[inaudible] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. this is "wlwt news 5 today." lisa: i' m lisa cooney. mark: and i' m mark hayes. randi rico is here. things are changing. things look milder. randi: you know what? most people are waking up losers today, at least the weather forecast makes things better. you are still out a couple of bucks. our temperatures climb back up. right now, the only spot in the teens -- most places are in the 20'

28, mason. 27 degrees at cvg. yesterday, they were around three degrees. a big improvement. if feels pretty nice outside -- it feels pretty nice outside. a good bit of sun. winds out of the southwest. expect that inter-two of snow to melt away on its own. clear skies, noon, 41. 8:00, 44. we still above freezing tonight. cash we stay above freezing. let' s check the roads. kyla: a good start on your thursday morning. good morning.

we have been seeing really, really great conditions. hopefully that will carry over into our 6:00 hour. 74 at colerain and beekman , not squeezing down to one lane. we have been without that problem for a few months now. coming out of butler county, 75 southbound, now starting to see a little bit of a crowd, but no delays or extension in your travel times. i will happen in the latter half of the hour. lisa: thank you. breaking now -- an officer rushed to the hospital, and an active search for a suspect. mark: this is all happening in brown county, specifically, ripley. andrew setters is live at the scene with what we' ve just learned. andrew? andrew: good news, the officer has not been released from the hospital at uc medical center. we know he suffered a broken nose and job, but doing well

the suspect is 26-year-old kyle moore. he is being charged with polonius assault. officer john amole of ripley approached him last night along u.s. 50 to an fell out of radio contact. he was found unconscious a short time later by another officer. apparently,, or was known to police. he was issued warrants yesterday. he will be facing additional charges on the attack on officer amole. officer amole had only been on the force for five months. he was found unconscious in ripley at 10:45 last month -- last night. mark: in westchester, investigators are trying to piece together a shooting that left and 18-year-old seriously

into a home and shot the young man. is not clear why he was targeted. -- it is not clear why he was targeted. the getaway car was driven by a woman wearing glasses. >> they are armed, and considered dangerous. we will do what we can to wrap this investigation up. mark: if you know anything, please call west chester police. lisa: we are learning a 20-year-old from cincinnati is among three american women killed in a bus crash in honduras. according to nbc news, olivia ehrhardt was a student at columbia. she was in honduras on a mission. her family said her loved for lab tech work came under a summer internship at cincinnati children' s hospital. reports say she was hours away from flying home before her bus driver went off the road. investigators believe there may

mark: there is a dedication ceremony for a new health center. the new facility will provide medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health services to students, family members, and district staff. this is opening on donald drive at a former administrative building. officials say the building is in the final construction stage. lisa: samantha powerball jackpot will be split three ways after last night' s drawing. miriah turner is at the live alert us. $1.6 billion. now we know jackpot when he were sold in florida, tennessee, and california. a crowd rushed to this 7-eleven were one of the winning tickets was sold outside of l.a.. there are some nice chick going out in kentucky. officials say there were three tickets one in kentucky -- there

be sure to check your tickets. here are the numbers from last night -- prize money is split evenly among the ticket holders. the prize amounts do not factor in texas. mark: thank you. if you missed out on a payday, here' s a reason to feel good this morning! a good chunk of your money went to help local students. in kentucky, $.27 of every dollar sold for a state lotto game is set to go toward education this fiscal year. in ohio, it' s $.28. there are a variety of ways the money helps, including scholarships for college students, like sarah duncan, who is a sophomore at thomas more. >> great to know they are actually helping out with people like me who actually go to college. mark: reports say this last jackpot brought in $600 million for educational spending for the

lisa: loveland is getting a chance to say big money. -- menards is getting a chance to save money. richard childress is stopping by for the grand opening. a get started at 6:00 tonight. the store will be open during normal business hours. mark: it is the first debate of the new year. tonight, the republican candidate square off tonight. they could be a game changer with voting commencing in over two weeks. the whole killing in washington for us with more on what to expect and commitment 2016. nikole: in south carolina, a smaller states will be set as only seven republican hopefuls are slated to appear in primetime. >> this debate gets the race moving into 2016. nikole: expect all eyes on the top two candidates -- trump and ted. voting begins in just two weeks.

s tussle with trump taking aim at crews' s citizenship. >> i like donald. the legal question is quite straightforward. nikole: as the other candidates jockey for position, one is clamoring to get back in the mix. >> rand paul pointing to new polls pushing to be allowed on the main stage after being booted. >> is devastating. if the network saying, you are not ready for prime time, and that is not the judgment you want. nikole: paul has reportedly asked the debate host and the republican party to reconsider. as of now, fox business say if does not plan to give candidates a second look. in washington, i' m nikole

lisa: a famous group of house getting back together. mark: every unit in the works for the cast of "friends. coat lisa: a celebration caught on tape when a group of coworkers thought they won the powerball jackpot. mark: ouch! oh, the pain. lisa: let' s look for the silver lining. mark: point them out, randi. randi: i got it in the forecast. a couple of spots up into the 30' s. temperatures are climbing for everybody. a good bit of sunshine on the way for today. all that snow will start to melt away. as we take a look at the morning rush, lunchtime, nice and sunny, 41. the drive home, 47.

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"name your price tool" phase. whatever. >> you're watching wlwt news 5 today. leading the way. mark: good morning and welcome 6:12 your time. yesterday. is a win-win, even though you did not have the powerball situation. that to make some calls today and cancel some stuff i ordered. [laughter] i put about $40 down on some stuff. i need to try to get back. [laughter] randi: kyla: we haven' t had to take too

75 and clifton, north or south really great start. that is what we see with the rest of the commute. let' going. northbound 75 at metro, we have been dealing with this since last week. construction will start at 11:00 p.m. and lasting until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. tomorrow is the scheduled last day for eight. the alternate i am recommending -- reading road or i-71 to cut through the 275. lisa: ok. police and indonesia say seven people, including four attackers, have been killed in terror attacks in downtown jakarta. witnesses say three suicide bombers exploded themselves in

there was a reported last after the police stormed the cafe. leasing there was more than two hours of gun battles. mark: stock markets in china, south korea, and japan are opening lower. the pessimistic sentiment followed sustained weakness in oil prices. the losses in china came after two days of relatively steady trading. lisa: win -- winning powerball tickets were sold in tennessee, florida, and california. one of the winning tickets was sold at this 7-eleven outside of los angeles. this is a live look. jackpot was worth more than $1.5 billion before taxes. here are the winning numbers 08, 27, 34, 04 and 19, and the powerball was 10.

saturday and celebrated after reading off the numbers from an old drawing. the website they checked was not updated so they were celebrating a ticket that was worthless. [laughter] lisa: look at that. mark: one of the cooks even tossed his apron and quit on the spot before someone noticed what had happened. [laughter] >> i did not want to believe in. ok, that is the truth! the guy was so jumping around and whatever. mark: the was another worker who quit in the moment. but he was the way they quit and the language they used. no, i am just kidding. [laughter] mark: both employees that their jobs back. [laughter] lisa: good end to the story there.

[laughter] mark: now we can go from excitement! s just as great, right? oscar nominations will be announced this morning in hollywood. miriah: the announcements will be made by a few hollywood stars and academy president cheryl boone isaacs. the experts think there are a few locks this year. a lot of people are talking about "carol." kate blanchette is also expected to get a nod for best actress. the director of the film is later this morning. all the nominees will be announced at 8:30 this morning. the ceremony will be broadcast live on february 28. one of the films i am hoping to see maybe grab some of those awards --

miriah: "the revem nants." mark: did was absolutely amazing. lisa: leonardo dicaprio? miriah: i was listening to mark talking. [laughter] he said one of the hardest things he had to do was wade in the frigid cold water. lisa: there was room on there for the record. [laughter] lisa: the cast of friends is getting back together but it may , be just a tease for fans of the series. the cast will be part of a two-hour tribute to director james burrows that will air next month. network officials are only saying they hope to have the cast in the same room.

alrighty then. randi: i know a lot of people could not be more excited. yesterday, we started out in the low single digits. we made it all the way up to the 30' s. for today, expecting a high right around 47 degrees. a big jump in temperature. most places about 20 degrees clear skies across greater cincinnati. we will have a few clouds roll in later in the day. all the snow you did not get around to shoveling will melt on its own. hamilton is in the cooler spots. lublin is a 24. 26 right now and springboro. temperatures climbing up into the mid to upper 40' looking for highs today around

when not expect to see if you places in kentucky get 50. for january, this is great! at noon, around 41. 3:00, 47. 6:00, looking at 46. futurecast, clear skies for the first part of the day. all in all, no worries here. tonight, if you are worried about that melting snow turning into ice, can i' s low, upper 30' s. you should be just fine. friday, rain rolls in around lunchtime. maybe a couple of showers approaching southeastern indiana. for most of us, if roles in during the evening commute. -- for most of us, it roles in during the evening commute.

wraparound flurries, but that is about it. today, sunny skies, a big-time warm-up. clouds build in tonight. for saturday, straight flurries are possible, 34 degrees. sunday is the day that does not feel all that awesome. 25 is a high. most of the day, we are in the low teens. a blustery sunday. monday, sunshine returns and temperatures into the low 20' s. lisa: thank you. light at the end of the tunnel for chipotle. mark: and more

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mark: good morning, everyone. welcome back. 6:24 your time. we are going to get a check on your most accurate forecasts with a warm-up of sorts on the way. lisa: allegations of a cover-up in the water crisis of flint, michigan. studies show that water was contaminated with high levels of lead for two years. many questions on how long government officials knew about the toxic water before they revealed the truth. when researcher claims the state altered data to make the water seems safer by eliminating test from homes with toxic levels of lead. >> in essence, the state

f grade on lead in making -- mated into an a grade. flint switch to detroit water in october. lisa: the national guard is providing fresh water to residents. mark: the e.coli nightmare could be ending soon for chipotle. the company' s ceo says the chain is hopeful the center for disease control and prevention will soon declare the e.coli outbreak over for the restaurant chain. it started in october and has infected dozens of people in nine states, including a customer in akron, ohio. chipotle says it' s taking extra steps to make sure its food is safe. lisa: back to your forecast on this thursday. randi is here with your forecast. randi: it is been really cold. a lot of people trying to get started on their new year' s resolutions. try to go out for a run and up

[laughter] today will be a good outside. looking at temperatures heading up into the upper 40' s. if you are heading out early, upper 20' s is not bad for a winter-time run. at noon, you will be dodging puddles from the melting snow. at 5:00, feeling good, 47. today is a good day to get that run in outdoors. tomorrow is decent until the evening as rain rolls and. -- rolls in. a rough day on sunday. monday, sunshine returns, but we stay cold. overnight lows in the single digits to start next week. mark: when we continue, an 18-year-old shot inside his own home. the investigation in westchester and the unanswered questions, this morning. andrew: a brown

officer injured in the line of duty. what we know about his injuries

lisa: a police officer assaulted in brown county. what investigators know about the suspect still on the run this morning. mark: and he says for suspects after a shooting in westchester. who could be responsible.

the big winners after last night' s powerball drawing. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. this is "wlwt news 5 today." mark: good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. taking a live look through our city can this morning. i much milder start to the day. feeling like a jackpot kind of day. [laughter] in was nice to dream though. the dream lasted until a was dashed. randi: i got to keep my dreams all night because i did not know the numbers until i got to work. lisa: so you are walking on sunshine? randi: so you did not win the ability to buy an island? lisa: you are so positive.

this is a 24 hour temperature change map. compared to yesterday at 6:30 a.m., we are 20 degrees warmer. that is not a bad way to start your thursday. warmer air in place. yet clear skies right now. -- we have clear skies right now. right now, 21 degrees in hamilton. that is a cooler spot. everyone else, bring on milder air. 31 in dry ridge. connorsville, indiana city at 28. for today, not nearly as cold. looking at 30 degrees at 8:00 a.m. noon, 41. at 4:00, 47 degrees. some spots could hit 50 today. we will keep it warm for two whole days. in those numbers won' t be as lucky. we will take a look at some falling temperatures. let'

school delay. right local school is on a great road conditions. 71 575. here is a look at that northern kentucky. things are looking good. speech look great. -- sp eds look great. if you are over near clermont county, 275 at hamilton on the northwest corner, traffic picking up as you head to the i-75 interchange. if you are heading into butler cap -- butler county, free and clear. we' ll check again in a few minutes. mark: we are following breaking news out of bounds county where an officer has been injured. lisa: a helicopter resting to uc medical.

andrew setters is live and uc medical center with more on the officer and what happened. good morning. andrew: good morning, lisa. the officer was brought to you medical center and has been released. he suffered a brought -- broken nose and job. the person responsible took his gun and is now being sought by police. if happened around 10:45 last night. officer john amole approach kyle moore at 52 and downtown. dispatchers had no radio contact from the officer. they sent other officers to the scene and found him unconscious with injuries to his head essays. he was sent to uc medical center and was released this morning. his handgun was missing. his cruiser was still at the scene. police are searching for kyle moore. he is 26 years old. he is known to police and the area. they are trying to find him.

will be able to track him down. he is because with felonious assault as well as other charges. mark: thank you. developing right now and westchester. police are searching for three people after an 18-year-old was shot inside his home. miriah turner is that the libelant as. good morning. miriah: investigators were at the scene for several hours collecting evidence and only get a few details about what happened. we are told to suspect broke into a home on north pistol drive and shocked the young man. not sure why he was targeted. police in the suspect jumped into a dark blue mazda with tinted windows. the getaway car was driven by a woman wearing glasses. plans are trying to find out if the victim and suspect knew each other. >> they are out in the community at large armed and dangerous. they are ready shot one person apparently. miriah: if you know anything, you are asked to call

lisa: thank you. we are learning that at least price fell man will not face charges after he shot and killed his sun inside their home. the 72-year-old shot the 14-year-old so now -- the 70 year old shot the 14-year-old after he thought he was an intruder. mark: new resources for the university of cincinnati will help victims of sexual assault. the money will be used to provide an on-campus location for medical exams for victims, and expand support services for victims at u.c. last year, u.c. created a special investigation unit dedicated to investigating and responding to incidents of sexual assault. lisa: ohio lawmakers are considering a new proposal to protect animals in the bitter cold. the proposed law would make

conditions. some townships and cities in ohio already have their own laws on the issue, but for now, it' s not illegal. as it stands now, in ohio, if a dog has a shelter and is healthy, it can be tethered outsiden any weather conditions. mark: the big harbaugh jackpot may not be going to anyone in the greater cincinnati area, but that does not mean some locals in kentucky did not get a little lucky. dan griffin live with some of the smalltime winners. [laughter] >> i could use some extra and i am sure some people in kentucky are very excited. their way. work ever again. california. this is at a 711. people are super excited after learning a winning ticket was

the winning ticket sold in florida, tennessee, and california. the winners will split an estimated 1.5 million -- $1.5 billion jackpot. in kentucky, three $1 million tickets were sold. the locations of stores had been released yet. officials say at one point 100 tickets were sold every second during the last jackpot run. your of those numbers -- 08, 27, 34, 04 and 19, and the powerball was 10. the question now is, who ever got its, are they going to share? mark and lisa? mark: thank you. the bengals offensive coordinators trading the orange and black for orange and brown. he is taking over for head coach is a cleveland browns coach.

hot commodity in several teams were interested. in the end, he decided cleveland was the best place to land. >> i think i can get people pretty well. the feeling i had after meeting with this group was different than the feeling s i had after meeting and talking with others. to me, a was a no-brainer. mark: coach jackson has 20 of issues to work out in cleveland, including the quarterback situation. he will have to make a decision to make when the draft rolls around in april. they will have the second overall pick. lisa: a residential parking plan for over the line is been vetoed by the mayor. a cause for parking permits for 450 spots along residential streets in otr. the cost for a permit would be moral and $100 a piece. mayor cranley says everyone should have access to park on the streets. he also says he thinks the spots

taxpayers then metered spots. if would take six votes to overturn his veto. mark: let' s check your morning commute. kyla: we have smooth sailing. if you are heading outside, let' s keep that going. 62 miles per hour up to northern kentucky on 471. we are seeing heavier volumes -- you can see things are moving along the daniel carter beard bridge. 71, traffic looks great on fort washington way. not seeing any problems and hopefully that will remain the case. let' s check in now with meteorologists randi rico. randi: as the kids head out to the bus stop, yes, it' s is cool,

right now at miami university lebanon, ohio. milford high school, 28. for most kids waiting for the bus, the temperature very close to 30. couple of days. you may even get an outdoor resource -- recess today. on the way home from school, great for january. temperatures in the upper 40' s. we stayed nice and warm for friday. if does not last into the begin. sunday may not be the best day. thank you. a blood up at a local junior high school and the effort to say they like in the name of a diving accident. lisa:lottery scam.

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lisa: degrees on your thursday morning. hope 8 -- hoping his a great start for you. we told you about this

newport aquarium. skyline cooked up a massive cheese coney! it is a 14-footer to be exact! 14 feet the measurements of " mighty mike" who lives in the gator alley exhibit. all to celebrate a partnership with skyline. a local community is rallying around a family -- a coworker in need. mark: miriah turner here to tell us more. what an amazing story. miriah: 1120 community steps up. jason lonmin' s mother worked in the office of junior high school. 24-year-old lawman' s car was hit by police -- was hit by a a man police say was drinking. when the marymount community asked what they could do to

blood donations, which saved jason' s lyft. s life. jason is slowly improving. occident. family and friends have started a gofundme page that has raised medical bills. lisa: thank you. yes some sad news to pass along. we are hearing from the food bank that the founder has died. he established the store in 1971 as a way to collect food and other household goods. eight years later, if you evolved -- it evolved into a food bank. a step forward for the hamilton county sheriff' s office! they finally retired their ledger books they started using during the civil war. the books kept all the records of inmates the crimes they committed and their sentence. this is a hand written ledger from 1870 at the cincinnati

replaced by computers. mark: i know somebody is happy. [laughter] we know there were $3 million tickets sold in kentucky. lisa: where is the big money? kyla: the better business bureau is issuing a warning anyone playing powerball. they said they expect scammers to try to trick people into thinking they were won smaller prizes reaching out to them by emails, phone, or mail. said if has happened before. the scammers often asked to pay upfront fees on the winnings. as a reminder, the lottery will never directly contact you about a jackpot. mark: and if you did not play, won. if someone calls you and tells you, you won -- [laughter] you would be

lisa: randi, don' t fall for its! [laughter] randi: i would say, no, i won! [laughter] take a look at the forecast. our numbers are on the winning side weather-wise. lots of melting snow. not a ton of it. sunshine, much milder and temperatures heading into the upper 40' s. yesterday morning, you could take all of these temperatures and drop the first digit because our area. some spots even below zero. 27 right now at cvg. 21 currently in hamilton. we are going to see a good bit of sunshine today. today.

we will have rain rolling in during dinnertime. that warm air will not extend into the weekend. when these are out of the south. -- winds are out of the south. if feels like 19. if feels so much better than the last couple of days. 8:00 a.m., hovering about 30. is really nice for january. through the afternoon, mid-to upper 40' s and stay mild on night. we should be above freezing tonight. you don' t have to worry about re-freeze. tonight, clouds slowly start to build in. we will start to see a couple of showers on the leading edge in southeastern indiana. by the time we get to 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., that is when the rain over spreads downtown and was out around midnight or so.

-- cold air will chase it out. sunday feels a lot worse. tonight, dipping down clouds build in. rain. saturday, may be a stray flurry, typical january chill, 34. sunday , not so fun outside, temperatures fall off into the low teens, gusty winds, so feels like the single digits and flurries possible. a blustery sunday. monday, the sunshine returns. kyla, how are the roads? kyla: we had been off to a great start this thursday morning. we continue to see really, really great conditions out there. we have an accident-free.

to route four. just a minute bump if you are traveling over to the lateral. seeing about three or four minute increase their. starting to slow as you make your way from kentucky to cincinnati on the brits spence bridge. lisa: 6:50. a police officer assaulted. his weapon missing. mark: why investigators no who was responsible.

deadly bus c mark: ridley police officer assaulted and rushed to the hospital. mark: andrew setters is live at uc medical. andrew: the officer was flown to be treated for his injuries. he has been released. we are trying to find out more. if happened downtown ripley. officer john amole stopped a man on a street about possible outstanding warrants.

he was found down with a broken nose and broken job and flown to uc medical center where he was treated and released. police are looking for looking for the officer' s gun. 26-year-old kyle moore now charged with felonious assault for this run in with this police officer who has been treated and released from the hospital. reporting live, andrew setters. mark: thank you. our second top story. a search continues for three suspects after an 18-year-old suspect was shot inside his own. dan griffin live with the latest. >> police to actively searching for three people they believe connected to that shooting overnight. the shooting happened on cincinnati columbus road. investigators say two suspects busted in the house and shop 18-year-old man. they ran off.

blue -- gray mazda with tinted windows. as 18 years old or 19 years old wearing a dark blue hoodie. considered armed and dangerous. we are live, dan griffin reporting. lisa: a 20-year-old from cincinnati is among three american women killed in a bus crash in honduras. according to nbc news, olivia ehrhardt was a student at columbia and in honduras on a volunteer humanitarian mission. her family says her love for lab tech work in after a summer internship at cincinnati children' s hospital. reports say he was hours away from flying home after her bus driver went off the road . investigators believed there may have been a mechanical problem just before the crash. mark: the candidates face-off at the first debate of the year tonight. it'

business network and will focus on the economic, domestic, and international policy issues. seven candidates will debate on the main stage. the debate will be held at the north charleston coliseum of performing arts center in north charleston, south carolina. lisa: the powerball jackpot will be split three ways. when he tickets were sold in three states -- tennessee, florida, and california. one of the winning ticket was sold at the 7-eleven outside los angeles. another winner was sold in mulford, tennessee. the final jackpot winner, melbourne beach, florida. there were three $1 million winners in kentucky. at least one million-dollar winner in both ohio and indiana. here are the winning numbers --08, 27, 34, 04 and 19, and the powerball was 10. mark: i had none of those numbers, randi. randi: i had three on four different tickets. i got nothing. i got better numbers on this

matches are on the way up. most places are mid-to-upper 20' s which is so much better than the single digits. today, we' ll naked to 40 degrees. -- today, will he go make 240 degrees. it tomorrow, there is some rain in the forecast. if you have big plans, there may be rain. sunday, feels blustery. that is a nice way to put in. not the prettiest day to get out on sunday. but, today is gorgeous. 47 degrees. that right there is a winner. mark: just like winning the lottery!