mark: the republican presidential candidates square off once again on stage in a florida debate. how the queen city is preparing for the front-runner to come to town this weekend. kyla: new insight into an officer-involved shooting death in december. what newly released body-cam video shows that you' ll see only on wlwt. mark: two women are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. how officials are saying the two women were related. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today.

m mark hayes. kyla: and i' m kyla woods, in for lisa cooney. we had the headlines are straight ahead. but first a check of the weather with wlwt news 5 meteorologist jennifer schack. jennifer: good morning. kind of a steady and soaking rain. the rain has come to an end. the total, .83 of an inch at the international airport. sunspots have seen over an inch of rain. it is still a little bit damp outside from last night' s showers. we do have the cloud cover in place. limited sunshine for the first half of the day. visibility about seven miles. wilmington is the exception,

there could be some patchy fog or dense fog. we haven' t seen too many problems yet and not a lot of wind for the morning. the overnight showers have moved off to the east. we should keep the cloud cover this morning and the roads should be pretty nice this afternoon. mid 40' s in the northwest counties. we' ll drop off a couple of more degrees. more sunshine today. we decrease the clouds for the midday. we have a lot more in the way of mild temperatures to come. kyla? kyla: happening now, drivers are being detoured after an accident shut down westwood northern boulevard in north fairmont. police say a female driver was taken to uc medical with minor

mark: new this morning, a serious crash in hamilton overnight. this happened around midnight when a man lost control driving on black street near the great miami river. crews had to cut open the van to get to the driver out. a medical helicopter was also called to the scene, and the man was taken to uc hospital. we are told he was talking to first responders and he is expected to survive. developing this morning, two women were fatally shot in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide last night in fairfield township. kyla: according to the butler county chief, a mother and daughter were found shot around 9:00 last night on springcrest drive. the police chief said it appears the mother, a woman in her 50' s, shot her adult daughter, thought to be in her late 20' s, early 30' s before turning the gun on herself. coming up at 5:00, we' ll have a live report with the latest on the investigation. mark: an officer down and a suspect shot and killed. newly released body-camera video shows the tense moments and the confrontation that lead up to an officer-involved shooting in ludlow last december. >> i' m allowed to search you for

of terry vs. ohio. i' m allowed to do a pat down for weapons. >> stop it with your hands. stop it! mark: we' ve stopped the video in the moments before the shots are fired. that exchange happened after officer sam hodge stopped charles reynolds for a traffic violation. reynolds is heard not complying with officer hodge' s commands and pulled a gun, shooting the ludlow officer once in the right arm. hodge also fired, shooting and killing reynolds. last night, ludlow police honored the good samaritan who rushed to the officer' s aid, even creating a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. >> he has both my thanks for assisting me and my admiration for somebody who would put aside his personal safety to rush in and help somebody else. >> that' s just the way i grew up. i mean, you have to take care of business and that' s what i did. i didn' t even think about it. mark: kenton county prosecutor rob sanders cleared officer hodge of any charges last week. officer hodge has been with

has been an officer for 24. kyla: happening today, a mother will be arraigned in the beating of her 10-month-old baby boy. aimee correll has been indicted on six counts of child endangering and two on assault. the charges stem from a swat standoff in reading last friday. gabriel was found injured after the mother' s boyfriend, neal royal, barricaded himself in his apartment. royal has been charged with kidnapping and felony assault. the baby has since been released from the hospital. the republican presidential candidates are playing nice. mark: instead of mudslinging, inappropriate innuendoes, and shouting, the gop debate had calm and collected discourse. during the republican debate in coral gables, florida, the final four republicans running for president were for the most part respectful as they discussed policy. one hot topic being, the visa program called h-1b encouraging legal immigration for highly skilled workers. governor john kasich maintained his efforts to run a positive campaign, and donald trump sent a message to his party.

be the republican nominee. mr. kasich: you know, sometimes being positive isn' t all that interesting, but it' s very interesting to my family, my children and my supporters that i meet all across the country. i will continue to run a positive campaign. mr. trump: the republican establishment, or whatever you want to call it, should embrace what' s happening. mark: happening today, donald trump may be getting an endorsement from another former rival in the republican presidential race. multiple sources tell cnn retired neurosurgeon ben carson will endorse trump later today. trump has a news conference scheduled in palm beach, florida, this morning. and from the sunshine state to the buckeye state this weekend. the republican front-runner will be right here in cincinnati, holding a rally at the duke energy convention center. kyla: cincinnati officials tell us there will be a higher level wlwt news 5' s andrews setters is live with more on the weekend preps, and how governor kasich will also be nearby today. good morning. andrew: for john kasich, ohio is his last stand, and he hopes it

victory. for donald trump, a victory here and in florida could put him on the path to inevitability as the republican nominee. today we will see governor john kasich working to solidify support in his home state. he' ll host a town hall in lima later today, and coming up on saturday he' ll be at a republican party breakfast in sharonville. donald trump will be hosting a big event at the duke energy convention center on sunday. it' s the first big campaign stop here and the first for a presidential candidate this election cycle and with that comes an increase in security. >> plenty of plain-clothes officers, uniformed-support officers ready to handle any issues that might pop on the inside, but also then, anything that might pop up on the outside. andrew: it will be a very busy weekend ahead, including the heart mini marathon downtown around the same time as the trump event on sunday. we' ll have the latest to help you get around sunday morning. reporting live, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. kyla: and make sure to stay with

special coverage of the primaries as ohio votes. we' ll have live coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. when the polls close. then, join us for a special edition of wlwt news 5 at 10:00 and 11:00. mark: let' s check in with jennifer with the forecast. jennifer: good morning. we do have some sprinkles pushing out this morning. it is a little bit damp and cloudy. no additional rain to push in this morning. we do have the cloud cover and upper 40' s and low 50' s currently. not a lot in the way of fog but we could see patches of fog with visibility at one or two miles. through the afternoon, highs back into the 60' s. another mild afternoon expected.

we' ll talk about where the temperatures are going, coming up. india: we had a closure on westwood northern all of our. that has cleared. everything is clear there. this is75 at neumann way and the roads are nice and clear. 71, 75 at cut in the hill, very light traffic north and southbound. right now things are clear. kyla: thank you. the nfl is buzzing with free agency excitement, and it' s beginning to have an impact here in cincinnati. mark: the bengals leaving, staying, and still on the market in your morning sports. kyla: a former felon hitting the runway? this convict back in the news, and what his plans are after his incarceration. mark: wow.

taking a live look outside on a friday morning. it is all good on a friday. you' re waking up to cincinnati' s wlwt news 5 today. this is what i came home for -- to work in the community, turning schools after hours into centers for healthcare and safe spaces for our kids. i'm p.g. sittenfeld. after princeton and a marshall scholarship, i turned down a job at google to work improving education. now i'm running for the senate to offer new ideas -- cut college loan rates in half, pass common sense gun safety laws. i approve this message to offer bold new leadership

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heads are turning to d.c., where the white house is hosting canadian prime minister justin trudeau, who has been called a political heartthrob. last night the white house hosted a state dinner. issues like trade, isis, and climate change are on the agenda for his visit. trudeau also commented on the presidential race, inviting americans to canada who say they' ll flee if donald trump is elected. kyla: more than 100 los angeles firefighters battled a massive warehouse fire thursday night. the fire sent smoke into the air that could be seen in the san fernando valley from its location downtown. in less than an hour, parts of the 70,000-square-foot building were collapsing. no reported injuries, and the fire remains under investigation. mark: two of the nba greats play their regular season last game against each other. lebron james and kobe bryant faced off as the cleveland cavaliers took on the los angeles lakers. kobe had 26 points to lebron' s 24, but the cavs got the win in

kobe has announced his retirement after this season. when folks know you by your first name only. a great start for the xavier musketeers, as they fight to get to the top in the big east tournament. kyla: george vogel has that and more in your morning sports. george: if this is any indication, it is going to be a good big east tournament for the xavier musketeers. opening play against marquette. a great feed and he had 12 points in the game. this next play works to perfection. the alley-oop. 10 points for edmond, seven assists. j.p. macura from long range, he had 12.

trayvon hitting five three-pointers. the musketeers blew past marquette. ohio state a winner over penn state. miami falls to buffalo. today uc meeting uconn at noon. ohio state and kentucky in action. x playing tonight as well. ohio high school boys tournament, mark slaughter was the only local photographer on team. fairmont trying to pull away in the fourth quarter. that is johnson in the lane. they take a six-point lead after that bucket. antwan johnson the steel. he finishes in style. it is taft advancing to the

aiken was facing altar. the first assist of the game. marcus harton berries the first three. penetrates off the glass and in. he had 19. carly jones with 22. aiken wins and will play taft on saturday. the bengals -- linebacker sign the five-year deal with the falcons while ray signs a three-year deal they keep sin and cincinnati. >> money is very important. i believe, i know that i am an important piece to the team. that means the world to me. george: the bengals still have six free agents on the market.

kept vinnie ray and adam jones. teh reds came back to beat the colorado rockies and take it 5-4 and play a split squad game this afternoon against the a' s and the cubs. high school basketball today. tournament action continues. the sweet 16. the mason girls and play the state semifinal game tonight. that is all the sports for now. we will have more coming up later in the day. mark: 4:47. we take a live look outside. it is the end of the work week, finally here. folks are giddy in the studio. the weekend is upon us.

we had some showers late wednesday and most of yesterday. we are expecting the highs back into the 60' s. any overnight sprinkles have moved out. it is going to be a cloudy and damp start. no additional rain is expected. 48 right now with the north wind at eight miles per hour. we will have some drier air work its way back today. sunshine by midday. that will help the temperature climb pretty quickly. high pressure across the great lakes with a northeast and easterly wind from the great lakes. it will keep those showers at bay today. as to make it into the weekend, high pressure works its way out.

re right back at it tomorrow. we have extra cloud cover on saturday. it looks like for saturday through monday, each day will increase the coverage from showers to rain. it is not a washout by any means. starting at 10:00 tonight, quiet conditions. early tomorrow morning we could see a light sprinkle and a passing shower for the midday rolling through. we will keep working our way with more moisture on saturday, more rain expected on sunday. we get back to a wet weather pattern for the weekend. 63 for the high. showers and a few stray

monday could be some heavier rain chances. we increase the coverage and intensity each day. voting on tuesday, sunshine and 74. kyla: former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest in southern california. funeral services will take place at the ronald reagan library in simi valley. nancy' s two children, patti davis and ronald prescott reagan, are expected to speak at their mother' s funeral. james a. baker, who served in president reagan' s administration, and former nbc news anchor tom brokaw will also give remarks. the funeral will be a private ceremony, but officials say more than 3,000 people passed the casket during public viewing. one notable person who will not be attending today' s service, president barack obama, who' s opting to speak at the south-by-southwest music festival in austin, texas. the president is the festival' s keynote speaker, and first lady michelle obama is expected to speak on march 16. officials say they will deliver a conversation about civic

before an audience of creators and entrepreneurs. officials say this is the first time in the festival' s 30-year history that a sitting president and first lady have participated. mark: the white house is launching a new initiative to make diapers more affordable for low-income families. the program gives low-income families access to diapers up to 25% cheaper than what is currently available. the white house says about one in three families has trouble affording diapers for their babies. the program launches at the end of next month. kentucky is confirming its first case of the zika virus. the cdc says test results on a man who recently returned to the louisville area after traveling to central america came back positive. he is expected to make a full recovery. so far, the virus also has been reported in at least 31 other states, including ohio and indiana. kyla: reducing the time it takes to process rape kits and close cold cases in kentucky. right now, lawmakers say it takes eight months for a rape kit to be tested in the state,

senate would shorten that process to 90 days. but to make it happen, it would need additional funding. the bills have made it out of committee and are now before the state senate. over 300 jobs are being cut in boone county. according to the kentucky career center, the innotrac lp facility along litton lane in hebron is shutting down in july. the first group of terminations will begin in the middle of may. innotrac corporation is a fulfillment company. the hebron facility is an e-commerce shipment center. mark: celebrating diversity within greater cincinnati. the reelabilities festival hosted an author last night who was diagnosed with asperger' s in her mid 30' s. liane holliday-willey spoke about how the diagnosis changed her life, and the obstacles she faces. she told us that having this open dialogue can only benefit the community. >> i think it' s very important that communities start to embrace everyone with differences, not just the visible differences, but all differences, challenges, or disabilities or whatever you will, but the point is, this is

mark: reelabilities has events their next is the opening of a >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. jennifer: temperatures right now s. upper 40' hamilton. connersville, 41. no observed rainfall since midnight. most locations receiving about 3/4 of vintage. 63 is the forecast high today -- 3/4 of an inch. the change for today will be a lot more sunshine and a day ry day. we do have clouds this morning. tomorrow some scattered showers. sunday more widespread showers expected in a chance for heavier

temperatures stay mild in the 60' s and 70' s into next week. 74 on tuesday. kyla: we' re off to a decent start for your friday morning commute. we' re still seeing green conditions. and the travel times are reflecting that as well. 18 minutes on 74 from the indiana side. 71, 75 holding at the 19 minute mark from the split into downtown. very clear and open roads on 71 at montgomery and kenwood. mark: thank you. let' s get a check on some stories trending this morning. a virginia man' s phone won' t stop ringing and he has an online prank to thank for that. >> most of the time they would just go, hey, is this the guy from craigslist? and i was, like, what? and then they' d be, like -- [imitates chewbacca]

mark: a recent craigslist ad asked readers to call blake webb and deliver their best impression of chewbacca from "star wars." the ad promises the caller with the best impression will win $50. trouble is, blake webb never posted the ad. he' s never even seen "star wars." turns out webb' s friends posted the ad as a prank. webb says he' s received dozens of calls since the ad went up last week. hey, remember this guy, aka, hot felon? he' s out of prison now and getting ready for his modeling mug shot went viral in 2014 after his arrest on a weapons violation. meeks was released this week, re told he already has a manager and is considering a multitude of offers. wow. an ohio woman receives a special gift on her 93rd birthday, a high school diploma. dorothy huston was emotional as the akron public schools superintendent awarded her the long overdue diploma.

revealing to her gym teacher she was married. now, 74 years laters, huston finally got to celebrate, as she tossed her graduation cap in front of family and friends. what a great story. kyla: an argument between a husband and wife ends with one of them hit by a semi. mark: at 5:00, we have the latest on the arraignment today for the husband, what he is accused of, and the details on this february accident that happened in middletown. kyla: taking a live look outside across the sky. things are looking good. a clear start. jennifer is promising us some

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m kyla woods. lisa cooney has the day off. mark: and i' m mark hayes. thank you for joining us we' ll get on your headlines in just a moment, but first a check on weather with meteorologist jennifer schack. finally the rain has stopped. jennifer: it was a little deceiving with this graphic. i want to highlight the rain total. .83 of an inch for cincinnati . today is a reprieve before more rain returns for the weekend. andy late evening showers move out but the clouds stick around. we may have a couple of spots with fog.dry dry conditions on the radar. visibility is coming in high with the exception of wilmington. we do have a little bit of a