the latest on the investigation. authorities work to identify the victim. lisa: dramatic video this morning of a confession by a local man who gr aduated from wyoming high school. what he admitted to just this morning. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: 5:00 a.m. on your monday. good morning. i' m lisa cooney. mark: and i' m mark hayes. thanks for joining us. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. let' s go straight to randi rico for the windy details. randi: moore wins but not for the entire day. we had 40, 45 mile per hour gusts yesterday. the rain has come to an end. there was one spot that is dealing with some rain. drizzle through portions of clinton county. we' re waiting for the clouds to

it will be cloudy and breezy this morning. a cold front has passed us by. i think we see by lunchtime today sunshine and by midmorning the winds should be dying down. most places are seeing wind in the 20, 25 mile per hour range. by about 9:00, 10:00 this morning, the wind should not be as much of an issue. about 41 degrees at cvg. a windy start the things improved by lunchtime. expect another mild day. for leap day, not too bad this afternoon. kyla: a smooth start to our monday morning.

east or westbound, we' re barely seeing any cars out there. we will get heavier later this morning. 275 near the airport, no delays in getting you there. very light volume. same thing on 75 near weston hills. we will continue to keep you updated throughout the morning. >> please, i' ve made the worst mistake of my life, but please act to save me. lisa: a dramatic plea in north korea this morning from a former wyoming student. he' s apologizing for trying to steal a political banner in the communist country. 21-year-old otto warmbier was presented before the media today, saying he wanted the

the mother of a friend. north korea announced in late january that it had arrested the university of virginia undergrad. developing now, we hope to learn more information about a body pulled from a northern kentucky creek. mark: the investigation is centered in bracken county' s snag creek. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is leading the way with what we' ve learned so far. andrew? andrew: we know police were on scene in bracken county, working in the snag creek. they have since cleared the scene. we know a body was found, but we don' t know many details yet. kentucky state police say a body was found from the snag creek near the ohio river in bracken county. this is near the mehldal dam. police have said they don' t know yet if the body is that of a man or a woman. details like cause of death and how long they may have been in the water are also unknown. the discovery of the body in bracken county comes as pendleton county investigators continue to search for a missing woman.

missing since january 31. investigators said at the time she was believed to be heading to campbell county. there is a $10,000 reward for information about turner' s disappearance. pendleton county investigators searched near a boat ramp last weekend for her, but did not find anything. we are waiting to learn more from those investigators. reporting live, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. mark: a husband and wife tragically killed in an early-morning fire. they' ve now been identified as carol hochchild and cynthia hochchild. crews went to their home just after 2:00 a.m. sunday, following a 911 call. the couple' s son and daughter-in-law were able to get out safely. the son along with a deputy sheriff tried frantically to get his mother out of a window, but they were unsuccessful. at least eight different departments came out to fight the fire. >> we deal with it on a lot of

logging accidents, structure fires. we always prepare for the worst and we hope for the best, but sometimes its always the worst. mark: officials are still investigating the cause of the fire. lisa: happening today, a jury trial begins this morning for both suspects in a child abuse case. dominic beal is accused in the death of 6-year-old deslinn nelson. he was deslinn' s uncle. the child suffered brain and spinal injuries in may of last year, but the exact cause of death still isn' t known. his wife, marketta, is charged with the child' s actual murder. prosecutors say beal didn' t seek medical help until it was too late, which is why he' s facing involuntary manslaughter charges. mark: two of the republican candidates will be making their way to our part of the country. happening today, dr. ben carson plans to host a rally down in lexington. republican front-runner donald trump will make a stop in columbus, ohio, tomorrow on

then he will make his way down to louisville. he will host a rally at the kentucky international convention center. new this morning, donald trump endorsement for his 2016 presidential run. alabama senator jeff sessions has announced he is backing trump for the republican nomination. news, ohio' s governor is weighing in on what it would take for him to drop out of the race. he addressed rumors mitt romney told him to quit on nbc' s "meet the press." gov. kasich: i' ve had a number of conversations with him and a lot of e-mail exchanges. and we just have to leave it there. at the end of the day, each of these candidates should be able to win their own home state. i' m going to win ohio. but if i don' t win ohio, then, you know, ballgame over. lisa: nbc news and "the wall street journal" just polled voters in three super-tuesday states. john kasich is in last place in georgia, tennessee and texas. donald trump is ahead in georgia and tennessee. the five republican candidates, as well as the two democrats,

tomorrow on super tuesday. expect there to be a baby watch at local hospitals for leap day. mark: the special date of february 29th comes along every four years. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live in corryville with some special events and deals taking place today only. good morning. dan: if you are wondering why this comes round every so often, it comes down to keeping our

pizza hut is giving out free pizza and krispy kreme is giving away free food. live at uc medical center, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. now we check traffic on this monday. high profile vehicles will blow over. kyla: you have to watch for that when we see this type of windy

need some windbreaker jackets. randi: going back to my seventh grade basketball game. let' s take a look. day. breezy. yesterday it was kind of crazy. today 20 mile-per-hour wind as you head out the door. this morning the rain has rolled out. a couple of lingering sprinkles to the north and east. sunshine by the time we get to lunchtime. 42 in loveland. 40 in lawrenceburg. if you drive a high profile vehicle, if you open the door, is going to slam shut on you. for the drive phone, clear and

mark: looking to combat the shrinking size of airplane seats. lisa: the recent proposal by a new york senator. mark: an army staff sergeant accused of killing a virginia cop and one other over the weekend. the charges he faces in court this morning. lisa: 41 degrees.

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mark: you may be feeling more cramped than ever on airplanes, but a new york senator hopes to stop the shrinkage. chuck schumer plans to introduce plane seat-size guidelines to the faa. he says legroom has shrunk an average of four inches, and seats are two inches narrower. sen. schumer: as you pay more and more for tickets, at least you ought to get a place to sit where you' re not treated as a sardine. mark: the guidelines would be an amendment to a pending faa reauthorization act. the senate is expected to vote on the act next month. >> cincinnati'

s,, 50' s and 60' s for highs, but not in that order. we take a look at the radar. a cold front rolling to the east. c the all that is left over is some patchy drizzle. the wind continues to howl this morning. a couple of sprinkles in our

8:00, holding on to 50. we are talking about the threat for severe weather tomorrow. a slight risk for storms or some hail. tod the rainay is gone and the clouds are clearing out. expect clear skies tonight. by lunchtime, showers and thunderstorms rolling in.

and you are good to go. we are here for your planning of the week. good morning to you. here is a look along 471 north and southbound. very green conditions. all of our speeds are looking exactly as they should this morning. 65 from 275. five minutes up near the daniel

lisa: good morning and welcome back on this monday. a live look at the ohio river, a barge.

eo i' m anxious to seeto win. mark: i am anxious to see "the revenant." thank you. "fifty shades of grey" is the big winner, if you want to call it that, of this year' s raspberry awards. the razzies celebrate supreme underachievement in cinema, and "fifty shades" received five razzies at saturday night' s awards show, including worst picture.

maybe some snow possible on thursday. mark: the final victim killed in a mass shooting in michigan this morning finally laid to rest. lisa: how she was remembered, and an update on the surviving victims.

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mark: a call for change after multiple officer-involved shootings. the cases activists say need a second look.

after a southern ohio pastor was killed in front of his entire congregation. the suspect, close to the victim. mark: and breaking news this morning. the latest on we' ve learned about the wyoming graduate who' s currently being detained in north korea, and his dramatic confession. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. this is wlwt news 5 today. mark: good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i' m mark hayes. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. randi rico and kyla woods are here with the weather a traffic together. let' s start with a check on the forecast. happy monday. hang onto your hats and whatever else they be blowing off. randi: it is going to be another windy day. yesterday, 45 miles per hour. today is not the same the entire day, but the next couple of hours it will seem like it. looking at the current winds, still at 20 to 25 miles per hour.

get morning -- good morning. things are rolling right along. 71 at five for, a different camera view, things are moving along very well northbound or southbound. clear once you get above the 275 interchange. 75 at mitchell, a construction to worry about right now. -- no construction to worry about right now.

take by north korea later recanted confessions after they' re released. warm beer remains in custody -- warmbier remains in custody. lisa: a congregation in dayton is in shock after their pastor was killed at church. witnesses say william schooler was shot right after he finished his service on sunday. police say the man who pulled the trigger is schooler' s own brother. witnesses say pastor schooler went into his study following the final prayer, and that' s when his brother daniel got up and followed him inside. >> then we heard pa-pow, pa-pow, pa-pow. that' s when everybody started running. i had my coat and purse still in there. all i had -- i have to use this walker and we all ran out. , >> i can' t believe it. i can' t believe it, that my pastor is gone. lisa: dayton police arrested daniel schooler at the church. he is expected to appear in court on a charge of murder later today. mark: community leaders in hesston held a church service sunday for the victims in

lisa: a jury trial begins today for a pleasant ridge man accused of groping patients at good samaritan hospital. police say mark rivers, who was a patient at the time, got into bed with one victim and started touching her while she was sleeping. she woke up and got help. police say rivers admitted to touching other women at the hospital. he' s charged with two counts of sexual imposition. cincinnati police are investigating a shooting in avondale this morning. they say one person was shot sunday afternoon in the 500 block of hale avenue. police say they do not know the extent of the victim' s injuries, but the person is expected to survive. mark: new developments in the theft case involving a cincinnati police officer. according to court documents, officer joseph simpson was working an off-duty detail as an officer at a roselawn restaurant back in december. that' s when he allegedly stole money that was intended for the owner. simpson' s accused of taking $106, court documents show simpson is accused of using his position as an officer to steal the money. he' s now charged with theft in

s due back in court in april. he is currently suspended without pay. lisa: a rally was held this past weekend for paul gaston and melvin murray, two men killed in confrontations with cincinnati police in district three. members of the group black lives matter cincinnati say they want more answers surrounding the shooting of paul gaston. the group is also asking the department to reopen the death investigation of melvin murray from last september. murray crashed into a tree and died after police tried to stop him. his mother claims police didn' t help while he was dying in his car. >> to see my son' s leg was injured. why didn' t you aid him? why didn' t you help him? answer that, cincinnati police. >> until there' s justice for everybody and until the police are held accountable, we need to stand up and speak out. lisa: cpd' s chief and other city officials maintain police acted properly and according to

mark: ahead of super tuesday, a new poll finds republican frontrunner donald trump still ahead in many states. in georgia, 30% of likely republican primary voters support trump, followed by senators ted cruz and marco rubio tied with 23% each. in tennessee, trump is ahead by a bigger margin with 40%, followed by cruz with 22%. but in texas, home state of senator ted cruz, it is cruz in the lead with 39% of likely republican primary voters. on the democratic side, an nbc poll has found hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders by at least 20 points in each state. texas, tennessee, and georgia are among a dozen states holding primaries tomorrow. our commitment 2016 coverage continues online. you can check out the latest campaign stops and endorsements and see how the candidates are prepping for super tuesday. it' s all under the politics section of the wlwt mobile app. lisa: back to your forecast on this monday. randi: it was a really nice

winds yesterday and the comfortable temperatures stick around today and tomorrow. looking at the rain rolling out of portions of northern clinton county. light showers north of wilmington and northern highland county. most places, just cloudy and windy and you' re waiting for a little warm-up. we were in the 50' s at midnight. temperatures have fallen off to the 40' s. we will make it back to the 50' s. on the way to school, cloudy, windy, 42. into the afternoon, 52, nice and sunny. of a ride. that is a first shadowing -- week. 50' s. -- windbreaker today, raincoat tomorrow, and cutlass by the weekend? kyla: i would like to fast forward to the weekend.

has been telling us about the winds. in a larger vehicle, the mindful around. 275 at mineola pike, you can see the wind shaking our cameras around a little bit as well. will take a look at some of those feeds. 64 miles per hour in the area. near 74 and 275, 17 minutes from the indiana state line to 75 on

randi: taking a live look outside at fountain square, 5:43 a.m. on your monday.

unfazed by the winds. if you' re heading out the door, the gusty winds are with us. they will not be here all morning long, but the next couple of hours for sure. as your heading out the door, the winds are dying down but it is a slow process. the cold front passed by just after midnight. by 9:00 and 10:00 a.m., i don' t think we will be quite as windy. temperatures are all over the place this week. from 30' s to 60' s for highs and back again. tomorrow, that is our next chance for maybe stormy weather will stop the potential is there for stronger storms. we will take a timeline for tomorrow' s rain coming up in a couple of minutes. >> tuckers is a genuine place in this community. everyone is welcome at tuckers. they' ve been welcomed there for 70 years and over the rhine has got to have tuckers. mark: enthusiastic volunteers looking to help out an over-the-rhine favorite, tucker' s restaurant. the vine street restaurant was destroyed last summer by a fire, but restaurant owners are looking to bounce back. a fundraiser was held at saint francis seraph school this

come back. >> joe and carla tucker are the salt of the earth. they' ve made everyone welcome in this restaurant and they' re looking forward to the opportunity to seeing all their friends again, every day. mark: if all goes as planned, the tuckers hope to be back up and running july 25, a year to the date they had to close down because of that fire. cincinnati' s largest and longest running spring showcase is taking a two-day break this week set to reopen on wednesday. ,lisa: the home and garden show offers ideas for your outdoor and indoor spaces. more than 400 vendors are showcasing the latest trends in interior design, kitchen, and bathrooms and outdoor living. , bard nurseries focused its outdoor design on the family. >> we decided to bring our outdoor environment and ours has become a movie theater. that way we can bring the family outcome it enjoy dinner catch a , movie, sit in the garden and just relax. lisa: vendors say the show gives

and organizers say the strong economy has meant a bigger attendance. once the show reopens wednesday, it will run through sunday. mark: if you want to enjoy the extra day on the calendar, head to the cincinnati observatory in hyde park. there is a special leap night event. you can check out the observatory buildings, and if the skies are clear, you can take a look through the telescopes. leap night goes from 7:00 until 9:00 and admission is $5. let us know if you' re doing anything special this leap day. share it on our wlwt facebook page or tweet at us. one tells us she is headed to the hospital for her leap year baby girl. congratulations, nina. lisa: rhinegeist is also hosting a celebration tonight. local breweries are getting ready for cincy beer week with a draft party. the breweries are trying to create something similar to the nfl draft with this party. the draft will determine which local breweries will partner

the partners will work together to brew collaboration beers for cincy beer week. you can see the teams come together starting at 6:30 tonight. cincy beer week gets started to 19. mark: let' s see what is happening on the roads in the early portion of the commute. kyla: we' re off to a great start, this leap day. good morning. 25 minutes on 275 from the ronald reagan to cvg. 71-75 holding at 19 minutes from the split in the downtown. 75 out of butler county, 16 minute commute. getting heavier near union center, but still sing pretty decent speeds and no delays to report as you get ready to head outside. you may need to watch for the win. randi, it is a hold on to her hat they. and i think lisa said hairpieces as well.

i tried sidewalk chalk with the kids and i was the official sidewalk chalk chaser with these winds yesterday. our winter weather roller coaster, you know it goes up and down, sometimes in the course of a day. over the next week, we will see temperatures climb into the 60' s, crash in the 30' s, and go right back again. today, mid-50' s. tomorrow, 60' s and a downturn toward the end of the week. yesterday, we saw mid 60' s. a cold front rolled through overnight. lingering light rain showers in northern portions of hireling county. her most of us, all we are looking at our cloudy skies. the bulk of the rain came during the middle of the night, keeping the winds pumping at about 20 miles per hour and we will continue to have fairly windy conditions for the next several hours. the core of the strongest winds in northeast ohio, but still about 20 mile per hour winds in cincinnati. they died out back for the

lisa: good morning and welcome back. there' s your american flag blowing in the wind. yes, it is a windy day. yesterday at times, very windy. we will check in with randi on the week ahead coming up. we' re checking stories trending this morning. mark: well, apparently, you can teach old dogs new tricks. four shelter dogs rescued from slums and abandoned lots around sao paulo were trained as ball dogs for the brazil open tournament. their job? go get those balls that go out of bounds during the exhibition match and then give them back to the players. they didn' t like the giving back part as much as the getting the ball part. a local shelter hoped to raise

initiative. lisa: a picture of a police deputy and his k-9 has captured the internet' s heart. it shows deputy chase garrett getting a hug from his beloved partner manson. the love between the pair perfectly captured in a single selfie. the two have worked together for the past three years. garrett says he never imagined the response his photo would get, but he likes seeing his faithful partner get so much recognition. mark: a swan stops rush-hour traffic on a bridge in the czech capital. the bird plopped down in the left lane of the prague bridge and refused to move. police blocked the lane where it was sitting to keep it safe. you can see officers puzzling -- puzzled over how to handle the situation. no word yet if the swan got a loitering citation. we' re here all week. it only happens every four years, today is leap day. lisa: it' s a unique day for a baby' s birthday to fall on, they even have a special name, "leaplings." wlwt news 5'

us about how a local leapling celebrating his birthday. kyla: i guess if you' re celebrating once every four years, you should have a name. today, sean davis will turn seven years young -- or 28-years-old, if you want to be technical. he says growing up, he was the guy who never had to worry about what to say when it came time to break the ice. >> you' re in a group of new people and they say stand up, "tell me your name, and then tell me something interesting about yourself." i was like, oh, i got it. i' m sean and i was born on leap day. done. kyla: sean also shared that his family has been very creative with celebrations. they would do a big party for him every four years and even made his siblings follow suit. his wife now celebrates with him on regular years by doing something on february 28 and march 1, calling them his un-birthdays. she said she has something special up her sleeve. he does not know what yet, though.

s a fun fact. when sean turned 21, it was on a non-leap year, so he got his license a day early. mark and lisa? thank you. questions arise after confession. lisa: the cincinnati college student breaking his silence after two months being detained in north korea. mark: a body pulled from a local creek. what investigators are saying will stop randi: as we look at the forecast for the neck seven days, temperatures are all over the place, 30' s and 40' s and 50' s and 60' s. today, the wind is with us in the morning but they will be dying out into the afternoon. 8:00, 40 degrees. at 4:00, 54. a wild ride up and down with storms and maybe snow. i will be your tour guide for crazy weather week when we come back. lisa: we will buckle in. hope it is a great start for you. 5:56.