Around for the entire weekend. Got a little color stripe on the horizon on this saturday, february 20, 2016. [captioning made possible by wlwttv] jonathan good morning. Welcome to news 5 today. Thanks for joining us on this saturday. Hope yours is going well so far. Im Jonathan Hawgood. Schack. Citycam 5 giving a very good description of sort of the last couple days weather. It looks warm out there. The color in the sky gives you the hint of warm. Its also misty and you get a sense of unsettled, like that wind we had yesterday. Am i going too far with this . Jennifer read into it whatever you want. Its all good. Jonathan 50 degrees right now, fantastic after the stretch what was felt like zero. Jennifer coming out of snow and cold at the beginning of the week, 50 now. Go. Look how the color is getting more intense and concentrated as we move west. Jennifer interesting that we generally scattered clouds out there this morning. There will be a good amount of sunshine with the clouds for the late part of the morning and into our afternoon. Should improve from here. This morning, there is some fog, though, in spots. Didnt see any on citycam that was problematic. Were seeing visibility across Butler County especially down less than a half mile for most of the region from hamilton up to middletown. Take a look right now. Temperatures, theres a big variation. If you have fog, youre around 40. Winds, youre around 50. Thats the case at the International Airport and at the station in mt. Auburn. Calm winds in hamilton. They are down a little bit at five miles an hour. In lunken, they were calm earlier. Allowing the visibility to drop back to threeten they ths of a mile in hamilton. At lunken, they had a half mile for visibility, now back to seven miles. Some spots with fog, surprising considering the strong winds last evening. Calm winds in some locations this morning. No problems downtown. The citycam shot showing the visibility high. Temperatures are mild. It will be a warm start to the by tomorrow morning, well talk about rain returning. Details coming up. Jonathan weve seen on and off breezes this morning. But winds are definitely calming down. Theres old glory not moving at all. Some gusts yesterday reached more than 50 miles per hour. Strong winds knocked over trees, power and phone lines across Greater Cincinnati yesterday. Wlwt news 5s emily wood has the cleanup under way in clermont county. Reporter its almost too dark to see, but a blue tarp now covers the roof of this familys garage here in Miami Township. Luckily, no one was inside when the tree fell, but it did prompt almost immediate cleanup. Workers for earls tree company happened to be in the right place at the right time. Before this 30yearold silver maple came crashing down on to the homeowners garage, crews were just down the street trimming trees. We were working in the neighborhood, and then we saw the tree come down and we came over to help them out. Reporter the home owners say luckily, they were at work and no cars were in the garage when snagging and gutters on the side of the house. Any damage that was done was structural. There was no electrical damage, no lines were hit. Electric or gas or anything. So i was very happy. I mean, this is minor considering what it could have been. Reporter even as crews were working on weber road, less than half a mile away, part of cook road was closed after a tree took down power and phone lines, all part of mother natures unpredictability. I knew it was supposed to be nice high temperatures and sunny. Would be here. Reporter the home owners say while this was a hassle for their friday night, it did not ruin their friday night plans. Reporting from Miami Township in clermont county, emily wood, wlwt news 5. Jonathan a frightening situation in loveland. A tree fell on a truck while a driver was going down ibold take a look at this. Not a huge tree, but imagine that thing coming straight across your windshield. Two people inside the truck at the time. Fortunately, it missed where they were sitting. No one was hurt. The truck is going to need a little bit of repair. Power problems, much like the winds, are dying down now after a peak of 9,000 outages around the area, duke energy is reporting more than 400 active outages around town. Most of those are in Butler County. New details on a late night crash in avondale. It happened around 11 00 last night in the 4100 block of reading road. This is near police headquarters. Police say a 39yearold man driving a cadillac was going south and crossed the center line, hitting a tow truck. The driver of the cadillac is at u. C. Medical center in critical condition. The driver of the tow truck was not hurt. Police say speed and impairment appear to be factors in the crash. The coroner has identified the body of a man found dead in west chester. Police say 28yearold eric pefley was last seen alive he was on the departments missing persons list. Thursday night, teenagers walking the trail at keehner park found pefleys body in a wooded area. Late last night, we saw a bunch of cops parked up and down the street right here, and theyre taking like atvs and stuff down into the park. This morning, i saw a police dog go down there as well. Jonathan police say the trail where pefleys body was discovered leads up to the susan springs culdesac. They havent said how he died or if foul play is suspected. Anyone with information is asked to call the west Chester Police department. If youre in the market for a new vehicle, but not sure what youre looking for, the cincinnati auto expo is the Perfect Place to go browsing. Wlwt news 5s richard chiles, live at the Duke Energy Convention center with a sneak peek at what you can expect today. Hey, richard. Richard jonathan, good morning. Doors opening up at 10 00 at the duke energy center, getting a chance to check out 400 cars from 35 manufacturers representing the dealers in the cincinnati area. Joining me, Colby Sweeney from jake sweeney fiat. Amazing cars. Look at this great vehicle. Good morning. This is the fiat 500x. It is a new four cylinder, super fuel efficient all wheel drive vehicle. It comes with all the amenities. Leather are, heated seats, panoramic sun roof. Whats most important about the car is its a car for people that are interested in want to enjoy the experience of driving a car and not being driven. Richard one of the things i love about the show, colby, you get a chance to look at the vehicle makes and models. Dealers are going to be here. They get a chance to get up close. This is the tristate. We talk to you. Everybody knows jake sweeney, a great name to know. You guys are out here not necessarily just pushing the sale, because folks come through the dealership right after they leave a show like this. This is a place to come see all vehicles, 35 makes, 400 cars. A brand like fiat, oerz like kia, ford, toyota. Were here showing our wares and comparing them to each other. Its a lot of fun. Richard doors opening up this morning at 10 00 a. M. , staying open until 9 00 tonight. Tomorrow, check out the show from 11 00 until 5 00. Just 12 dollars to get in. Childrens under 12 are free. Get a discount if you go to the kroger to pick up the tickets. This is an amazing opportunity to come to the show. Thanks for taking a second to talk to us. Were going to zip off. Jonathan, this looks like the one you want me to drive home. Coming up in the next half hour, jonathan it looks great. Thats the vehicle the pope was driving when he came and visited the united states. Thanks, richard. Richard the pope was driving the fiat. Jonathan Funeral Services today for justice antonin scalia. How his friends and fellow politicians paid respects last night. Opening weekend of tournament play for high scoot hool basketball. And your live look outside. Citycam 5. The colors been muted just a touch. But that mystic feel is still here, open minds lead to broken boundaries. And when everyone around you is pushing you forward, nothing can stand in your way. And together, that makes us undeniably kent state. The garlic double steakburger meal. Reflect. The taco salad meal. Zen the original double n cheese oh the 4 menu. Where all meals are under 4. Jonathan welcome back. Justice antonin scalias funeral will take place today. Last night, Justice Scalia was laying in repose in the supreme courts great hall. The president and first lady paid their respects. Scalias former clerks stood watch around his casket all night as he was lying in repose. Justice scalias fans created a makeshift memorial to him at the bottom of the court steps. President obama is urging states to make it easier for people to vote. President obama told a group of house meeting that voting systems need updating to reflect the way people live today. Hes cited a law taking effect this year in illinois that he says will expand early voting and allow people to register and vote on election day. The state department has released more than 500 more documents from former secretary of state Hillary Clintons e mail account. Portions were upgraded to confidential but none was classified at the time the e mails was sent. The state Department Plans to finish making them public on february 29, the day before the critical super tuesday primaries. Lets talk local weather. Jennifer a dry and mild start for saturday morning. Citycam showing downtown. Visibility is up around five miles. We have fog being reported in some of our eastern and northern communities. Not too much of a problem. Well break out into more sunshine, late morning to midday. Turn the radar on to fog detection mode. Across Butler County, northern hamilton county, fog around a half to one mile for visibility, then extending out into central parts of indiana. Weve gone from yesterday evening, strong winds, to calm winds in spots this morning. Leading to some fog, especially again in Butler County. Note for hamilton, the temperature down in the valley with the light winds, down at 40 degrees. The coolest temperature on the map, compare id to the International Airport, temperatures at 50 degrees. The winds are a touch higher in spots this morning, allowing temperatures to stay up at the airport. Everyone dry, even with the scattered clouds around. Nothing on the radar. Well keep it that way for a good portion of today. 50 degrees, officially, at the airport. The south wind, 8 miles an hour. No observed wind gusts this morning. Dont expect the winds to pick up this afternoon. Like yesterday. The forecast today, the same thing, but lighter winds with partly cloudy skies. Scattered clouds on satellite and radar moving through this morning. A touch thick right now. We break into sunshine mid late morning to midday. Were on the south side of a boundary to encourage warm temperatures to return this afternoon. We also have an increase in moisture as the low pressure works in. It will send more moisture up from the south. By tonight, rain builds in for the region, especially the southern counties. Well have the more widespread rain and higher rainfall totals. But we will see showers areawide. Then theyll try to push out tomorrow afternoon as the low pressure exits. Temperatures tomorrow behind the front drop off about ten degrees. Highs in the mid 50s tomorrow. The second boundary, another cold front sunday night will drop us into the mid 40s come monday. Well be stepping back each day for the temperatures. Heres a look at rainfall. Rain mainly in the southern looking at quite a bit of cloud cover and showers past 8 00 and 9 00 tomorrow morning. Into midday, rain bands lingering. It will take until sunday afternoon to clear out. Today, mid 60s. Partly cloudy, dry. The rain doesnt arrive until after midnight. We drop off to 49. Behind it tomorrow, 55. Departing rain for the afternoon as we start to dry out. More sunshine, near seasonable high for monday. Clouds thicken tuesday. Late evening showers possible. A potential system wednesday could bring heavy rain that wraps up with snow or a mix wednesday night. Flurries and snow showers thursday and friday. Jonathan thank you, jennifer. Its the Opening Weekend of tournament play for local basketball. One team put on a show friday night with a buzzer beating details in your morning sports. George welcome into the blitz on a saturday, im george vogel, along with elise jessie. Its Opening Weekend of the High School Basketball tournament for the ohio boys. Were tipping off with st. Xavier and withrow. Elise the winner will have an extremely tough test tuesday, when they face mason, who hasnt lost since november. George were heading to Lakota West High School for the division one bracket. The bombers swinging this around the outside. Senior matt whitrock using his sharp scooting skills. X takes the lead with the three. The tigers bring transition. Frank robinson alleyoop to albert calala. Withrow, with the size advantage all night. Calvin english finishing off the pass from elijah willis. 5250, the tigers advance. That sets up the game against the number one seed, withrow and mason, tuesday night at Lakota West High School. Tipoff at 7 30. West high school. The star, middletown guard kobe johnson. The three cuts milfords lead to one. Under five minutes to play in the game. Next, milford with the lead, seconds to go, Ethan Edwards gets a steal, takes it straight to the bucket, giving middletown the lead. But this foul here puts an eagle up to the stripe. Kobe had to ball out. He did. Timen winding down, tied at 35, hell take the buzzer beater shot for three. He makes it, to advance the midis to the next round, where theyll face anderson tuesday night. George the looks on those faces, priceless. No doubt about it. Now division two, taft and reading next. The winner of this matchup takes on the winner of norwood and goshen. That game tuesday night, the winner of these two teams. Elise reading had a week off to rest up for tonights game. Taft, armed with three upper classmen who average in double digit scoring. Derek forrest has more. Derek thanks a lot, guys. The ohio Boys Basketball tournament under way. In division two, we had two games over at Mason High School friday night. The first had the two seed in district three, taft, meeting up with reading. Winners move on while the loser will head home until next season. Pick it up in the second quarter. Check it out. Frank broyles the steal. Hell finish with the onehanded dunk. Taft, theyre up 17. Back the other way for reading. Mancini jackson splits the defender, gets the layup to go and the foul. Reading down 15. Taft was just way too much in this one. They go inside to virgil lackey for the hook shot. They take the 9144 win. Norwood goshen game, being played saturday morning at 11 00 a. M. I love the energy. Energy, energy, energy. We played with a lot of energy. I told them defense wins championships. Defense today. Night, over at mason, top seed in district 2, aiken, taking on taylor. First quarter, the kick out to david pitman from downtown. Taylor is up one early on. Aiken takes control and turns defense into offense. Carlik jones goes west coast to right coast on the steal. Falcons up 13. Time running down in the quarter, griffin steps up, knocks down the three as aiken grabs the easy win friday night, 8242, over taylor. Aiken will face the winner of the western brown batavia game with the second round match upset wednesday at 6 00 p. M. In mason. Derek forrest, wlwt news 5 sports. Mcdonalds of Greater Cincinnati is proud to present the mcdonalds blitz 5 studentathlete of the week. George karen garn is a senior at Little Miami High School and is on the lacrosse and swimming team. She received Honorable Mention for Girls Lacrosse and is a twoyear varsity letter winner she tutors for a fifth grade class, is part of symphonic band and is part of principals council. Karen has a gpa of 4. 0 unweighted. Matt prewitt is a senior and is on the football team. Hes a threeyear varsity letterman and threetime academic all southwest ohio conference. Matt is a member of a Church Youth Group and Hope Community service group. Matts gpa is also 4. 0 unweighted. If you know someone who deserves to be the next mcdonalds studentathlete of the week, let us know, drop us a line at 1700 young street, cincinnati, 45202 or email us at blitz5 wlwt. Com. Jonathan the fight for clean water in michigan going to the streets. Coming up, where protesters in flint voiced frustrations about the citys water. A live look outside. Citycam 5. Re unpacking already . Yeah, help me find some mugs. Sure. beep hey. O. K. Wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. The best part of wakin up so, where do you want to start . Pretty good place. . We want justice. We want justice. Jonathan several organizations came together friday morning in flint, michigan, to march for water. The march was organized in part by reverend jesse jackson. Hundreds participated in the roughly one mile march to the flint water plant. Some protesters also demanded the gosk vernor set down. The citys waters source was changed in 2014 and the lead was leached out of the pipes with the water. Causing for high concentrations of lead to be in the citys water supply. A Class Action Lawsuit is now in the works. The water in sebring, ohio, now safer to drink. The epa announced the latest tests show all but four tap water samples contained lead below the threshold. The epa says running the tap for a few minutes eliminates detectible lead from the water. Sebrings Water Company says it wasnt clear the lead was an emergency. This is a technical adjustment to the plant. Do what you need to do and submit your reports. Jonathan sebrings water system says the changes in the water line purge could resolve the lead issues for good in the next three weeks. The epa fired two employees and demoted a third over sebrings water situation. Still a lot more ahead on news 5 today. Including work a