this is miriah turner. miriah: good morning. jonathan: how are you? miriah: doing well. how about yourself? jonathan: doing well. interesting light box you got from the pharmacist. miriah: i was going to ship it off to my mom just because she is one of the people that i know it's amazing. you think that the holidays are over and that's why you kind of hit the slip. it's really the clouds, the cold that affects your mood. jonathan: we've got those this weekend. miriah: we do. it's something you may want to look into. it may not be just the weather. you might have s.a.d. today looking a little sad in terms of the clouds. we have flurries this morning. we see colder temperatures as we head into next week. it will be a little depressing for those looking for spring-like days. we're in the middle of january. it's almost out of here in terms of the winter weather. february, then things look better. we're starting to feel more so our average. temperatures today in the mid 30's. our average is upper 30's. we're close to. that we're cooler than yesterday. yesterday we almost topp

miriah turner has a look at the other areas struggling to stay warm, miriah: this week it is in full force. plows are struggling to keep up and they are near wide-out conditions in the northeast. walking is tough in chicago. >> it is cold. >> a lot of layering. we are -- t go in. miriah: you do not want any skin exposed. six fire trucks froze up. if you' re going outside today, fashion sense makes no sense. where all of the extra layers that you can. from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. mark: thank you. the emergency cold shelter of northern kentucky has its doors open to adults this morning. covington says it offers an accessible place to get warm and enjoy snacks, even on holidays. the shelter says when the temperature dips below freezing like today, they don' t turn anyone away. >> one of the guests came in and said, wow, it' s so warm in here. and that just speaks volumes about what we need to be doing, both as a shelter and a community to address this issue. mark: the emergency shelter is open every night from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. after november 1st. then, agencies

wlwt news 5' s miriah turner explains. miriah: first off, if you' re prone to procrastinate, you' re going to have four extra days to file this year. the deadline' s been moved to april 18th because of the leap lear. something else different this year are the 1095 forms you' ll have to file, describing where you purchased your health insurance. the penalty for not having health insurance goes up considerably, to $325 or 2% of taxable income, whichever is greater. also going up is the number of taxpayers who file electronically, which means around $2800 last year will get them quicker. another reason to file quickly, do it before an identity thief does. the irs says cybercrooks are as busy as ever stealing social security numbers and filing false claims where they, not you, pocket the refund. mark: thank you. "tonight" show host jimmy fallon is rallying support for flint during the city' s water crisis. the comedian tweeted this weekend using the hashtag "water for flint," announcing he' s donating $10,000 to water improvem

miriah? miriah: mark and lisa, mexican authorities now want to speak with sean penn and mexican soap opera star kate del castillo about their secret trip to meet drug boss joaquin "el chapo" guzman. "rolling stone" published an interview "el chapo" guzman reportedly did with sean penn, who said the two met secretly it' s first interview in decades. he only agreed to take the questions, penn writes, after a previous seven-hour face-to-face meeting days before a failed penn quotes el chapo as saying, "i supply more heroine, meth, and marijuana than anybody else in the world." on friday, the attorney general said guzman' s desire to make a movie about himself and his interaction with producers and actors eventually led to his arrest. this isn' t the first time penn has dabbled in journalism. he' s previously written articles for "the nation" and "the san francisco chronicle." in this case, "rolling stone" says it agreed that the piece would be approved by the subject. the magazine says "el chapo

``miriah? ``miriah: mark and lisa, this dog ``has truly overcome some scary ``obstacles in his life, and still ``spends his days giving back to ``people. ``meet buddy. ``he is a 7-year-old service dog ``who spends his days visiting ``people in hospice with his ``owner. ``buddy was rescued from abusive ``conditions years ago and had to ``be rescued again recently after ``being mauled by another dog. ``his owner says the pit bull, ``which wasn' t on a leash, grabbed ``buddy by the neck before ripping ``open buddy' s side. ``the pit bull' s owner was ordered ``to hand the dog over and is now ``in jail because he tried to fool ``authorities by providing ``another, innocent dog in his ``dog' s place. ``that dog, named baby, is now up ``for adoption, and buddy has ``thankfully healed and is back to ``work. ``buddy' s owner says he doesn' t ``hold resentment against the pit ``bull breed and doesn' t think ``they' re all violent. ``he also said that had the dog ``been leashed, the whole ``avoided. ``ma

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miriah turner tells us now how he survived. miriah: mark and lisa, we do want to warn people that some may consider this video graphic. just up the road, a preble county deputy is recovering after this scary moment caught on dash-cam video. captain brad moore was at the scene of a crash when he was hit by a semi driver trying to make an oncoming train hit the truck, and moore could not get out of the way when the truck suddenly changed direction. he says a small incline near that bush sent him rolling to safety, downhill and away from the semi' incredible. the only injuries he' s left with? 25 stitches for two gashes on his head and a broken left hand. captain moore says he' s looking forward to getting back to work and hopes to get a doctor' s approval to return to light duty next week. mike: a pair of local carolina connections could help the nfl' s panthers on football' s biggest stage. in case you missed it, that was one of our top stories last night at 11:00. many local football fans have followed the pro bowl career of li

miriah turner has a closer look at the project that is starting miriah: [no audio] miriah: 70 new photographs on the streets of one of the nation' s most historic districts are offering viewers a window into the past. the new look here exhibit in one of cincinnati' s oldest neighborhoods is two years in the making. black and white photos illustrate what familiar places looked like at other periods in time while creating an active experience for viewers. the historic photographs range in time from the late 9teenth -- 19th century through the 1940' s, educating some and preserving the memories of others. many pictures lack a caption challenging viewers to ask questions find personal meaning , and construct their own understanding. the exhibition runs until march. you can find a map to all the pictues. as well as explanations on wlwt.com. lisa? lisa: their equal. -- very cool. a new 24-hour a day pilot program at u.c. health is taking off. one that puts local specialists in contact with more patients than ever. the technology looks simple, web cam on the other. doctors at uc health can provide i

``miriah: a disturbance in the ``force. ``"star wars" fans will have to ``wait seven months longer than ``anticipated for the followup to ``"the force awakens." ``disney has moved the release ``date of "episode eight" from may ``to december of 2017. ``it' s understandable. ``if you opened a movie in ``mid-december, and it broke ``dozens of box office records, ``wouldn' t you release the next ``movie at the same time of year, ``too? ``randi is talking snow on friday, ``but i don' t think it will be ``enough to create a rival for ``"frozen" towering 12 to 13 feet ``tall is now waving to passers-by ``in grand rapids. ``father and daughter team jeff ``and samantha spent almost an ``entire day last week building ``the snowman. ``they say they have been building ``giant snowmen for years and the ``best part is spending time with ``family. ``a recent survey conducted by the ``american council of trustees and ``alumni showed that nearly 10% of ``college graduates think that ``television star judge judy is on ``the supreme court. ``

this is miriah turner. how are you? miriah: doing good. having to be here on a weekend. jonathan: what's this about cold temperatures? miriah: it's been a roller-coaster. jonathan: are we going back down? miriah: going back down. i don't know what that part of the roller-coaster is called when you -- like the hills or something. jonathan: mid section. miriah: i feel like we're approaching that huge drop. we're plummeting all the way down to single digits for monday. about the m.l.k. day march. it will feel like subzero six. today we're looking at the temperatures in the 30's. yesterday we were almost 50 degrees. we topped off at 49. this morning we're starting off in the low 30's. 31 at cbg. near dayton 31 as well. we had the cold front roll through. we have another arctic front to our west that will be bringing us from the arctic cold temperatures. drier air potentially could squeeze out a flurry or two as theers are of the moisture from the front miriah: expect the morning hours to be 30 degrees. stray flurry possible. your feel-like temperature, whatever the actual te

miriah: feta. according to punchbowl.com, the average american consumes about 31 pounds of cheese each year. it' s 50 pounds. there are more than 900 known cheeses in the world, and they can all be classified by texture. i think there are more than 900. to celebrate national cheese lover' s day, whole foods is offering a 20%-off deal on all of their organic cheeses. the store carries upwards of 1500 varieties of cheeses across their stores, so try something new today. after three months of waiting, cinnamon bun-flavored oreos are finally here. the cookies hit grocery store shelves yesterday and feature sandwiching cinnamon bun and frosting flavored creme. this week also sees the triumphant return of red velvet oreos, which were launched last year around valentine' s day. the release kicks off a year of specialty flavors as part of a new oreo marketing campaign called the wonder vault. i wonder what is going to come out of the vault next. a real-life rescue for actor jamie foxx after police say a dr

miriah is in for that. miriah: i hope you enjoyed yesterday's temperatures. almost 50 degrees in the afternoon. arriving ahead of the cold front that came through. that's brought our temperatures into the 30's for today. we have an arctic front on the way. that's going to move through tomorrow, bringing temperatures into the 20's tomorrow and then frigid air returning by monday. we're looking at temperatures in the teens. chilly today. you can see the front to the east and the moisture to the east with that. so moving out of the area. chance for a lingering flurry possible this morning. as we head into the beginning of next week we see the front that will bring cold temperatures. some of the colder temperatures we've seen this winter season and this year. these are going to be significantly cold. you'll want to prepare for that because we have a lot of outdoor activities for martin luther king jr. day on monday. so a lot of marches happening outside. satellite and radar showing clouds today. those will stick around into the tomorrow and then the front brings

miriah: we love it. mr. anderson walked away with a swag bag full of goodies from our friends bob and marianne from warm 98 and the team at modern office methods. best of all, the class was treated to a pizza party by westshore pizza. if you have a teacher you think go to wlwt.com. look under the contests tab for favorite teacher. lisa? leaders are going to discuss the plan to move nine historic murals from cvg to the duke energy convention center. the city planning commission will meet today and focus on the location for the murals. right now the plan is to have them displayed outside the convention center after they are moved from airport terminals set for demolition. mark: lebron james is trying out reality tv to help entrepreneurs in ohio. the nba star is giving four aspiring businesswomen and businessmen the chance to realize their dreams all while helping revitalize cleveland. james will have help from a business partner to mentor the entrepreneurs. the show will debut this summer for folks in ohio. ra

from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. lisa: a call to end gun violence in winton terrace after a man was shot in his home this weekend. the group cease-fire held a prayer vigil last night. faith leaders say they go out into the community to show kids and teenagers there' s more to life than violence. they say they didn' t have it easy either, but they got help. >> we were able to overcome because we had people like ourselves, coming to them, telling them, look, that ain' t the way you want to go. you know, two things are going to happen. you going to go to prison or you' re going to get killed. and that' s not what we want for you. we want to see our young kids grow up. lisa: cease-fire says it wants to pray with kids and show them other options, like sports at local rec centers. mark: the democratic presidential candidates all appeared on the same stage last night at iowa' s drake university for a town-hall-style event. hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o' malley appeared separately, and were questioned by a mo

miriah: and they are trying, you know? mark: let' s check in with randi rico to see what is happening outside. randi: the big headline today, looking of the cold air today and tomorrow, snow is possible on wednesday. a lot of height on social media already about friday' s storm. we will tell you why that is not a huge issue just yet in a couple of seconds. windchill advisory in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. not as quite as bad across the southern communities where it feels like zero to five below. when you take a look at the wind chills across the area, you' ll see right now starting out with mostly cloudy skies, lake effect snow coming off michigan. that is not headed in our direction today. we have seen a couple of light flurries. here' s the breakdown. right now the temperature about five degrees or so. the wind is around 10 miles lower, so it feels like 12 below zero to 80 sort of exposed skin outside. temperature wise, as cold as 3 for wilmington, batesville, as warm as 8 in bebe. i 5:00 this afternoon, only in th

from the live alert desk i' m miriah turner. lisa: federal officials in two states say they have arrested people on terrorism related charges. according to court documents in california, a 23-year-old man in sacramento, was trying to travel to syria, to fight alongside terrorist organizations. and in texas a houston area man was indicted, on charges that he tried to provide support to the islamic state. arrests might have prevented a terror-related incident. it is 4:36 right now. stock markets in china were off to a bumpy start today. reopening after shutting down due to a plunge in prices. china' s main stock index plunged 7% yesterday. before trading was automatically halted after just 30 minutes. the selling spread across continents sending indexes sharply lower in the united states and europe. the dow tumbled nearly 400 points. we' re just one day away now from the bengals wild-card showdown with the steelers. getting ready. the bengals tweeted these pictures from the field yesterday. you can see the wildcard logo on the 25-

miriah: it really is. mark: i saw a piece where they were talking to a pediatrician and she had just lost someone and she was in tears. it is so bad. mark: did it just recently miriah: they made a change to the local resource three years ago? mark: it is just coming to light when they see these elevated levels of lead in the kids they were testing. all in the pipes. tough situation. lisa: speaking of kids, heading to school this morning? let' s get to the rest of forecast. -- bus stop forecast. randi: showers rolling into the south but it won' t get going until we head into the lunchtime hour and early afternoon. by and large, this is somewhat hit harder to the south of cincinnati. -- the system hits harder to the south. moving into the louisville and lexington. the bus stop forecast today, checking my twitter account this morning, tons of people asking if they get a snow day. it really depends on where you are butler county, school, warren county, school. no problems, just cold, 22 degrees. on the way hom

from the live alert desk i' m miriah turner. lisa: as for the democratic candidates, they will debate for the fourth time this weekend. nbc news is hosting the debate in charleston south carolina. nightly news anchor lester holt is the moderator. the debate airs right here on wlwt starting at 9:00 right before news five at 11:00. mark: let' s get another check on your forecast with wlwt news 5 meteorologist randi rico. we hit the jackpot with these warm temperatures. randi: sharing the wealth with everyone. hamilton, 22 degrees, loveland, 25. the wind is fairly light, so most places not recording a wind chill. it does feel like 11 as we take a look at the forecast, bundle the kids up. you do not need to make sure they have just a little window for their eyes and that is it, like yesterday, not nearly as cold. the temperature all the way up to 46 degrees with sunny skies, enjoy it today and tomorrow because our temperatures do come crashing down again once you can let' s check the roads. icy roads. kyla: it did feel warm when i s

miriah: i' m out of here. miriah: talk about a letdown. lisa: i would never go back into that restaurant. miriah: we are looking at a winning forecast today. 47 degrees. plenty of sunshine. mild temperatures. mild tomorrow as well. we will see rain arriving in the afternoon. today is the winner out of the seven day. cooler by next week. it' s going to be frigid once again with morning temperatures in the single digits. mark: we have to go back to that? wow, you changed my old bedroom. with a little help from a havertys designer. he helped us, uh...reinvent the whole space. and it is perfect. i'm sure it was perfect then too, because you're perfect. yeah, i was perfect. no mom, you're grounded! it's uh...it's better now. well, my design sense is ever-evolving, so... update your space and take up to one-thousand dollars off your purchase at havertys. plus, enjoy twenty-four month, no-interest financing. havertys. discover something you. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called ti

miriah: in a hurry. mark: --miriah: mark: in a hurry. randi: i want to give you your forecast or those of you who are jumping out to get your flying pig training runs in this one. check out the twitter account. this photo. throughout the training, suite for post on my facebook page, selfies of you training for the flying pig. temperatures in the upper 30' s to around 40. friday night, 6:00 of your route running, 44 with rain. on the weekend, it is on the reference site as far as temperatures go. we will be seeing temperatures s on saturday and sunday. 20' s all day. stronger wind and maybe even evening flurries. mark: 5:25 is your time. turmoil at the top. lisa: why the leader for a local organization that supports the families of fallen military members is now resigning. former here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. ok, we're goi

from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. lisa: thank you. the debate also gaining interest here in our region. the urban league young professionals gathered to watch the debate at the gamers lounge in sharonville. organizers say on the eve of martin luther king day, many of the issues that were being fought for decades ago are still s the high unemployment of african-americans, whether it' s voting rights that whether it' s justice reform. we' so tonight we' re hoping to hear issues. lisa: the next democratic debate is set for february 11th in wisconsin. debate again january 28th in iowa. mark: donald trump and ted cruz are locked in a razor-tight race just two weeks ahead of the iowa caucus. and with time running out there, both candidates are increasing their attacks on each other. trump is now questioning a loan that ted cruz took out from goldman sachs during his 2012 senate run that he failed to disclose in federal campaign finance documents. cruz shot back, saying that trump doesn' t react well when he' s going down in the polls. he al

miriah turner is in for randi this afternoon. miriah: and we look back on the books for this day in january, the observed high as 50 degrees. that' s at midnight. the temperatures have been falling steadily from morning into the 30' s. the observed low as 36, where we currently are. temperatures will keep falling. the advertise 39, and again, it will be a chilly afternoon. the windchill factor x if you like the upper 20' s. seeing cloudy conditions and the chance of seeing a peak of sunshine. looking at overcast skies for the most part. even the chance for a flurry as we get into the later hours of today. the rain showers became through this morning with the cold front that moved through, we can see showers sitting off to the east in west virginia and eastern we are looking dry as temperatures continue to fall. we do have the chance to movies out with one little flurry late this evening, right now, taking a look at radar, you can say queen -- a clean sweep across the area. falling temperatures and a quick chill, we do have 50' s

from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. lisa: reports of an uptick in overdoses in wilmington since the start of the new year. wilmington police officials tell us two of those overdoses have proven to be fatal. they say they suspect a deadly cocktail of heroin possibly mixed with fetanyl is to blame. investigators say since january 1st they' ve seen 12 overdoses. police used narcan for the overdoses that were non-fatal. all the overdoses happened in just a four-day span from last friday morning to tuesday of this week. giving some felons a second chance. kentucky has more than 94,000 people who' felonies that carry sentences of five years or less. once released, they oftentimes have trouble finding jobs or being accepted into college. kentucky' s governor is urging the state senate to pass a law making it easier for those felons to expunge their criminal records. governor matt bevin says if the bill gets to his desk, he' ll sign it. andy dalton knows how physical the game can be. it has been almost four weeks since he broke

lisa: miriah turner is at the live alert desk with the new developments in dearborn county, miriah? miriah: this investigation started when steven rekowski was accused of molesting a 4-year-old. now more alleged victims have been identified by police. prosecutors say there are now 7 children involved in this case and rekowski was a babysitter for some of them. prosecutors say in one case he drugged a 10-year-old and recorded an attack. he was arrested on new years day after a lawrenceburg mom locked him in a laundry room. she just heard from a friend that rekowski had pictures of her daughter on his phone. >> those actions of those two women were instrumental in bringing this guy to justice. even done with the forensic analysis on his cell phone. meanwhile they also found , laptops and computers in his home which are also being mark: do this morning cincinnati , police investigating a robbery this happened around 1:00 this morning near the intersection of gest and depot. police are only saying there was some personal property taken in this area and one person was taken into custody.

miriah: it sounds promising. in the last 15 years, the average value of a lego set has gone up with pristine condition sets appreciating 12%. that' s according to "the telegraph." this kind of return by investment standards is incredible. in that same span, the s&p 500 has returned about 4.2% annually and gold about 9.6%. lego prices jump when a model is discontinued, and sets from last year are up now around 36%. products in highest demand are specialized sets like "star wars" editions. the most expensive set currently is the ultimate collector' s 2007, now over $4,000. yes. and despite circulating rumors that janet jackson is battling cancer, the singer is denying it. according to a report from radar online, jackson' s doctors found a tumor on her vocal cords and she is undergoing testing. the singer addressed those reports yesterday tweeting a video featuring her track "the great forever" with a written message saying, "i do not have cancer. i' m recovering. my doctors have approved my concerts as scheduled in

miriah: maybe they wanted. mark: snowmobile. lisa: incredible. miriah: crazy. randi: and they look cute. probably 20 degrees. they were frozen that way. we are talking about temperatures thawing out today. taking a look at your temperatures. starting out in the 20' s. into the afternoon, pretty close to 40 degrees through the afternoon and evening. sunshine early. clouds this afternoon. after 6:00, the rain chances go up. temperatures near 40 degrees. a shot of 50 in the seven-day forecast. mark: we are just two weeks from super bowl 50. that will be held in sunny california. and now we now know who is going. lisa: wlwt news 5' has more on who' s headed to the big game. elise: good morning. the cincinnati bearcats went 2-0 last week. the head coach got his 200th win . 15-6 on the season. uc coming out hot. he scored 17 points on the day. jumper and had 16 points. getting it done on the other rejection. the dagger. he also had 17. the alley-oop to thomas. uc goes on to win it. >> i think our seniors are starting to give us more production and leadership and maki

lisa: miriah turner, good afternoon. miriah: we are starting to see scattered showers in the viewing area. temperatures. it' s a little gloomy looking, but feeling great for january standards. in the upper 40' s. you can see the showers that are moving in the head of the cold front is pushing through overnight tonight and bring you cooler temperatures tomorrow. cold by sunday, frigid by monday. some of the coolest temperatures we' ve seen in 2016. again, looking at shower activities, we are starting to seize get it showers in the viewing area, but a big -- is about to roll in. with that, we can' t really escape the rain today. looking at widespread showers once this batch comes of the viewing area. and that is the overnight, we' re around the 10:00 hour when out. 48 degrees right now at cvg, 44 up north in dayton, that cloud cover is going to reprint much we can' t complain, it' compared to january standards. mark: miriah turner, thank you. a protest today -- aimed at the performed dozens of surgeries. lisa: atiq durrani

wlwt news 5' s miriah turner gives us a look at how the states to our west are handling miriah: winter weather is now in full swing and taking the nation by storm. in fargo, it was just enough snow to brush off the windshield and cause roads to get a little slippery. snow began to fall in fargo early tuesday afternoon. only an inch or so is expected, but the wind is sure blowing it around. ice jams on the rock river in moline, illinois, are causing the river levels to rise a bit. it was heading toward flood stage of 12 feet today. a flood warning is out for the rock due to the ice. in harvey county, kansas, near the town of newton, icy, slick roads were causing accidents along the interstates. areas of freezing drizzle are still affecting much of south-central kansas. then it was bumper-to-bumper traffic on interstate 44 east of springfield, missouri, near northview, all because of a glaze of ice. omaha, nebraska, also got its share of snow last night. while many places aren' t getting much snow as far as inches go, the danger on the roadways is clear. make sure to keep that in mind th

mark: miriah turner has the details as well as other stories trending this morning. if she can find them. miriah: of course i found them. so far the initiative is only in s making waves already. the initiative for civil courage online launched in berlin yesterday, pledging over $1 million in marketing funding to put a stop to extremism on the site. the announcement comes after a rise of anti-foreigner posts in the wake of over a million migrants who entered germany last year. in november, german prosecutors launched an investigation into facebook on suspicion of not doing enough to prevent hate speech. if you' re looking for something to celebrate today, how about you made it through blue monday. the third monday of the year is supposedly the most depressing day of the year based on the combination of weather, debt, time since christmas, motivation levels, the need to take action, and time since new year' s resolutions were made. of course many believe the real reason behind the research and study of blue monday was simply a way to market winter vacations. and it' s

miriah: ken griffey jr. set a record with 99% of the vote from baseball writers. many want to know who were the three writers cccccc who decided that he did not deserve their vote? @cccccccccccc@ccccccccccc voters are kept anonymous. @ccccccccccccc the writers could come forward to explain what a boat it the way they did. ken griffey jr. did not seem to care act he got the news. >> a geisha you don' t know, i am really superstitious. -- in case you didn' t know, i am really superstitious. i have never set foot in the building are never even seen the front of it. i go directly from the field to the hotel and the hotel to the bus. i never look at the front of it. the one time i wanted to go in, i wanted to be a member of it. lisa: no matter what, he made history breaking the voting record. let' s get a check of the forecast of meteorologist randi rico. hello, randi. m here. [laughter] let' s take a look at the forecast. we are going to be seen increasing clouds and temperatures making it to the mid 40' s. ther

mark: miriah turner here to tell us more. what an amazing story. miriah: 1120 community steps up. jason lonmin' s mother worked in the office of junior high school. 24-year-old lawman' s car was hit by police -- was hit by a a man police say was drinking. when the marymount community asked what they could do to blood donations, which saved jason' s lyft. s life. jason is slowly improving. occident. family and friends have started a gofundme page that has raised medical bills. lisa: thank you. yes some sad news to pass along. we are hearing from the food bank that the founder has died. he established the store in 1971 as a way to collect food and other household goods. eight years later, if you evolved -- it evolved into a food bank. a step forward for the hamilton county sheriff' s office! they finally retired their ledger books they started using during the civil war. the books kept all the records of inmates the crimes they committed and their sentence. this is a hand written ledger from 1870 at the cincinnati replaced by computers. mark: i know somebody is happy. [laughter] we

miriah: yesterday we do the rounds of snow making their way through the morning. it brought cvg, the official weather side, 2.5 inches of snow. anywhere from a half finished almost two inches of snow again. it' s going to be another winter weather event tomorrow morning. right now, seeing just like clouds and light flurries moving into the viewing area. these are very light flurries moving in, mostly on the western portion. you can see they are dissipating as they make their way across. looking at filtered sunshine, the most notable thing -- cold temperatures. today it' s going to feel very cold. we do have windy conditions with that as well. you have to factor in the windchill factor. snow early for tomorrow, and then staying cold as we have throughout the rest of the week. winter is here. what that means for us and what to expect a day we did see subzero wind chills. we just recently made it into with the more snow tomorrow, today topping off in the 20' s. 15 degrees at cvg come elsewhere springboro, 12 in,. you have to factor in the wind, an hour out of the sou

lisa: miriah turner is life. -- why -- live. miriah: the facility on gest street has dozens of beds and it will be open through february. across the river the emergency cold shelter of northern kentucky is also up and running right now. this facility is on scott street in covington and it offers an accessible place to get warm and enjoy snacks. the shelter says when the temperature dips below freezing like today they don' t turn , anyone away. >> one of the guests came in and said, wow, it' s so warm in here. and that just speaks volumes about what we need to be doing, both as a shelter and a community to address this issue. miriah: the emergency shelter is open every night from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. this is also tough weather for your car on monday aaa' roadside rescue team responded to help nearly drivers they 1000 expect to have even more calls today since many people were off monday because of the holiday. mark: overnight in westwood. a woman is forced into the cold because of a house fire. it broke out just before 1:00

mark: miriah turner is live with the answers. miriah: good morning. marvin lewis is the first nfl coach to go 0-7 in the playoffs. even after that , espn is reporting that the bengals will not fire marvin lewis. they plan to bring the coach back for the 2016 season, the last year on his current contract. meanwhile, reports indicate that the defensive coordinator will eagles' head-coaching job . the offensive coordinator could decide whether to pursue head-coaching opportunities in cleveland or san francisco. lisa: many bengals voiced frustration and offered apologies. jeremy hill said, this one is on me, after his fumble. the only thing to do is to continue to fight and come back stronger. adam jones posted a profanity-laced video blaming the rafts -- refs. he quickly took it down after deion sanders texted him, reminding him he is a free agent. mark: powerball is up to the largest total in the world. wednesday' s drawing could give billion over 20 years or over $800 million in your pocket out the door. it makes you wonder what you would do with all t

miriah? miriah: there are 70 in photographs on the streets of over the rind one of the nation's mest historic district and they're the past. it's two years in the making. black and white photos illustrate what familiar photos look like. while creating an active experience for viewer, the historic photograph franges the 1940's to the 1950's. many pictures lack a caption which you can find personal meetings and construct their own understanding. the exhibition runs until march. you can find a map to all of the pictures as well as all of the explain explanations on wlwt. lisa: looks like rain this morning. randi? randi: today is starting out wet. tomorrow ending wet. but we are warming up today and tomorrow temperatures should hit that 50-degree mag or higher. soggy weather for saturday specifically evening in game time and yes, a couple of of snow flurries will make their way into the seven-day forecast. the back edge right here. so between now and about lunch time is what we're dealing with th

from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. mark: thank you. it' s official, donald trump will not be participating in tomorrow' s gop debate. >> i see they picked me as number one, not only number one, number one by far. but probably i won' t be doing the debate. mark: his campaign manager says he will definitely skip the debate that will air on fox news because of his fight with the cable network. trump was set to take the center podium for the debate before iowa' in the latest quinnipiac poll, trump leads in iowa by 2%, just ahead of ted cruz. ohio governor john kasich and u.s. senator rand paul from kentucky also made tomorrow' s primetime debate. lisa: the race for rand paul' s seat in the u.s. senate is heating up. lexington' s mayor has now joined the race. jim gray has now filed papers to run as a democrat in the u.s. senate race. gray is one of five democrats running. voters will decide on a candidate in may. on the republican side, senator paul is running for re-election against two others. mark: let' s see what is coming our way toda

miriah: that' s a brutal switch, talking about baseball to winter weather. we are experiencing bigger cold today, much like we saw yesterday. not as cold. images will be into the teens. around 90 degrees where we are looking at topping off today, just barely shy of 20. going to be cold again, but not as windy. when it comes to the windchill factor, we are actually feeling pretty decent this afternoon. the actual temperature is what the feels like temperature is. satellite and radar showing yesterday, sunshine today, not much changing in the weather trend until tomorrow. tomorrow is only start to see things getting elected. this morning, you may have seen a flurry or two. taking a closer look at radar, we did see a flurry and sparta they saw a nice batch of through. also around the 275 live, you may have seen a flurry in the milford. all in all, looking sunny today. winter weather advisory in effect. as from 6 a.m. to 4:00 in the afternoon. we could see potentially an inch to two inches of snow. more details on that coming up. lisa: thank you. it was a frigid

miriah: get a good way. temperatures are going to be very much around the average high, which is 39 degrees. looking at low 40' s today. the counties off to the south and east that saw snow over the weekend will start to see some melting occurred. that' s the good news. in some sunshine this afternoon. increasing clouds overnight tonight, we do have changes with that as well. the average low around 23 degrees. the good news is we will be in the low 40' s and we hover there for the rest of the evening. even to the overnight. temperatures won' t be budging too much. we do see showers arriving later on into the overnight hours. sunrise this morning was at 7:51, sunset tonight at 5:51. digging a look outside, things look cloudy but we do have filtered sunshine. clouds increasing into the afternoon, taking a look at satellite and radar. the radar is dry, not seeing any showers currently. s going to be in the overnight hours that we see very light scattered showers. less than .1 inches of rain. that will be making

miriah turner tells us about the record-shattering powerball jackpot. miriah: absolutely. we are talking billion capitalized. saturday' s record jackpot, the powerball pot now grows to an unprecedented $1.3 billion. some billboards cannot accommodate the sum. it has double the previous record, when the mega millions paid out the last total. it is exactly what the powerball wanted when they made the odds more difficult. the pot has rolled over 20 times. take-home lump sum. the increase in august was in response to a serious -- in odds was in response to a serious decline in sales. mark: let' s check in with kyla on the roads. any slick spots? kyla: well, we have those sidestreets. fortunately, our interstate travel has been off to a pretty good start. you can see that reflected on air travel times. -- our travel times. county. that entire southbound stretch as you make your way inside the 275 loop, you can see the lanes all moving along at or above posted speeds. we do have a few icy conditions on sidestreets. tomorrow morning could be quite a different story. randi: tomorr

mark: miriah turner joins us now with what trending this morning. more sad news for celine. miriah: condolences for celiene dion are going out all over social media once again after news of another death in the family. last week, 43-year-old dion lost her her husband and former manager to throat cancer. he was 73 years old. then on saturday, her brother daniel dion passed away after his long battle with throat, tongue, and brain cancer. the eighth of 14 siblings, he was only 59 years old. and many of you are enjoying a long holday weekend. this monday morning is the 30th celebration of martin luther king jr. day. signed into law in january, 1983, by president ronald reagan, the holiday is a celebration of dr. king' s contribution to the united celebrated on the third monday of january, the king holiday is a time when the nation pauses to remember dr. king' s life and work, and also to honor his legacy by marking the holiday a day of community service. as a day on, not a day off, mlk day also happens to be national day of service. you can share your story of service throughou

miriah: and the bitter cold continues today. the warmest one of the day will be in the low teens, it will this evening, back in the >> you' wlwt news 5. mark: a group of americans is expected to get medical check-ups in germany, after they were released from prison in iran. lisa: five americans were released over the weekend, after the u.s. lifted sanctions on iran for complying with parts of the nuclear deal. at least one of the americans decided to stay in iran. the president was positive about the deal, but says sanctions against iran remain in place for violations of human rights, support of terrorism, and its ballistic missile program. president obama as i' ve said : many times, the nuclear deal our differences with iran, but still, engaging directly with the iranian government on a sustained basis for the first time in decades has created a unique opportunity. lisa: the americans, that are reunited with their families. in commitment 2016, health care and gun control were the big topics of last night' s democratic debate in

from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. lisa: powerball mania hit a new level across the bluegrass state. state officials even gave away free tickets. they say they' ve had record ticket sales over the last week high, so they decided to spread the potential wealth. taylor mill was one of four locations state-wide with the freebies. >> we wanted to go out and celebrate this with our players so we' re giving out 1,500 free powerball plays in four different cities all across the commonwealth to thank the folks who purchased the tickets to help us get to the world record and the fact that we' re going to break that tonight. lisa: a lot of those who received the free tickets went ahead and bought an extra ticket anyway to double their chances. mark: avoiding the problems at the polls in 2015, ohio' s secretary of state jon husted is focusing on poll worker recruitment for this year' s presidential election. you might remember the problems at more than 80% of hamilton county' s precincts, in november. most of them stemmed from th

in over the ryan, miriah turner, wlwt news 5. sheree: so the exhibit runs until march, you can find a map to all of those pictures and some more as well as explanations on wlwt.com. mike: it is a big day for the newport aquarium after its shark ray sweet pea gave birth to nine pups, six famous and three males were born weighing in around two pounds each. the aquarium says this is the only shack ray in the world to have two documented pregnancies and birthdays. the births are a part of the shark ray breeding program aimed at improving the long-term sustainability of the species. >> cincinnati's certified most accurate forecast. kevin: well, we had a real bonus day today, temperatures overachieved. we climbed to 50 degrees this afternoon after a very cold start. the good news is that we'll note. discuss. one of the big changes, rain returning after a couple of days of dry weather. it looks like we got a good chance for rain tomorrow morning when you wake up and then a good soaking likely to come during the playoff game saturday nig

miriah: mark: oh. she is here all week. lisa: mark: there are many unique ways to make a living in this world. but one illinois man has come up with something entirely new. jamie keeton has the odd ability to stick cans and other objects to his bald head. canhead keeton says he can make up to $1000 a day and even $8,000 for a weekend by renting out that shiny, magnetic dome. randi: does he have a metal plate in there or something? lisa: our director who is full of it, puns, that is, says his personality is very magnetic. [laughter] i am glad i gave that one to newman. [laughter] i' m speechless. s just talk about snow. mark: preparing for round two. lisa: road crews are getting to work in school because they are closing or dismissing early. they was on the forecast and what is ahead today. randi: it is a good thing we have snow coming because we have two bald guys on the weather staff. let' s look at the snowfall forecast. 1-3 inches of snow for downtown and areas near northern kentucky. you had 50 miles south, south of ale

``miriah turner is here to tell us ``what they are expecting. ``miriah: the east coast is ``bracing for what could be the ``worst winter storm of the year. ``cities up and down the east ``coast have equipment on standby ``ready for what could be the ``season' s first massive date out. ``the washington dc area expected ``to get hit hard with two feet of ``snow possible. ``many people are heading to ``hardware stores, buying ``necessities. ``a lot of stores in the path of ``the storm have already run out ``of supplies. ``on top of the snow, some areas ``are expecting powerful winds -- ``gusts up to 60 miles per hour. ``mark: thank you. ``major airlines also getting ``ready. ``they are allowing passengers to ``change flight plans free of ``charge. ``american, southwest and delta, ``, are among the airlines issuing ``travel waivers to customers ``before the storm hits. ``they are still watching the ``forecast closely to see if they ``should start canceling flights. ``be sure to download the wlwt ``weather app for the latest ``weather conditions and

miriah: i need a pizza fix every day. i have them going every day. [laughter] randi: mark: you know that is not pizza, right? randi: it works in the microwave here. let' s take a look. flying pig. we have this picture. this is from the snowman fun for the harrison k' waun is over the weekend. way to go, way to train for the pig. we take a look at the temperatures. about 28 degrees and feeling like 22. after work, 6:00, 32 degrees. it will feel a little better with sunshine today. you can snap a photo and send it to me on twitter or facebook, as we trained together as temperatures will go up perhaps 40 degrees by next week. guys? mark: thank you. xavier in action last night, looking to add another win to their impressive record. lisa: but providence didn' it easy on them. news 5' s george vogel has more in your morning sports. george: xavier already has some impressive wins this season. providence coming in ranked 10th in the country and xavier ranked seventh. xavier up eight at halftime. myles davis connecting for three. 13 point s for davis in the g

miriah: another winter-like day with cloudy conditions. the temperatures will only be into the middle to lower 30' s. tomorrow, the warm-up continues through the weekend into next week with the chance of late flurries tomorrow evening. that could linger into friday morning with a light dusting on the grassy areas of the greater-cincinnati area. on saturday, 50' s -- and the beginning of next week, rain coming, but it feels like

mark: miriah turner joins us with some of the fun. miriah: a story to lighten the mood for d.c. one of the hardest , hit areas with about two feet of snow on the ground. when the blizzard hit a couple officers couldn' t resist joining a pick-up game of football in the snow. the officers were really getting into it too. one officer made a catch knocked down one young man and then rumbled down the street for what looked like a touchdown. after that video made the rounds online the d.c. police , department sent out a tweet that said it was going to be the best stiff arm of the weekend including the big games on sunday. [laughter] lisa: it really looked like it too. happening this week ohio is , marking its national school choice week with a number of governor john kasich has issued an official proclamation in support. the goal is to raise awareness of education options for children including public , charter schools, public magnet schools and private schools. ohio state university announced a multi million dollar expansion in available financial aid. the president says an additiona

miriah: i said it was a great movie. 12 nominations, leading the way. the topic trending online this morning isnt so much the talented effort by everyone in the film industry. rather the color of their skin. for the the second year in a row the academy of motion picture arts and sciences has nominated passing over well-reviewed performances in the movies creed and straight outta compton. you can follow and join in on the conversation on twitter this morning the hashtag primarily being used is oscars-so-white. and after the sad news of british actor alan rickman losing his battle against cancer yesterday hundreds of fans of the harry potter series paid their respects. they gathered at the wizarding world of harry potter at universal studios florida performed a eulogy for rickman and his character professor snape and honoured him by raising their wands in the air. they also left flowers outside snape' s office door in the castle and a single lily outside the potions classroom. and a follow up to yesterdays story involving the missed kick by vikings player

miriah turner is at the level or desk with the latest. greco we are expecting to learn more this morning from an fbi news conference but what we do know, oregon protester is dead and another injured as armed group that has occupied an oregon national why left refuge for nearly a month. federal and state authorities confirmed eight people were arrested, including ammon bundy. several were taken into custody during a traffic stop as they headed to a community meeting. they' re now facing federal felony charges. we are also learning a custody. he has been identified as 50-year-old peter santilli. mark: fire crews respond to reports of a house explosion east of columbus that happened around 9:00 last night. family members have not been able to reach the man who lives in the home according to the nbc station in columbus. crews did not say they found a body, but reports say the coroner has been called to the scene. lisa: the national transportation safety board is sending investigators to the scene of a deadly crash just north of cincinnati tha