state. i'm chief meteorologist chris bailey, i'm tracking the severe weather threat, and the potential for high water, coming up. they stand with rand. hundreds are in louisville helping the
senator kick off his presidential campaign. "tracking. alerting. protecting. wkyt news begins with weather." it's a been a rainy and stormy day for many of us...
it will continue into the evening... bringing the threat for more flooding and severe storms. we've just declared a wkyt first alert severe weather day to
keep you updated. let's go to chief meteorologist chris bailey. rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue to work across central and eastern kentucky.
these boomers will have the potential to put down heavy rains that could lead to additional high water issues. some of the storms could be on the strong or severe side through
thursday. the next round of storms will push through this evening and could put down torrential rainfall. the best chance should be along the interstate 64 corridor. watch the
water levels closely. wednesday looks warm and humid with a few scattered storms. highs will be in the upper 70s. a cold front moves in on thursday with our best chance for severe
weather. that looks to come late in the day with high temps approaching 80. cooler and drier air moves in fro the weekend. in many communities...
water is already high because of last week's heavy rains. that means it didn't take long for today's rainy weather to cause flash flooding.
wkyt's monique blair shows us the problems high water caused on a few scott county roads... in our top story at five. im at the elkhorn trailer park in scott county
and the woman who lives in this trailer told me this past weekend the rain covered this second step here and now although the rain has receded, homeowners who live in scott county they're
just preparing now for the rain expected tonight. "started raining pretty hard and then as the rain kept going and going stuff got saturated it ended up turnin into a lake over
here" after last friday's thunderstorm brad smith says the roads outside his home were covered in water, at times threatening to come into his home. smith says he was lucky
because his home sits higher than the others but his neighbor two doors down wasn't so lucky. "this guy here it ends up running down his backyard and fills his basement up."
scott county emergency management director jack donovan says a few roads flooded quickly earlier today because the grounds were still so wet from friday- and with more
heavy rain expected tonight donovan says there could be more flooding issues. "just kinda hope and pray that it goes elsewhere or stops before it keeps going and going but just
kinda got to deal with it." scott county management officials tell me as of right now there are not any roads closed in the county due to flooding but they say they are
keeping an eye on the weather so if that changes we will keep upted.n scott unty monielr wkyt. senator rand paul wants the nation's top job.
he visited louisville today to announce... he's running for president. hundreds of people attended the event to show their support for
the republican. wkyt's kristen kennedy has more... on the big announcement. kristen kennedy: "top 40s hits blared through the speakers, onto a lot of young
voters' ears. the kentucky senator has a passionate group of people backing him." jordan arnold / rand paul supporter: "rand paul seems like he's a fresh face. he's a real re-start."
nancy kiphuth / rand "i think he has the determination to actually change how government is run in washington." young and old voters are taking a stand with rand. a couple
hundred packed a louisville ballroom tuesday. gary burchfield / rand "rand has a very unique stance we like. it's constitutional. we support that." introduced as a father
with a strong work ethic, and a doctor with a heart for those less fortunate, fellow politicians and community leaders welcomed his campaign for president.
rand paul: "although i was born into the america that experiences and believes in opportunity, my trips to detroit, to appalachia, to chicago have revealed what i call an undercurrent of
unease. it's time for a new way. a way predicated on justice, opportunity, and freedom." "the senator will hold another rally wednesday, in new hampshire. in
louisville, kristen kennedy, wkyt." he'll continue to make appearances the next four days, in south carolina, iowa, and nevada. so... what are senator rand
paul's chances of being elected president? we asked w-k-y-t political editor, bill bryant to weigh in. he says, senator paul believes he can
widen the appeal of the republican party and has a national base of support... which gives him a good shot. bill bryant: "this time the republicans have a
serious contender in rand paul and it's the first national contender from this state since the early 1800s." just last month, our wkyt herald leader bluegrass poll looked at
senator paul and a run for the white house. thirty- percent of those polled... think senator paul should get out of politics and 'not' run for any office.
twenty-three- percent think he should run for both president and senate next year. nineteen- percent say he should just run for president. many communities
are still cleaning up following last week's heavy rain and storms. in harrison county... the weather left behind a pretty big mess at the
cynthiana ball park. wkyt's jordan vilines shows us what it will take... to get the park back to normal. once again, mother nature proved to be a
worthy opponent out here at the cynthiana ballpark where several feet of water flooded the area over the weekend, leaving behind a muddy mess. over the years... "we've had some
experience at it." locals have learned that when heavy rain hits... flooding follows "this is the time of year where if it's gonna flood... it floods." the recent rainfall
flooded the concession stand with three feet of water... ruining refrigerators, freezers and baseball equipment among other items. employees spent
the day power washing the and trying to salvage equipment. we're told the baseball field has flooded about 4 times in the past decade and even
though moving to another field seems like a simple solution... the parks and rec director said it's just not that easy. "if we had the money we'd move it and just
make it into some other type of park and everything would be fine but we just don't have the money so therefore we deal with it like this." the girl's high school softball tournament
that was set to take place here this weekend has been postponed. in cynthiana, jordan vilines, wkyt. the parks and recreation director said the
flooding may postpone the season... depending on how long it takes crews to clean up the park. just a few miles from the ballfield... the cynthiana
airport also flooded over the weekend. an airport administrator says several inches of water covered the airport's runway and low lying
hangars. employees had to move the remaining airplanes to higher ground. the force of rushing water sent nearby crops into
the hangar's as well. "as the flood water came through, it went down to the river and into the hanger and we had piles of corn shucks in the hangers." floodwaters
swept away a section of the airport's fence as the condition of a lexington man... injured in last week's storms... is improving. brian carlson has
been upgraded to serious condition at u-k hospital. carlson... his wife cathy... and their three children were camping at natural bridge state park when a
storm knocked a tree on their tent. cathy died. the children were not hurt. an 18-year-old admits... she killed her grandparents. our county by
county coverage begins in lincoln county. allison wilson pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the deaths of everett and linda
garland. police say she set fire to their home in november 20-13. prosecutors have recommended a 25 year sentence on each charge. the interior
journal reports... wilson will be sentenced may 22- nd. in breathitt county... dozens of students were taken to the hospital this
afternoon after two school buses collided. it happened around 3-30 in front of l-b-j elementary off of highway 15 near jackson.
the breathitt county emergency management agency says the buses were loaded... around a hundred total students were on board... one student got
glass in their eye.. the rest were taken to the hospital as a precaution. in laurel county... deputies arrested a man suspected of assaulting his wife. the sheriff's office
says patrick graham repeatedly hit her with an electrical cord... leaving red marks on her leg. we're told he also scuffled with the deputy during his
arrest. he is charged with assault... resisting arrest... menacing and alcohol intoxication. if you suffer from allergies... you might want to
stock up on the tissues. doctors expect there to be more sniffling and sneezing... especially later in the season. wkyt's rebecca
smith shows us why it's going to be a tough one... in a story that's new at five. relief from snow and ice in the form of green on the trees... and warmth
in the air.. has a downside. dr. beth miller: "i think our pollen season's delayed, but i think it's going to be robust. " francois pomerleau got
pricked by about 30 needles tuesday.. as part of his allergy screening test... at dr. meth miller's office. pomerleau: "the ones that react are itchy. reporter says:
what have you found that you're allergic to? so far, she told me grasses, rodent, except rabbit, i'm not allergic to rabbit." the rain we're getting this week does help outdoor
allergy sufferers. but, long-term... "dr. miller says because of the snow this winter and rain this early spring, we could see a more potent allergy season late spring and summer, going into
the fall." tree pollen is most prevalant in the spring.. grass in the summer and ragweed in the fall. you can get an allergy shot, nasal
spray or take your treatment in pill form. in the last year, a new solution's become available. miller: "there are now fda- approved sublingual
drops for pollen, for ragweed in particular. you have to start it about four months before your season." in lexington, rebecca smith, you can use nasal sprays... but doctor
miller suggests you avoid 'afrin' because it can lead to dependency. a man pleads guilty in a deadly living. health, education, and consumer news that
impacts your life. many experts will tell you... for babies... breast milk is best. but turning to the internet to get it... might not be a good idea.
clark powell shows us why. pediatricians say breast milk is healthiest for infants. so to get enough, some mothers are going as far as buying breast milk on the internet.
researchers at nationwide children's hospital estimate there are more than 55- thousand people purchasing or sharing breast milk online. keim says: "it's really hard to know
what you are getting and whether the person on the other end of that email or facebook conversation is really who you think they are." keim says: "we found that one in ten samples
of milk that we purchased online had high levels of cow's milk or infant formula added to it." keim says: "when people are selling their milk online they may have an incentive
financially to top off their milk with cow's milk or baby formula to increase the volume and make more money." shots of mother feeding baby that can be dangerous
for moms who are turning to breast milk online because their baby has a dairy allergy. keim says: "they can have a serious allergic reaction or have a lot of
gastrointestinal illness when they drink cow's milk." keim says "i think it's really buyer beware. you don't know what's in the milk that you are purchasing and i think it's clear from the
series of studies we've conducted that milk purchased on the internet is not safe for babies." researchers recommend moms talk to their pediatrician to decide what feeding
plan is best. keim says: "every baby is different. and i think it's really important for parents to work closely with their pediatrician to consider the babies health."
at nationwide children's hospital, this is clark powell reporting. investigators found many women selling breast milk online... were also vague about their health.
the misdiagnosis of breast cancer... is costing the u-s millions. a new study found mammograms that generate a false positive add up to about four billion
dollars a year. researchers say the findings indicate the cost of breast cancer overtreatment is much higher... than previously thought. higher taxes might help cut down on
deadly, alcohol related car crashes. researchers found when illinois boosted its alcohol tax in 2009... the number of people killed in alcohol related crashes dropped 26 percent.
the study couldn't prove the drop in death rates was soley due to the tax increase... but reasarchers say policy makers should look at it as a possible solution.
for more health, education, and consumer news... go to w-k-y-t-dot-com.. and click on "better living." now here's what's coming up at 5-30. chris: looks like
