For today, and will end up being a nice day. Generally, temperatures right around 50. 50 right now in alexandria. The planner for today shows the wind picking up as we head towards the afternoon. Right now, a cool 50. By lunchtime we re at 56. A high today around 62 degrees. Still on the mild side for this time of the year but colder days are coming. Celebrate all the basketball today. Kyla road to looking good, as you get ready to head out in will see. Clear, dry rod ads, heading north or south bunny should be good there. Same thing along 74, not an issue to be found. We are Clear Conditions along i71. , not started on this thursday. Lisa in commitment 2016. No rest for the candidates on the campaign trail. Tuesday president ial hopefuls are working hard to gain support dan griffin is live with the latest on the race for the white house. Dan the campaign trail just the fight on the republican side has garnered a lot of attention so far here in ohio. Donald trump warning if the party tries to block him there will be riots. Meanwhile Governor John Kasich is celebrating and moving forward after the win tuesday. Politics are so crazy i don t know what will happen but they re going to look at somebody who can be president of the United States who has a record of accomplishments not just talk. We re way ahead of everybody, i don t think you can say that we don t get it automatically. I think it would be i think you d have riots. I think you d have riots. I m representing a tremendous many, many millions of people. Dan trump continues his winning states he can check off the list and he is now the only candidate with a path to clinching the republican nomination before the convention in july. With marco rubio bowing out this leaves kasich, trump and senator there s also been chatter by small groups in the conservative prospect of a third party option. On the democratic side, front runner Hillary Clinton is ready for a showdown with trump come november. She swept five primaries tuesday a harsh blow to bernie sanders. Clinton has nearly double the number of delegates sanders has. She still needs hundreds more to win the nomination. Those very popular debates keep bringing in millions of viewers. But it appears the next gop debate won t happen after trump and kasich declined fox news scrapped the event. Reporting live, dan griffin, wlwt news five. Mark tuesday was the second highest turnout ever for an ohio the secretary of state says more than 3. 1 million ballots were cast. That s a 41 turnout. The highest was in the 2008 president ial primary when turnout was at 46 . Lisa giving Voting Rights back to some convicted felons in kentucky. That s what kentucky lawmakers are debating right now in frankfort. The bill would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall. To grant state Lawmakers Authority to give felons back their right to vote. Right now only the governor has that authority through a limited pardon. If approved, it would only apply to non violent felons after they completed their sentences. Mark horrific abuse allegations in Warren County. A small boy is found dead and a step mother is now behind bars. Police say anna ritchie punished her 4 year old stepson by putting his legs in scolding hot water tuesday night. Investigators say they sent the boy to bed and no one checked on him through the night. Little austin was taken to atrium hospital wednesday morning, when he was found not our officers, our detectives and myself, we all have kids and some of us have grandkids now. Our hearts and prayers go out to the child s family nobody should have to go through Something Like this. Mark investigators say austin s dad was in the house. But police are still trying to figure out if he was involved. Even though the child is dead stepmom ritchie is only charged with child endangering. Investigators are waiting for the coroner s final ruling on a cause of death. Lisa a missing persons case in middletown is now being investigated as a homicide. Lindsay bogan was last seen by her boyfriend six months ago but police have re classified the case as a homicide. Bogan s boyfriend was arrested last fall and charged with promoting prostitution which police say involved bogan. Crime stoppers is offering a 25 ,000 dollar reward for information. A mason based company has been cited in connection to a trench collapse that killed a 26 year it happened in hillsboro last october. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited stauffer site service saying its employees were not trained properly and the company did not have cave in protections in place. Osha proposed 91,000 in the victim was working on a trench collapsed burying him. He died two days later. Mark a Springboro High School freshman is now facing charges in connection to a bomb threat at a school yesterday. The 14 year old is accused of writing the threat on a bathroom stall. Another student reported it and the school was evacuated but no bomb was found. Warren county prosecutor David Fornshell says these threats are taken seriously but are not funny. He warned that those who make the threats will be expelled charged with a felony and will go to jail. New information in efforts to track the spread of the zika virus. The Ohio Department of Health Surveillance program in the state. Sending blood samples to its lab of people suspected to have zika. The goal is to test these cases within the first seven days of a person showing symptoms. So far there have been 8 confirmed zika cases in ohio, and 1 in kentucky. Today is in patrick s day. Lisa now live in covington with the events set to last all day. Andrew they will be busy both inside and outside 20 open up the doors better this morning. It will be a busy day here. It will be irish music with , three stages set up, 11 bands, pipers and dancers all here along with the Cincinnati Gaelic Athletic Association bringing a big party always. You can also celebrate across the river in cincinnati on fountain square. There wll be live music and celebrations on the square starting at 11 00 a. M. , and going all day long. There will also be food and there will be lots to see and do if you re out celebrating today be sure to be safe and share some photos with us through u local section of wlwt. Com. Live in covington, andrew setters, wlwt news five. Mark let s check in to see what is happening in your morning commute. Kyla things are off to a great start. It would be lovely if things stay green all morning. We could see some yellow and red later this morning. Some construction right now, freedom way between race and rosa park street along the banks the downtown area we have a lot we will see some closures with that. We only have a little while longer to deal with this one. Out the door right now, heading to that area, you will see those closures. Southbound rolling right along. Green is always got on my map come on the weather map it always indicates activity. Randi on the radar it means activity, but most of us not bad at all. Temperature starting out in the 50 s which on this map also is green. It is a nice coincidence for us today. Had done to florence, at 6 00 this morning, 51. It is a nice way to start the day. You expect it to be cool in the morning. Expect a cool start, upper 40 s with clouds clearing out as we sunshine he the brees pick up of lots of sunshine and we will see the breeze pick up a little bit. Expected to be mild, and temperatures in the low 60 s. Mark a marijuana measure makes its way through the pennsylvania house. Lisa how the state could be on their way to legalizing medical weed. Mark and Michele Obama getting questions on a presidency of her own yesterday during her south by southwest appearance. Her response to a potential future campaign. Lisa hope it is a great start. Mark welcome back as we take a live look downtown come all lisa they are already. Mark everybody is ready. Checking today s headlines michigan Governor Rick Snyder is set to testify in washington, d. C. About the ongoing water crisis in the city of flint this morning. Governor snyder will testify before the u. S. House committee on oversight and government reform. It s the third and final hearing on the flint water crisis which saw thousands of residents affected by lead tainted and undrinkable water. Lisa Supreme Court nominee chief judge Merrick Garland will head to capitol hill tomorrow for introductory meetings with senate and Judiciary Committee leadership. President obama announced chief judge garland s nomination on wednesday to fill the vacant seat on the u. S. Supreme court. Some say the president s nomination is setting the stage for a huge constitutional showdown. Senate republicans have said they won t hold a hearing for any nomination that president obama makes. Mark millions of spectators decked out in green will line s annual st. Patrick s day parade. This year marks the 255th Consecutive Year the parade has new york to honor the patron saint of ireland. The nation s largest st. Patrick s day parade by the mayor now that it has fully dropped its ban on allowing gay groups to march under their own banners. An alleged drunk driver prompts a short police chase. Police tell us they tried to pull over the driver at about 2 30 this morning but cap ongoing. About 15 minutes later police readable to stop the driver near red bank road. Took him to Bethesda North Hospital after he claimed of some type of illness. Pennsylvania is one step closer to legalizing medical marijuana use. In a 149 to 43 vote the state house of representatives passed the measure. Now, the bill heads back to the pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf voiced his support for the lawmaker s efforts. He says he looks forward to the bill reaching his desk to be signed into law. Lisa a new plan to boost sales at chipotle. The mexican fast food chain will keep giving away burritos as it tries to convince people that its food is safe. The move follows an e coli out. Outbreak. The chain had its first giveaway in february and now plans to mail 21 million coupons to people for a free meal. Chipotle Officials Say they may shift to buy one, get one free offers to target where sales are lagging. When First Lady Michelle Obama leaves the white house in january of 2017, she says she has no intention of returning. Mark specifically she says she has no plans of running for president. The first lady made that point clear while speaking wednesday at the south by southwest festival in austin, texas. I will not run for president. S one of the reasons why because i ve got these two young people at home, and being the kids the daughters of a president just think about it. Come on young people not so easy. They ve handled it with grace and with poise, but enough is enough. Mark as first lady misses obama has pursued a wide range of causes especially children s health. She says she intends to continue serving in that capacity when she leaves the white house. Forecast. Randi s day, your forecast calls for a ton of green, but not much on the radar. We need to the afternoon, but all in all a great day to get outside. Whether it is fountain square, or just checking out your a decent st. Patrick s day put the bedding towards the weekend, we will be welcoming spring with cooler temperatures. To our south, where the couple of very light, passing sprinkles. Not much more than really drizzle. A couple of sprinkles, same thing in milford, kentucky and towards mount oliver. The bulk of that is to sliding north the lexington. We ll see the skies cleared up today. But the wind will start to pick up. Not really much of a breeze. Today, some mixing up to perhaps 20 Miles Per Hour. It will be a breezy afternoon. Temperature starting up for close to 50 at the moment. 53 in loveland, 50 in springboro. Maybe you have to work all day and can t watch basketball or had him a beverage until afterwards, temperatures to looking pretty good. Wendy for your st. Patrick s day, here is daybreak stuff windy for your st. Patrick s day here s how it breaks down. Not a bad day for celebrations or basketball watching. Notice it will be cold tomorrow morning, and every morning for about a week or so. Generally, a cooling trend as we had through the weekend. Cloudy skies both saturday, and sunday. It won t be a very springlike day, 46 degrees dan cloudy skies. Temperatures warm up towards the middle of next week. Today is pretty much perfect. They have been some cold st. Patrick s day s, so this one not too bad. Lisa i don t think minds as long as we don we re seeing Clear Conditions, but along the overnight into tomorrow, they will see closures along mlk. We talked about construction on the bank, if you travel to the area you the orange cones. The interchange very will be added, and a lot of construction going on through there. This particular project will close mlk between gilbert and reading. You have to plan for that overnight tonight, it will last until 5 00 tomorrow morning. Here is a look at 71 and am ok, we will keep you updated the couple construction projects. Lisa are you an expert when it comes to Saint Patricks day . Mark coming up we ll have some fun facts about the holiday. Lisa brush up now. Well, there won s day. Forecast just ahead. Saint Patrick Green beer and wearing shamrocks behind the day. Mark some would say, does it matter . But to be more specific the man behind the holiday. Kyla so in celebration we have a few facts to share with you today. Saint patrick s day is obviously in honor of Saint Patrick the apostle of ireland. While he may be an apostle there the real Saint Patrick was actually scottish born to the name Maewyn Succat in the year 387. Another fun fact the color most associated with Saint Patrick is actually blue not green. Established in 1783 the order of Saint Patrick was actually represented with a sky blue shade. And as for the association of the shamrock, Saint Patrick in his sermons would use the three leafed clover to explain the holy trinity to the pagan irish. He would also wear them in his robes forever linking the two in history. Another common misconception associated with the holiday that ireland must have the biggest Saint Patrick in the world. Largest Saint Patrick s day parades are right here in the u. S. , the world s biggest being in new york. I learned quite a bit. Mark who knew we were supposed to be wearing blue . [laughter] lisa nobody really cares about all that stuff. Mark and speaking of Saint Patrick s day there will be a full day of activities at the Irish Heritage center. Starting at 2 00 an irish mass will be held by a friar from dublin. It will then be followed with children s activities and parades music dance pipers and plenty of food. Members of ihc get in free admission for guest is five dollars. Lisa good times today. What is the st. Patrick s day randi the Patio Furniture will get a nice workout today. The only queen lucy are these few passing sprinkles to our southernmost points. It is not all just green beer, there is some serious basketball action today. If you want to watch march madness, and the local teams, by 7 00 we at 57 degrees. The wind will be dying down as the approach sunset. After those tipoff games, we re looking at about 48. Temperatures on the cooler side this evening. A full slate of basketball action. Mark the campaign trail continues to heat up as we get closer to a chosen nominee. Lisa the battle over the brokered convention in the cracks we give you some ideas way can go to take part in all the st. Patrick s day really people say what about the contested convention . I say who knows. Mark a battle being waged in the Republican Party as donald trump continues rake in the votes. Governor john kasich s new support this morning and concerns over a contested convention. To marry me. Lisa an emotional day for the new Supreme Court nominee after s choice was the uphill battle the nominee now faces. Mark and a child dead in warren alleged abuse from the s facing in court tomorrow. Leading the way, this is today. Mark pays for joining us. S day, dressed in green with weather and traffic together. Randi have a couple of beverages and you want my the green. It is all good. The rater issuing a couple of spring sprinkles maybe to our most places are watching the clouds clear out quickly. It is only although it to the south we are seeing a light sprinkle. It looks like most of this is just south of the Robertson County line. For most of our area, you are good to go for the rest of the st. Patrick s day march madness tipoff day. Most places near 50 degrees right now. 49 right now in florence, one of the coolest spots is harrison. Comfortably cool to start the day, 46 and sunshine is around. By noon, breezy, mild come with a high today of 62. I want to see those green kyla we do have green conditions, i promise. Here is a look at the roadways. About 20 or 30 minutes ago we will so secretly heavy traffic southbound. 71, kvitova Warren County heading onset right now really not sing and issues. Heading towards the park area, things look good right now heading along to 75. We continue to keep it updated hopefully we remain problem free and will continue to see those green conditions. Mark Franklin Police say anna ritchie punished her 4 year old stepson tuesday night by putting lisa dad,