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iolence erupts before the trump chicago rally shutting the event down -- this morning he is heading to cleveland -- will we see more than of the same sex >> plus an investigation into an explosion in crocker park -- what they say caused the blackest is revealed ahead. >> downtown cleveland is behind the shot -- the fog has moved in. the fog is taking over -- welcome to the saturday edition of good morning cleveland on
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let's get right to the forecast -- it is changing by the minute. >> visibility has been reduced to about one quarter 1/4 mile to near zero near 022 fog moving in. the cloud service little -- the ground level temperatures are only in the upper 20s-mid-30s. we are tracking in cooler air -- it will push out heading into the afternoon as the temperatures start to warm up -- suck about the temperatures -- you are noticing if you are stepping out and about a little bit of frost on the car. glazed conditions across the roadways -- give the weather some time to warm up -- elyria is at 340 -- summit county in the mid-30s -- warmer air into millersburg in the low 40s this morning. >> taking a look at the radar -- throughout saturday afternoon -- no threat of any moisture, we would just be
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into the afternoon -- hour by hour look at the temperatures -- 15-200 above normal for this time of year. lakeside -- slightly cooler stepping into 3:00 -- into the mid-50s -- inland locations are talking about low 60s. i will show you when the rain starts to track in for the weekend. >> it doesn't look like it right now but it will be a good weekend. thank you, rtm cleveland gets set to host the donald trump rally. >> protesters clasped and the scenes brought back images of the 19 brought back images of the 1968 democratic convention. as emotions began to boil the trump campaign called off the rally. >> donald trump never managed to make it on stage. it will be interesting to see what he has to say when he
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today and protest are being planned. meg we expected to get dicey -- protests have broke out time and time again at trump rallies. folks with the service employees international union also known as s scru have already plan to protest -- the demonstration is "a way to unite in opposition to trump's racist, and sexes comments". >> trump said he was canceling the rally because he didn't want to see anyone get hurt.
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of causing violence. my basic tone is really that of securing the borders, having a country -- a great country -- bringing jobs back and manufacturing back. >> i don't condone violence and it's not acceptable to me. >> today's protest is expected to start at 11 am. i reached out to cleveland police to see if they plan to beef up security today in light of last night violence. i got word back -- they say they have a security in plan in place but they will not discuss stabbing or deployment for tactical reasons. of course they will be here in full force. people keep you updated with anything that happens at the i asked center. >> live meg shaw. out. emotions are running higher
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cycle with tens of thousands of people coming to cleveland for the rnc this summer -- security is a top priority -- officials have been working to make sure everyone is safe -- two committees were created to focus on security on the ground, in the water and in the air. the commissioner of hopkins airport told us that the goal is to make sure that drones are not flying anywhere near the convention. >> drones can carry up to 50 pounds. you could put an explosive device on a drone. with a drone you have a camera with a gps system. you can apply a drone into an area and detonate a bomb. >> the security plans for the rnc including mobile command center. the secret service has 22 subcommittees set for the convention. >> i think getting messages from the leaders i know from around the world. the message basically is, what
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>> the protesters in chicago are not the only ones expressing their concerns about trump. hillary clinton also talked about the front runner while on the campaign trail and she will bring the message to cleveland today. she will speak at 4 pm this afternoon and after that heading to youngstown for another stop. >> also in a while the campaign on clinton's behalf -- mothers of the movement -- a group of women including a mother of margin, plans, garner and hamilton all african-americans who lost their lives involving police and neighborhood watches three >> the group will trevor to columbus today and tomorrow sharing why they think hillary clinton is the best candidate to address issues involving race. >> new information this morning and the ongoing investigation into what caused a massive propane fire and explosion at the american greetings construction site near crocker park. osha has been digging through the blast site trying to figure out what went wrong.
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was caused by a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion -- this happens when fire outside a tank causes the liquid propane to boil inside and trigger a blast. >> it got ignited -- it caused a fire around the tanks -- this cause an explosion. the big question is, why didn't they fixed the leaks? >> after looking at the scene he said the outcome could have been much worse. >> thank you for starting your saturday with us -- i'm mick foley -- coming up, the rain is not putting out -- we will show you how louisiana is handling more water in the forecast. >> a huge breakthrough -- we will explain how this tissue on a chip could mean the end of animal testing and cheaper drugs for you. >> janessa has the weather --
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show you the bright sunshine hour by hour, day by day coming up. >> (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates,
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good morning i'm meteorologist janessa webb -- look at the downtown camera -- the visibility is nearly 0 across downtown cleveland.
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pattern in wayne county -- bright sunshine currently. the fog will push out heading into the rest of the morning into the afternoon. we are looking at a fantastic saturday afternoon. look at all the sunshine and temperatures warming up to the mid-to upper 50s -- 60s in most spots. you can see inland location mansfield into richland county 600 -- a lot cooler for lakeside communities and downtown cleveland -- 55 -- into beachwood the hotspot -- canton -- 650. nick? >> this is a gem of the weekend -- a group of legislators will gather to discuss the state grand jury system. the elected officials led by sandra williams are expected to share ideas about reforming the grand jury process. the public is invited to take
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building in shaker heights. >> the browns helping out hundreds of high school athletes -- the team will host the annual high school showcase beaching 250 252 ballplayers. they will be able to show up skills in front of college scouts. representatives from numerous division 1 and 2 schools will be on hand. >> under a week to go until st. patrick's day -- akron is kicking off the celebration early -- the st. patrick's day parade is happening today at noon. if you are around, sport green -- it will go down main street from cedar to bowery street three >> look at last night's lottery
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welcome back -- 8:15 -- new this morning south korean and us are taking part in a joint military exercise -- they are simulating an assault along the coast -- one and 17,000 troops took part -- over 200 military vehicles were involved. the joint annual drill our defensive in nature but north korea claims it's an exercise preparing for invasion. >> governor. john bel edwards of louisiana is getting a look at the damage and disaster from this week's storm.
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torrential rains. been blamed on the stormy weather. >> during a press coverts the governor urged residents to stay off the road and not governor. assistance in the rain is expected to fall today. flooding in texas. this river shot up 7 feet in 24 hours print it is forecast to rise another 6 inches. experts expect it to start receiving them. >> it's a fact of life -- when it rains this much in these areas it floods. >> it's not the worst flood this area has seen. last may it was a few feet higher. >> fema has offered help in the past but most residents have decline. >> all the rain is welcomed in another state -- in california the largest water reserve shasta medicine for could fill
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to experts. if that happens it would be a state. california is heading into its fifth year of drought. the reservoir has not in full in four years. >> some frustrated neighbors are using humor to try to do this -- they are wary of people not cleaning up after their pets. they decided to take matters into their own hands -- they created clever signs and placed them next to dog droppings -- soon there were 300 signs. the neighbors say it's time someone took action. >> i can speak for a lot of people -- when you walk out the front door on sunday morning and 70 left you a present -- you end up stepping in it or your kids do when they are playing in the front yard --
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there are serious thoughts behind them -- dog waste can get into the water supply as well. >> if you have a dog that's the thing -- sometimes it's not convenient but people appreciate it when you pick up after your dog. >> especially when they don't own a dog themselves. >> be respectful of the weather -- janessa will talk about it. >> you'll love the weather today -- a lot of sunshine building back in temperatures in the mid-50s and low 60s. you'll notice downtown cleveland -- in the last 15 minutes the fog has flowed through and visibility is down to about 1/4 mile for the cleveland area. completely different weather pattern toward wayne county -- they say what are you talking about? look at all the great sunshine. the nice green grass.
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spring day. we will lose an hour tonight and spring forward and spring starts sunday. >> let's look at our temperatures -- greater cleveland in two ashtabula county -- slightly cooler -- warmer air is tracking in -- 360 -- dover and new philly is at the freezing mark. >> on the radar we are picking up moisture -- we will see the blocking high which will allow us to sit under mostly sunny skies most of saturday afternoon. i want to show you the good contour map -- you can see the darker blue -- the colder air. the warmer air tracking in from virginia all the way to nashville -- it wants to creep into northeast ohio. the storm system that nick was talking about where we are seeing large amounts of rain moving up toward baton rouge and new orleans -- warnings
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some of the moisture starts to track in as we head into the overnight hours. moving into sunday. our our today -- a gem across northeast ohio -- a lot of sunshine -- soak it up before we start to track the rain moving in overnight. the future cast -- by 2:00 in the 60s inland. please take note -- lakeside communities, you'll be slightly cooler. we are okay for the evening hours -- and overnight event -- the moisture starts to work its way in and slows all the way through sunday afternoon. accumulation totals are impressive -- you can see well out toward the corridor into mansfield -- richland, ashland county -- nearly 2 inches tracking into tuesday afternoon. hopefully things will clear up as we head into the middle of the week. 600 -- bright sunshine for saturday -- you've got to love it. no need for a heavy coat -- 42
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we are on the upward trend -- monday afternoon -- 650 -- wet weather -- 68 tuesday. stepping into spring -- we are on the downward trend -- x friday only 440. >> thank you. the bus continues after the browns sent johnny packing. they make a few pickups of their own. >> basketball conference tournaments will continue -- that means good news for akron -- more on the sports report. >> the browns are adding free agents yesterday -- the big news coming out yesterday -- johnny manziel is no longer a cleveland brown. team waived him and the only surprise is that it didn't happen sooner. >> currently he is involved in
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presented to a grand jury. >> he served for nearly 1700 yards and seven touchdowns -- he has until today to clear waivers and at that point he will become a free agent. if he does clear the waivers -- they owe him more than $2 million in money guaranteed. he released a statement that showed his gratitude to the browns and his former teammates and the fans. >> college hoops taking on michigan state yesterday in the big ten quarterfinals -- the buckeyes try to avoid a three- game sweep -- the spartans started strong. buckeyes turned over -- to davis for an alley oop -- that put them up 9-5. >> the second half -- the buckeyes turned it over again -- valentine in transition --
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they won on to win. 81-54. michigan state advanced to the semi finals. >> akron taking on bowling green in the semi finals -- akron was playing strong throughout pulling ahead in the latter half of the game. johnson waited in -- akron up bike 6 johnson with a game-high 23 points. there was more where that came from. >> the crowd loved it. tournament. >> akron hopes to get the dancing shoes on. >> in health news scientists have found a way to grow human heart tissue containing muscle and blood vessels and it can be like a hard -- it is shaped like a microchip but if you look closely blood is flowing into the vessels. scientists say the chips could be used to test drugs and reduce the need for animal
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it allows us to asks russians that we could not ask with animal model and it allows us to watch the biological process happen in a very real setting. >> a huge breakthrough -- drug testing is expensive and researchers hope this could cut the costs. >> the ultimate goal is to one day use organs on chips to prepare and replace organs inside our bodies. >> a new warning for those using artificial sweeteners -- a study published in the journal for osha found that sucralose sold as splenda fed to mice led to leukemia. >> 100 other studies have been conducted over the last 20 years and declared sucralose safe. >> a daily part of america's diet -- now we know how much -- new research says nearly 60% of all the calories we eat come
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food that is manufactured with ingredients normally not used to make something from scratch. it can be in everything from candy to frozen pizza to soda. the concern is that it tends to be high in sugar, saturated fat and sodium. all of these contribute to obesity heart disease diabetes high blood pressure and high cholesterol. the study suggests dietary guidelines need to be reviewed and send a clear message about the need to beat real food. >> you may not give it much thought but grocery chains do -- four years the store managers have kept ugly produce off the shelves. whole foods is bringing it back. anne mcnamara asks, will anyone bruises? >> this produce is ugly.>> people won't buy it. americans are spoiled. we like everything perfectly comeback. starting next month whole foods is cutting back on ways.
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start to sell the not so cute food and vegetables. >> it's okay with me -- as long as it looks good. >> if it was cheaper, people would go for it. >> if you could have perfect and achieve that would be great but in this world i don't pick it will happen. >> what's the big deal? when it comes to waste americans throw out 130 through billions of pounds of food and some comes from grocery stores. >> now there is a push to make the shoppers more conscious -- they already have more than 24,000 followers hinting that there could be a market. >> bananas, apples -- these are waxed. >> what remains to be seen is if the stores will cash in on the bumps and bruises or if ugly produce is just another passing fad. >> you could have not as perfect fruit if you display a nice. >> ugly fruit and vegetables
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>> giant eagle started to do this -- the prices are marked down -- for example a 4 pound bag of oranges caused two dollars less than the better looking counterpart. >> coming up marco rubio has a message hero in ohio -- it turns out he doesn't actually want your vote. find out who he suggest you give it to instead. >> heroine epidemic continues to hit hard -- a new business is giving parents a way to find out if their children are addicted. ahead on good morning cleveland saturday.
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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,
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it is 8:30 on saturday -- look at downtown cleveland -- the fog has begun to lift -- the sun is shining. welcome back to this saturday edition of good morning cleveland i'm mick foley. the political of people beheaded for cleveland today? the weather. >> off to a wonderful start -- we are waking up to fog -- produced visibility across the area -- you can see it is starting to push out -- a completely different weather pattern toward wayne county -- not a cloud in the sky. waking up this morning you will see a little bit of frost on the cars and slick roadways of
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cold five -- 29 at the airport. good morning ashland currently at 38 -- toward coshocton 33 -- warmer air trying to track him. on the radar we are not picking up oyster this morning and we are okay throughout saturday afternoon. we won't track in rain until overnight into sunday. hour by hour get outside and enjoy the sunshine. by 3:00 lakeshore communities will be in the mid-50s -- toward stark and summit county and limit in one area you will be in the low 60s -- the rain will tracking overnight. >> thank you. don't be fooled by the sun early -- looking at i-490 and 71 completely close between i- 71 and 77 -- that stretch of the road -- cleveland police
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the road that has caused accidents. the department of transportation is on the way and we will let you know when the road is open once again this morning. >> cleveland will be the focal point of democracy 2016 today -- trump will be at the i x ctr. and clinton at the baptist church. the same church that hosted bernie sanders. both candidates are vying for the african-american vote ahead of the ohio primary. right now the domestic comfortable lead over sanders amo ohio voters with a nine point advantage. her speech today is expected to start at 4. >> also in cleveland today -- donald trump -- all eyes on this event after the campaign postponed a rally in chicago friday night -- violence erupted as the supporters clashed inside and outside.
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follow the trump campaign all season long. what do we expect this morning? >> i just spoke with the protest spokesperson -- they intend to protest here at the rally today. at the i x ctr. >> the group doesn't buy his rhetoric -- the voters of greater cleveland are smarter -- this will be one of the first times that trump will speak following last night violence in chicago. everyone will be watching and waiting for his response. in a phone interview trump said he was worried about everyone's safety and he went on to say that his freedom of speech was totally violated. >> i just spoke to the spokesperson for the protest who said this is the message they want to get out to protesters as well as supporters here today at the i
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>> trump reports to be one of the greatest salesman in the country but people are not buying it -- we want someone to talk about minimum wage, immigration reform, not building walls. addressing the impact of racism toward people of colored -- these are the things we need to talk about. not stuff you are hearing from trump here or anywhere across the country. >> reporter: the protest is expected to start at 11 am -- i reached out to the police to see if they would be beefing up security today in light of the violence last night in chicago. i got word that they have a security plan in place however it will not discuss additional staffing or deployment tactical issues out here today. of course, they will have the full staff here. we will be out here all morning and keep you updated. >> live at the i x ctr. meg shaw.
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>> yesterday they canceled their rally in the chicago -- thousands clashed and it's sparked shouting matches and marches. >> [shouting] >> violence erupting before donald trump's chicago rally be >> i will not let a big it come into my neighborhood and disparage my people or my race or my ethnicity. >> protesters carried signs and shouted insults -- the crowds were inside and outside the event. >> [shouting] >> some got physical -- they threw punches. police attempted to keep the peace as some officers tried to break up fights. >> one man jumped onstage and had to be forcibly removed. >> protesters clashed and the trump campaign postpone the rally. >> i felt it was more save -- i
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it was the right thing to do under the circumstances. >> mary maloney reporting. >> defeating trump has become the objective for the most of the republican party. to make this happen marco rubio is encouraging his supporters to vote for casey. >> john kasich has a better chance of winning ohio than i do. if a voter in ohio concludes that voting for john kasich gives us the best chance to stop donald trump i anticipate that's what they will do. >> fellow candidate ted cruz ridiculed this saying it is the "washington establishments last gasp". >> 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the primary if they turn 18 by election day. >> this will help boost the sanders campaign. young voters have been swarming to vote for him -- new polling shows that clinton still leads in ohio and florida. >> next on good morning
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mourning the loss of keith emerson -- >> look back at his life when we return. >> where taking a trip overseas -- we caught up with a local marching band about to go on a grand adventure. >> janessa starting up today wonderfully -- a lot of sunshine -- we are tracking in rain overnight into sunday. we have that coming up.>>
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and we need voters who want safer gun laws and who are disappointed in leaders who stand in their way to remember come election time. i share president obama's outrage. it's time we had leaders with the courage to stand up to the nra. in the senate, i'll fight for commonsense gun safety, criminal background checks, ban assault weapons. because ted strickland will never stand up to the nra.
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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,
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good morning power of five meteorologist janessa webb -- ready for a fantastic day? 15 minutes ago we had widespread fog of across downtown cleveland and it cleared out fairly quickly. with the mostly to partly sunny skies through the afternoon. we want to talk about the temperatures -- 61 -- 60 toward richland and wayne county. lakeshore communities on on the cooler side westlake into the euclid area. you'll be in the mid-to upper 50s. toward akron 630. that's about 10-15 above normal for this time of year. today you need to be outside enjoying it because we will start to track the rain overnight and pretty widespread heading into sunday and monday afternoon. a great start to the weekend. >> nick? >> the sun is coming -- thank you.
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2020 they give us a closer look at the heroine epidemic sweeping the nation from the eyes of those hit hardest. we've seen our own epidemic here in northeast ohio explode over the past few years. this video is proof of the problems. this is the police talking to be driver charged after crashing the car. it was the third crash a thing in the last few weeks. >> it seems like these people are purchasing the heroine and the addiction is so bad they can't wait to go home and do it or they are afraid to be to a right there in the car as soon as they purchase it. the start to dry. >> they don't realize how dangerous it is to themselves and the motoring public. >> the lieutenant said some drivers are overdosing behind the wheel. one of the drivers in this accident admitted he wouldn't have crashed if he hadn't used heroin. >> new for parents worried
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caught up in that epidemic -- a business called lab test now does drug screenings that can be kept private -- the results are not sent to the cops. the idea is for parents to be proactive and get the kids the help they need. >> it's better to test and it comes out negative. or if the child needs help and it comes up positive. >> the lab has seen a big jump in positive test. >> we live in an ever-changing world where technology can change in the blink of an eye -- also changing the way drug dealers transport drugs -- law enforcement is being trained to keep up with this. nowadays drug carriers are having their cars altar -- they are finding secret compartments.
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operation -- drug couriers that hire mechanics to put a hidden compartment inside the vehicle. >> a recent stat shows ohio has become a major drug trafficking spot with carriers driving on i- 71. >> if you see news happening, let us know. send us a text or email. >> or tweet us. >> we'll be right back.
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emerson who helped found emerson lake and palmer has died at 71. the facebook page said he died monica. he was considered a music innovator combining a number of genres into the band's sound. they had five albums reach the top 10 three -- resident obama sat down for q and a. he spoke at length federal government and apple saying he and wishes over national security decisions privacy. >> i suspect the answer will come down to -- how to create a system where the encryption is as strong as possible -- the key is as secure as possible -- it's accessible by the smallest number of people possible. for a subset of issues that we
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>> the president stressed the importance of using technology to improve civic engagement three >> michelle obama will also make an appearance -- he will be the keynote speaker at the sxsw wednesday. >> moving to our heart warmer of the morning -- a boy got the thrill of a lifetime this week and became a professional baseball player for the yankees. 10-year-old was born with congenital limb differences -- no hand or feet. he is a massive baseball fan. offered him a one-day contract. he got to hang out with the guys and go to the batting cage and have lunch with a ride. >> landis is more about showing what he can do -- not about complaining. >> what an inspiration -- landis will get paid to -- he doesn't know how much -- he doesn't care.
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he can't wait to play for them again. >> i love that. >> that is the definition of true inspiration. >> true heart. >> yes. >> janessa is joining us for a look at the weather -- a chilly start but it will warm up three >> when you go out you will have a little bit of frost on the car. we saw the accident on the highway -- >> it will probably change soon -- it will show you how cold it was pretty >> on over passes and purses you will notice a thin layer of ice formed to two temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s and we will warm up through the afternoon. the fog we were dealing with across cleveland has pushed toward the east and it's moving up quickly.
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-- the lakeshore community with cooler air off the lake -- mid- 50s toward inland locations -- well in the 60s today. good morning, canton -- you have 380 -- the warm spot is toward joe buck currently 42. >> the radar is not picking up any moisture -- a few high clouds toward the south. >> this is the storm system that is bringing this toward louisiana and a lot of moisture here -- as we track toward the north this is the brunt of the moisture double enter northeast into sunday. >> i'm not taking too far ahead -- enjoy all the sunshine we will see today with the temperatures into the mid-50s as we head to 3:00. this is do to this -- the high
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sunshine -- we have two fronts moving in that will provide a good dose of rain. hour by hour this is an overnight event when the moisture moves in. out toward route 30 into stark summit county it is widespread heading into sunday afternoon. take a look at the totals -- this system will stick around into monday and the accumulation totals are pretty impressive. we could see saturated ground toward mansfield -- up to an inch of accumulation in wayne county and 64 hundreths of an inch for greater cleveland. a bit of minor flooding are possible. >> 600 and bright sunshine for saturday afternoon. no need for the heavy coat tonight -- we will sit under mostly cloudy skies -- 420 -- before we start to track in the rain. look at the temperatures on the upward trend -- your 65 as we
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68 -- spring forward tonight -- look at the downward dip going into the first day of spring. next weekend we are talking about upper 30s. >> sunny today but keep your umbrella close after that. >> strike up the band -- the best from shaker high school is going places -- this is the largest rushing band in the state and it is getting ready to show the world what it's got. >> a northeast ohio city is filled with visit -- the notes sale high and hit the rooftops. one of the rhythms of shaker heights -- not only for those that hear it but it's a part of the heartbeat of the newsmakers themselves. >> it is a means of expression -- a stress relief. >> the marching band -- the largest of any ohio school or college -- finished the football season with band practice. >> upcoming is a big show --
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this band is so big in practice several directors are like traffic cops and ensure the flow. >> you guys come on in. >> not too far out.>> wear the band keeps in key preparing for the stage of far away. >> it opens your mind three >> soon you will be an international performer. >> in spain the audience awaits -- >> every year the plane different country. they lead the kids and help direct them to a wider world. >> this is my seventh international tour -- the first australia p >> i'm a senior -- i went to turkey my freshman year. >> most of the 400 will go to spain -- waves of excitement ripple through the ranks. the last week of march the spanish cities. possible come because high school marching bands are
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as extra special overseas. >> these kids will be pied piper's and parade through five cities and draw in big crowds for concerts in spanish plazas. >> so when you march in spain you will be a big show? the city down. >> it takes 450 people on a trip to spain to perform at the madrid royal palace. >> the directors and school administrators will be the parents another in the community. the group will number 150. >> overall the band program is a family in the city. >> it can ring families together. >> if you have kids in the school you participate -- this is an exciting way. >> something else is happening -- in shaker heights every it
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required to learn a musical instrument -- these kids have been playing for years. that's not typical in our state but in shaker heights they will tell you probably the band and the district are both hitting high notes. >> it builds better students and teachers them responsibility and give them creativity. >>reporter: 2500 years ago a philosopher called music a pleasure that human nature cannot do without. >> music is a universal language. people can recognize different songs without knowing the language of the song. >> the greatest feeling in the world is to hear the opening chord -- blasted at you. >> i love how you can choose to express the same written music in different ways based on feeling you get from the peace. >> the feelings of the art are bound for spain. the students will take what they have been taught -- >> these kids have been playing
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they have bought into the discipline. >> when they go off to other universities it allows them to take the knowledge and be better in the our environment that they are studying. >> wear bound for spain -- they are working physical rhythms while establishing rhythms of their lives -- marching band is speaking at universal language and they will communicate it in a fashion in spain. >> bringing the show on the road -- thank you. the shaker heights band and the parents and staff will leave for spain march 23. they will be in concert in madrid and barcelona and other cities throughout the country. >> we'll be right back with a final look at the weather.
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welcome back -- janessa joins three but we are gaining more
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you might be tired tomorrow morning -- 600 and sunny skies -- lakeshore communities will be cooler today and the rain -- we are tracking in into sunday and monday -- a lot of the accumulation up to 2 inches in some spots -- tuesday if you showers moving into thursday -- you can see we are on a downward trend heading into the >> plan accordingly. >> more portly enjoy the day. >> still ahead -- things are turning violent at the donald trump rally just many wonder if it's what is to come? we are looking at security measures ahead -- you're watching good morning cleveland.
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kalahari resorts. >> live, always investigating, use five starts now. >> [shouting] >> violence erupts before the trump chicago rally shutting down the event -- this morning he is heading to cleveland. will we see were at the same? >> plus the investigation into the explosion at crocker park -- what they think caused the blast. we start with a look at downtown cleveland -- the sun is back out over downtown cleveland -- a chilly start to the day that will be warming up and you'll enjoy it -- welcome to the saturday edition i'm nick foley along sign janessa webb you will love everything about today -- some of you wake up to early morning fog starting to push out of the
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the cooler side -- the last hour look at that -- in millersburg and worcester you are currently at 42 -- things are starting to be on an upward trend. you can see lakeshore communities and downtown cleveland still in the mid-to upper 30s. the live radar is not picking up moisture but a few high cirrus clouds for the south double push out of the area. we will be under partly to mostly sunny skies for the day. >> hour by hour until about 4:00 you can see the temperatures -- 55 and summit county can count on the temperatures in the low 60s. cooling-off a bit for sunday. then the power of five is tracking rain -- heavy at times for sunday into monday afternoon. no need to look too far ahead
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>> thank you, nick foley all eyes are on cleveland as we get set to host the first donald trump rally after the break down in chicago. >> protesters clashed inside and outside the venue -- this wrought back images of the 1968 democratic convention in chicago. >> the crowd swelled and the emotions boiled and the trump campaign called off the rally. >> trump never managed to make it on stage. it will be interesting to see what he has to say when he speaks today in cleveland. the rally is scheduled at the i- x center today and the protests are being planned. meg shaw is there with more. >> today is a big day for cleveland and for trump. you can see at the i-x center folks are lined up for the 2 pm. it will be one of the first time people speak after last night's violence in chicago.
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rally to be dicey -- we've seen it time and time again. >> the employees of scru have a protest planned -- the demonstration is a way to unite in opposition to trump's racist and biggest views. >> the protests last night were unacceptable said trump -- he canceled the rally because he didn't want to see anyone get hurt. >> i hope that my tone is not that of causing violence because my basic tone is really that of securing the borders. having a country. having a great country -- ringing back the jobs in manufacturing. >> i don't condone violence. it's not acceptable to me. >> the protest is expected to start at 11:00 today. the spokesperson tells me they
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especially in light of what happened last night in chicago. also i reached out to the police to see if they would have additional security out here. they said they to have security plans but they would not for the discuss the plan for today because of tactical reasons. we will keep you covered on anything happening this afternoon. >> live at the i-x center meg shaw. >> a lot of attention focused on cleveland today. >> emotions are running higher than ever during this election -- tens of thousands coming to cleveland for the rmc over the summer. security will be a top priority that everyone is safe. two committees have been made to focus on security on the the commissioner of hopkins told newschannel five one of the main goals is to make sure
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near the convention. >> the drones can carry a payload up to 50 pounds. you could put an explosive device on a drone and with a drone you have a camera with a gps system. you can fly a drone into an area and detonate a bomb. >> focusing on all areas of safety -- other security plans including mobile command center -- secret service has 22 subcommittees set for the convention. >> i've been getting messages from leaders i know around the world. the message basically is, what is happening? >> the protesters in chicago are not the only ones expressing concerns. hillary clinton talked about the front runner while on the campaign trail. she will bring the message to cleveland today. she is expected to speak at the church at 4:00 and after that heading to youngstown for another stop it. >> the campaign on clinton's
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of the movement -- six women including the mothers of martin, bland, garner and hamilton -- all lost their lives in in incident involving police and neighborhood watch. the group will travel today and tomorrow sharing why they think hillary clinton is the best democratic candidate to address issues involving race. >> new information -- the ongoing investigation into what caused this massive propane fire and explosion at the american greetings construction site near crocker park. >> osha has been digging through trying to figure out what went wrong. nationally known fire investigator bob comer believe it was caused by a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. shown in this safety video it happens when a fire causes liquid propane to boil inside triggering a blast. >> the gas got ignited which
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and this caused the explosion. the bigger question is, why didn't a fix the leaks? >> after looking at the scene bob comer so the outcome could've been worse. >> thank you for starting saturday with us. i'm nick foley -- coming up -- in louisiana how they are morning. >> a huge breakthrough in the medical world -- this tissue on a chip could mean the end to animal testing and cheaper drugs for you. >> janessa bright sunshine -- a little bit of fog this morning and i will tell you how long the sunshine last and when the rain tracks in -- the forecast is coming up.
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good morning i'm power of the five meteorologist janessa webb -- today will feel like a nice spring day -- toward wayne county green grass. temperatures warming up to the 60s in most spots today. you can count on it. lakeshore communities are cooler -- a north breeze 5-10 miles an hour -- 61 ashland by dina 60 toward was dirt into the upper 50s to low 60s. this is the cool spot from the
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from beachwood -- count on the sunshine to be in effect from burton in two ravenna and cooler in summit county -- 630. got 11. >> we do -- >> john bel edwards is getting an up close look at some of the damage from the storm -- the state is under a state of emergency after days of torrential rains -- three death and louisiana have been blamed on stormy weather -- he urged residents to stay off the roads and not ignore road closure signs. he is calling for federal assistance as the rain keeps falling today. >> the same storm causing flooding in texas as well -- this river shot up 7 feet in 24 hours -- it is forecasted to rise another 6 inches. experts expected to start receiving men. >> there's not much use in worrying about it -- is the fact of life -- when it rains this much in these areas it
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>> it's not the worst flood this area has seen. last may it was a few feet higher. fema has offered buyouts but the residents have decline. >> a group of ohio legislatures will gather to discuss the state grand jury system. the officials led by sandra williams are expected to share ideas about reforming the process. >> the public is invited to take part in the discussion. it starts at 10 at the stephanie cobbs community building. >> the browns are helping out hundreds of high school athletes -- they will host the annual high school showcase teaching 250 football players. they will show off skills in front of college scouts in a combine style meeting -- numerous representatives will be on hand. >> under one week to go until st. patrick's day -- akron is kicking up the celebration early -- the parade is
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if you are nearby make sure that you are wearing green. >> janessa joins us -- it was chilly earlier -- they closed down 490 appropriately -- we and 77. >> yes -- highways and bridges and overpasses -- we get up to temperatures in the upper 20s and 30s so the surface level is a thin ice layer that is formed slick spots. i pulled out my scraper this morning -- it was definitely chilly and frosty. that's the trade-off when you have the blocking affect of high pressure -- a little cooler start to the morning -- 390 for the airport. as you make your way inland -- 45 toward summit county --
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and holmes county into killed but -- you can see from the radar we aren't picking up moisture -- a few clouds toward the south. this is the system nick was talking about making its way on shore and pounding on new orleans toward baton rouge -- continuing to stream toward the north. this be batch of moisture will head toward northeast ohio heading overnight into sunday. >> be prepared. -- enjoy the sunshine today. 55 for lakeshore communities -- slightly cooler. >> high pressure has the blocking affect allowing for the sunshine today. two major fronts will slide in heading into the overnight. >> temperatures off the charts -- mansfield around 30 corridor into summit county in the 60s.
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temperance toward cleveland -- ashtabula county 50s into 3:00 -- clouds beginning up tonight and a good swap of moisture will enter overnight and you wake up to it tomorrow morning -- i will tell you about the rain as it shifts toward the east. these are good amounts of accumulations we are seeing with the storm front. about 2 inches -- nearly 3 toward mansfield. this is through monday afternoon -- mixing in with the warmer air. today, 600 with bright sunshine. a northeast breeze 5-10 miles an hour. lose the coat -- we will go with 42 overnight -- temperatures of up normal for this time of year -- the eight -- slightly cooler for sunday but we bounce back as the warm front with our way -- 65 monday
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on the downward trend -- the first day of spring starts next sunday and we are trending into a cooler weather pattern. nick? >> the buzz continues after the browns sent johnny packing and they picked up a few of their own -- college basketball tournaments continue and that is good news for akron. >> more on the sports report. >> the browns adding free agents -- but the big news yesterday johnny manziel is no longer a cleveland around. they waved him yesterday. the only surprise is that it didn't happen sooner. >> mademoiselle is involved in a domestic violence investigation. he appeared in 14 games with 8 starts and he had seven touchdowns. he has until today to clear waivers.
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if he does clear waivers we below him more than 2 million in guaranteed money. he did release a statement that show his gratitude to the browns organization and his former teammates and the fans. >> in college hoops ohio state took on michigan in the big ten quarterfinals -- the buckeyes try to avoid a sweep -- the spartans started strong. the buckeyes turned it over -- to valentine -- to davis for an alley oop -- michigan state up 9/11 five. second half -- more from valentine -- the buckeyes turned it over again -- valentine was in transition and send it for the slam and michigan state was up by 19 -- they won 89-54 -- michigan is advancing to the semi finals. green -- akron played strong
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the latter half of the game. up by 4 -- akron was up by 6. johnson with a game-high 23 points and there was more. jackson with 3 -- the crowd loved it. they won and they advanced to the finals. >> in health news scientists in canada found a way to grow human heart tissue. the tissue can beat like a real hard. it is shaped like a microchip but if you look you can see the blood flowing into the vessels. scientists say the chips could be used to test new drugs and reduce the need for animal trials and produce far more accurate information. >> it allows us to ask biological questions that we couldn't ask using an animal model. and it allows us to watch the biological process happen in a realistic setting.
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testing is expensive. researchers hope this technology could cut the costs. the goal is to use organs to repair or replace organs inside our bodies. >> a new morning for those using artificial sweeteners -- a study published for osha found that sucralose sold as splenda beta-2 mice leads to blood cancers and leukemia. more than 100 other studies have been conducted by researchers over 20 years that it declared sucralose save to enjoy. >> a daily part of america's tylar -- now we know how much. nearly 60% of all the calories we come from food that is considered altar process. food that is manufactured.
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candy to frozen pizza to soda. the concern is that it is high in sugar and saturated fat and sodium. all of these contribute to obesity and heart disease and high blood pressure and high cholesterol and diabetes. this suggests guy it -- dietary guidelines need to send a clear message about eating real food. >> still ahead -- calling all 17-year-old with a birthday in the near future -- get ready to vote in your first election. a judge clarified the voting rolls and open up the primary to a whole new group of voters.>> it's almost time for our pet of the weekend -- you will hear her story when we return.
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welcome back to the pet of the weekend -- the cutest puppy here -->> this is cocoa, a 10- year-old shepherd mix. >> she has big beautiful eyes. >> she is shy right now. she is the sweetest most laid- back, completely awesome dog. she is housebroken -- she had the same owner was of her life -- they couldn't care for her so they brought her to us. she is easy-going and wants to go on walks and be next to you
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>> she is adorable. her face. >> would be the perfect family? she has never lived with kids or other pets. possibly a couple with no other animals or maybe a single buddy. she's very easy going and laid back. an easy job to take care of -- no health issues -- she had a tumor on her neck that was benign that we removed. she is great and ready to go and ready to find a forever home. >> she is so cute -- to have any event going on? >> cocoa is going with me today to westlake from 11-3. we have
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and there are few weeks left to get a t-shirt. >> today is the day for cocoa. >> 771-4616. we have a cute alert, nic. >> staying with the dog theme -- in the state of maine some neighbors are trying to put a stop to a sticky situation -- they are wary of people not cleaning up after their pets so they decided to take matters into their own hand -- they created some signs and planted them next to every jaw-dropping left -- they were close to 300 signs. the neighbors say it was time someone took action. >> i can speak for a lot of people -- when you walk out the front door on sunday morning and somebody left you a present and you end up stepping in it or your kids do when they are
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lot of signs are humorous but there is serious business behind them. talk waste can get into the water supply as well. >> grab a bag when you go for a walk. >> coming up -- marco rubio has a message for his supporters. it turns out he doesn't want your vote -- who he suggests you give it to instead. >> the heroin epidemic continues to hit our area -- a new business offers parents a way to find out if children are all i had on good morning a cleveland. >>
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hello -- it is 9:30 -- a look at downtown cleveland. the sun is out and shining as you begin the day. welcome back to the saturday edition -- i'm nick foley -- could there be political upheaval today -- meg shaw is at the i-x center. >> first people start out with janessa webb in the weather. >> sunshine moving across northeast ohio -- the temperatures are on the cool side but give it some time to warm up. 600 for inland locations -- i like the contour map -- you can see into dover and new philly
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the warm air is starting to come in -- the light lou in effect into fremont and they are in the low to mid 30s -- the radar is a picking up moisture but i want to show you toward the south from sensory into athens they continue with cloud cover as the storm system had our way overnight into sunday. it will provide a nice dose of rain -- hour by hour -- a great day to the outside -- will be a short-lived weather pattern -- by 4:00 we are at 550 with temperatures above normal for this time of year and you can see 60s today upper 50s tomorrow -- look at the change in the icons -- sunshine clouds to rain -- will stick around into next week. >> head out and enjoy the day. they queue, janessa cleveland
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-- both parties will be in town -- donald trump at the i-x center and clinton at the institutional baptist church. the same church that hosted sanders last weekend. >> both democrats are vying for the boat ahead of the ohio primary. right now trenton has a comfortable lead over sanders. >> a nine point advantage. her speech today is expected to start at 4:00. >> rallying in cleveland today -- donald trump -- all eyes are on this event after the trump campaign posted a rally last night -- violence erupted as the supporters clashed inside and outside the venue. meg shaw is live -- what do we scheduled for today? >> i can tell you a group of folks intend to protest the center today. take a look -- people are
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supporters. the group protesting said "they refused to buy the hate rhetoric and the voters of greater cleveland are better than that".reporter: this will be one of the first times trump will speak after the violence in chicago last night. it will start in half an hour. everyone will watch and wait for his response here. in a phone interview trump said he was worried about everyone's safety and said his rhythm of speech was totally violated. the spokesperson for today's protest said they want to hear trump talk about things that matter in cleveland. >> talk about racism, immigration reform -- improved child care and healthcare -- the things he say don't mesh with what people in cleveland need. >> the protests is scheduled to begin at 11 this morning they are expecting 50 or 60 they expect the number will grow in
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reached out to the police to see if they plan to add additional security. they said they have a plan that they will not discuss the tactics for this afternoon. we will keep you updated on anything that happened here. shaw. >> a lot of groups will keep an eye on this. as she mentioned yesterday's trump rally was canceled amidst security concerns. thousands clashed and sparked shouting matches and fights. >> [shouting] >> violence erupted before trump's chicago rally.>> we weren't going to let a big it come into this neighborhood and disparage my people and my race and ethnicity.
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the crowd swelled outside and inside. >> [shouting] >> some got physical and threw punches. police wind up attempting to keep the peace of the officers tried to break up fights. >> one man jumped onstage and had to be mercifully removed. >> protesters clashed with supporters and the trump campaign postponed the rally. >> it was safer -- i don't want to see anyone get her. it was the right thing to do under the circumstances. >> mary maloney reporting. >> defeating trump has become the primary objective -- to make it happen marco rubio is encouraging his supporters to vote for john kasich. >> clearly john kasich has a better chance of winning ohio than i and if a voter concludes that voting for john kasich gets us the best chance to stop donald trump i anticipate that is what they will do. >> fellow candidate ted cruz
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the washington establishment's last gasp. >> 17-year-old will be will to vote in the primary if they turn 18 by election day. the judge ruled yesterday and it will boost the sanders campaign in the state. young voters have been swarming to vote for sanders. the polling shows clinton is leading in ohio and florida. >> next -- the musical world is mourning the loss of a rock pioneer -- keith emerson -- a look back when we return. >> ohio is taking a trip overseas -- a local marching band is about to go on a grand adventure. >> dhomonique ricks -- janessa the temperatures are back into the 60s -- i will show you when the rain moves through -- the now the trans-pacific trade deal could cost america only one
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good morning everyone -- i'm meteorologist janessa webb -- a lot of sunshine to talk about. heading for a change for the latter part of the weekend to -- is vital to get out there and enjoy all the sunshine the we are going to see today. you can see from the weather bug it is 380 downtown cleveland. 39 at the airport. warmer air trying to track can -- we will go into the mid-50s
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cooler -- inland will be in the 60s. let's take a look -- mansfield into ashland looking at 61 today. you can see the cooler weather pattern from westlake and north ridgeville -- in the mid-50s. as you make your way toward summit county i like a -- 62. the temperature contrast -- 53- 60 -- a 100 difference. it will be dependent on the location you are at. >> thank you. on the latest episode of 2020 the news give us a closer look at the heroine epidemic sweeping the nation from the eyes of those hit hardest. we've seen our own epidemic here in northeast ohio explode over the past few years. this video is proof of the problems -- the police are talking to a driver charged after crashing the car -- the third heroine involved crash in the last few weeks. >> it seems like these people
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heroine and they can't wait to go home. or they are afraid to go home and they do it in the car. as soon as they purchase it. they start to dry. >> they don't realize how dangerous it is to themselves and the motoring public. >> the lieutenant said it's so bad some drivers overdose behind the wheel. one driver admitted he wouldn't have crashed if he had used heroin. >> something new for parents worried about the children -- a business does drug screening to be kept private. the results are not sent to the police and are kept out of the medical records. the ideas for the parents to be proactive and get the kids help they need. >> it's better to test and know that they were wrong and it comes out negative -- or if a child needs help and it comes a positive. >> unfortunately the lab has
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>> if you see news happening -- text us or email us -- or treat us. wheel be right back.
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[singing]>> new information in -- the police are investigating
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palmer -- as a suicide -- palmer was found dead and he was considered a great position -- he was 71 years old. >> south by southwest continues for a second day -- resident obama sat down for a q and a at the kickoff -- he spoke and length about this dude between the government and apple thing that he anxious over national security decisions that may affect americans privacies. >> i suspect the answer will come to how to create a system where the encryption is as strong as possible, the key is accessible by the smallest number of people possible for a
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obama stressed the importance civic engagement. the first lady will make an festival. she will be the opening keynote speaker at the sxsw wednesday. >> this winter has been rough for those into snowy sports. some dogs letters have a found a solution. they are members of the husky club -- the members harness their dogs and trek across dry land by foot or on wheels -- they have been racing including bicyclists and scooter rigs -- they use traditional racing calls to instruct the dogs and animal flooded. >> every time i pull out the harnesses they went details. -- they wag their tails and
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can participate -- they hold races when it's not 650. after that it's too warm. >> when you don't have snow you have to be creative. >> it may not be the iditarod but they are making do. >> we are about 30 inches below the snowfall totals for the season. we are going to step into spring next sunday -- the official start. remember, tonight we will spring forward. we will lose an hour. >> it will be worth it. >> we will be a little sleepy. >> i'll be extra tired but we will gain daylight and that's great news across northeast ohio. right now the temperatures are off the mark -- 39, 36 toward the lake in two portage county into the mid-to upper 30s. making your way inland -- 45
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wooster is currently 42. no moisture -- just right sunshine throughout saturday afternoon. you can see toward the south -- cincinnati into dayton they are dealing with more cloud coverage. this is a storm system dividing a those of moisture toward baton rouge to new orleans -- mixing toward the north and this batch will move into northeast ohio heading overnight into sunday afternoon. >> hour by hour the bar graph completely off the chart -- at 3:00 we are at 55 -- by 7 pm we contend with a few clouds -- mostly doughty still 460. hour by hour the lakeshore communities will be slightly cooler but inland areas will be sitting into the 60s.
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sunshine -- we have two fronts that will mix in -- warm from the south -- a cold front entering -- this will provide us with a good dose of rain. >> the future cast shows the clouds working in about 3:00 and that's when we turn mostly cloudy. this is the moisture i'm talking about -- it moves in overnight and when you join us tomorrow morning can see it will be a good dose of moisture hitting us throughout sunday afternoon. these are impressive accumulation totals. i think we will have a saturated ground -- this will help the vegetation and the green grass stepping into spring. look at the totals from elyria integrator cleveland through tuesday afternoon. possibly 2-3 inches. today sunshine toward akron and summit county -- 650 -- lower 60s and cooler lakeside communities throughout the
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coat tonight -- temperatures above normal -- we will be on an upward trend monday and tuesday -- the next front moves through dropping us to about 54 -- the first day of spring looks like we will be on the cooler side. >> enjoy the sun but keep your umbrella close. >> thank you, janessa strike up the band -- best from shaker heights are going places -- the largest marching band in ohio -- >> they are getting ready to show the world what they have. >> a city is filled with music -- the nose sale high and hit the rooftops. >> one of the rhythms of shaker heights, not only for those that hear it but it is a part of the heartbeat of the music makers themselves. >> it is a means of expression for me. a stress relief. >>reporter: the largest of any
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with band practice -- upcoming is a big show -- it is so big in the practice several directors are like traffic cops ensuring the flow of the group. >> you guys come on in -- >> band stays in cadence and they keep in key pairing for a bigger stage far away. >> it opens your mind. >> soon you'll be an international perform. >> in spain the audiences away. >> every three years the band plays in a different country. kids musically and help direct them to be wider world. international tour -- the first australia p >> i'm a senior -- i went to turkey my freshman year. >> most of the band will go to spain. >> waves of excitement ripple through the ranks of the musicians.
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will play in five spanish cities. they will apply to -- high school marching bands are mostly in the us -- celebrated as extra special overseas. >> the kids will be pied piper's and parade through five cities and draw in big crowds for concerts in spanish plazas. >> when you marching to spain >> absolutely. we will close the city down. >> they are taking 450 people into spain over spring break to perform in front of the madrid royal palace. >> with the kids the school administrators and parents and others in the community. >> the group will number 150. >> overall the band program is a man family and the city. they can bring families together. >> if you have kids in school you participate and this is an
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>> something else is happening here -- in shaker heights every condenses greater is required to earn a musical instrument. these kids have been playing for years. that's not typical in this state but in shaker heights they tell you proudly the band and the district are hitting high nose. >> it builds better students and teachers that responsibility and give them creativity. >> 2500 years ago a philosopher said the sick is a pleasure which human nature cannot do without. the kids agree with this. >> music is a universal language. a lot can recognize songs without knowing the language of the song. >> the greatest feeling in the world -- hearing an opening chord -->> i love how you can choose to express the same written music in different ways based on the feeling you get. >> the feelings and the art are bound for spain.
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they been talk -- >> these kids have been playing since for the fifth-grade -- they have bought into the discipline. >> when they go to other universities this allows them to take their knowledge and be better within the environment they are studying at the moment. >> bound for spain -- ohio's largest matching -- marching band is working on the rhythm. >> this marching band is speaking the universal language spain. >> thank you, leon it. the band and parents leave for spain march 23. will be right back.
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welcome back -- breaking news -- donald trump has canceled one of his weekend rallies -- he was scheduled to appear in cincinnati tomorrow. according to them the secret
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prep work in time to hold the event at the duke energy center. instead he added a stop in westchester. the rally today in dayton is about to start in the cleveland as well -- still happening as scheduled. >> janessa webb joins us with the final look at whether. >> 60 -- springing forward today -- rain moving in overnight into sunday and monday. can at about 2 inches possible in some spots. we will dry out tuesday and the temperatures take a tumble going into the first day of spring. >> daylight savings time -- spring ahead. remember, you can get news anytime -- download the app.
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