back. the final outcome could take months. there's a construction boom in downtown cleveland. close to 300 apartments are in the works are another 4,000 to come.

this morning. this, alyssa? do. but we do, actually. the radisson is for sale. this is a reflection of what's we have residential. we have restaurants. the next wave is retail. i'm told after the national retail conference this may, we're going to see a big wave of big named stores. >> luxury apartments, retail stores, restaurants. >> the buzz word in our city. we're probably an 18-hour city,

knight frank worked with the sale. they will supply for downtown. office market. >> coin says we see this happening in the flats and the stabilized market sparked the nucleus project. >> nucleus already has some very well known retail tenants that they have not announced yet. that will really pick it up, when that happens. >> from east 10th to east 17 17th, the new mixes with the old and what happens here is said to have a ripple effect through downtown. >> as this surges, it takes with it the city, and the message is really good. >> you may not see high parking prices as a good thing, but as

reflects the health of a downtown so don't be alarmed and don't get upset. >> brings money to the economy. to keep the streets safe, juvenile offenders can no longer have fake weapons. juvenile court in the prosecutor prosecutor's office says they use pellet and air guns to intimidate people. juvenile courts are put juveniles on probations for using the weapons. marsha pressman returned home from walking her dog to find brandon clark riding her bike away. he dragged her from the vehicle and punched her and drove away. he crashed the car at west 32

police caught clark trying to flee. avon take plant will make the ford f series. it's america's best selling truck for 39 years straight. no word if this will create more jobs at the facility. it employs nearly 1400 people and is one of the largest employers in loraine county. in 2015, liquor sales topped a billion dollars, topping last year's sale of 70 million. what's top? >> jack daniels whisky. 380,000-gallons. fireball whisky is in second place followed by crown royal. cursive writing, remember,

it was at the top of the black board. should it be mandatory in schools today with these kids? why two states say, yes, it should be a point to learn to read and write in cursive. donald trump will not be at the gop debate. just ahead. good morning, holly. >> good morning to you. wednesday, here we come. temperatures will actually be in the 30s. that would be a typo. we're going to track the snow and then we're going to track some warmup, but, first, we've got to tell you about ialerts. those are instant. wkyc.com and always right here on your television. so i need to walk to the center and change my typo mistake. i put 40 and it's only going to be in the low 30s today.

new developments in politics this morning. donald trump says he's skipping tomorrow's republican debate days before the iowa caucuses. now cruz is challenging him to a one on one and bernie sanders heads to the white house today. asracytracy potts has the latest. >> reporter: he's leading five of the six national polls, getting new endorsements from jerry fallwell and remember this guy, sheriff joe arpaio out of arizona. both he and trump have been very outspoken on immigration. >> two key endorsements, donald trump says he's skipping

thinks the fox moderator is unfair. >> fox news, right, wonderful, wonderful place, fox news. it's wonderful. >> fox calls trump's -- of meghan kelly -- >> i want you to think how you would react if you were interviewing someone for a job, and they said, you know what, i'm not willing to show up to the interview. >> by trump not showing up, it's the year of the renegade. some iowans may wonder, why are you quitting. hillary clinton is touting years of experience in a new ad. >> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. >> bernie sanders says turnout will be a difference. >> if we have a large voter turnout, we'll win, and we'll win big.

president obama at the white house today. >> and that meeting, the white house tells us, was first discussed back in december. it's private, and it's just the two of them in a room. >> i guess it's free advertising, so i guess he has his reasons for that. tracy, thank you. it's cool this morning, but we're moving on up. >> we are. wait until you see the warmup. it's seasonal weather today. see how nice it is. this is a look back at the city from the 9th street pier. you're probably all familiar with it. visibility looks great. it's a bit breezy this morning, but really, other than that, we should be in great shape for today. at the bus stop. temperature in the upper 20s. we'll need our winter coats.

we'll have wind chills in the teens. gloves and hats too, kids. you're halfway through the week, it's wednesday. we're seasonal. although we're cooler, we're seasonal. we had the warmer weather in place yesterday. we're talking another warmup in place by the weekend. wait until you see that one. it's going to be quite fantastic. in the meantime, we're 20s and we'll end up in the low 30s. some scattered light snow. i think we'll keep the chances in until 9:00. we'll go for about 32. it's 5:15, and we're right at 30 at hopkins. most temperatures we're seeing regionally are 20s and 30s. as we zoom in, most of you are in the mid to upper 20s. it's 28 akron-canton. it's also 2 for our friends in sandusky. mansfield, 28 degrees.

upper teens. nothing too harsh. you need your coats today. the snow has been light. a lot of it has been while you were asleep. this morning we're seeing a lot of snow showers already start to diminish. we're only expecting chances for the next few hours. right now, trumble county seeing some light snow. a flurry here and there is kind of what it is. we'll keep you updated and let you know. hour by hour, you will notice today. and as we get into tomorrow, we'll start the day dry. it looks like we'll see overcast skies and chances for snow really starts to increase tomorrow evening and then overnight tomorrow. we could see some light accumulation with that before we get into the warmup. here it is on your window nation 7-day forecast. 30s through the end of your snow. how about around 50 for saturday. saturday should be a dry day.

with 50s on sunday. and then we're 40 behind that on monday. current time check is 5:17. let's check your drive. good morning to you. i hope you're having a great start to your wednesday. we're looking at a great start. no problems to the south. 77, u.s. 62 starting to look great. here's 77 at state route 21. as you can see, a few cars are out, but no problems. same picture to the north. we're all green and clean when the traffic map catches up. there you go. i-90 on the west side, here's what it looks like at detroit road where, again, we're getting by just fine. i-90 between cleveland and 83. 16 minutes headed east.

this is just heartbreaking. a indiana principal is killed by a school bus. not before pushing kids out of the way. >> that's coming up in the morning news feed. >> the families are grateful she's there. authorities are not sure what made a bus jump curb, killing principal jordan and injuring kids. witnesses saw jordan push several students out of the way before the bus hit her. the long time principal is being remembered for her dedication and compages. classes are canceled today. the agency is adding the virgin islands and dominican republic to the places with the outbreak. they're recommending pregnant women postpone any trip. it's caused by bites by

so pushing to make cursive writing a mandatory curriculum. they say knowing cursive is critical to reading historic documents, but some say cursive writing is unnecessary, and there are better ways for students to spend their time. >> so you probably think, i don't really use cursive anymore, but psychologists have weighed in. they've written articles about the hand eye coordination benefits. they say it's like how kids it. >> i need to go back because sometimes i can't read my own writing. handwriting. >> you lose it. we'll give you some lessons after the show. >> i could use that. >> thanks, mo. still ahead, a tech review you're not going to want to miss. >> we have greg dee and matt granite and the samsung smart watch. this is going to be good.

here we go. if you are in the market for a new smart watch. samsung has a new one. the new g2. >> if you want a good product review before you buy one, we have the experts, greg dee and matt granite. they actually know what they're talking about. so do you like this device? >> have you played with this device? >> i played with a version of it, but nothing looks better. >> this is the best watch interface. look at what i'm doing. it's a touch screen, but you can turn the bezel. it has apps. you can put cnn on there.

it allows you to answer text messages. this is important because, check this out. are you seeing this. look, i'm getting a phone call. >> answer it, greg. >> hello. >> hi, greg. >> who is this. >> this is holly, i'm one of your biggest fans. >> she's calling us on the watch. you can be inspector -- hold on, holly, what is the forecast for today. >> send us an emoji. send us an instagram photo. >> okay. holly, we'll let you get to the weather. >> this is connected by 4g to the at&t network, which means you don't need your phone. you can literally be running around, doing errands, and talk on the phone. >> do you hear that, apple. you're not dependent on a link.

actually supposed to replace the practicality of an iphone, bridge the gap. >> it requires a $10 a month plan. $299. it's connected to the network. i think one thing that's missing is because it uses a custom made version of android, you're best suited for this if you have a samsung device. note 5, galaxy s6. these are samsung dependent device, but otherwise, it's a great product. it's the best screen on a smart watch. >> when you noticed the screen went black. i noticed a lot of the power saving features are better. >> it went out. as soon as you pick it up and move it, it turns back on. it's always waiting for you. >> other than that, i think you should be a hand model. >> samsung has never looked so good. >> i love this guy. that's pretty cool.

>> you see there, holly, we heard you pretty well as well. >> well, i'll tell you what, i was honor to be able to call. you're both handsome and intelligent. thanks, guys. we've got a seasonal day ahead, is the best way to put it. wednesday, we're dealing with scattered light snow and flurries. most of you are mid to upper 20s. make sure the kids are in their winter coats and hats for the bus stop today. you can see the warmup coming up. still ahead at 5:30, a dog rescued after owners brought it to be euthanized because they were tired of its hair. coming up, meet the dog looking for a new home. >> next. >> what does the fox say. >> what does this fox say? it's becoming a local

meet the family that says this

it is 5:30. topping the morning rush this morning. breaking news out of elyria. firefighters battled a house fire on 11th street. this shows the home engulfed in flames. we know two people were rescued from their home along with their dog. it's unclear what caused that fire. >> and developing news, a house explosion happened on beaver street in newcomerstown. one person is dead. family members and neighbors say it's the homeowner. the house is reported to be near a school.

canceled classes this morning morning. two neighboring homes were damaged. six cleveland police officers were fired for the deadly 2012 chase that left two unarmed people dead. michael breelow was among those fired. he's the officer acquitted for manslaughter in his role in the shooting. the police union has filed grievances to try to get the officers their jobs back. the city has 20 days to reply. alyssa? >> reporter: good morning. we're on huron road right by the q. later this spring, a buffalo wild wings will be opening in this space, and there's a little room leftover that the owners plan to rent out. it's expected to be turned into a tapas lounge. other buildings downtown keep getting converted into apartments. the ymca and cleveland athletic club will also provide the

the next wave is retail. i'm told we'll have a better idea of what big retailers are coming to cleveland this may. urban outfitters or lu lu lemon. the resurgence is due to the change in demographics, all the young people moving downtown. >> that's an exciting time. good morning to you. wednesday, halfway through the week, light is not, not causing any issues, and a seasonal 35 is normal. and most of you are in the 20s right now as you're waking up. make sure you're grabbing that winter coat, head to work and school with the kids. we have light snow snow showers. most of these are diminished. cleveland has dried out. same thing with the suburbs. this point. we'll keep an eye on things just in case. it's mainly ashtabula and trumble county. there's a little more snow in

first dani has a check on your commute. good morning. >> good morning, holly. good morning to all of you. we zoom into northeast ohio, and we're still green on the traffic map. i'm not tracking any accidents and normal drive times, despite the light snow that holly is forecasting. we see some snow on the traffic map here on 271, but as we take a live look outside at chagrin boulevard, everyone is getting by just fine. the road conditions are great. if you're traveling to 71 or plans to travel to 71 in the next few minutes, 11 minutes headed north and 12 minutes headed south. so we're good to go. now, when you're on the roads, don't forget to tune your radio into total traffic. every ten minutes. kids in the town of sebring will head back to school today, website. it's been canceled for heavy

were deticketted in the water. two of the 123 samples it took tested high for lead. the director is calling for a criminal investigator, saying the local plant operator failed to notify the public about the situation. prosecutors say lewis dell dellerly pled guilty to the death of his baby daughter. he was home alone with his 4- month-old daughter when he called 911 to report her not breathing. the baby had several broken ribs and died from a chest compression that caused her not to be able to breathe. he pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. a police officer is on the other side of the law, accused of trying to run over a man earlier this week. officer shawnna van zandt was

high school. she's in jail. it was said she also tried to run him over with her car. tuko arrived in northeast ohio with his new partner officer ryan davis. he lost his partner jethro earlier this month. when canines for cops heard about jethro, they stepped in and donated a dog to davis. he got to travel to houston to make the final choice himself. >> i would have been comfortable with any of the three, but tuko separated himself and stood out. >> pretty much. a lot of excitement. reason to smile again. >> officer davis says tuko will keep his name for now, but after he's introduced to his a new name. a dog sent to a vet to be euthanized because the owner

they rescued whiz. he was placed in a foster home and hopes to find his retirement home. social media is full of outrage is what the shelter called several people have been camp in seattle. at least two people are dead. three are wounded. that area where the shootings happened is known in the seattle area as the jungle. the mayor was in the middle of the speech about seattle's homeless when he was told about the shooting. he left the speech to go to the scene. a small oregon community, one person is dead after a shootout involving law enforcement. the fbi says it was trying to arrest members of an armed group that occupied a wildlife refuge in oregon. police say the group's leader is among those arrested. no officers were hurt. the person killed was the

even though they've had a drop in sales, toyota is still the world's best selling automaker. the 2015 figures were just released yesterday. it was a close one. toyota produced 10.1 million vehicles. volkswagen 9.9 and general motors made 9.8. toyota's reputation took a hit after massive recalls within the past few years. and, get this, oprah winfrey is proving to be a power house for weight watchers. the mogul tweeted she lost 26 pounds while eating bread every day on the diet. after the tweet, shares skyrocketed 20%, closing at 13.29 a share. watcher's stock. so as a result of the increase, she earned $12 million on a single tweet. i think when we saw oprah signed up to give weight watchers that push, that we

>> yeah. >> got any money? >> nothing. maybe this will help. >> i had almond butter. not even a retweet this morning. thank you, mo. speaking of all this stuff, hashtag good-night, the impact your sleep. that's coming up. message. a look at the flick cavs

541 right now. 80 teenagers from the boys and girls club got to see jesse owens film. it's the film that depicts the incredible story of a superstar athlete turned legend who went to high school here in cleveland. he got on the world stage during the 1936 world olympics competing against the greatest athletes in the world. crews in california are racing

outside the stadium, huge entertainment pavillions are shaping up. they're building luxury suites and preparing the field for players and performers. 36 extra cameras, super slo-mo, and 360-degree views. >> and it appears super bowl 50 could be the last for peyton manning. nfl films says it captured manning telling bill belichick rodeo. so it sure has been a pleasure. >> bill belichick's response was not caught on camera. and he said his response will remain private. manning and his broncos are underdogs to the panthers. for my take this morning, the miami heat are back

out last night. the story said the heat owner said lebron had blatt fired and he tried to pull the same thing with bolstra in miami. is there any truth to it. you can see lebron taking charge of this team. blatt and him did not see eye to eye. he took himself out of games. sitting next to ty lue on the bench and not blatt. they're much closer. this is lebron after the blow out loss to golden state. >> i guess the top teams you want to play well. we haven't done that. we're 0-3 versus the top two teams on the west -- in the west. we have a long way to go to get to a championship level. >> championship level, that 34- point loss to the warriors said a lot about this cavs' basketball team.

position to win an nba championship. lebron reminded us that it's never about wins and losses. >> that's true. lebron's success will never be measured in wins but championships. he has two. think about this. when you think of jordie -- michael jordan, you think of the number 6. kobe bryant, it's all about titles. did he go to management and say blatt has to go? no. but he didn't have to. they will not be judged by wins but by championship. this franchise is still sitting on zero. tweet me your thoughts at john wkyc. >> do you think they will get it together? >> they've got time. >> that's good. >> and lose giving them a whole new approach.

snow -- just a little bit out there. kind of seasonal, snowflakes here and there. we have another lovely view here. we've got such a beautiful city. it's nice to take a look at it. it's a little shaky because it's breezy out there. we've got just a small chance for snow showers through this morning. headlines include the scattered snow along with the seasonal weather. we're going to end up in the 30s the next few days, probably the end of the work week for you. 5:45 right now. we're a quarter to 6:00. if it's time to make the peanut butter and jelly before lunch, there you go. weekend warmup is what we're planning. it looks quite impressive. low 30s noon and beyond. we're really not going to move much in the way of numbers today. so we should be very close to seasonal. 35 is normal high. we're going to see a lot of

next couple of days before we get the mild weather back. a lot of 20s and 30s. we're waking up this wednesday. it's a good feeling to be halfway there. akron-canton in the upper 20s. mansfield, you're coldest. 24 degrees. the winds, they're about 10, 15 miles per hour sustained. feels like temperatures are in the teens. so we need your coats and gloves and hats, kids. we've got scattered snow and honestly a lot of it has diminished since early this morning. it's really light. along the pennsylvania border we're seeing light snow showers. most of you have dried out at this point. i think with a few exceptions, we should be in good shape. the rest of today looks like mainly overcast. we're not going to rule out sunshine. we track another system that moves in tomorrow.

develop. more toward tomorrow evening and the potential for a light dusting, maybe an inch of accumulation from that system. weekend. your window nation 7-day forecast, holy cow. so 30s today, 30s tomorrow. we've got the snow moving in tomorrow. accumulation. we'll keep you posted. we've got 30s again friday with snow ending later in the day. and then here comes the warmup. 50s around 50 on saturday and 50 sunday. this is scout. do you know scout turned 15 in december. >> wow. >> who would know. >> he still hops in bed. scout looks great. >> is that 105? >> i'm sure it is. your math is better than mine. >> we love you, scout. you're looking fab. >> looks great. >> way to go, scout.

affect the natural sleep process. those who spent the most time per week on a device using social media were three times more likely to have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. what came first? the social media use affecting the sleep or whether people who have sleep problems simply pass the time by going online. >> probably a lit little bit of both. >> yeah. right here, he shows up uninvited, making himself at home in yards. he has paparazzi. >> kind of cute. >> dawn kendrick went to see for herself how a friendly fox has made its way into family hearts. >> 7-year-old lizzi saw it first. >> it's a fox. >> a fox that was hanging out in the henry's backyard. >> the cat got scared when we came out. and the fox stayed.

>> i think it was definitely showing off for me when i was taking pictures. he just laid down and said, go get your zoom lens and come back out. i ran in and got my bigger lens. i was able to creep a little closer. >> i thought he was very handsome. >> your fur is red so beautiful >> what does the fox say. >> take pictures of me. >> seems like everyone is getting shots and sharing online. >> tons of likes and comments, and everyone says, it's beautiful. we love it. i saw it last week. >> another family caught him waking up under their deck much like they were waking up inside with a sleepy stretch and a yawn. this fox now named an honorary friendly family member. >> we've accepted him as part of the family. not sure if my dogs feel the same way, but we do. >> there are concerns from owners with small dogs.

>> this noble no mad is looking into white picket fence suburbia, what's left of its woods. >> great story, but i just finally got that song out of my head after three years, and now it's back. >> what does matt granite say? that's what i want to snow. >> my, my, my. >> sorry. >> so, it's all right. it's okay. i want to distract everyone with tv deals. i want to remind you, if you want to make a tv smart, don't spend the extra $200 when you can use fire tv. take a look at your additional reminders that you want to shop with a price match this time of year. prices are fluctuating all over the place and make sure the ratings on the tv are high.

on your screen brings huge discounts and they're rated. i want to send it over to dani before the deals. >> we're looking great on broadway avenue. in fact, we're looking great throughout the entire region.

all right. 5:54. in the market for a new tv? this is the time of year to do it. we have new information that no store wants you to see. >> yes, matt granite, big bargains for the big game. >> stores are going to hate us by the time i'm done. they all want you to shop next week when prices are higher. a little beta testing going on. the tv deals, a reminder, still in stock yesterday, stores don't want me to say this part. maybe you don't need a new tv. you can upgrade your entire setup for 80 bucks. the 4k conversion kit on wkyc.com as part of today's article as well. reminder.

want me to say. black friday, still the best time of the year to buy. anybody telling you super bowl is the best time of year has not done their research. however, we're seeing most big game deals better than any other super bowl in years past. you will save $300 at least $700 on some of the larger screen systems. before we went to commercial break, i showed you $150 tv. this is a 279 top rated lg. look at the user reviews. people love this thing. bigger. curve tvs are now seeing substantial price drops. >> geez. >> that tv i showed you meets major brand. you're also seeing a

65-inch tvs, far less than anything i've shown you, all on our website. >> the picture is crazy. >> it is. but you could improve your picture with that as well. >> i have a 12-inch black and white. does that work is this. >> we have one with a dial, rabbit ears. >> we're going to put nit a time capsule -- it in a time capsule. >> give it a whirl. >> all right. we'll give it a whirl. >> all right, holly. we have so much great weather to talk about. once we get past snow showers and seasonal chill, we'll be warming things up, but in the meantime, it's low 30s. scattered light snow has been happening in spots especially east. really right now, it's just a few flurries. we'll continue to keep you posted. if you take a look at the extended forecast, tomorrow we

we could see really light snow accumulation from that. then we're mild. i'm going to use the word warm. we're talking 50s this time of the year. this week in january, highs are 50 plus, guys. >> look at that. thank you, holly. coming up at 6:00, screening for depression, what doctors may soon be asking you at your next checkup. >> plus, a look at what's coming and going on netflix next month.