>> they performed cpr and used a defibrillator. bob jones is live. paramedics told you access to an aed made all the difference. >> reporter: it certainly looks like the track athletes, coaches, and a trainer all worked together as team to save the life of a teenager in need. he collapsed last friday on this track, and his coach quickly realized appear aed was needed. >> 911 what is the essence of your emergency? >> i'm at reveer high school at the stadium. down. he's not responding. >> reporter: police identified the student athlete as caleb perkins, a junior, who is always wide receiver on the football team. >> is he breathing? >> he's breathing about every five or six second. >> the paramedic told me before he arrived on the scene a track coach took control of the emergency and started cpr.

athletic train tore get the aed and to activate the 911. >> so it looks like they're breathing? >> they're doing cpr. >> the athletic trainer pickly used a portable defibrillator to shock the boy's heart. the decision to use the aed made all the difference. >> did it save the kid's life? >> i would say definitely between the whole system on a whole, saved the kid's life. >> paramedics explained they used one more shock, then got a pulse. >> thank god. that's exactly what they're there for. >> reporter: retired cardiologist terry gordon led the charge to get aed in every summit county school. >> every manipulate that goes by, their chance of survival drops bi10% fever manipulate. >> reporter: while aeds are not mandatory at schools dr. gordon believes what happened here shows why they should be.

that the young man makes a complete recovery. >> reporter: and police told know teen was taken to akron children's hospital and transferred to the main campus in downtown cleveland where he is conscious tonight and showing signs of improvement, according to police. live in bath township, bob jones, newschannel5. tonight a family is in mourning. a timkin steel employee died on the job. 32-year-old kenny ray junior was found unresponsive yesterday. at the time, he was inspecting fair extinguishers. initial findings show he died of exposure to nitrogen. investigator sarah buduson, you learned this company actually has a history of severe safety problems. >> reporter: danita, we know nitrogen exposure is suspected

these records show a similar incident happened last year. even more troubling, it is just one of several serious safety problems. osha told us the timken steel corporation is among the worst of the worst. they're so bad, spokesperson scott allen says it's now in what's known as the severe violateddor enforcement program. a program for employers who refuse to fix serious safety violations. >> there's no reason for a worker to go to work and then not be able to come home in the evening, or lose a finger, or get electrocuted or something like that. >> osha safety records reveal just how dang ruts can be to work for timken steel. take a look at what we discovered. this list shows osha inspectors have conducted 13 separate investigations in just the last two years. they found more than 40

many stemming from serious incidents. last august, a fall where a worker dropped more than 40 feet from a crane. last may, 1,000 pounds of equipment fell on top of another worker. that same month another serious violation. an employee was exposed to nitrogen. but unlike kenny ray junior, he survived. >> it's simply unacceptable that this company continues to not protect their workers from workplace hazards. this has to be corrected immediately. >> reporter: timken steel is currently disputing many of the violations and says safety is its highest priority. by the way, while timken steel disputes osha's claims, the company doesn't have to fix any of the alleged problems. on your side, investigator sarah buduson, newschannel5. time now for a check on the weather. it may be the first full day of prescription but it doesn't feel like it. >> not at all.

a few flurries. around dover/new philly there may be an isolated sprinkle or flurry but those are sliding off to the east. i'm thinking if there is a flurry where you are, it will be about two minutes then outta here as some drier air trays to work in. we are partly to mostly cloudy. i think we will stay mainly cloudy all night, although there will be a few breaks in the everycast. the chill is on, and that's the big weather story for the overnight tonight. we've got temperatures right now generally in the 40s. a few 30s toward ashtabula, ravenna, and youngstown. let's show you what you're dealing with if you're going out and about. winter coat weather. temperatures falling bag into the lower to middle 30s, hovering there. will you begin your day in the 30s, but i think we've got a pretty decent weather warm-up through midweek. we'll talk more about that and tracking thunderstorms, all in my seven-day, next. right now, cleveland police are looking for clues into how a 51-year-old woman on the east side died.

found inside of a garage on folk avenue around 7:00 this morning. the victim has not yet been identified, and the medical examiner hasn't determined a cause of death. but police are investigating it as a homicide. lake county authorities say they have broken up a prescription drug ring led by one woman. you might not believe the reason she told police she was selling the drug. paul kiska has more from mentor. >> reporter: well, she told police she had good intentions for her bad and illegal behavior. police say a 22-year-old mentor medical assistant was selling thousands of painkillers. police say she stole 156 prescription forms from the heart doctors where she was working. police told me she forged prescriptions to buy the

than two dozen pharmacies. the narcotics unit told me she sold 9,000 of the pills for at least $15 each to anyone wanting to buy. >> anyone in law enforcement will tell that you the heroin epidemic that we're in the midst of now is because of the initial abuse of prescription drugs. everyone that i've talked to that abuses heroin has first abused prescription painkillers. >> reporter: she faces numerous felony charges tonight. she is being held in the lake county jail on $100,000 bond. inmentor, paul kiska, newschannel5. we are learning that the atm stolen from a rite aid store this morning has been found. police say they are still looking for two men seen driving away with the machine. just after 5:30 this morning. the robbers drove the van into the wall of the store and swiped the atm.

with no money inside behind an abandoned building. as for the van, they say that was reported stolen last night. a man police have been searching for in connection with a valentine's day murder has been arrested. antoine bennett has been charged with murder in the death of gabriel i will oassments police say late valentine's day night a fight broke out at a party and bennett shot rios in the chest. bennett is held on $1 million bond. the brunswick community is coming together again to help those families who have been left homeless following a huge apartment fire earlier this month. and right now the paninis restaurant is donating funds. >> reporter: it is a packed house. hat been all day long. every single drink, every

the doors opened at 11:00 this morning. they will close at midnight. everything in between will be donated to families who need it. 10% of the profits are going to families misplaced by the massive fire earlier this month. the fire tore through two brunswick apartment buildings. a young girl died and many families lost everything they owned. paninis employees told me the huge turnout is a testament to the brunswick community. one of the fire victims met be at the restaurant. she says this support means everything. >> reporter: what does this money mean to families like yours? >> a new start. security. it's a lot. it's a blessing. >> reporter: it's probably dinnertime four, but eve got plenty of time to get involved. panini's is open until midnight. in brunswick, tara molina,

next month to help the families. on april 23rd several local restaurants will be offering up samples of their food at st. ambrose catholic parish. tickets are on sale now at the church. and newschannel5 just confirmed that help is coming to an ohio community dealing with a water crisis. we're talking about sebring. the community of sebring will get more than $40 0,000 from the usda. the money comes from an emergency fund for communities with water problems. earlier this year sebring learned that hat high levels of lead in its water supply. coming up, all new at 6:00 what are your travel plans for spring break? >> if you're taking a flight, you might want to prepare for some unexpected delays. we'll explain next. a large outcry at rta headquarters over a proposed fare hike. and route cuts. what one group is doing to stop the changes from taking place.

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. democracy 2016. our governor is in washington, d.c. he just wrapped up speaking is at the american- israel public affairs committee meeting. he and the other candidates were in our nation's capitol talking about the united states and its relations with israel. the group is made up of advocates that represent pro- israeli policy. and if all goes as scheduled four months from tonight a republican candidate will take the floor at the q. the republican national convention begins july 18th and runs through the 21st. as the event approaches the talk increases there may be a contested convention because no candidate will get enough delegates to win on the first ballot. rnc leadership admitted this weekend they are preparing for the possibility even though donald trump insists he will have the numbers. and today was the last day forest rawpts and bars to take advantage of extended hours during the convention. owners could apply for a permit

for the week of the convention only. any business in cuyahoga or the surrounding counties could apply. we're starting to learn more about the changes that could be coming to the rta. let me tell you, there are many riders who are not happy about them. the transit agency held its first public hearing today. before it began, some riders gathered b front of the agency headquarters to voice concerns over them. as it stands the proposal could bring an increase of 25 cents for bus and train fares and $1.25 for para transit fares. >> i would to make a stand for rta. please do not take the cedar avenue bus. we need it. >> we're in the on different sides of this issue. we're on the same side. >> our job is to take the money we get and provide as much high quality service as possible.

hearings are scheduled over the proposal to get community feedback. if approved, changes could start as soon as august. if you're getting ready to get out of up to for spring break you are not alone. more than 65 million people are expected to take to the skies by the end of this month. making those lanes at the tsa check points much longer of course. the agency says they screen nearly 2 million passengers a day. and just to make sure you don't miss your flight, they say you should get to the airport about two hours early, just in case. cedar point is teaming up with king james to celebrate the opening of its record shattering new roller coaster. >> this is exciting. the park will auction off the first raids on the value raven coaster. and according to our partners at the journal, the details are being worked out. but the rides will be auctioned off for the lebron james family foundation. and the park is setting aside may 5th for the bidders.

the value raven will open on may 7th. what an incredible ride. >> just talking about cedar point, riding roller coasters. that's a good sign. >> at least in the animation it is. >> warm weather is coming. but again it's march and april that are the battle months, where the cold and the warm battle. sometimes the cold wins, like the last two days. sometimes the warmer weather wins, like tomorrow and the next day and next day. so we're logging up. let's take a live look downtown akron. there's sunshine out there. nice sunset in beautiful summit county. clouds, a little bit here and there. traffic moving well. we've had a few little snowflakes here and there. notice mainly east of cleveland, they have pretty much faded away. a wider view showing a few flakes there. could be an isolated sprinkle or flurry, but again, in the a big deal for your evening hours. winds have been out of the

so, yeah, these flurries are lake effect flurries, believe it or not. i didn't want to have to say lake effect ever again. at least not until next december. 40 now cleveland, 41 elyria, 37 chilly degrees in ashtabula. winds gusting to 15 or 20 miles per hour. i want to show you wind gusts. ashtabula at 20 miles per hour. youngstown 21 miles per hour. so there are some blustery conditions out there. sorry i have to do this, too. i have to show you a windchill map. this is what it feels lake in ashtabula now, 28. feels like 32 in mentor. look at these 30-plus-degree windchills here. mans field to millersburg. hopefully not going to have to do that ever again. the average is 48 so we were six clicks below the norm. 24 the low this morning. 32 is where we should be.

weather makers to our north. right now they're going to stay to our north. northwest wind keeping us chilly, but watch. this high moves toward the carolinas. winds shift around to the south tomorrow. that should help warm us up and keep us milder than we've been for the last couple of day, all the way into wednesday and thursday. then we'll track thunderstorm activity thursday afternoon and evening as the next front arrives. tonight 33 degrees. we'll stay partly to mostly cloudy, dry. if any flurries out there for the next hour, that would be about it. it should dry out. 56 tomorrow. that's not bad. breezy with a cloud/sun mix. akron and canton, 31 tonight. tomorrow 58. that's look going. the daffodils are going to come back out and go, yeah, that's what we like. here's your seven-day. wednesday a few showers, near sick. look at thursday. we'll mention some afternoon rain and thunderstorms, but near 60 again. we cool you down friday, very chilly, 37.

but this is what you want. you want a warm, relatively warm easter weekend. saturday, some sun. we'll go lower and middle 50s. sunday, fingers are crossed. maybe an isolated shower but a high near 60 degrees. good easter egg hunting weather, danita and lee. baseball season will soon be in full swing. you will be eating hot dogs and peanuts. today the indians released the rundown for the opener. >> the tribe will celebrate the new slogan "only here" keeping with the theme black keys drummer patrick carnie will throw out the first pitch. opera singer william clarence marshall will sing the national anthem. and kenny lofton will celebrate some of progressive field's top moments. >> what's the weather two weeks from today? 70s, right? >> 75. >> we wish.

>> keep your fingers crossed. >> rgiii, does that do anything for you? would you want him to be the next quarterback of the browns? his name is still in the conversation. we'll talk about that. and tye lou defines what is important for the end of the season. you may be surprised when we

. kevin love a little under the weather. are you on chicken soup patrol? lebron chose not to speak to the media at shoot-around. maybe it's going to spring this team into life. what cares, just win games. interesting get today from ty lou, the head coach, saying, i think health is more important than seeding. if we're fortunate enough to get the number one seed it will be great. if we don't, we have to go out and placement he set a little smoother than i did. richard jefferson chimed in. i asked the question, are they playing boards? >> definitely not say they're bored. we haven't been extremely happy with our performance, the last couple of weeks, because we expect better. we still expect improvement and growth throughout the season.

going on in boca raton, florida. the league says the ruling on suspended wide-out josh gordon will be made when appropriate. we'll wait and see. robert griffin iii and the browns met. nothing to stop this story from moving forward sought sounds like the conversations might be per company lating. the questions will pick up for rgiii, and the big question is if they pick him up will they draft a qub at number two, or could you go ahead and pencil in rgiii as the 25th starting quarterback since 1999. >> we're looking for something that can get them through a 16- game season. rgiii is part of that process. they've already talked to the 49ers to explore the possibility of maybe getting colin kaepernick, but right now i would not read too much into that visit. he obviously left town without a c. shoe we'll see what happens with that. indians facing the white sox as we speak.

he going to be ready for opening day? >> i feel good, and i think he feels g. when you look at everything that's gone on, andy, he's pinpointed april 4th as the date that he's going to play. done nothing but prove that he's going to be ready. >> there you have it. there have been question marks. >> very exciting. >> third amigo, second amigo, first amigo, a good friend. >> 14 days until opening day. >> we're work on it.

tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight" from cuba. the president making history here, proclaiming the united states and cuba are no longer enemies. standing side by side with raul castro. the extraordinary moment. castro taking questions from reporters. pressed on human rights. and the uncomfortable moment with president obama. and right after, my exclusive interview with the president. we asked, what was said inside that room with raul castro. you were in that room, do you trust president castro? do you believe that he truly