lisa: dreams of local high school athletes coming to today. the exciting day for stars getting ready to play on the next level. > from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: heavy rain created problems overnight. this is what it looks like in only. -- this is what columbia parkway looks like. high water created the closure . some mud also made it over the wall near the stretch which is typical. but we can report it is all clear this morning. 6:00 a.m on your wednesday. good morning to you. mark: randi is here to tell us if we will see any more of the rough stuff this morning. randi: there is some lingering ranger eastern communities but as far as heavy rainfall goes, additional flood warnings, that is pretty much out of here. that is good news. watching out for standing water. we will cover the latest on that

you can see all are major highways clear of any sort of study or heavy rain. the rain shower line continues to push through portions of highland county, adams county still dealing with steady rain. west union. 62 is th e divider line between areas dealing with steady rain in places that are trying out. this line will continue to skew to the east over the next hour. as we had the 7:00 hour, most places are done with the rain. we did see a good bit of it, mostly averaging an inch or an inch and a half. since midnight. it is 6:00 a.m. we have had an inch of rain in sardinia. loveland. covington, 3/4 of an inch. near cbg, .7 of an inch. we have flood advisories issues. they marched across the yard. some spot still under a flood advisory. dealing with the rain in adams

you will notice this bright green patch. that is a flood warning for mill creek at glendale milford road. near the ups building. that is where we are seeing some flooding this morning. that flood warning is in effect right now until 2:30. currently watching that rain rolls to the east. notice the temperature -- very close to 60. we were at 60 at midnight. temperatures slide down into the mid-50' s the story. hang out through the early afternoon. it will be windy to the day. then temperatures take another dip south right around the evening commute as we dip into the upper 40' s spirit by 8:00, down to 40 degrees. temperatures will fall today. it will stay windy throughout the afternoon. this morning your biggest problem is will be avoiding areas that may be closed due to high water. kyla woods has the latest. kyla: some of our usual suspects along kellogg and sutton. they' ve lifted the closures but you will see some of the high

some of our neighborhoods, you may run into high water. you do not want to try to drive through those areas. we remind you of that when we are dealing with this type of conditions. we do have an accident with an overturned tractor-trailer east of owens -- along u.s. 50 near route 133. directions. the truck was leaking fuel. until they get that cleared, both lanes of us.s. 50 will be close. we are keeping an i on that. that is an accident, high water on the western communities. these miami river road between harrison and gum run road, near 4 interchange. here is a look at 74. where all lanes are moving along pretty well. for our travel, great start. areas of high water and the incident near owens -- we are money. lisa: 6:03. it is a big day for high school athletes.

mark: andrew setters, one of the high schools planning big ceremonies for this morning. good morning. andrew: there are still months left in the school year but for seniors, student athletes, today is kind of like graduation day and they commit to go on to play college ball. they will do it here at elder high school, have a ceremony later this morning. whether they are dreaming of playing sports of the next level whether they are hoping to make college more affordable come a today is the next step for high school student athletes good to commit to colleges and many of those colleges, the scholarship dollars for student athletes. the local recruit getting the most attention -- prince -- the offensive lineman has been heavily recruited. one of the state' s top recruits is tommy kramer. he will announce today he will play for notre dame. he is one of eight football players signing today along with joey' s a votto for the panthers soccer team. a lot of schools are taking part

if you have a student athlete, taking part in signing day today, snap a couple pictures, share them with us. in the u-local section of wlwt.comj. . mark: thank you. we will be covering national signing day in the greater cincinnati area all day long on wlwt news 5. you can find more information on our website at wlwt.com. starting at 4:00 today, we will have a tirc cker running at the bottom of the screen with a list of local high school athletes and their choices. high-speed chase on the highway crossing into three states and one of the suspects posted a video on social media as it happened. miriah turner' s joins us with more. when how this played out. -- with how this played out. dan: three men are in jail facing a number of charges.

the date near appeared one of the passengers took this snapchat video while on the backseat of a rental car. kentucky state police were chasing the group on 75 southbound. the chase started in lincoln heights when undercover narcotics officers tried to stop the car for a lane violation. the chase reached speeds as high as 90 miles an hour before the driver was finally stopped in harrison. >> these were some bad individuals, and our officers handle this very professionally. it came to a safe conclusion. miriah: -- is facing felony charges in ohio and kentucky. the two passengers were both arrested on outstanding warrants with gang ties. mark: an indiana county prosecutor is requesting special investigations involving county employees. the judge to bring in outside prosecutors

the cases involve a former employee of the prosecutor' s office and a county commissioner. no other details about the cases are being released. mark: lisa: lisa: a man accused of shooting in ohio police officer faces the possibility of the death penalty. the grand jury handed down a 10 count indictment for marshall jones. >> if he directly targeted an officer for that reason, what they' re asking for is not on regional -- unreasonable. does it hurt me, yeah? lisa: the suspects father says he hopes the trial will lead to something positive. the department has received multiple threats on officers since this attack. happening now, covington fire crews on the scene of a fire in the 1200 block of john street. investigators say they do not believe anyone was living in the home but be advised if you are

mark: celebrating progress in cincinnati. reflect on the 15th anniversary of the cincinnati -- some call those four days of violence a riot. some call it a protest. the violence began after the death of 19-year-old timothy thomas who was shot by police. the conversation last night focused on positive change since the riots. hard. and all facets of the community. and we came out with something that was really positive. >> there has been a lot of hard work by the community, by many citizens, by the police department, by city government. a tremendous thing to look back upon this and reflect on the lessons learned. mark: participants say the conversation continues to work and shows much remains to be said and done. lisa: the indiana state legislator won' t vote on a new

protect lesbian, gay and bisexual people from discrimination. the bill sponsor says he pulled it because it did not have enough support in the state senate. religious conservatives say the bill goes too far by gay rights activists say it does not include people who are transgendered. mark: an ohio man is going to receive the highest medal for valor in combat. the president is awarded a medal of honor to senior chief special warfare operator edward byers. he rescued in american civilian being held hostage by the taliban. the operation was three years ago. a navy seal lost his life. byers will be the 11th living service member to be awarded the afghanistan. lisa: an emergency interrupted. mark: the pilot forced to come s coast. lisa: how the carolina faithful are working to send a diehard fan to california. mark: a live look outside this

as we take a look at fountain square. all lit up in blue at 6:09. what else is coming our way? randi: strong winds. the rain is moving out over the next hour or so, but decent wins about 20 miles in all. those are going to stick around. the back edge of the rain showers moving through portions of brown and adams county. sitting so close to 60. but we will not stay there. this morning a big concern up for linking -- for lingering areas of high water. at lunchtime, sunny and cool it. by the drive home, temperatures drop into the upper 40' s. expect a windy day and temperatures that are falling. take a look when flurries may move in when we come back. at colerain it is national signing day. check it out. cardinals and even dozens are going to be featured today moving on to play on the college level.

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>> you are watching cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. lisa: 6:14 right now on your wednesday. a nice life looked through one of our city cameras. high above the tower looking down on looks like 5th street or 4th street. i don' t know but it looks all clear. kyla: you knew it was the crew tower. lisa: a very tall building. kyla: if lisa doesn' t know it, it doesn' t exist. lisa: i will never steer you wrong. kyla: that was a good shot.

seeing for the most part. decent start. we are dealing with some areas closures. continue to cover those. we have a new accident as well on dalton highway is you head towards the 71-75 aa rea. as you head on to the northbound lanes. speaking of northbound, taking a look 471, 64 miles an hour as you head from the 275 interchange. things looking good. still very clear. both north and southbound. a quick six minutes to get over to the daniel carter beard bridge. our interstate travel, we have not seen any closures but those areas of high water along east miami river road. right near the 274 5 and i-74 interchange. you may see i walk -- high water. lisa: we are checking top stories right now.

in new town, mississippi, confirmed tornado caused trees to collapse on homes, schools and roads. some highways are blocked, and emergency crews cannot get through. mark: another funnel cloud touchdown in alabama' s. storm chasers caught this one last night. a sheriff says that storms are damaging homes and not down trees and causing power outages. several counties are opening community safe rooms overnight. lisa: an emergency water landing caught on camera in hawaii to watch this. the pilot was experiencing mechanical problems and had to come down in a lagoon. authorities say the pilot was unable to get the plane' s landing gear down. so he landed in the water. mark: the sully sullinberger thing. the carolina panthers are already in california gearing up for this sunday' s super bowl game.

the help of others. kyla: if you ever been to a panthers game, chances are you' ve seen this fan. he is a die-hard panthers fan, known to most as cat man. this is gregory good. he has never missed a game, including the ones played in clemson, before bank of america stadium was even finished. good says as this amazing panthers season kept going, fans asked if he would head over to the super bowl. he didn' t think he would have the money and has since started up a go-fund-me page. he says the amount of support he' s already received in overwhelming. >> it makes me feel warm and responsible. it' s like what spider-man said -- "with great power comes great responsibility." and with a great show of love also comes a great show of responsibility back to reciprocate that love. the go-fund-me page has already racked up $7300. he' s going to need a lot of that for his ticket. the cheapest tickets are going for $3000 on resale. that is his ticket and he has to make his travel and his food.

mark: that means he will check a bag or two. kyla: i was saying to randy earlier, who says with great power comes rate responsibility? his uncle. what was his name again? uncle leo? that' s seinfeld. uncle ben. lisa: we kick off the big super bowl game with the national anthem. lady gaga will be joined by actress marley matlin who will sign the anthem. mark: the heavy rain moving out. randi: it is pretty much over for most of us. the showers are coming to an end but the winds at 20 -35 miles an hour overnight will stick around to your big concern heading out the door this morning watching for areas of high water. you can see on a wide field, the heavy rain rolling through eastern and central ohio. and drying out in greater cincinnati.

cleared through indy. when the rain ends, given those couple hours, by 8:00, we will see a good bit of sunshine. right now rain showers lingering for highland county and brown county into bracken, mason. it is coming down just a little bit heavier in eastern portions of adams county. you can see from people' s, sinking spring east -- to pe ebles. that is continue to push is and become less and less of a problem. flood advisories also pushing east. early this morning, nearly the entire area under a flooded pfizer. now only in spots that are dealing with the rain. that means watch out for areas of flooded out roadways. or standing water. also, notice that bright green section. that is actually a flood warning for the mill creek at glendale milford. in that area, we are dealing with some flooding issues.

the ups building. expect to see the river -- the water levels go down in the early afternoon. as far as the ohio river goes, the observation at 33.5 feet. action stage is 40. with the amount of rain, it is expected to jump above action stage by late tomorrow. as you had to the weekend, cresting at 43.2 feet. which means flooding is a possibility on through the weekend. right now, most places close to 60. however, temperatures to humble as we head towards 5:00 this evening. 25 mile an hour winds and temperatures closer to 50 the second half of the day. it will be windy. showers moving out. the skies clearing. and we will see sunny skies for a while the safed no. but you will notice as we head toward the evening commute, clouds roll back in. cooler air brings a chance for maybe a couple of light, passing flurries into our northern communities overnight. today, 58 our current

tomorrow a bit cooler. cloudy and 35. the cool air does not last long. as we head toward the weekend, s. mark: when we continue finding answers for flint. the hearing on capitol hill today in how michigan leaders are taking more action in crisis. lisa: new developments in the zika virus outbreak. the confirmed the confirmed case and the warning from olympic

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lisa: good morning. 59 degrees on your wednesday. a live look at your morning commute. kylda, we have standing water in some places. some of the detours of opened up. kyla: they linger through the rush hour part of the morning. that is when we could cd tours and no side streets get backed up. the good news is columbia parkway, those lanes have reopened. the cause of high water we had overnight closures. good to hear that. he' s miami river road, still dealing with the closure near gum run road. let' s talk construction. 75 north and southbound you will see some rolling roadblocks and lane closures in the overnight hours tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow, you will also see some ramp closures along i-75 heading

that is tomorrow night between midnight and 5:00 a.m. here is a look at 75 and vine. things moving along its be. all of our interstate travel off to a great start. it is those side streets and high water areas that we have to keep a close eye on. we will check again in a few minutes. lisa: it is 6:25. a house oversight committee scheduled to hold a hearing in washington on the save drinking water act in flint, michigan. the tap water was contaminated with lead after the source switched from detroit to the flint river. not properly treated and caused lead from pipes to seep into the michigan governor is water bill for flint residents. the governor was to dedicate $30 million in the state' s funding for these reimbursements.

health officials saying that the disease can be sex ually transmitted. a dallas area patient was infected after being sexually active with a person who has been infected with the zika virus. this eco-virus is a concern for this summer' s olympic games in rio. the brazilian government is recommending pregnant women stay away. lisa: 6:26. randi, a check on the forecast. it sounds like it looks like the back edge is insight. randi: downtown cincinnati, no big deal. it is our eastern community' s, highland, brown, atoms that are still dealing with rain showers. rainfall rates slowly decrease. that heavy rain we have overnight, now through center portions of ohio. moving through brown county at this point. for today, if you' re heading out the door, to get in a run for

current temperatures. rain showers coming to an end. later in the day, it will be windy and cold. 6:00, sitting at 45. coldest air tomorrow -- cloudy skies and the high around 35 but we warm up again by the weekend. lisa: finding revenue for the streetcar. the latest financial concerns for the project and the push for a new direction.

the issues heavy r mark: heavy water after the rain. the latest conditions. lisa: a toddler found wandering in the cold heart how local officer stepped in. mark: new hampshire in the spotlight. how the presidential candidates are taking to the granite state with less than a week before the primary. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: 6:30 on wednesday at a live look right now outside. it is national signing day. 12 cold rain athletes are committing to play college sports. mark: get your popcorn ready. thanks for joining us. on mark hayes. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. we have high water concerns in some places.

issue but overnight we had heavy rainfall. many places picking up an inch and some spots two inches of total rain along with gusty winds. weather-wise at the moment, most places are getting in on the back edge of the rain. we have portions of highland county, brown county and adams county steadier rain showers continuing down into kentucky and mason and robertson county. you can see the back. basically right along 68 into brown county. and will continue to push east over the next half hour. as we roll into 7:00, it is eastern parts of adams county that we will still be dealing with lingering rain. the flood advisory overnight issued for the entire area. only spots that are still dealing with steady rain fall under that flood advisory from hillsboro south toward maysville. this just means you had heavy rain overnight. rain is still falling. you may have some issues and high water. notice this limegreen at the

that is millcreek at glendale milford. it is running high in there is flooding along canal road. that is expected to stay on to the flood warning until the early afternoon. temperature was, sitting near 60. we will see temperatures slide into the mid-50' s too much of the day and then fall again as we head toward the evening commute. at 8:00, everybody is done with the rain and the sunshine is returning. 54 degrees noon. sunny, windy the temperature in the low to mid 50' s. towards 4:00, clouds will start to roll back and from the north and the temperature slide. for the evening commute, most places end up in the upper 40' s. a threat for flurries tonight. we will talk about that in a couple of minutes. let' s get you to those high water closures. kyla: east miami river road we are dealing with closures near gum run road. for those of you need near the 275 and i-74 interchange coming we want to watch for that.

parkway, if you use that chunk of columbia parkway you know it is a big sur affair. that has lifted. nothing to worry about in that area. here' s look at our interstates. starting to get jammed up already on 71. one of our typical slow spots, getting an early start. the some delays and that northbound direction. 275 picking up near colerain. looks like we have a broken down vehicle or maybe an investigation with police. 71 north and southbound at mason montgomery. it is not blocking any travel lanes. off to the shoulder. looks like a broken down vehicle. it should not kosher -- cause too much of a slow spot. lisa: more about it now. heavy rain overnight met flash flooding and mudslides issues along columbia parkway. mark: police taped off columbia parkway for much of the morning.

reopened at 5:30. you can expect to see some ongoing high water concerns in the areas parts of the area. as you head into work this morning. similar issues took place in another normal trouble spot near coney island on sutton road in anderson township. high water shut down the road for a short time overnight. police reopened the road later as the water subsided. remember, you can get the latest weather alerts and information on the wlwt mobile news app. new this morning, woodlawn police are trying to track down this man. 53-year-old victor turner went missing from the goodwill industries on springfield pike. he was last seen yesterday at 8:30. turner is a black described as 5' 9" and 190 pounds. he was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black and white shirt, and a white coat. he has been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and requires medication.

charges after police found her two-year-old baby wandering. the child was taken to headquarters. that is where this picture was taken. this is the officer trying to entertain the toddler in the picture is getting plenty of attention on social media. officer jamie landrum brought the child clothes and hoodies and paid for out of her own pocket. >> it is part of being a police officer. it is something i think any of us would' ve done. lisa: the baby' s mother is tanisha caldwell. she admitted to join king monday night when the child was found and it was not the first time the toddler got out on his own. mark: local cycling groups will host a memorial. the ride take place on saturday. prosecutors upgraded charges against the driver in the crash. andy woodhall faces particular

investigators say drug paraphernalia was found in her suv after the accident. lisa: the race for the white house has moved to new hampshire. we have the latest on the campaign trail. miriah: bernie sanders and ted cruz look like they have momentum. sanders has found he can hang with hillary clinton after the tight race in iowa. now he has a strong lead in the new hampshire polls. cruz is campaigning is a winner after his victory on monday but he will have more competition. not only is trump leading the polls but many of the other republican candidates got a head start in new hampshire after giving up on iowa. that includes john kasich who has been campaigning there nonstop. gov. kasich: whatever happens in this race, i' m going to be fine because i' ve given it my best and i know it' s out of my hands at the end of the day. but it' s in your hands, so if i don' t win, it' s your fault. miriah: kasich hopes to reach

primary on tuesday. he is expected to hit that goal on friday. lisa: following a second-place finish donald trump is reflecting on his strategy in the hawkeye state. trump spoke to reporters in new hampshire and said his decision to skip the last republican debate may have been the difference in iowa. trump said he disappointed some voters, but he insists he would not change what he did. mr. trump: if i had to do it again, i would do the exact same thing, and you know why? because i raised $6 million for the vets in one hour. so if i took a second place over first place and could give the vets $6 million, i would do that all day long. lisa: trump also said he did not do enough campaigning in iowa to win. mark: questions surrounding a streetcar. the agency responsible for naming rights says it can generate $550,000 a year.

the ad agency is focusing on naming rights. yvette simpson is suggesting a different approach. >> i nth n the early projections, that we got zero was the number projected for sponsorship. as the stakeholders are responsible, zero is not ok. it sounds like there is low hanging fruit. get commitment so that we can say there is not z ero. mark: the group advertising vehicles is in charge of streetcar to advertising. they say naming rights could generate $6 million over two decades. lisa: the university of cincinnati is working to move his law school to the banks. they approved a resolution to evaluate the move. the board of setting up a group called the university banks working group which will be led by the president. the law school has been looking for a new location for several

mark: let' s check in with kyla and see how things are moving on the roads. any trouble spots? kyla: we have a few. for those of you heading outside right now, near 275 at i-74, east miami river road between harrison road and gum run, closed due to flooding. if you' re trying to exit either of those interstates, you will need to take another side street to get around it. we have an accident that involved an accident that involved in overturned route 133. just east of owensville. they have closed all lanes because of the accident or the truck was leaking fuel. both sides of u.s. 50 near 133 outside. you want to avoid that area. things are getting heavy on the interstate. a bit of a job over when we volume. 275 heading northbound through loveland, pretty slow in those northbound lanes. let' s check in with randi rico.

not have any rain adding on to those areas of high water. randi: absolutely. you can see in and around the 275 loop the rain is over. adams county, you' re still dealing with rain as we head by 8:00, all of that is gone. and it will -- we will wait for the sunshine to return. skies are clearing out areas north of 74. we will turn sunny as the kids had to the bus stop this morning, the rain will be coming to an and further east in communities and for most of us the rain is already gone. temperatures upper 50' s. windy and mile before school. this afternoon, more sunshine. about 52 as we get off the bus. a little bit cooler but not cold. lisa: going natural with your nails. the spot in over the rhine with a new option for your next medicare. mark: a recipe for success. the support today for this big guy and his battle with cancer.

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we dodged a bullet. happening today come another chance to support tyler bradley and his battle with cancer. lisa: the fifth grader is fighting the same brain cancer that lauryn hill had. >> ty last months he was allowed to return home after a long stay the hospital. here is some video from his big day surrounded by friends and family. that supo port continues with a fundraiser. the liberty la rosa is donating 20% of its sales today. they will begin taking orders at 10:30 this one. you can also make donations at any time by going to tyler' s gofundme page. lisa: a great kid. her wife is battling dipg. her grandmother appreciates the support and talking about tyler. a lot of people know about the

miriah: lauryn hill got the ball rolling. great to hear that from her as well. mark: city leaders taking time to honor a local legend and honor of black history mud. the event is honoring carl was more than who served as a senior adviser to the freedom center. there will be a lunch discussion and city hall starting at 1:00 here at it is open to the community. wes morlan has dedicated much of his life to greater cincinnati and he held the creation of the freedom center. after today' s discussion, he will be presented with a proclamation from the city. lisa: the z oo will introduce a new breeding program for its cheetahs. they will present a $1.5 million development plan to the zoning board this model. the breeding facility would be close to the miami valley gaming rasino. they zoo would move 10 cheetahs to the new site. a natural alternative to women looking to polish their sy

mark: one of the latest businesses to make their way into over the rhine. spruce natural nail shop. miriah: apparently these are really popular east coast, west coast. one of the things i was curious about was what makes the natural? we dropped by to talk with the co-owner. yesterday was the shop' s grand opening. unlike other salons, she says that spruce does not offer acrylics or gels, and that makes the environment a safe alternative to heavy fumes and toxins. they also use their own all-natural toxic free and locally made lotions and scrub and cuticle oils. >> we really don' t want to put in any additives you do not need. we are really sensitive to people with allergies. if there is nut allergies, and we are cautious on making these.

work diligently tuesday through saturday from 10:00 until 7:00. services range from $20 to $45 from medicare is an packet and -- and for manicures ane d pedicures. kyla: we been keeping a close eye all morning on the closures due to high water and mudslides. getting word of another closure in new point in overlook because of a mudslide. be mindful of it. try to avoid it. use side streets. keep in mind that a lot of other folks may be doing the same thing. you might run into some traffic and some of those side thoroughfares. 17 minutes, 71 southbound. not too bad for those of you coming out of warren county. 7175 holding at 23 minutes. and 1 8 minutes on 74 as you had from the indiana side over to i-75. checking in with randi rico. how does the forecast look for today?

randi: the strong winds will stick around. expect winds around 20 miles an hour through the afternoon. you can see the back edge of the rain rolling through greater cincinnati, downtown, our easter community still dealing with it. the heavy rain this morning centralize overtop of eastern ohio and west virginia. cloudy skies linger for most of us. clouds breaking up. north of 74. still watching some rain showers from hillsboro right along 62 and areas is. adams county, mason county -- spots still dealing with rain showers. as we approach 7:00 and head between 7:00 and 8:00, this back edge rolls out. everyone is rain free. we still have that lingering flood advisory for highland county through mason county. most have pickup and injure engine a half. some places that still have steady rain, the potential to see additional high water on area roadways. concern for the next hour or so for those communities.

flood warnings and that is in the mill creek near glendale milford. flood warnings until 2:30. canal road, near ups is flooded. right now it 13 feet, flood stage is 12 feet. it should drop around lunchtime. still watching bill creek. right now 59 degrees -- still watching mill creek. winds out of the southwest. we have been sitting your 60 all about to fall. expect most of the morning to hang out in the mid-50' s. 50 four degrees at 8:00 a.m. through noon. notices we get towards the late again back into the 40' s here by windy all day. a window with sunshine with clouds back in. returns. a decent looking afternoon. windy at times. by 5:00 and 6:00, here come the clouds again. that comes hand-in-hand with a chance for a couple of very light passing flurries middle of the night, especially through

for tomorrow, cloudy and cold for everybody. today, 58 degrees. turning sunday ny. tonight, couple of flurries possible overnight. then tomorrow, 35. one thing to watch tomorrow -- the level of the ohio river at cincinnati. it is expected to rise. and go above action stage. there may be a lingering flooding issue. you know the usual spots as we head into saturday. lisa: more serious storms and other parts of the country. mark: the aftermath of the south after a round of severe weather. lisa: local prep stars ready for the next levels. the excitement on national signing day. mark: a live look outside this morning. 6:50, as you get up and get going this wednesday morning. you are watching cincinnati' s wlwt news 5 today.

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it closer to write lanes while crews worked to clear it up. the two lanes got up to five feet of water. this is east of collins avenue. it has reopened. there are still flood advisories across much of our area, including spots in hamilton and butler county' s. mark: our second half story. major weather promised to the south. in newton mississippi, a confirmed tornado caused trees to collapse on homes, schools and roads. some of the highways are blocked an emergency crews cannot get through to help. the national weather service says that was also tornado damage in alabama. lisa: 6:54. our third top story. the road to the white house heading to new hampshire. presidential candidates are stumping in the granite state right now with the primary coming up on tuesday. the latest polls, donald trump leading the way for republicans. bernie sanders the top choice for democratic voters. mark: top story number four, uc

the board of trustees approved a resolution. the board is setting up a group called a university banks working group heard which will be led by the president. officials say the law school has been looking for a new location for several years. this is a unique opportunity for the university. lisa: it is national signing day, a day when the dreams of many high school athletes come true. andrew setters is live at one of the high schools planning one of these big ceremonies for this morning. good morning. andrew: we are here at elder high school. this is a day with the dreams of student athletes take the next steps. they sign to commit to play college athletics. there will be a big ceremony today at elder high school. coming up in a few minutes. among those signing, is the ohio player of the year. he' ll head to notre dame. he is one of eight football players committee today. colerain will have seven football players taking part. and a lot of national attention

offensive tackle at the cincinnati hills academy. he is a very highly sought-after were true. there will be a big day at elder. ceremonies begin after 7:00 this morning. we know you are proud. we are as well. share photos at the u-local section of wlwt.com so we can shre them -- share them with everybody else. mark: a live look to our city cam. there are just about 2600 power outages and worn county for duke energy. we are working to find out when power will be restored. your forecast. randi: we had strong winds and heavy rain overnight. that back edge of the rain now rolling through portions of highland and brown and adams and mason counties. through the 7:00 hour, our entire area will go rain free. clouds lingering over top of downtown.

we will turn sunny as we head through the day. are temperatures are about to take a turn. showers coming to an end within the hour for those still dealing with them. watch out for flooding. high water still an issue in a few parts of town. winds will stay gusty. 20 mile an hour winds through the afternoon. our temperatures right now or in the upper 50' s. closer to 50 degrees by the drive home this evening. 58 and windy today. turning sunny. tomorrow temperatures take a step back. about 35. the good news for the weekend -- sunshine. we will be back towards 50 by saturday. mark: that is it for us. any other problems we need to know about? kyla: east miami river road, keep a close eye for that high water.

lisa: it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend.

give it a pop.