attacked and mauled inside her home and snug harbor suzanne story was that somebody stepfather randy brown tells us the thirty six year old saw a newspaper ad for a female pit bull that was in virginia the people who placed the ad and offered the job for free. drove her to park when it's county about a week ago giving story the dog that would kill her daughter said it did always gentle viewer people do with children in their attack marion any person seen her walking the dog and the dog was really pulling her and she was struggling to maintain control from her driveway to a friend or neighbor jonathan nash caught a glimpse of the dog for the first time a few days ago worry about my little one. if the dog gets out what is he going to do stories family member say she was cleaning the dog's crate when the attack happened her sister they are at the time unable to help story hoodie just as night and they landed to fly her to norfolk her death leading to girls without a mother round convinced that the previous owners knew the dog was dangerous. i just think that the people that owned a dog often

randy brown is a mayor here with his police chief christopher chew.hank you so much for being with us. start with you, mayor. tell us about your saving lives program. >> vai, it's a program if you're a resident of evesham township and visit any one of the 27 locations you get a free ride home between the hours of 9:00 p.m. or 2:00 a.m. via uber or other if you feel too uncomfortable driving home. >> you're picking up that tab. >> we're picking up the full tab. no taxpayer dollars. all funded by the evesham celebrations nonprofit. >> how successful has the program been? >> well, the program has been so successful to the point of when we've gotten donations like evesham mortgage and partners have donated tens of thousands of dollars. >> wow. a thousand people. was that number -- how does that number compute with you, chief chew, in terms of patrolling the streets and the roads of evesham? >> when we first start the program one of the first things the mayor and i said if we take one person home, that's a success. that's one person that didn't get behind

both brown and adams county under a level two snow emergency. randi rico will have another update on your forecast just ahead. first, it' s tax season, which means big refunds are on the minds of not only you, but also identity thieves. lisa: wlwt news 5' s sheree paolello joins us with an example of how the crime is so widespread, it can happen to anyone. people will be victims of stolen identity tax refund fraud this year. investigators say thieves use stolen personal information and file bogus tax returns. in many cases, people don' t realize they' ve been victimized until their legitimate returns are rejected. >> identity theft cases can be among the most challenging types of tax fraud for us to handle, and we understand it is very frustrating for the individual. >> think it can' t happen to you? think again. one of the victims is our very own investigative reporter todd dykes. tonight at 6:00, he' ll share what happened to him. plus see what it takes to fight , back and make sure you get the money you are entitled to. that' s tonight on wlwt news

. >> randy starts time as a brown lasting just one season he was waived as was the time and as the huge action regime reshapes the roster, ray horton, was back b at the media center in berea checking in with the local mediac , returned after two seasons away from cleveland . he veteran joe hadeng who'll be making a comeback for those concussions from last season, horton says he has met with joe. >> i love his leadership ability and as long as he is healthy, he will be on the field started for usi and expecting good things out of joe haden.ng >> he says that he will talk to paul kruger who seemed upset at his role last season, when he was rushing some touristy quarter back about dropping into coveragert will try try to suit the style that fits them best and i think that would that would habit of rushing the passer more than last year.u i think they're going to go for a quarterback, t there are three good options, my preferences the kid from california i think he is the is the best of the three and i think that they probably starting the era. >> does not necessarily to play the first week

browns made a few moves. they parted ways with jim dray and randy starks. they also introduced hugh jackson's coordinator. ray horton is back, second tour of duty as a defensive coordinator. his objective is to build the browns as a monster defense as that's about change, constant change in the nfl. there is going to be change no matter what happens in this business and we have to find a way to become a suffocating championship defense. do. do we have work? yeah, we do. yes, we do. >>> good to see the coordinators, and the trades are the big talk of the day. and fans will move andy. a very nice guy. cavs are the highest played roster. >> does it makes us better? >> i think so. channing frye can get into open space. he can hit three-pointers and his offensive game was limited. you lose defense here. let's see what happens to those two offensive roster spots. joe johnson is the guy they want from brooklyn. >> they have two spots, right? >> let's not forget they are in first place in the east. >> right. >> let's quit worrying about the warriors. >> you, stop worrying about the warriors. >> see you at 11:00. >

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randi: you can see the have you snow showers through clermont, brown, and adams county. we will see off and on snow showers through the evening commute. most places will not see additional accumulation, but some towns could see an additional half inch. tomorrow we are cold, but we warm up in perfect timing for the weekend. >>> lights, camera, access. >> my thought was, there's a stalker out there and that he's going to kill her. >> revisiting the peeping tom video trauma takests toll on erin andrews and her father. i'm billy bush, as we learn ev more about erin's ongoing ordeal. >> sheold him, if you make me do this, i'm going to throw up. >> jerk, idiot, racist, sexist. >> melania takes on the tough questions abt her bombastic >> do i agree all the time? >> uh-huh. >> wh him?

randi: people to forget about it . you know what i mean? we do have some snow showers. right now brown county is seeing the heaviest snow. the 68 corridor. sardinia is getting some snow. it will slide toward augustine. bethel also seeing snow showers early this morning. the rest of the day, generally cloudy. 6:00 this morning, 28. 35 by 6:00 this evening. things are warming into the 40' s tomorrow and near 60 on friday and saturday. mark: thank you. a murdered middletown mom being remembered today. >> place to play in over the here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. oooh, i think i saw dessert! hey! steven stay strong! what's that? you...you want me to eat you? honey, he didn't say that! don't fight your instincts! try our lemon bars, brownies, t fiber one. giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. "name your price tool" phase. whatever. mark: co

randi: plan on it for most of us. light blue for most of the area. southern brown county and adams county, not seeing a lot. you are the ones right now that aren' t dealing with any additional snowfall. for most of us light to moderate snow, and heavier in warren county and clinton county. heavier snow bands have set up, and that is why there is a bull' s-eye over wilmington, martinsville, and blanchester. yesterday i said two inches on average, you will be closer to in those -- closer to 4 in those most of us are in the 1 to 3 inch zone. union, independence, alexandria -- on a two hour time lapse you can see the deeper blues have been in the northern communities. the national weather service has upgraded most counties in ohio to a winter storm warning until lunchtime. after that, the advisory will hold on until tomorrow morning. it is not all of hamilton, clermont, and brown counties that are seeing the snow, it is the northern parts of those communities that are seeing totals upwards of two-inches. one-inch to three-inches for bull' s-eye north of hillsboro. if we see upwards of snow, those areas will be

randi: downtown cincinnati, no big deal. it is our eastern community' s, highland, brown, atoms that are still dealing with rain showers. rainfall rates slowly decrease. that heavy rain we have overnight, now through center portions of ohio. moving through brown county at this point. for today, if you' re heading out the door, to get in a run for current temperatures. rain showers coming to an end. later in the day, it will be windy and cold. 6:00, sitting at 45. coldest air tomorrow -- cloudy skies and the high around 35 but we warm up again by the weekend. lisa: finding revenue for the streetcar. the latest financial concerns for the project and the push for a new direction. the issues heavy r mark: heavy water after the rain. the latest conditions. lisa: a toddler found wandering in the cold heart how local officer stepped in. mark: new hampshire in the spotlight. how the presidential candidates are taking to the granite state with less than a week before the primary. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: 6:30 on wednesday at a live look right now outside. it is national signing

brown clinton hamilton...... which means hazardous conditions on the roads.... we also have more than 300 school closures and delays... lets get right to randi rico for your snowfall totals and a check on when this system might be moving out... monday - 6am wednesday winter storm warning until noon tuesday for butler, warren, clinton, hamilton, clermont, brown counties snow showers and flurries will continue off and on through wed morning. cumulatively speaking 1-3 inches is possible by then. the snow will not be steady, but in burst and locally heavy. spots could develop so use caution when driving as areas of black ice and snow covered roads will become an issue. the cold will be made worse due to blustery winds. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin strudel. >>> it's fat and spanky tuesday. and we're waiting for our handsome guys to tell all. >> and we have the single and adorabl

we' re heading to adams county, brown county, both with a level two snow emergency. randi was talking about the snow going to the east of the main part of our area. this is where it hit, 32 eastbound. mark: thank you. ohio governor john kasich will head to south carolina today. he spent monday in michigan, where he promised to keep his cool. mr. kasich: i' m not going to let other way, but i am not going to be launching all these negative ads. mark: michigan' s primary vote takes place a week before ohio' s. kasich is counting on big showings in both border states to pick up delegates. lisa: nothing could be more political than the battle currently underway to nominate a new supreme court justice. wlwt news 5' s miriah turner has the latest on who could replace the late antonin scalia. good morning. miriah: president barack obama says he will nominate a replacement for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia, and when he does, he expects the senate to fulfill its constitutional duty. but senate majority leader mitch budge, saying in a statement, "the american people

randi: in and around downtown it was not much more than flurries. but you can see -- southern portions of claremont and brown in adams counties. that band did intensify south of acadia. -- 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: a

randi: the happiest areas of snowfall, 68 and east. it looks like 68 is the divider the snowfall rate has decreased through brown and adams county. you are dealing with lighter snow showers into adams county for about the next 60 to 90 minutes before it finally moves out. the cleanup begins for those towns hit hard with the snow. closer to downtown fog is the big concern. a dense fog advisory until 8:00. snow-covered roads east of 68. if you' re hoping for some sunshine today, it is not in the cards for us. temperatures in the upper 30' s today and tomorrow. sunshine returns on thursday. then we get the warm up. s this weekend. what is the latest? kyla: 68 and east you may deal with snow-covered roadways. the side streets. we have seen favorable conditions even with the snowfall out there on the roads. fog seems to be the bigger acer closer to the 275 loop. a little hazy as you can see on our traffic camera. 32 near clermont county. traffic is still moving along pretty good at this hour. camera. lisa: thank you. a bigger conference is the goal, but is the university of cincinnati making any inroads? about the big 12 and if that c

randi: you can see the more intense the blue, the heavier the snow. it is much lighter as you go south of batavia, mount orab, and peebles. brown county is included in the winter storm warning. you can see middletown, mason, wilmington, hillsboro is the hotspot of the heaviest snow fa ll rates and likely the worst road conditions. downtown lebanon, i checke d this visible lane. it is going to be hit and mi ss as far as whether your streets are snow-covered or clear. i expect more delay totals especially north of the river and north of the looop p. on the way home from school, temperature about 28 degrees with flurries. the difference between yesterday and today is the temperatures. we' re back down to colder temperatures and it is much more fine as fine as the flurries. kyla: we are dealing with some dicey conditions. this is butler county and we have a vehicle in the middle of the median of 75. there may have in a spin out we are seeing some spin out conditions and some very slick roadways, especially in our northern counties. you can see the snow-covered off to the shoulder, only given you one good travel lane. i think that i

brown. thanks for watching "early today." mark: fog likely to be a problem this morning as you head out to work. meteorologist randi rico tells s supposed to move out and a live look at road conditions this morning. lisa: a possible suspect in the homicide case of middletown mother brittany russell. the charges this suspect faces in court this morning. mark: and breaking news this morning. what we' ve learned about a deadly fire at a mason home that sparked early this morning. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. mark: good morning, everyone. i'

brown. thanks for watching "early today." mark: is there more snow in the forecast or is a warmup on the way? meteorologist randi rico has your latest weather report. >> it' s winter. it' s mother nature. >> the motto is to stick with it. lisa: after our latest dose of winter weather, team coverage on how road crews are doing when it comes to clearing local streets for your morning' s commute. mark: other parts of the nation also battling the cold. how the terrible chill created some beautiful sights. [captioning made possible by wlwt-tv] >> from cincinnati' s wlwt,

brown elementary school building. a safety team will now meet with state officials to determine what happens next. randy: this morning dozens of people are facing charges accused in an underage drinking party that got out of control. the eye's kelley tuthill is live outside brockton district court where some of them will go before a judge today. snell randy, 41 people arrested in total. with that many involved, we're only expected to see a handful here in court this morning. the party took place overnight ave. it's just a few blocks from bridgewater state university. officers arrived and immediately called campus police for backup as people started climbing out first-story windows. inside, officers found a large amount of alcohol and several safety hazards. >> the place is always a mess. there's beer cans or bottles. what you're looking at right there right now is the norm. kelley: the building commissioner deemed the house unsafe to live in because of the lack of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. include underage drinking, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace. live in brockton, kelley tuthil

randi: as we look at the radar, you can see everybody is dealing with the rain will stop heavier pockets in northern portions of brown county and middleton and trenton. if you look to the south him a break in the action south of the 71-75 split. this is good news. of the morning rush, but we will see the rain become more scattered. it has been steady for hours. it will be off and on toward 8:00 to 9:00 and continue that way through the day. this morning, heavy rain. scattered rain this afternoon, maybe thunder. changes over to snow before midnight. to mark, when and snow. the initial bands will not away but they will stick. we could see one to two inches, most places closest to does closer to one inch.

randi: a chilly start to the day, temperatures in the teens 19 degrees at cvg, 18 in hamilton. 20 in wilmington. brown county, looking at 20 also. a cool start to the day. if you parked outside, it is a frosty start. you will have to bust out the ice scraper. for the morning drive, that is your only issue. lunchtime, sunny, cool, in the 30' s. if you have big friday night plans, should be clear and not bad. warming up through the weekend. saturday, upper 50' s. super bowl sunday, upper 40' s tomorrow, the 50' s for super bowl sunday. all in all, savor the next three days because next week features a. -- features a cool snap. you can see flurries and snow showers tuesday and wednesday next week. mark: thank you for joining us.

randi: some spots are getting a breather. been watching this radar for 4.5 hours. throughout the last four hours, the deepest blue has stayed put through clinton county, warren county, and northern brown, northern highland county. here is a live look through the bank building weatherbug camera in downtown lebanon. the good news is that the road is visible. earlier when i checked it, it was snow-covered. wilmington, the highest total at four inches. lebanon, 3.5. most others, two inches or less. georgetown, two inches. if you want to know how much more -- through the morning hours, snow showers will taper off between 10 :00 a.m. to noon. we will fast-forward as the system rolls through this evening with some dance off of lake michigan. tomorrow morning, we are looking at many towns north of the ohio river getting an extra inch or 1.5 inches extra. we' ll look at the timeline in a couple of minutes. mark: looking at our live drive-in the mason-area, where schools have closed. drive look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mark: welcome back as we continue our coverage. lisa: dan griffin is givi

randy: the 58-year-old woman victim is still in the hospital. the man has been released. witnesses say they saw a brown or gold minivan leaving the scene. someone is shooting at cars and homes in falmouth, and police need your help identifying who's behind it. the suspect or suspects are damaging the windows of cars and homes across town. police say they're using a bb-gun or airsoft gun to break emily: a hearing is set for today on a bill that would ban puppy mills in boston. the proposal from city councilor matt o'malley would ban the sale of commercially-bred puppies and kittens at pet shops. it would also prevent the sale of animals in public parks and on city streets. the public hearing is at 11:00 a.m. at boston city hall. & shop workers may be preparing to walk off the job. the union voted to authorize a strike yesterday. they're at odds with the care, pensions, and wages. there is no date set for a strike, and both sides are still negotiating. the mbta will debate fare hikes at a meeting today ahead of a vote next week. that's as the agency is expected to announce cuts to its massive deficit. th

brown, age 20, was shot and killed on january 11 during a ome robbery in wilmington, delaware. joshua morrisson, age 18, was killed near a house party, january 17 in glouster county, virginia. randy peterson, age 64, was a bank president, shot and killed uring a robbery on january 21, in eufaula, oklahoma. kevin mcgraph, senior, age 47, and shama mcgraph, age 42, were killed at their family home on january 23 in crestview, florida. albert, age 2 , was killed outside the home on the road. jason and jakea mclemore, a father and son, aged 44 and 17, were killed at the gun store they owned in a dispute over a $25 service fee. this was on january 23 in peril river county, mississippi. sasha nicole bell, age 16, and silver, age 19, were killed outside a liquor store on january 23, in los angeles, california. an unidentified man was killed at a mexican restaurant on january 25 in paris, california. james train, age 23, and jeannine, age 45, were killed at a homeless encampment on january 26 in seattle, washington. the dooly father, including mother, father, son, daughter and gran mother were killed at their family home on january 27 in chesapeake, virginia. the shooter, their son, camer