mark: now on news 5 today, flint' s water crisis has impacted the nation. but could it happen here? the move by city officials to make sure that answer is a "no." lisa: a shocking revelation at a local college about one of their own. the employee behind bars this morning. mark: and a tragic bus crash in hyde park leaves one person dead. what we' ve learned overnight, coming up in a live report. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. mark: good morning, everyone.

m mark hayes. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. your headlines are straight ahead. we start with a check of the forecast. randi: things will be getting better. it is thursday and the weekend is almost here. do not get scared. the radar is picking up some snow showers. it is still dry at the surface and not making it to the ground. we do not have flurries from this snow showers. they are evaporating before they hit the surface. everybody starting out in the 20' s. 26 degrees right now at cvg. 8:00 a.m. it will be cool and

we cloud back up midafternoon. rain showers from 5:00, 6:00, and transitioning to flurries after 8:00 p.m. tonight. mark: new details this morning on a tragic bus crash at hyde park square. lisa: a woman and her father were hit as they were walking across the street. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live with what we' ve learned overnight. dan? dan: this was a father- daughter day in high park. they were hit by a bus. cincinnati police say stephen frank, who was 73 years old, died after he was hit by the bus. his daughter, emily frank, who' s 41 years old, is at uc medical center with serious injuries. she is in stable condition after surgery last night.

crossing erie avenue and edwards 51 crosstown bus hit them. there were no passengers on the bus when this happened, but the driver was also taken to the hospital due to shock. >> it is very rare for an accident of this nature to occur with metro, and so there are to occur. s license requirements, federal requirements, the driver will be sent to get drug and alcohol testing to make sure there was no impairment. there will be a full investigation from our perspective, risk management, as well as the police. so we' ll wait at this point to determine exactly what happened. our thoughts and prayers with the families. dan: cincinnati police say excessive speed and impairment do not appear to be factors in this. the bus has cameras on it that will be part of the investigation moving forward. live in hyde park, dan griffin,

mark: new this morning, cincinnati police are investigating a stabbing in winton terrace. police say someone stabbed a man in the chest around 3:00 this morning during a party. someone then dropped off the victim that mercy health and then was flown to uc medical center. no word on his condition. and so far, no arrests. lisa: authorities have now identifed the pilot of the single-engine aircraft that crashed in xenia. the state highway patrol says 33-year-old joel lansford from fairborn was alone in the plane when it went down on tuesday evening at the lewis a. jackson regional airport in greene county. he died at the scene. authorities are investigating what caused the crash, which . the safety director for thomas more college is behind bars this morning. mark: he is indicted on 36 counts of possessing child pornography. news 5' s emily wood has the

>> you think that you know somebody and you really don' t. emily: students at thomas more college know robert marshall as the head of campus safety, but say they never really knew him personally. and the allegations against him s not really like it scares me. t feel unsafe or anything. >> it just blows our minds that it actually happens, that someone that would do that, actually really gross and wrong, like that. especially with children being involved. makes it worse. emily: police say all 36 images were found on marshall' s home computer in covington. assistant chief brian steffen says based on a complaint, detectives took marshall' s computer back in january of 2014. he says marshall used a software designed to remove pornographic material, which is why it took so long to find. >> it' s very tough, and when digital data is deleted or wiped

even tougher for us. emily: police also made it clear there was no evidence marshall was creating this pornography, and there was never any criminal activity on his devices at thomas more. >> had we thought that there was an actual threat to children or whether they be in the city of covington or whether they be in the campus of thomas more college, we would have reacted much much sooner. mark: marshall is currently in the kenton county jail on a $25,000 bond. he will be arraigned on monday and will he remain on administrative leave. lisa: a 14-year-old is now facing jail time after he has been found guilty of raping another teenager at a party. the incident happened after a springboro high school football game in september. a young girl' s mother was reportedly out of town, and the teenager decided to throw a party. there was marijuana and alcohol involved. that' s when police say a girl who was too drunk to walk or

>> there were some reports that he indicated that she wanted to do this because he was hot. to me, that was about as offensive of a comment you could make. lisa: the 14-year-old will be sentenced this coming wednesday. mark: two middletown parents charged with endangering their eight children are free this morning. anthony and katina gevedon were in court yesterday, accused of jeopardizing the health and well-being of their kids. police say they found filthy and unsafe living conditions at the home on tytus avenue and that the place was covered in trash, cat feces, with very little food. police say some of the children are now with a grandmother. some with children' s services. plenty of questions remain this morning in a wrong-way crash that shut down the highway in hebron yesterday. lisa: now we have new video of the accident. this is cruiser cam video from a boone county sheriff' s deputy. as the deputy drives up to the scene, you can see a pickup truck on fire. investigators say the pickup was spun backwards by a car going

before hitting the truck, deputies say danielle honshell clipped a jeep, and flying glass hit a passenger in an suv. as the video goes on, you can see heavy smoke coming from the pickup. two deputies had to pull the driver out of the truck. in total, four people went to the hospital with injuries. no word yet on their conditions. investigators are still trying to figure out why the 22-year-old was going the wrong way. mark: the water crisis in flint, michigan, has ignited an emotional spark across the nation, including here in cincinnati. the mayor, the city manager, and the head of cincinnati water works have now met in an effort to make sure the public gets all the facts. the estimated 16,000 lines in homes in the greater are made of lead. now, cincinnati water works says although current treatment procedures minimize the lead coming from these lines, they still pose a risk. councilman chris smitherman

not at risk. lisa: that to our forecast on this thursday. 26 degrees right now. randi: the weekend is on the way and once we get there we are in the 50' s. 26 degrees right now at cvg. wilmington, 26. factor in the breeze, it makes it feel like the upper teens. 17 degree wind chill at the moment. make sure the kids have their hats and gloves. cloudy and breezy on the way to school this morning. low 40' s seems pretty good. right back on track for the warm-up, just in time for the

we are talking 50' s and 60' s. kyla: we can make it through today and look forward to the warmer temperatures. construction year mitchell has not tied things up. that is good news heading out on the road right now. overnight construction has wrapped up. same thing here on 71, 75 across the river. light conditions north and southbound. just a few cars on the westbound side. overall grade conditions. lisa: thank you. cincinnati' s chief of police working to make schools safer. mark: the issues chief elliot isaac is hoping to address, and how he plans to do it. lisa: even with his lack of attendence, trump is still the

the latest on the gop debates, and why trump won' t be there. mark: 26 degrees. you'

seriously? where do you think you're going? to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. oh, right then i'll swing by in like 4 hours. forget the tacos! one pill lasts 12 hours. i'm good all day. wait! your loss. i was going to wear a sombrero. only mucinex has a bi-layer tablet that starts fast, and keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 full hours. start the relief. ditch the misery.

>> good morning. you can see the lights are green. we will be switching over to red

showers on the way, rain and snow showers. randi: 6:00 this morning, about 25 degrees. breezy conditions. 6:00, showers begin and we are up into the 40' s. rain showers ending as some flurries. it will be a nice midafternoon to get in a run in. snap a photo and send them to me on twitter and facebook so we can share in training for the pig together. lisa: an indianapolis elementary school principal is being remembered as a hero after she was hit and killed by a bus. a teacher says susan jordan pushed six to 10 children out of the way of a school bus that accelerated toward the group. witnesses say the bus came up on the curb and kept going, nearly

two 10-year-old students were injured. a state police bus inspector says the bus passed an inspection friday, and the driver had no recent violations. mark: cincinnati' s police chief and city council joined the cincinnati board of education to address safety concerns at the city' s schools. one of the issues discussed was resource officers and their roles in the schools in order to keep kids safe and deal with bullying before it escalates. cincinnati' s police chief also discussed active shooter response training with cincinnati school leaders and the training available to students and teachers. as the reds set out on the caravan tours, fans are getting good news about one important player. lisa: wlwt news 5' s george vogel has the details in your morning sports. >> just ready to go.

as the reds winter caravan gets going. so far so good with that troublesome hip. he was announcing the urban youth rbi world series coming to town the next two seasons. he was shot down after having hip surgery, but he is feeling great. >> catching flies, blocking throws, receiving, doing just about everything with no pain. george: that is great news. the big winter caravan pulling out this morning. they are going to cover four states with some local stops. y.

were part of the pro bowl draft. a.j. green, carlos dunlap, adam jones. reggie nelson was also a pro bowl selection but held out because of injury. this was a first round knockout. spotting up and draining the three. kentucky jones on top big. scale of this year putting this one away inside. all wildcats at rupp. louisville a win on the road. st. louis. irls.

using the left-handed pass. she had 18. west forcing 27 turnovers and winning. firebirds go for the consecutive win record saturday at colerain. ceremonies. baseball hall of famer on dray dawson -- andre dawson. cyclones a winner over indianapolis. tonight the bearcats on the road at uconn. that is all the sports for now. we will have more coming up later in the day. mark: taking a live look outside this morning. 4:48.

t be more excited about the weekend. randi: for guy who squats for a living -- sounded good. things are looking good behind the plate. the caravan is always fun. we take a look at the weather roller coaster. i will get it out. continue. temperatures are going to climb into the weekend and next week. it is all over the place. you will see snow showers along the 71 corridor. this is the radar looking up into the clouds and seeing the snow. none of this reportedly hitting

all you notice is the clouds this morning. temperature-wise, 26 degrees. plan on bundling up this morning. 8:00 a.m., 26. the clouds rolled back in as we approach the evening commute. rain and light snow showers after dark. lunchtime today, almost 40 degrees. mid 40' s before the rain showers move in. light rain through portions of indiana. s and it is still coming down as all rain. light flurries are possible into the night and early tomorrow

not a big deal and not expecting accumulations. friday, the sunshine returns. temperatures a little on the cooler side. 44 degrees today. tonight, 26 and maybe a couple of flurries around. saturday, 53. 54 on monday with light rain possible through the day. lisa: a cincinnati police officer is indicted on a felony theft charge. city manager says officer joseph simpson was working an off-duty restaurant detail when the alleged theft happen. simpson has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the criminal investigation. mark: a big step forward for an ohio bill that would divert federal funding away from planned parenthood. wednesday night the bill cleared the senate. the measure would restrict $1.3

going to organizations that perform or promote abortions. the house passed an earlier version but will need to pass the changes. lisa: instead of fighting with his republican rivals, donald trump is at war with fox news, opting to not attend the network' s debate tonight. however, despite the debate boycott, trump went on fox news last night to explain his decision. they agreed to a mutual truce. donald trump says he blames fox news for the issue. bill: i don' t think not showing up for the debate tomorrow night is good for america. mr. trump: this is much tougher than doing the debate with megyn kelly. lisa: instead of the fox news debate, trump say he' ll hold an event tonight to raise money for veterans. mark: the other eight republican candidates leading the polls are

prime-time debate. that includes ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb bush, and ohio governor john kasich. rand paul, who was left out of the last prime-time debate, is back in tonight because of his standing in the most recent polls in iowa. the iowa caucuses take place on monday. a portion of state route 48 in warren county will be renamed to honor a soldier who died in afghanistan in 2012. the portion of state route 48 between i-71 and state route 38 will be named the "sergeant first class bobby lee estle memorial highway." the lebanon man died in combat just 10 days before he was set to come home from the war zone. he served two tours in iraq and two tours in afghanistan. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. randi: we will get more sunshine going today and temperatures should make it into the mid 40' s.

it did yesterday. after 8:00, rain showers will change over to a couple of flurries. 5:00 this evening, the rain showers are at our doorstep to the north. after 8:00 or so, we switch over to a couple of flurries. but then the sunshine returns and temperatures jump substantially for the weekend. 55 on sunday. monday and tuesday looking on the wetter end of things and maybe some rumbles of thunder on tuesday before the temperatures drop on wednesday. kyla: i hadn' t seen wednesday so far this week. we will enjoy those warmer days.

17 minutes on 74 from the indiana side. 18 minutes from the split into downtown. very clear conditions on 71, and that is the case into downtown cincinnati. a great start on this thursday. lisa: thank you. mark: some texas residents received a surprise at the pump on wednesday. the ag producers cooperation in sunray decided to show some customer appreciation in a big way. for just a couple of hours, people were able to fill up their tanks for just 39 cents a gallon. and in case you were wondering, the price for a gallon of gas has not been that low since 1969. lisa: a new gerber baby has been crowned and just look at this

this is isla, the 7-month-old from michigan. she beat over 170,000 babies to win the spot in the iconic baby food brand competition. she' ll appear in a gerber ad. her parents will receive $50,000 and $1500 in gerber kid' s clothes. and all for being adorable. mark: turn off the adorable meter. it is broken. and a tv classic and famous series coming to the big screen. "little house on the prarie" is being made into a movie. paramount is developing a movie based on the long-running series which ran from 1974 to 1983. the pioneer family show starred gilbert. no word yet on a release date. that was required viewing back in the day. lisa: she was a bad lady. was it ellie?

mark: still a lot more ahead on news 5 today. lisa: including senators working to stop the deadly heroin epidemic. the fight on drugs happening in d.c. mark: taking a live look outside this morning.