i know mine were outside yesterday without any coats. 64degrees officially. this morning still dealing with winds 1525 Miles Per Hour sustained. gusts are still 30 plus. and that also is adding to the feel. you can see the rain that moved through and even last hour we had a few sprinkles most of that is out of herech and we will be looking at much drier weather for most of today. a slight chance of a few showers this evening. were going to track and then the next thing well track is next chance of snow, yes, it is included in our march forecast. but first we have dani with a check of your commute. happy leap day. we start east because we have two road closures. first in at state road 86, plank road closed due to a fallen tree. so that road is close. go ahead and detour 528, madison road. fire. you can detour west 80 or west 75 to get around that. other than that were looking good. normal drive times. watch for high winds and moo die na and wayne county. overnight breaking news strong winds overnight made this east side house fire tougher on cleveland firefighters. this was the scene on east 123 and castlewood. the home is destroyed but no one was inside. fire was so strong it melted the siding. no word on what caused it. this morning were learning more about the man who police say shot and killed a Dayton Church service. Tiffany Tarpley joins us now today. reporter lynna and john Church Members in mourning today trying to understand what happened here. we know that the man Police Believe is responsible is expected to face a judge today. this is the man police say shot and killed the pastor while the choir was singing at st. peters Missionary Baptist Church. Daniel Gregory schooler is also the pastors younger brother. the victim William Schooler died at the scene. the suspect had a violent history which includes a conviction of felony assault with a Deadly Weapon after he was accused of kidnapping a child. injured. and there were no other intended targets. ill let you know what were learning about the pastor who is said to have had deep roots within the community. Funeral Services will be held today for the canton firefighter paramedic killed by an op coming truck on the interstate. calling hours women be from 10 00 a. M. to noon for Tonya Johnson followed by services. when see was killed on route 8 in akron a week ago today. she stepped into the path of a pickup truck after getting out of her car where she and her husband were arguing. an ohio man who 40 years ago killed his roommate and ate part of his brain is now under review for parole. David Allen Chapin is serving a life sentence in lima. the Ohio Parole Board couldnt reach a majority decision and his parole is being reviewed. hes been denied parole at least four previous times. starting today parma resident have a new place for emergency care. metro health opened the new department at snow road. however the most serious trauma campus. metro health also opened a new facility in cleveland height brecksville this fall. heres maureen worth a look at the morning news feed. reporter protesters plan Salt Lake City after an officer shot and seriously wounded a teen suspect. police say the teen was attacking another man with a broom stick and did not follow orders to drop the weapon. from kenya. on lookers began to throw rocks and bottles at police who called in 100 officers to break up the crowd. one of pope francis top advisors says the Catholic Church made a mistake. vatican treasurer testified to an Investigative Commission via video. in in front row were two dozen trailian abuse survivors who had traveled to be on hand for his testimony. a large grass fire is burning northeast of Oklahoma City destroying 200 acres of rough and wooded terrain. right now, the wildfire is 90 contained and threatens a few homes. when a controlled trash burn got out of control. so it was a late night for any of you who stayed up to see the oscar winners for best picture and actor and actress. well, the awards didnt end until after midnight so if you fell asleep heres a look. best picture went to journalism drama spotlight. best actress went to brie larson for the emotional drama room and best act or went to Leonardo Dicaprio for the revenant. dicaprio has been nominated five times el nio the past. but, of course, what everyone is talking about is the controversy sur round the all white acting nominees. come upping after the break well have a look at how host chris rock handled that controversy and see what you think about it. we want to hear from you. on the day the oscars red carpet is filled with the finest in fashion, the glitz being criticized for showing too much skin. love them or hate him steph curry is great on the court. now, hes creating havoc off the court. why he has been nightmare for video game makers. lynna, thanks, its leap day monday. last dave forecast. were getting into march a very transitional month and wait until you see the week ahead. in the meantime we have overcast skies, still breezy not as windy. temperatures upper 30s. will be 40s today. expecting some sunshine. tracking a few more showers. we always have you covered with closings and delays. we have more snow to track. ill let you know when that happens but were looking ahead to springtime. the month of march and Progressive Field puts us in that spirit. wed love to chat with you. were up and ready at wkyc. 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Only at a sleep number store, right now, save 50 on the ultimate limited edition bed. it is just about ready to hit 6 11. how guides steph curry . hes better than the top video game. they say the video games says the video game makers cant duplicate the ridiculous shot that hes been making. he makes shots that the computer thinks are pretty much impossible to make so the computer rejects them. for now, gamers will have to as steph curry. but you, too, can chew on your mouth guard. todays president obama set to present the medal of honor reluctant hero. you see hes avoiding the spotlight until now. but edward buyers will receive one of the most prestigious award. he rescued an american civilian only Six Navy Seals in history have been awarded the medal of honor. the lack of diversity loomed over the oscars. this is a look at the dozens of people who protested the all white acting nominations. this took place a mile from where the ceremony was taking place. maureen kyle is back joining academy handled the controversy. reporter this has been a big topic over the last couple weeks. no africanamerican or Latino Actors oring actresses were nominated which really upset a lot of people. so all eyes were on chris rock to see how he would handle the controversy. the critics are weighing in usa today saying he was right on point while others like the New York Daily News say he went too far. so you be the judge. the 88th Academy Awards which means this whole no black nominee thing has happened at [laughter] okay . you got to figure that it happened in the 50s, the 60s. you know, in the sic tease one of thoseyearold sidney didnt put out a movie. im sure, im sure there were no black nominees. and black people did not protest. why . because we had real things to protest at the time. [laughter] [applause] we had real things to protest. you know, its too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won best cinematographer. reporter chris rock also called the oscars the white peoples choice awards. so what do you think . we want to know your thoughts on last nights awards show. you can sound off on twitter and our facebook page. so far we have almost 100 comments here. and the reviews are mixed some saying he was right on point so get in the conversation let us know what you think. heres hollie with more on this forecast. the wind is the story this morning. right, it definitely is. its still windy. theyve lightened up a little bit. we have Power Outages between cuyahoga summit and port in county the breezy. temperatures are generally upper 30s to near 40. and hoods up, hats on, coats on, you need them. and you know what, i think well be talking snow boots before the week is through. so breezy, not as windy, kind of the headline here on this monday. cooler in the 40. that is seasonal. then were tracking rain to snow and maybe even a period of freezing rain into tomorrow. for today, things kind of calming throughout the day. so from this leftover, overcast to sunshine, and i think an abundance of sunshine through early afternoon before it clouds up again winds are still strong. so even though its not advisory criteria any more, we are still seeing sustained winds between 20, 25 Miles Per Hour. even 28 Miles Per Hour sustained right now akron canton. so that being said, its all because of a cold front that pushed through overnight. that brought rain, and right now, most of you arent seeing that any more. it was in and out. we had when we started the show at 4 30 and even in the 5 00 a. M. hour we were still seeing showers but those have really fizzled and at this point were dry. break up. be. notice, though, as we get into the dinner hours, how we start over the lake. this is behind the cold front so perhaps a few showers this evening. not a big deal but then tomorrow, for march the first we are tracking another storm system. your commute tomorrow morning no bigy. well have cloud cover around. by tomorrow evening rain, rain changing to snow and in that process we could have a period of freezing rain. so this is going to be like i said tomorrow from dinner into tomorrow night. and early wednesday but the good news is early wednesday its just a few leftover snow showers that are really far east. 6 00a. M. were seeing some of that snow in ashtabula county. its getting cold. on the Window Nation 7day forecast that will beat story middle of the week. return to winter in the feel most certainly before we warm back up to seasonal weather over the weekend. lets check your drive. hope you are making the most of the extra day in 2016. we start looking at the traffic map. as you can see the yellow means that we are seeing heavy winds or high winds in lorain, medina and western cuyahoga county. please be careful. on the east side or east state route 86 is closed at plank road because of a fallen tree. now, this is south state route 86 plank road closed south of ohio 6. take madison to get around that. west side west 77th remains closed between detroit and franklin a house fire. you can detour west 80th or west 75 street and a little bit of slowing into downtown on 71 north. that clears once you got to the inner belt so normal drive times on 71 north into i90. time for my biggest winners and biggest loser today in sports for the biggest loser, what is it with golfers feeling the need to strip down. i know this is a family show i wont show anything that makes the sensors too nervous but to all the golfers and now your pants on . look at this. golfer gary wood land standing in the water in his boxer briefs. i dont want to see any more. he didnt want to get his pants, socks or shoes dirty from hitting in the water. thats ridiculous. now, watch the shot. because it looks good until it bounces in the sand. otherwise known as beach. is he going to wear a speedo next. golf needs to hang signed that says no shirts, no pants, no playing. what makes a guy think that thats going to be better . standing there in his briefs. golf doesnt need the ratings. here are mri biggest wins now. from layman biddle middle school in camden. they had a perfect season they played 18 games how many did they win . 18. thats very impressive. they are the future mckinley bulldogs. congratulations to the coaches and players and thanks to jamie for sending in the picture. if you would like to nominate your champion or all star send me the picture and story. tweet them to me or email them to me. this was a big weekend for local hockey playoffs a lot of champions were crowned i want to see those pictures send those in. rumors are swirling about a new iphone. why the newest model may be taking a step back in time. and when it could be released. first if youre in the market for a car, the auto shows are a great place to get ideas it may put you in the danger zone of falling in love with a car you cant afford. we have the top things to remember before you go car shopping. john, thank you, weather out your window were calling this one a birds eye environment this little window. our friends looking out of. jottedy sent that picture in. we really appreciate it. it is now just 6 20 here on the cleveland even show is jobs way and runs through this sunday s. Great place to see the new trend and shop for a new car. this money monday lynna sat down with the Financial Advisor for some very important before you buy a car. reporter the cleveland auto show is underway if youre Financial Planner is here with advice on how to be financially fit when youre purchase. you can afford it. so before you go to the auto show and if youre really looking for a car you need to sit down and figure out how much a month you can afford to pay. how much can you handle. and then figure out how much you can borrow because clarities will do that, then really dont spend much time looking at cars that are outside of that. i mean its so secret 80,000 car is a lot nicer than a 25,000 car is great until you sit in the 80,000. 01. now, weather to lease or buy. most common question i get. leasing is just another way of financing things so what you have to figure out how much will it cost for cash you want to ask that question. ask them what it would be if i got a four year Mortgage Loan on the car. and then the next question is what would the lease rates be. now, you cant a lot of people will lease because they think they can buy more car thats incorrect. biggest mistake people can that you could ant ford on a four year loan. thats a good rule of thumb. dont forget insurance arent yeah, not just insurance to have, but call your Insurance Agent ask how much insurance is before you buy the car. because there are some cars that are really expensive. young kids and fast cars, some Insurance Companies wont even do it. great advice thanks so much. this morning, rumors are swirling that apple may be releasing new products. a new iphone would have a 4 inch screen and faster chip. that is smaller than the screen on the latest phone. now, according to a report by buzz feed a new ipad will also be revealed. the companys first Product Announcement of the year could also include the new apple watch band and support for apple pay. the event is rumored to take place on march 21st. is it just me or are these every month or every week. i know i see how he did that. he is a king of smooth talking. and we love you job. you are too kind. breezy, breezy, start to the day but end up ease actions woe continue on through early day monday. wind advisories have been dropped but its still really breezy. bundle up temperatures in the upper 30s climb to 40 at 9 00, 43 at noon. 47 i think we will see sunshine into midday. front moved through overnight thats why you felt those wind and heard them, im sure. next thing to track is snow. ill tell you exactly when that happens this week coming up. good morning will. reporter good morning. right now standing in between us and more Space Exploration a lot of money and time to wait to get up there. one local group from kent state helping to change all that. right now 6 30 im john and. im lynna lai. first as youre waking up heres whats happening. firefighters were called to a fire at a home on west 77th street in cleveland. heavy smoke was seen coming from the home between detroit and franklin avenue. we are told that the strong winds really made the fire extra hard to put out. no word yet if anyone was inside the home. well bring you any update as we get them. a 20yearold man turned himself in to Cleveland Police saturday night. the victim was construction lee road not in a crosswalk when a going. suspect is being held in custody awaiting charged as investigation. a live look right now at Progressive Field as we are 34 days away from the Cleveland Indians home opener and today at 10 00 a. M. , single game ticket go on sale at i ndians. Com. they will offer more tickets to the public than last year. transactions are limited to one purchase of up to 8 tickets. opening day, set for monday, april 4. against the red sox. and they start spring training games this week. spring weather yesterday. it was. so hollie officially weve gone from strong winds to just breezy. yes. i think thats a good way to describe it, john. we dent have the wind advisories but still breezy enough that you need to bundle up. from the 64 degree high we had yesterday. upper 30s at hopkins. 40 at 9 00. low 40 at lunchtime. brighter at lunchtime and 47 even upper 40s for highs today. so all in all, we have a great start to the week. the leap day monday like an extra day. and breezy as job and lynna mentioned. sustained winds 1525 Miles Per Hour. so although this is not advisory criteria, its breezy enough that you need to take extra care on the roads and make sure you have a few layers. yesterday was breezy but we didnt mind. we have the rain from overnight. cold front moved through. now, were dealing with you know the breezy weather behind it. the cooler weather moving in. next thing big to track will be snow. we have another blast of snow on the way. let you know when that happens. were not free yet. 71 at west 25 street in terms of traffic were seeing good traffic headed south but youre starting to slow down around 71 north the metro curve thats because we have an accident at west 14th street. heres the picture in the area. actually 71 north into the inner belt and the jenings. no big delays. take a look at drive time between 480 and 490, 9 minutes. jennings thats about a 12 minute delay but nothing too big and dont forget in montville state route 86 plank road closed. in sandusky we are expected to learn more details on the death of a man and woman in what police are describing as a murder suicide. the shootings were reported early sunday ate home on Fallen Timber drive. a neighbor tells us the couple who lived there was usually very quiet. for decades it was the destination but as parma town mall hit a decline the building has been reduced to rubble. dem lynx started last demolition started last week. the community has voiced their concerns to the city saying they wanted to see visible store front with easary parking closer to the storesser businesses say they cant wait for the change. demolition of course, we have decreased walk in traffic but we still have loyal clientele that comes in that keeps us busy all the time. weve been hearing about it for a long time but now we can see it so its exciting. the project is scheduled to be complete may of 2017. heres maureen worth top headlines. an american student held in north korea made an appearance in media today. its the first time hes been seen since his arrest. northkoreaian Authorities Say perpetratorring hostile acts against north korea. the 21yearold apologized for the alleged crime which included stealing a political slogan from the hotel where he was staying. the 14yearold girl who was shot during a rampage shooting spree in kalamazoo is showing signs of improvement this morning. her mother says doctors took her off a ventilator and shes breathing on her own. the uber driver jason dalton is accused of killing six people and injuring two other dollars over the weekend. hundred of balloons were released in the sky to honor the victims. this is a story you have to see. so take a minute come to your tv. a religious festival in Southern India went awry when the elephant went on a rampage smashing vehicles in its path. it was taking part in the ritual when it broke loose, started flinging motor bikes, a bring the elephant under control. amazingly no one was hurt. and check out the way arbys is celebrating leap day its offering up the companys first ever meatless menu its available only today. and its essentially the signature sandwich lineup my mus the meats. so the popular loaded italian sandwich now just has melted cheese, peppers onion and tomato. the tongue in cheek will come back every february 29. so this is once every four years. dont worry you can still get meaty sandwiches, too. because they say we have the meat. thats right. thats their campaign. its in the name americas roast beef, yes, sir, arbys. do you know what, i kind of remember that now. see, it was a campaign from the 70s that good market. a local entrepreneur and student is hoping to revolutionize the space in outer space with a didnt way to yes, so will ujek is joining us lye from kent state and will, he believes theres a huge need for this. reporter yes, john, really with all the new technology all the new drones out there thursday a lot of companies, people, trying to get into space. hes talking about a giant backlog. thats where brian feels he can step in. three, two, one, blast off. reporter infatuated with Space Exploration at an early age two time space camper and Current Aerospace engineering student brian eventually joined the air force before deciding to develop his own satellite then found out it would take 47 years and a Million Dollars to get it into orbit. i tailed it down to as little engineering as i need as little ma sears materials as i need. sending it100,000 feet and launching the rocket from there. reporter he brought on two kent state grads and a fellow kent state student to help out. mostly sell funded they have completed two test runs. all few of four of them setting out to change the way satellite get into space. i can also be mobile because my launches dont take place on the ground. rats than a Cape Canaveral where youre trying thank you adjust the orbit in order to accomplish the mission. reporter as far as long term future hes hoping to send a person into space by way of rocket by way of balloon. board. i started this so i could see space with my own eyes. you know, the joke i have is that when i retire, im going to retire to space. reporter others like nasa have used this technology before but he feels confident they have what it takes to i love the idea. its like the stuff of a childs imagination. fantastic. so they do it like this at Cape Canaveral but im going to do it differently. good stuff. still lot to come in lets check in with matt granite. were going to do leap day differently instead of saving you 29 . im going to save you 90 . i think you might be surprised whats coming our way weatherwise. right. last day of tech. happy leap day monday. still breezy. wind advisories have been dropped. we have cloud cover hanging out this morning. some sunshine this afternoon. 47 or so for the high. a far cry from the 60s 64 we saw yesterday. tracking snow. as we take you to break just a little reminder some schools in ridge town are closed today because of no power. lots of wind overnight still some Power Outages this morning heres a look at some of the stories trending on line this morning. youll hear a lot of talk about the oscars today. after weeks of controversy about no minority actors being nominated. the awards show was dubbed oscars so white. Comedian Chris Rock host and immediately addressed the elephant in the room calling it the white peoples choice awards. one moment had a lot of people scratching their heads was when he introduce asked stacey dash. its my honor to introduce the new director of the minority outreach program. i cannot wait to help my people out. happy black History Month. [laughter] dash was critical of those who boycotted the oscars over far as saying that black History Month be a polished. get rid of bet awards and other as wards that promote segregation. a moment when a beauty website that was live tweeting during the event confused oprah with whoopi goldberg. yeah, total beauty tweeted a picture of whoopi on the red carpet saying we had no idea oprah was padded an we love it. true beauty later deleted the tweet and wrote, we would like to apologize to oprah and whoopi as well as everyone we offer fended. it was our error and there are no excuses. they also tweeted that they will use this oscar. 5 to as an opportunity to donate 10,000 to a charity of both oprah and whoopis choice. now, for the big winners Leonardo Dicaprio won best act or forhis role in the revenant. long awaited victory. first win after being nominated for room. and the movie spotlight took home the award as best picture. one note matt and i when we did the real men at the movies review of 50 shades of gray we did not help that movies chances. i think the academy noticed that. it was so close, too, matt. film. open your eyes. they were opened all right. and today, i want to open your eyes to major leap day deals. you get . 29 off coffee. we go well beyond that right here. were going to save you hundreds of dollars today. take a look because actually time pieces tied to leap day, is were we see a lot of reductions. this is how retailers play sort of a tongue in cheek discount on you. time keepers, leap day, yeah. but your saving, not 29 they are, in fact, more than 90 . one of the top rated watches we have seen this year is under 40 no, not worth the msrp but with the choice of colors on w kyc. Com, thats an insane deal. for guys, also for those 29 time ex time keepers that is on the rest u your leap day deals but you had a watches. the quality is insane. and stewardy. what you would think you would get. thank you. heres hollie. i know, boom. and we should mention, first of all, that i alert is scrawling at the bo um of the screen we have e few school closings. because of no power. so all those winds overnight thats the reason. kids as youre heading out its much cooler, still breezy. upper 30s is what were heading out the door. so make sure you have your you will need them. about that. a much cooler day. highs in the 40s thats where 35 right now at hopkins. theres more to track tomorrows march the first. leap day today and we have a little freezing rain tomorrow as transition occurs. im going to let you know the timing of all of that. the timing of today goes as follows. pretty much just cloud cover. rains out of here from overnight. brighter signs the afternoon. i think it turns out to be a decent leap day. 47 or s for the high. some of you will end up in the upper 40. although wind advisories have been canceled its still breezy. we have Power Outages still. wind 1525 Miles Per Hour sustained. and still some higher gusts all because of a cold front overnight but the rains to the east. so we had it when the show started at 4 30 a. M. and now most of you are already dry and just seeing the cloud cover. as we track on future view, cold front to the east we could end up seeing showers towards this evening. a lot of clear skies in so i think bright sunshine for the afternoon. tonight. we start to see cloud cover along the lake shore. showers into the evening. no big gie. our next storm system tomorrow. starts dry for your tuesday march the first. nothing to worry about morning drive. towards dinner time at 5 00 tomorrow night we have rain showers starting to show up. we will see transition from rain to snow tomorrow night into very early wednesday. as the transition happens there could be a little bit of freezing rain mixing in. wednesday morning there are snow showers burt not really widespread at this point. well keep an eye on it. one thing for certain is its going to get really cold again for the middle of the week especially before things turn more seasonal on the Window Nation 7 day. 40s today and here we go. 40s tomorrow, that rain moves in towards evening. changes to snow maybe a little so, again, this is into tomorrow night. by daybreak wednesday we have the 20s. then stays pretty chilly through the rest of the work weekend. this is fitz. hes four months old. hes happy and hes hungry. in the morning. so that is the look that the time. geneva is where they all reside. thats the perfect look for im hungry. a lot of men give that same look. im going to leave that one alone. after the break your morning rush. lets check in with tiffany. a place of peace but Church Service in dayton turned chaotic when a gunman opened fire killing the pastor. welcome back everyone time for todays top stories. thousands are without power because of the whipping winds that moved flew northeast ohio last night. at last check more thanp thousand customers are without power more than 7000 customers are without power. you see the closings on the bottle of your screen. hollie is tracking the wind and will have the forecast coming up. sergeant in court a accused of shooting a Police Officer first heres tiffany. reporter were learning more about the fastor shot and killed during Church Service on sunday. it happened at st. Peters Missionary Baptist Church in dayton around 12 30. 70yearold William Schooler died in his private office. hes said to have had deep reince the community. past interim president of the Dayton School board and current president of the baptist ministers union. his brother is the shooter he is expected in court later this afternoon. the man accused of fatally shooting two people including a Police Officer in virginia is expected in court later today. active Sergeant Ronald hamilton is accused of killing two people including officer ashley who was on her first day on the job. hamilton expected to answer to three officers were critically injured during that shooting. new overnight strong wind made this east side house fire more difficult for cleveland firefighters. this was the scene on east 123 and castlewood. the home is destroyed. fortunately no one was inside at the time. the fire was so intense it melted the siding of a neighboring home. no word on what started the fire. in the race for the white house donald trump and marco rubio continue to lead the polls and Ohio Governor john kasich is speaking out. he says the frontrunners are leading because the media is paying attention to the yelling and name calling. all of our traffic alerts have cleared out except on the west side where west 77 remains closed between franklin and detroit because of a house fire. you can detour west 75 or west 80 to get around that one. were only seeing slow traffic take a look outside so the drive tiles between strongville and downtown 15 minutes north, 15 minutes headed south. thank you. 6 55 and were tracking some overcast skies and breezy weather. well end up with brighter skies through the afternoon 47 for the high. then this evening there could be a few showers right along the lake shore, then we quiet down, again, for the overnight and to start our tuesday. march the first by the way. so this is a half and half thing technically come in like a lamb but by tomorrow it will be a lion because we will have rain changing to snow does that make sense . break rules. 40, falling into the 20 by wednesday with snow showers. time for mat pat granite deal of the day. i have some. on wkyc. Com the tom 10 leap day have the 29 price point including my favorite bluetooth headphones and a few surprises. 29 down from 80. tomorrow, we have something to make your entire couch smart. smart furniture. all right. today show is next. donald trump and behind the scenes at the oscars. well see you with an update good morning. King of the world. Leonardo dicaprio finally wins an oscar 22 years after his first nomination. I do not take tonight for granted. Thank you so very much. Brie larson nabbing best actress. Spotlight, the surprise winner for best picture. Host chris rock takes on the oscars so white controversy. Im here at the Academy Awards, otherwise known as the white peoples choice awards. This morning, al and natalie are live in hollywood with all the highlights from the show, the red carpet and, of course, the after parties. Klan controversy