this is wlwt news 5 today. mark: good morning. we take a live look through citycam, and it is a wet start to your thursday. good morning. i' m mark hayes. kyla: and i' m kyla woods. we have a wet start to your thursday. randi: temperatures are not too cold. we have mild rain for today. it is going to be soggy. a wet thursday for you. not everybody dealing with the rain. there is a break in northern portions of butler county. steady rain falling east of the corridor, along 50 into highland county and clermont county, much

to moderate rain. i expect this line to fill right back in. most of us will pick up an inch, inch and a half of total rainfall. 59 degrees at cvg. harrison, 54. it is a mild but wet start to the day. temperatures do not change much through your thursday. 59 degrees and rainy. at 4:00, 63. low 60' s and soggy through the afternoon. slightly heavier rain east of cincinnati after sunset tonight. expect rain through the day. let' s get you out on the wet roads safely. kyla: we are dealing with the wet conditions and a closure in

care is a look at the interstates. extra time is going to be your friend. 71, 75 at 42 northbound, things are getting happier in this hour. 71 at victory parkway is still moderate north and southbound. we are dealing with some problems and this is in springfield township on summit road near edgemont road, a car went into a pole. it is still completely shut down on summit. if you' re heading to the interstate, you need to avoid this. it will stay closed for some time. summit road springfield township. wires are down and duke is on

we will continue to keep you updated. mark: developing this morning, a deadly shooting on a sidewalk in over-the-rhine. andrew setters is live as cincinnati police investigate this homicide. good morning. andrew: cincinnati police have already made some progress in their investigation. they have a person of interest in this case but no charges have been charged. 31-year-old james mixon was found shot in the 1600 block of vine in over-the-rhine. he could not be saved. police have not said anything to us about what may have unfolded. they have said a person of interest has been located and they' re not looking for anyone else. cincinnati police say the shooter claimed he was being robbed and that' s why he fired. police spent time this morning interviewing him.

victim arguing with someone not long before the shooting about money. police continue the investigation and we hope to learn more from them. andrew setters, wlwt news 5. mark: we are following a developing story just outside pittsburgh. kyla: five people are dead and another three are injured after a shooting in a neighborhood. authorities say four women and one man were killed. according to authorities, the shooting happened during a backyard party. police are searching for a pair of gunmen, who they say fired from an alley near the party. so far police have no one in custody. mark: new this morning, a school threat at a local middle school has parents on edge this morning. the latest threat being in the three rivers school district. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live in cleves with the investigation. good morning. dan: good morning. three rivers school leaders aren' t saying much about the threat saying they cannot

parents aren' t happy with how the school' s handled it so far. the school district made a post on facebook telling parents they became aware of the threat at about 5:30 last night. they say the threat was not social media-based but induced a level of panic. school leaders say no children or staff were in danger but wanted to take a level of precaution. cleves police are now investigating. the school also said parents can rest assured students will be safe today. some parents responded to the post, asking why they weren' t called and also saying they were unhappy with how tight-lipped officials have been about what happened. a spokeswoman for the school said they could not clarify if extra security is part of the plan but the student will not be in class today. we are live in cleves, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: two cincinnati officers accused of covering up a crash involving a fellow officer are acquitted of all charges.

officer jason cotterman have been suspended. witnesses accused district five police sergeant andrew mitchell of driving drunk and crashing. both of the officers will now be reinstated. kyla: a reminder to lock up your vehicle. there were several thefts. items like ipods were stolen. there was also some rummaging along washington and schroeder avenues but nothing was taken. in commitment 2016, the democratic presidential candidates hit the debate stage for the second time this week. mark: this time it was in florida, and it comes right the huge victory in michigan for the sanders campaign. mrs. clinton: i won one and lost one last night. this is a marathon and it' s a marathon that can only be carried out by the inclusive campaign i'

mr. sanders: when we began this campaign i was three points in the polls. i was probably 60 or 70 points behind the secretary. we have come a long way in 10 months. mark: florida holds a big contest in just five days, the same day of the ohio primary and three other contests. in all, there will be nearly 700 delegates up for grabs on tuesday. now we are learning the gop presidential front-runner is coming to cincinnati. donald trump' s campaign announced he will be stopping in cincinnati on sunday. he will be heading to the duke energy convention center at noon. eric deters is chairing trump' s campaign in northern kentucky and says this is another sign trump is serious about ohio. >> i think that the recognitio n of donald trump coming into dayton on saturday and cincinnati on sunday is a recognition of the trump campaign that to beat kasich in ohio he needs to do this visit. and in my opinion, it' s so

cincinnati on sunday will wi n ohio for trump. mark: in the latest polls for ohio, trump and kasich are battling it out. the most recent poll comes from fox news, which has kasich in front by 5%. but in polls from quinnipiac and cnn, trump is leading by 6%. kyla: happening today, the hamilton county board of elections is getting ready for the ohio primary. election officials are going to have a public test of voting systems. the test will take place at the board of elections starting at 9:00. hamilton county will be using e-poll books once again. those systems have been reprogrammed after big issues and delays when voters went to the polls in november. mark: the postseason has arrived for xavier. the x-men are taking on marquette in the big east tournament. marquette beat st. john' s last night to make it to the quarterfinals, where xavier is waiting on them. the game tonight is set for 7:00 at madison square garden. if x can get it done, they will face the winner of the creighton-seton hall game on

saying goodbye to the most interesting man in the world. kyla: the big decision for his future and the new direction for the popular beer commercials. mark: and now a local brewery is stepping up. the music video remix from rhinegeist. kyla: here is a look at your roads. you can see the radisson lights and the raindrops on the camera. we are going to deal with the wet conditions. randi: most of the area is spots to the east of the 275 corridor. the rain is moving in, fairfield to middletown to hamilton. temperatures starting out in the s. plan on wet roads and some fog early. for the drive home, have your downpours are possible.

>> you' re watching cincinnati' s wlwt news 5 today. mark: welcome back. there are wires down on summit road. that is going to create some problems. kyla: we have wet roads on the interstate. maybe a little bit of an increase in slower traffic on the interstate. other than that you are doing pretty good. the closure on summit will remain for some time in springfield township.

you are going to see bright lights along pete rose way. this is a daytime closure. 9:00 in the morning is when it goes into effect until 3:00 p.m. of the banks. maybe some lunchtime plans. still pretty light from butler county. more cars in the northbound direction. you should be good to go in or out of butler county. mark: thank you. checking today' s headlines, more support for the embattled city of flint, michigan, as officials and residents continue to deal with contaminated water. today representatives from the u.s. conference plan to stand with flint mayor karen weaver to release a bipartisan letter to washington lawmakers. a team of experts will join the meeting to assist mayor weaver as she implements her plan to improve the city' s infrastructure, public health, and economy. lawmakers are pushing the fda to create a vaccine for the zika

a bill sponsored by u.s. senator sherrod brown has passed committee and is heading to the full senate. the measure encourages the timely development of a vaccine by adding zika to an fda priority list. the republicans debate in miami 24 hours after the democrats clashed in south florida. cnn is hosting the debate and all four candidates are taking part. the florida primary is tuesday, and donald trump has a commanding lead in the polls. leading up to tonight' s debate, ohio governor john kasich has been busy on the campaign trail. he got a little surprise during this campaign stop in illinois. kasich called a man on stage dressed up as bernie sanders. he said a few words before taking a picture with the governor. kyla: the most interesting man in the world has lost the interest of dos equis. the mexican beer company is changing up its most interesting man in the world ad campaign. the campaign is being placed on hiatus mainly because the tenure of jonathan goldsmith is coming to an end.

s played the character since 2007. he excepts a mission to mars in his last commercial. dos equis is planning to reveal a new most interesting man in the world later this year. while dos equis gets all that figured out, a local brewery is having fun in a new video dedicated to cincinnati and beer. mark: rhinegeist made its own remix of macklemore' s hit song "downtown." here is a little taste. >> we are cincy made always be true, always be true, rhinegeist mark: that is good. the entire video is about three minutes long, and the brewery says it was the idea of

if you want to check it out, we have the video on our website, wlwt.com. randi: i was impressed. he landed it pretty well. kyla: have you been testing the slick spots? randi: on have seen slick spot on the floor. we have wet roads across greater cincinnati because soaking rain is expected all day. more often than not rain is going to be falling. we will get some sunshine tomorrow. into the weekend, temperatures rebound up towards 70. we take a look right here. i called this the conveyor belt of moisture. cincinnati down to mend this, nothing but rain -- dowon to

it may get a little heavier. the stuff near memphis will skill to the southeastern town stored sunset tonight. we are starting to morning with cloudy skies and wet weather. steady rain 275 east of the loop, from mount orab up to fayetteville, a slightly heavier downpours. today keep the rain gear handy. temperatures in the upper 50' s right now. the coolest spot, maysville, 54. 59 in hamilton. it is raining but it is on the milder side. grabbed the umbrella and hold it tight. 62 at noon. 6:00, maybe some heavier rain. low 60'

it will be light at times and have your at times. heavier bands of rain toward the evening commute and sunset, especially south and southeast of cincinnati. 7:00 may be coming down a little heavier at times. the back edge will be insight about midnight. i think we have a decent friday on tap. 58 degrees today and steady rain. tonight, 47. the rain comes to an an en d just after midnight. spotty rain on saturday. a quick shot of showers early in the morning. a lot of people heading downtown. hopefully it will break midday. rain showers stick with us

we do lose an hour of sleep on sunday. guys? kyla: a setback after a groundbreaking transplant here in ohio. what doctors had to do after unexpected complications. mark: new tanning rules in kentucky. the green light from state lawmakers. kyla: a live look outside on a foggy thursday looking at the daniel carter beard bridge. we' ll check your traffic again

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kyla: welcome back on this thursday. there are wires down on summit toa raod. two utility poles will need to be replaced after that crash. good morning, india. india: that is the only issue. that and wet roads. this is 471. we are starting to pick up in both directions. let' map. we can still see all green

5 minutes, a very low commute. another check on the closure on summit road. mark: thank you. new developments with the first uterus transplant in the u.s. doctors say they had to remove the donor organ from its recipient. a 26-year-old texas woman named lindsey received the uterus during an operation at the cleveland clinic last month. but the hospital says lindsey developed complications, forcing surgeons to remove the womb. it' s not clear what those complications are, and the hospital is investigating. happening today, lawmakers are turning their focus to the heroin and prescription drug epidemic sweeping the country. the senate is expected to vote on final passage of the comprehensive addiction and recovery act. the bill is aimed at tackling opioid and heroin abuse. this would, among other things, look at alternatives to imprisoning drug addicts and give grants to governments and nonprofit groups for education and prevention efforts.

lawmakers are considering new restrictions on teens and tanning. a bill that would ban anyone under the age of 18 from using a tanning bed is moving forward in the kentucky senate. right now kids between the ages of 14 and 18 have to have a signed parental consent form to use a tanning bed. the bill with the tougher age restrictions passed committee on wednesday and now goes to the full senate. mark: randi is here with a look at what is happening. randi: you are looking at mostly rainy conditions. a few breaks here and there. over the last two hours, a little bit of a break to the northwest of downtown and the rain is starting to fill back in. this goes all the way back into texas. rain returns to the forecast towards the weekend.

on saturday, 70 degrees but spotty rain in the forecast. the timing, a shot of rain in the morning and then we should drive things out in the afternoon. into the afternoon and later into the evening we could see some rain redevelop and sunday looks like another soaker and you lose an hour of sleep. thank you. a man killed in over-the-rhine. the new information on the victim and where the investigation stands this morning. dan: some parents fuming after a threat at these schools. but it is not just the threat that has them to bring you wendy' s north pacific cod sandwich we send guys like this... on boats like these... in weather like this... all the way up here... for wild caught fish like this... that we panko bread like this... for a sandwich that' s light, crispy and crunchy.

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kyla: there are 1100 power outages this morning after a car crashed into a pole. two polls will have to be replaced on summit road. police found a car in a ditch with the driver nowhere in sight. power should be restored by about 7:30 this morning. mark: good morning, i am mark hayes. kyla: it is a wet start if you may imagine. >> that is not causing any huge issues but it takes a little longer to get where you are going. this will be the case this morning, afternoon, and evening. the radar showing rain showers across our area. nothing too heavy at the moment. getting a little bit of a break in and around downtown, the 275

steady. right along 68 and 62 and adams county, heavy earlier. we will see rounds of rain continue. the rain slowly starting to get a little lighter and and around the 275 last. none of the fog is significantly reducing visibility. as we get to lunchtime, steady rain expected, 62 at noon and at 4:00, 63 great we will only be upper 50' s, low 60' s all day, keep the amber alert candy -- keep the umbrella handy. we will look at when we will

>> we will come with an update in a few minutes, with a look at the map. here is 71, 75 a pretty good start up at the hill. we are seeing heavier volume, and wet conditions. brake lights aplenty northbound on 275 up toward the i-71 interchange. we are only starting to see a few areas of yellow, one of these right by this closure. you can see traffic is slowing down there, the closure on summit road near edgemont. here' s another look live at the scene because we will deal with this closure for quite some time. two polls have been taken out, duke energy is working to get the power restored and get the accident cleared. you will still deal of it for a little while. we will keep you updated. mark:

threatens a local school and even though the district assures students they are safe, parents are very concerned. dan griffin is live in cleves with what we have learned overnight. dan: this morning some parents are debating even sending their kids to class this morning. way they found out was through a facebook post. this is a story you are seen first on wlwt. school officials say they found out at about 5:30 last night. a taelor middle student made the threat on social media. they called police to investigate it. parents wanting to know why they were never called, they were called in past situations. they want to know why the school is not saying more. a spokeswoman for the school says it is not clear if extra

but for sure, the student involved will not be in class today. kyla: this threat comes as a middletown high school -- high school student is expected in school. this was the same day of the shooting on madison junior high school which injured 4 students. at first, the student denied having a gun but then he came clean and police say he had a semiautomatic nine millimeter beretta in his backpack. tonight there will be another meeting offering support after the school shooting. the last meeting was last night . parent said the district is working on new safety strategies . officials discussed metal detectors and new signs inside school buildings. the meeting is set for 6:00 in the school auditorium. new details after a person was shot and killed in over the

cincinnati police say they are not looking for any suspects because they have a person of interest they have shooting last night. james mixon was found shot over the rhine. emergency crews worked to revive him but he could not be saved. they say they have a person of interest they have located. the shooter claims he was being robbed and that is why he fired. the person of interest is being interviewed, no charges have been filed but the investigation is not over yet. we also spoke to someone who said they witnessed an argument last night shortly before this shooting occurred. money. that may be something the into as well.

mark: today in butler county, a hearing for 4 charge -- four people charged for tying up and robbing a man. they say they robbed david caldwell at his apartment last month -- last night. he claims they were after his pain medication. kyla: democrats were up to bat on the debate stage and tonight the root -- it will be the republicans turn. nikole killion is in washington with a look at both. nikole: hillary clinton and bernie sanders at it again. >> i have introduced. >> excuse me. nikole: it was their first debate since sanders' s upset win in michigan. >> we will continue to do extremely well. nikole: they turned up the heat deportation. >> can you promise you will not

hillary clinton: i do not want to deport children or family members. i want to prioritize. >> i do not think the secretary fully answered your question. nikole: a florida fight that now turns to republicans. >> if you knock them out, nothing can happen. nikole: donald trump promising a nicer debate as his rivals aims to take him down. >> we will beat donald trump over and over and over again. nikole: ted cruz picked up a key endorsement from carly fiorina. there are reports that jeb bush is meeting with all of the candidates except for trump s debate. kyla: after tonight' s debate donald trump will make his way to cincinnati. he will stop at the duke energy

eric deters will hear trump' s campaign. >> he ha s florida won so he can focus on ohio. florida is a done deal. he is u p 20 points, nobody thinks he is not going to win. i think it is one of those things where he takes it as they come and he can really focus. kyla: poll say trump has a tight race in ohio with john kasich. a new poll shows kasich leading trump. mark: a hearing is scheduled against ohio secretary of state. a group of 17-year-old is suing jon husted. the 17-year-olds will be 18 by the time of the general election

only voters 18 or older can vote. bernie sanders is also suing over the limitations. kyla: the musketeers got a first round bye and now they will face marquette in the quarterfinals 7:00 tonight it madison square garden. mark: so far it has been quite a season for the x-men. chris mack is the name see basketball coach of the year -- has been named the basketball coach of the year. kyla: let' s check in now with traffic reporter, india jones. india: we have been talking about the closure on summit, that is a major concern. we are starting to pick up in volume, northbound side. southbound is not doing too bad. we are starting to see a heavier volume on the northbound side.

ronald reagan. on 71, 75 we are starting to slow down. on 471, we -- let' s send it over to meteorologist. randi: compared to the southern u.s. we are not getting a whole lot of rain. a soaker of the day, one inch, an inch and a half. inside these 275 loop it has been fairly steady. plan on rain more often than not today. make sure the kids have their umbrella. 66 degrees as they wait for the bus. there is a little bit of fog but it is not really causing problems.

afternoon. temperatures should be in the low 60' s. we have additional rain in the forecast for the weekend. kyla: progress at the bank, the big step for an important development, years in the making trade -- in the making. mark: the bengals will look different next season. kyla: first, we are looking at the new port side from the cincinnati side. you will be dodging raindrops

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crews are getting ready to install the ge logo on the building. it is expected to bring about 1500 jobs to the area. kyla: this is dakota, the airport' s first therapy horse . she is part of a pilot program to see how passengers would respond. the horse comes from seven oaks farm and they do a therapy program there. mark: northern kentucky university hosting the 31st annual dreamfest. students will make the trip to campus, those students will explore their talents to achieve new educational heights. this years theme is recycling and the science of trash. kyla: the brides

this year, attendees will get the chance to win a $20,000 wedding. the show is from 6:00 until 9:00 tonight. mark: cincinnati children' s hospital is celebrating kidney day. the doctors attending today will share major risk factors for the kidney disease and highlight advances made in the field of pediatric kidney disease research rid families affected will also be at today' s event. kyla: a live look at the skyline in new york city. there are more than 100 students in nyc now for the game. you can catch them this morning on the "today show. c

accident on 75 on the ramp in the northbound direction. is currently blocked. doing too bad. 75 southbound, 18 minutes. 17 minutes on 71. 24 on 71, 75 headed to the split to downtown. randi: it is going to be kind of a soaker of a thursday and it will not rain all stop but there is a really good chance whenever you head out it will be raining. you can see lighter rain showers, highland county, adams county. as we zoom in, there is a little

as we head through the next hour, we will watch those rain showers phil right back in. that it -- take a look further down the conveyor belt all the way toward memphis and there is slightly heavier rain. the heavy rain will jump on the train tracks and roll back up to cincinnati. our heaviest rain likely coincide with the evening rush and around sunset tonight. currently cloudy skies over top of downtown and we are seeing a currently but that will not last too long. the planner for today, at 8:00 we will be in the upper 50' s, rainy at times and patchy fog. lunchtime, steady rain. 6:00, the rain starts to ramp up and temperatures stuck in the 60' s as far as how much rain,

an inch and a half. south. 3:00, kids get off the bus, same deal soaking wet. the evening commute as well, you will start to notice more yellow, indicating heavier rainfall rate especially south and southeast of the river. the back inch of the rain insight as we approach midnight. in the very early morning hours, the rain heads out, followed by the clouds. sunshine returns for friday and this will be the best day as we head for the weekend. friday night, saturday morning clouds roll back in and we will see body showers , a quick hit of rain early in the morning. hopefully drying out by noon for the st. patrick' s day parade. tonight, dipping down to 47 and as we take a look at the

m sorry tonight 47, tomorrow' s 63. saturday night, the rain wraps up again. we will see the loss of an hour of sleep. sunday i will expect steady showers throughout the day. rain expected no matter what time your race takes place . next week for the presidential primary, 71 with a chance for scattered rain. kyla: a school threat and frustrated parents. mark: why some parents are keeping their kids home from school today. >> one person is dead after an overnight shooting, why this may have been a case of self-defense. india: another live look at summit road, we have been telling you about this closure and it could remain for a while. crews are working to clear the wires and replace two polls.

mark: good morning and welcome back. another school threat has parents on edge in the three

dan: good morning. some parents are so frustrated to the point that they are not even going to send their children to school because they do not feel the school district handled the situation the right way when it comes to communication. they made a post on facebook saying taylor middle had a threat inducing panic. school officials say they are working with cleves police and students will be safe today. parents are wanting to know why they found out on facebook instead of getting a phone call. a spokesperson says it is not clear if there will be extra security on campus but she knew for sure the student involved would not be here today. we are live in cleves.

rhine. cincinnati police investigate this latest homicide. andrew: there are a lot of questions the cincinnati police still have but they spent time questioning a person of interest this morning. this happened late last night, 31-year-old james mixon was shot. police were called around 10:00 and found him on the sidewalk. police quickly found a person of interest and spend time questioning him. when they arrived on scene there was talk of it being self-defense. the shooter claims he was being robbed at the time. we also spoke to someone who says they witnessed an argument involving be victim not long before the shooting took place, and argument about money. police continue their investigation, no charges filed at this point.

morning, five people confirmed dead, another three injured after a shooting outside of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it happened during a backyard party or cookout. the police are looking for a pair of gunmen who fired from the alley. they have no one in custody and no motive. kyla: republicans will take the debate stage in miami. last night, immigrants clashed in florida. cnn is hosting the gop debate tonight and all 4 candidates are taking part. donald trump has a commanding lead with florida voters. mark: you will want to avoid summit road after a driver crashed into a pole. there were about 1100 hour outages. they say it will take hours to clear the road. police found a car in the ditch

>> you need extra time getting around that. randi: you do not want to get caught umbrella-less. it will be rainy more often than not. at least it is not a cold rain. you can see here in downtown cincinnati and overtop the 275 loop, a little bit of a break. this line actually goes all the way through memphis and to texas it we will see off and on showers, maybe heavier rain in the afternoon. expect a high around 64, tomorrow sunshine returns. spotty rain saturday morning , sunday kind of looks like a soaker.

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good morning. breaking news. gun men open fire in an ambush style attack in a backyard party in pittsburgh. right to the point. hillary clinton faces a tough questions about her e-mail controversy during last night's heated presidential debate. >> if you had been indicted. >> i'm not answering that question.