we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall sense of relief, americans are starting to receive those $1,400 stimulus checks as well from the biden administration. so it may feel like the u.s. is emerging out of a dark winter into a hopeful spring. but experts still pleading with the public to stay vigilant. here s paul vercammen with that, paul? reporter: coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning governors, if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it.
And im adam clements. It is warm outside. Spring like if you will. Meteorologist brandon orr has your no wait weather. If you thought it was nice yesterday, wait till you see today. We saw wind gusts yesterday at 53 Miles Per Hour. Certainly not as windy today as it was yesterday. We do have clouds around from time to time. Fiftyone degrees. So were Getting Started warm. A lot of us will be in the 50s. Some of us will drop in the 40s but were dry on precision doppler 12 h. D. You see the clouds moving in from the west. Dont see any green. Were not looking for any rainout of this. Well see partly cloudy sky as we get to around midday. Then i think well see the clouds clear out. Sixtyeight degrees will be our more than 20 degrees above average this time of year. Still keeping clear skies. Coming up in fifteen minutes we talk about rain that moves in tomorrow. Well go over by the hour by hour timing of that shortly guys. Neighbors look out for neighbors thats what we do. In madisonville t
Lisa 5 00 on your friday, good morning to you, i am lisa cooney. Mark and i mark hayes. Randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. Let s go straight to randi rico for the forecast. It is easy, breezy, it is a friday. Randi it is a little breezy. Those breezes bring in a couple of flurries. Keep your eye on the weekend. Sunshine returning tomorrow. Today, locked in with the clouds stuck in the 30 s. This morning, flurries rolling through. You can see from dayton down through cincinnati, flurries come of coming off of Lake Michigan. You can see some flurries and light snow showers, oxbow, down toward hamilton, middletown, all with lows and flurries. Light, not a big deal. Flurries flying toward forest and cvg. Coming off a like michigan, it those showers shift direction and take those out of the forecast today. Starting out close to freezing at the moment. Temperatures may slide over during the next couple of hours into the upper 20 s. Flurries right now
M lisa cooney. Mark four people are dead. 14 wounded after a gunman opens fire at a kansas plant. Sarah plake has the latest from kansas. Reporter workers inside a rural kansas plant described a chaotic scene. Everybody was running, people were screaming, crying. We just the not know what to do. All of a sudden it was pop, pop, pop. Reporter four people were killed, including the gunman. 14 others wounded, five critically. Witnesses say the suspect was an employee of the plant at arms of the assultstyle weapon and a handgun. Police say ford also shot and wounded three people he encountered on the way to the plant before he went inside and opened fire. Was randomly shooting people. Reporter the first officer immediately engaged the gunman and single handedly took him down. The only reason he stopped shooting was because that Reporter Police say ford was served with a protection from abuse order by his girlfriend hours before the shooting. 3 30. , he gets served in 5 00 we have the first
We have fog around this morning. Every now and then as you drive around this morning this may develop. You want to be careful. Slow it down if you hit it. 38 in allentown and reading. Cooler in the north and western areas. 39 in wilmington. Winds are light, which is good. As we head into the afternoon, its going to be nice, 8 00, 43. Noon, 60. The high today will be 65degree reading around 3 00 p. M. If we hit that well tie the record high for this date. Matt pellman looks like well set a couple of new records over the weekend. Ill have the latest numbers from accuweather and the next chance of rain coming up in the seven day. Reporter we dont like record setting travel times were not there in any case in any spot just yet. We have issues that are going to increase the travel times like on 42 we have a new accident in the northbound left lane kind of behind the overpass knocking out the left lane because of the crash by 295. Already that travel time is on the rise on 42 northbound only