showers west, moderate snows from sandusky into western lorraine county. as far as Cuyahoga County scattered weve got snow. coming down pretty good parma, also through broadview heights. on the east side it is more or less hit and miss. so through the day, i mean this is the plan. this is not just next couple of hours. we are planning on snowy, blustery weather, 9 00 a. M. noon right into this evening. this is going to impact your midday lunch plans coming home from work and school and getting there as well. well keep you covered. heres a look at your commute. lets see what is happening so far with danny. reporter this is all green, normal drive times. however the snow and rain could spell for a tricky commute throughout the day, so we want to keep you safe right now. no accidents reported. heres 480 where it meets 9 turnpike. so we dont see snow in this camera and drive times are normal between 480, and 71. 9 minutes headed east and 8 minutes headed west. back to you. we have been talking about it all night. the road crews have been out there and they are getting ready for changing conditions, which now we are seeing. Tiffany Tarpley joins us live from independence. drivers are standing by . reporter they are standing by at this point lena and john. we are here at the garage in independence. and this truck driver here is putting sacramento into their trucks. we have seen a few of the trucks doing this, this morning since we have been here around 4 00 or so. at least three to four trucks and there are 11 trucks and drivers who work out of this garage here in independence. now we know that right now, it is cold enough that they are putting down salt all over the place, im told. temperatures were a little bit warmer, they really just focused on the bridge, because they say that is what freezes first when you are out there right now as snow continues to fall here, they are really working on putting salt everywhere. earlier we told you they had to change their game plan here. o dot wasnt able to pre treat because of all the rain so for now, youll have the safer commute as you travel this morning. we are going to be here all morning, showing you the garage, live in independence. Tiffany Tarpley. channel 3 news. as the snow continues to develop, we will be bringing you updates all day long and when you are away from your tv, wkyc app for the latest weather and travel conditions. democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally at Baldwin Wallace this morning as he and secretary clinton continue to battle for the nomination. reporter all eyes are going to be on ohio for awhile. will, senator sanders starting to focus on the march voting states . reporter South Carolina votes saturday for the democratic primary. but all signs show clinton having a sizable lead there. sanders focusing on march states, including ohio. he spent the entire week in massachusetts, he is also up in virginia and did make a pit stop in South Carolina, missouri. now he is hoping the Buckeye State will feel the burn. rally is set to begin at 10 30, needed. first come first served. sanders getting money out of his u. S. Economy stance. right now the two Democratic Candidates are deadlocked in ohio, according to a recent poll. sanders 45, clinton 44. clinton would tie trump and lose to kasich. if you are planning on coming down here they ask you not bring any bags and keep things in your pocket to a minimum like your cell phone or wallet. again it is free, doors open at 7 00, starts at 10 30. coming up in the next half hour, well take a look. what candidate would you most prefer to have a beer with . that is coming up in half an hour. a cleveland man who threatened to blowup a high school last may will be sentenced today. prosecutors say spur lynn girlfriend, slashed her cars tires and phoned in a bomb home. u. S. Marshals and Cleveland Police get four murder suspects off the streets in 24 hours. Andrew Hilton eric gun and emanuel turn were rounded up yesterday for the beating death. all three now charged with ago aggravated murder. hours after we told you about the deadly shooting on Garden Valley avenue and east 7th, malls uarrested 33yearold richard amy u. S. Marshals arrested richard amy. can anyone stop donald trump . how the other gop candidates are preparing to make a move in tonights debate. and thousands of Flights Canceled across the country because of wintry weather. affect flights out of cleveland and akron. we are planning on a snowy traveling thursday. bluftry temperatures will gradually fall from the 30s into the upper 20s later today. right now we are hovering around that 32degree mark. 5 06. in delays come in you are going to know immediately. and we have a live look at independence where it is indeed snowing as we take to you break. follow us on twitter. let us know what you are doing in your neighborhood. some of you are seeing snow. others kind of a drizzly mix. we have live team coverage. greg is going to break down amounts and well show you hour republicans have said absolutely they are not going to give any obama nominee a hearing, but the committee that would do that questioning, we have now learned the led of that committee is going to be sitting down with president obama to talk about it. now the white house and the grassley, the republican head of the Judiciary Committee that holds Supreme Court confirmation hearings will meet with president obama next week. nbc news has confirmed the white house is betting a republican v is vetting a republican, Brian Sandoval to replace justice scalia. i think it will be very difficult for mr. Mccolonel to explain how, if the public concludes the person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons. this is a way for democrats in the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans. reporter democrats have a petition. 1. 3million people who say the senate should not block the president s nominee. it is wrong. the american people, i really believe, wont stand for this. the senate needs to do its job. reporter Republican Leaders insist they wont even consider an obama appointee during an and we still dont know how long it might be or how soon it might be before the president names someone. and before we go, you are hearing republicans are using Vice President joe bidens own words as leverage . reporter yeah so 24 years ago vibe biden was the head of the Judiciary Committee and presided over a number of hearings for Supreme Court justices. and back then when there was not an opening he was making an argument for reforming the process and said the same thing we are hearing republicans say now, that you should not be holding these hearings during an Election Year and republicans are waving fingers saying see . Vice President biden when he was in charge of this Committee Said the same thing. on the flip side you have republican strom thurmond, the Top Republican on that committee at that point now making the same argument then that the democrats are making now that we should go ahead with these type of hearings during an Election Year. so both sides sort of trying to what they would like to do this year. im glad we have you following all this for us tracy. thank you very much. we have snow coming and holly and greg both here. rain yesterday, snow today. a little bit of everything. watching the radar, it is really starting to pick up and we may be seeing a little bit of wind off the lakes. right now as we are talking the roads. reporter wed love to hear from you. it is great to have you know, your report. at the bus stop. so far we are going to school. temperatures are in the 30s. and weve got our snow shovels ready. greg and i believe you will be shoveling out by later today. we are planning on accumulation with this heavy, wet snow that will be impacting our day. 5 14 right now. if you are just getting the lunches packed, heres the deal. we have Winter Weather in general a 2 to 4inch snow. if that happens you out a little bit. i know some you are excited about the snow. others are please get out of here. the weekend will do just that. 32 degrees and steady through i think midday, and then well fall back into the upper 20s this evening. snowy and blustery, pretty much is the case. still a bit of a transition happening this morning as greg mentioned you know, we are seeing a lot of change over to flow. even in spots that are showing something rain mixing in. so it is a wet snow i think. is the best way to look at this. west side of cleveland is where we are seeing more of a moderate snow at this point. we head further east and you can see the snow showers are moderate in intensity. we have the Winter Weather advisory that continues through 7 00 for cleveland, lake counties. as we track through the day, this is 9 30 this morning. so as the commute continues, so and i think more of the problems are going to happen probably from say 6 00 a. M. through midmorning, as the snow is moderate to each heavy at times and lake enhanced, getting into the afternoon. greg, this brings us to 2 30 this afternoon. look at the band showing up. yeah that band could be heavy in some spots local any morning, especially off the lake, which may be starting to happen as an area of low pressure pulls away. look at the close radar, the bands filling in across Cuyahoga County and 271 on the east side, part of the larger flow off the west basin of the lake. so in terms of snowfall, generally 1 to 3 inches outside of cleveland, but watch that little dark blue area, cuyahoga, over toward lake county, places like strongsville, willoughby, burton, and the east side of cleveland, cleveland heights, mayfield heights, you are going Higher Elevations, generally looking at 2 to 4 inches, though with this being a lake effect, you could see isolated spots come up with maybe 5, maybe even close to 6, depending on how long that fetch off the lake lasts. this isnt a long amount of snow in terms of time. we will see dry weather holly as we head into the day tomorrow. yes it does look like an improvement. we have your forecast right here, as greg mentioned 2 to 4 inches for most and that includes the area under the advisory as steve was talking about our primary know belt region temperatures in the 30s today and falling to the upper 20s toward evening. blustery. as we see any kind of snow tomorrow, it would be early in the day and really scattered. i think otherwise, sunshine and just a chilly friday. then a much warmer weekend on your Window Nation 7day. low 40s, breezy for saturday, mild with around 50 degrees on scattered, wet and even snowy weatherly next week. 5 17 right now. good morning to you. thank you for allowing us to start your day. we started this traffic report in streetsboro, because this is the biggest Traffic Alert we have in our region at 5 18. state route 303 closed at the bypass because of flooding. for those of you in this area, you are familiar with this, it typically closes every time we have heavy rain, but you can get around this by using the 303 bypass. only will add a few minutes to your commute. no accidents right now, but remember we have the snow coming in, and when we see the snow during the morning rush, we typically have more accidents. so ill be keeping my eyes on this for you. back to you. republican president ial hope feels are set to face off in houston tonight for their tenth debate. coming off his win in nevada to build on his momentum as super tuesday approaches. senators marco rubio and ted cruz are locked in a race for second. joining them will be john kasich and dr. Ben carson. more than 2200 flights across the great lakes and northeast have been canceled. the biggest headache has been at chicagos ohare airport, where almost 1000 flights have been canceled due to the snow. and flights have been canceled today that were supposed to leave from cleveland hopkins. check the status of your flights throughout the day, call the airlines. the u. S. Department of labor set to release their weekly jobless claims later this morning. last weeks report saw the number of Weekly Applications for unemployment assistance fall 7000 to a seasonally adjusted 273,000. this marked the lowest number of people seeking jobless benefits since november. that the job market is getting healthier. more Internet Service will remain tax free permanently, effect today. president obama just signed a new piece of legislation that makes it illegal for companies to collect tax on Internet Services and dsl access. the legislation does not resolve the hotly contested purchases. last summer they started collecting from amazon and other epurchases. stores were happy for that because they could compete. 5 20 right now. still ahead a Cleveland Group not only offer jobs but help workers become homeowners. find out how about find out about a 5 year program that is transforming lives one day of the homeownership rate in america sits at the lowest level in half a century. but one company here in cleveland is taking action, building its work force and community through an Innovative Program that turns employees diana reports. reporter it was a dream to own your own home. reporter a dream and a prayer that weekend unanswered for granted parents tim and Charla Coleman for half a until now. i was out of work for about a year, looking for a job. reporter tim found one at a unique cleveland cooperative. founded in 2009, ever green is a workerowned and operated business that runs a commercial the business also helps the employee owners become homeowners. as we are hiring from these cleveland neighborhoods, oftentimes, you know, one of the barriers to employment is stable housing. reporter so with some help from the county on taxes and the local housing authority, which had homes available through an existing program, evergreen offered employees a 5 year plan to homeownership. after Financial Training and qualifications, our eligible employees are able to purchase a home that they then pay for via payroll deduction. reporter from charlas pay at the grown house and tims at the laundry. that is in your neighborhood where you came from. reporter together they are paying for and living in this house, right in the neighborhood where they work. one thing i like about it, before you even see it. reporter cleveland is ranked the most affordable urban Housing Market in america. homes here are very cheap and there are thousands after bandoned properties leftover from the foreclosure crisis. that is why this Program Works so well here. the question is, would it work as well in a priceier city . reporter but for now, at least it is working for the coal mans, who have always loved their community and now, finally, have a real stake in it. a home all their own. and the story is Getting National attention, just another great thing for cleveland. the other thing that is going to get a lot of attention around here is our weather. it is the snow, holly . reporter john and lena, it is all about preparing. snows are picking up as we speak across northeast ohio. we are seeing more and more. many of you tweeting us, facebooking us saying roads are so far so good in my neighborhood. keep them coming in, because we will keep you updated with you are our eyes, we love that. temperatures are going to hover in the low 30 range, i think through this morning and midday, before we start to see a drop in the upper 20s on the travel map. we have made transition and from all that rain yesterday over an inch to report at hopkins, guys. we are expecting accumulation. well let you know exactly how much and when this is all going to come to an end, coming up. still ahead at 5 30, Governor John Kasich barely holding on. coming up. reporter had his take on whether he should drop out of the president ial race. and former brown, Reggie Rutger was from court. the turn this case took when we have watched half a dozen trucks come in, filling up the trucks with salt and heading out onto the roadways. when it comes to cuyahoga and lake county, 80 trucks are out throughout that entire region. drivers, of course right now they are salting the roadways conditions. cases rain. so we are having the heavy, wet snow right now. of course their motto is ice and snow, take it slow. that is exactly what they want to you do out there as you are driving for your morning commute. coming up at 6 00, ill let you know why the game plan had to be changed to treat the roads this time around. we are following developing news this morning. Cleveland Police say a teenager opened fire at two Police Officers sitting in a cruiser a Police Source says the 16 yearold accidentally shot himself in the leg when he was trying to run away. officers in the parking lot were able to catch the teen and call an ambulance. he is being treated at the hospital, charges are pending this morning. the woman found guilty of the murder of her exboyfriend will be sentenced today. a Summit County jury found Tiffany Powell guilty in the 2009 beating death of her ex boyfriend james harrison. there was a heated custody battle with the ex couples four daughters at the time of his murder. powell was the second person convicted. the first was paul reid, her new boyfriend. powell faces 20 years to life in prison. we edge closer to the primary date. and now Bernie Sanders making steps here at the recreation center. todays rally at 10 30 a. M. , doors open at 7 00. a ticket. first come first served. sanders expected to talk about affordable college, getting money out of politics and his views on the u. S. Economy. right now a poll says sanders 45 clinton 44. also who would you like to have a beer with . donald trump taking that with. cruz jumping in there at 12 . he has a like ability issue, he question. well look at how sanders would fare against kasich and trump. blustery conditions, did you hear that behind him . 15 to 25 Miles Per Hour sustained with gusts in the 35 Miles Per Hour range today. snows picking up as we speak. into the afternoon drive even for this evening. snow has been coming down in spots, a mix of snow and rain in others. a lot of wet roads so far. we have been talking about how roads have been treated and we continue to track the snow here through the day. just know as you head out the door, it will be ongoing. and that means plenty of extra time in your commute. we always advise, you know, patience, extra time, to be safe. reporter yes and good morning for all of you. we start here. we have reports of a car into a ditch 480 westbound as you are approaching state. we are not seeing it in here so im going to call police to see how we are dealing with that one. but no delays on the roads, and that is the only crash that we are seeing. in fact we are seeing normal drive times pretty much throughout the region. a little bit of slow traffic there, 77 north approaching the turnpike. here a picture on 77 at the turnpike where everyone is in fact the drive time between the turnpike and 480 remains 9 minutes. dont forget the turnpike, there is a travel ban between vehicles. i tweeted it on the and posted it on facebook. back to you. Governor John Kasich is taking a break from campaigning in louisiana and Mississippi Republican president ial hopefuls had set to face off in houston, texas tonight for the tenth time. kasich is currently trailing front runner donald trump and marco rubio and ted cruz. he is trying to dispel rumors that he is dropping out of the race. this morning investigators are looking into what caused a fire in shaker heights. it happened at a home near fenway road just after 1 00 yesterday. bring the fire under control. no energize are reported. former browns player Reggie Rutger giving up his right to appeal several charges against him. rutger pleaded guilty to wire fraud and giving false statements. he is accused of taking money from charities he ran because of gambling debt. he is out on bond until his sentencing in may. a judge may sentence him 27 months in prison and to pay up to 150,000 in restitution. two other Cleveland Browns are pleading not guilty. brian and saunders were pulled christmas day. possession. saunders, who is no longer with the team, was indicted for improper handling of a weapon. they are set to return to court next tuesday. former browns player and judge dick ambrose is assigned to the case. people in the southeast and that the worst is over for severe weather. several severe thunderstorms, which spawned tornadoes, destroyed homes and knocked out power to thousands. three people died in virginia when a suspected tornado tore through the town of waverley. severe thunderstorms made their way up the east coast, leaving a path of destruction all the way from louisiana to pennsylvania. lawmakers in iowa passed a bill that would allow kids to handle handguns. children would be allowed to possess a pistol revolver or the ammunition with parental supervision. opponents argue the bill would unnecessarily arm children. police say a kentucky man is inn trouble if a bad prank he tried to pull on his girlfriend. a staged murder. police say they were called by his frantic girlfriend, who believed her boyfriend was stabbed with a thief. on the walls and kicked in her door. police a when they arrived, they found the fake victim, David Herrera jiminez had an active warrant for failure to appear in court. he is now facing deportation to mexico. how romantic. how about that. i have a question for you. what will be higher the temperature in goodyear, arizona today or the indians win total this year . it is going to be 88 there. see why local entrepreneurs came together last night to help celebrate success in ohio we continue to track a snow filled thursday. over an inch of rain yesterday at hopkins. today we are going to have several inches of snow by the time this is all through. we are going to tell you exactly how much lena, break it down hour by minnesota power. extra time on the commute today. thanks holly. well lifestyle landscaping is hosting a job fair this afternoon at their North Ridgeville location. the event is from 3 00 to 6 00 p. M. open positions include landscape crew leader, garden Maintenance Crew leader and interviewees will meet with current employees and interview with management. we continue to see the possible. local entrepreneurs participated in accelerate 2016 last night. it is an event in which people pitch their innovative ideas to help transform northeast ohio. the it came from educating for tomorrow and quality of life and transformative arts and culture. then organizers say it is a great way to get fresh ideas from people who live here. if this is where we live, this is where we work, this is our home, and we are all proud it have. we want to give back to communities where we are. to find a way to bring great ideas to the forefront and find ways we can expose them and then also get them to move forward. the winning idea came from benjamin cole, a teacher who won a prize of 5000. congratulations. in sports after using the word fatigue earlier in the week lebron played only 30 minutes last night against the hornets. that is enough. irving 23 points, six rebounds, 5 assists. lebron had 23 points. but lebron has got to take nights and minutes off as we get ready for the post season, because that is what really matters. more than enough though they beat charlotte. cavs leave the raptors by three games in the east and theyll meet tomorrow night in toronto. the indians could be in the most Competitive Division in all of baseball. this is going to be a fight the indians may need a good start, middle and finish to win it this year. channel 3s dave children now and i is in arizona where the hopes are high. reporter good morning from arizona as it is another Beautiful Day for the indians as they get set for another practice. when looking forward to the season, im optimistic. i have high expect tation for this team, but i have some concerns as well. one is the division in which they play in. last season the indians were 32 and 43 against the al central. the tigers have owned them in the Terry Francona area. there is not a place to take a deep breath because if you do, you are going to pay for it. kansas city obviously set the standard the last couple of years. detroit is detroit, they are good and theyve got good additions. minnesota really, really played well and they are young so they i thought chicago continues to have good signs. it is tough. it is a tough division. but i think this is a new year, we are a new team. and i think you know, weve got guys with one more year of experience at this level. the more we can have success and play individual games, i think it will allow for better results in the end. reporter our indians coverage is far from complete tonight at 7 00, it is our special talking tribe. jim donovan hosting from the studio, im live here in arizona. i go oneonone with jason, Francisco Lind deer and Terry Francona. that is it for me from goodyear. back to you in cleveland. a fun show and season. Single Game Tickets go on sale monday at 10 00 a. M. hogly and greg. we were talking about that lovely weather. perfect. better by the weekend. we should mention we have a few delays coming in. these are mainly west. because the snow there was falling earlier. do keep in mind, i think we might see a combination of delays and closings this morning the way this is all going down. greg is going to look at specifics with totals and things, we are tweaking kind of as we go. you all know how a snow forecast works. Winter Weather advisories in place and snowy travel is expected throughout the day. a general 2 to 4 inches for most of you, but greg is going to expand on that in just a moment. well hover in the low 30s through midday and drop into the upper 20s for this evening. snow this morning, this afternoon and into your evening commute. and you can see that the intensity has picked up if several locations, areas west where we are seeing school snow has been heavy from sandusky into lorraine county and persistent now for the past couple of hours. as we get into Cuyahoga County, it is much more scattered. but we are seeing it west ask east suburbs at this point and pretty light. the thing is, it is going to continue through the day, and the plan is with these Winter Weather advisories going through 7 00 tonight with the snow becoming lake enhanced, the potential for what could be heavier amounts. reporter especially the banding off the east side here, coming off the lake. look at the current radar. may be seeing some banding setting up here in Cuyahoga County. the Higher Elevations too, where the temperatures are a little bit cool. that is a big factor with the storm system today. the wider band shows additional heavier amounts coming in this morning. that is part of the banding coming in off the lake. here is the general snowfall around the region. i think overall, we are in that places like mansfield, worcester, nor walk, even toward even downtown in the west side of cleveland. but you get closer in on the primary snowbelt and you see these are elevations the model is picking up here. that is where you are going to see the 3 to 6inch amounts, places like burton and the 271 corridor euclid and beachwood toward 480 and even the southern portions of Cuyahoga County toward independence you could see lightly higher amounts. snow all day today, 2 to 4 inches with the primary snowbelt east especially, seeing maybe some amounts approaching 4, 5 or 6 inches. and holly, this is going to be another heavy, very wet snow too. similar to the one we had not too long ago. that is going to mean you just taking extra patience and time as you are commuting through the day today. might want to reschedule or make sure you are allowing for extra time getting the kids in school and things like that too. 30s is what we are seeing for highs, we are hovering in the low 30 range here through a lot of this morning and afternoon, before we see it drop. temperatures will fall, snow will continue. tomorrow will be colder but generally quieter. maybe a few left over lake effect snow showers but not a big deal. we are in the upper 20s. and then the warmer weekend. look at that. saturday 43, breezy. 50s on sunday. looks like a really nice trend, and it will be very well deserved after the busy middle of the week forecast. you have to look at your tv right now. because joey is taking over. how cute is joey . he just turned one, and he loves to play out in the snow. you see the snowflakes all over him there . he chases the squirrels and the birds. sean and april from Cuyahoga Falls sent this picture in. he is a cutety pie. by the a cute one. matt granite . reporter mine is not heated. after the break. we are saving you money. we already have an accident reported. i 480 westbound at state road. just spoke to Cleveland Police, they are responding to a car in a ditch. roads are slick out there so please be careful. coming up, well check in on the drive times for you. well be right back, after blustery, snowy conditions. this is live downtown cleveland. not necessarily too snowy downtown but some areas yes. and snow will be picking up of northeast ohio, impacting afternoon into tonight. we have live team coverage, guys. he was bundled up. here he is. this is nice. reporter this is not just an electric blanket or heated blanket. first of all it is soft, it is luscious, it is an energy saver. i just turned it on 10 seconds ago. well see what happens at the end of the segment. oh i feel it. it is good though. it is not to the edges yet. reporter you just wait. so many of us are reaching for our thermostat on days like today for two reasons. you are not warm enough on the couch or you are not warm enough in bed. so you crank up the thermostat another degree or two and you are overheating all of these unoccupied rooms in your home. the key . this pre sheet bed warmer. take a look. oh they are touching it. economically and efficiently will warm all of your sheets before bedtime. highest safety rating, 10 temperature controls. top rated, and look at the user reviews on your screen. no one is ever happy but this is pretty darn close. 51 off, 44 bucks down from 90. i tested 15 different blankets and this one from sun beam was my favorite pick. do you start to feel the warmth here . yeah i do and i want to pet it. reporter so many heated blankets are not soft, they are rigid. and all of cheap ones are complete fire hazards. so it was really difficult to find one that looked good that felt good that heated well and that preheat feature. oh my goodness. i do worry about spilling my hot chocolate on the blanket. you drink hot chocolate in bed . what if you are on the couch . actually i have a throw that is the color of hot chocolate. in the kitchen you know with the hot chocolate . oh, no, we are going to let you go. i meant, dont allow food in the tv room. we stay in the kitchen with it. i violated the rules i set speaking of kids . reporter yes, it is hard to call these amazing students kids. these young adults taught me more than i ever expected just through their amazing questions. i went yesterday to speak at these amazing feeder sessions. trying to educate kids Atkinson High School on journalism. kids interested in getting into media. amazing students. i cant say enough good things about there school. our future if it is any yesterday, very bright. younger, cheaper. maybe not. good morning. great school district. so far you are not delayed or closed. but we do have some delays coming in west. a lot out of huron and erie county. so pay close attention. temperatures in the 30s with snowy weather expected through the day. 2 to 4 inches for most of you. greg and i have coverage as far as when this is all going to wind down, and we will track crews are on the roads and the snow starts mixing in with the rain and we are going to see accumulations today. it is all going to make for a tricky morning, afternoon and evening commute. as you get ready to head out the door, weve got you covered. first lets start with holly, who has been tracking not only when it is coming, and how much we are going to get. it is true
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