lisa: five people injured after a boiler blows up in a miami church. how the victims are doing this morning, and how much damage the explosion caused. >> calm down, buddy. it' s going to be ok. i' m not going to let you die. lisa: risking his life to save two children. the frantic situation on an icy local lake. the numbers were drawn, but nobody picked the right ones. now the powereball jackpot is hitting historic new heights. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way.

lisa: good morning. 4:30 on your thursday. i' m lisa cooney. mark hayes has the day off. randi: i would have showed up not because i feel like it. i sound good, don' t i? lisa: you do sound a little froggy. randi: we' ll get through it. none of us won the powerball. w takee a look at the temperatures. the morning temperatures are not as cold as they have been. hamilton, 18. most places into the 20' s. 29 at cvg. 23 in loveland. 25 in springboro.

the radar is showing clear skies at the moment. you can see some clouds and maybe some rain and snow in portions of illinois. here is the breakdown for today. 22 degrees at 8:00 a.m. through the afternoon, overcast but mild. lisa: thanks. a recordbreaking powerball jackpot is up for grabs this morning, at $675 million. the biggest jackpot in u.s. history. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live in newport with the latest. good morning, dan. dan: good morning. who is going to win that powerball jack? a lot of us thinking about what we would do with that money. imagine if you had $675 million.

here at the speedway gas station in newport. i will take a look at my phone to read off the numbers from last night. they were 2-11-47-62-63-7. nobody won the jackpot. the chances are pretty slam of winning. -- the chances are pretty slim. sold from last sunday through yesterday. they are expecting more sales toward the weekend. the next drawing will be on saturday. people are hoping and i am hoping. i have to buy at least one. . lisa: thank you. two boys from brown county are alive this morning, thanks to the courage and quick thinking of their neighbors. miriah turner is at the live

the heroic rescue. good morning. miriah: the two boys, ages 8 and 12, are recovering this morning at children' s hospital after falling through the ice on a lake. they were treated for exposure and hypothermia, and their neighbors are being credited with saving their lives. pamela neville says she heard cries coming from lake lorelei in brown county and instantly knew something was terribly wrong. she got her husband and her son, john, and they began the rescue. john and his father got into a boat and made their way to the boys, breaking the ice as they went. they managed to get close enough to the panicking boys for john to pull them to the boat. paramedics were on scene by then and aircare transported the boys. again, these boys were being treated for hypothermia and exposure last night, but by the sounds of it, they are lucky to have made it out of such a scary situation with their lives. and they have some very special neighbors to thank for that. lisa? lisa: thank you. five people are recovering this morning after a boiler explodes at crossroads church on the west

one of them suffered serious injuries. police say two people were working on a boiler at the church on bridgetown road in miami township wednesday afternoon when it exploded. there was no fire and no major structural damage done to the building. the fire department says everything happened and was contained inside the boiler room. >> it did blow out the windows in the area of where the boilers were, so it didn' t blow out any other windows anywhere else throughout the building. it' s just the immediate furnace room windows were blown out. lisa: one of the repairmen had serious cuts to his face. the other repairman and three church employees suffered minor cuts and bruises. crossroads is still deciding if weekend services at their west side location will go forward. the white house is now casting doubt on north korea' s claims that it tested a hydrogen bomb. the president' s spokesman says the government' s early analysis of underground activity is not consistent with claims that a

s possible north korea tested another type of bomb instead. north korea most recently claimed to test a nuclear weapon in 2013. a baltimore judge has ruled that one of the police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will have to testify against the officer who drove the police wagon. william porter' s trial ended last month in a mistrial. this coming monday, the trial for the wagon driver, ceasar goodson, is set to begin. he' s facing the most serious charges of all six officers charged in gray' s death. he has been charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, manslaughter, reckless endangerment, second-degree assault, and two counts of vehicular manslaughter. new this morning, an early-morning car fire under investigation in miami township. investigators responded to the 7700 block of jandaracres road

the car was unoccupied and was parked in front of a home. police were about to speak with the owner of the car, which sustained some significant charring damage. the incident remains under investigation. more expansion and innovation for cincinnati' s riverfront. we' re now learning of plans for a music venue downtown at the banks, but it appears those plans may die before an exact location is even decided on. city leaders tell us while there were supporters of the proposal, there' s been a lot of opposition from those who fear the competition may take away money from existing venues. one venue mentioned was riverbend music center, which is owned by the cincinnati symphony orchestra. in a statement, a spokeswoman for the cso says they are "actively considering how we might leverage our considerable expertise around facility development projects, presenting concerts of all types, and event management to support a sustainable, successful new venue to serve our community. we' ve been involved in some very preliminary conversations and are eager to be part of any

development of this proposed venue." there you have it. let' s check the forecast. it is a little bit warmer this morning. randi: hamilton is back down to the teens. wilmington, 26. cvg, 29. it is a winter weather temperature roller coaster, and we are heading up the hill. again. it may be warm enough for outdoor recess. temperatures in the upper 20' s. into the afternoon, more and more clouds rolling in, especially for the second half of the day.

my health continues to decline with my throat. temperatures into the 50' s this weekend. let' s check traffic for the first time this morning. kyla: it is pretty quiet. here is a look outside, 71 at mason montgomery heading toward warren county. 75, construction is clear between 11:00 and 5:00. they wrapped up early today. we are easing into the morning commute. 75 -- 2 75, traffic is looking good. we check again in a few minutes. lisa: thank you. s getting one of the biggest honors in baseball.

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looking good, nice and clear. if you' re looking to invest, a new study is saying to ditch the gold bricks and stock up on the lego bricks. miriah turner has the details and other stories trending this morning. good morning. miriah: it sounds promising. in the last 15 years, the average value of a lego set has gone up with pristine condition sets appreciating 12%. that' s according to "the telegraph." this kind of return by investment standards is incredible. in that same span, the s&p 500 has returned about 4.2% annually and gold about 9.6%. lego prices jump when a model is discontinued, and sets from last year are up now around 36%. products in highest demand are specialized sets like "star wars" editions. the most expensive set currently is the ultimate collector' s

2007, now over $4,000. yes. and despite circulating rumors that janet jackson is battling cancer, the singer is denying it. according to a report from radar online, jackson' s doctors found a tumor on her vocal cords and she is undergoing testing. the singer addressed those reports yesterday tweeting a video featuring her track "the great forever" with a written message saying, "i do not have cancer. i' m recovering. my doctors have approved my concerts as scheduled in europe, and as i promised, the postponed shows will be rescheduled." listen up, moms. a new service at chick-fil-a is making some parents' visits a little less stressful. a concept called mom' s valet or parent' s valet is being implemented by many chick-fil-a franchise owners across the country. the service lets parents order at the drive-thru with their children in the car. then after they order, they go inside where an employee will have a table and high chairs ready, as well as food and condiments on the table.

by corporate. the owner of two chick-fil-as in florida conceived the idea. i think it needs to come to ohio. especially for randi. randi: anyplace you try to go in and order, you hiring and you try to get catch up -- k etchup. lisa: i would do it. miriah: you walk right in and it is already for you. lisa: it keeps things moving. randi: less chance of me dropping a drink. lisa: i wonder if they say, it was a pleasure serving you. randi: you know what i mean? we take a look at the forecast for the weekend.

gear to the bengals game. it does look like a soggy forecast. tailgate party, 50' s with the rain moving in. heavier downpours possible at times. there is some snow and some cold days as well. lisa: thank you. he ripped 630 home runs and was an all-star 13 times. and he started his incredible baseball run here in cincinnati as a star at moeller high school. george vogel tells us how ken griffey jr. is now soaring to new heights. >> 440 voters and you were on 437 ball ots. >> ok. now i am a little nervous. george: getting a record percentage o f votes. welcome back. we catch up with

xavier taking on st. john. xavier getting out to a fast start. from the corner for three. x takes the lead. jalen reynolds, one-hand fl ush. myles davis had 19 points in the game. he takes it and he is fouled. x wins it and are now 14-1 . miami on the road at bowling green, the conference opener. 73 -62. dayton rolls on with a win over umass. no w for junior' s big day. some thought it migh t be unanimous.

breaking the record held by tom seaver, another guy who wore a reds uniform. junio r knocked baseballs out of sight in high school. he was the top draft tak e in 1987. he blossomed into one of the true superstars of the game. he is a superstitiou s guy. he has been to cooperstown to play an exhibitio n game. >> i have never even seen the front of it. the hotel to the bus and never looked at the @ front of it. the one time i wanted to go in i want to be a member of it. he i s 15t h in rbi. junior is the firs t overall

the hall. mike piazza is the lowest draft pick to make it into the hall. a.j. mccarron is still on target to start against the steelers this weekend. at miami university, ben played a bowl ga me in alabama. >> he gave me a rest w rist i told laughing. this. george: more from a.j., for tonight t 7:00 right here on wlwt. yesterday was the 25th

playoff win. probably time to change that, i would say. that is all the sports for now. we will have more coming up . books. randi: decades. as a browns fan,k you know. up. how about 50 degrees saturday afternoon? we' ll see rain rolling in. the warmer weather coming hand and hand with some wet weather. increasing cloud throughout the day. rain returns starting about this time tomorrow morning. temperatures into the mid 40' s.

high pressure rolls off to the east coast. the wind is going to pump up our temperatures into the 40' s. eventually the system off to the west moves in. rain showers will be on our doorstep early tomorrow morning. temperature-wise, mid and upper 40' s. nearly 50 on saturday. unfortunately, temperatures crash by sunday. right now 29 degrees and the wind is calm. breakdown for today -- 27 degrees at 8:00 a.m. low to mid 40' afternoon. with hazy sunshine for the second part of the day. tomorrow morning it will be

lunchtime is going to dry things out. you should be generally drier as we end friday and head into the start of saturday. tomorrow rain mainly in the morning. expect rain for the bengals game. a couple of light flurries on sunday. those temperatures crashing through the day on sunday into monday. monday we end up in the 20' s. lisa: thank you. north college hill high school held a special ceremony for a local woman who was once a high school dropout. wlwt news 5' s kyla woods tells us how she went from dropout to doctor. good morning. kyla: lisa, mary webb didn' t have the typical route to

but she made it there all the same. after serving in the army, she worked her way up to being a teacher at north college hill elementary. that' s when mary said she realized she needed to return to the classroom herself. she eventually received her ph.d. late last year from miami university, but when it came time for her commencement ceremony, once again she chose the road less traveled. she wanted to celebrate her success with her own students, and several officials from miami joined in. >> this degree gives me entry into the conversation. so as a teacher, a classroom teacher, oftentimes we don' t have a say in what happens in the classroom and the kinds of things that should be happening in the classroom. kyla: dr. webb said it was imperative to have her students here to see this achievement, because now it not only opens doors for her, but for them, too. she hopes her students remember this day and her message. lisa? lisa: thank you. happening this week in fairfield, students are learning how to stand up to bullies, and

anti-bullying speaker will join the kids for three assemblies. the intermediate school is hosting upstander week. you' re looking at a similar rally at glen este. the school has planned activities in different subjects each day. hoxworth renewing its call for blood donations as temperatures drop. this month you can get a free coffee mug. every donor through january 30th will get an "every drop counts" mug. hoxworth says it especially needs minority donors. it' s hosting two big blood drives. the first is on martin luther king day at the freedom center. then january 26th, the queen city blood drive takes over the duke energy center. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. randi: good morning. temperatures are warming up as we head to the all important weekend forecast. kind of hazy sunshine through

clouds increasing as we head towards the evening hours. temperatures in the upper 30' s for lows tonight. into tomorrow afternoon, maybe a passing sprinkle to end friday. saturday we start out nice and dry. sunset and after, rain moves in. heavy at times for the bengals game. the system rolls out sunday morning. rain and snow before ending early on sunday. lisa: thank you. we are checking some stories trending this morning. photobomb-style pranks have become a cultural pehnomenon and everyone wants in on the action, . this is a viral video of a dad sneaking in and nae nae-bombing his unsuspecting daughters.

naes them. the girls eventually catch the dancing dad and, of course, freak out. for a kid, there is nothing worse than your parent embarrassing you. but for a parent, is there anything better? speaking of photobombs, say "cheese." this big guy wasn' t horsing around when he took on the task of sneaking into this little girl' s picture. that is a toothy smile. he must have had it planned all along. it' s a picture this little girl is likely never to forget. and this photo going viral will definitely warm your heart. this is 6-year-old lyle drummonds. his mom captured this snapshot of him pulling out his weekly allowance to take his mom on a date. the boy' s mom says they go on a date together once a month, and he always offers to pay. because he is a little gentleman. five year' s after its initiation, the affordable care act is now getting some legitimate pushback. the battle over obamacare brewing as the president' s final

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