@ @ and good morning everyone. @we start this thursday morning @with team coverage of your @weather and traffic. @>> we'll get to dani in a @second but holly, you're @today? @>> yes a clipper system, thank @you and great thursday to you. @we're almost through january @and it makes sense that we @would be tracking snow. @we're going to be tracking a @big warm up too so well wait @for that one but first we've @got highs in the mid to upper @30s today and a clipper system @that will really have an impact @on this evenings commute.

@light snow showers or flurries @most of what we have on radar @surface. @the clipper system is all the @way to our north and west so @we're anticipating around 4:00 @today, to really start to see @the clipper itself pass through @north east ohio, as we get @closer in though for the time @being, it's just a few hit and @miss snow showers to the east @to our south and west, most of @you are dry because this is @the surface. @later today a different story @all about the timing so between @say 4:00, 5, 6:00 as you're @coming home from work it could @get a little slick for you. @and even light accumulation. @we've got traffic to talk about @and a water main break has been @making headlines this morning, @dani. @>> yes we'll talk about that in @just a second but for everyone @else those traveling on our @highways we're looking great, @however i've been telling you @about this since 4:30:00 a.m. @keeping track of this water @main break west 106th street at @madison avenue which closed

@madison and western and madison @between west 106th and here is @a live picture of the area @where we have been following @this clean up, now it was a 16- @inch water main that broke and @to fix it. @they are icing the roads or @salting the road because you @could see it there. @icy conditions in that area, @cold temperatures so for those @of you who travel in this area @let's talk about the detour. @you can go ahead and take west @1 tenth to get around west @106th street closure and get @around this madison closure @take berea road. @i've already tweeted this out @at wkyc. @john back to you. @ thank you. @it's 6:02 and breaking news @that we're following for you. @cleveland police are @investigating a shooting of a @man inside his car. @this was the scene on nathaniel @road near east 152nd and st. @clair. @we know the victim was taken to @university hospitals and is in @stable condition. @witnesses say they saw a black @vehicle speed off after the @shooting.

@you are urged to call police. @ later today ohio lawmakers @will hold the first task force @meeting to talk about the @possibility of legalizing @medical marijuana. @>> will is looking into this @for us we know issue 3 failed @list november but they are @thinking medical marijuana may @have a different outcome here. @>> john voters shot down issue @3 last november but polls show @that an overwhelming number of @ohioans actually support @medical marijuana so lawmakers @are taking action and they've @organized a bipartisan group, @15 members made up of medical @personnel, lawmakers, other @people like that including @someone from responsible ohio @that now disbanned group, jimmy @gold. @the co-founder, the purpose @listen to voters and then @discuss the best course of @action. @the first meeting will be today @at the state house in columbus @at 3:00 and open to the public. @with more meetings scheduled @pretty much every thursday @through february into march, @group hoping to make a @recommendation by april. @meanwhile senators dave burke @will be traveling to cleveland,

@to hold forums on medical @marijuana and listen to the @voters. @forums kickoff saturday at @cleveland state university at @10:00 a.m. @right now 23 states and @washington d.c. all have @legalized medical marijuana, so @we'll see where ohio stands @when all this smoke clears. @>> alright high interest issue. @thanks, will. @ a cleveland man will be @sentenced today in an arson @case that left 11 people @without a place to live and @permanently injured one woman. @this is video from that fire @last february. @less say he was hired to set a @fire to a home on west 33rd @street. @he and another man then started @the fire. @he plead guilty to arson and @assault charges. @two other people involved are @still a waiting trial. @ it's not much to go on but @akron police hope you might be @able to help identify a robber. @take a look at surveillance @video from the dollar general @store on vernon odem boulevard @last sunday not around 9:00.

@demanded money from the clerk @at gunpoint. @nobody was hurt but if you know @anything that might help, call @akron police. @ follow-up now to a story we @first brought you yesterday. @a member of cleveland's police @union started a fundraiser for @the six police officers fired @earlier this week. @the online campaign seeks money @to help the officers pay their @bills as the union fights to @get their jobs back. @the final outcome could take @made. @so far people donated more than @$13,000 and they're trying to @get $100,000. @ a father will spend the @next 11 years in prison after @he plead guilty to killing his @young daughter. @the judge sentenced lewis @dellary to the maximum time @allowed by the law. @less say he gave nine different @accounts of what happened the @night four month old addison @died. @investigators say an autopsy @showed he squeezed the life out @of his daughter. @he plead to involuntary @manslaughter. @ how would you like to get a @break on paying sales tax for @one weekend every year.

@bacon is proposing a permanent @and annual state sales tax @holiday. @it would come the first weekend @of august. @you'll remember in the past the @three day tax break applied to @clothing, footwear and school @supplies helping out parents. @they hope to have the bill @passed by this summer. @ now a look at the morning @news feed. @>> john we told you last half @hour there are now 20 confirmed @cases of the zika virus in @several u.s. states. @well now countries are trying @to stop the spread of the @mosquito born virus. @in southern mexico they've @begun fumigating homes to @prevent an outbreak. @so far there are 18 reported @cases of zika in mexico. @zika has been linked to brain @damage in thousands of babies @in brazil leading to a travel @warning for pregnant woman to @stay away from affected @countries. @so far there is no vaccine for @zika. @ now to georgia where a @suspect is dead after a highway @shootout that wounded a state @trooper.

@the state patrol says the @trooper tried to pull over a @truck for speeding. @well the truck stop and then @the driver got out and started @shooting. @the trooper was shot in the leg @and just below his vest. @he's expected to be okay. @the suspect died overnight at @the hospitality hospital. @ the republican presidential @candidates meet tonight for @another debate but they will be @debating without their front @runner, donald trump says he @will stick to his decision to @boycott the iowa debate hosted @by fox news. @trump has said that fox treated @him unfairly and mocked him. @this has other candidates @hoping to stand out tonight. @we'll have more on the debate @coming up in a live report at @6:30. @ federal agents seized @thousands of counterfeit @hoverboards, customs and border @patrol investigators @intercepted the shipments as @they passed through chicago. @agent say the copy cats even @had fake ul markings making @them look like they passed

@the bust follows recent reports @of fake hoverboards catching @fire. @john? @ 6:08 my biggest winners and @biggest losers coming up, @hockey. @this was horrible. @what excuse the player is using @this morning to try and save @himself from a suspension. @>> wow. @ plus, if you've eaten at @wendy's in the last couple of @months the fast food chain has @a warning. @what we are learning about a @potential credit card breach. @holly? @ thanks, we are tracking @your commute which includes a @flurry or two if anything this @morning, but a clipper system @will bring snow for later today @and i think it's going to be @the evening commute that sees @the bulk of it. @temperatures in the 30s we'll @talk accumulation possibilities @and then a warm up so it goes @from one extreme to the other. @i have closing and delays @always wkyc.com and right on @your television if need be,

@can just realmost and ease into @your day. @i hope that's happening at your @house at this very moment. @maybe a little sooner, i don't @know where that came from, @sounds good though 6:09 good

@ @ 6:12 we have a consumer @alert for anyone whose eaten at @wendy's over the last couple of @months. @"high o based company is @telling customers to watch for @unusual activity on credit or @debit cards used at their @restaurants. @so far no word on how big the @potential broach might be or @how many locations were @affected. @but the fast food chains @launching an investigation with @help from cyber security @experts and looking at clues @from late last year. @we'll keep you posted as soon @as wendy's gives us more @information. @ you know, you hear all of @these conflicting reports about @coffee and first it's good for

@well, put one in the good @column this morning, a large @study to date shows drinking @caffeine every day does not @lead to extra heart beats. @california researchers say @there is more evidence that @common products including @chocolate, coffee and tea may @actually have cardiovascular @benefits. @there you go. @>> the debate always continues. @i mean coffee used to be able @to argue that cough a was hot @and then they put ice in it. @>> oh, please everything in @moderation. @can we all just relax? @>> you can have anything you @want. @>> my grandma that was what she @preached. @hi grandpa, because i know @you're watching 90 years old @everything in moderation runs @circles around all of us . eats @what he wants. @now one thing he has his garlic @pills every day, a little olive @oil. @we're italian in case you @didn't notice. @>> secrets revealed. @ so what we're talking about @today is chilly for the bus @stop.

@might have a little fresh snow @to throw later on today kids. @we're tracking a clipper system @and that's going to really come @into play for later. @ahead a few flurries or light @snow it's no big deal. @here is the headlines, because @there is everything from snow @to warm ups which i find very @ironic to be talking about in @late january, but it's true. @so we get our snow and january @thaw for the very last weekend @of january. @27 degrees right now at @hopkins, it's 6:14. @i hope you're enjoying a nice @cup of coffee and just glad @you're at thursday, weekends @almost here. @we'll be mid to upper 30s today @as far as this clipper, plan on @evening commute, this could be @after school time if the kids @have practice like mine you're @picking them up later in the @afternoon like 4:00-4:30 so @just be aware there could be @slick spots not because we're @expecting a ton of snow but if @it's happening at a crucial @time yes there's snow downs. @the clipper itself is way to @our northwest but ahead we're

@evaporating not making it to @the surface but a new snow @showers may sneak down to the @ground but it is going to be @just very hit and miss ahead of @today. @as we track this all really @comes together on future view. @11:30 this morning it's dry and @we could see a little sunshine @here before the clipper moves @in. @now this is 6:00. @temperatures are mid to upper @30s so we could see a little @wet snow or rain mixing in @initially and then just snow @showers, mast moving overnight @into early tomorrow the snow @winds down and we could pick up @up to an inch but tomorrow @afternoon looks lovely partly @sunny saturday we're talking @not only sunshine but really a @warm day. @here is a look at the window @nation forecast. @upper 30s today, our little @clipper and deal with it into @early tomorrow and very light @accumulation. @tomorrow is chilly but at least @we brighten up for friday.

@i wouldn't be surprised if we @end up 50, low 50s sunday with @rain showers, 40s to near 50 @for the start of february. @it is 6:16 let's check your @drive. @ good morning to you, hope @your thursday is getting off to @a great start. @if you travel to the south, @we're green and clean no @accidents east side looking @great on our highways and @roadways a little bit of slow @traffic to 71 south and brook @park but oh, that just cleared @out but our biggest traffic @alert again we've been telling @you about this all morning @long, west 106th street and @madison avenue are closed @because of a water main break. @it was a 16-inch break that @shutdown madison avenue as well @as west 106th between madison @and western boulevard.

@that so we'll continue to keep @our eyes on this and update you @through twitter and on @wkyc.com. @john back to you. @ 6:17 time for my biggest @winners and loser in sports and @i'm going to let you play nhl @commissioner and make the @decision on this play. @i've already got my vote and @that's why this falls under the @category of biggest loser. @take a look at this. @calgary claims dennis wideman @skating off when he cross @checks right into the boards. @the ref don henderson was @shaken up on the play. @now no penalty was called i @guess the other ref didn't see @it but the video shows you @everything. @skates right into him and if @this is ruled as an intentional @hit on a referee, he will serve @a minimum 20 game suspension. @after the game wideman

@he couldn't avoid the referee. @really? @you let me know on social @media. @does that look like he couldn't @avoid him? @>> wow. @>> happier note my biggest @winners are the green bulldogs, @fifth grade girls basketball @travel team just won the @championship in the barberton @winter league. @they won all three games in the @tournament to win the @championship. @kelly sent in the picture and @says all coaches and parents @are very proud of the girls and @so are we. @great job to the green @bulldogs. @if you'd like to nominate your @champion send me the picture @morningshow@wkycraft.com or @tweet them to me. @>> good looking group. @>> very good and a great season @too. @>> i thought that player would @say he was trying to push the @ref out of the way. @>> anything. @the other two officials may not @have seen the play but that @video is going to the nhl @commissioner. @20 game minimum if they rule @that intentional. @>> he going to be out.

@ 6:18 right now and we are @so proud to share with you a @special honor for our own jimmy @donovan. @look how young he looks here. @>> that was just three weeks @ago. @>> tonight he will receive the @lifetime achievement award at @the 16th annual greater @cleveland sports awards and we @think this put him over the @top. @we will be streaming a portion @of those awards live on @wkyc.com and our wkyc app so we @hope you'll check it out and @jimmy. @>> i believe he will be doing @this dance at the award show. @jimmy congratulations. @>> way to go. @ still ahead, getting rid of @the cable box. @a new fcc proposal that could @make those bulky boxes a thing @of the past. @hi holly. @ and whose ready for weather @out your window?

@stunning sunrise, for pretty @obvious reasons look at the @color of the skies, you @captured a beauty there. @thank you for all of your @picture. @i look forward to opening these @up every day, send them @directly to me at my e-mail and

@ @ alright new fcc proposal @could revolutionize how we all @watch tv. @>> interesting because this is @not something i really thought @about. @we talk about cable boxes, i @use this company a, i'm going @to use the equipment they @provide. @>> because you need to. @>> exactly. @you don't have a choice but an @fcc proposal would change the @equipment that were in essence @all held hostage to. @if you want to enjoy all of the

@provider, you're stuck with @their box until now. @maybe, take a look. @now i want to remind you @whether you have time-warner or @comcast this is even something @that could affect dish @subscribers, we don't really @know how far it will go, but @you have been paying between 12 @and $22 per month for their @box. @now yes, the boxes are great @but you can easily get around @that if this fcc proposal to @include cable access on apple @tv and amazon fire tv as well @as other set top boxes @including chrome cast goes @through. @imagine, spending just $100 @once for the box of your choice @where you get your streaming @capability but you can also @plug your cable services in. @this is something that could in @essence revolutionize cable and @someone that actually enjoys

@this a lot more than what many @cable providers offer this is @huge. @savings wise, technology wise @and consumer rights wise as @well. @>> but these cable companies @hike up the prices to make up @for the lack of revenue. @>> there is that chance. @a lot of people thought they @would do that when people @started unsubscribing and @streaming but so far enough @infrastructure in place to @protect the consumer. @>> and they are regulated too @right? @>> exactly but it could happen @so lena is prepared. @>> i like that. @>> whose going to sell me the @next dish to put on the house? @>> yeah. @ here is holly with a look @at the forecast. @>> it's looking like it's going @to get snowy later. @we're tracking a clipper @system, a light shower possible @this morning. @we may see a few peaks of @sunshine midday. @we'll be mid to upper 30s with @the clipper system having an @impact for late afternoon and @into this evening and tonight.

@it will happen pretty fast and @all about the timing on the @travel map you'll see the @clipper itself is still far to @our north and west. @i think timing is going to be @like 4:00 p.m. @and into the evening commute so @that is how to go about @planning your day. @forecast highs let's get a look @we're upper 30s in detroit @today, low 40s in philly, upper @60s with more rain expected in @florida west coast is looking @pretty nice at least in san @diego at 67 and sunshine, john. @>> look at that. @ coming up at 6:30 one of @hollywood's most familiar faces @rescues a dog from a shelter in @ohio. @we'll tell you the story behind @nate the terrier. @ but first a republican @candidates have some work to do @ahead of tonights debate. @what iowa voters are saying @about donald trump whose not @taking part. @we have all of the details

@ @ right now at 6:30 welcome @back everyone. @we're going to start with our @weather, cold start again. @>> yeah. @>> things are warming up. @>> holly, we're going to see @double the temperature right @now pretty soon. @>> right snow today and by the @weekend we'll be practically @flip-flops and shorts and @sweatshirts is what we do here. @we're famous for it i feel like @in north east ohio. @we're tracking a clipper system @for today though if you're just @waking up and tuning in that is @what you need to know as you're @getting ready and getting the @kids out to the bus stop. @the clipper itself isn't going @to move through until later @today so a wed could see a few @flurries or light snow showers

@this afternoon we might see a @few peaks of sunshine. @we'll be mid to upper 30s for @highs as we take a look at @radar the clipper is over here, @ahead of it we've got snow @trying to make it to the @surface not having much luck. @so the clipper tracks our way @timing wise it's going to be @like four, 5:00 we really see @the snow moving in and although @radar looks like it's all lit @up with snow showers flying, @pretty much all reporting sites @just saying overcast, much of @this is not making it to the @very light. @lots to talk about today in @your commute, dani has been @keeping a great eye on the @water main break on west side @plus what's happening on the @road. @>> yes west 106th and madison @avenue, but for those leaving @the house right now and you're @hitting the highways we are @looking good. @we don't have any accidents but @we are seeing our slow traffic @inner belt bridge. @here is a picture at west 25th @street where we aren't seeing @stop and go traffic so that

@is 10 minutes that's about @normal but again, we have this @closed between madison and @western because of a water main @break and madison between west @106th and west 10 fifth. @we've been showing you these @live pictures throughout the @morning about the clean up and @it looks like they got the @water down because earlier @there was a lot of water in @this area, but now it's just a @trickle of the 16-inch water @main break and it's icy @conditions so salt i've already @tweeted the detours out. @john back to you. @ we are just 172 days away @from the republican national @convention coming to cleveland @but today all of the talk is @about tonight's republican @debate without donald trump. @>> right will being a no show @help or hurt him in the state @of iowa. @tracy potts is looking into @that from washington. @good morning tracy. @>> and to help us understand @that john as promised i've got

@morning just came out the nbc @poll show trump up by seven in @iowa, 19 in new hampshire, 16 @in south carolina, he's @reversed the lead that ted cruz @had in iowa and because he had @such strong numbers donald @trump is taking a risk and the @analysts are debating whether @it's a risk or turning out to @be a smart move. @>> donald trump's feud with fox @news and anchor megan kelly @lead to one less candidate on @stage tonight. @>> i don't like being taken @advantage of. @>> fox confirms there will be @no empty podium, trump tells @south carolina voters it's what @the u.s. should done with the @iran nuclear deal. @>> we walk out and leave. @>> ted cruz challenged trump to @a one on one saturday and even @reserved a spot. @trump has a competing event. @>> he doesn't want to answer @questions from the men and @women of iowa about how his @record doesn't match what he's @selling. @>> drawing attention to where

@we do it in canada? @other candidates are ready to @move on. @>> interesting side show, @greatest show on earth. @this is not a show. @this is serious. @>> chris christie recalls being @bumped from the main stage. @>> did i whine and moan? @did i refuse to show up and @hold my breath and stomp my @feet? @no i said do you know what? @give me a podium and @microphone, you don't walk @away. @you stand up and fight. @>> well trump decided not to @stand up and fight on this one. @he thinks it's better to sit it @out. @we will wait to see what effect @that has on iowa voters are @they going to be offended, put @off or might they be impressed? @back to you. @>> tracy is not going to be @there but i think mentioned a @lot tonight so it's almost @going to be like he is there, @so he just won't have the rebut @el. @tracy thank you. @ it is 6:34 the woman @accused in the hit and run last @week will be charged today. @cleveland police say the 24

@in, surveillance video captured @pretty clear pictures of her @after she struck a 31 year old @woman near fulton and clark. @investigators say she pulled @into a nearby gas station and @watched as other people help @the victim. @that vick tell remains in the @hospital with severe injuries. @ the rich field police @department shop with a cop @program is under state @investigation and this morning, @two rich field police officers @are now on leave. @investigators are looking into @suspicious bookkeeping for the @fundraisers that provide @christmas toys for kids in @need. @the police chief requested an @independent investigation by @office. @ investigators are trying to @determine what caused a house @in newcomers town to explode. @which happened near several @the gas company says natural @gas is involved but that it's @still locking for the source of @the explosion. @schools there cancelled classes @today just to make sure there @was no structural damage. @classes are back on today. @ a bill that would take

@planned parenthood has cleared @state senate. @yesterday. @it targets money that planned @health department. @the $1.3 million is mostly @federal funding and supports @initiatives for hiv testing and @screenings. @the bill would only restrict @those funds from going to @abortions. @the ohio house could vote on @this measure in march. @now to john with a morning news @feed. @ here at 6:36 late last @night three more protesters @were arrested over the armed @occupation of a national @wildlife refuge and an oregon @malitia leader is telling his @followers now to go home. @tuesday authorities arrested @seven followers, another @protester was shot and killed. @in a statement bundy urged the @remaining protesters to leave @the area. @the protest began weeks ago @over land rights. @ 30 years ago today one of @the saddest tragedies in @american history took place.

@were when you got the word that @the space shuttle challenger @had exploded just 73 seconds @after liftoff. @all seven astronauts were @killed. @in honor of those men and women @today is a nasa day of @remembrance . this mornings @senior nasa officials will hold @an observance and wreath laying @at the arlington national @cemetery. @ in money news, yesterday @was apple, now it's samsung. @samsung is warning that telling @investors that 2016 could be a @rough year. @they're basing this on a @possible weaker earnings due to @the hit that the smartphone @business is actually dropping @and a lot of this is being @blamed on the sagging chinese @economy. @that's where a lot of this @market is falling. @this comes after apple @announced that it could see @revenue fall for the first time @in over a decade. @ it's a side of johnny @manziel no one wanted to see @and this time it wasn't his @fault. @it's a graphic billboard

@controversy on cleveland's west @side. @the disguises of johnny manziel @at the corner of pearl and @state includes the likes of @billy but it's the last panel @that's too offensive to show. @a part of a males a not am it @with johnny manziel's face on @it. @many are concerned that the @billboard is directly across @the street from a library where @of course children go. @>> oh, for heaven sakes. @kids cover your eyes! @>> parents cover your eyes. @>> do you know what? @he's going to dallas. @>> do you have inside? @>> i just feel that it. @>> somebody took a call from @jerry jones before the show. @ 6:38. @still lots to come. @>> you know, parents keep your @eyes covered because i'm on a @ball today, but it is @protecting my back and saving @>> yes, matt. @>> your abs, can i feel? @>> they are non-existent but

@after the break. @>> there's a definite six pack. @ the forecast? @>> breezy, chilly, scattered @snow especially later today. @this is going to take that snow @right away i feel like. @we've got a little clipper @system and then it is going to @get warm. @we'll track it for you coming

@ @ 6:42 thanks to mcdonald's @we have a new word this @morning, mcwaiter. @after a small trial period @mcdonald's will be adding table @service to hundreds of @restaurants around the united @kingdom. @customers will place and pay @for their order at the kiosk @and then a waiter will bring @the meal over on a tray. @sales of mcdonald's double @cheeseburgers and traditional @coffee is leading the way for @the sales there. @they like the double @cheeseburgers even more than @the big mac. @are we all getting a little @mclazy? @>> mcyes. @>> [laughter] @>> was that a mcyes?

@>> let's do a whole segment @like that. @no matt will make wendy's mad. @a new survey finds wine in four @workers admits to being late @for work at least once a month. @>> right so why blame traffic? @that's so boring, right? @so how about this? @careerbuilder survey has the @most outrageous excuses for @being late for work. @among them? @my hair caught fire from my @blow dryer. @i was detained by homeland @security. @i fond a black bear napping on @the hood of my car. @how about this one. @a vaseline truck overturned on @highway and cars were slipping @left and right. @and all my clothes were stolen. @really? @so you're there naked? @>> all of them. @ridiculous. @ all right it's not to save @money here. @>> and how about help your @back. @but you're a young man and @you've had back pain? @>> 30 years of age i started

@to get checked by a @chiropractor and then i went to @a physical therapist and @trainer and they all said the @same thing. @they said money man, you sit @like a moron. @and i do. @>> that was the diagnosis? @>> they used other words but i @want to point out they all said @the same thing which was get a @stability it ball. @i'm sitting on one right now. @it forces you into better @posture and at the same time @helps you with abs. @everyone watching it's no @secret i have zero abs and @minimal strength but i sent my @idea to a local trainer and @here is what she had to say. @>> matt thank you for sending @me this ball to test . as a @personal trainer i use an @exercise ball every day with my @clients. @it's great for working on their @balance and also for tightening @their abs. @also this ball can replace an @exercise bench you'd have to @buy. @it's great travels light and @also comes with a people @company is awesome don't have @to buy that separately. @this one has a 2000-pound anti- @burst capacity which is the @highest it goes up to and as an @added tip you can use this

@office as a desk chair. @>> different uses for a $26 @product. @love testing it for me the key @was the durability and also if @you do go for the chair route @the wheels were decent. @you could easily save money and @just get the ball. @that could be the great way to @go and one of our producers @gave me a study that showed @this is a mentally helpful in @your focus. @>> really? @>> simply doing something like @that while working and people @who have adhd were also more @focused using this which was @really interesting. @>> that's interesting. @multiple uses for that. @very good. @>> and as you sit here now i @feel like i have to do that @too. @>> wkyc.com. @>> it's all about posture @today. @>> that's right see i like the @way you're seated it's very @comfortable. @>> for my abs. @>> well, matt they're getting @better by the moment. @>> wkyc.com. @right? @ we'll talk snow believe it @or not. @we're tracking a clipper system @before this big warm up that @you've all been hearing about

@are in the 20s and we're dry @mainly a few flurries are @really light snow showers can't @be ruled out but i think it's @after school towards this @evening we see more of it. @headlines go like this. @tracking the snow, light @accumulation, and then a @weekend warm up. @it is 6:46 and todays weather @will be mid to upper 30s @scattered snow especially @towards dinner time, evening @commute, clipper system is @still up here. @it's to our north and west @ahead of it we've got some snow @trying to make it to the @surface. @not having a whole lot of luck @just evaporating and falling @apart in the process so i think @a lot of today meaning this @morning and into the afternoon @will be dry, could see a few @peaks of sunshine before the @clipper arrives and then it @does. @so this is fast forward to 6:30 @this evening, and on the onset @we could actually have a little @wet snow mixing win these mid @to upper 30s but then it will @just be snow showers clippers @are fast movers and in the @process, we could pick up a @half inch up to an inch of @snow. @it's not heavy but the thing is @it's going to be happening for @that evening drive.

@really do kind of fizzle away. @we could have a few left over @snow showers really early @tomorrow and then we'll @brighten up the skies for your @friday but tomorrow still will @be chilly. @we look ahead on our window @nation seven day forecast and @then after tomorrow, here comes @the warmer weather. @last weekend of january, and @we're thawing it out. @upper 40s to near 50 on @saturday, saturday looks dry, @sunday mostly dry, those rain @chan will be late, 50s, low 50s @upper 40s to start february and @don't forget groundhogs day @tuesday. @we're forecasting a high of 51. @we'll see what the fury critter @has to say about that. @6:47, weather time look at your @tv. @oh, my goodness if you want a @definition of cute i think we @have it. @>> what a cute cup el. @>> guss and lucy they are @boxers. @they are brother and sister and @in this picture, they are @wearing their christmas @bandanas.

@thank you so much for sending @it in. @guss and lucy how fabulous they @look so proper. @>> they have the good posture @too. @>> boxers are the most @beautiful gentle creatures. @they are great dogs. @>> their posture is so good. @>> great picture. @ here is a look at some of @the stories trending online @this morning. @there's a lot of backlash this @morning after white british @actor was cast to play michael @jackson in a new tv movie. @>> take a look who will play @the king of pop in an upcoming @british comedy called @elizabeth, michael and marlin. @based on a legend, michael @jackson, elizabeth taylor want @once took a 500-mile road trip @together after they weren't @able to catch a flight out of @new york after 9/11. @people are speaking out online @now about the casting saying @it's offensive a white actor @would cast toly a blackman. @he responded saying it's a @tongue and cheek fun look at @three wonderful characters that

@ surprise, it's a boy. @super model tyra banks is a new @mom. @on instagram last night banks @announced she and her boyfriend @have welcomed a baby boy with @the help of a surrogate. @she posted a picture of a @newborn hat and said the best @present we worked and prayed so @hard for and it's finally here. @banks previously talked about @her issues with infertility. @ actor george clooney and @his wife are getting a lot of @attention for adopting a dog a @shelter said no one wanted, and @the shelter is in fairfield, @ohio. @the love for puts animal rescue @posted this picture of nate the @terrier. @as a christmas surprise george @and his wife contacted the @shelter and apparently followed @the dog story online. @nate was born with birth @defects. @people came to the shelter to @meet him but he kept getting @passed up. @no one wanted to take him home. @after george clooney's parents, @nick and nina' dog passed away @george thought nate would be

@had him delivered on christmas @eve. @>> wow. @>> find a home for everyone @right there. @>> all through social media. @ after the break your @morning rush. @>> now let's check in with @will. @>> john voters shot down @legalizing marijuana just this @past november but now a new @push for medical marijuana @begins today. @we'll take a look at the

@ @ 6:52 time for your top @stories in the morning rush. @holly the forecast, a little @cold but then it warms up. @danny with another check of the @roads. @>> don't go away matt has your

@will is talk about the latest @push to legalize marijuana but @first story we've been @following this morning and it's @breaking news cleveland police @are investigating a shoots of a @man inside his car. @this was the scene on nathaniel @road near east 152nd and st. @clair. @the victim was taken to @university hospital in stable @condition. @witnesses report seeing a black @vehicle speed off after the @shooting, if you have any @information call police. @ a cleveland man will be @sentenced today in an arson @case that left 11 people @without a place to live and @permanently injured one woman. @this is video from that fire @last february. @police say he was hired to set @fire to a home on west 33rd @street. @he plead guilty to arson and @assault. @will? @ ohio lawmakers begin @discussing the possibility of @legalizing medical marijuana @today it all starts down in @columbus at the state house @with a new task force made up @of 15 bipartisan members, @medical professionals law

@meanwhile senators dave burke @take the show on the road @traveling to cleveland, toledo @cincinnati and columbus to hold @forums on medical marijuana to @listen to voters all about @hearing what voters have to say @even though she shot down issue @3 last november polls show that @many ohioans actually support @medical marijuana so one we'll @stay on top of. @right now 23 states including @washington d.c. have legalized @medical marijuana. @now a lock at what's coming up @on the today show. @ i'm peter alexander in des @moines, iowa. @it's debate night with or @without donald trump. @the front runner says he's not @going to participate in @tonights nosode bait and as for @that 90 minute debate dual @challenge from ted cruz, trump @says the senator cruz can we do @it in canada? @cruz getting back already @putting things together that @say make trump's debate again. @we'll have the latest on that @debate and whether trump will @be there coming up today. @ thank you, peter.

@alert remains on the west side @at the intersection of west @106th and madison avenue is @close because of a water main @break. @be prepared to detour west @110th and berea road. @also slow traffic into downtown @90 east, 71 north and 490 east @between 77 and east 5 fifth the @delays are about two to three @minutes. @holly? @ thank you tracking a @clipper system for later today @a few flurries possible this @morning but i think that it's @mainly going to be that evening @drive. @4:00 and after that's my plan @for you all, so be aware and @maybe up to an inch of @accumulation. @could see that snow early @tomorrow just a few flurries @and then we have a chilly @friday, a warm weekend 40s and @even low 50s on sunday. @it is now time format's bonus @deal of the day. @>> dyson dropped by 40% in four @minutes. @i will tote that deal if you @want to improve your back or

@for $26 and tomorrow chocolate @truffles on a dime. @>> oh, with valentine's coming @up? @>> you know it and if you're @single and lonely you can still @enjoy chocolate. @>> absolutely i've been there. @>> you're not there anymore. @ thank you so much for being @with us. @>> do you need a moment? @thank you for watching.

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