``you can see snow showers falling ``in the 270 five loop. ``heavier to the north, you can ``see the darker blue bands. ``down towards fairfield at in ``westchester and mason, let s go ``a little bit into lebanon. ``that is vital 68. ``we are seeing heavier snow ``showers. Year is a live look ``from the weatherbug camera. ``they have made a decision to ``close schools there, at the ``roads are snowcovered and it is ``click in spots. ``it Winter Weather advisory is in ``effect until 7 00 tonight as we ``are dealing with snow this ``morning and wind that could ``cause low and snow this ``afternoon along with colder ``temperatures. ``round one is going through right ``now. ``i am more concerned with rounds ``two. ``that could have a bigger punch ``we could get a good bit when the ``secondary round rules through at ``9 0010 00. 8 00 this morning, ``31 degrees. ``by noon, 24 degrees. ``the first part of the day, snow. ``the second half is the chill. Had our first accident ``on the road. ``71 and 75 in donaldson. ``you can still see brake lights ``there ``along so we are still feeling ``ready decent is hazy ``here with the snow moving in. ``the northbound side is a little ``slower but southbound is moving ``we will see the greater impact ``if you re heading out the door ``inbound or downtown. ``we will let you know once those ``troubled times extend. ``day. ``lisa ``can be seeing the most near ``hamilton, middletown at ``westchester. ``mark people in those areas ``could see two inches before the ``morning is over. ``wlwt news 5 s andrew setters is ``headed in that direction, and ``joins us now. ``andrew good morning. ``heaven help me but it is ``actually pretty out here. `` right now, we have been hearing ``the temperature is at 32 degrees ``and we are not dealing with ``problems on the road in ``taylorsville. ``the snow has been coming down ``but it is not piling up on the ``roads because the soul trucks ``have been out here and blasting ``it with plenty of snow. ``temperatures are at a level ``where the salt is acting ``effectively. ``we will still be dealing with ``visibility problems, the large ``snowflakes are going to fly this ``morning. ``that is when we may see some ``problems. ``it sounds like that we will be ``dealing with some snow and the ``some colder temperatures on the ``backside of that. ``so we want to get the streets ``clear. `` we are into the 30 s now. ``we could be in the Single Digits ``by tonight. ``i am andrew setters. ``mark thank you. ``many School District has started ``to close. ``lisa among them is lebanon ``county. ``joining us now is the public ``relations director. ``good morning to you, you make ``the decisions to close, it has ``been a dicey morning, what s ``going on . `` good morning. ``one of the things that the ``superintendent in the northern ``kentucky area is that they have ``constant communication with one ``another. ``so the Kenton County school ``district is working with all of ``School Districts because many of ``their roads cross over from ``district to district. ``it is difficult when the roads ``are clear early in the morning ``but several things to consider ``are the morning commute. ``once you get the kids to school, ``will the roads be clear enough ``to bring them home . ``we also have to consider ``childcare so we make the ``decision as early as possible. ``mark we have the snow and the ``cold. ``let s talk a little bit about ``dealing with the cold ``temperatures. ``we don t like to have the kids ``exposed for too long. ``text there are certainly factors ``that we take into consideration. ``we also have to think about the ``sidewalks and the parking lots ``for all of our schools, those ``have to be cleared as well. ``we have to the buses running. ``and that means bus drivers have ``to be up extra early to make t realize that ``the cold temperatures we ``catholic on diesel engines. ``one thing many people don t ``realize is that although the ``highway may be clear, we have a ``lot of moral areas ``in the taylor mill area. ``rural areas. ``lisa how are we living right ``now in terms of years past with ``far . `` we are sitting much better ``than in the past two years. ``calendar. T ``miss up to five days and not ``have that impact any other days ``in the end of the year. ``right now, this is our second ``snow day of the year. ``much better than last year when ``we had missed days before ``thanksgiving break. ``lisa the Kenton County school ``district, thank you for checking ``in with us this morning. ``cincinnati road crews were up ``all night and early this morning ``to treat local streets. ``did griffin dan griffin ``continues our coverage. ``dan now, i am in the mood for ``christmas. ``we have snow flux we have ``snowflakes coming down that are ``very fluffy. ``traffic on 71 is moving fine. ``between there. ``above the ``see snow coming down. Crews, their ``point is to make sure the roads ``are treated and clear for ``drivers. ``they have 60 trucks driving ``around. ``they are putting down salt and ``they are trying to make sure ``that you have a safe commute. ``right now it is a very clear ``commute, we are not seeing any ``issues here. ``road crews will continue to ``patrol all afternoon long. ``they will keep on watching. ``are safe. ``they recommend that you keep it ``safe and slow. ``give plenty of space. ``we will be following this as we ``move through the morning, for ``now, we are live downtown. ``i am dan griffin. ``mark the city of covington is ``also ready. ``here is a live look at one of ``the city s trickiest spots to ``drive, the cut in the hill. ``covington tweeted the trucks are ``loaded with salt, and crews came ``in early this morning, at 4 00 ``ready to go to work. ``lisa even though there is salt ``going down. ``with the bitter cold tempertures ``overnight, drivers may still hit ``some slick spots. ``mark wlwt news 5 s richard ``chiles is on the roads with our ``live drive 5 camera. ``where are you and how do the ``roads look . T look too bad ``right now. ``we are northbound passing to 75 ``in the loop. ``right now we are passing through ``the outer suburbs. ``we are seeing snowfall. ``this first round has the roads ``glazed over. ``we have seen several crews out ``working with the salt and be ``brine. ``we are seeing. 5 inches of ``leaves on the roads. ``it will be difficult for the ``commute, especially on bridges ``and overpasses. ``because this on the overpasses ``at the bridges, those areas ``freeze over the fastest. ``give concern and compassion and ``take her time in the early ``morning commute. ``lisa thank you. ``as the weather and traffic ``connected with our weather app. ``you can have the latest closings ``sent straight to your phone. ``a suspect, shot and killed, by ``police. ``mark the latest on this ``developing story, including the ``crime committed, and what ``happened after. ``lisa and president obama s ``final state of the union, the ``topics he is expected to touch ``on, and the touching gesture he ``and First Lady Michelle Obama ``are doing for gun violence ``victims. ``mark taking a live look ``outside. ``we have snow blowing out there. ``about . ``randi that is a snow shower ``dance party. ``temperatures are on our side. ``the treated roads are looking ``just fine. ``we do have snow showers through ``much of the area. ``the back edge of round one is ``moving through. ``so in southeastern indiana, the ``snow doesn t look so hefty. ``but there is more back towards ``temperature wise, we are near ``freezing but it will stay that ``way. ``by lunchtime, windy as the snow ``comes to an end area ``temperatures in the 20 s and by ``the drive home, he wind is here ``and we have singledigit wind ``chills. ``lisa if you like or don t like ``what you see outside, take a ``picture and upload it to the u ``local section on the website. ``this was sunday snow. ``and had fun. ``wlwt, leading the way. ``mark good morning. ``we are starting to see volume ``pick up on the roads and bcb see ``the shine coming up off the ``roads. `` in just a few minutes, folks are ``going to start getting up on the ``roads. ``kyla right now the ramps and ``the bridges might pose a bigger ``threat. ``temperatures are able to stay ``mostly wet. ``that would help eliminate any ``major issues that with more snow ``coming later this morning, we ``again have the potential to see ``problems. ``we do have a here pretty we ``do have a pretty decent start. ``you can see northbound and ``southbound. ``only a few slow spots out there. ``all the way into downtown ``cincinnati, we have a quick ``xmen commute. ``all of the travel lanes are ``more coming up in a few minutes. `` mark we re also following ``developing news this morning. ``a robbery suspect is shot and ``killed by a Cincinnati Police ``officer. ``lisa the robbery happened at ``the walgreens and deals around ``8 00 last night. ``the stores are across the street ``from each other near the corner ``of glenway and sunset. ``chief isaac says the two ``officers spotted the suspect ``with what appeared to be a gun ``in his waistband. ``both officers fired at the ``suspect but it is still unclear ``if one or both actually hit him. ``both officers have been placed ``on paid administrative leave ``which is standard protocol. ``the suspect s name has not been ``released. ``mark president obama will ``deliver his final state of the ``Union Address to a joint session ``of congress tonight. ``the president is expected to ``speak about the economic ``recovery, the need to reform gun ``laws and the fight against ``terrorism. ``the white house says the ``president will keep a seat empty ``next to first Lady Michelle ``obama to represent all of the ``victims of gun violence. ``right here on wlwt at 9 00 p. M. ``lisa back to whether coverage. ``the roads around cincinnati may ``not be coated with snow ``but that won t be the case for ``those of you in the northern ``viewing area. ``to find out more about that, ``wlwt news 5 s andrews setters is ``live in west chester with what ``we can see. ``is it sticking . ``andrew it is sticking on the ``untreated areas. ``it is getting slick on the ``roads. ``we are on dayton road. ``and we just saw a pickup truck ``go around the corner and ``fishtail in the intersection a ``while ago. ``one of the things that we always ``talk about when we deal with ``weather like this is that it is ``easy to get these false sense of ``security on the roads. ``temperatures aren t that cold ``and things should not be that ``and slide a little bit and ``really, you need an abundance of ``caution as you get on the road. ``you could feel very safe and ``confident, confident in your ``a slick spot, you can run into ``problems. ``we don t have a terrible amount ``of snow on the roads but we are ``able to get through that without ``any major problems. ``everyone is playing it safe. ``it could be slick and the snow ``does continue to come down. ``the temperatures will be ``dropping and you need to be ``prepared. ``i am andrew setters. ``lisa thank you. ``and another check of the wlwt ``live drive 5 camera. ``right now our crew is on the eye ``275 eastbound. ``we are told that nothing is ``accumulating but we will keep an ``eye on the roads. ``mark 31 degrees, we are ``we are getting two rounds . ``randi a onetwo punch. ``let s take a look. ``round one is grueling is ``rolling through cincinnati right ``now. ``we are starting to see the back ``edge approach the western side ``of 275. ``then we have a little lull in ``the action with rounds to ``hammering through indianapolis ``and that secondary round may ``have a bigger flakes and more in ``the way of accumulation late in ``the morning rush and into about ``midmorning. ``back here towards chicago, that ``cold front will be hitting us ``around lunchtime. ``so currently, 8 0010 00 and ``then noon. `` you can see the back edge i was ``talking about rolling through ``hamilton right now. ``fairfield is watching the back ``timing wise, you will hit a ``sweet spot, you will have a ``snowfall. ``southeast of the corridor, you ``are still dealing with snow ``showers along 62, 68, and into ``portions of northern kentucky. `` the Winter Weather advisory goes ``until 7 00 this evening. ``snow tapers off but you could ``see some of blowing snow issues ``and sent temperatures crash as ``we had through the afternoon. ``right now, temperatures are on ``our side. ``all of the freezing and ``pretreatment that the cruise it ``overnight has been super ``effective. ``so it is just went right now. ``notice by 5 00, our temperatures ``are in the teens. ``round one is the snow. ``but after the snow comes to a ``halt, 21 degrees by 3 00 and ``down into the teens by 6 00. ``one rolling through and then a ``bit of a break. ``then we have the secondary ``round. ``then a cold front moves through ``around lunchtime. ``temperatures fall back behind ``that. ``then temperatures are on the ``colder side. ``as far as snowfall estimates, ``most of us will be closer to the ``one inch mark. ``we could have an isolated two ``inch mark. ``31 are so right now. ``morning time snow. ``we are down to three degrees for ``a low tonight. ``but we do warm back up ready ``quickly. ``by the time we hit saturday ``morning, we could see some snow ``showers. ``mark bengals linebacker vontaze ``burfict gets the suspension ``hammer from the nfl. ``how many games he ll miss next ``season. ``lisa we have had a decent start ``to the commute. ``but you can see the flurries ``extra time will come in handy ``for you. ``the big picture after the break. `` v vo you can check on them. you can worry about them. 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R for more information, `` good morning. ``the snow is falling. ``31 degrees. ``we will check in with randi rico ``just ahead and now let s find ``out about the morning commute. ``mark kyla is standing by. ``snowfall may or may not hit ``there is some construction that ``is scheduled to take place. `` crews are planning on shutting ``the lane sound for more work. ``this same project took place ``last week between 11 005 00 and ``we will see again tonight. ``here is 75 and mitchell. ``the speeds are still looking ``pretty good even with the snow. ``we will continue to keep you ``updated. ``mark and lisa . ``lisa thank you. ``there will be punishment for ``bengals star vontaze burfict. ``mark it s the aftermath of ``saturday s penalty and it will ``now extend into next season. ``burfict was hit with a three ``game suspension without pay to ``start the 2016 regular season. ``the nfl is going after the ``bengals linebacker for this hit ``on Antonio Brown during ``saturday s playoff game. ``the league says burfict s action ``placed his opponent at ``unnecessary risk of injury and ``should have been avoided. ``the nfl considers burfict a ``repeat offender since he had ``violations during the season. `` unfortunately, we earned some ``reputations, and we have to ``eliminate that by continuing to ``play well within the rules, the ``way he plays. ``and he plays very well within ``the rules, and we have to keep ``doing that. ``mark according to his agent ``burfict plans on appealing his ``suspension. ``the nfl says it is still ``reviewing the game and could be ``handing out more punishment ``soon. ``that includes players and ``coaches. ``those coaches were wrapped ``players hair on the sidelines, ``coming out on the field. ``we are not surprised that he ``cannot of the field, but you ``came out when you were playing. `` maybe he forgot that he was a ``coach . ``i forget that sometimes. ``[laughter] ``mark that s why i ve got a boot ``on my leg because i forgot. ``[laughter] ``randi we are watching the round ``one of snow showers rolling ``through. ``it is in Butler County and ``heavier in Warren County at this ``point. ``we will have a lull in the ``action, 45 minutes, but then the ``heavier snow will be rolling in ``our direction towards 7 38 00 ``this morning. ``right now, the first coating on ``the untreated surfaces. ``temperatures hover near 30 ``degrees. ``then another burst of snow with ``covered roads possible. ``guys . ``lisa earlier in the show we ``told you how he cut in the hill ``could be a problem during winter ``weather probably not the only ``place you will see the being and ``sliding. ``we will have the other trouble ``spots around the area when we ``return. `` ``work as Mother Nature delivers a ``winter blast. ``mark keeping an eye on your ``morning commute. ``we re tracking local roads as ``snow moves into the cincinnati ``area. ``lisa plus, a busy night for ``salt trucks, how local road ``crews are tackling highways and ``mark meteorologist randi rico ``is keeping a close eye on the ``weather system as it moves ``through the cincinnati area. ``where the snowfall estimates ``stand this morning. ``announcer from wlwt, leading ``the way. ``this is wlwt news 5 today. ``mark good morning mark hayes. ``lisa and i m lisa cooney. ``closures. ``the bottom of the screen. ``mark we have Team Coverage ``getting you ready for the ``weather which could put case ``back in your running commute. ``lisa let s go to randi rico. ``what s happening now . `` randy ``randi there will be two rounds. ``let s take a look closer year. ``read full right along the ``corridor, the snow goes through. ``the first round, temperatures ``are freezing so we are only ``seeing accumulation on the side ``roads and sidewalks. ``main roads are good. ``you can see here on the loop and ``then further to the east, ``showers continue further. `` coming down towards clinton and ``highly county, we are seeing a ``lull to the west line but more ``snow is back. ``a Winter Weather advisory is in ``effect for the entire region ``until the evening. ``round one rolls through now, ``round two hits indianapolis. ``while we are having a breather ``over the next 1. 5 hours, in the ``second half of the morning ``commute, another burst of snow. ``today, 8 00, snow with slick ``spots possible but temperatures ``on our side. ``what schemm, that is not the ``case. ``the cold front rolls through and ``by the time we hit for 00, 20 ``degrees. ``the feels like temperature is ``seven degrees. ``kyla we are still in the decent