. >> join me when danita grabs her dinner. >> poor danita. >> akron 5-inches of snow. a winter wonderland and across much of the viewing area. right now though here is the power of 5 live doppler radar. the current scan, it is quiet. mostly quiet. i will zoom in on the high resolution radar. you can see what looks to be some isolated flurries trying to drop out of the low clouds. this could easily be a little bit of freezing drizzle. not a major problem but enough to run the windshield wipers. and the next event in milwaukee and chicago. the day tomorrow. this is another big storm? does this mean snow days for the kids? the answer is no and no. 30 in cleveland and 29 medina and 32 akron currently. 29 in mentor. 30 degrees at hopkins airport, a westerly wind light at 6 miles per hour and dew point at 25. pressure 29.85. the low at 30. this date in 1883. we have been as cold as 12 degrees below zero in 2015. one year ago. remember that brutal february a year ago. snowfall for cleveland hopkins 1.5 from the winter storm last night and that brings us up to 20.5 for the sea

can you tell danita and i love each other. 31 degrees. the current temperatures we will show you 28 in euclid and 29 bedford and 25 in ridgeville and brunswick and north royalton. 31 orvil and 35 for dover new philly and ravenna at 29. temperatures are freezing in most spots. we got a wind out of the northeast at about the miles per hour. not too bad. notice the high thin clouds. mainly clear to partly cloudy and staying dry. now, let's focus on the developmenting winter storm. here it is. right into texas, it begins to take shape. gather steam and moisture and it curbs up. the track of the low dictates what we get. if the low would go south of the ohio river up here through we get more of the heavy snow along the i-71 corridor. the models are trending from near cincinnati right up between akron and cleveland, wednesday and wednesday night. and then off over towards erie pennsylvania with wrap around snow. that means rain to start as early as wednesday morning's rush. this is heavy rain. it is going to slow you down and could cause floodi

a lot of kids want a snow day, danita and chris. we'll see. >> thank you mark. >>> new tonight at 6:00, a local handyman known as apples will spend at least the next 35 years in prison, this after he was convicted of raping three women, one of those victims stood in the same courtroom with her attacker this morning. our kristin volk has been following this case for a year. kristin this man was arrested after testing on old rape kits connected him to some of his crimes. >> that's right, da knit that. his dna was the key evidence in those kits. and now we know that that handyman attacked a woman in 2009, picking her up as she walked home, then she woke up in an abandoned house. 14 years earlier he did much of the same thing. finally spoke out here at court. >> i just want to say that over the last 20 years my life has been kind of hectic looking over my shoulder, wondering was this going to happen again. >> reporter: punctuated by heavy sighs this woman bravely addressed the judge with this man, her attacker, at her back. >> today i'm

meggen hughes, abc news washington. >>> and that will do it for live on five. >>> chris and danita what is going on at six. >>> a recent and alarming rise in the number of handicapped placards. >> a lot of times i have to drop her off. >> we talked to doctors who explained why the sudden increase. is officially under way. what are cleveland businesses and residents doing and to take advantage of the money coming. >>

. >>> danita that is not the case for our governor. john kaisch spent two days with voters in michigan just like he did in new hampshire, he held a town hall and at the state university and he is scheduled to hold town halls in the steam of utica. >>> president obama says that he has every intention of choosing the next nominee but it won't hall until the senate later this mon. the nation has to go through the republican led senate which republican lawmakers will not debates or: that the republican nominateps. >>> rob port man is one of those lawmakers, he and along with other republicans want a nominee chosen after the election. port man says that he believes "the best thing for the country is to trust the american people to weigh in on who should make a lifetime appointment" that could respine the supreme court for a generation. >>> all new at six. making your vote count. >> the decision that will have law enforcement is now on high alert. >>> a truck has driven over the side of a highway. there we go. tightening the shot. a one hund

. >>> our very own danita harris was mcing the event tonight. >>> cleveland police officers in the second district are helping the homeless. tomorrow is the last day to donate to the clothing drive. so far, the community has responded with support. more than a dozen pairs of jackets, socks and items have been collected so far. if you would like to help, there you can drop them off at the cleveland police second district headquarters. >>> tonight, drivers learn the hard way why you should never park on a frozen lake. >>> the big game less than 24 hours away. and stretching savings, why those expired coupons may not be worthless after all. but first, tonight's winning lottery numbers. you're watching news channel 5 . >>> new video from wisconsin tonight. crews are going ice fishing for sunken vehicles. a number of cars fell through cracked ice at lake geneva's winter fest snow competition. no one was in the vehicles at the time. >>> death toll following a powerful earthquake in taiwan is at 18. right now rescue crews are racing to save more than 200 people trapped inside a high rise buildin

danita. >>> new details tonight about the unsafe lead levels in one ohio community. the ohio epa finished its review and what unfolded in sea bring, and as a result, the agency fired two employees and demoted another for their actions after test results showed high lead levels in the water there. meanwhile, the new round of tests show recent water samples are below the standards for lead and waited months to notify people about high levels of lead coming from pipes. >>> more than a dozen people continue to recover tonight after they were poisoned from a carbon monoxide leak. six are still being treated at area hospitals and seven were released after it was discovered the poisonous gas was leaking worked on so investigators are looking into the work that was done to it. and that carbon monoxide scare is a reminder to have working detectors in your home. >> a family heard the lifesaving beep, and gary turned it on nine years ago. it took a while to determine what it was. >> the detector saved us from probably getting sick and actually, you know, it was up high enough t

. >> danita, there's little we call those snowflakes. impacting your commute you can see our traffic cams showing wetness on the lenses, snowflakes falling, melting. with care. 31 cleveland, 31 in akron, 29 wooster to -- elyria. let me show you what's coming up next. clicker. there we go. temperatures in the 30s, scattered snow showers ending gradually as we head through the 9:00 hour. coming up this weekend for your super bowl party, interesting little scenario taking shape for your sunday. will you have to call it quits early if your team is not winning and head home for safety? we'll talk more about that. >>> two years after a simple bike ride nearly killed her, a she was riding her bike in october 2013 when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. it this is video of her in the hospital. now we're going to fast forward. today she told a judge she's back on her bike, and the man who hit her deserved to be there. >>> a trial date has now been set for the second man accused of killing an elderly couple from strasburg just over a year ago

danita. >>> new at 6:00, $97 million in federal funding is being made available to the state to rid our neighborhoods of vacant buildings. the money is coming from a fund that aims to help states hit hardest during the housing crisis in 2008. a second phase can make an additional $250 million available if there is still a need. >>> there is a bill that is making its way through the state house that could protect your child's identity and credit. state house today and heads to the state senate. would it give parents the ability to create a credit record for their child and then freeze it. identity thieves have been targeting young children not only because of the clean record, but also it can go undetected for years. >> if you are venturing out on icy waters this weekend be careful. rain, winds, and above-freezing temperatures are expected to bring melting and weakening ice to the region. the coast guard warns ice thickness can vary even in small areas. of course be careful. mark, we should see a lot of melting this weekend. >> a lot of melting right now. my wife and i went to portage co

. >> reporter: chris and danita, one of those women are in critical condition and the sadness. in a split second this wrong- way driver killed a woman who many. a woman who would help those who needed the help the most. >> it really hits home when they are young like lakisha. >> reporter: 2-year-old kenneth was driving the wrong way, kenneth was driving the wrong way. >> she would not call off under any circumstance because she felt like it was letting down the residents. >> reporter: she had finished her shift at the nursing home shortly before she was killed. >> she was, she was just a star in the staff. >> reporter: this is not the first tragedy that staff and patients here have suffered. just a few weeks ago the housekeeper was walking at 150th and meredith when she was hit by the driver who took off as she nearly died. >> thank goodness that she is doing great in her recovery. that we are really hoping to have her back soon. >> reporter: two women were dedicated to helping others. now workers, and the patients, they are finding themselves trying to mend their own broken he

chris and danita harris what is going on at 6. >> police investigating the warehouse district and the robberies. >> we are working to find out if there are any connections to a number of similar robberies. >>> plus a lake county police department's future now on the line. the mayor blaming the state budget cuts. we are learning why other small few minutes. newschannel 5 at 6 brought to you by mr. roman hero burger. >>> new at 6. a high end clothing store is cleaning up after a s.w.a.t. team responded to an armed robbery. >> and we are learning more details and taking a look at a string of robberies targeting stores with merchandise that is similar. meggan, this store has had trouble in the past. >> reporter: yes, there was a robbery here involving high end clothes and sneakers like this store. three bullet holes through the

. >> let's go to chris and danita. >> we begin with a scene from a horror movie. >> a teen covered in blood. >> and now someone says he was high. and the homeowner watched the entire scene unfold. >> governor john kaisch in iowa. live in des moines with the

here's a look at chris and danita. >>> and cell phones and crime fighting. >> apple vows to protect your privacy, even if it means going to the supreme court. but new at 6 you'll hear from local officers about how cell phone security is affecting their job. >> plus, water woes after our exclusive investigation into the cleveland water department, their customers are calling us saying they were charged hundreds and in some cases thousands of dollars from water we are investigating their . announcer: news channel 5 attics is brought to you by: mr. hero. live at five always investigating, always on your side, news channel 5 starts now. >>> all new at 6 we're bringing you continuing coverage of an exclusive five on your side investigation we first told you about last night. >> cleveland water customers charged hundreds, in some cases thousands of dollars for water they didn't use. >> the way they treat you is so -- unfair, so belittling. >> we have the overwhelming response after our investigation aired. >> reporter: new frustration

. >> over to chris and danita for a look ahead. >> a lot going on. coming up next on newschannel5 at 6:00, digging into pothole problems that should have been fixed years ago. >> that's right. we're going to have that coming up tonight on newschannel5 at 6:00. and we've also learned there are still more than 450 open cases of potholes claims, some from three years ago. that means the city has yet to decide whether they will pay drivers who want to be reimbursed for pothole damage to their car. kristin volk got her hands on the records, and we'll have >>> now all new at 6:00 we're always investigating and asking tough questions of our leaders. and tonight we learn there's still more than 450 open cases of pothole claims, some from three years ago. >> that means the city has yet to decide whether they will pay drivers who want to be reimbursed for pothole damage to their car. kristin volk got her hands on the records. kristin, you tried to ask the city why this is happening. >> reporter: i did darks knit that, and they would not tell me. they did not r

. >> chris and danita are here. charge ad with trying to abduct four little girls. >> it's an incident that has two communities shaken up. tonight we spoke to the family of one of the girls who was nearly abducted. we'll hear from them coming up. >>> we are keeping an eight on the roads. both of our storm trackers out monitoring conditions. >>> two big stories now at 6:00. snow moving out of our area. chief meteorologist mark johnson tells us what to expect. >>> breaking news out of lorain county where four girls all say morning and all of them gave a similar description of their attacker. >>> first we have breaking news out of dallas. we just learned that police have referred the johnny manziel case to the dallas county district attorney. according to the police department the case will be prepared for a presentation to the grand jury. manziel is in the center of a domestic violence investigation involving a fate with his ex- girlfriend. police wrote in the blog that they considered this case a class a misdemeanor. we checked and that's the most serious type of misdemeanor. it's punis

. >> danita harris joins us from the live desk. >> colleen crowley filed this application for the order. she recounts the last time the two were together in dallas on the night of january 29th. some disturbing details. this is a four-page affidavit. it states the abuse started after a night of partying. crowellly says the two started arguing in his hotel room over another woman. then she guess on to say when she tried to leave manziel's hotel room he restrained her. he allegedly forced her into his car. at one point he told her to shut up, or, quote, i'll kill us both. at another point she jumps out of his car and he went after her. she wrote in her protective order that he hit her so hard for trying to get away that she can't hear in her left ear. now, manziel signed the protective order against him last week. he must stay away from his ex for two years and pay her legal fees. dallas police met with manziel been charged with any criminal wrong doing. lee. >>> now all new at 5:00, we have new information about a website that police say showed naked pictures of girls from twinsburg. our

. >> chris and danita have a look at live at 6:00. >> tragedy struck twice for a local medical company. two women killed in two different car accidents. they were co-workers. now those who work with them the most are trying to cope. >>> and new information in to our newsroom involving the home family died. news channel 5 at 6:00 starts

frank and danita are here with a look ahead. >> coming up at 6:00, thieves targeting one store in particular hitting multiple locations. we'll tell you where and how. >>> calls for shots fired ends with air soft guns being confiscated. it's where those shots came from that has some within the department concerned. newschannel5 at 6:00 stars in when you're told you have cancer start with a specialist. start with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts. appointments available now. >>> now at 6:00, police are they say are targeting a popular clothing chain and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of clothes. >> police say they are hitting all the same store chains in different cities, though. only on 5 we have video that police hope shows who these men are. bob, as we can see these crooks had some very distinctive looks. >> reporter: well, frank, police say it's very important when you see this video that we show you that you focus on their hair ties. about 500 to $800 worth of clothing was stole

. >> and our own danita harris was the emcee of the event and organizers were hoping to raise more than $2,300 this year. >>> and next time good morning cleveland, we're fact checking and find out the facts if kasich or bush can be trusted and there is more to the super air tonight. why previews ads are so hot again this year. >> and from sunshine to snow. when that snow touches down in . >>> good morning, everybody. i'm power of 5 meteorologist janessa webb. the sunshine galore out there and in lorain county. doesn't matter where you are at. you're in lake county, geauga and seeing a a few clouds and that is going to pick up as we head into the mid-afternoon. as we're tracking our next storm system, our live 5 radar is on the power of 5 and not picking up any moisture. just a few clouds out there and look at the temperatures on the cooler side out towards inland locations from new philly and into stark to summit county. we're below the freezing mark with the hotspot this morning at the airport currently and at 34 degrees. what you're going to notice is the winds throughout the afternoo

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