some way, shape, or form. some areas are getting heavy bursts of moderate snow at this time. greg, combine that with the blustery conditions, its pretty tough travel this morning. it is. low visibility with some of those big flakes falling in spots. lets take you through the morning, break down the timing. here is what to expect again. it is the timing were most concerned about this morning. well start you off at 6 00 this morning. notice the heavier bands may be setting up to the west of cleveland. as we go through 8 00, the heavier bands start to shift toward the east. thats because this is our arctic front that will be moving in. as it approaches cleveland out ahead of it, youre going to get these snowstorms over toward lake county. temperatures in the 20s. by the evening commute, things are looking better. that front starts to clear out. may even get some breaks of sunshine throughout the flurries, and part two of this system starts tonight. at first w a westnorthwest wind, this lake snow is going to fire up around cleveland. the east side of cleveland, you can see a burst of snow. with that, it will shift up to lake shore as we go in through the overnight with temperatures down into the single digits. now a check on your roadways with danielle. you talked about seeing the heavy snow, forecasting it at 8 00 a. M. a number of people have to be at work at 8 00 a. M. that hour is going to be tough. please give yourself extra time. i know were going to sound like a broken record. everyone is dealing with the snow. its going to be a slow and snowy commute. look at west wasser loo road. you see the waterloo road. youre going to have to slow down. look at this picture in summit as you can see, same picture, not really cleared, so this means that you want to give yourself extra time because the posted speed limits may not be safe to travel at both speeds. a deadly house explosion rock as neighborhood. this morn were getting new killed. Tiffany Tarpley joins us where investigators have been sifting through the rubble all night. lynna and john, investigators just came out here within the last half hour or so. the fire investigator investigators, there were hot spots they needed to put out. as you said, all four people inside of this home. that includes a man and woman and two young children. ive learned this morning that state investigators are expected out here a little later today. lets take you to last night. it was around 8 30 last night im told that the back end of the home just basically thats what exploded here. we know that around that time dominion gas came back out here on scene as well. i also reached out to the Summit County medical examiners office. anything theyre going to be releasing this morning. im told they need to reach back out to them. i will do that here within the next half hour. i will let you know if i get any new updates for this situation. were here live in Summit County. Tiffany Tarpley, channel 3 news. all right. our other big story, which continues to fall on the east side of cleveland this morning, adding on to yesterdays totals. we have a team of reporters. theyre driving the conditions before you hit the streets. right now, lets start with youre seeing right now this is 90 west. really, you cant really see much. they did a pretty good job on 90. all morning weve been off and on 90. thats been the best highway to be on. were feeling the wind pick up. its shifting us back and forth. other than that, the roads look pretty good here. 271 south and north has been about the worst weve seen. two at times can get down to one lane. times its hard to tell what lane youre in and what lane is actually there. 90, if thats what youre 271. that seems to be the worst parts, but were going to head back here and see if things snow falling. everywhere weve been, its light. hour. will will. exactly where you are. holly was warning us for days, everyone gets involved in this event. its not just east side. lets see how things are on the west side. mo is there. how is it looking . west side, we usually dont get snow, right . im right along i90. odot trucks have been out here all night. we have seen a lot of crews plowing i90. its moving pretty well. if youre one of those people who get into work early. you can sit down and have a cup of coffee and have extra points, youre good. theres another city crew. thats a city crew. thats plowing more that runs right along i90. we have seen this truck go back here. now, the problem is, if you look at the road, if you can show the road, hes gone up and down here a couple of times. thats as low as hes getting. if youre headed out on the side streets and youre taking avoid i90, youre still going to run into some snow on the roads, some icy conditions. theres a little bit of ice thats packed down underneath there. its going to be a little bit of a slow go. as far as we can tell on i90. people are moving pretty well. like i said, if you can get out there and get to work a little early and score some browning points with your brownie points with your poses, this is it otherwise. enjoy that commute as much as possible. so far, be an early riser and get out there. sounds great, mo. keep it right here for all the latest in closings and delays with our eye alert system. already big closings. Indian Valley schools. banning pit bulls, the local city making the controversial vote. that story is coming up. president obamas final state of the union address. well have the big issues hes expected to tackle. thats in a live report from washington. all right. 5 11 on i90, you see the snow still flying around. odot says its fully staffed and ready to handle this blast. sure the roads stay clear. them along. for today. the list is growing as the superintendents and School Officials are out checking out the conditions. i imagine were going to get more, especially delays coming up in this hour. okay. tonight is problems final yep. the white house is promising it will be different than the list of priorities he usually lays out for congress. tracy potts is live with a preview. good morning, everyone. well hear some of that, things like the Trans Pacific trade partnership and criminal justice reform. most of this speech the white house says is going to be about the big picture, the president talking about his accomplishments, things like obama care and the iran nuclear deal. also talking quite a bit, were told, about the future. where the United States is and where we need to be and where we need to go. the president released another preview video about what he wants to say tonight. as he addresses congress tonight for the 8th time, his 8th 8th address before congress, hes also expected to talk about a number of things that maybe Congress Might actually be able to get done tonight. now, another video is out on you tube tonight as well, as far as paul ryan emphasizing this is the last state of the union for president obama. nikki haley is going to be delivering the republican address five minutes before the president leaves the chamber. theyre not calling it a specific response to the state of the union tonight. john and lynna . well see how much of it is a passing of the baton speech. closings. some opting for delays this morning. combination for sure. dover, new philadelphia, east and west holmes are closed. if youre just tuning in, those districts. well keep you updated. greg is tracking hour by hour. thats right. well start with an overview of the day and a live look outside, which is pretty similar to what a lot of you are looking at out your own windows too. down. weve been saying that equal student snow, this is not just limited to the east side. weve had a lot of lake effect. were going to get more of that later today. at the bus stop, temperatures 20s but feeling more like teen this is morning. by later today, its going to be zero and below as things become more blustery behind the arctic front. its 5 14 right now. and a very snowy morning commute. it means you need patience and extra time. the high end. those in the east will see amounts that are even higher than that. the wind chills approaching zero and below later today. the plan is going to be 20s and falling backwards. upper teens later. morning. by 9 00, it should start to wind down a little bit from the front moving through and lake behind it. so cleveland and areas east will be seeing that. greg is going to be tracking that here in just a moment. youre all under a Winter Weather advisory. and thats through noon today. it includes every single one of you. yes, you in akron, you in canton, those in elyria and lorraine, youre included. now, these go until tomorrow morning. were thinking tonight into tomorrow well be dealing with additional snow with the lake effect. you can see that it is pretty widespread at this point. were getting bursts of heavier and moderate snow. facebook and twitter. theyre helpful and allow us to pass on valuable information as youre all getting ready to head out on your morning drive. as we look here to the east side, i mean, really, it is a very heavy snow thats been the theme. moderate along 44. were definitely seeing that snow come down at a pretty good clip. so be careful. greg has more. snow is falling right in the middle of the commute. thats the big problem were talking about this morning. heres 7 00. you see the snow continuing. this is the western edge. it will pass through northeastern ohio. lets show you the map. as we go through the commute. theres 9 00. by then, the heaviest snow will be shifting to the east of downtown cleveland. notice the dark blue band. ashtabula, akron, canton, just holmes county, this is going to be a real heavy burst just ahead of the cold front. that clears out by midday. well see a couple of scattered flurries, maybe even sun breaks in the afternoon. well see temperatures falling. well see temperatures around freezing this morning. after 7 00, after the evening commute, watch the snow band set up later on tonight. thats the lake snow. i would not be surprised to see Cuyahoga County added to the lake Snow Advisory later on this afternoon for the evening and overnight. that continues through midnight with the heavier snow band shifting into ashtabula overnight. just this morning we era looking at one to three issues. its the timing thats the issue, but its really the overnight snow, the lake snow thats of a bigger concern. look at this. were including portions of keuchel here. heights, mayfield, you could see 24 inches of snow with heavier elevations. ashtabula and Southern Lake counties, as much as 6 inches. central catholic just closed for today. remember, our just in tab flashes in red, if you happen to be looking at your tv. well try to say these closings as much as we can for your convenience. we have blustery snow weather today. greg is following up with whats happening now. its not so much the snow. its the timing of it. this is such a busy, busy time of day for you. make sure youre bringing a lot of patience. as you head to work, its going to take extra patience. tomorrow, were forecasting snow and chances throughout the week. things will warm up briefly headed into the second part of the weekend and early next week. it is 5 18. lets get a check on your commute with dani. its going to be a messy one. 10 to 15 minutes ago, we spoke to maureen kyle. she said shes headed on 90 on the west side. here is what she can expect to see at west lake at colombia road. as you can see, its a pretty easy commute there at 5 19. were not seeing any big slowdowns on the west side. in fact, were not seeing big slowdowns at all, but, again, as the more snow comes down and more people hit the roads, you do want to give yourself extra time. i know 77 in akron and arlington is a busy commute spot. here is is a picture of what it looks like right now. were all seeing wet roads and in some portion snow covered roads. you want to be prepared to slow down and watch out for those accidents. right now, im not tracking any those of you who travel 77, its a fiveminute commute headed north and south. if you travel between canton and akron, 18 minutes headed north and 19 minutes headed south. those are normal drive times, john. speeds are still up there with all this. all right. dani, thank you. the future of pit bulls in Shaker Heights could come down to city council tonight. those who own pit bulls and others right now labeled as vicious will be able to keep them if theyre registered for a 20 fee. council is taking actions after a grandmother was mauled to death by a pit bull. gunman stormed a mall after setting off a car bomb and iraqi Officials Say it was mainly in the shiite section. how would you like to come out to your car and it looks like this. this is courtesy of lake erie in buffalo. the waves sploshed waves splashed up over the rails. throw in sub zero temperatures and it was coated in several inches of ice. now, if that one car starts, thats the best car battery in the world, and we should all buy that. endorsements are coming. there will be a commercial for that. still ahead, cleveland fashion week is just a few months away. were getting a sneak peek at what we can expect in may. more on what is ahead for the fashion world, next. bellevue city schools have now closed for the day. well have the delays first at snow is really coming down . okay. when you think of fashion week, yeah, you possibly of new york city or los angeles. what about cleveland . well, fashion week cleveland claims to actually be the third biggest fashion week in the u. S. Behind new york city and l. A. we got a sneak peek of what to expect of the annual show coming up in may at a preview runway show. clevelands fashion week is may 1st through may 7th. there you go. yep. now, the proper fashion for today, you dont really see much of the person youre walking by. youre bundling up. hi, holly. yes, bundle it up. its really blustery. throughout the day as were talking about temperatures falling, plus wind chills will end up being below zero. weve got Winter Weather advisories in place. its a messy morning drive. greg and i are tracking it for you. numerous closings and delays on i alert. were trying to tweet them out and say them as much as we can for your convenience. upper teens by this evening. its going to feel like zero and five below when you factor in the winds. were planning on the snows this morning. eventually lake effect snows are behind this front. well be tracking hour by hour. well talk totals and all those things coming up, guys. still ahead at 5 30, we you. most areas seeing snow for the morning commute. well check our crews east side tiffany . following a developing story here out of Summit County, coming up, what weve learned look, i know youre a cow and all. And you may not know what im talking about, but, uh. The yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. . and we start your morning rush as we work to get new information on a deadly house county. i just got off the phone with the medical examiners office. they tell me they have not identified the victims. its unclear exactly how long that might take. but you can see whats left of this home. not much. lets take you back to last night when firefighters arrived on scene. they say there were heavy flames shooting from this home. it was around 8 30 this happened in Northfield Center. the explosion blew out the back four people inside of this home. were talking about two adults, a man, woman, and children. if you come back out here live, you can see the cars in the driveway here. it brings t home there. s also brings it home. theres also a play set in the backyard. well get you more information will . down here. it looks better than when we were on it earlier. have cleared out. wind. you can really feel it on your car as youre traveling here this morning. everything is really wet there. s place where is the snow fall. 271 earlier, north and south, very dicey in some spots, but the way back down here from where we were, it proves that odot is doing a good job. well continue to keep an eye on it and let you know what were seeing. always good to be mindful theyre working hard this morning. lake effect Snow Advisory for ashtabula, geauga, lake, those go through tomorrow. the Winter Weather advisory runs through tomorrow. the snow is coming down. it fluctuates from light to moderate. as we zoom in, you can pick out the areas that are seeing the heaviest snowfall. toward loraine county, you can see the show. we have purple shades. closings in places like philly andover today. they continue to come in. its a combination of delays and closings. make sure youre paying attention. mansfield delayed two hours. port clinton schools are on a twohour delay. some are coming in as just closed. on the east side, we have snow flying through lake and geauga county. were anticipating lake effect front later on today. greg is tracking it hour by hour for you. good morning. good morning. on the channel 3 app, right at the top, you click on the link, and the list comes in. it is a long one this morning. heres what were tracking for the snow this morning. its all about the timing, folks. 5 30 into 6 00 and 7 00. heavy snow bursts. now on the west side, as holly was showing you, thats moving in to mansfield, all the way to cleveland. temperatures in the mid20s. 8 00, still in the middle of the commute. the heaviest of snow right in cleveland down toward medina, akron, coming up on wooster. then the front clears everything out. we get a break midday for lunch, maybe breaks in the snow flurries. watch the temperatures really fall into the event commute, down into the teens for many of you. and then the lake snow starts this could include portions of evening. that can be a burst after 6 00. Cleveland Heights back over toward garfield, and then the things start to dry out as north. now the roadways with danielle. 5 33. right now. 5 34, that doesnt mean you can just speed out on the roads because were all dealing with snow covered roads. that means as more people hit the roads, youre going to have to slow down because traveling at normal or posted speeds may not be safe. just take a look at this picture on 71 at west 25th street. i dont want you to end up like this person here where their car has slid off the road where you see emergency vehicles, and it looks Like Police Officers are out there to help the person get their car off there. thats what were expecting to see this morning, a lot of slide outs as people hit the morning rush between the 6 00 a. M. and 9 00 a. M. hours. again, greg is forecasting greg and holly heavier snow in the 8 00 a. M. hour. right now, the drive time between 71 north and 490, thats normal. thats normal. dont let drive times that are normal tell you to take time and sleep in. no. give yourself extra time this morning. local schools closed today. they continue to pile up here. we saw the car that spun off in danis report. lets see how the roads are doing west side. lake. how is it looking there, mo . reporter well, the good news is im still seeing pavement on i90. were right along i90 between detroit and columbia. the westbound lane. so, of course, this is traffic headed away from downtown but moving at very normal speeds as far as weve seen so far. taillights, thats eastbound. those are the people headed downtown. im also seeing them moving at pretty normal speeds. were seeing pavement. odot crews have been keeping up on the highways and keeping them clear. so far so good. what dani was saying, if you can get out there a little earlier and avoid the 8 00 rush hour by leaving earlier or later, youre going to avoid some of the rush. now, where were seeing some of the snow coverage are these side streets. this is sperry road. this is a road weve seen a plow go up and down several times. this is as low as it was getting. so theres still some snow coverage on some of those side roads. if youre on the west side, a lot of you take lake in, take detroit in. youre going to see snow there. just in terms of flakes, guys, this is the biggest flakes ive seen all morning. weve seen those wispy flakes so far. its just starting to get bigger. well keep an eye on things and traffic is moving. thanks, mo. services will be held for k9jethro. he passed away. the suspect in the case is facing multiple charges, including assaulting and harassing a police dog. hes being held on 5 million bond. the service will be held on thursday at noon at the canton memorial civic center. police are still investigating the human skeletal remains found on an akron sidewalk. residents found a skull on the sidewalk and a spine nearby on friday afternoon. a team of anthropologists in erie pennsylvania is now helping to evaluate the remains. experts say it will take some time to figure out the race, gender, and age of the victim. were learning more about the new Lifestyle Center planned for orange village. testimony 1 and harvard road, it will include luxury apartments, hotel and office space, whole foods will relocate their chagrin road store to pine crest. thats set to open at 2017. president obama will deliver his final state of the tonight. hell speak about the economic recovery, the need to reform terrorism. the white house says the president will keep a seat empty next to First Lady Michelle Obama to represent all the victims of gun violence. Bernie Sanders and ted cruz will also attend the address. also today, Sergeant Bowe bergdahl will appear in court. he faces charges of desertion and misbehavior in front of the enemy. he was captured by the taliban and held captive for nearly he was released in a prisoner swap for detain knees in guantanamo bay. new overnight, its reported that Johnny Manziel is in danger of losing his sponsorship with nike. its their biggest sponsor, starting with him in 2014. nike tells tmz sports that theyre on the fence about dropping the qb and that theyre worried about him and hopes he turns things around. last week manziel was dropped from lebron james Marketing Agency. we should note that lebrons Marketing Agency already had plans sort of in the works to disconnect with all other athletes, mainly focus on lebrons marketing projects. right. but manziels antics apparently sped the timetable up. with sponsorships, we see it many times in sports, pardon the expression, but its a snowball effect. on, you see the others trail behind. well see how it goes. the browns could be close to making a head coach offer. bengals coordinator hugh jackson, thats next in sports. coming together to save a 5 42 right now. a live look at i90 in euclid where the snow continues to fly. i alert is up and running. a couple new closings coming in. ashland city schools closed. sandusky on a twohour delay this morning. theyre opting to do that. South Central local schools are closed in huron county. well keep you posted. the tremont Restaurant Community wants to help chef simon bounce back. fire badly damaged one of his restaurants, lolita. theyre in the process of planning a benefit dinner for him and offering his employees temporary work. chef Rocco Wayland said hes help out. all the other chefs and owners in this neighborhood, were family. we want to see michael open up soon. obviously its going to be bigger and better. if theres one thing i can tell you about michael simon, he doesnt do anything short of great. he posted on facebook, promising everyone that they will be back strong. of course we wish them the best. browns may have their choice for head coach, but the question is will he want them. theyre looking at hugh jackson. theyve interviewed seven candidates, but it looks like jackson is the front runner. no offer yet. jackson has interviewed with the 49ers, and the giants want to talk to him too. this year the bengals were seventh in scoring. andy dalton had a big year. he had the second highest quarterback rating. rumors fly now, nick sabine would he ever want to leave alabama. the tide broke open the tie when oj howard went 51 yards for the touchdown. bama wins it. it was a shootout. 5540. fifth title for saban. nick saban as the greatest College Coach of all time . i will say yes. it is hard to beat his era. i think you can make a strong ever. the weather last night in glendale, arizona looks pretty good. triway schools are on a two hour delay. thats a combination. thats right. were going to track it this morning and talk about how much were thinking is behind this front. more lake effect. its a twopart forecast. snowy, i alerts at the bottom of the screen. ashland schools are showing a twohour delay. sandusky central catholic is delayed two hours today. so were trying to read them off as they come in so you can hear them as youre packing lunches and getting breakfast ready for the kids. a general 24 inches. the 4 is definitely on the high end. mainly those of you seeing a heavy burst of snow through this evening, blustery and wind chills by later today will be zero and below. temperatures in the 20s as youre waking up. once the front pushes through, it will become more scattered and transition into a lake effect snow. we do have a Winter Weather advisory in place for every single one of you. in addition to that, which goes until noon, theres the lake effect snow advisories from ashtabula. this goes through early and i were talking. they wont be surprised if they add to them as well. you can see how snowy it is. light to moderate bursts of snow, its so much about the timing as opposed to how much is actually on the surface. because this is happening during a very busy commute time, so many of you are getting ready to leave the house, you look at the lake and see some of the heavier snow inland. were anticipating the next few hours are going to be quite messy for the drive. greg has more as we look ahead. the bursts that youre tracking now are really the issue. you may be driving on an ok area roadway. suddenly the road comes from clear to snow covered. thats what future view is indicating. this is at 7 00 this morning. just about everybody involved in the snow there. as we go through the morning, 9 00, the heaviest snow band toward ashtabula down toward akron and canton. the darker blues youre seeing there, thats the heavier snow. the cold front that will be putting an end to the snow to the west of 77 after 9 00. well see things improve for lunchtime. snow showers, flurries, mixed in with breaks of sun throughout the afternoon. look at these temperatures. theyre colder today than late they are morning. make sure you pack the heavier jacket with you as you step out the door. watch this snow band. this is going to start Cuyahoga County to the east. i think well see accumulating snow this evening on the east side of cleveland. 271 beachland up toward the hills. thats going to shift toward geauga and ashtabula counties. there could be additional accumulation. lets take about this morning. just like holly told you. its not the amounts. its the timing. 13 inches overall falling then tonight we pick up the heavier stuff. geauga, lake, the southern elevations, we may see some of the higher totals. 36 inches. i would not be surprised to see isolated higher amounts between Chagrin Falls over toward chardon. well take a look at window nation. its all about the snow today. first, the snow from the actual front and then the lake effect behind it. that will continue tonight into your wednesday. so its going to be another tricky day for those of you who are east. well stay chilly through the east. it gets cold enough through early next week, at least you know kids are off on monday. mapleton schools are on a delay. those are all just in on i alert. much more on your forecast as we continue to track really closely this morning. it is also getting pretty treacherous for us. good morning, dani. good morning. i have an update on this stent at west 25th accident at west 25th street and 71 north. this is the west 25th street onramp to 71 north. we already have a pinout here. emergency crews are responding. so make sure if you usually get on 71 north at west 25th, that you get over to the left so you ac access the road. were hearing reports of a number of spinouts. we have one reported on 77 northbound at waterloo road in akron. we also have an accident reported at gilchrist road. it looks pretty good between 43 and 77 in terms of drive time. 14 minutes west and 15 minutes east. give yourself extra time so youre not one of those people who spinoff on the roads. john and lynna, back to you. dani, thank you. lets say hello to matt. good morning. were making the number one resolution in ohio a reality. an entire gym for 33 bucks in your home. im going to explain. first, over to holly. weve got doggone weather for you. this 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Com. none of these are paid products. i may start going to the gym based on that deal. thats great. im happy about that. you too. love you. all right. well send it over to holly. thanks, guys. we have snow coming down and gym in the bag is the way to go, matt. we have plenty to talk about here with the snow moving through as we speak. as we look ahead, the snow moving through, we have lake effect snows kicking behind it. greg and i have you covered. how long all of this will stick around. details are up next in minutes. all right. coming up at 6 00, were continuing to monitor the road conditions. were live on the east side and west side as the snow continues to fall this morning. also, a tragic story out of Summit County. tiffany is live in Northfield Center where a house explosion kills a family of four. Welcome aboard my starship. Ahoy, mateys its full of things i love. Like me brave crew. And my fellow Space Adventures and free of things i just like eye patches. 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