TODAY, THE SOLAR ECLIPSE IS ONLY THREE DAYS AWAY. THE IMPACT YOU’LL SEE ON THE ROAD STARTING TODAY AS PEOPLE TRAVEL TO GET THE BEST VIEW. WELL, FEELING MORE LIKE WINTER FOR ONE MORE DAY. MY HOUR BY HOUR OUTLOOK FOR GRAY SKIES, SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS, AND A WEAKENED SYSTEM THAT COULD IMPACT THAT VIEW. ON MONDAY, AND A HEARING SET FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON A WOMAN. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING FROM COURT AS THE CASE MOVES FORWARD. THIS IS WLWT NEWS FIVE TODAY, LEADING THE WAY. 5 A.M. ON YOUR FRIDAY. BUNDLE UP BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT, THOUGH. THIS APRIL MORNING, WE’RE WAKING UP TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AGAIN. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US FROM STEVEN ALBRITTON AND I’M KELLY RIPPIN. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU REMINDED US THAT IT IS APRIL BECAUSE IT DOESN’T QUITE FEEL LIKE IT THIS MORNING. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT SNOW. THIS MORNING. WE COULD STILL SEE SOME RAIN TODAY. LET’S TALK WITH METEOROLOGIST RANDI RICO ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES, THE RAIN CHANGES AND THEN THE WEEKEND. THE WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE. SO CLOSE THOUGH. TODAY SEEMS LIKE A REPEAT OF YESTERDAY. WE ARE LOCKED IN WITH THE GRAY SKIES. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, BUT I THINK THEY ARE LESS NUMEROUS AND LESS FREQUENT THAN WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY. NOW THEY’RE STILL POPPING UP HERE ON THE RADAR EARLY THIS MORNING AS WE TAKE A LOOK IN TOWARD THE 275 LOOP, A QUICK SHOWER JUST DROPPED IN THROUGH HAMILTON AND FAIRFIELD, AND NOW THAT’S LANDED OVER TOP OF GREEN HILLS. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT SHOWERS TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY FROM MASON DOWN TOWARDS SYCAMORE AND A COUPLE OF RAIN SHOWERS JUST PASSED THROUGH AREAS LIKE KINGS AND SOUTH LEBANON WITH A BIGGER BATCH OVER TOP OF MORROW PLAN ON AN OCCASIONAL SHOWER. THEY’RE GOING TO BE COMING AT US FROM THE NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. THEY SHOULD FADE AS WE GO INTO THE EVENING AND CLOUDS ACTUALLY CLEAR OUT TONIGHT. SO YOU THINK THINK IT’S COLD THIS MORNING. WE’RE IN THE UPPER 30S TOMORROW MORNING AT THIS TIME EXPECTED TO BE RIGHT AROUND 30 DEGREES. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW TAKING YOU THROUGH THE NEXT 12 HOURS. A STRAY SHOWER AROUND. AND THAT’S THE CASE THROUGH THE MORNING. BETTER CHANCES KIND OF MID AFTERNOON. BUT THE RAIN CHANCES FADE IN THE EVENING. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT SUNDAY NIGHT RAIN AND HOW LONG THOSE CLOUDS COULD LINGER FOR. THE MONDAY CLIPS COMING UP RANDI. THANK YOU. LET’S GET A CHECK OF TRAFFIC WITH KATIE DONOVAN. YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH, KELLY. WE’LL TAKE YOU OUT TO 71 SOUTH OF SNYDER ROAD. PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE THIS MORNING. TRAFFIC MOVING ALONG AT A NORMAL PACE IN 7175. AT KYLE’S ONE OF OUR BUSY SPOTS. LOOKING PRETTY GOOD HERE AS WE START OUT THIS FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF BREAKDOWNS TO REPORT HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE VIEWING AREA HERE. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE SOUTH OF FLORENCE. NOT IMPACTING YOUR TRAVEL THOUGH. YOU HAVE GREEN ON THE MAPS HERE THROUGH THE LARGER PICTURE GUYS BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT KATIE THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. HAPPENING TODAY OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE WILL TOUR TORNADO DAMAGE IN ADAMS COUNTY. HE’S GOING TO VISIT THE ALEXANDER SALAMON AIRPORT PORT NEAR WEST UNION. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE OUT THERE. THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WAS VISITING CAME JUST HOURS AFTER AN EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED IN LICKING COUNTY, OHIO. THAT’S JUST OUTSIDE OF COLUMBUS. GOVERNOR DEWINE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS STOP IN ADAMS COUNTY AT ABOUT 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. NOW, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED ANOTHER TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN OUR AREA THAT ONE IN OHIO COUNTY, INDIANA. IT MARKS THE THIRD CONFIRMED TORNADO TO TOUCH DOWN IN GREATER CINCINNATI. IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, INDIANA, RIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER FROM LOUISVILLE. THE WEATHER SERVICE UPGRADED THE STRENGTH OF A TORNADO TO AN F2. AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE WERE HURT IN THOSE STORMS. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TOURED SOME OF THE DAMAGE NEARBY IN KENTUCKY, AND HE ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO BE WEATHER AWARE. REMEMBER, WE CANNOT GET NUMB BECAUSE WE HAVE A WEATHER EVENT. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS WE’VE GOT TO TAKE EVERY SINGLE ONE SERIOUSLY. WE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH SEVERE WEATHER SEASON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO SURVEY DAMAGE TODAY. THE RED CROSS IS STILL HELPING STORM VICTIMS WHO WERE DISPLACED. NOW, BESIDES THE DAMAGE WE SAW IN ADAMS COUNTY. MINERVA IN MASON, KENTUCKY, WAS ONE OF THE AREAS HIT HARDEST IN OUR REGION. AND NOW NEIGHBORS WORKING TOGETHER TO REBUILD WHAT WAS LOST. DRIVING INTO MINERVA, YOU CAN SEE TREES DOWN ALL AROUND YOU, THE SIDES OF THE ROAD LITTERED WITH UPROOTED TRUNKS AND BROKEN BRANCHES. AND IN TOWN DAMAGE. EVEN WORSE, BARBARA KIRK OWNS A LOCAL BAR AND GRILL, AND SHE WAS AT WORK WHEN SHE REALIZED THE TORNADO WAS COMING AND TOOK COVER. SHE’S BEEN PART OF THAT MINERVA COMMUNITY FOR THREE DECADES, AND SHE’S SEEN BAD STORMS. EVEN A FEW TORNADOES PASS THROUGH THE AREA, BUT SAYS SHE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 504 HERE ON YOUR FRIDAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT ECLIPSE AND THE EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING IT. IT’S REALLY STARTING TO SOAR INTO THE STRATOSPHERE, IF YOU WILL. MONDAY IS THE BIG DAY FOR THE GREAT SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND WE’RE COUNTING DOWN TO TOTALITY THIS MORNING. SO WHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR MONTHS, IT’S NOT BEEN THE FOCUS OF EVERYONE’S ATTENTION. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S TODD -- LIVE WITH HOW THAT IS STARTING TO CHANGE. TODD A LOT OF PEOPLE, JUST ABOUT EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT IT NOW. YEAH, KELLY AND STEPHEN, NOW IS THE TIME TO HONE IN, MAKE THOSE PLANS. WORD IS DEFINITELY GETTING OUT THAT CINCINNATI IS EXTREME CLOSE TO THE PATH OF TOTALITY, AND THAT MEANS THAT A LOT OF CITIES AND TOWNS JUST WEST OF THE QUEEN CITY ARE GOING TO BE AND SEE THE TIME OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME, EXCUSE ME, THAT THE MOON WILL BLOCK THE SUN WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THAT’S WHAT TOTALITY MEANS. INDIANAPOLIS. IT’S ONE OF THE HOTTEST LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE TOTALITY THERE IS EXPECTED TO GO ON FOR ABOUT FOUR MINUTES. AND SINCE INDY IS ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS AWAY ON I-70 FOR, YOU MIGHT THINK IT’LL BE SIMPLE TO JUST HOP IN THE CAR, LOAD UP, CATCH THE ECLIPSE ON MONDAY, AND THEN FIND A PLACE TO STAY. BUT A LOCAL EXPERT SAYS NOT SO FAST. THE IDEA OF GETTING A HOTEL RIGHT NOW FOR ANYWHERE IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY IS, I DON’T WANT TO SAY, LAUGHABLE, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE TRICKY. SO IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ONE OF THOSE CITIES, THAT’S MAYBE UP FOR AN OVERNIGHT GUEST, THAT WOULD WORK. BUT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR THIS FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS, SO THE HOTELS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE BOOKED NOW. BOOKED HOTELS, CROWDED ROADS AFTER THE ECLIPSE EVENT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE ARE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT HEADING JUST A BIT WEST TO THE QUEEN CITY TO TAKE A LOOK, AND YOU WANT A GAME PLAN FOR WHAT TRULY IS GOING TO BE A HEAVENLY SPECTACLE THAT STARTS MONDAY AFTERNOON, RIGHT AROUND 3:00. REPORTING LIVE THIS MORNING, TODD -- WLWT NEWS FIVE. ABSOLUTELY. AND TODD, WE KNOW EVEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO GO ON WITH THEIR REGULAR DAY NEED TO MAKE PLANS TO KNOW THAT TRAFFIC WILL BE CRAZY. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING LOCATION IS EVERYTHING. WE KNOW THAT. SO IS THAT ONE REASON WHY THERE IS SO MUCH HYPE ABOUT MONDAY’S ECLIPSE? I THINK WITHOUT A DOUBT, KELLY, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT EASY TO BE A GLOBAL TRAVELER AND JUST FLY AROUND THE WORLD TO CATCH A TOTAL ECLIPSE. EVENTS. THE NEXT ONE THAT IS GOING TO CROSS THE ENTIRETY OF THE US WILL HAPPEN IN 2045, BUT THAT’S GOING TO BE FAR SOUTH OF OHIO. THE THE NEXT TOTAL ECLIPSE THAT WILL CROSS PATHS WITH THE BUCKEYE STATE, THAT IS GOING TO BE IN 2099. SO REALLY TIMING MATTERS. THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE EXCITED ABOUT MONDAY AFTERNOON. KELLY AND STEPHEN TODD. THEY’LL HAVE TO PROP US UP IF WE WANT TO WATCH THAT 1 IN 2099. BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT 2045. PEOPLE GET VERY EXCITED. TODD -- GETTING US PREPARED FOR MONDAY. TODD THANK YOU. BE SURE TO STAY WITH WLWT FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE LEADING UP TO THE GREAT SOLAR ECLIPSE ON MONDAY. WE’LL HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THIS EVENT FROM SEVERAL CITIES AND TOWNS THAT WIL