mark: a last-second loss for the xavier musketeers. how the team reacted to the gut-wrenching defeat. lisa: a deadly accident that shut down part of 275 last night. what we' re learning about the two victims in the crash. mark: and breaking this morning, local students and parents in an uproar. how a teen is in custody after making alleged online bomb threats. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> 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.

ahead. you use here with a check of the forecast. randi: happy monday. mark: that march madness thing kind of got us. randi: it is so cold. just day warm by your burning bracket. i am out. i am done. sorry, xavier. pretty cold temperatures. many spots in the 20' s early this morning. 27 degrees in harrison. 28 in batesville. 29, hillsboro. most of the places in the low s. 31 officially at cvg. winter coat.

normally 55 degrees would be our high temperature for this date. today we are about 49, 50 if we are lucky. clear and cold this morning. temperatures around 30 degrees by 8:00 a.m. through the afternoon, expect a high around 49. windy and warmer starting tomorrow. lisa: thank you. developing this morning, one person is dead after a crash near the combs hehl bridge. eastbound i-275 was shut down pontiac grand am rear-ended a dodge caliber. rear-ended vehicle was taken to he is in serious condition this we' re still working to learn the identity of the victim. impairment could be causes for the crash. this happened not far from where a car went over the combs hehl bridge less than a week ago. this week, likely tomorrow or wednesday, divers will resume their search for the car in the

search efforts were suspended last week because of safety concerns related to the rising water. campbell county police believe they know the identity of the driver. breaking this morning, a teen boy in police custody after disturbing threats he posted on social media. mark: and this threat targeted more than eight schools in the cincinnati area. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is leading the way with the latest on the investigation. good morning. andrew: a 15-year-old is in custody and police here in district five continue their investigation. he made sweeping threats of violence against schools. what the teen wrote got the attention of cincinnati police, because they started receiving phone calls about what he said. he mentioned walnut hills and dater, along with other high and colerain. he made threats to blow things it' s not clear he had the means

as people reacted to the threats, there were more posts made saying "guess the police are coming for me." right now the 15-year-old is in custody, but it' s not clear what charges he may face. reporting live from district five, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: right now there is a police chase in the glendale area on east sharon road. right now there is no word on what started the chase or injuries. mark: president obama meets president raul castro today on the cuban leader' s home turf. the two leaders will sit down to discuss improving us.-cuban relations, despite deep differences. there will be an official state welcome from cuban president castro and a bilateral meeting between the two leaders, where the white house says the president will be candid about areas of disagreement, including human rights practices.

visits and historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people and to forge new agreements and commercial deals, to build new ties between our two peoples and for me to lay out my vision for a future that is brighter than our past. mark: also this morning, the president will lay a wreath at the memorial to jose marti, the cuban poet honored as a hero for his role in the country' s fight for freedom from spain. then the president will wind down his trip with a baseball game between the cuban national team and the tampa bay rays. lisa: a protester sucker-punched at a trump rally in arizona this weekend now speaking out about the incident. the protester, identified as bryan sanders, was being escorted out of the venue when a trump supporter appears to punch him, and then kick him after he fell to the ground. >> i had a sign that said "bad for america" and it had trump with the confederate flag superimposed on his face. i was being escorted out of the building.

a guy grabbed the sign out of my right hand and sucker-punched me. then he go to top of me and hit me several more times. lisa: police say the suspected attacker, tony pettway, is facing misdemeanor assault charges. there were other anti-trump protests in new york and fountain hills, arizona, where three people were arrested. mark: in the meanwhile, other presidential hopefuls have also descended upon the west, trying to woo voters there, texas senator ted cruz asking his supporters to reconsider. ohio governor john kasich is adamant that despite what anyone will he be anyone' s running mate. >> earlier in the week you donald trump' s running mate. mr. kasich: under no circumstances. >> all right, what about ted cruz? m not going to be anybody' s running mate. i' m running for president. mark: arizona and utah voters go to the polls tomorrow. well, the xavier musketeers

16 took on wisconsin last night. the badgers and muskies went back and forth. lisa: wlwt news 5' s elise jesse reports from st. louis with yet another heartbreaking loss for a cincinnati team. elise: a historic season for xavier came to a gut-wrenching end. these kids were heartbreaking. >> we just came up short. elise: a three point shot to tie the game led to this. a three with two seconds left. chris mack katzen words of wisdom for his team. >> i said if this is the worst thing that happens in your life, you will live a pretty good life. no one wants to lose.

adversity is gou ing to come. elise: the senior said that the sun would come out tomorrow and that he would be ok. elise jesse, news 5 sports. mark: 4:37 your time. what a heart breaker. tolo o bad. randi: by tomorrow, everything will rebound temperature-wise. for today, it is a cold the day. very close to 30 across the area. cvg, 31. hamilton, same thing. lunken airport, 35. we are in the 30' s and a bit of a breeze. it feels like 24 outside in

22 in wilmington. it may be a good idea to give the kids their winter coats. temperatures near 30 during the drive this morning. afterschool, about 47 degrees. temperatures rebounding tomorrow. let' s check the roads. kyla: looking good on the roads to get us started. clear conditions on 74 at harrison. barely any activity there. outside right now, 75 at mitchell, look good. hopefully an indication we will not see any cones. 71 toward parts of

or towards the 275 loop, things look good there. we will continue to keep you updated. lisa: thank you. coming up in sports, we' ll have more on xavier' s loss last night. mark: and the new report on uc head coach mick cronin. could he be headed for sin city? lisa: apple is getting a little ahead of themselves this year. the new products they' re set to reveal today months before their annual debut.

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mark: good morning and welcome back. 4:42. 31 degrees. a cold start to the day. checking today' s headlines, vice president joe biden is reassuring a leading pro-israel group that the obama administration stands firmly by its mideast ally. he also is lauding the iran nuclear deal. speaking to the american israel public affairs committee on sunday, biden said, "iran is much, much further away from obtaining a nuclear weapon than they were a year ago." he will be here in cincinnati tomorrow to speak in hamilton county at a breakfast. lisa: happening today, apple will hold its first event of 2016 to launch its new products.

event will be the four-inch iphone se. joining the iphone will be the 9.7-inch ipad, new apple watch brands, and software updates for ios 9. mark: tournament action comes to an end for cincinnati teams. lisa: wlwt news 5' s george vogel has the latest in sports. george: cincinnati fans, welcome back. another season ends on a crazy, wild finish. xavier losing and now the magical run ends sooner then expected. anything can happen in march madness, and that was the case last night. a three pointer from the corner. it went in as the buzzer sounded. x could not close the deal, and

xavier could have done a better job at the free-throw line. here is what chris mack had to say after last night' s loss. >> obviously, not the outcome we expected, wanted. a really tough locker room. told the players in the locker room that the sun will shine tomorrow. doesn' t feel like it, but it always does. we had an unbelievable season. it is hard to end this way. i gave him all the credit in the world. i don' t know if i' ve been on the receiving end. george: xavier led by three with 13 seconds left.

buzzer following an offensive foul. they still accomplished a lot, including a number two seed. on the bright lights of las vegas calling on the head coach? the running rebels arrested in having him take over the program. he was in the mix for the job. vegas is has not paid what uc is paying. he' s taken the cats to the ncaa tournament. anthony davis is shutting it down for the rest of the nba season. he has a left knee injury. this injury could keep map of the summer olympics in rio. a strong contender for the

this was a bad outing of epic proportion. the reds lost. he allowed six earned runs. on the positive side, there was a two-run double. the reds play the padres tonight. we have the final round in the arnold palmer invitational. there was a show with this putt from 59 feet. the drains it. jason day made a charge and shots like this foot day in contention for the win. what a shot. he needed this par putt for the win. nerves of steel. he was 17 under par. danica patrick, a little upset

three laps to go, kyle busch goes into the wall. we have a restart. jimmie johnson takes the lead and johnson wins the auto club 400. that is all the sports for now. we will have more coming up later in the day. mark: that was a handful there. a busy day yesterday. the march madness is mad as ever, especially as it comes to our kids. uk, uc. we need an extra day to get over it. randi: it is going to be a cold monday. and that to the head of problems. we' ve had nice weather over the last couple of weeks.

it did not feel like it yesterday. a winter chill early in the day. most places in the upper 20' s, low 30' s. the wind chill shoves you down. lots of sunshine, but not these you like weather today. mostly clear skies across our area. that is the way it will stay through the day. only one good shot of rain on thursday. 31 degrees right now. the wind chill factor is there. it feels like a very cool 24. 8:00 this morning, 30. lunchtime, 42. 48-50 degrees this afternoon.

for tomorrow, another sunny day, but the wind is going to ramp up. the wind is coming in from the south tomorrow, driving our temperatures into the 60' s. sunny skies today and surely -- chilly. tonight, 35 degrees with a few clouds around. tomorrow, we bounce back to 63. the wind 20, 25 miles per hour. we keep the warm air in place tomorrow. late wednesday, closer to midnight and thursday, expect showers moving in and maybe a rumble of thunder thursday night. temperatures down on friday. easter sunday, temperatures back

re live in glendale after a police chase end with the suspected car crashing into a pole. there is a gas leak. we' re live on the scene on east sharon road. we are looking to get details on possible injuries. mark: a local woman falls to her death at a nature sanctuary. police have not identified the -- have now identified the hiker as 22-year-old mary katharine stewart of kenton county. investigators say stewart slipped and fell over a cliff at raven run nature sanctuary in lexington saturday afternoon. rescuers tried to move her body using a boat, but the boat capsized with six firefighters and stewart on board. the firefighters swam to safety and recovered the body from the river. last night stewart' s classmates

>> katie was an extraordinary young lady, lit up a room anywhere she went. i called her a beacon of light, so anytime she was around she would fill a room with joy. she was incredible in the way she cared for others. mark: katie' s classmates have set up a go-fund-me page to help her family. we have more information on our website, wlwt.com lisa: happening today, the trial begins for a norwood man accused of luring a teenager for sex and then holding her against her will. cody lee jackson faces charges of sex abuse and kidnapping. prosecutors say last year jackson met his victim on facebook and then lured her to his home for sex. jackson is also facing additional charges, accused of calling and harassing his victim from jail. mark: funeral arrangements have been set for a 4-year-old boy police say died after being put in scalding-hot water. austin cooper' s funeral is now set for tomorrow at herr-riggs funeral home in middletown.

s stepmother, anna ritchie, with child endangering. they say she admitted to putting the boy' s legs in scalding water as a punishment. the next morning his father found him dead. happening today, the cincinnati fire department and cincinnati firefighters union local 48 is celebrating world down syndrome today by giving back. the group will present a check for money raised through t-shirt sales to the down syndrome association of greater cincinnati at engine 32' s quarters. jim hudson, the director of dsagc, will accept the donation at station 32 in avondale at 1:00 this afternoon. a long-standing tradition here in cincinnati where folks start lining up early sunday morning to get their bellies full. lisa: wlwt news 5' s richard chiles has more on the goodness that is the original italian dinner. >> we just enjoy monthly meetings. richard: for 105 years the sons of italy have hosted the sacred

ve enjoyed each other. we enjoyed business and share those things together along with our family heritage, where our parents and grandparents came from. all of that stuff is very important to us. it' s a bond that holds us together. richard: and for 105 years the camp washington community has served their plates with heaping helpings of ravioli, meatballs, spaghetti, sauce, comraderie and love. >> this is a whole different level. there' s a lot of craziness right now. richard: this meal has been a fellowship from generation to generation. >> my parents came off the boat, so it' s neat to keep the tradition alive here. it' s really nice. richard: like the cooking, the line starts early, and promises plenty of leftovers to share. >> i came with my girlfriend. they' ve been coming here for, like, eight years. it' s really good food here, so i said i' ll give it a try.

really. you take 500 gallons of red sauce, 23,000 meatballs, 220,000 ravioli, stir in some laughter, a pinch of joy, and a lot of friendship simmering for years, and serve. with jason sperry, richard chiles, wlwt news 5. lisa: the dinner has been going on since 1911. good morning to you. how that some of that right now. it looks amazing. randi: and warm red sauce. temperatures are starting out in the upper 20' s, low 30' s. you want the winter coat early in the day.

monday for the second day of spring. 8:00 this morning, we' re going to be at 30. not a typical spring day. low 60' s tomorrow and windy conditions. wednesday we are breezy through the day. thursday, off and on rain showers. for the weekend, easter sunday, temperatures will be close to 60. guys? lisa: thank you. a former xavier coach is expected in court today. mark: the trial set to begin after a player accuses him of sexual abuse.

lisa: a stunning finish to the xavier musketeers final game. how wisconsin was able to bring in a last-second win over the team. mark: a tragic shooting in pennsylvania. how a former trooper killed two toll booth workers before officials took the suspect down hiimself. lisa: breaking this morning, how officials are responding after a teen allegedly made bomb threats online, targeting multiple schools in the greater cincinnati area. >> from cincinnati'

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 forecast. it is a cold start to this first monday of spring. randi: i know, man. i wish it was better. highs are in the 60' s in the seven-day forecast, just not today. taking a look at the radar. we have clear skies across greater cincinnati. temperatures are bottoming out, in some places in the 20' s. 27 in harrison. 28 in walton. many towns in the 20' s. most of us holding onto 30