Two lanes blocked on I-275 in Springdale due to a crash

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KELLY: HURRICANE IAN’S DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE AS RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE. THIS MORNING, HOW MANY ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER AND A NEW LOOK AT DEVASTATED AREAS. COLIN: A SHORTAGE IMPACTING LOCAL STUDENTS. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE KIDS GET THE NUTRITION THEY NEED. RANDI: AND IAN’S WINS FINALLY RELAXING. MY TIMELINE FOR ONE FRONT WHERE YOU LIKELY WILL NOT NEED AN UMBRELLA BUT WANT TO BREAK OUT THE WINTER COAT. >> THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY, LEADING THE WAY. >> A TRAFFIC ALERT AS YOU KICK OFF THE NEW WORK WEEK. THERE WILL BE LANE CLOSURES ON ONE OF OUR BUSIEST BRIDGES. THANKS FOR JOINING US. COLIN: FIRST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FORECAST. RANDI RICO IS HERE WITH THE FULL FORECAST, REALLY SETTLING IN THIS WEEK. >> THINGS WILL BE COMFORTABLE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT THIS WEEK. BE READY. IF YOU PLAN YOUR OUTFITS WITH A WEEK IN MIND, IT IS GOING TO GET WARMER AND WARMER AND THEN TEMPERATURES DROP BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS MORNING, THE BIG DROP IS IN OUR WIND SPEED. AFTER A BREEZY WEEKEND, OUR WIND IS DOWN TO ABOUT SEVEN TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. CINCINNATI, NINE MILE-PER-HOUR WIND, SO NOT AS WINDY TODAY. A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE, NO BIG DEAL HERE AND TEMPERATURES COOL TO GET THE DAY STARTED. YOUR FORECAST SHOWS SKIES STAYING CLEAR EARLY ON. WE WILL BE IN THE 40’S THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 60 BY LUNCHTIME. WE PROBABLY WILL NOT SEE 70 DEGREES IN MANY COMMUNITIES TODAY, BUT THERE ARE WARMER DAYS AHEAD. THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK, VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HIGHS THROUGH THE 70’S. IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND, THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT. MUCH COLDER AIR, HIGHS IN THE 50’S. LOWS IN THE 30’S. WE COULD HAVE OUR FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS OVER. COLIN: THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IS STILL UNDERWAY. KELLY: THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED HAS REACHED 87 BUT MANY AREAS HIT HAVE NOT BEEN SEARCHED. COLIN: MEREDITH STUTZ JOINS US WITH WILL BE THE LARGEST SEARCH-AND-RESCUE EVER TO TAKE PLACE. MEREDITH: SEARCH TEAM HAVE RESCUED MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE SO FAR AND THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER. PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL BE IN FLORIDA WEDNESDAY TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE DEVASTATION. RESCUE CREWS ARE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR THROUGH RUBBLE TO TRY TO FIND VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. IN SOME AREAS, THEY ARE USING CADAVER DOGS TO FIND THOSE WHO DID NOT MAKE IT. THE SCOPE OF DESTRUCTION IS STUNNING AND IT IS NOT CONFINED TO THE COASTS. INLAND FLOODING IS A PROBLEM FOR COMMUNITIES. >> FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE STATE, MOST OF THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN FROM WATER RATHER THAN WIND. >> EVERYONE IS OUT IN FULL FORCE TRYING TO GET BACK POWER TO RESIDENTS, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE WATER AND FOOD AND BASIC ESSENTIALS TO GET THROUGH EVERY DAY. >> 50,000 ELECTRICAL WORKERS ARE MAKING POWER — PROGRESS RESTORING POWER IN FLORIDA, BRINGING HALF A MILLION HOMES BACK ONLINE IN 24 HOURS. IT IS NOT JUST FLORIDA. PEOPLE IN THE CAROLINAS ARE CLEANING UP, TOO. THIS MORNING, SOME PEOPLE ARE FINALLY RETURNING TO THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE IF THEIR HOMES ARE STILL STANDING. KELLY: MORE AID IS HEADING TO FLORIDA FROM CINCINNATI. MORE VOLUNTEERS WITH MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES LEAVING TODAY. THE DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM WILL PROVIDE RELIEF, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES TO HURRICANE VICTIMS. WE HAVE COVERAGE FOR YOU ON THE DEVASTATION IN FLORIDA AND OTHER AREAS ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT ON OUR MOBILE APP. COLIN: A MAN IS DEAD THIS MORNING AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORCYCLE AND WAYNE TOWNSHIP. THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS ANTHONY KINNEY WAS ON HIS MOTORCYCLE YESTERDAY WHEN HE RAN OFF THE ROAD. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.