tv Good Morning Cleveland ABC January 30, 2016 8:00am-10:00am EST
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welcome to ion of "good morning cleveland". i am nick foley and this is janessa webb. another great weekend is in store for us. >> it is uneventful across eastern ohio. please soak up this saturday. look toward wayne county. not a cloud in the sky. try to soak it up because as we head into midafternoon we will see clouds floating into the area. we are above the freezing mark at the airport. we will be getting out of the 30s quickly, dropping into the 40s around noon time. you can see the power of 5 , we are
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the west. you can see from chicago these clouds will start to work its way in. hour by hour , does it get any better? 48 degrees by 3:00, about 20 to 25 degrees above normal. >> who would've thought of that a 22-year-old is in critical condition, shot in the head while sitting in his car on broadway avenue. if fight -- a fight broke out into the bar. straight shots were fired and hit the victim. a water main break is forcing the closure of six await between old state road
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-- road. this is near geauga county airport. if you were traveling in that area, be careful. a fire in a vacant home quickly escalates into catching another home on fire. >> reporter: neighbors looked out their windows and what they sought was this. this house has been complained about four months, when it was still standing. anthony anderson says this was an abandoned home. >> there might be 5 or 6 houses that are vacant. >> reporter: the cost up to
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>> i categorize my house from the highest worth to the least worth. >> this house was low on his list. just another abandoned home until someone could get to it. spending the annual grant money of more than $400,000 on demolishing abandoned homes doesn't add up. >> if they need services, we have to use the money for that as well. >> -- >> reporter: this home was believed to be clear a fire but then a spark raised concern. >> the city currently has 6100
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when it was 7700 homes. it doesn't come cheap. it would cost well over $60 million to tear down all of those houses. a businessman is being remembered this morning. 42-year-old james >> was found dead after a early- morning fire at the print check. it was founded by jim's fire -- father. he had been running the place for the last few years. >> i never saw him said. he was always motivated. he stayed up late at work [ inaudible - static ] >> firefighters found jim under debris that had collapsed due to the fire. they are still investigating that fire. police --
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is loose in the college town. the attacks are similar. all victims are women walking home in the same part of town at early morning hours. >> we have a predator among us. that person needs to turn himself in. >> athens is home to ohio university. the majority of rapes go unreported so there may actually be more victims. the indians will have to arizona for spring training in a little over two weeks. before they leave they are having tried fest 2016. this is where we found make shop -- meg shaw
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renovations happening so it's a little quiet now. things are getting exciting for the upcoming season. let's talk about today and what you can expect. unlike in the past, it's a one- day event. in the past it has been two days. there's a morning session at 9:00 and an afternoon session at 2:00. they will be sending autographs today and interacting with fans. i also spoke with the senior communications director who is joining me this morning. there are many things happening at progressive. what can fans expect? >> we had a great success with are continuing. there's more visibility from the field to the concourse. there are new food items. we incorporated local food
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we are going to blow people away with a new scoreboard. >> -- >> reporter: it will be really fun for the fans this year. one thing to note, make sure you during your tickets at home. they will not be scanning tickets off of your mobile device today. come up here and have a great time with the players. live in cleveland, 10 eight newschannel5 . if you don't own or use an apple product, but chances are you know someone who does.
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i am power of 5 meteorologist -- vanessa [ name indiscernible ]. we will go with 48 degrees all the way into these areas. if you like temperature, wind chills will be in the lower 40s. you need to get to the hotspot which will be toward akron and summit county, lower 50s. for the last weekend of january, it gets even better. sunday afternoon, toward the parma area, 51 or 52 degrees, on january 31. [ laughter ] a recall that impacts millions of people. apple is recalling power adapters that can shock people.
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in california continues. one of the fugitives has been captured. we have exclusive video of the moment he was captured. >> reporter: surveillance video exclusively obtained by eyewitness news shows the moment that the suspect was captured in santa anna. he turned himself in. >> he just wanted someone to turn himself into. >> the surveillance video shows duong walking to the police vehicle with officers with firearms drawn.
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turn himself in. >> reporter: nguyen says he has known the escaped convict four years. >> reporter: the wanted poster shows he has been captured. this was a scary morning. >> [ indiscernible - low volume ] >>.was craig lee reporting for us. [ indiscernible - low volume ] school district is going to test for lead again. there could be elevated lead levels at the drinking fountain at the school. the results will come back next
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state epa director is under fire admitting his agency should have moved quicker and set stronger warnings about the lawmakers are asking why it took months before people found out about the contaminated congressman tim ryan is calling on the director to resign. the contaminated water in flint. the latest test shows that lead levels are too high for those living there. led isn't the only -- lead in water isn't the only concern. cuyahoga county says they see 2000 kids with lead poisoning every year from paint. blood testing is only recommended and not required. >> it can actually be damaging
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] [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> in september the feds gave $7 million to cleveland and cuyahoga county to reduce the number of homes with toxic lead . a developing story, the hillary clinton campaign is admitting that 20 emails have been release from the state department that were top-secret. they contain heavily classified information. hillary clinton stands by her statement that none of these emails content -- contained critical security details. clinton and senders are neck and neck in iowa.
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a candidate a boost by endorsing them would be president obama. >> everyone is scouring my everywhere to find something for me to see if i am trying to put my finger on the scales. let me simplify things. democrats will win in november and we will have a democratic president. >> they have tentatively agreed to another debate next week in new hampshire. donald trump skipped thursday night's debate and he thinks it may have paid off. he is affirming his decision to skip the debate. >> ted cruz is in second place and he got pummeled last night. i'm glad i wasn't there. they didn't even mention that
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>> potentially complicating the caucuses in iowa, wintry weather could make roads slippery in southern iowa. that could hurt the turnout. don't miss newschannel5 coverage of the caucus. coverage starts tomorrow and will continue until a winner has been chosen. [ inaudible - static ] the rockies are going to see a massive storm. we will receive a little rain on sunday. you are going to love today. downtown cleveland will remain in the upper 40s. it is a great start to your weekend. a few clouds are floating around.
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you head into midafternoon. i want to show you this. even towards mentor the weather will be nice. they still have snow on the ground right now and it will fade away by tomorrow as temperatures will be unseasonably warm. is currently 32 degrees for cleveland and upper 20s in [ inaudible - static ] you still need to have your coat or heavy sweater handy. we are tracking northwest winds 60 -- 15 to 20 miles an hour. the feel like temperature will be mid to lower 20s. looking at the power of 5, we are not tracking any moisture. they are dealing with a storm system which is providing us with a little bit of cloud cover rich. what we are seeing today is a transition in the winds coming from the south.
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warm-up as we head into the afternoon. mississippi is in the lower 50s right now and some of that air will be tracking its way here later on. we have hit and miss sunshine this morning. clouds will be working their way in from the west. i the 7:00 our, if you are out and about, windsor out of the south 10 to 15 miles an hour with partly cloudy conditions. this is the storm system we were talking about. over 2 feet of snow was expected toward the rockies and into the salt lake city area. this transitions our way as we head into sunday. this will provide us with a little bit of rain. seven-day forecast is 40s and lower 50s heading into the midweek. this system will put up a high pressure. here comes the low at about 6 pm tomorrow. we will then start
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the next storm system comes in on wednesday. we start with rain and it will transition to snow. this will not provide us with a lot of snowfall. the major thing will be cold and winds. we go from 50s to lower 20s for overnight lows. stepping into next weekend, we are back to winter, in the lower 30s. >> the messages, enjoy the weekend. it is a big sports weekend this weekend. both the cavaliers and [ inaudible - static ] will have home games. >> reporter: [ inaudible - static ] [ indiscernible - low volume ] the cancer in detroit to take on the pistons -- were pistons. 1st quarter calves were up by 4
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lebron james -- cavs were up by 4 but that is not good enough. lebron james [ inaudible - static ] not happy about the defensive rotation. back to the upside of the game -- [ inaudible - static ] driving to the basket and laying it in, making it look easy. they played some nice team basketball. lebron james kind in -- finding [ inaudible - static ] he finishes with 2 points and 8 rebounds. they go on to win 114-106.
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tonight against the san antonio spurs. tip-off is at 830 -- 8:30. -- the cav have a game against the spurs. tip-off is 8:30 p.m. super bowl 50 takes place just over one week from now outside of san francisco. the footballs for the big day were made in a small factory in ohio. the wilson factory in ohio is responsible for making the super bowl footballs. they make thousands every day. >> we are the only factory in the world to make footballs every day. we focus on football manufacturing only. >> wilson shipped the footballs to santa clara, california
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welcome back. is 8:29. we have a beautiful saturday to start your day. we want to start now with breaking news. a 22-year-old is in critical condition right now. she was shot -- he was shot in the head while sitting outside of his car on broadway avenue four a fight broke out in a bar and continued in the parking lot where someone fired a gun and hit that victim. no suspects at the moment. several developing stories to tell you about. it's not baseball season just yet but with things as warm as they have been all winter, it's easy to think baseball. we have a preview of the annual tribe just -- indians tribe fast -- fest
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weather now. we all want to say thank you to you. >> thank you -- [ laughter ] you are so welcome. can you believe we are going to be in the upper 40s on the last day in january. we will even have 50s tomorrow. we have a fantastic start. 33 degrees toward the airport. illyria is still at the freezing point buck things will be warming up. [ inaudible - static ] you are seeing sunshine right now but these clouds are making their way from chicago into northeastern ohio by about 6 pm.
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south. it's a little breezy outside, 15 to 20 miles an hour and that will continue into the weekend. [ inaudible - static ] this could be a downward trend. as we had to 2:00, upper 40s. i suspect akron and some places in summit county will have lower 50s. a woman rescued by firefighters after a water main break turned really scary. we have more on all the damage caused by the water main break. >> reporter: [ inaudible - static ] in the middle of a makeshift river. she was on her way to pick up her daughter when she drove into the broken water main it got stuck. the firefighter -- the fire
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>> a firefighter fell in and the water went in -- and he went in the water over his head. >> reporter: he had to be rescued after going under. >> i was scared for him but scared for myself as well. >> reporter: she considers that firefighter a hero. >> he almost lost his life to save me. he did real good. i'm happy he's okay. that's all i am saying.>> reporter: -- >> that was chris flanagan reporting. the firefighter that when hunter, we are told he is okay this morning. a man accused of killing his estranged wife outside of a canton nursing home where she worked, says he is not guilty. police say he shot his wife last month, days of their -- after he was arrested on charges of trying to run her over with his car.
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found guilty of murder. tiffany powell and james davis were in a custody battle. she is accused of luring davis into her home and killing him. police are looking for these two man who targeted a woman and took her wallet and used your credit card after rubbing her at gunpoint. here is a look at the license plate which is either a silver or great ford focus. if you know anywhere these guys police. a channel five asked -- a newschannel5 exclusive [ inaudible - static ] the new convention center hotel will open this summer just in time convention.
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allowing it to open without any additional parking. those who work at the center say it is going to have a big impact on the additional process. >> attorneys were there, defendants weren't there -- were not there, defendants were not there, people were unable to get there. >> employee say they would like to have a shuttle service to help them with the problem. so far no response from the city or county. the indians will head to spring training in february but before they leave for the warmer climates, they are giving fans a chance to have fun with them at today's tribe fest. [ inaudible - static ] is in cleveland right now with more on that event.>> reporter: if you are heading out for the fourth annual tribe fest, get ready for a packed house. [ inaudible - static ] they are
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it is sold out. -- 2000 fans to come out here. it is sold out. they will have your favorite players signing autographs and chatting with fans, playing games, interacting. this is great for little ones. besides meeting players, they have tons of activities for everyone. they have their promotional schedule out today. you can buy tickets. if you are heading out there your tickets at home. they will not be scanning on mobile devices this year. don't forget your jacket see's and baseballs, anything that you would like to have signed by players -- your jerseys and baseballs, anything that you would like to have signed by players. there will be various players out here at the wxyz lounge.
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good morning. i am power of 5 meterologist janessa webb. we are seeing great conditions, partly cloudy conditions going into midafternoon. we will be close to 50 degrees in stark in summit county's. -- counties. we're taking a look at events happening around the area today. the alzheimer's association is
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. the event raises funds for patients with alzheimer's as well as their caretakers. the cleveland tattoo arts convention continues at the first merit convention center. meet artists from around the country and maybe even get a new tattoo while you are at it. sports fans can head to quicken loans arena to watch the lake erie monsters take on the texas stars. last night the monsters won the game 3-2. the cavaliers and the san antonio spurs will be playing of 8:30. you can watch that here on news channel 5 -- newschannel5.
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>> a lot of times people make threats but they don't have the means to carry it out. she could have pulled that out. >> baker was charged with inducing panic. the municipal building has security cameras but no metal detectors. the city is now applying for grants to get them. a united nations group is suggesting the west consider americans by publicly acknowledging the slave trade -- that slave trade was a crime against humanity. also new this morning, turkish authorities at least 33 migrants drowned when their boat capsized. the group was believed to be headed for greece when the boat sank. 75 survivors were rescued. authorities say the migrants were from burma, afghanistan
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a federal judge is refusing to release three men from jail. these are the main occupiers at the wildlife reserve in oregon. the judge will release people only if the standout ends. four holdouts are still occupying the wildlife refugee. making a murderer is earning suspect steven avery a lot of supporters. many people post headed -- protested his murder conviction. not everyone was there to show support. some believe he is truly guilty. he is serving a life sentence but filed an appeal earlier this month. this morning we are learning that david bowie wanted his ashes to be
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island of bali. his will was opened yesterday inanity asked that his ashes be scattered in bali. his estate is worth $100 million and is said to be split between his wife as well as children, long time [ inaudible - static ] we will miss a very big talent taken away too early. let's look at our weather. we have this trend of weekend weather trending up over the last 3 or 4 weeks. >> we had lake effect snow and temperatures in the 20s and some spots and now it's on eventful. we have sunny skies and i cannot believe the last weekend of january.
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like a nice spring day across northeast ohio. downtown cleveland is above the freezing mark. willoughby and willowick still have snow on the ground. i'm going to show you this exact same shots tomorrow and you will see the grass. we are 20 to 25 degrees above normal. is currently 33 in downtown cleveland. it is slightly cooler for inland locations from avon lake etc., your cleveland -- you are currently at the freezing mark. let's talk about starke county and summit county, cooler air coming in. you are at 29 degrees. the wind chill this morning, don't he fooled by the sunshine, the feel like temperature -- be fooled by the sunshine, the feel like temperature is lower 20s.
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a little bit of snow. that will provide a little bit of cloud cover rich as we head into the midafternoon. where is this warm air coming from? it is winds from the south, memphis, little rock, currently in the 50s. by midafternoon we will be sitting into the upper 40s or lower 50s. out and about tonight, you will see clouds, by 7 pm 40 degrees. this is the next storm system which is affecting the rockies and salt lake. we will have some rain sunday evening all the way into monday here. this pacific storm is making its way onto shore as we head into the monday evening hours. we are talking about severe
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in northeast ohio we will see 50 degrees by wednesday afternoon and then we will have the temperatures falling. please soak up the warm weather with unseasonably warm temperatures over the next few days. milder air is currently in place. look at this storm front i am talking about for wednesday afternoon. it will be 50 but by wednesday evening we will be 27 degrees and it will feel like winter moving into next weekend. now it's time for a stroll around [ inaudible - static ] there is sweetness in the air on cleveland's west side. we are in ohio city finding something that millions of people celebrate.>> reporter: [
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inaudible - static ] what workers in the building are making takes time and care. there is much to care about when it comes to the brewing of the year. this is great lakes brewing company. the emphasis is on beer. this is where our story begins. in the cleveland area called ohio city, brewing takes place. [ inaudible - static ] they use historic styles with a new twist to invent new styles. these are small breweries when compared to the big guys but [ inaudible - static ] >> this is our 75 barrel room. anything you have found that comes out of a bottle or a cake comes out of this very room.>>
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] started this brewery in 1988. [ inaudible - static ] >> we brood about 1000 barrels in the first year. barrels. >> -- >> reporter: that's a lot of beer and a lot of attention to detail. we are fortunate today. there was something else in the brewery. what's the sweetness i smell in the air right now? >> [ inaudible - static ] with christmas ale we have cinnamon and ginger. >> reporter: [ inaudible - static ] what do these workers do their work is done? >> we love to go and have a few beers at the bar. were >> reporter: understandable. across the way as the pub. [ inaudible - static ] a steady
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place jumping. the beer from this brewery ends up in this pub as well as 13 other states and the district of columbia. [ inaudible - static ] >> people talk about their favorite beer and they wait for these to come out.>> reporter: there's lots of talk, even from the walls, the story walls -- storied walls of this brewery. >> keep in mind that in the 1840s there were only 600 people living in cleveland. this was pretty important in this city right from the start. >> reporter: it was in 1901 that [ inaudible - static ] eventually along came prohibition and they put this in storage. moved in. eventually prohibition was repealed and it has been back
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>> it is. >> reporter: equally impressive is one other businesses it inspired. the new kid on the block new business although it was an old idea. in the early days of the 20th century, there were about 30 breweries in cleveland. cleveland has a long history with beer. [ inaudible - static ] in this cleveland website community, it has become the key foundation. the story of cleveland breweries is still growing. this leads us to understand that there is nothing brewing here -- -- something brewing here -- in more ways than one. >> thank you leon. i definitely had some of that
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welcome back. mardi gras 2016's underwear. it is officially february 9 in new orleans but it does start early. parade kicked off last night and will continue all week. 1.4 million people are expected to head to new orleans next week for mardi gras. that brings back memories. i love mardi gras season. [ inaudible - static ] the south will see some severe weather during the week. thank goodness mardi gras is today. we have unseasonably warm temperatures here today. we will see some 50s.
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tuesday. it will be 27 to 30 degrees going into next weekend. the up-and-down weather conditions are crazy around here. that will do it for us here. more top stories when we come back after the break. hello. i am sara carnes. we have the chief academic officer and superintendent of electronic learning academy. today. thank you for being a with us today. tell us about new trends in online learning. >> there's over 3 million students in the country better
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these are k-12 programs. there were 300,000 just in students. this trend is moving very fast. >> tell me how this is affecting of adele and its students -- odella and its students. we are looking at integrating technology into people's everyday lives. we are doing this whether it be at the kindergarten level or 12th grade level, for whatever goal people might have. why should parents consider enrolling their students in ohdela? >> i think one of the things that we bring that is very unique is our highly qualified teachers at interact with our students every day and engage in online live lessons. students get the full complement of learning each and
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>> i know at ohdela you are reshaping how kids learn. tell me about this plan and how these new trends work together. >> the trend itself is about bringing students to an understanding of how to manipulate technology for learning. as i said in the past, we utilize the program which is called him. we -- amp in which we create autonomy with a purpose. >> for more information visit ohdela .com. abandoned homes can be a for one local community they are becoming dangerous. we are just 64 degrees -- 64 vanstone have to wait that long
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-- fans don't have to wait that long to see their favorite indians. the temperatures are rising. welcome to this saturday addition of "good morning cleveland". i am nick foley and with me is meteorologist janessa webb. she is responsible for the nice weather. >> i can't believe we're talking about upper 40s and 50s . this is the last weekend of january. >> not last year, for sure. >> today you want to soak up the sunshine. there will be some clouds working their way in as we head into midafternoon but this is a wonderful shot. even toward lake county, ashtabula, you still have snow on the ground but that will start to clear out of here. live shot tomorrow morning will
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the highs today will be 20 to 25 degrees above normal. power of 5 , you can see the clouds right now streaming in from the west. we are sitting under sunshine from chicago to st. louis -- here but from chicago to st. louis they are covered with clouds. later this weekend we will be having mostly cloudy conditions as well. the winds are 15 to 20 miles an hour. even if you are out and about with this sun shining and warm weather, you will notice that breeze. you will see son and clouds and it will be a great day to be out and about today. breaking news jus into the newsroom, 22-year-old in critical condition right now shot in the head while sitting in his car. this was on bromfield -- broadway avenue in garfield heights. there was a fight in a bar that
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someone fired a gun which hit the victim. no suspects are in custody right now. a fire in an abandoned home quickly escalates catching a neighboring home on fire. neighbors are now demanding answers. frank wiley tracked down the neighborhood council. >> reporter: neighbors at out of the windows. [ inaudible - static ] they have complained about this house for months when it was still standing. anthony anderson says were nine is littered with abandon homes. >> on one street you might have 5 or 6 houses. >> the ninth ward probably has over 1000 vacant homes. >> reporter: these are all seen as dangerous to neighbors.
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the house. the least worth house will be demolished. >> reporter: spending the animal grant money -- annual grant money doesn't add up. >> when someone's water is turned off or they need other services, we have to use the grant money for that as well.>> reporter: the fire in this abandon home was out but an amber rekindled early friday morning. it moved to another house where people are now moving out. >> we dug deeper into this problem of abandon homes. the city currently has 6100 abandon homes which is actually
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was 7700 homes. tearing down all of these vacant homes does not come cheap. it would cost over $60 million to tear all of them down. 43-year-old james [ name indiscernible ] was found dead after a friday morning fire. the company's website says he does the business was founded by jim's father. friends say he was always happy. >> i never saw him set. always motivated. [ inaudible - static ] [ indiscernible - low volume ] sometimes [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> firefighters found jim omersa under debris from the fire. they believe the fire was an accident but they are still investigating. a serial rapist is still on the run in this town.
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to 3 assaults, one was in 2006. this mostly -- these victims have been women walking in the early morning hours. >> that person has to turn himself in. >> athens ohio is the home to [ indiscernible ] university. [ inaudible - static ] the indians will head to arizona for spring training a little over two weeks from today. before they leave they are giving fans a chance to have some fun with the team at today's tribe fest. meg shaw is live giving a preview of today's tribe fest. how is it going this morning? >> -- >> reporter: it just kicked off at 9:00. that was the official opening. fans are now filing in. autographs start at 9:15. we're just a few minutes away from the actual beginning of this event.
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in years past, all of -- unlike in years past, all of the activities will be today only. the morning session has just begun and the afternoon session will begin at 2:00. many indians players will be here signing autographs and chatting with fence. i spoke with a fan who drove all the way from west virginia overnight. he said he's going to get autographs for his grandpa who beat cancer a few years ago and is no longer able to leave the house. >> [ inaudible - static ] [ indiscernible - low volume ] this is something i want him to with us. story. i love it! fans are waiting to get their autographs and talk to players. you need to print your tickets
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devices. bring everything you can to get the best autographs, your jersey, your hat, your baseball . bring it all. live in cleveland, meg shaw, newschannel5 . we will check in with meg shaw a little bit later on this our. you don't own or use an apple product, chances are you know someone who does. you may want to stick around for details on a recall impacting millions. from chagrin falls to flint , michigan, toxic lead in the vanessa has your local weather. for sunglasses today.
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lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month only at your lincoln dealer. welcome back. moving into a health alert. chagrin falls will be undergoing testing for lead and water. test results are expected to come back next week. the epa director is under fire admitting his agency should have moved quicker and set stronger warnings.
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now asking why it took months before people found out about the contaminated water. congressman tim riordan is going on epa director to resign. -- tim ryan is calling on the epa director to resign. lead levels in flint are too high for the filters that are being given to the people that live there. lead paint is still a bigger concern. the cuyahoga county board of health says they see 2000 kids with lead poisoning every year. that is half of all of the cases in the whole state of ohio. testing is only recommended and not required. >> this can be damaging to anywhere in the body but particularly the brain.
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grants for cayuga county to fight lead poisoning. the iowa caucuses are just a few days away and hillary clinton and bernie sanders are fighting tooth and nail to get every last vote. they are now neck and neck. president obama would give a candidate a boost by standing behind them. he did give some words. >> everyone is trying to get me to give my opinion. let me simplify. democrats will win in november. >> [ applause ] >> they will have another debate , tentatively agreed upon for next week in new hampshire. donald trump's big gamble of skipping the debate on thursday night may have paid off. that's what he is saying.
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his closest competitor's ted cruz is -- ted cruz's citizenship. >> ted cruz was "promowest live". i am glad that i wasn't there. i heard he was pummeled. they didn't even mention -- pummeled last night. i am glad that i wasn't there. i heard he was pummeled. they didn't even mention that he was born in canada. >> there could be nasty weather in iowa on caucus day which could dampen turnout there. teachers are using cake and cookies to show how the caucus works. they are using cakes for republicans and cookies for democrats. if one dessert team does not have 10 people on their side, they can do one of three things, go somewhere else, get another dessert and entice
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their favorite dessert. >> they are hoping with the caucus that we ran with cookies, there would be some real-life situations they could relate to. >> jesse you know, chocolate chip one the cookie nomination and ice cream cake won the gop -- win -- won the cookie nomination for the democratic party and the ice cream cake one the ice cream cake 14 won-- for the democratic party. -- gop. this is almost like a
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sky. we have a few clouds that will work their way in here in the afternoon. we will have cloudy conditions in the afternoon. good morning. you are waking up to warmer temperatures. yesterday we were into the lower 20s at this time. its 34 four downtown cleveland. north strongsville is still below freezing. it will warm up as we head into the afternoon. all the way into kent area, 31 degrees. taking a look at the power of 5, we are seeing some clouds. the warmer air is moving in from the south. the winds will be 15 to 20 miles an hour and that will allow for the gradual warm-up. this will continue all the way into sunday. taking you hour by hour, get
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tuesday and wednesday. it will be winter temperatures as we get into late next week. talking about. it's making its way across northeast ohio -- as it makes its way toward northeast ohio, tomorrow. well offshore in the pacific right now, this next system moves in next wednesday. for most of the country, toward the south, they are looking at severe weather. in northeast ohio we will see rain and snow mix as well. this will allow are temperatures to take a tumble going into wednesday evening. get prepared for that. but enjoy your weekend with sun and clouds today and 48 degrees . our temperatures are unseasonably warm. you've probably been having the coat and heater cranking all
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we will be in the lower 40s today however. tuesdays groundhog day. look at that, 46 degrees. punxsutawney phil might just see his shadow. look at wednesday, 50 degrees, then we are taking a big dive on thursday and friday. by the p.m. hours on groundhog day, we will see the frontal system move through and we will start to feel winter make a come back. >> i am pretty sure he did not predict this weather so far. a major upset this morning overnight, angelique kerber beat serena williams at the australian open final. serena would have tied the record for grand slam wins if she would have won the game. you have to think she will get
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it's a big weekend for sports. the cabs are matching up with san antonio -- cavaliers are matching up with san antonio this evening. we have more now on last night's game. >> the first road game with lou as head coach, they took on the pistons. i think he got a passing grade. they were up by 4 in the first quarter. that wasn't good enough. fires one from downtown. now -- he had 29 points for the whole night. lebron james was clearly not happy about this. back to the upside of the game,
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inaudible - static ] 78-69. he makes it look easy. 28 points on the night. they are playing some nice team basketball. lebron james binding k love. he finishes with 2 points and 8 rebounds. they go on to win 114-106. don't forget the cavs game tonight against the san antonio spurs right here on this channel five. tip-off is that 8:30. the postgame coverage will follow the game. there will be a breakdown of the game. stick around after the game and check it out. a huge day for the spurs. san antonio does not have tim duncan. a recent listeria outbreak, the cause has been determined.
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>> she is a 6 1/2-year-old pit bull mix. she's a sweetheart and a goofball. she is the favorite of all of her volunteers at the shelter easily. she has been here on and off since august. she has spent way too much of her life in a shelter. we think because of her temperament, she loves people, she loves to be around humans at all times. she might even make a good stacks it -- a good [ inaudible - static ].. she doesn't like being alone. we are looking for a family or a couple. she's not the kind of dog you can leave in a crate
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she needs a job to do. she's a wonderfully sweet dog. look at her ready to go. >> she's definitely an active dog and needs an active family. [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> thanks to an article from channel 5 thanks to an article from channel 52 years ago that has been recirculated, -- channel 5, two years ago, it has been recirculated. >> where is this taking place? >> [ indiscernible - low volume ] at the parma pet smart. [ laughter ] >> i love shots he -- shotsy.
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call 216-771-4616. >> we all love her. a recall this morning is recalling power adapter there's -- power adapters that are used overseas. they were sold with macs and other apple devices. they were in the world travel adapter tip -- kit as well. you can get an exchange or refund because of the problem. another recall, you've heard of the [ indiscernible ] being taken off the shelves due to a listeria outbreak. don't let down your guard just yet. stores are supposed to have taken the salads off shelves but you still need to make sure you don't have any of the recalled lettuce in your fridge. it covers bags sold under the brand name dole, simple truth,
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salad bar, etc. check for the letter a at the beginning of the coat. >> this is usually due to unpasteurized dairy products. but fresh produce can have it as well. >> one person has died and another 24 hospitalized in this outbreak so far. listeria poses the greatest threat to pregnant women and their unborn babies. coming up a woman was rescued on the street of cleveland after a sinkhole swallows her car. the story of a rescue only an additional five -- only on newschannel5. we -- we have to preview of one of the last chances you have to see your favorite indians before they head off to spring
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about the annual tribe fest coming up. [ inaudible - static ] downtown parking concerns. more those stories are coming up at first a check on your forecast. you will love everything about today. the complete story. throughout saturday afternoon. if you are headed to tribe fest, unfortunately it is indoors. we won't have any big rain or any fixed -- any big disturbance until sunday evening. high pressure is building out once again. as we head into monday rain will continue but on tuesday afternoon that's where we will see the front make its way through. groundhog day as well and temperatures will still be in the 40s with clouds in full
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the math -- the next major system will come in midweek. it will bring a rain and snow mix as we head into the midafternoon hours. the big concern is the cold and twinned. the temperatures will drop dramatically as the front makes its way in from 50s to 27 degrees as you can see. tomorrow afternoon, we will have the warm front that will continue to track to the north of us. you can see the low well toward the west. by 6:00 tomorrow we will start to deal with a little bit of rain. enjoy the unseasonably warm temperatures today while you can. it is 20 to 25 degrees above normal. >> we love it. thank you vanessa a water main break has forced a closure of 608 near the geauga county airport.
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area, be careful. another water main break in cleveland, a woman was rescued when her evening drive became terrifying. chris flanagan has more on that water main break. >> reporter: this car is alone in the middle of a make shift river. she was on her way to pick up her daughter when she drove into the 8 inch broken water main and got stuck. she was rescued by the cleveland fire department. >> one of the firemen fell in the water over his head. >> that firefighter was trying to push the car free. he also had to be rescued. >> i was scared for him. i was scared i was going in there next. >> reporter: she considers that
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>> he save the day. i'm glad he's okay. it's all good. i was happy he got me out of the car. that's all i'm saying. >> reporter: -- >> that was chris flanagan reporting. we are told the firefighter that went under is okay. the man who's accused of killing his estranged wife outside of a canton nursing home says he's not guilty. police say he shot him last month just days after he was arrested on charges of trying to run her over with his car. a jury found in akron woman guilty in connection with the murder of the father of her five children. prosecutors say tiffany powell and james harris were in a custody battle when powell and her boyfriend paul reed lord harris to her home and killed him.
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-- leeward -- lured harris to her home and killed him. he will be sentenced next month. this is a look -- a look at the license plate on a suspect's car who held a woman up and took her purse. they took credit cards as well. for people who have to visit or work at cleveland's justice center are having difficulty parking. the hotel is opening this summer just in time for the republican national convention. the city is allowing the hotel to open with out having parking completed. >> prosecutors are unable to get in, witnesses, court watchers, etc.
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>> they would like to see a shuttle service. so far there is no response from the county. the indians will head to arizona for spring training in the middle of next month. that's just around the corner. in the meantime fans will have a chance to have some fun themselves with the indians. meg shaw is at tribe fest right now. i can see the fans pouring in. >> reporter: this is an absolutely different -- completely different look than what you saw at 9:00. it is sold out this year. if you are coming down later this morning or in the afternoon, be ready become -- because this is what it will look like all day long. players are autographing items for fans. bring anything that you want signed, hats, baseball bats, jerseys, etc.
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make sure that you bring your ticket from home because they will not be scanning mobile devices today. there are tons of activities. you can buy season tickets, you can buy shirts and hats, anything you need to get into the baseball spirit. we are all looking forward to opening day which seems to be right around the corner. >> thank you so much. i see michael brantley there and all kinds of players getting ready. the show "making a murderer" has caused controversy. we are waking up to springlike temperatures in northeast ohio. seven day is going to show you us going from 50 degrees to
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good morning everyone. we are seeing lots of sunshine today. the first day of spring is literally 49 days away. it feels like a spring day today across northeast ohio. by the afternoon we will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s in some spots. you will notice a south breeze. this is allowing for the warm
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across lakeshore, only to euclid area, 47 degrees. it will be close to that in stark and summit county. it gets even better. greater cleveland will be lower 50s. >> it feels like late march weather then late january weather. we are looking at some events today. the young professionals of the holding an event today. the event will recognize alzheimer's patients as well as their caretakers. this will be tonight. also happening today is the tattoo arts convention continuing at the first merit convention center from 2 pm until midnight. there will be tattoo artists from around the country port scans -- sports fans
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for the second game in the series against the texas stars. last night the monsters 13-2. the cavs go head-to-head the spurs tonight two tip-off is it a deck 30 right here on channel five. we will have plenty a post game reactions and live coverage and a breakdown of the game. stick around right here on newschannel5 after the game. if you see news happening please tech story email us at
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welcome back. the united nations is recommending that the u.s. publicly acknowledge that slave trade was a crime against humanity. we will select -- several changes will be recommended at the next meeting in november. a group of migrants was believed to be headed for greece when there ship sank. they were from burma, afghanistan and syria. about 70 were rescued.
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armed standoff at the wild type -- wildlife refuge have been arrested and will not be released until the standoff ends. four holdouts are still occupying the wildlife refuge. the show, "making a murderer " is getting a lot of coverage. supporters and protesters are gathering today in front of the courthouse. he was convicted in 2005. not everyone there today was showing their support. many went there to voice their belief that he is guilty. he is serving a life sentence but has filed a -- an appeal. that has gotten so much coverage after the immensely popular show. the weather is getting a lot of feedback as well.
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or having high 40s today? >> high 40s today. were off to a slow start but we are still warmer than what we have been for the last few days. please soak it up. this time people will not remember >> it will be cool going into next weekend. today, saturday is looking really good across the greater cleveland area. >> you can see it is 35 degrees right now. we will go up about 20 more day. what a beautiful start to you saturday! right now in downtown cleveland, 34 degrees in a little bit warmer toward orville 37 degrees. in the locations into the akron area is just above freezing this morning.
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heading your way. looking at the power of 5, we are not taking any moisture. this is well away from us. a few clouds will move in as we head through the day. the winter coming from the south. that has allowed for the gradual warm-up throughout the day. meant this is currently at 53 degrees. northeast ohio as the warmer air comes in it will be close to 50 degrees for your saturday afternoon. i want to show you hour by hour , for glee -- greater cleveland -- even going into tonight as you are out and about, it will be a okay by 7 pm. we will still be in the lower 40s. we are keeping an eye on this. this will be causing heavy-duty cell across the rockies.
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feet. last weekend it was in the east that they were having a massive storm. this weekend it will be out west. we will have a little bit of rain toward the end of the weekend. things are looking drive for today and 48 degrees. that's 20 to 25 degrees above the normal for this time of year. you have probably been having the heater cranking all week long. turn it off tonight. lower 40s, wins out of the south 10 to 14 -- 15 miles an hour. groundhog day is tuesday. it's not looking like winter here today. we will be up to 50 as we get to wednesday. we are talking winter again next weekend however. time now for [ inaudible - static ] there is sweetness in the air on the cleveland west
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leon bibb tracked down what was going on.>> reporter: [ indiscernible - low volume ] [ inaudible - static ] what workers in the building are making takes time and care. there is much to care about when it comes to the brewing of the year. -- brewing of beer. most of the emphasis is on beer here. it all begins here. in the cleveland area called ohio city, there's a craft brewery called great lakes brewing company. at the craft brewery they make less than 6 million barrels of beer a year. when compared to the big boys, this isn't much. >> this is our 75 barrel room. everything that you have found
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keg since the 1980s has come out of this room. >> reporter: since the start of this operation in 1988, this was the little brewery that could. >> we only brewed about 1000 barrels in that first year and now we are at about 165,000 barrels a year. >> that's a lot of beer and attention on brewing. they blend together the hops, etc. i smell the sweetness in the air right now. >> what is that sweetness that i am smelling in the air? >> right now we are brewing christmas ale. we have cinnamon and ginger. >> reporter: this requires steady attention. what are these workers do when their work is done? >> we like to go have a few beers at the bar across the street. >> reporter: understandable.
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reporter: a steady stream of customers keeps the bar jumping. the beer that is found here is brewed just across the street. they sell beer in 13 states as well is the district of columbia. >> [ inaudible - static ] >> on a scale of 1 to 10, it's an 11. >> reporter: they were making beer making history when there were many breweries. >> keep in mind that there were only 16 -- 600 people living in cleveland in the late 1800s. >> reporter: they put a bar in in 1901. then along came prohibition.
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that is when the salvation army moved in. eventually prohibition was repealed and the bar came back and has been back ever since. this is impressive stuff. >> it is. >> reporter: equally impressive is what the -- what else the brewery has inspired. the new kid on the block brought new business although it was an old idea. in the early days of the 20 -- 20th century there were about 30 breweries in cleveland. [ inaudible - static ] [ indiscernible - low volume ] at the same time people in this was like cleveland community have found a key business. the ohio city brewery is still growing. >> [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> reporter: this leads us to understand there is something brewing here. >> [ cheering and applause ]
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new video of that hospital [ inaudible - static ] even though he's the one with a tough battle, all he wants to do is make others happy. he decided to surprise her by asking her to marry him. the boys mom recorded that moment which is blowing up the web. such perspective, it makes people smile. that's a tough time he is going through.
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whether. i finally have my microphone on. >> we are going to try to make you smile today, 47 today and 49 or 50 tomorrow. i won't be your favorite person however. i will make you happy this weekend and monday and tuesday. next week. >> we will bask in the sun right now. thank you for joining janessa and i. we will be back
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i am sara carnes. doctored david bowens is the chief operating officer at ohdela. tell us how ohdela is reshaping how students learn. tell me about ohdela . >> ohdela stands for the ohio distance electronic learning academy. we restate like organization -- a statewide organization online. >> what makes ohdela unique when it comes to online schools? >> we strive very hard to program for each student whether they are in kindergarten or 12th grade. that carries through the entire program. it forces them to really connect with teachers in our program
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ohdela is helping kids learn today. >> we are integrating technology in curriculum and bringing them together into a beautiful platform for kids to learn. >> how has this changed habits and performance of students? >> student achievement is our number 1 goal for all programs. what we try to do is increase the achievement bite bringing them outstanding curriculums. >> wide did ohdela decide to make this change ? >> -- why did ohdela decide to make this change? >> we knew we needed to make this change in order to attract students but more importantly to raise them to the important level where they would work out well. >> to learn more about ohdela
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