that is a burst of snow into clermont county. batavia, you are seeing those snow showers into williamsburg. it does extend across the river. this is one little line moving through. i have this picture via twitter yesterday. slush y sidewalks yesterday. warmer weather this weekend. guys? mark: thank you. the thomas more saints women' s basketball program currently enjoying a 56-game winning streak. lisa: and one player' s leadership on the court is being recognized. sports. george: xavier is back on the floor tonight against providence. welcome back. we had action last night. todd johnson leading with 14 points and getting two on the nice drive. nky would get no closer. detroit gets the win. ohio state hosting michigan. he makes a nice play for the buckeyes. the replay is much nicer. 76-66 over michigan. ooh, the troubles continue for the red hots, falling to ball state. cigars could be the big item at the opening-day parades. lupin lou piniella was recently added as a senior advisor to the reds. the division 3 national player of the week

. -- into batavia. i would not be surprised if there is north of the ohio river, fresh ca oating. so, some places may have a little bit of fresh know on the ground. everybody else cloudy skies to contend with. temperatures this morning started out upper 20' s to write around 30. a cold and gloomy start to the day. home from school, not much different sky conditionwise. cloudy about 36. you can look ahead to the fact that today is the last cool tomorrow things will be better. by friday, way better heard that extends into the weekend. we will take a look at that seven day that has a couple days new 60 coming up in a couple minutes. mark: a new initiative to beautify middletown. how city leaders are hoping to get the public involved. lisa: bringing fire to opening day. how sweet lou will be involved with the reds big day. mark: taking a live look outside this morning. 6:41, 30 degrees. thanks for waking up with cincinnati' lisa: an update now. as you can see, i-71 southbound avenue exit. after a deadly crash in this very area. killed. after a driver went the wrong way in the southbou

mark: right now an overnight fire in batavia, as temperatures dip into dangerous territory. what we know about the fire and the firefighters braving the flames and the cold. lisa: breaking news this morning after a head-on collision sends two people to the hospital. mark: plus a standoff that has lasted for more than two months expected to end today. the latest from oregon. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, mark: good morning, everyone. mark: good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i' m mark hayes. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. headlines are straight ahead. but first a check of the weather with wlwt news 5 meteorologist randi rico. helpless think warm thoughts -- help us think warm thoughts. randi: cold air continuing. we will make it out of the te ens today we have single digits. 9 in batavia. most places holding onto the low double digits. many more town start to dip into the single digits. the wind is very light, about 4 miles per hour. there is not much of a wind we do have skies that are clearing out across greater cinci

into motion. over to around batavia, i was above freezing. that should preclude accumulation. as temperatures begin to drop below midnight because right now we're seat sitting -- we're sitting at freezey, we're going to see accumulations in the grassy area. that has pivoted its way up to lower michigan. you can see the uneven nature of the snow shower activity. while i certainly think there could be some in the grass. i don't anticipate significant travel problems. i'll let you know how much we're expecting an d warm-up for the weekend. sheree: th e other big story of the night, college basketball's top team goes down at the sin tass center. xavier pulling off one of the you know it's win when chris mack getting the big win. xavier taking the big dogs or i guess the cats as in the villanova wildcats. mike: elise jesse live at the cintas center. elise. elise: xavier was not messing around today. they were all business from start to finish. they were welcoming in the number one team in the nation. they knew they had a tall task ahead of them facing a team they had never beat nn

we a have something to look forward to as we head into the weekend. 55 batavia, 55 in hamilton, and northern kentucky, fick 56 august 56 augusta. 55 in vevay, tonight low 40s at 8:00, rain mixes with and overnight, we dip to 34 degrees, any accumulations will be an inch or less by tomorrow morning, and as we go through tomorrow, snow around, this is going to fall on a very, warm wet ground, that will be lots of melting. generally one, maybe some spots, cooling south, two inches of slushy accumulation at best, but the effects will be limited due to the warm and wet ground. 30s tomorrow, 30s friday, lows in the 20s, there's the weekend warm up, and then we turn a little cooler into the early part of next week, could be a shower late sunday night into early monday morning. back to you, john. >>> 6:22, a controversial name change, the casino is changing owners and names, we want to hear from you think. >>> save your bill, and nova, versus number five it hasn't nickel. it's true. a lot has changed since that game back in 1959. now, it's the little guys on the block. the team is not supposed to be

in batavia, illinois, a man walked into a photo booth -- and stole 75 dollars. now... some suspects might leave fingerprints or clothing at the scene of the crime... but this theif left something a little different... his headshots. take a look at this. according to police, this photo you tamper with the booth, it'll take your picture. batavia police posted the photos on facebook with hopes that someone might be able to identify the suspect. a u-s war veteran landed in australia today... to reconnect with an old wartime flame... after spending more than 70 years apart. a 93-year-old norwood thomas landed in the southern city of adelaide, to reunite with 88- year-old joyce morris after flying from virginia. morris... a 17-year-old british girl, and thomas... a 21-year-old paratrooper, first met in london shortly before d-day. they lost touch after the war, but finally reconnected via skype last year. after their story went public, a raise money for thomas to travel to australia to see morris. feel a little nervous...you excited by it all, oh yes...whats the first thing

today expect temperatures to fall into the low 40s late day, 43 in batavia. across northern kentucky. we will go down to 44 in falmouth and southeast indiana temperatures fall into the low 40s, 42 in laurensburg, 30s tonight, a flurry or sprinkle possible, but the warming trend continues into the weekend. enjoy it, because look at monday or thursday, highs in the 30s as we get a surge of colder air next week. rain and snow showers on monday, and snow showers into tuesday, so colder then warmer, and then colder again into next week. john and sheila, back to you. >>> kyler strong, how you can help kyler bradley and his family by eating some pizza. >>> also, i get on the floor his this kid, i love the >>> i am told that february is national book month. >> if you could be any character in a book, who would you be, and why? it's our facebook question. >> it's a lot. >> we're getting a lot of harry potter references. >> let go to the list, brian says marshal matt dillon. girlfriend owns a bar, and he always get the bad guys. >> is that a book? >> i was wondering tha

later tonight. temperatures around 25 in cincinnati. 25 in hamilton as well. 24 for batavia. we fall to the 20s and into the teens tonight. we'll talk about when snow arrived, how cold we get. and that includes david frye, who is from blanchester. the fbi negotiated at length. and they took over the headquarters of the refuge >> new reports, kroger could buy a superintendent chain. the locally-based, are to acquire fresh markets at auction. >> and bengals player loses the fight over his suspension. they appealed the three game suspension, they can start the season. and the punishment was for the repeated safety violations, culminating with a hit to the head with steelers wide receiver, in the wild crowd round. nfl commissioner roger goodell. they talked about the linebacker's behavior and steps. pump and how >> cincinnati street car tractor about to get reaction. flatbed tractor trailer, delivered the third vehicle, to the maintenance and operation facility in over the rind. first two street cars arrived in november. fourth car should arrive by the end of february. the final one some time in march. >>>

batavia,. temperatures will fall about 10 degrees tonight. that will drop somewhere into the mid-20' s, and highs tomorrow should rebound and recover back s for a comfortable february afternoon. other than some passing clouds from time to time, the forecast looks really quiet for tomorrow, friday, and even heading into saturday across the area. our next opportunity for rain , will come in a late saturday night. i mean well after midnight, and into sunday morning. 25 for an overnight low. tomorrow, partly any. lows in the mid 40' s. 25 in the morning, up to 40 around lunchtime, lower and mid 40' s in the afternoon. here is your seven-day forecast great 35 tomorrow night. mid 60' s saturday. look at those overnight lows, down in the 40' s this weekend. drop in temperature or bitter cold for the next couple days. mike: are you ok with that? weekend. it' s a prize most bengals fans would have to refuse. one maryland woman will be cheering on the ravens, in person for free. mike: i would probably take the brenda grier is the woman. she won 20 years worth of home tickets, to ev

batavia overnight. mark: andrew setters leading the way with more on the winter weather is affecting them as a spring into action. andrew: the cold weather could be rough on all of us who work outdoors. imagine adding water to the mix? this is what firefighters were dealing with in batavia as he battled a blaze at a car wash. they called in as to help, including a be a cold to give firefighters a place to thought out when they rotated off the fire line. hold, wind, water, and ice. firefighters have to watch their step, too. >> the big thing, once water hits the ground, it does not take very long for it to freeze. we have a lot of slips and falls. we have to because his with that. andrew: they were able to get the fire out and no one was hurt. if you head outside today, bundle up. andrew setters, wlwt. lisa: our second top story and a homicide investigation involving a middletown mother. police were looking for 29-year-old brittney russell after she took up with her daughter, haven. early say russell did not have custody. she was later found dead in a car at a dayton apartment complex. the baby inside that

as we zoom on in, moving out of batavia along 68 and down towards georgetown. that line extends into kentucky, augustine, butler- very light flurries. for most of you, it is mostly light flurries south of not or right now, only clouds will remain. temperatures close to 30 degrees at cvg. 30 in springboro. this afternoon, most places in the upper 30' s with overcast skies. auto show opens tonight at 5:00. 8:00 tonight, the clouds will cincinnati. a passing flurry or sprinkle as possible into the evening hours. maybe a sprinkle tonight. there could be a few clouds around tomorrow morning but by lunchtime they are out of here. 60 or so by friday. 22 tonight as the clouds clear out. 59 by friday. 62 on saturday. sunday morning there could be some rain showers early. temperatures above average into next week. big issues this morning on the roads on 71 south. kyla: we still have it shut down. that is our big traffic headline. another look live at the scene, 71 at dana. all of the lanes are completely closed. you want to use the norwood lateral to take to75. you can avoid this entirely with

into sunday morning. today expect mostly cloudy skies, going up to 43 in batavia, and mostly cloudy up in falmouth, and in southeast indiana, we will be a high of around 42, in versailles, hanging out close to 40 tonight. here is the planning forecast. after the rain on sunday, we get a little colder early next week, highs in the 40s and 30s, a chance of shower on late tuesday we get into ththe >>> happening today, the woman accused of driving the wrong way on i-71 causing a deadly crash will head to court. >>> she was drunk and was driving and hit another car at dana avenue. looking at whether she had drugs in the system. >>> you may want to drive early to the sheldon concert, there will be more security. overly sized bags and purses will not be allowed in the arena. you won't have to take off your coats, but be prepared to unzip them and put your belongings on trays. >>> they report for spring training, and opening day is about a month and a half away for april 4th. the left field upper deck will have a walk-in bar with a rooftop beer garden and party area, the all you can eat seats will be a general se

batavia car wash, just before 11:30. this was the scene on hospital drive.there are no reports of injuries.the investigation into what started the fire is ongoing, but investigators say it doesn't look suspicious. some streets will be temporary closed around cincinnati today. it's so crews can have enough space to accept the delivery of another streetcar. streetcar. the streetcar is schduled to arrive in over the rhine around three o-clock in the afternoon. henry street between elm and race will be shut down so it can be unloaded.the streetcar is expected to be operational in the fall. this is the third streetcar to arrive in town. there are two less candidates this morning in the crowded g-o-p field.new jersey governor chris christie and former hewlett-packard c-e-o carly fiorina both officially ended their campaigns yesterday.neither did well in the iowa caucus or the new hampshire primary. for the remaining g-o-p to the south carolina primary. donald trump is coming off a big win in new hampshire... and says he'll carry that momentum to other states. second place finisher... and ohio governor... john kasich is also campai

into the evening and overnight. right now, cloudy skies for everybody, that will continue to the afternoon. many towns now above freezing, sitting at 33 at cvg, 34 batavia, 35 in georgetown. nearly 40 in maysville, kentucky. as we head to the afternoon, freezing all across greater cincinnati. rain showers southeastern communities late rain starts to mix with snow and freezing rain, it will not early for most of us, a bit of the mix. it could be some regulating snow co rridor. we take a look at more regulation and where slushy if you relation to be possible. mark: cincinnati road crews are staying busy, clearing the way for the evening commute. the city says they have treated 76% of primary roads. but they still need to get to 73% of residential streets. road crews say use off-street parking if you can. you' re driving. the city says, crews will also continue to focus on areas prone to freezing. wlwt news 5 is leading the way on the winter weather -- and you can download our wlwt app to get the updated forecast, and get severe weather alerts. lisa: tragedy at a house fire in springfield township we have just learned at least one body has been found insid

we will see rain move into the picture,er clay, right now and we're in the low 30s, and upper 30s, and the airport at 33, lufkin 31 and hamilton is at 29, and wilmington and batavia in the low 30s, a little bit of wind is making it feel colder, the radar is quiet. 34 at 8:00, 45 at noon, and the cloud cover increases we will become mostly cloudy, 34 degrees, we can see clear skies, but we're tracking storm system through texas and oklahoma, that is going to spread rain in here as early as tonight.

into space for what will be an unseasonably cold night even by mid-february standards. the last of the flurries are skidding towards the east this back to around fayetteville and batavia . all of this activity will be scooting out. there' s more around west union as well. temperatures did not even managed to crack 20 today. and those wins still out of the west. what will happen tonight? notice in illinois and missouri, the wind is much lighter. out. there' s more around west union as well. those temperatures will really begin to nosedive. we don' t need much wind for a wind chill. by morning, many of the air temperatures -- these are wind chill' s s -- but i' m talking a few degrees above zero by tomorrow with the breeze up during the evening hours, the windchill will continue to recover. it feels like it is for right now. there is an area of snow diving. skies will clear across the area. you can see the cloud cover starts to get out of here. with frigid start and snow on the ground, the high will make it to the low 20' s. that' s just barely. and right now, we have been talking about a chance for snow on friday. watch this system in illinois and indiana. it fizzles mov

into just plain old wet roadways. you can see our is east of the five predominantly rain, even though the radar is trying to paint snow from batavia to georgetown. in through southeastern indiana, may be a different story with light snow. again, melting when it hits the surface. no troubles but suspected. on the way to school, cold rain showers for most of us mixing with a little snow at times. that will be the case through the day, a light rain/snow mix. temperatures midafternoon, up to about 41 degrees. we are way above freezing until after sunset tonight when the situation changes. we could see icy spots or slick spots overnight. we will look closer in a couple of minutes. lisa: thank you. super bowl and politics collide. mark: politicians use the big game down push their campaigns ahead of the new hampshire primary. lisa: social media site joining how many accounts twitter says it has already' s is pitted over the last year. mark: a live look outside, five: 40, 30 eight degrees. we will update your forecast it just a moment. everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece co

into a lockup in oregon. his son ammon bundy has been in it's not clear what cliven is charged with at this time. breaking breaking now... an investigation is underway after a fire at a batavia carwash. crews arrived to the business on hospital drive around 11:30, to find flames shooting through the roof. officials say no employees or customers were at the 24-hour car wash when the fire started. additional departments were called in when crews had trouble accessing water... no one was hurt. happening today happening today... the former u-c police officer accused of killing a man during a the case will go kara dblbx is live downtown today's hearing. well what's next is setting a trial date for the former uc police officer..and this morning the hearing where we will find that information out is set for 9 o clock hear at the court house. vo charged with the murder and dubose who he pulled over for a mising license plate the whole caught on tensing's this hearing by the delayed..it was supposed to happen in mid november but was pushed back twice to today after attorneys claimed they needed more time to finish their taking tensing to trial. tensing has said he dubose because he f

we will see rain move into the picture,er clay, right now and we're in the low 30s, and upper 30s, and the airport at 33, lufkin 31 and hamilton is at 29, and wilmington and batavia in the low 30s, a little bit of wind is making it feel colder, the radar is quiet. 34 at 8:00, 45 at noon, and the cloud cover increases we will become mostly cloudy, 34 degrees, we can see clear skies, but we're tracking storm system through texas and oklahoma, that is going to spread rain in here as early as tonight. as snow following that rain on tuesday, i'm going to break all the details of this storm system in a few minutes, now we're going to break off traffic with jen. >> reporter: we are starting quiet on the roads this morning, we have quiet, we have had rots of an accident, vying near west seymour avenue, as we take a look at interstates, down at butler county, red bank, you can see volume of traffic picking up a little bit in some of these areas, so far nothing to worry about it at all. construction that was going on in certain spots out of the way. you can see how quiet things were there right now, can you watch the roads and see if we have any issues but for now not bad