one bern is dead after a house in bay village goes up in flames. >> and the first to break this story as firefighters from half a dozen departments fight the flames. >> and, frank, firefighters and investigators are still on scene. >> reporter: it took 45 minutes for firefighters to put out the flames here. crews are still out here making sure there aren't any hotspots. here's the story inside that burned out house. >> reporter: folks watched with smoke-filled eyes and a broken heart. they say it was larger than life. >> they were a good 20, 25 feet. >> reporter: flames too tall for firefighters to knock down quickly. breathtaking. >> yeah. the carbon monoxide, and --

thicker than the flames inhaled. >> reporter: just a few sparks, but now, no more house for them to feed on. neighbors called 911. they did spotlight someone staggering out of the world crumbling behind him. >> we were walking by and we saw an old guy out in the front. couldn't tell if somebody was in there or not. >> i have done this a number of years and a lot of fires like that. but they all leaf kind of a pit in your -- leave kind of a pit in your stomach. it's hard to see. >> reporter: he saw the body on the living room floor. >> just shooken up. >> reporter: part of the collapsed roof next to it. >> reporter: and firefighters did not say who that person was they found inside the home dead. live in bay village, frank wiley, newschannel 5. [ commotion and screaming ] >> oh, no! almost like a sonic boom [

>> the ground shook, the windows shook -- >> the whole building shook, yeah. even dust to the floor. >> oh, my god! it just exploded! >> we have watched these videos dozens of times and it is still terrifying. seeing the blast that shook crocker park in the intense flames that followed. it's still unbelievable no one was seriously hurt. but tonight, the recovery is still beginning. we're waiting to find out how the blast started. but we know the fire was near two propane tanks near the american greetings headquarters in west lake. >> the two tanks exploded. chris flannigan back out live at crocker park. that blast is having a big impact on other businesses and people who just happen to be nearby. >> reporter: yeah. it certainly is. and today many businesses and restaurants here at crocker park closed early because of the explosion. they, of course, felt an economic impact.

impact from today's explosion quite literally. >> this talks, too, about the oxygen in the er for the patient. >> reporter: karen law letter is a rej -- lawler is a registered nurse. she was with a patient when she felt the building rock. >> the explosion was very loud. you definitely knew it was some type of explosion. the shaking was enough to make us -- the patient and i walking next to each other, sidestep a little bit. >> reporter: as a precaution, carry and her staff immediately shut off these yellow and green medical gas tanks. tonight at the surgery center, benjamin haney gave a presentation. but on his way in, he couldn't believe what he was seeing at a red light. >> i completely saw the explosion. you could see flames go up. it was very quick. huge ball of flames and then debris started coming across.

no damage, though. inside, gas from the explosion permeated throughout the building about an hour. >> it was strong. you could smell it more in the front and obviously the back door here as well. it was an odor of natural gas as well. >> reporter: and we're told that doctor's office will be back open for business tomorrow morning. meanwhile, tonight we have learned that those two propane tanks were at the american greetings construction sites to keep the workers warm during the winter. since it's warmed up, they were scheduled to be removed. amerigas, who provided the tanks, say they are investigating what happened. there's been no issues there. a construction worker telling newschannel 5 today he recently heard the tanks were leaking. >> someone mentioned they had some leaks they took care of. and a couple days passed. >> reporter: so you heard about leaks before this?

there's a lot of safety guys and they have strict standards, so .... >> reporter: american greetings say they're not sure how the explosion will effect their move into the headquarters. they say they're very grateful to the firefighter that is came out to today's explosion and also nobody was injured. chris flanagan, newschannel 5. northeast ohio slowly drying out tonight. a live look outside. and the rain showers are still hanging on here and there. but jason, as the rain moves out, something else is moving in! >> are those christmas lights? i'm not sure what month it is. >> let's call them springtime lights. >> yeah! it feels like that. 70s earlier this week. today, not too bad. and the temperatures are falling. that'll be the weather trend as we head through the overnight hours. current air temperature, downtown, 40 degrees with a few rain showers. now, these rain showers are relatively light. we haven't seen the real steady, heavy rains for a couple of hours.

to our north and west. right now, we're down to 39 downtown. 43, parma. lower 40s for here. mid- to upper 40s from fairlon to akron. downtown cleveland right now, the rain is moving out. the rain showers lingering. southeastern cuyahoga. akron. medina, too. heavier toward ashtabula county. there you go. drier air from the north and west. this will be the weather as that back edge of rain is moving east. here's your hour by hour. temperatures for your morning commute, upper 30s with a little bit of fog. complete forecast including a weekend warmup coming up. classes will be back in session at alliance high school tomorrow. it'll be shut down because of bedbugs. a pest control company inspected the entire school and buses today. it is determined there is not a

they're now urging parents to check for bedbugs at home, including looking out for bites and inspecting backpacks and lunchboxes daily. one of the biggest political events anywhere in the world is happening right now with the republican party. millions -- >> tonight's gop debate striking a much different tone than the one we saw a week ago. the nasty exchanges were almost nonexistent. newschannel 5 followed the debate. and, john, i think it's safe to say the candidates came across as civil! >> what happened! unbelievably so! opposite from what so many people expected. you know, when you're landing the plane and the trees are in sight, you keep the plane steady. that's what the four did wapakoneta w what could be the final debate. >> so far, i cannot believe how civil it's been up here. >> reporter: it was a debate unlike any of the previous 11.

attacks. comments on common core. >> common core is a disaster. if i'm elected as president, in the first days of president, i would elect that common core ends that day with the board of education. >> and the national debt -- >> in less than five years, only 17% of our budget will remain discretionary. 83% of the budget in less than five years will be spent on medicare, medicaid, the interest on the debt. >> reporter: social security without cutting benefits. >> reporter: and the governor talking about what he was able to do in his 18 years in congress in balancing the budget and enable his plan going forward with social security. donald trump really the only one under fire for questions on his antimuslim comments he stood behind. donald trump also making news by announcing he met with ben carson today and he will be getting ben carson's endorsement tomorrow. john kosich, newschannel 5.

get the a big endorsement tomorrow as well. they say the former gop presidential candidate -- i'll just repeat what you said. dr. ben carson is going to throw his support behind trump. trump has a news conference scheduled tomorrow morning. it's unclear if carson will be there. he just bowed out of the race last week after a big fall from the frontrunner position last year. we could also learn tomorrow if 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the primary last week. state law allows 17-year-olds to vote in a primary if they'll be 18 years old before the general election. but they are voting to elect delegates and not to nominate a candidate. a number of teens sued and the judge saw the case today. a huge drug trafficking ring, busted. >> $300,000 worth of drugs were seized and nine high level heroine dealers are under

lorain police say some of the heroine that led to at least eight deadly overdoses the last two weeks came from those guys. dianne king's son, nick, is one who was among the dead. he was just 17. >> it's not a painkiller. it kills people. it takes them away forever. >> >> and police are still looking for five other suspected drug dealers. those arrested could spend up convicted. new tonight, our colleague snapped this picture of a van on a flat bed after it was hit by a train in brook park today. the van got caught on the track and the driver couldn't move it in time. luckily the driver got out before the train smashed into it and no one on the train was hurt. police and the railroad company are investigating. a woman just stopping for

and it's all caught on camera. now police hoping that video and interesting evidence left at the scene will lead to her holdup . >> more and more americans are getting the zika virus. and it's all led to one thing. >> very unmarch-like. tomorrow, it'll feel like february. cold air moving in. how long it'll last coming up. >> and we all have those days where we're fighting to stay awake at work. staying awake on the job may be more of a problem than we think. researchers say something needs to be done about it. >> and we want to hear from you if you see news happening. text or e-mail us at

millions of good jobs lost. communities devastated. the jobs moved overseas. only one candidate for president has consistently fought trade deals that ship ohio jobs overseas. bernie sanders. sanders opposed the disastrous nafta trade deal. opposed special trade status with china. now he's opposing the trans-pacific trade deal. while others waffle, bernie is fighting hundreds of thousands of new job losses. for jobs. for us. bernie. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

another live look at bay village right now where firefighters are still working to put out the hotspots of a deadly house fire there tonight. it took them 45 minutes to get the flames under control which stopped them from getting inside. a man was able to escape. one person was found dead in the living room. we have new video tonight of a carjacking caught on camera. >> it all unfolded at a busy gas station in north ridgeville. and you won't believe the request the driver made. >> and homa bash is live in the newsroom.

couple bizarre things from demanding a ride to leaving her getaway vehicle at the scene. take a look. >> i was just robbed at gunpoint. >> reporter: that's the 911 call from a woman just filling up her car at the bp gas station l orain road right after another woman held her it was around 7:00 a.m. last friday. the robber walks around to the woman's car, gets in, demands her cellphone and wallet and makes an unbelievable request. >> did they leave in the car or something? >> i had to drive her. there was a woman. i had to drive her to some place off of lear nagle. >> reporter: police say the robber rode over on this it's unique. pink with a crank set. they want you to take a close look, saying they don't want this type of person out in their neighborhoods. >> reporter: and the victim told police the robber was wearing a maroon pullup and had

so she only saw her eyes. anyone with information should call police. in the newsroom, homa bash, newschannel 5. more than 5,000 people have paid their respects to former first lady nancy reagan the past few days. abc news will bring you live coverage of the services for nancy reagan tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow's episode of "general hospital" will air monday. they outdid themselves for the state dinner honoring canadian prime minister tonight. president obama welcomed him earlier today for his first state visit to the u.s. trudo was appointed prime minister last november. he has won canadians over with his charisma, lot offense good looks, and lib -- lots of good looks, and liberal moves.

more than 200 cases of the zika infection have been reported in the u.s. all have been traced to travel aboard. health officials pled with congress today to provide $9 south america and move to the u.s. there may be glass in me males. the recall -- in these meals. the recalls are in stoeffer's lasagnas and pizzas as well as chef boyarde meals. people went door to door in tennessee to rescue people from their homes in the floodwaters. and it's not just humans in need of rescue. horses in texas had to be rounded up and taken to higher ground. severe weather threatening millions of people and closing

and this is proof that you really need to listen to the saying, turn around; don't drown. mark says it all the time. you watch this driver lose control in mississippi. then her car plunges in the deep waters in the median. a good samaritan waded in the water to rescue the woman. look at that! and even a little ponding like we saw earlier today on some local highways can cause you to -- >> yeah! >> hydroplain can happen quickly. you only -- hydroplane can happen quickly. you only need a couple inches of water. that is a big deal. people go over the same area. they think they know how deep the water is. >> and you can't tell how deep it is! >> no, you can't. you have that situation. >> turn around! >> and luckily someone was helping her. >> yeah. >> they still have a lot of rain across the deep south. the areas in maroon are areas flash flood warnings. the icons there -- it's hard to see -- but those circles indicate where flooding conditions occurred within the

so big time flooding here through portions of louisiana all the way through mississippi, alabama, and texas as well. for us, not anything like that thankfully. just some high water issues across some typical spots. for the most part, under an inch or so of rain. 39 degrees currently downtown cleveland. we have that light rainfalling. but for the most part, the heavier rains are now south and east. lower 40s. cold front has moved through. so the cold air, lagging behind a little bit. but it'll get here through the overnight and during your day tomorrow. so chilly along the lake shore. mid- to upper 40s downtown. we're drying things out other than maybe a little rain and sprinkles. that's about it. the steadier rain has shifted. barberton and portions of stark county getting rain. much of ashtabula getting good rain as well. as we head farther south and west, notice the few showers, wooster, and just south of downtown akron. but look to the west.

and for the day tomorrow. much of your day on saturday is dry, too. here's your back edge of rain. it's shifting from the northeast to the south and east. as that happens, drier, cooler air will come in. here's your shot of cold for tomorrow. in fact, temperatures tomorrow will be in the 30s for many of us to start the day. along the lake shore, we may be stuck in the 30s. maybe even through lunchtime. it'll be warmer south. but take a look. warmer commute. 5:00 to 8:00, temperatures in the upper 30s. we'll see a mix of clouds, maybe sunshine. but for the most part tomorrow, mainly cloudy start. can't rule out patchy fog tomorrow developing either. low to mid-30s. and a lot of this here is fog or at least low clouds. eventually that burns off by lunchtime. notice when you're 50 south. but 30s and 40s along the lake shore. tomorrow night, chilling out, too. some may flirt with freezing tomorrow. and sunday, a chance with a front approaching late in the day.

60 or better. we'll watch for that. patchy fog is possible tomorrow morning. but you won't need the rain gear. 48. clouds to afternoon sun. it'll be cooler through the afternoon and cooler along the lake erie shore line. afternoon rain possible late saturday, again, into sunday. watch out. don't forget! spring forward. sunday with showers around. we're in the 60s both days. and then check out next week. 60s for tuesday, wednesday. st. patrick's day's day, a little cooloff. but not bad for march. if we can avoid the s word and below freezing temperatures! not bad! >> not bad at all! we were talking about this earlier today. do you down coffee at work to stay awake like most of us do? >> a new study shows that three out of four of us are tired on the job. and it can have an impact on your performance. managers should make sure employees aren't overworked --

background ] >> -- make their schedules more flexible, and, encourage breaks! [applause] >> we help create environments where people can reach their full potential. and we think that this plays an integral role for our employees to help them be recharged. >> i think that's very important! one doctor says it's also up to workers, especially shift workers -- us, guys -- to make sure they're getting enough sleep away from work. >> huh. >> well, jeff, if you're listening, we're all for the quiet room in case you were wondering! [ laughter ] >> it's a unanimous vote. we want the quiet room! >> nap time! >> which shift doss i work? first, second, third -- >> at all times! >> i have a little place in my office where i can get away. >> i bet it is! why now five cleveland

teams tonight. we'll tom brady that when we come back. -- we'll talk about that when

well, the browns lost another free agent. all right. the other big talker of the day. colin kaepernick reports the broncos and the jets all trying to make a pitch for the quarterback. the browns' draft picks are higher. maybe they have something to offer. hugh jackson really likes kaepernick out of college. also, tashon gibson was spruced to the jacksonville media. he was asked, what's going on in cleveland with all these free agents leaving?

>> no, i think, man, i won't say that -- i couldn't tell you, man. i'll be the last plan to sit here and bash. it's cleveland, man. it's honestly just as confusing to me as the fans to see cleveland. >> okay, then. [ laughter ] cavaliers are out west. they're facing the lakers as we speak. 1st half against the lakers. "good morning cleveland" will have the outcome. akron trailed by 12 against eastern michigan. they end world cup the 2-point win. isaiah johnson made the win there. they'll play the blue and green tomorrow in the semi. ohio state is alive for the big dance. lovell and john teamed up for a late night rally. 79-75, that's the second round of the big 10 tournament.

let's talk a little high school hockey. the state semifinals today in columbus. st. ignatius to the state hockey final. seth whitney right there lit the light twice for the caps. st. francis only had one loss all season. way to go iggy! >> all we heard all year was st. francis team. they're pretty good. but we are, too! i would compare them to the warriors and we're maybe the spurs. iggy will play university school. double overtime thriller for andre from hunting valley. tommy with a great assist. 3-2, double overtime. u.s. winner, the championship, again, saturday at 2 at nationwide arena.

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all right. how's the rush hour tomorrow? >> all right, not bad. no rain. you can leave the umbrellas tomorrow. maybe a little foggy. cooler. 30s for the most part, 40s for the afternoon. not a bad weekend, though. 60s, i think, for most days! no snow in the 7-day! >> wow! >> and ready for st. patrick's day! >> where are we? [ laughter ] >> loving it. loving it. closed captioning is

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