violence erupts before donald trump's chicago rally getting the event down. this morning he is headed to cleveland. the investigation into the explosion at crocker park continues. what experts think caused the blast. first a look outside at cleveland. that is picturesque as you start your day. a little chilly start, but they just cannot to be a nice day.

we have some good in store? >> yes you'll notice some cool conditions and pretty frosty outside a good glaze over your car and roadways right now with temperatures on the cooler side. we're headed for a good warm-up for the rest of the weekend. you can see the clouds out and about and look at our temperatures right now currently at 32 degrees sitting at the freezing mark toward the airport and you can see some cooler air into the orris county. we will see temperatures warming up throughout the rest of the day. but the wind speeds are on the low side and not coming out of the south this weekend. you can see about 5 to 10 miles you can see about 5 to 10 miles per hour through the afternoon. the warmer air will surge in from the south and as we head into 11:00 it is 52 degrees.

this morning as we get said she was the first donald trump rally after the breakdown in chicago. the protesters clashed with trump supporters. it brought back images of the 1968 democratic convention but also took place in chicago. as the crowd swelled the trunk campaign eventually had to call off the rally. donald trump never managed to make it on stage and it will be interesting to see what he has to say in cleveland. that rally is scheduled at the i x center today. what is the latest? >> reporter: today is a huge day not only for cleveland but for trump as the nation watches because a lot of people are expecting the rally to get dicey because we have seen protests

, his campaign trail. folks with the service employees international union have already planned their own protest here today at the i x center the demonstration is a way to unite and the opposition to the racist and xenophobic demography. the process was unacceptable and he said they would forward with cancer may rally because he didn't want to see anyone get hurt. >> i hope my tone is not that of causing burns because my basic tone is that of securing our borders and having a great country and bringing our job >>. i certainly don't condone violence, and it is not >> reporter: the process is expected to start at 11:00 this morning. i did reject to cleveland police as well as the trunk

beef up security. i'm waiting to hear back and will keep you updated with anything that happens to me. meg shaw , newschannel5. >> thank you, meg. chicago emotions are running higher than ever. with tens and thousands of people coming to cleveland for the rnc this summer, security is a top priority. officials have been working for months to make sure everybody is safe. special committees have been created to make sure everyone is safe. the commissioner of the airport told newschannel5 one of their main goals is to make sure drones are not flying near the convention. >> the drones can carry a load of up to 50 pounds. you could put an explosive

drone into an area but had a bomb on it. >> other plans include a mobile command center at the airport. the city concern for service has 22 subcommittees. >> i've been getting messages from a lot of leaders that i know from around the world and their message basically is what is happening? >> the protesters in chicago are not the only ones expressing concerns about the trump. hillary clinton also talking about the front-runner. she will bring that message to cleveland today. she is expected to speak at olivet baptist church this afternoon and headed to youngstown. in ohio the brothers of the movement the group of six women includes the methods of trayvon martin and eric garner. all african americans who lost their lives in instance

will travel to columbus, akron, and cleveland showed where they think hillary clinton is the best candidate to address issues involving race. new information in the ongoing investigation into what caused the massive propane fire at the american greetings construction site near crocker park. osha has been trying to figure out what went wrong. back, believes it was caused by a plea for boiling liquid and expanding vapor explosion. it happens when fire outside a propane tank causes the liquid propane to boil inside. >> equipped gas got ignited causing the fire around the tanks. so it was the security and the big question is why didn't they fix the leaks? >> after looking at the scene, the outcome could have been

thank you so much restarting for saturday here with us i am nick foley coming up the rates are not lighting up in louisiana. we will show you how the state is handling even more water this morning. a huge breakthrough in the medical world. we will explain how this tissue on a chip could mean an end to animal testing and cheaper checks for you and janessa has our local weather. >> look at some of these temperatures bouncing back into the mid-50s and lower 60s. i will let you know what day is the best and when the rain tracks in. all that is coming. the nafta trade treaty -- 850,000 jobs lost. special trade status with china -- 3 million jobs lost. now the trans-pacific trade deal could cost america 448,000 more jobs. only one

disastrous deal -- bernie sanders. while others supported unfair trade deals, bernie stood with american workers. he'll take on wall street and their trade deals because he doesn't take their money. for jobs. for us. bernie. sanders: i'm bernie sanders,

good morning everyone i am power of 5 meteorologist janessa webb. we spring forward tomorrow morning's remember before you head to bed tonight make sure those clocks are ahead. temperatures right now are on the chilly side. you see on my weather bank we are at 30 degrees towards norwalk into mansfield currently into the or 30s out toward the dinah. we will start to see the clouds push-up toward the east your afternoon. let's look at our temperatures across the board. sandusky into fort clinton is 52 degrees and wayne county into richland these

above normal for this time of year. we will see a little bit of a wind coming out of the north for make sure communities and inland areas we need to get to the hotspot today. akron and some count is 65. i know it means longer days, but i am dreading losing that hour. o.r. legislators will gather to discuss the grand jury system. the elected officials are expected to share ideas about process. the public is invited to take part in the discussion posters at 10:00 in shaker heights. the cleveland browns are hoping out hundreds of high school athletes. they will host the annual high school showcase. they can show off their skills in front of a college scout in a combined style test. representatives from numerous

just a week until st. patrick's day and akron is kicking off the city early. the parade is at noon and it will run down main street from cedar to barry street. as opposed to picture is a look at last night's winning lottery numbers pope we'll be right

the nafta trade treaty -- 850,000 jobs lost. special trade status with china -- 3 million jobs lost. now the trans-pacific trade deal could cost america 448,000 more jobs. only one candidate for president has opposed every disastrous deal -- bernie sanders. while others supported unfair trade deals, bernie stood with american workers. he'll take on wall street and their trade deals because he doesn't take their money. for jobs. for us. bernie. sanders: i'm bernie sanders,

welcome back it is 6:15 on your saturday morning. south korea and the united states taking part in a joint military exercise someone -- simulating an assault of coast with 17,000 troops taking part in the exercise. 200 military vehicles are involved. the drill is defensive in nature but north korea claims this is an exercise repairing for invasion. john bell edwards is getting an up close look at the damage from this week's storm. the state is under emergency after days of rain. at least three deaths in louisiana have been blamed on the weather. the governor urged residents not to ignore road closure signs. governor edwards is calling for federal assistance as the rain is expected to keep falling

the same storm is causing flooding in texas. this river shut up 7 feet in 24 hours. it is forecasted to rise another 6 inches today. >> it will happen. there is not much use in worry about it. this is the fact of life. when it rains this much it floods. >> last may it was a few feet higher. fema has offered buyouts in the past but most residents have declined. all the rain is welcome in another state. in california the largest water reserve could fill up this month. the series of storms coming from el nio could double they sierra snowpack and if that happens, it would be a huge relief for the golden state. california heading into its fifth year of drought. in maine some frustrated

humor to try to put a stop to a stinky situation. the neighbors have been growing weary of people not cleaning up after their pets so they decided to take matters into their own hands. they created some clever signs and planted them next to every dog dropping and before they don't they were posting 300 signs marking the spot. neighbors say it was about time someone took action. >> i think i can speak for a lot of people. when you walk out of your front door and 70 has led to a present and you are stepping in it. to be humorous, the residents those signs with dock waste getting into the water supply as well. i know it can be tough you a happy winter but you have the a lot of people don't have

them to have that waiting outside. today will be a day to take advantage if you wait for it. at of the two days of the begin today is the day to get outside with a lot of sunshine. we are waking up to a great sunrise with rain across -- wow . >> that is really amazing. you can see the glaze over the lake. in little bit of high pressure is building in and it always make for some wonderful sunrise is here. we will turn into partly to mostly sunny skies today as it warms up here across the greater cleveland area. as i was driving in, you can see a little bit of fog forming due to temperatures that are currently on the low side just below the freezing mark in some locations. they warm spot in the location of towards kill black into holmes county but you can see

the lake up toward the north bridgeville and avon lake is currently at 32 degrees. taking a look at our 5 live rater the drought of moisture for today is pretty nonexistent. you can see a few clouds flooding in from the south as a little bit of high pressure continues to move in here. you can see from this controversy not the yellow -- contours map the yellow and the darker blue is cooler air in place. some of this warmer air will work its way across northeast ohio and warm us back up to the mid-50s into your mid afternoon. look at this sunshine peeking through the clouds and the winds remain on the light side. this is our futurecast. you can see eighth if you high

mansfield into stark summit county but we will be sitting on a lot of sunshine and temperatures warmed up. the threat of rain starts to enter overnight tonight as you can see that moisture starting to work its way in from the south here. this will be an overnight event and it will track into the afternoon. so enjoy today because sunday we start to see scattered rainfall activity and that lingers into monday afternoon. 56 today with partly sunny skies and some locations inland expect 60 degrees tonight. mostly cloudy with a quiet evening in store and 42. i will show you the seven-day coming up. the buzz continues this morning after the browns sent johnny packing an if you free- agent pickups plus the cost possible cambist tournaments continue that equals news for akron.

linebacker justin temple but the big news coming out was johnny manziel no longer a cleveland brown. the team waving him yesterday and really the only surprise to some is it is did not happen soon. currently he is installed in domestic violence investigations and on the field manziel appeared in 14 games. manziel has until today at 4 pm to clear waivers and he will officially become a free agent. if manziel does clear waivers, the browns owe him more than $2 million in guaranteed money. manziel released a statement getting his gratitude to the browns organization and former teammates and the fans. in college hoops the big ten quarterfinals have the buckeyes avoid a three-game season to the spartans. the buckeyes turn it over to

davis for an alley oop. from the spartans at valentine turning over again with the valentine in transition phases to matt costello up by 19 they go into win 81-64 with michigan state advancing to the semi finals in the tournament. the akron's taking on bowling green in the tournament with akron plainsong the plane had in the latter half of the game. akron up by six and johnson with a game-high 23 points and there was more where that came from jackson with the three crowd is loving it. 80-66 and advanced to the finals of the tournament. the ncaa tournament. thank you, lauren.

found a way to grow human heart tissue contain muscle and blood vessels. that she can beat like a real part. it is shaped like a microchip but if you look closely blood is flowing. scientists say these chips could be used to track -- test new drugs for new drugs side effects. >> it allows us to as biological questions that we couldn't ask using an animal model and it allows us to watch the process happen in a realistic setting. >> the drug testing is expensive and researchers hope this technology could cut the costs. the goal is to one day use them to replace organs. a new warning for those of you who use artificial sweeteners. a study published in the journal for environmental health found superlow when fed

have been conducted by researchers that have declared it safe to enjoy. they are a daily part of america's diet. new research says nearly 60% of all the calories we eat come from food that is considered alter process. it has manufactured ingredients so you would normally not news -- use making something from scratch. it could be from candy to frozen pizza and soda. it is tends to be high in sugar. it could choose to obesity and diabetes and high blood pressure. the study suggests dietary guidelines need to be reviewed and send a clear message about the need to eat real food. you mean a given much thought, but major grocery chains do. store managers have kept ugly produce of shells but no whole foods and giant eagle are

will anyone buy food with bumps and bruises? >> reporter: it is ugly. >> people will not buy it. we are spoiled. americans are spoiled. we like everything perfect. >> reporter: imperfect food is making a comeback. whole foods is cutting back on waste and a handful of its stores will start selling the not so cute fruit and vegetables. >> it is okay with me as long as this looks good. >> if it was cheaper, yet. but in this world, i don't think is going to happen. >> reporter: when it comes to waste americans throw 133 billions pounds of food out every single year. 10% comes from grocery stores. in other is a social media push to make shoppers more cautious.

instagram account already has many followers hitting the could be a market here. -- hinting the could be a market here. what remains to be seeing is of stars will cast and all the bumps and bruises or if it just another passing fad. >> you could have not as perfect fruit if you still display is nice. >> i spent a lot of time looking for less perfect apples. giant eagle just started selling its nationwide. the prices are marked down. a 4 pound bag of oranges costs two dollars less than it's better looking counterparts. coming up marco rubio has a message for his supporters in ohio. he doesn't actually want your vote. and at how he suggests you give it to instead. as they heroin epidemic continues, a new business offers parents to find out if their children are addicted.

it is 6:29 as we give you in the downtown cleveland as you begin your day with a chilly start but it will get better. welcome back to this saturday

cleveland. i am nick foley. after canceling a rally donald trump will make an appearance in cleveland. meg shaw is like at the ix center but first janessa webb has the weather. we are off to a fantastic start with chilly temperatures. you'll notice the frost on the cars and a glaze on the highway throughout your morning as her temperatures are currently into the upper 20s and lower 30s let's get ready for bright sunshine the forecast and it will be a lovely afternoon with warmer air surging back and you. i do want to test of this graphic here and show you some of air wind chills this one. they are definitely on the chilly side. currently 26 degrees at the airport out of toward western locations.

and 37 degrees from ciscoe morris counties. -- tesco morris counties. are 5 live radars and not picking up any moisture so we are okay that your afternoon get excited about the temperatures back into the mid to upper 50s. as we head into your mid afternoon it should be a nice quiet evening and it continues to get better but we check in some rain here as we head into your sunday afternoon if you have to choose out of the days today is a day to be outside. cleveland will be the focal point of democracy 2016 today. both front-runners will be in town. donald trump at the ix center and hillary clinton at the all of it institutional baptist church that host bernie sanders last weekend. both candidates are vying for

of the ohio primary. clinton has a comfortable lead over sanders, all ohio voters with a nine point advantage. her speech is expected to start at 4:00. also gop front-runner donald trump with all eyes on today's event after his campaign postponed a rally in chicago for the night. n.j. burkett as protesters and supporters clashed inside and outside of the venue. meg shaw is live cringes when were trump will be this afternoon what do we know about the protests? >> reporter: i am told a group of people plan to hold a protest here at the ix center donald trump. the group says they refuse to buy his hate rhetoric and they say voters of greater cleveland are smarter than that. this will be donald trump's first time speaking after last night's violence in chicago. the nation will be watching and waiting for his response. in a phone interview, trump

he went on to say his freedom of speech was violated. on the other hand, one of the protesters says trump doesn't understand chicago. he said is a city of immigrants. >> i felt i needed to leave my home and come here and say enough. stop the bullying in because when you stop a bully ones you can then stop him again because people will lose fear in chicago showed how to deal with a bully. >> today's protest is expected to start at 11:00 this morning. i have contacted cleveland police and the trump campaign to see if they plan to add additional security to the ix center. i am waiting to hear back. we will keep you updated on anything that happens this morning. meg shaw, newschannel5. trump's rally has seen its

campaign for sure. but it issue date the rally was canceled in chicago with security concerns with thousands supporters clashing with fights . mary maloney reports. >> reporter: violence erupting rally. >> we were not going to let a and disparage my race. >> reporter: protesters carrying signs and chatting insults. the crowd swelling inside and outside the event. some getting physical throwing punches. police light of attempting to keep the peace as a some officers tried to break up fights. one man have to be forcefully removed after jumping onstage. the trump campaign postponed the rally.

we don't want to see anyone get hurt. >> reporter: i am mary maloney reporting. >> defeating trump has become the primary objective for most of the rest of the republican party. ago rubio is actually encouraging his supporters in a higher to vote for governor john kasich. >> chloe john kasich has a better chance of winning ohio than i do and if a voter in ohio concludes that voting for john kasich is the best chance to stop donald trump, i anticipate that is what they will do. >> ted cruz ridiculed the approach saying it's the washington establishment last gas. 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the primary if they turn 18 by election day. the judge made the ruling yesterday and it will likely help boost bernie sanders campaign in the state. young voters have been swarming to vote for sanders with new

and florida. next on good morning cleveland the music world is mourning the loss of an early progressive pioneer keith everson in look back at is likely return. leon bibb cut up with a local marching band about to go on a grand adventure. we are off to a fantastic start across northeast ohio. look at all the sunshine limiting. i will show you when the rain will tracking for your weekend.

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good morning everyone we are off to a fantastic start. looked at the colors in the sky. we are springing forward tonight. we will gain an hour as we head into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures are 32 degrees and off to a concert. that is why we are seeing a wonderful sunrise right now. we are making against little bit of chilly but it will turn mostly sunny with 63 degrees toward wayne county. in the but cooler near the lake and lakeshore communities will be into the opportunities going into pepper pike 61 with a hot >> once again in summit county 65 with warmer air sticking around all weekend long but we are tracking range from the

coming here from the south and by overnight tonight falling into tomorrow afternoon that rain shows widespread range sticking for your sunday. the latest episode of 2020 abc news gave us an in depth look at the heroin epidemic sweeping the nation. we have seen are on epidemic here in northeast ohio over the past three years. this video is proof of those problems. that is police talking to a driver charged with being on drugs after crashing their car. it was the third heroin in health crash they had had it in the last few weeks. >> it seemed like these people the addiction is so bad they cannot wait to go home and do it or they are freed to go home and do it so they do it right there in their car as soon as they purchase it and start driving. not realizing how dangerous it

>> lieutenant bush said it is so bad some drivers are overdosing behind the wheel. police say one of the drivers admitted he would have crushed if he had not news heroin. there is something new for parents worried their kids may get caught up in determine academic. a business called any lab test now does jack screen that can be kept private. results are not sent to the cops. the ideas for peers to be proactive and get the ki they need. >> the better to test and know they were wrong and it comes at negative or if the child needs help and it does come positive. >> the lab has seen a big jump in positive drug tests including heroin. abc news text or email us

keyboarders keith emerson who helped found emerson lake has died at the age of 71. the basic page said emerson died thursday in santa monica. he was considered a music innovator combining a number of

has had five albums reached the top 10 of the billboard charts. sxsw continues her second day today. president obama sat down for a q&a at the castle. the commander and achieve spoke about the dispute between the federal government and apple saying he anguish is over national security decisions that may affect americans privacy. >> i suspect the answer will come down to how can we create a system where the encryption is as strong as possible and the key is as secure as possible and if successful but the smallest number of people possible for a subset of issues that we agree are important. >> present obama stress the importance of using -- stressed the importance of using civic engagement. michelle obama will be the

monday. check this winter has been rough for all of those into the snowy sport but some dogsledding enthusiast in michigan have on a solution. these are members of the husky club. the numbers how to set their dogs and track across dryland by foot or on wheels. the club has been having racing categories for dogs runners and the measures used traditional spots dog racing calls to instruct the dogs on which way to go. denver city animals actually love it. >> every time i pull up the harnesses they are lacking details -- wagging their tails or they bark. >> just about any dog can participate. club members hold races as long as it is not over 65 degrees. those winter dogs, they love to

created. and deal with the conditions you have. >> with rain around the corner we are stepping into spring next sunday. it is coming. it'll be a beautiful day today as it a little bit more warmer fantastic start. look at the sunrise and the colors in the sky. we are losing an hour tonight as the spring forward. a lot of sunshine throughout your afternoon. make sure you get out there and enjoy it. temperatures are off to a chilly start scraping of the cars this word. -- this morning. in killbuck you are currently at 46 degrees and 40 west fourth bridgeville into avon lake currently sitting at the freezing mark with downtown cleveland at 32 degrees. you can southern portions up

to get a look at our 5 live orders you can see cloud coverages working his way in from the south as a little bit warmer air says to track in as we head into mid afternoon. you can see from our contour map we are in the darker blues but the yellow is starting to creep up here at toward virginia, alabama, all of the into louisiana and they are doing with severe weather. some of that warmer air such contract into northeastern ohio. look at your hour by hour and get outside with 55 degrees for the greater cleveland area. it should be near 60 in summit county and inland areas toward wayne. i do want to show you throughout your afternoon into tonight. look at this rain making its way through. this is an overnight event and sticks around all day into your sunday.

low 50s so today is the day you need to be outside before the rain and weather weather tracks back in. 56 with partly sunny conditions throughout your afternoon. milder nice weather with 43. you can see our temperatures from my seven-day forecast we are on the upward trend going into monday. possible severe weather as temperatures warm up to 64 thunder. out. look at this shift here as we head into thursday and friday potential for rainfall as he heads into friday afternoon. >> we will just focus on today. of the band because the best from shaker heights high school are going places. the squad is the largest marching band in the state of ohio. as leon bibb explains it is

what has got. >> reporter: a city is filled with music. the notes feel high hitting the rooftops. that shaker heights that only for those who hear it but also it is part of the heartbeat of the music makers themselves. for me. >> "the martian" been is the largest of any ohio school and finish the football season with band practice anyway. upcoming is a big show. several truckers are almost traffic cops injured the flow is smooth. >> you guys come on in. >> reporter: the band keeps the kids and keeps in key prepaying for a bigger stage far away. >> it opens your mind. >> reporter: in spain audience is overweight. every three

a different country. band directors leave the kids musically but also help direct them to a wider world. >> this is my seven international tour. >> i am a senior so i went to turkey. >> reporter: most of the 400 bands and will go to spain. waves of excitement rippled through the ranks of these positions. the last week of march these students will play in spanish cities. apostle, because high school marching bands are mostly in the united states. they are celebrated as extra special treats overseas. these kids will be pied piper's drawing in big crowds for concerts in spanish's so when you marching to toledo spain you are going to be to take show. >> absolutely. we will practically close the city down.

to spain to perform at the roman aqueduct? >> reporter: directors and administrators will also be parents and others in the committee. a shaker shadow group will number 150. >> overall, the band program is basically a family in a city. and how it can bring families together. >> if you have kids, you participate and this is a very exciting the. >> reporter: something else happening here. shaker heights every fifth- grader and sixth-grader is required to learn a musical instrument. that is not typical in the state of ohio but in shaker heights, they will tell you the band and the district are both hitting high notes. >> it builds better scooted -- students. >> reporter: 2500 years ago a philosopher called music a pleasure human nature cannot do

language. is that people can recognize songs without knowing the language of the song. >> the greatest feeling in the world is opening -- hearing the opening first hours classes at you. >> i love how you can express the same region music in different ways based on the feeling you get. >> reporter: their feelings and art are spain down. the students will take what they have been taught. >> a lot of these kids have been playing since fourth grade or fifth grade. they've already bought into the discipline. >> it allows them to actually take the knowledge and be better within their environments that they are studying at universities. >> reporter: ohio's largest marching band is establishing rhythms of their own lives. shakers marching band is taking

communicate it with passion. >> thank you, leon. the shaker heights band and parents will be forced pain march 23. -- leave for spain march 23.

janessa has final look at the weather. the bay concentrate on today first and foremost. >> we are looking at upper 50s to low 60s and the rest of the afternoon is a great day to be outside. we spring forward and there we truck and some warmer air going into monday with a few clouds of thunder turning into mostly cloudy skies. next weekend they celebrate the first day of spring and you can see temperatures are on the downward trend. let's focus on this weekend with upper 50s to near 60 degrees. >> in march there are a lot of changes. >> as long as we're not talking about snow. [ laughter ] that probably is a good thing. >> the news continues next on good morning america and will be back here at 8:00.

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, america. breaking overnight, chaos at a trump rally. the angry clash, physical violence. supportersg off in chicago. officers hurt. the entire event canceled. >> tonight's rally will beil another day. >> his opponents now taking their own shots. >> this is a sad day. >> donald trump himself weighing in this l this mean just days before more crucial primaries? underwater. south.