you. and we will have a live look at the roads in a moment. but we want to get straight over to olga who is keeping an eye on the current conditions. and olga, the wind chill is freezing. it is something else. and it is bitterly cold and its going to stick around so we are not going to get a break from this until we get into barely that monday forecast, more like the tuesday forecast where we really see a bit of a jump in the temperatures. the cloud cover is around this morning. bit. we get a little partial clearing into the afternoon. but with the cloud cover around and the moisture on the lake, we are still getting a few lake effect snow bands drifting through. and that will continue through midday and early afternoon before we see that start to taper off. overall, i think it will be a pretty blustery afternoon although the winds are out of the north and northwest, about 15 Miles Per Hour, we do have the hefty wind gusts and thats giving us the feelslike temperature thats very, very chilly. the planner for today is going we will go up a couple degrees towards sunset but then back down into the Single Digits and we could see zero as an overnight low tonight. i will let you know how long the cold stretch will last and extended forecast. right now f youre looking out the window and the neighborhood is still snow covered, thats where we are seeing problems. but Alyssa Raymond is out on the highways and main roads looking at current conditions. alyssa, where are you now and what are you seeing . reporter we are on route 8 headed towards akron. and we were just in Boston Heights which were making our way back that way right now to show you that we were in the middle of a snow squall, one of the squalls that olga was talking about. and it appeared to be the, you know, hovering over route 8 we found that out using the wkyc weather mobile app. we were looking to see, find out where the snow was so we could show you some of the more dicey road conditions. looking at the road right now, on your screen, you can see that it is snowcovered. you can still see portions of pavement. its slick in spots. but we have been dealing with the wind mostly in the live truck this morning. we can actually feel it pushing the truck and each time it happens we say, whoa, because you can feel how intense the wind is. so were going to try to head out this way to show you how much heavier its getting once we get into the snow squall. but we were talking about the bitter cold conditions and just want to remind people that, you know, hypertheoremia, frostbite, frost nip can be extremely dangerous. and there are a couple warming up from fire stone park, kenmore and summit lake. theres plenty of others. and we have the full list on wkyc. Com. outhere live, that passing lane, always the one thats more dicey because not a lot of people are using it, tend to be more slow when conditions are like this. you can see, take your time this morning if youre headed out in this direction. again, Boston Heights route 8. back to you in the studio. all right, alyssa thank you so much. and just a reminder, if you see a wet spot, those can quickly turn to ice. so be careful and we will check back in with you. just days after another series of pileups on i90, channel 3 is helping to get action to make this dangerous stretch of road even safer. yesterday the Ohio Department of transportation announced it would meet with First Responders to see if warning be added. in the meantime, odot has started posting messages on know about low visibility from lakeeffect snow. keep tabs on all of the changing weather by downloading the channel 3 weather app. text wkyc and we will send you a link to download that app. and now to growing concerns about the zika virus. the Ohio Department of health has learned of two new cases of the virus in ohio. the first case is a Butler County woman who contracted zika. and the second is where a man just returned from haiti. earlier this week, we reported a stark county man and a woman were both infected after they both traveled to haiti. most people infected do not get sick but there are concerns over a link between zika and birth defects. about 200 luminaires have been placed at the end of his family. when the family comes home tonight and for the next two or three days throughout this process, we want them to remember that everyone in the neighborhood is here for them and behind them. police say he was visiting a friend at an offcampus apartment when three suspects barged through the door demanding money. investigators say an altercation occurred and a 17 yearold High School Student fatally shot him. can 3 is getting results today following an investigation into a company that was pocketing thousands of dollars and not delivering grave stones as promised. the investigator says some grieving clevelanders finally have closure after spending months spinning their wheels. reporter people are calling you untrustworthy, a liar. but its not true. reporter that was nearly a month ago, karen hays responding to complaints that her store pocketing thousands clevelanders the gravestones they purchased up to a year earlier. it had been 15 months. i had been to see her repeatedly. i called. i filed a Better Business bureau report. none of that did any good. reporter we confronted hays with the complaints. i am not trying to the cause extra harm for anybody at all. reporter customers complain she had one excuse after another. she insisted she would resolve the complaints and we followed up to see if she did. i want my money. reporter within days of the original story, she gave the family of michael all their money back. she was the 41yearold pizza delivery man who was murdered while simply doing his job. she says hays called her the next day. she apologized. reporter she also got a full refund. and i am just so thankful. reporter more than 700, half the cost of a gravestone she never received for her aunt. if the report hadnt aired, tom, i wouldnt have gotten my money back. following our story, the gravestone for edgar was finally installed. the family had paid in full. they were waiting more than a year for the stone when we got involved. it made the whole difference. the only reason why this happened. reporter she says her company doesnt sequel serve the f rating from the Better Business bureau. all complaints she says have been taken care of. you know, i didnt deny that we got behind but we are come ago long. reporter for customers who experienced a year or more of frustration, the outcome turned out good. thank you, tom. thank you, channel 3. reporter seeing the possible, im the investigator. tom, thank you. the gop candidates take the stage in South Carolina tonight. just who might make a commanding lead before next saturdays primary. and pope francis is back in north america today. see which country he will be touring through over the next welcome back. true to predictions, its getting nasty on the campaign trail in South Carolina. the gop candidates are sharpening their attacks on each other. we have the latest from greenville, South Carolina. autographing a baby in louisiana, republican front runner donald trump is now threatening to sue the closest rival ted cruz for not being a natural born citizen. on twitter, the billionaire calling the texas senator a liar for running negative ads against him. theres more than a little iron ring leader in donald accusing anyone of being nasty given the insults and obscenities and vulgarities reporter these voters have serious concerns about trump repeating a vulgarity at a trump this week. alpha dog. rich. dogmatic. narcissistic. inspirational. reporter cruz himself is mocking opponents in new ad, though this one against marco makes me feel dumb for trusting him. more than a pretty face next time. reporter the Cruz Campaign yanking it after the actress had appeared in adult films. we would not have cast her had we known as that history. reporter rubio firing back. the bottom line is, they were actors and i think its part of a bigger problem that ted has and that is he tries to act like a conservative. its not true. he is very calculated. reporter all as several gop hopefuls try to court evangelicals. i got a serenity. reporter but amid attack, serenity in this race is hard to find. today the republican candidates will face off in yet another debate. the stakes may be highest for marco rubio, hoping to put the last rough debate behind him but he is expected to take fire from all side, especially his former mentor jeb bush. pope francis arrived in mexico city on a flight from havana yesterday. a smiling pope francis was greeted with a rousing welcominger is with a welcoming ceremony. he will tour mexico, the most catholic country in the Spanish Speaking world through wednesday. looking for that last minute gift for that special someone . we have tips for presents for how a threeweek savings challenge could make you a better saver. and now heres olga with a look at forecast. we have a chilly weekend in store. a wind chill advisory in effect for the entire area. a lakeeffect snow warning for the north and east. and yes, these cold temperatures are going to stick around. ill let you know how cold its going to get tonight into tomorrow and when we will finally get a break from the so valentines day is only one day away now. guys, its tomorrow. so if you havent picked up that special something for that special someone, you may want to get on it. we have advice for all kinds of relationships. reporter no matter what type of relationship youre in, years or just met that special someone, show them they mean something to you. keep the definition in mind, you matter to me. and you can matter to somebody with a big extravaganza depending on the level of the relationship or a simple gesture. reporter relationship coach kathy says thats the secret, no matter where you are in the relationship. how big should you go . well, if its new take it slow. if you think, oh, weve been dating three months and its valentines day, im going to knock their socks off and they are not at that place, that could really scare them. reporter and if your relationship is stuck in a rut, dont think one holiday is going to fix it all. one big gesture on february 14th is like a bandaid and could send mixed signals. if you are in a committed relationship but romantically challenged, the big thing is, if youre used to sending roses, if youre used to sending candy and card, dont do that. do something that makes your heart beat, hands sweat and your upper lipstick to your gum. reporter and if youre single and looking to mingle, she says maybe think again. oh, its the big day. lets go out to a bar and scope it out and see if we can neat one. to me that reeks of desperation. reporter the average american will spend 150 this valentines day season. channel 3 news. all right. thats great advice and great cuddling up weather. great weekend to cuddle no matter who your sweety is. yeah, looks like we will be locked into the cold snap for the next three days and then we start to see a little bit of improvement as we head back to president s day weekend. a lot of folks get three days this weekend to enjoy the bitter cold. what better way to spend it than to stay indoors and find something you enjoy. and if you have to go outside, i know sometimes its not an option to hang out indoors, if you are going outside, keep in mind, it is the blustery winds and that wind chill thats really going to be the biggest factor for today and tomorrow, the entire area under the wind chill advisory until the afternoon hours. and then we will start to relax the winds overnight tonight so it wont be that much of a chill. it will still be cold but not as much of a chill we are experiencing today. and we have the lakeeffect Snow Advisory until this afternoon, mainly for the northern and eastern counties and we will be dealing with banding snow throughout the midday and into portion of the afternoon before that dice down momentarily. right now, most of our temperatures are around the when you put in the north, northwesterly winds cranking at about 15 to 20 Miles Per Hour on average, were even seeing some wind gusts higher than that, its making our wind chill down into the negative digits. so although it is 8 degrees downtown right now, it is feeling more like zero. we will see the opportunity for this frigid weekend to continue through the monday holiday. wind chill advisory for today and some scattered snow showers are a possibility off and on into the afternoon. overall, i think were not going to get too much of a budge temperature wise. we will sit right around 10 to 15 degrees this afternoon for most of us and then we will see some more of the banding snow. by 6 00 p. M. , same thing, steadier showers in areas but not a lot of accumulation. we will go down to near zero overnight tonight. so waking up early on valentines morning, we are seeing temperatures on the very frigid side. and then into the afternoon, and we lay off on the snow through midday, but by even, opportunity for some snow moving on in valentines night, morning. temperatures. the good news right now with the snow for the weekend, saturday, sunday, not looking at too much accumulation, mainly about 2 inches or less for most areas. and thats going to be on average, of course, where we have some of the banding snow in the snow squalls and we will see pockets of higher accumulations. overall, we are going to be staying with the northwesterly wind, a little peek of sunshine through midday and our weathernation sevenday forecast is going to feature the opportunity for at least an improvement. back to the 30s by monday and tuesday. maureen. all right, thank you so much. maybe you solved to save more money this year or still paying bills from the holidays and of course valentines day never helps. not if you take on a threeweek make savings challenge. he is here now to give us advice and motivation. billy, thank you so much for being with us. this is essentially 21 days of saving, right . absolutely. week one, what do we focus on . its really about assessing the situation. what we want to encourage folks to do is look at the bank statement, their records and identify where they spend their money at. and you would be surprised, like take coffee for example, over the course of a year, how much you spend on coffee or even a week. and try to figure out where the money is going. so you take a look, okay, theres the coffee house, theres the coffee house and look at that. right. and week two . you know, thats really about, you know, kind of like looking at what would a plan be . how do you create that budget . can i maybe do without the coffee or instead of buying lunch all the time, maybe can i pack lunch . and you would be surprised, making a small change like week and ultimately over six months a change like that could save as much as 650. and you could make big change with that. and week three, what are you looking at . thats about putting everything in motion. about saying everything i have learned and creating that plan and now we want to put it in action. and thats where the challenge comes into play because we will help you do that. do you think people get overwhelmed when you say, this year, im going to save money . i mean, is a threeweek snapshot easier to save and see absolutely. and we really wanted to make this fun and make for thisser and thats why were trying to drive it through social media anything for everybody. and thats really what we wanted to focus on. what do you think the biggest challenge is when people need to go and save . its the first step, right. i think we all do a good job assessing where it goes but then its wanting to make the change. its like a diet. you never actually want to cut out chocolate but you have to. absolutely. all right. billy, thank you so much. thats helpful. well after the break, the actress is back in town this weekend. see where the Hollywood Star stopped by for a visit. good morning, alyssa reporter good morning. were still on route 8. Traffic moving slow this morning because of all this snow. take a look at tower city this morning. changing colors. its the only thing thats bright and cheery this morning. if you are headed out any time soon, we have a lot of information for you to stay safe on those roads. most roads are clear but you are going to run into some icy patches and that wind is really causing that snow to drift into certain lanes. alyssa has been keeping an eye we are checking in with her in just a minute. but first, we want to get over to olga because those wind chills, olga can be dangerous in these situations. it can. if you have to go outside, i understand you cant always avoid it, but if you have to go outside, make sure you cover any exposed skin. because it is bitterly cold. mainly weve been seeing the temperatures sliding into the Single Digits right now. but when you factor in the winds mainly out of the north and northwest, these are sustained winds above 20 Miles Per Hour in locations. when you factor in the winds and the cold temperatures, we get those feelslike wind chills which are in the negative digits. so definitely, definitely a chilly valentines weekend. we are looking at light banding snow at this hour. 8 degrees in downtown. thats the warm spot. and for the next several hours, we are going to stay mainly below 13 degrees all day long. now we will see a drop near its going to be very frigid start to your valentines day. ill let you know how long the cold is going to stick around for tomorrow afternoon and also how another round of snow may impact our president s day holiday on monday. maureen. all right, olga, thanks. hopefully youre sitting inside and just relaxing. if you are headed out any time soon, youre going to want to be careful this morning. channel 3s Alyssa Raymond has been showing us the live conditions on the roadways. and alyssa, where are you now and where have you run into the slick spots and more dangerous spots . reporter we are on route 8. and if you take a look, we just passed a little slideoff. this car just slid off the side of the road. Police Officers there with the driver now. but taking a look at the roads on route 8 near stow, theyre pretty slick out here this way because we had a snow squall that was just hovering right on that far left lane on this side, it doesnt appear to be direction. and you can see snow is still coming down and the wind is still a factor. we keep feeling it move the truck, pushing us into different lanes. its that strong. but as olga mentioned, its also bitterly cold out here. and heres are some tips to keep you safe. reporter at home, the bitter cold can put you and your family at risk. change the battery in the Smoke Detector, keep the area around the fireplace and space heater and never use Kitchen Appliances to stay warm. make sure you have a working Smoke Detector and open your faucets just enough for a little drip to prevent your pipes from freezing. and just like you get cold, your pets do too. dont leave dogs or cats outdoors when temperatures drop. a sweater and even a warm hug. you can see out here live, the far right lane completely snow covered. at some point, its hard to tell where one lane begins and the other one ends. as were coming up to a little traffic backup. traffic moving slowly here on route 8. The on and offramps, you need to particularly take your time with those because they are very, very snow covered well in this area. here. coming up at 9 00, we will join you from brandy. all those ski snow bunny enthusiasts excited to be out there. they havent had much of this so looking forward to a long weekend of cold and snowy conditions for them. maureen, back to you in the studio. and to reiterate, everything were hearing is akron area is seeing the worst of the roads. road, onramps, offramps but the highways are pretty much clear. odot has been pretty much been taking care of it. thank you so much. a hollywood celebrity with roots in northeast ohio is trying to promote local business. the actress Monica Potter is back in town for the oneyear anniversary of her store, Monica Potter home. she cut a cake to celebrate yesterday and while potter says the store is doing well, she is asking people to check out all of the shops near hers in the downtown district. today she is inviting the public to get together there for free food and health screenings. within the next couple months, a long anticipated ymca is set to open in downtown cleveland. so yesterday it held a job fair to fill about 40 positions. take a look. the new gym is a 12 million project. it will include a threelane swimming pool, a sauna and more than 70 exercise machines. not only is there a demand for galleria was looking for more tenants. downtown cleveland was in need of a place for clevelanders who both live and work downtown to fulfill their health and wellness needs and the galleria seemed like the perfect fit. the grand Opening Event is march 29th. if youre not a member and you want to enroll this month, they reduced the joining fee to just 1. last night, special needs teens from around the world enjoyed the Royal Treatment from a red carp tote dancing the night away. its a night to shine put on by the tim tebow association. it took place in 48 states and eight countries. more than 200 churches played host to the proms including ones right here in northeast ohio. memorial church. a lot of people coming overall but at the end of the night, you dont know who the special guests are and big party. we are dancing. guests received the Royal Treatment including hair and makeup stations and everyone who attended got the chance to be crowned king or queen. its a trade rumor that would certainly shake up the cavs roster. a new report suggest that the cavs have interest in knicks forward carmelo anthony. hi everyone and good morning. the nba trading deadline comes up on thursday. the rumor mill has been churning on a smaller level for the cavaliers. we will tell you more this morning. it involves carmelo anthony. according to the new york daily news, the cavs and celtics have discussed a blockbuster trade centered around kevin love with preliminary discussions about expanding the deal to include anthony. he has a notrade clause. the knicks could get players in return. and the cavs would get a proven star that can score. anthony is close to lebron, they are friends but he is committed to the knicks and would prefer to keep his family there. now to allstar weekend. the game is tomorrow in toronto. and even though the caves are the best team in the east, lebron james is the only player there this weekend. his 12th straight allstar game. lebron said yesterday talking to the media its unfortunate he is the only cavs allstar. theyll have to use it as motivation. he hasnt decided on going to the olympics yet. he said he still has some great and when asked yesterday whats the difference between the two . he said, height. but we could tell you, theres something noticeable. when the stars is held accountable, it trickles down from there. and frankly, i dont think that was going on a whole lot. this league. he is not intimidated by anyone. he played with kobe and he knows the temperament of stars and how to handle stars and i think youre seeing that. and he will handle a lot of them tomorrow as he is the head coach of the east allstars along with the coaching staff. he has a record of 83 since taking over the team. indians pitchers and catchers report to goodyear in four days and yesterday they signed a new pitcher. a free agent pitcher. the righthander tommy hunter comes with a oneyear deal, 29 years old, career record of 49 33. but the rangers briefly with the cubs last season. hunter has pitched out of the bullpen for the past three seasons. he is coming off offseason abdomen surgery that will sideline his start to the season. nothing will sideline sports tonight. coming up tomorrow night at interview with jason loyd talking cavaliers plus my feature on the kent state wrestler and the golden flashes wrestling team. plus, much, much more. have a great weekend everybody. dave, thanks. just ahead, still filing those taxes . now heres olga with a look at the forecast. and we are on the chilly side this morning. we will continue to see this banding, lakeeffect snow mountainsing through into the afternoon but temperatures arent going to budge too much. i say most of us will sit around the 10 to 12degree mark well into the afternoon. a brief peek of sunshine and then a frigid cold night tonight. ill let you know how cold we will start our our valentines day and what to expect for president s damon as well. welcome back. do you know how youre going to file . we go over popular tech software, apps and tips to get you closer to that refund. you have to be super smart to not mess up your tax refund. reporter with four out of five returns this year expected to be filed electronically, Online Tax Software aims to make diyfiling easier. Consumer Reports looked at h and r block deluxe and turbotax deluxe. they both are free to try. reporter the two programs ranked closely with the main difference in design. turbotax had easy to read explanation boxes and h and r block was more mobile friendly. theyll guarantee that the calculations will be accurate. reporter the irs says 70 of taxpayers are eligible for free file. efile for free. reporter those with income under 62,000 can use software if your income is higher, the site can still verify that the tax software you are using is legitimate. see which products they have on the list there and use one of those because those are vetted by the irs. reporter if you wait until the last year, you will have a few extra days but do not put it off. once you have all the paper work inhand, file as soon as possible. reporter you will get your refund faster and file before identity thieves have the chance to do it for you. nbc news. tax time is about as fun as heading out on the roads this morning. oh, yes. if you are headed out any time soon, we have warnings for you, its going to be a little bit tricky. when we were on our way in, we saw onramps, offramp, still a little covered. odot is out trying to get that cleared but the wind is causing an issue. it is. to the winds of the blowing and drifting snow. there are ramps and elevated overpasses that are a little bit icy too but mainly its the blustery conditions this morning that are quite frankly dangerous if you are stepping outside. so keep that in mind. if you have to go out, you need to take every precaution possible and make sure that you are well layered and covered for that occasion. and then get yourself to some place warm as quickly as possible. currently temperatures are really sliding down. mansfield down to 2 degrees at this hour. sitting at 3 for akron. so when you factor in the wind, north, northwesterly winds anywhere from 15 to 20 Miles Per Hour right now, we are feeling like these very negative teens for much of the region. so yes, it is dangerously cold outside. with the light snow showers moving through and the northwest winds, i think the temperatures are going to hold steady for the next hour or two. and then we will get a little bit of a bump this afternoon but not too much. temperatures going above about 10 to 12 degrees. we may squeak in 13 degrees in the downtown region but that will be about it for most of us. its going to feel like the Single Digits all day long. although the banding snow is coming on through, the good news is that were not seeing significant accumulation. this is moving fairly quickly into the afternoon and overnight hours and we get to sunday afternoon, not even an inch for many locations. and although lake side, we will see some of the heavier bands so a few spots might see up to 2 inches by the time all of this moves through by monday but for most of us, it will be a minor snow accumulation. overall though, the temperatures tonight are going to really back down. although most of us will sit between 4 and 8 degrees, we could see a few areas get down to zero during the overnight. and what is most important is it is going to feel like minus 7 to minus 11 when you wake up so for today, i think we see maybe a peek of sunshine through midday and thats when the temperature is going to try to get up to the 13degree. but overall with the sevenday forecast, we are talking about a very frigid cold stretch lasting through president s day but then as we move into the monday to tuesday forecast, we finally catch a little bit of a break, some light snow moving through but at least the temperatures will start to inch upward. all right, back to that mildish weather. yeah, well get there. all right, thanks olga. some new movies are hitting the screens this weekend. heres a look at the box office preview. you going to leave me alone here with less angry Rosie Odonnell . reporter dead pool. the regular guy finds he has terminal cancer and subjects himself to experimental feeling treatments that go terribly wrong so he tries to find the people who wrecked his life and its rated r. i dont know why i said yall. you all would have taken just as much time. reporter shes a new yorker newly on the market but not very good at dating. so wilson decides to be her hookup helper, helping her navigate love in the digital age. its rated r. Ben stiller back on the cat walk in zoolander 2. it comes 15 years after the original. they are reunited by an International Agent trying to solve a serial murders of the worlds most beautiful people. its rated pg136789. usa . yeah. reporter Michael Moore leads the land of the free in where to invade next. he goes in search of solutions that plague our country and find that the American Dream is alive and well, just not in the usa. thats the box office preview, nbc news. all right. maybe you will catch a movie day. maybe you have just broken the bank. were going to tell you how much people are spending on welcome back. did you know that people are expected to spend close to 20 billion on valentines day gifts this year . cards, candy and flowers are the most popular options. another popular gift, engagement ring, thats going to drive the price up. 14 million marriage proposals are made on the day of love. on the flip side, 53 of women say they would break up with their significant other if they didnt get a gift. stakes are high here, guys. gifts either. the average amount people will spend comes to about 146. apparently. cuddling is for free. especially. yeah, we definitely have to find ways to deal with the cold air moving on through. it has slid in and taken hold and it will stick around. not only for today, holding our temperatures in the teens for the city center but also tonight. and we will start off with a valentines morning. i think tomorrow even, anyone with dinner plan, we will still be working with the wind chill, and evening hours. so things start to turn the corner once we get to president s day on monday and then we bring in an opportunity for even more accumulating snow early in the work week. okay. if you are headed out, be careful on the roads. we have been keeping an eye on conditions. we will be back here at 9 00 a. M. for more channel 3 news and of course a look at weather, news good morning. Life threatening cold. Polar vortex delivering bonechilling temperatures from minnesota to the northeast. Record setting cold pushing the mercury to near zero in the big apple. Warngs everywhere to stay inside. You should take this weather very, very seriously. How long will it last . Dylan is tracking it all. Southern discomfort. The republican candidates gearing up for another debate tonight. The field getting smaller as the stakes grow larger. Will donald trump follow through
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