back and keeping the gift cards for himself. according to this police report, 20-year-old ortiz driskell was adding gift cards to receipts of elderly customers. he racked up gift cards to red lobster, olive garden and other restaurants, usually for $25 each. >> he is being charged with four events where he had charged a gift card to an elderly person. >> police believe there could be more victims and urge people to check their receipts and credit card statements. >> the elderly, generally speaking are nonconfrontational. they are out and shopping. they are least likely to look at their receipts. >> reporter: driskell was given a summons to appear in court for first-degree misdemeanor where he could face six months in jail and $1000 fine for each theft charge. police tell me so far, walmart

>> very chilly in our neck of the woods but the sunshine really helped out. we got a little bit of sunshine that came out but we are already tracking the next weather system coming our way. i'm going to press play here. you have a few hours of dry weather. let's go right to it. no rain or snow right now. in fact, our satellite map shows some sunshine. that's trying to work in as dryer air euros in. a thick cloud deck but one clouds return and this is that saturday storm system coming in. right now, it looks like quite a bit of rain will mix in with the snow. more on that coming up. in the meantime, 320 in, dina. 30 in akron. winds out of the north. we are all right. they aren't blowing so the wind chills are negligible.

watch the temperatures slowly settle into the mid-20s by sunrise and you notice we are dry until tomorrow morning. we will talk more about how much rain and snow for you and how much we are going to warm up coming up. the dust barely had time to settle after last night's republican debate before candidates were back on the campaign trail. jon bostic is life. >> reporter: john kasich was seen as the winner last night. but it was trump, crews and rubio the dominated -- ted cruz and marco rubio that dominated. he was in washington this afternoon to attend the seatac conservative political action conference. john kasich addressed the crowd and sean hannity for a discussion where he said he believes we are heading for a contested convention in cleveland. whoever comes out as a nominee, he said, it has to be handled

>> was there is a really young man in 1976 when governor reagan try to beat ford. at the end, everybody got together and it worked out as crazy as this year is and there is nobody in here who it's a this isn't nuts, could you think of anything cooler than a convention? where we are all going to learn about how america works and our kids in school will learn more about american paul attacks -- politics? >> the focus is on michigan but we've got 162 delegates up for grabs tomorrow's four states go to the polls. the gop candidates fired shots back and forth at each other from beginning to end. what was and what was untrue? some of the comments were so outrageous, they can't even be fact checked but ron reagan working with full effect

pulitzer fact -- politifact was able to find some truth. >> reporter: -- >> this guy has been number one absentee record in the united states. >> your proposed taxes -- >>reporter: we have heard this before. politifact put it to the truth check. marco rubio has the worst attendance record for the past year with 125 missed rollcall votes. that's 41%, more than any other sitting senator. ted cruz though isn't far behind with 36% absentee right -- weight -- rates but both marco rubio and ted cruz missed 14-18% overall. so, donald trump's claim is mostly true. what ohio governor john kasich

clinton is coming up. as for the fraud investigation involving trump and his trump university, the case is moving forward despite his lawyer's attempts to have it thrown out. eric schneider while the fraud lawsuit against trump, calling it a bait and switch skiing. he says trump was just the pitchman for the school, which thousands of students registered for an were defrauded out of millions of dollars. >> this is a case about fraud. if you're talking about someone you are looking at to be president, i think the issue of credibility is very important. this is the equivalent of putting up a sign that is comp hospital when it's not in the people in it aren't nurses and doctors. that's basically what he did. >> the school was struck down in 2010 and in last night's debate he says he plans to win and fight the lawsuit and won't settle out of principle. two other lawsuits have been filed against trump and his

the republicans slugfest continues today ahead of tomorrow's primaries in kansas, kentucky, louisiana and maine. chris flanagan is at the live desk with what the candidates are saying. >> reporter: no surprise the war of words continuing among the presidential hopefuls. they picked up where they left off in last night's debate. trump spent today in michigan. this video from him -- from his rally in cadillac. she call that protesters, attacked the media and took another shot at mitt romney, calling him quote stupid. marco rubio, looking for votes in kansas within the past hour. the florida senator said he would support trump and november if the billionaire businessman wins the republican nomination. meanwhile, senator ted cruz is in maine today. he claims he is the party's conservative alternative to trump. >> there is no doubt if we remain divided, donald trump wins.

catastrophe for this country and so i welcome the supporters of every other candidate to come together and i welcome the other candidates for us to stand together. >>reporter: on the democratic side, russell simmons today tweeted his endorsement of hillary clinton. simmons said his opinion of bernie sanders is the result of a conversation about the factory farming lobby.'s -- lobby. simmons says famous quote republican candidates will continue to hit the campaign trail for the next couple days, stage. the next scheduled debate is next thursday in miami. as for democrats, a debate this weekend in flint, michigan. theodore roosevelt high school was released early today police are still investigating the circumstances behind the threat but several posts on social media say it was a bomb threat.

have been arrested in connection with a school shooting earlier this week. the butler county sheriff says the boys maybe 14-year-old shooter had begun at school before he started shooting. they have been charged with failing to report a crime. the shooter has been charged with attempted murder. coming up, a surprise discovery that may be a break in the nicole brown simpson case. >> investigators say the knife was found in the backyard of o.j. simpson's old home. a cleveland man says the water department is trying to squeeze every drop out of his bank account. after making waves with the water department, i have no information about his $6500

new developments out of valley. a new twist in the long-running o.j. simpson saga. could there be a break in the case? lapd says it has recovered a knife on simpson's former brentwood estate. they say it is possibly connected to the 1994 stabbing

and simpson was tried and acquitted for that. the knife is being tested for forensic evidence. police say someone supposedly gave the knife to an lapd officer working security on a movie set. >> my understanding from being a police officer for nearly 30 years that double jeopardy would be in place year. we could not charge mr. simpson with the homicides that he has already been charged with because he has been acquitted. >> forensic testing could confirm whether this knife is or is not connected to the case but again, even if it is, o.j. simpson is who is currently in prison under unrelated charges is forever off the hook. the murder weapon was never recovered, only adding to the mystery surrounding the case. a heads up tonight for those of you who own ford f1 50s. the government is investigating

breaks are failing for 20--- for 2013-2014 models 3.5 l six- cylinder engine. the pedal can go with the complete -- go completely to the floor with a complete loss of breaking. i bet you wish you could get jewelry, shoes and clothes online for cheap prices easily but be careful what you wish for. jonathan walsh digs into a problem with www. wishart, and how one local woman -- www.wish.com and how one local woman said it could be too late for your. >> they have craft supplies real cheap. >> reporter: or so she thought. she lives in a small apartment with her cat. she is on a tight budget so she liked www.wish.com because of the prices. she thought this ring was the cat's meow from a two dollars but not so fast?

text messages for any activity account. not only did she get a text alert for $45, she received yet another one. this one, for $72. >> i saw where they were from, opened up the app to see what was -- to see what was going on. >> reporter: shelley filed a report at the police office. then, she came home to find another problem. >> i discovered there is now an that isn't mine. >> reporter: shelley isn't the only one with problems about www.wish.com. site jabber cleans identity theft, stolen information, fraud and that's despite google naming it one of the best shopping apps of 2014. there are positive roots -- positive reviews but many complain they have concerns about the site. shelley's advice about websites with your account info -- >> if your bank offers you the texting like i have, use it. it can save your butt big time. >> drug shelley is making a

>> i'm glad we are able to get out there and let people know to check their accounts and find out if they have been hit. >> and we reached out to get www.wish.com about the problems brought up by shelley and others. we have yet to hear back about our interview request back we want to get into some breaking news. air tracker 5 is over the scene of a bank robbery. john rutter has more. >> reporter: i just got to the scene a few minutes ago. police are still on scene. this happened at 1215 superior avenue. we are the citizens bank park a black male presented a note to the attendant. there was no weapon involved he took off on foot in an unknown direction. we have seen police bounce back and forth between a couple locations. you can see one cruiser here. two others here in the parking

we will keep you updated when we get more information but a bank robbery here at 13th and superior. meantime, did you break out the shades? >> i didn't break out the shades because i was in the studio all day but when i leave, i will. by monday, i will have short sleeve -- by monday i will have short sleeves on. >> i think we've got a good start at a warm up after one more round of those flakes from the sky. we get through this one and we get a little break from the least extreme cold and snow. outside right now, why that ashtabula high school. the sun is shining. we have seen skies clearing out and if you look at the horizon, i think this is the perry nuclear power plant. the steam is being pushed off.

it's a lid on the atmosphere. the steam rises up to hear and can't go any higher. it follows the wind that way. it's pretty cool when you can see live versions, live video of what's going on around the area. 310 right now downtown cleveland. we are dry, seeing some sunshine as well. we have seen clouds eroding along the north coast in the last couple hours. 300, avon lake. 300 hopkins. 310 for bedford. 300 in coverage field. lower and middle 30s mansfield and ashford. has we expected, temperatures below normal. average highs in the 40s this time of year. not going to be there for the next couple of days. here is the brief drying. again, you might get some star pictures if you like to

hours but for class will be coming in. you can see them ahead of the next weather maker. clouds will thicken up. we are going to show you our by our what's going on. 7:00, cleared -- clear with some patchy clouds. flurries as early as tomorrow morning but the main batch comes in late morning through the afternoon. this computer forecast suggests most of it will be rain during the afternoon. a couple of our computer models take this snow and bring it further south. here is a good guess at what we expect to happen tomorrow. i don't think it's going to be a big deal for snowfall. an inch or so of snow changing over to karine at times, especially south of u.s. route to 24 -- 224. roads could be wet with lower visibility but not a major winter storm.

we stay cold. tomorrow, by summarize a few flakes here and there. 370, snow a trace to go 1 inch. rain mixing in at times. slow going especially along the lake erie shoreline. tomorrow, a rain-snow mix. cloudy and 390. let's look at the seven day. saturday, a mix. 370. sunday, sunshine. there's monday. i am liking this. 600. tuesday, middle 60s and then more rain here and there. we are in the 50s but still you

is a nice hint of spring. building. i need a lozenge. >> it's the allergies. mine are acting up as well. members of congress are visiting flint. they are hearing angry residents as the city works to replace its water pipes. and the sheriff's new tool

new details as the city of flint makes means to repair its pipes. more than two dozen members of congress hear from frustrated residents. they were monday -- ray monday has the latest.

digging up water parts -- pipes that connect to homes but the latest effort to fix flint michigan's contaminated water crisis. >> it feels great to know the people still care and are not ignoring us.>> reporter: this comes after a push by mayor karen weaver to fast-track a plan to start swapping out lead lines pricks buck -- lead lines. >> my goal is to get the lead out of flint. >> reporter: this comes 24 hours after a construction crew funded by private and charitable organizations backup service lines. governor rick snyder assure the people of flint he is staying on top of city and federal agencies to ensure the water contamination is resolved. he had this to say had a committee meeting. >> this is something we have great urgency to do. >> reporter: but the outcry of citizens who live in flint on the government's is wants is for ever-growing including leeann waters, a mother who says her home is ground zero of the crisis and is now suing

health problems she says her children suffered due to contaminated water. congress is debating proposals on a $200 million federal aid package, which would be used to infrastructure. this will be a topic discussed during this weekend's presidential democratic debate. >> as the water crisis continues, student's -- students from cleveland state are preparing to visit with water they will be loading up two moving trucks with 800 cases of bottled water this friday. they plan on delivering water to flint on saturday. still ahead, beefed up security at case western as police tried to track down a purse snatcher. >> and a scary moment as a store employee is held up during a robbery at the dollar general. that and more men live on 5

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a 20-year-old walmart worker is under arrest, accused of charging elderly customers for gift cards they didn't purchase. police say he kept the gift cards for himself. he is facing several charges. governor kasich will be having a campaign part of. he says the midwest is where he will make his stand. he believes he will perform well in the midwest including ohio but analysts say he doesn't have a chance. polls show him trailing the other candidates. police are examining a knife found at the estate once owned by o.j. simpson. a construction worker found in the 90s when simpson's former home was being demolished breaks out worker turned it over to a police officer, who kept it. when higher-ups found out about the knife, they seized expect that knife is now being examined for forensic.

1994 for the murder of nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman . he cannot be tried again because of double jeopardy. case western police are beefing up patrols following reports of an on campus crime. the latest incident, a purse snatching incident. >> but other recent robberies have been even more violent. our police connecting the dots with some other recent crimes? >> reporter: that's unclear because last night's incident apparently involved to some teenage boys according to the victims, who then ran away. but in some previous incident, there has been more violence including one victim held at on at least three separate occasions, including twice this week, case western students have reported getting held up off-campus by men and having their phones and was stolen. in february, one student

little italy. now another incident on campus. the latest incident happened thursday night just before 7:00. two female staff members say there were walking near the auditorium when they say two young boys, teenage boys, came up behind them, stole a purse and then ran to euclid avenue. case western english professor mary has sought -- hasad -- >> we need to be more where. >> reporter: police tell me one of the victims was able to hold onto her purse but the other's was stolen. the teens got away with cash, car keys, an iphone and credit cards. >> reporter: student nicole thompson tells me she was robbed once in cleveland and has learned to put her guard up. >> i come from montana where everything is safe being in a big city makes more cautious. >> reporter: and hasad is reminding her students --

walk alone, delicate your cell phone while you're walking, attention. >> reporter: no one was hurt in this case but in previous cases, victims report the men had jumped out of a gray suv to commit these crimes. none of these have been solved. if you know anything, call police. i am derick waller. the search is on for a dangerous criminal who held up an employee at a dollar general. let me show you the surveillance video. this came into our newsroom back in january at the dollar general in akron on vernon boulevard. these are some very grainy images but take a look at the man's unique coat. it's got for around the said. police hope that jacket can lead them to the person responsible. if you recognize that man, give police a call. turning now to the one of the big talker points. >> cold weather hanging around

we have seen a little sunshine trying to poke through. i think this area will try to move in for at least a few hours and that will allow our temperatures to fall back quickly to the mid-20s >> 300 in cleveland, 31 canton. before midnight, i would expect drop probably 24-250. we will settle around there at midnight. then, as clouds begin to move in with the next weather maker, temperatures will stabilize and maybe even rise a few clicks toward sunrise. let's show you the hour by hour. notice the temperatures going down. there you have it back into the 20s. we will hopefully see them go up into midnight closer to 300. we are going to get some snow tomorrow. i will tell you how much back we are going to track some rain as well and then we say hello to springtime. i will show you the temperatures

temperatures. new numbers show americans are going back to work. the government reported today that employers added 242,000 workers in february. that is a hefty increase over january. today's 'reports show the strongest growth was in retail, restaurant, healthcare and construction. all new at 5:00, leon bibb looking at voting in a democracy. the story every voter needs to see. and a warning for users of snapchat about hackers. what they are after that could hot you.

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march 15 is ohio primary election day. candidates are working hard for your support. >> many of you voted earlier or by absentee ballot. others will make their mark on election day. someone to even vote. democracy. >> reporter: at the great equalizer. no matter economic background, citizen has something equal to everyone else, the vote. this is the face of ohio. so is this. faces of ohio are all around us.

another as can be yet each is linked because each lives in this common home of ohio. every presidential candidate once the support of every one of these oak highlands because each adult citizen -- ohioan because each adult citizen possesses something of value. >> everybody should go out and vote. >> what our ancestors went through to get us the vote, i think it's important for us to go vote, especially on a local level. >> reporter: encompass presidential campaign, candidates crisscross ohio looking for support. democracy in action. ohio is in the political collection -- political primary election. the road to the white house is fueled by the vote. >> even if they think they are just one person and it doesn't

one at the 200, which gets to 1000 and more. >> the only way you are going to get your voice heard is if you get out there and vote. >> reporter: just as construction workers know, little by little the job gets done. it's the same with politics. little by little, every vote add that. political party engines rumble through ohio. candidates engineer the trains but it's only the voters who can put the trains on track. >> this is a voting booth. the vote is the foundation of a democracy. democracy stems from the greek word people rule. that's what the vote is all about. one of our founding fathers said this polling place right here and what it represents is the most valuable piece of real estate in this country. >> that's the only voice you have in this election. it doesn't matter if you are republican or democrat.

reporter: you can't get elected president or dogcatcher without the vote. >> it's very important we get people behind you. >> we all have something we want to say. >> reporter: next time you face a political ballot on which you will make your mark, consider the words of a long-ago supreme court justice, the most important political office is that of the private citizen. it is the voter ultimately in charge. >> i think if you don't stand up and vote, the people you don't want in office, they get in office and then you want to complain. >> please don't complain about what happens because if you don't try to have a voice, you can't blame anyone but yourself. >> reporter: on march 15, and the people of ohio go to polls, you plan on being there? >> hell yes.

evenly split with republicans and democrats with a few independents. republicans -- politicians come here in search of political gold. the vote. this high school students, too young to vote now has learned in school about democracy in american government. >> if you want to -- your government, you have to vote. >>. wisdom from the mouth of a child. something to think about? in november, if the future unfolds much like it's passed, my ohio and your ohio will be key to any white house win but no candidate gets to office without the vote and every adult citizen can cast a vote. we are in a period where absentee ballots are being accepted and where you can do early ballots at county board

15. but the vote is yours. use it. read my story on newsnet5.com. you will find my very focused -- my very first vote interesting. tgif. >> it's still chilly. all in all, things are looking better. we get a glimpse of sunshine here on the horizon. this is a live look at downtown cleveland. it should be a pretty decent sunset. across the northernmost spots, some dry air moving in. we're not seeing snow or rain yet. some drier air is eroding them away. see that dry air. there is a little here as well. that will come this way reflect tonight.

as the next alberta clipper system slides in for your saturday. 300 in youngstown, ashtabula, and mansfield and fremont at 310. here's the next weather maker. this is the final alberta clipper, at least for a little while. the flows out of the northwest. that keeps us on the chilly side. get ready. here we have the snow. there will be some rain mixing in, especially near u.s. route 30 and south. if it stays snowy where you are, i don't expect it to accumulate or get out of control with temps in the middle 30s. that helps things melt on the highway surfaces but could still a quick inch of snow during the afternoon or morning tomorrow. snow, light flurries arriving during the morning.

thicken up, remaining chilly. tomorrow, about an inch of snow and scattered snow showers during the morning. could mix with some rain, especially south toward u.s. route 30. mansfield, wester and youngstown . snow totals, a trace to 1 inch and most spots. 370, warm enough for a lot of the snow to melt off. tonight for akron, 250. that's before midnight. it will rise a few degrees toward sunrise. 390 tomorrow, scattered snow changing to rain at times during the afternoon. generally, a dusting to one inch of snow for seven

back with some breaking news. doctor ben carson has announced he is suspending his campaign for the white house. this comes after skipping out on last night's debate saying he's are no political path forward. he also announced he was named the national chairman of my

christian get out to vote group. snapchat users, those pictures you think you are sharing with your friends may not be the case. they may not be private. there is a way someone can take a screenshot of your snaps with are you getting a notification. that makes it easy for people to spy on you. there is easily accessible video on youtube for anyone to learn how to do it. >> snapchat has always been vulnerable. there is no technology that can afford anyone 100% privacy or security. >> as the saying goes, if it's something you don't want everyone to see, don't post it. 2 news studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other inducing -- allergy inducing foods is more likely to protect them them cause problems. once they suggest the early prevention strategy leads to

allergies. it found that allergy protection lasted at least through the age of five and didn't wayne even when kids stopped eating peanut containing foods for one year. meantime, california lawmakers have approved a bill that would raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. the national association of pediatrics has advocated for raising the smoking age nationally to 21 for decades. 90% of regular smokers first tried a cigarette before the age of 19. it turns out, your job really could be killing you. here is why. a recent study by the american heart association shows certain professions where is down more than others. at the top? sales positions. 60% of the sales -- 68 of -- 68% of sales employees had her conditions. police and firefighters came in next. 90% of them were considered overweight or obese. make some changes to those

there is a lot going on. problems with water bills lately. >> one-man's bill was nearly $6500. he says his water has been off for years. our investigation may have him closer to a resolution. usually, when two people -- child abuse. >> but miraculously, lived to tell about it. we sit down with a driver who was hit head-on by a wrong way

water bills to the tune of hundreds and even thousands of dollars. our ongoing 5 on your side investigation into the cleveland water department. we recently told you about a cleveland man who is facing a $6500 bill and leans on his property -- liens on his property. >> reporter: here is his business dust off of 34th. there have been so many problems surrounding the water situation and he is being charged. if there was a fire here today right now, there would be no water to put it out. >> this manhole is open. >> reporter: francisco vasquez told me it has been busy around his business lately. >> after channel 5 came here and first talked to me, we have