mark: right now an overnight fire in batavia, as temperatures dip into dangerous territory. what we know about the fire and the firefighters braving the flames and the cold. lisa: breaking news this morning after a head-on collision sends two people to the hospital. mark: plus a standoff that has lasted for more than two months expected to end today. the latest from oregon. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way,

mark: good morning, everyone. mark: good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i' m mark hayes. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. headlines are straight ahead. but first a check of the weather with wlwt news 5 meteorologist randi rico. helpless think warm thoughts -- help us think warm thoughts. randi: cold air continuing. we will make it out of the te ens today we have single digits. 9 in batavia. most places holding onto the low double digits. many more town start to dip into the single digits. the wind is very light, about 4 miles per hour. there is not much of a wind

we do have skies that are clearing out across greater cincinnati. do feels-like temperature, between 2-5. at noon, 17, sunny and cold. expect a high around 23. lisa: this morning' s frigid weather has resuleted in dozens of school delays, which are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. mark: the cold temps and low wind chill also puts firefighters at risk when battling fires like one overnight in batavia. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is leading the way with how the winter weather is affecting their duties. andrew? andrew: it' s not the kind of weather when you' d think about a car wash, but batavia firefighters were busy battling a fire in a car wash overnight. they were dealing with very cold temperatures while battling the blaze on hospital drive at the batavia car wash. the fire apparently started in the attic area of the car wash. exactly how it started isn'

clear yet. batavia called in help from union, williamsburg, and stonelick township. part of the reason they needed additional crews was to give firefighters a chance to rotate out of service and get warmed up. you start with cold weather and add water, and firefighters can have a rough time on a scene like this. >> water can freeze in hoses and lines get shut down. the cold weather itself just takes a toll on the guys out here who are getting wet. you know, the wind' s picking up a bit, so it tends to take a lot out of you. andrew: they were able to get this fire out and no one was hurt. reporting live, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: breaking news this morning. two drivers had to be taken to the hospital after a head-on collision. it happened near reading near eden park drive on the one-way ramp near northbound i-71. police say alcohol is not a

driver was not familiar with the area. both drivers were taken to uc medical center. their injuries are not life-threatening. the scene has since been cleared. mark: the standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge is expected to come to an end later this morning. the fbi says it has surrounded the area, which is still occupied by several protesters, including a man from blanchester. 27-year-old david fry was very vocal on wednesday, and at one point he insisted he would not be taken alive. a man was arrested en route to the scene. the refuge has been occupied for more than 40 days by a group opposed to federal land-use policies. what began as a missing child investigation has turned into a homicide investigation. lisa: the baby is home safe, but her mother was found dead. news 5' s tammy mutasa is following this homicide investigation.

her baby haven was in the car seat alive. >> and now i have her back and happy. also tore up about the investigation. tammy: she took the baby from her dad' d house. she does not have custody of her daughter. >> she didn' t take your as an kidnapping-wise but to spend time with her daughter. >> the family looked around to the wee hours of the morning. >> you see it happen all the time. tammy: investigators found your and her car was there all night on tuesday. >> that same car was running.

now she has to grow up without her mom. >> i am glad my kid is safe. deep grief over what happened to the mother. lisa: haven' s father tells us when brittany' s car was located, it was running and the heat was on. mark: turning now to commitment 2016, governor john kasich is one of the candidates going to work in south carolina. he says that he is the right man for the job. gov. kasich: so it' s sort of like porridge. it' s not too hot. it' s not too cold. it' s just about right. i' m running for president for one basic reason. i believe i can get the spirit back, and i think i can get the economics back. lisa: he' s still giving ohio

attention, expected to sign a deal stripping government funding from planned parenthood. signing that bill is a move that' s could help him with conversatives in the upcoming republican primary in south carolina. the bill will impact about $1.3 million in funding from the ohio department of health. it would prohibit the money from going to entities that perform or promote abortions. mark: tonight' s debate comes after there was victory by bernie sanders. they now switch to nevada and south carolina. tonight' s debate will take place at the university of milwaukee and begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. the new streetcar is expected in over-the-rhine later today. dan griffin is live along the tracks this morning with what this means for the project and

dan: that new streetcar will be coming on a flatbed tractor-trailer and that will mean some street closures and parking restriction. here is what you need to know. the streetcar will be delivered to over the rhine. henry street will be close to in d near elm. it will take about 90 minutes to load the streetcar onto the track. service is expected to start in september. we are live in over the rhine. lisa: thank you. 13 degrees. randi: it is a cold start this morning.

single digits in many parts of town. wilmington, 8 degrees. it feels like 3 zero. 11 in loveland but the wind is calm. covington, 15. it feels like around 5. there is not a big wind. on the way to the bus stop, expect temperatures near 9 degrees. it will stay chilly. this afternoon, at least it is sunny. we did not make it out of the teens yesterday. we should make it into the low 20' s. a warm up is on the seven day. we will take a look at that coming up in a couple of minutes.

on this thursday. right now this is what you will see. 71, 75 at ridgewood, north and southbound very light in nature. we will not see too many slick spots. overall we are looking much better than yesterday. 75 the "today" show at hopple looking good. a great start as you head out. lisa: thank you. an announcement from bengals quarterback andy dalton. be making his return to the field? his road to recovery, and why he says he' s playing it safe. lisa: and an out-of-this world experience. the view from space that this astronaut caught on video. mark: taking a live look outside

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lisa: good morning and welcome back on your thursday, 4:43. not only are harry potter fans waking up to newly released images of the upcoming wizarding world in california, now there' s word of a new book hitting

mark: she is a busybody. miriah turner has the details and other stories trending this morning. miriah: what do you think they' re more excited for? "harry potter" is making a comeback nine years after the last book from j.k. rowling. an eighth installment of the series is expected to come out this summer. but it' s not a traditional book. it' s a hardback version of the script for the two-part play "harry potter and the cursed child." the new book is set to come out july 31st. these stars were seen strutting their stuff at the "zoolander 2" fashion show. stiller and wilson, along with co-stars penelope cruz and will ferrell, appeared at the premiere in new york city as their characters. the hilarious and ingenious marketing stunts for "zoolander 2" film first began almost a year ago when derek and hansel closed the spring valentino show during paris fashion week in march. "zoolander 2" arrives in

check out this out-of-this-world video of a lightning storm shot from space. astronaut tim peake tweeted this time-lapse video he shot from 250 miles up on the iss showing dozens of lightning strikes over north africa. peake tweeted saying, "amazing how much lightning hits earth in a short period of time." you got that right. you know which part of the u.s. has the most lightning strikes? florida. universal studios. lisa: it is a big open field. very cool. thanks. [laughter] randi: around here it would be thunder snow. take a look at our forecast. it is all about the cold air continuing. wilmington, 3 degrees below

hamilton it feels like 4. most places have calm winds. if you are out braving the conditions, 6:00, right around 10 degrees. 6:00 this evening, 22. it is cold. as you train for the flying pig, send me your pictures. i am listed a selfie of myself yesterday on the treadmill. i wasn' t going to run outside when it felt like 2. there will be warmer temperatures to come next week. mark: thank you. an announcement from andy dalton stirring some serious conversation. lisa: could the bengals quarterback be ready to hit the field? george vogel is following his recovery. george : finding some

yesterday wasn' t the @ only good news for andy dalton. they said he feels his injury has healed enough that he can finally start throwing again. if the bengals had made a deep playof f run, would he have even played? it was a quiet night in college basketball in our area. nku has a tough one tonight, at valparaiso. xavier nad and uc return to action on saturday. the red s equipment truck headed out yesterday and went to arizona. the red s will be missing their former clubhouse manager who

the visitation will be sunday at elder high school shaker center. the funeral will be monday morning in price hill. there was a n intriguing makeup high school game last night. the home of the barons and the blue crew showing up loud and proud. the jumper and the barons on the board first. the hits back-to-back baskets to keep them close. he hit s turner and off the glass and in. using the size advantage all night. davi d winkler hitting a three. 55-65. we have another primetime

week from saint henry high school. adam is a senior and had 22 points in a win on friday night. they have wo n eight of their last 10 games . >> i am kind of surprised on how many votes i got. it was always because of my teammates and my family who helped me out. going back-and-forth. it felt good t o win. >> congratulations, 2015 primetime performer of the week. whoo ! george: yes, sir. congrats to adam and to the cyclones with a win, 4

that is all the sports for now. we will have more coming up later in the day. mark: taking a live look outside, 13 degrees out there. much colder with the wind chill. lisa: too hard to say. >> is not what british people called a bathroom? randi: it depends on where you are. mark: i am not european. randi: we take a look at the forecast for today. sunny skies but not warm temperatures. we are going to stay stuck in the freezer all the way through the weekend, and we have two shots of snow. tomorrow and into monday morning. if you are waiting for warm

middle of next week. the flurries are gone and the clouds are leaving us this morning. we have the blanket of clouds overnight last night. we have some snow showers through southern portions of indiana and down the into central kentucky. today it is all about the much-needed sunshine. 13 degrees is our current temperature. three miles is the highest wind you can get before calculating wind chill. right now it is 13 and it feels like 13. here is the breakdown for today. , 17. 6:00, 22 degrees. we' ll see sunny skies through

a chance for some snow showers tomorrow. a couple of flurries through will stay to our south and west. into the afternoon, maybe some additional snow showers for the evening commute. it will not be around too long. maybe a half inch of snow. light snow for tomorrow. saturday, wind and flurries. snow rolls back in sunday night into monday. gys? mark: a series of robberies in northern kentucky this week and police think it could be the same man involved in all of them. lisa: police say the man in all three cases has a similar build, appearance, and approach to the robberies. he has never shown a gun, but police believe he is armed and dangerous. fort mitchell police say the suspect walked into the u.s.

note demanding money from the teller. the bank employee complied and the suspect walked out. monday, a man walked into the circle k shell gas station demanding money. and hours later less than half a mile away, the bb&t bank was robbed. >> i' ve never heard or seen anything like that before, so it' s new. kind of scary that it' s getting, you know, drifting from the big cities to these small towns. lisa: detectives from fort mitchell, erlanger, and elsmere are working together in these cases. mark: new developments in a shooting investigation in blue ash. the city' s police department is now calling sunday' s shooting on oak street an isolated incident. at least 10 shots were fired along oak and florence avenues, according to police, injuring three people. police are now saying everyone involved in the shooting knew each other and they were acquaintances with ties to the hazelwood community. no charges have been filed in the shooting. blue ash police say detectives are still looking at forensic

to the right gun. lisa: new developments in the fight against heroin in ohio. senator sherrod brown has introduced new legislation that he says treats opioid addiction as a multi-faceted problem. he says his legislation includes prevention, crisis response, and long-term recovery support. senator rob portman has been promoting legislation that is already moving through the senate. it includes federal support for treatment and recovery programs. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. randi: good morning. bundle up. there will be sunshine and temperatures should get to about five degrees warmer than we were yesterday. the good news is the wind is only about five miles per hour. he could still feel like the single digits early this morning as you head out.

a system will drop some snow from chicago into louisville. our better bet is later in the day. maybe about half an inch of snow tomorrow evening. looking ahead at the seven-day forecast, cool air and breezy conditions into the weekend. 25 on valentine' s day. another chance for snow on sunday night, i slyly better chance of bringing us accumulation. kyla: it is pretty quiet and we deserve a quiet morning. we take a look at those travel times for you. pretty clear across the board from walton into downtown cincinnati. 13 minutes on the northeast

things are wide open north and southbound from the eastgate area. a great start. mark: thank you. a hamilton county man facing charges after a deadly crash set . lisa: and kentucky lawmakers proposing new marriage license forms. how it would affect gay marriage, and why the change is gaining support from both sides. mark: taking a live look outside on this thursday morning. it is plenty cold out there, 13

re waking lisa: more bitter cold to start your day. meteorologist randi rico tells us if a warmup is on the way. mark: ohio governor john kasich now taking the palmetto state by storm. his plan of attack, as he rallies for votes in the next primary. lisa: a missing middletown baby found, but her mother is shot dead. what we have learned about this serious homicide investigation. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today.

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