the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it's not being used or poured out of the faucets and it's sitting for any amount of time the acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." especially vulnerable. emergency officials are now distributing bottled water. action news continuing to follow... the latest developments on the worst weather event... to hit the jersey shore since superstorm sandy! tonight the jersey shore is getting slammed. roads flooded with freezing water! chunks of ice floating down the streets! the storm surge up to 8 feet! emergency crews rescuing residents trapped in their homes! this, as some families trying to get out...on their own! in wildwood new jersey... the water nearly up to this man's wais! wind gusts up to 50 mph! enough to keep this ferris wheel --spinning! sot - seaside resident oh my god the winds are horrible its cutting you up the sand and the rain floodwaters

the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it's not being used or poured out of the faucets and it's sitting for any amount of time the acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." pregnant woman and children are especially vulnerable. distributing bottled water. turning now to dramatic video... of a taxi cab engulfed in flames and exploding! it was a close call for an elderly woman. and a quick-thinking driver got her to safety just in time. reid lamberty has the story from quincy, massachusetts. nats that, was the front windshield blowing out. listen again. nats it was one of six explosions john mcdonald heard and captured on his cell phone. the quincy man stood on his balcony, just 50 feet from this car inferno. (john mcdonald/ witness) i really thought someone was grinding their gears. that's how mcdonald describes the noise he heard prior to the fire, then: (john mcdonald/ witness) i heard t

the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." pregnant woman and children are especially vulnerable. emergency officials are now distributing bottled water. returns... a college student working to make hospitals a less scary place for children...we'll tell you how, next. it might just be a perfect day to get outside... if you're looking to venture out... the mesquite ballon festival ends today... air balloons in the sky.... the festival has been going all weekend... it starts again this morning at the casa blanca resort and casino. the first lego league robotics state championship was held this weekend...at the west career and technical academy. 32 teams competed in a series of challenges.. all designed to test their critical thinking and engineering skills. students spent the past 12 weeks designing robots out of legos to get ready for today's championship. when all was said and

the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it's not being used or poured out of the faucets and it's sitting acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." pregnant woman and children are especially vulnerable. emergency officials are now distributing bottled water. turning now to dramatic video... of a taxi cab engulfed in flames and exploding! it was a close call for an elderly woman. and a quick-thinking driver got her to safety just in time. reid lamberty has the story from quincy, massachusetts. nats that, was the front windshield blowing out. listen again. nats it was one of six explosions john mcdonald heard and captured on his cell phone. the quincy man stood on his balcony, just 50 feet from this car inferno. (john mcdonald/ witness) i really thought someone was grinding their gears. that's how mcdonald describes the noise he heard prior to the fire, then: (john mcdonald/ witness) i heard

the story. @>> reporter: personal @notifications was discussed @morning. @>> reporter: that is sebring @city manager richard. @the epa sent this letter. @and tells channel 3 quote while @the village of sebring has a @clean drinking water source, it @is apparent from the recent @test that lead is seeping into @the drinking water of certain @homes. @the village needed to take some @steps to address this issue and @that did not occur, we issued @them a notice of violation. @residence just learned that 7 @of 40 homes tested turned up @standards. @water. @schools were closed as a @precaution of the crystal @miller has four kids, her 1- @year-old drinking tap water in @form la through november i @can't all the precautions they @could have took and none of the @>> reporter: state @representative cherry crafting @a letter to the epa. @>> we want to know where the @ball was dropped, at the local @community or the state epa, in @terms of expeditiously @>> @channel 3 news. @>>> we wanted to know if there @was any concern about lead in @here's why. @the water comes from lake erie, @where lead is not a p

. @>> reporter: that is sebring's @city manager richard i can't @but not so says the epa who @listed an advisory warning @december 3rd and sent this @letter dated december 3rd. @the epa tells channel 3 quote @while the village of sebring @has a clean drinking water @source it is aparent lead is @seeping into the drinking water @of certain homes. @the village needed to address @this issue and alert its @customers. @when that did not occur we @issued them a notice of @violation. @residents just learned 7 of 40 @homes tested turned up lead @levels higher than epa @standards. @schools were closed and @restaurants stopped serving @water. @crystal miller has four kids. @her 1-year-old drinking formula @with tap water through @november. @>> they knew for a month and @nobody knew about it and all @the precautions they could have @took and none of the kids was @even protected. @>> reporter: state @representative cherry crafting @a letter to the state epa @asking for answers. @>> we want to know where the @at the local community or with @in terms of expeditiously @community. @>> reporter: i'm

sebring city schools canceled classes for the second day today because of the tainted water. >>> right now a canton police officer is on an emotional journey in texas. officer ryan davis is looking for a new partner at houston's k-9 academy. his partner jethro was killed on the job earlier this month. officer davis is expected to return home with his new partner this week. >>> new survey found people living in cleveland and those in suburbs have very different opinions about cpd. people of treating people differently. >>> u.s. attorney steve dettelbach is stepping down next week. today he talked to investigators about the consent decree helped to craft to bring about massive reform. >>reporter: as he prepares to step down there is a long list of accomplishments that dettelbach told me he is proud of including the city of cleveland's consent decrees. he wraps up his time as u.s. attorney for the northern district of ohio on february 5th. since he was appointed in 2009 his office has prosecuted high profile public corruption cases involving top cuyahoga leaders pressed charges against pe

sebring's city manager said high levels of lead were found in homes last summer. >>> michigan's attorneyal has named a prosecutor to lead the investigation into flint's water crisis. the city's residents are still receiving water bills. bisi onile-ere has the latest. >> the tragedy of flint is a tragedy of immense proportion, and words can barely describe this tragedy. >>> things went terribly wrong, those were the word tsz of michigan attorney general on flinth's water crisis. >>> as i have stated many times, i would certainly not bathe a new-born child or a young infant in this bad water, and if you can't drink the bad water, you shouldn't pay for it. >> reporter: one week after launching an investigation into possible wrongdoing, the state attorney general announced two high profile appointments to lead the probe. former wayne county assistant prosecutor, todd flood, who has contributed cash to rick sneijder's campaigns will serve as special county, retired detroit fbi chief will also help determine what if any laws were broken. the attorney general calls the team a firewall as his of

they found stacks of checks made out to the city of sebring had been deposited in the victim's account, as secretary hicks often accepted checks made out to the city or police department. >> clearly to us there was ample evidence that something wasn't right and that a significant theft of city funds. >> reporter: sheriff benton says it's in the thousands of dollars, but her team is still working to get to the bottom of it. hicks only faces charges for the alleged theft from her dad so far. she lost her job because she would not cooperate with the city's internal investigation. >> and we all want to get to the bottom of how the systems in place failed to allow something like this that's alleged to have occurred. >> reporter: the city has since hired a forensic accountant to help sort this mess out and help find some missing money. in sebring, abc action news. . everybody? for the last several days, we've been talking about the possibility of some pretty rough storms on friday. they are still coming in. now, it looks like we'll have sunday as well. saturday is absolutely the day somethin

pete. 48 around ellington and braden 10 and sarasota low 40s and lakeland at sebring and polk city, but nice rapid warm-up. the warmest day we have had in a while. the thursday forecast might be the produce day of the week with light winds from the away innocent as we had to lunchtime. we will be passing the upper 60s and into the 70s expecting to spend most of the midday around 70 to 72 range with sunny skies looking for highs around 73 and 70 foreign land o lakes nice and comfortable and good on the water. lake chop on the bay in the gulf temperatures in the bay temperatures. you can tell the cold air hits at 660. that's almost like pacific water. high tide at 1:12 am and systems that we are tracking of course a chance of showers on friday and a few storms and a few showers around 30% on saturday. as it races across the us the system will be thunderstorms that could be dangerous for atlanta of june. carolina and possibly southern virginia and a big snowstorm and new york providing aid track of low pressure doesn't change. what it means for us right now for the most part, we are expect

no 50s for us around plant city and sebring. tomorrow will be a transitional day from the clear skies we had today to the rain on the horizon and storms that we're likely going to see before too long. at times, i'm expecting some very nice sunshine for your tuesday and at other times, a little bit cloudy as we will expect to increase the clouds through the day. you can see 70s are back tomorrow and that is after starting in the low 50s. thermometer for you for your tuesday plans. now, this front, slow to develop and slow moving across the gulf as well as the northeast. we are looking at storms likely ramping up somewhere around mid- morning. there are some indications that could be actually a little bit earlier. so check back again at 11:00 as we get a new look at the models. this really doesn't look to move too quickly. this will likely be a little bit of a drawn out event for wednesday. thursday and thunderstorms and a couple of these could be around borderline strong to severe storms. as that front moves through, we'll look f

. >>> flint is not the only american city dealing with water problems right now. people in sebringnortheastern ohio have also found lead in their water. angry residents packed a city council meeting this week, desperate to find out how much the city new about problems with the water. >> i was never notified about this problem. >> city council members insisted they knew nothing, but the denial left many in sebring worried about the safety of their water. it was just last week that sebring's 8,000 residents found out their water was contaminated with lead. >> it doesn't mean it came from the water, ma'am. >> reporter: but the state epa says it notified the city as far back as october. >> it seems like they stuck their head in the sand and chose to ignore it. >> reporter: the state has stepped in, removing the water plant director and launching a criminal investigation. officials say james baits falsified test results to show an acceptable level of lead. now businesses are using bottled water and buying ice from neighboring towns to keep customers happy. >> we have kids, women that ar

and sarasota, 48 to start the morning low 40s in the heartland around lakeland and tulsa city and 45 in sebring. hour by hour, it will be a rapid climb five midmorning we are passing 600 light winds from the southeast taking away the cold bite of the northerly wind making an absolutely gorgeous day. sarasota, brooksville, if you live by the water or take the boat out, light winds. the water is cool. 660. 120 years high tide and we will human in the day it for 14 p.m. about the systems coming in the days ahead, that we are tracking for the first one looking at scattered showers and storms. this is the same one we talked about the top of the newscast, which is a big snow maker for west virginia and northern virginia, dc and western and eastern pennsylvania. we are looking at some very hefty snow totals providing that doesn't change a whole lot some of the snow totals. we are seeing could be between 18 to 20 inches around dc in franklin and west virginia, maybe around 15 to 18 inches of snow possible. they love position has everything to do with who will get what but it's the same front is going t

forecast.here's meterologist brandon orr. 3 3 classes were canceled in sebring ohio yesterday for possible lead contamination in the city's water... and now we're learning the problem didn't happen overnight.the interim water plant manager for lead in sebring in *three years.*and in that time - conditions for lead contamination have occurred every summer. water customers say they think officials tried 3 (:51) they've known for quite some time, according to what they say online. and i don't understand why they wouldn't tell us. so they could keep us from having to go through illness or whatever." (1:02) the ohio e- p- a has suspended the sebring water superintenden t's operating license.jim bates is now on administrative leave.sebring schools are canceled again this morning for additional water tests. 3 the cyclones are hosting the 5th annual queen city blood drive today.in years past, the cyclones have held a blood drive at u.s. bank arena, but the event is so popular.. it's moving to the duke energy center today.the event runs from ten to seven.all donors will get a free t-shirt, a pair of cyclones tickets, free pizza, a

local e-p-a officials closed classes at sebring high school because high lead levels. the city manager said water problems began in sebring after their water plant was updated. acidic water began to leach lead and copper out of old pipes. this morning, a young person is covering after an officer's bullet grazed him on the las vegas strip. the incident happppned last night outside the bellagio casino. police say an officer confronted a man in front of the hotel, after seeing him wave a gun through traffic. officials say the suspect didn't listen to any commands. that's when the officer fired his gun at the suspect. but instead of hitting t suspect,tinvestigators say bullets grazed 2 "we do know that we have a juvenile that t ceived a graze wound as a result of the shooting. that juvenile was taken to umc and has since been released " police did take the suspect into custody. the trial for a man accused of driving drunk and injuring a cedar rapids couple in las vegas has been rescheduled. police say 25-year-old jonathan donner was drunk and on drugs when his vehicle slammed into

the city of sebring is dealing with a water crisis very similar to flint' s. classes in the sebring school district have been called off today. officials also cancelled school friday, after testing showed high levels of lead in the water. environmental officials say they do not believe the town' s treatment plant is to blame, they say the problem could be with the lead pipes found inside older homes. >> as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it' s not being used or poured out of the faucets and it' s sitting for any amount of time. mark: volunteers have also been handing out bottled water in sebring and there are clinics testing residents for lead. the sebring water system serves around 8100 customers and the treatment plant to come up with a solution. mark: ohio real estate officials are rolling out an app to keep agents safe. the real agent guard app provides safe locations near you to meet strangers. it alerts colleagues where, and when, a realtor is meeting a client. and provides a panic button, connected to the offic

sebring 46. lake wales at 46. haines city at 42. zephyrhills at 41. it's a cold start. we're going to see plenty of sunshine and pretty dry day ahead with the exception of our southern counties, may see a stray shower here through sarasota into desoto or highlands county. otherwise the sunny and dry trend continues with high pressure in control through the southeast. very little if any rain expected not only today but the next couple days, as the temperatures gradually warm up. temperatures from morning through the afternoon. and then on friday that's when our next area of low pressure develops and moves across the gulf of mexico and with this we could see thunder, even the slight chance for some strong- to-severe storms that day. at a minimum, a wet morning commute for friday if the timing remains the same. of course we'll update you as we get closer on that potential, slight potential of a isolated severe storm. at this point another chance of rain over the weekend, mainly sunday as our next cool front rolls through. you can see that cooler air arrives by sunday after

using the water pso that hopefully that will p>> harry: last week when i was phere in sebring, richard dajrue pthe city manager says the water pgoing into and out of the water pfiltration plant is clean. p>> it only affects those houses pthat have older service lines pand older plumbing that are made pfrom lead or copper with lead psolder. p>> harry: well, for folks pliving here in sebring who have ipes in their house older than p15 years old, you may still be pat risk because, of course, that pwater sits there and it runs pacross the lead and then it gets pinto the drinking water. pthe superintendent says her phouse has pipes older than that, pand she doesn't know if her phouse is among them. pharry boomer, cleveland 19. p>>> a lot of cloud cover out pthere. pand, boy, that wind even though pwe got temperatures around 32, p33 degrees, as we look at the proof camera right there, you pknow, the wind chills more like p20 degrees. plet's look at the headlines pright now, as we continue to plook at the roof camera. pit goes like this. pwe have just some flurries in pthe forecast for the most part. plight l

ohio epa office says they should have moved more quickly after the sebring one crisis craig butler says city leaders missed several deadlines to notify the the public ss aviation has sent have sent stronger warnings toio to warn residents,y commerce until i has called on butler to resign but he says he thinks the problem but then he learned about it.bu >> boxing, police pursuit sparking demands, vocal leader is tired ofvo dangerous high-speed high-speed pursuits that start in the suburbs and end in hi cleveland as ed gallek here with more on this call for change.cl >> we showed you the chase, cleveland councilman mike polensek amy lange sent a memo demanding action on sunday chase from you put intond the clue the northeast northeast side ended with a crash into a home,st the council, is fed up with chases by suburban police into cleveland often ending in crashes. today it is pure insanity.uf >> my points across the city leaders to call a meeting with suburban police, when they chase into cleveland who wants them to follow the same chase policy and city cops,ha. >> look at the number of cases

we'll see temperatures starting around 39 in polk city. 44 for us in sebring. wind at times around 10 to 12 miles per hour but not as windy has it has been generally. it will warm to about 36 degrees in tampa. about mid-60s east of i-75. near the gulf beaches, around 61 to 63 degrees will be more common. next couple of days after that, should be quiet, clear and rain- free. the heads up we have for you this week, after the cold is this. it really does look to start kicking of the storms. they will be running across the i-4 corridor to over alligator alley. tomorrowing and placement still could change but this is something you won't want to just write off. you want to keep checking back on how this develops. this is something we'll be seeing in tampa? will it be down by west palm beach? we still need a good day or two to really pinpoint that location. it will be two cold fronts. first storms on friday and then colder weather on saturday. cool days for tuesday and wednesday. chance at i few late storms after sunset thursday. it look hockey first half of date on f

``the city manager of sebring, ``ohio, says the school district ``cancelled classes as a ``precaution friday over water ``concerns. ``an advisory said children and ``pregnant women shouldn't drink ``tap water because of elevated ``levels of lead and copper found ``during tests at a handful of ``older homes. ``he says tests have shown the ``water in the distribution system ``is safe, unlike flint's. ``more basketball coming up in ``your morning blitz, including ``the college teams playing today ``and the matchups you won't want ``to miss. ``jennifer: temperatures in the ``low to mid 20s right now. ``but it's the wind chill down in ``have to dig out this morning ``from four to five inches of ``snow. ``we'll go through the snow totals ``and talk about when the sun ``returns coming up. ``thanks for starting your ``jennifer: welcome back. ``a couple tweets from viewers ``sending in snow totals. ``thank you for helping us fill in ``the map. ``anderson township, 0.7 inches. ``we did have, within hamilton ``county, a skim of snow. ``some locations may be surprised ``to wake up to a little mor

parcadia, sebring to wauchula, pmyakka city, bradenton, ruskin, pnorth of tampa, a little more pscattered. pwe're seeing a few showers as pwell in parts of hernando and pcitrus county. ptemperatures today only in the pupper 60s with a good rain pchance. ptomorrow a different story. psun is back. pit's 65. psaturday back to 68. pi think by sunday, we're hitting pthe 70s again. p>>vanessa: sounds good. pand a couple new crashes we're pi want to start off in the palm parea. pa two car crash along county proad 39 that's blocking one plane. pwe can report there aren't any pinjuries reported quite yet so pthat is some good news for the pfolks involved in that crash. pwe have a crash along patterson proad just south of tarpon psprings blocking one lane. pthis is involving a vehicle that pwent off the roadway so you can psee a few emergency vehicles on psite. pdo remember to plan a little pextra time and watch out. premember the move over law and pslow it down if you can't move pover in that area. pi-4 westbound, delays, outside plane blocked due to a crash. pwe have some delay. pdelays keep tick

flint is not the only area facing a water crisis right now, the city of sebring, ohio recently found lead in their water supply. in a few hours we should have a better idea of how many homeless people are living here in las vegas. volunteers from catholic charities spent the night conducting a census count across the valley. census takers counted 250 homeless individuals including 15 families at one location alone. they say they're seeing a lot more women on the streets compared to recent years. according to clark county nevada's twitter page, more than 75-hundred homeless people were counted last year. one of the best quarterbacks to ever play football joins us le... next hall of famer troy aikman gives us his predictions for the big game... and was much tougher than his battle against the 49er's defensive line.. looking for a place to stay for the super bowl? we'll show you what's available. people looking since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like l

sebring. @48 degrees in haines city. @if you live in eastern pasco @county, a little patchy fog @this morning and the moisture @in the atmosphere doesn't @really favor it just because @we have seen so much at the @surface. @we have seen 1 to 2 inches of @the week and the ground is @damp in some spots. @be mindless of that. @the satellite imagery and @beautiful high pressure in @control in will slide in @overhead today providing light @winds, moderating temperatures @and by the end of the weekend @this high will be right about @here. @so we switch the winds and @that brings back the warmth @for us earlier in the week too @for us earlier in the week @too. @high clouds that thank will @continue to stream in from the @south and west and these can @be originated associated with @the subtropical jet stream. @here it is. @more clouds across south @florida. @these provide us with @beautiful sun rises, fantastic @sunsets. @starting off the day chilly @but ending on a milder note. @for the invasion, don't plan @on a big breeze. @l

``the city manager of sebring, ``ohio says the school district ``canceled classes as a precaution ``friday over water concerns. ``pregnant women shouldn' t drink ``tap water because of elevated ``levels of lead and copper found ``during tests at a handful of ``older homes. ``however he says tests have shown ``that water in the distribution ``system is safe. ``packaged salads produced at a ``dole facility in ohio are linked ``to at least one death caused by ``a listeria outbreak. ``the cdc says a man in michigan ``died after eating packaged ``lettuce produced in springfield, ``ohio. ``12 people in six states have ``listeria outbreak began in july. ``the cdc says dole has stopped ``all production at the ``springfield plant. ``arrest overnight at the red roof ``inn off pfieffer road. ``33-year-old timothy vinegar was ``wanted for burglary. ``police arrived at the hotel with ``two swat cars just before 11 ``:00 last night. ``officials tell us he was taken ``into custody without incident. ``interstate 74 at rybolt has ``turned into a heroin ``investigation. ``the woman at the wheel ``identified

. @>>> a city in ohio is on edge @after lead -- high levels of @lead turned up in some people's @home. @>> reporter: mountains of @bottled water at the community @center in sebring because @search warned not to drink the @tap water. @if this water is tainted, how @long did the state epa know @before everyone else did? @>> the first of the @with the epa @>> reporter: that's city @manager richard. @but not so said the epa who @listed an advisory warning @december 3rd and sent this @letter to him dated december @3rd. @they tell channel 3 quote while @the village of sebring has a @clear water source, it appears @lead is drinking in the @drinking water -- in the @drinking water of certain @homes. @they need to take steps to @alert its customer. @when that did not occur, we @issued a notice of violation. @restaurants stopped serving @water, schools were closed at a @precaution. @crystal miller has four kids. @her 1 year-old drinking formula @with tap water through @november. @>> if they knew for, montana, @didn't tell anybody and knowing @the precautions they could have @took, it's kind of irritate @>> reporter: crafting a letter @to the state epa asking for @answers.

``no word on whether sebring ``schools will reopen. ``oober drivers in mexico city ``took to the streets to demand ``better working conditions and a ``higher commission. ``the drivers from the popular ``ride finding app started walking ``off the job to protest a recent ``mandatory cut imposed on prices. ``the drivers say the price of the ``most popular vehicle has fallen ``ten percent. ``commission drivers must pay uber ``for use of the app. ``the car service is doing well in ``the u.s. ``uber customers in cities like ``los angeles, chicago and new ``york will be able to use a new ``dedicated uber eats app to order ``from menus of dozens of local ``restaurants and have the meals ``delivered by a driver. ``it's an expansion of a ``lunch-only service that was ``tested last year. ``uber is aiming to build a new ``stream of revenue through the ``highly competitive business of ``food delivery. ``if that doesn't make you hungry, ``this might. ``today is national pie day. ``that means it's a day to ``celebrate all things pie. ``apple, pumpkin, banana, pecan ``pie. ``key li

city made the move to cut @costs. @on edge of @turned up high levels of led. @we were in sebring and brings @us >> it was discussed with the @epa and my staff yesterday @morning. @>> reporter: city manager @here, but the epa listed a lead @advisory warning december 3 and @sent this let dated december 3. @quote, while the village of @sebring has a clean drinking @water source, it's apparent @from the recent tests that led @is going into the drinking @water of certain homes. @the vigilant needed to take @steps to address this issue and @alert its customers and when @that did not occur we issued @them a notice of violation. @residents just learned that @seven of 40 homes tested turned @up levelings higher than epa @standards and restaurants @stopped serving waters and @schools were closed as @precaution. @crystal as hour kids. @her 1-year-old drinking formula @with tap water through @november. @nobody knew about it and the @precautions they could have @took and none of the kids [ @indiscernible speech ] @>> reporter: state @representative here crafted a @letter asking for answers. @

. >> tia: schools in sebring are with elevated leveled of lead and copper. they packed city hall to voice concerns last night. the head of the ohio epa says sebring village leaders failed to tell the public that high levels of lead and copper have been detected in some homes last summer. >> i was never notified of this problem. trust me. i'm a water plant operator, so i know what these letters look like, and i know how to interpret them. i got the letters from wkvm today. that's the first time i've seen them. >> tia: another major concern is the safety of children in the town. obviously, when you look at what's happening in flint, that makes sense. only some were tested for lead on sunday by the mahoning county district board of health. five had elevated lels of lead. we expect results from tests on the school district's water fly sometime today. >> brian: odot has a new policy regarding barriers on bridges due to the efforts of sharon bodd and her husband randy. will be added to all new bridges and those with major renovations. the stark county woman was seriously injured w

"in sebring here there's a lot of old houses with lead piping, and the city needs to tear up all theirs and start again. i know it would be very expensive but, hey, needs fixed." a 25 thousand dollar grant has been sent to sebring for better filtration, but members in the ohio legislature say it's been hard to take action, since the e- p-a has not been clear about the steps needed to fix the problem. several officer- have dominated headlines across the nation... coming up, see how cincinnati is weeding out racism in policing. nats i got chills and a reminder....grease:l ive is coming to your t-v! you can watch the remake of the 1971 musical... live... sunday at 7.. only on fox 19 now. catherine weather open during the morning hours, the mix will taper off. temperatures will partly cloudy. mild in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime 50s with showers in today: am mix becoming partly high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 sunday: showers developing after 6pm. mild. high: 55 to a fatal crash last year. jenner's at

sebring ohio today. schools have been closed since lead was found in the city's water supply.. two out of 123 samples taken from the school district had levels above what federal laws allow. the bad samples were taken from are now unplugged. but the e-p-a is telling some people in sebring not to drink the water.. and it's investigating the town's water treatment operator.. he apparently knew of the problem last summer.. but waited until last week to tell anyone. 3 right now.. a bill to delete the term "mental retardation" from ohio laws is headed to the state senate.the measure would replace current references in law with the term "intellectual disability".. and would specify that it's a form of developmental disability.the bill overwhelmingly passed in the ohio house.it would also change the criteria for the courts to order people into institutions. 3 another bill is on its way to the kentucky senate that would give parents more time to decide if they want to turn their child over to a state- approved safe haven.the measure, which passed the house yesterday, would give new par

. >>> from the lead concerns in sebring to another problem in is studying the city's water filter system. the water was not properly treated for roocean can and that caused led to -- lead to pass into the drinking water. flynt switch tread detroit water to the flynt river in 2014 to save money. >>> an update on the story we told you about on good morning cleveland. synthetic marijuana causing problems in summit county. and the situation so severe. and in akron, they're trying to get a handle on the situation and know bag smoking inside the facility and that -- cigarettes are often used to bring the drug into the building. economy is booming. people bought more than $1 billion with the liquor last more than 2049. and ohioans put -- 2014. and ohioans bought more than any other liquor and number two, fireball and number three, crown royal whiskey. >>> and people we're getting an update on renovations at progressive field. >> the indians are in phase two and includes a score board and said is system and a club with a bar and glass wall for fans to watch the game. >> and can want get here soo

sebring, channel 3 news. @>>> and thank you, andrew. @water bottle @donations are still pouring @into the city of, @iflint as residents deal with @the high levels @of lead in their water supply. @the crisis hits @home for wkyc photo journalist @craig roberson. @he's been delivering bottles of @water to his @mom in michigan. @he shares how other @volunteers are helping those in @need. @>> it is a situation to make a @long @story short. @>> we are giving our water to @anyone that @we have a @line backed all the way up. @>> and even local residents @are lending @>> i feel good. @i feel good to come @volunteer today. @day. @>> the water donations kept @pouring in p @even from northeast ohio. @>> as long as we keep putting @the water @in. @the outpouring of donations @stopped. @>> when the water stopped, we @are in @trouble. @>> and you don't use city @water at all @at home? @>> now, i don't. @i'm scared to. @i am @frightened. @i know several people that have @rashes and blisters all over @their face. @>> when you ask who should you @blame? @it bypasses the city hall and @goes @straight to the governor's @office. @it starts @at the top and th

city. @45 @45, bartow. @49 in sebring. @46 in lake placid. @throughout the weekend, we will @actually increase our cloud @cover, especially tomorrow, and @all of these clouds coming from @the south and west near the jet @stream, the subtropical jet is @draped across parts of the area @and we see that. @the ribbon of high cloudiness. @temperatures and high pressure @moves overhead and flips to the @tomorrow. @pinpoint where the jet is and @that plays a big role in our @winter. @for now it is to the south and @with it high cloudiness. @throughout the early part of @the workweek, filtered sun as @well. @first of all for the invasion @cool in the mid-60s and. @by parade time, upper 60s, and @once the sun sets, we will @bring in the low 60s, but @fantastic @fan it is aic day on bayshore @today. @tonight we will be cool and @temperatures will rebound even @more. @we are down to 52 in sarasota @tomorrow morning. @45 in brooksville. @49 in bartow and 50 in frost @49 in bartow and 50 in @frostproof. @the only active weather is out @west. @signs that m

the city is applying for grants to get them. >> from chagrin falls to sebring to flint. a health alert about toxic lead contaminated poisoning is not the main source in our area. >> a listeria outbreak has cleared bags of lettuce from store shelves but that potentially contaminated produce may be in your fridge. what you need to look for. >> a big old winter storm brewing next week and headed towards the great lakes. i will tell you how it may slow you down. >> if you don't use an apple product chances you you may know someone that does. on a recall. >>> we want to hear from you, tweet us at w ews. the chagrin fall district will test the water levels after there could be contaminated fountain. let's talk about it. the levels at gurney elementary school. we told you these concerns last night at 11. the district has switched to bottled water until test results come back on wednesday. >>> and in sebring the state's epa director is admitting his agency should have moved more quickly and sent stronger warnings about the lead in the water. before people found out about the con

the governor's office rejected guidance back in 2012 not to switch the city's water source to flint river. >>> schools in sebringohio, will reopen. they were closed for two days. officials say lead contamination in tap water went unchecked for mongtss in a cluster of villages including sebring. while clusters of lead have been found in public schools most are levels allowed by the government. >>> the death toll keeps rising in the blizzard that pounded the east this weekend. officials say at least 48 people died from car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning or heart attacks from shoveling snow. meantime cities are still working to clean up from the monster storm. officials say things are slowly getting back to normal. feder feder federal offices are finally expected to reopen. >>> this scene is breath taking. apartment complexes are crumb bling and residents literally living on the edge are being forced to leash. >> pacifica has one of the most gorgeous views you've ever seen but right now for folks living here, it's very danger. that's because there's so much rain in the month of january because of the el nino

sebring. tonight show host jimmy fallon is rallying support for flint, michigan, during the city' s water crisis. fallon is donating $10,000 to made the announcement on twitter, using the hashtag water for flint, and he called on the money will go to the community foundation for greater city' s recovery from lead-poisoned water. home. a group that calls itself "cincinnati supports flint" left sunday morning to deliver safe drinking water, and they worked with the red cross, to >> this could happen in cincinnati -- this could happen anywhere and we figured that taking water -- water is not expensive its something that everyone can chip in on once kroger donated the truck we didn' t really have any reason not to. mark: the group arrived back in cincinnati last night. after being snowed in for three days people along the east coast , are grabbing their snow shovels to dig out. a look at the work underway to re-open schools and businesses along the east coast. and it' s the netflix documentary that everyone' s been talking about -- "making a murderer." now the prosecutor who helped put steven avery

denise: schools in sebring are closed for a third straight day after tests show elevated levels of lead and copper in the drinking water. tonight people who live in the town packed city hall to voice their concern. >> denise: we wanted to know what is being done to clean up the situation there and when will the schools reopen? lydia esparra is asking those tough questions in huh mown knee -- mahoney county. >> reporter: the superintendent said his license was revoked by the epa because of bad weather in the schools will be closed after lead was found in the water in a water fountain at the high school. >> 7.1. he is two years old. he doesn't eat paint. i would love to know where the lead is coming from. >> reporter: sara is at monday's council meeting. her two-year-old son has tested positive for lead. they said you can't blame it. >> they found out about the problem four days ago and the city manager has known the epa is investigating since last summer. >> i was looking it up on youtube and the tests came back positive. >> they were concerned for their young children. >> i think it is ridiculous if they knew about the lead being in the water they should have at leas

city center, 65 degrees. you can see mostly 60s at the a little warmer here in sebring. this indicates some moisture in the atmosphere, but mostly high clouds. this is mexico, this is the pacific. this trail of mostly high moisture. ice crystal clouds, a little thicker cloudiness, mid level clouds in there too. not producing precipitation, but we saw a little bit on the radar back to the west just a tiny bit. so it is not impossible tomorrow you could see a drop or two on the windshield. this area of high pressure is over us with more of a southeast flow. this is a milder flow for us. we tend to pick up a little more moisture making it feel just a little warmer and it will feel that way tomorrow with low 70s and inland mid 70s . high clouds streaking across the area. the trend will continue. thicker cloudiness here in the afternoon so we may mention the slight possibility of rain as i mention less than 10%. as we get into monday, clouds and sunshine with a slight rain chance. just a bit warmer. probably upper 70s before too long. that could happen on tuesday. so it is de

city. @48 in bartow and 53 in sebring @sebring. @that's cool, but we have these @winds that are so strong, even @in the morning when our winds @are typically the lightest @point of the day. @they are out of the north @they are out of the @north-northwest sustained, 30 @miles per hour in venice. @near the coast today, our @winds will be the strongest so @along bayshore today, what we @are anticipating are those @strong winds, not to mention @rough surf. @how about these wind gusts, @that is tropical storm force @in venice, 40 miles per hour. @we have gusts near 24 in tampa @right now. @31 in clearwater. @hang on to your hats and make @sure you are planning @accordingly with the layers. @with the winds we are driving @in rain. @spotty light showers moving @from west -- from northwest to @southeast. @the good thing is by @lunchtime, these will be done, @and we may squeeze out a @little sun into the afternoon. @starting out the day, spotty @a few that just passed through @the sunshine skyway. @one or two that have rapidly @went from ma

to the south where we've been lingering near 50 we've now fallen to 48 degrees in myaca city, 48 sarasota and sebring. northport 50. temperatures are going to be coming up to the mid-50s by noon, topping out in the low 60s today. it will be dry but definitely until we feel all right >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. "gma" is at the golden floebs. oh, what a night for red carpet fashion. bold in gold. taraji sizzling in white. lara has the backstage moments with your favorite stars. from jon hamm. >> do you want to borrow something? >> to a joyous jennifer. only on "gma." posting this picture with baby max. what he's said about vaccines. what you need to know. i'm on top of the world, hey >>> and get ready for reboot camp this week. we're recharging your mind, body, and soul. starting with decluttering your closet, your wallet, and your mind. live longer, healthier, and better starting this morning. >>> and the backstage access you can only get here. lar are behind the scenes at the golden globes. as we say -- >> good morning, america! mwah. ground control to major tom >>> oh, thank you for st

sebring near youngstown.. and found traces of lead that exceeded government regulated levels.. by about 40 percent.the city manager says the problem started when the water plant was updated.right now.. bottled water. 3 in local news.. happening today.the man accused of causing a crash that killed two people in kenton county will face a judge this morning. mark huffman is charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of ella and david mcnay. the mcnay's died when huffman crashed into them on kentucky 17 in independence on new year's eve. huffman was just recently released from the hospital where he was receiving treatment for his injuries.he could face 20 to 50 years or life in prison for each count of murder.we will have much more on this story coming up at five. 3 police need your help this morning finding the person who robbed a clermont county gas station. officers were called to the speedway on ohio pike in union township last night. police say the suspect demanded money and was able to run away before officers got on scene.they don't have much of a description.. his face was covered. no one was hurt

cleared, after this time we've learned that city leaders are ready to give internal punishment for department rules violations, the appeal. >> schools in sebring will be closed for a third day on tuesday as they wait to hear if the water is safe, why department supervisor is off the job and in the focus of a criminal investigation is dave nethers joins us from fox 8 studio at the university of akron. toussaint the problem, is elevated levels of lead and water samples taken from various test sites in sebring ohio, including the local schools. >> residence at the community center today as emergency management agency continues to distribute bottled water, and comes after last week epa found elevated levels of lead in seven samples as far back as september but did not reveal it to the community, the health department women not to drink tap water there, epa tested water at the school, and those tests not expected until tomorrow so the superintendent wants to erring on the side of caution. >> love to get them back in school but safety is most important spoke to the head custodian to replace soap with hand sanitizer so they don't >> a lot of people a

was cleared now city leaders violations of police department rules, the police union says that it will appeal in the discipline and. >> concern over drink of water continues in sebring ohio they were anthony kennedy center for bottled water last week i learned to epa found elevated lead levels in samples taken as far back as september, the health department vice children and pregnant women not to drink the tap water, epa test of the school expected early tomorrow morning, schools will be closed to err on the side of caution. >> the kid said he is most important thing so i talked to the head custodian and were replacing soap with hand use water . i'm going to go based on what the mahoning county health department advises . >> chaz expects for a consummated, and we will have the latest tonight at 10:00 p.m. . >> said a superdrug driver maintains worse after attacking a local officer during a traffic stop . concerned gas station clerk and sandusky called police to report demand when they the man when they patrol and try to get digits of your ed cody out of his car he began striking . he attempted to drive away than one . the officer pepper sprayed him and then restrain

until last week that city officials issued a public notice warning children and pregnant women not to drink the water. (state representative john boccieri quick!!!!) obviously sebring's plant and distribution system are considered safe. but the slightly acidic water caused some pipes to leak the metals into the water supply. the head of ohio's epa has suspended the town's water plant manager from working at the treatment plant... saying he submitted "misleading, inaccurate or false reports." (heidi griesmer / ohio epa ) "we also recognize our office was probably too patient with the village as they were working with them to get the proper notification out." schools in sebring are cancelled today for the third day in a row. brian webb for cbs news. ((brian loftus)) state officials will hold screening clinics at the elementary school. ohio's water treatment plant serves about 81- hundred homes. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > helping with the water crisis in flint, michigan... are many celebrities including jimmy fallon. he tweeted that he's donating 10- thousand dollars... to the community foundation of the greater flint area. he challenged 10 others of his friends to match h

week that city officials issued a public notice warning children and pregnant women not to drink the water. ( state representative john boccieri ) obviously there's a notification issue. sebring's plant and distribution system are considered safe. but the slightly acidic water caused some pipes to leak the metals into the water supply. the head of ohio's epa has suspended the town's water plant manager from working at the treatment plant... saying he submitted "misleading, inaccurate or false reports." ( heidi griesmer / ohio epa ) "we also recognize our office was probably too patient with the village as they were working with them to get the proper notification out." schools in sebring are cancelled today for the third day in a row. > ((kirsten joyce)) > state officials will hold screening clinics at the elementary ohio's water treatment plant serves about 81-hundred homes./// ((kirsten joyce)) > in flint michigan... water bottles are pouring in to help those hit by their water crisis. walmart.. coke.. pepsi.. and nestle say they are sending six million bottles of water.. enough for the cities 10- thousand students through the rest of the year. across the country many others

sebring and lake placid. the same reading in largo. 61 in plant city. it is going to be a changing saturday as we go through the day, watching for that file to burn off. we will see sunshine by noon. by 2 o'clock, we will watch for those clouds to build in and see some showers by the time we top out at 76 degrees. a 60% chance of showers later >>> and we do want to welcome you back to "gma" on this saturday morning. this is a live look right now at the university of phoenix stadium in glendale, arizona. that is the site of monday's huge college football playoff championship game between clemson and alabama. only on espn. and now we want to turn to some big stories that are happening right now. captured joaquin "el chapo" guzman recaptured in mexico. special forces storming the house where the world's most notorious drug lord was. >>> steve avery, the subject of documentary "making a murderer," he's got a new attorney on his side. avery will be represented by katherine zellner best known for working on what she believes are wrongful convictions. >>> the

firing range on the city's west side they cinnabuns to contain the oil and a selection truck of petroleum from the water they say there's a chance that the spill was accidental. >> and sebring ohio epa test results that water and almost all of the schools and homes in safe to drink, they found elevated lead levels that only a few older homes into old drinking fountains of high school, that will be reopening tomorrow, treatment plant operator jim bates accused by the epa of not properly notifying people of the problem and falsifying documents reach back the only thing i can say is i do not falsify any reports, i do not do that . i will have more to say as time goes by. >> you feel that you are being unfairly vilified? >> totally. >> i will get more into that as time goes on. >> bates says that he is columbus. >> in flint, michigan environmental protection agency preparing to test drinking water to make sure that filters are removing lead there also hoping to better understand which of the materials are the greatest concern for lead leaching which caused a water crisis in michigan, some show began showing high lead levels after they switched from detroit to flint water to sav

school officials at sebring say that there will be a junior high basketball game that will go on bottled water and hand sanitizer will be provided. sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >>> and city officials including the water t be reached. we're told they were in meetings this morning regarding the lead levels. >>> and the fepledging $80 million this water system. the water supply is contaminated with lead. the cleveland church is working s there. blessed hope missionary baptist church is collecting bolted water today and tomorrow and will deliver donations on thursday. over the weekend, the church received more ttles of water. >>> about -- of water. >>> an hour from now, the former police chief david expected to enter a plea of s he's facing. meg shaw brings us up to date on the case. >> reporter: the former brimfield police de sensation for the facebook post. he was responsible for writing several opinionated posts, getting th than 100,000 likes and he released eye back -- a book. he'll face a judge for the ming from a compliant filed by a police officer. in 2014, that female officer accused oliver of sexual harassment in creating a hostile a year ago, the female officer's a

sebring. and tooive children tested positive for elevated levels of lead. it's too early to know if it's tied to the tap water or something else like lead paint. the city found two water fountains inside the schools had lead levels exceeding the federal limit. and that have been shut off, covered and sealed. >>> jackie, wal-mart is closing more than 100 stores across the country today, including this one in bedford. about 300 people work here. transferred and others will be assisted in finding new jobs. in addition to job loss, the city of bedford said the closure will be a quarter of a million hit in the budget. nearly everything is 75% off, with the exception of guns, ammo, jewelry, alcohol and electronics and there is not too much left. the store opened at 7 this morning. and we're seeing some employees and shoppers starting to arrive and why under the circumstance closes for good at 9 this jackie, back to you. >> you have time, check it out. >>> and kids in lakewood are morning the surface of mars this morning. the incredibly cool virtual field trip is part of a new program for google. the kids will use that to see the 3d -- and the demo is set for