Meteorologist steve raleigh. Steve. The weekend begins with another round of arctic cold air. The front that is triggering the snow now will unleash winds from the north that will push our temperatures into the Single Digits on saturday morning. But once you add in the wind, it will feel more like 50 to new at 11. A cab driver carjacked at gunpoint. A 13 year old is now under arrest. Now. That cabbie is talking only with nine on your side about her terrifing experience. Our John Genovese joins us live at the shell gas station in westwood where this all began. John. That driver is still shaking tonightand with her car gone she doesnt know how shell get by. She says her passengers asked her to briefly stop at this gas stationand moments later that teen walked up. And took advantage 02 32;19as soon as i hit the unlock button he grabbed the drivers door, opened it up pulled the gun out of his waistbelt christine off and on for 16 years02 33 00 he said get out of the car get out of the car
Jonathan road crews are on 12hour shifts looking to prevent slick roads. Theyll focus on areas prone to freezing and retreating roads. Theyre prepared to stay on duty around the clock through the weekend. Wlwt news 5 leads the way on winter weather. Download our wlwt ap and see the newscast and get Severe Weather alerts on your phone or mobile device. The zika virus is now in cincinnati. The first case, a Butler County woman who traveled to south america. Wlwt news 5s emily wood has more on the message being sent from the health department. Reporter e. R. Doctor joseph kahn says the zika virus is all about mosquitos. Right now, in ohio, its little cause for concern. The main route of contracting the disease is mosquitos. Right now, its so cold that mosquitos arent doing their thing. Reporter dr. Kahn says it would be virtually impossible to casual contact with someone sick. It can be transferred via blood contact or other sex, and thats pretty much it. Reporter Butler County Health Dir
This Dearborn County home. The boy does live in the house at the end of this long gravel driveway off van wedding road. The Sheriffs Office says the child was shot with a 357 revolver handgun and was found dead when deputies arrived. Throughout the night, several cruisers with sunman police, Indiana State Police and the Coroners Office have come down the road. The Dearborn County Sheriffs Office says how the shooting happened still remains under investigation. This is as bad as it gets. For all emergency personnel, with the sheriffs department, sunman police, ems, Dearborn County Coroners Office, Indiana State Police. Anybody involved in Something Like this, its as bad as it gets when it involves a child. Reporter no charges have been filed and the Sheriffs Office would not comment on anyone else the shooting. Reporting from sunman, indiana, in Dearborn County, emily wood, wlwt news 5. Jonathan along with a lot of details right now, the childs name is being with held so authorities can
Bless their hearts. Wlwt news 5 is leading the way, on the winter weather. As we always do. Download our wlwt app. You can can see the nowcast, as well as get Severe Weather alerts, sent right on your phone or mobile device. The zika virus is now in Greater Cincinnati. The first case, a Butler County woman who travelled to south america. Butler county Health Director pat burg says the biggest risk is for pregnant women traveling to central and south america. It has been linked to birth defects in newborns. It is really making people nervous. Only one in five people infected will even show signs of symptoms. Pat burg it s relatively a mild illness so we have only 20 of the people that actually have the virus even become ill at all, most of the symptoms are mild. Jonathan it is hard to understand why you would get so upset about this until you learn about the birth defects part of this. With so few cases in the u. S. And even ohio Health Experts are in a bit of a holding educated and awa
And another big warmup on tap for the weekend. Hallelujah. Jennifer schack has the spring like temperatures and how long theyll stick around. Its saturday, february 27, 2016. This is news 5 today. [captioning made possible by wlwttv] jonathan good morning. Welcome to news 5 today. Thanks for joining us on this saturday. Im jonathan hawgood. This is meteorologist Jennifer Schack. On what would normally be the penultimate day of february. But, alas, its a leap year so weve got two more to go. Im ready to get out of this month. Jennifer we had somebody yesterday who was a leap year baby. My sons friend is a leap year baby. Jonathan do you recognize your birthday on march 1 . Jennifer i think you stay february. I dont know what the answer was. Kyla is doing a story on monday. Monday. Well figure out the answer. This weekend is going to be nice. Jennifer really nice. Today, a couple degrees above average. A nice jump comfortably above average tomorrow. Most of the weekend looks dry. Well en