good afternoon everyone. this is leon following breaking news over seas. belgium's terror threat is at it's highest level following a

the blast at the subway and airport have stunned the city as rush hour got under way. 34 people reported dead dozens more injured and among them four americans. we have the latest on the story in belgium. >> the first set of explosions rocked brussels just after 8:00 a.m. at the height of rush hour. witnesses described this terrifying moment. >> a big bang. everybody ran. we saw the smoke you know. >> calling it a terrorist attack. at least one of those explosions was carried out by a suicide bomber. almost an hour later another powerful blast at the subway station close to the headquarters of the european union and western embassy. >> we heard a loud muffled thud and more woman--panic set in.

wounded on stretchers. you can see the extent of the explosion, clothes ripped, the world reacting from president obama. >> we will do whatever is necessary to support our friend and ally belgium to blinging those--bringing those responsible. >> it was europe it was aimed at but the whole world is concerned. the attack striking in the heart of brussels days after the raid on friday. police arrested the last bomber salah abdeslam. they thought revenge attacks were realized today. the terror threat level raised to it's highest level. another tack is serious and eminent. >> learning about the injuries and t.v. is reporting at least one of

dealing with deep cuts caused by flying glass and nails. abc news london. >> ohio governor john kasich a candidate for president offered prayers to the people of belgium following the terrorist attacks. i am sickened by the pictures of the carnage by the injuries and by the loss of life. we must redouble our efforts with our allies to destroy the perpetrators of acts of evil, the words of john kasich. the attacks also brought authorities here at home to high alert. some public transportation systems are seeing extra tragedy in brussels. cleveland. >> the attacks in brussels could be felt worldwide today but officials in cleveland say there is no eminent threat or reason to add additional security here at cleveland hopkins. while the attacks are very

way through cleveland should not be alarmed. like any other day officials warn if you see anything unusual you should report it right away. other major cities like boston, orlando and los angeles are stepping up their security adding extra officers but back here at home people i talk to say they are not concerned about flying today. >> i'm not going to let them run my life. can't just all--they can't blow them all up at the same time. >> traveling in the modern world is never 100% safe. we have to hope security is going to keep us as safe as we possibly can be. >> the city of cleveland is monitoring the situation very closely and if any security plans need to change they will. at hopkins, meg shaw, news channel 5. >> still the rta says security is heightened today. there are officers and canines overseeing security on all rail and bus system lines. facebook activated it's

people check on friends and loved ones on the after math and attacks of brussels bull gem and was used during the paris terrorist attacks in november. we learned that rob ford has died following a battle with a rare form of cancer. his tenure was marred by his drinking problems and illegal drug use. he was 46 years of age. chilling new details about a murder suicide in hudson ohio. text messages were sent before the tragedy. he invited his sons to talk about family issues and their dad never showed up. instead he ambushed their mother at the couple's home. he shot his wife christie several times before turning the gun on himself. according to court records steven bias was arrested for domestic violence two months ago and charges reduced to

osha is expected to remain at the kent plant for the next few weeks following the death of an employee. they are trying to determine how nitrogen got into the ventilation system killing kenny ray junior. memorial services are set for saturday. calling hours from 9 to 1 followed by the funeral service. jason nicholas pretty good looking day. >> not too lad leon. a little more spring like versus what we have been seeing. it's been so chilly since sunday morning. right now a live picture over downtown cleveland our sky cam showing mostly sunny skies just a few clouds here and there. sun and clouds will be in the weather forecast for today. right now 49 degrees in downtown cleveland so slowly warming things up. again i think we'll be in the 50s today, 50 right now hopkins.

inland so overall a pretty decent afternoon. notice the clouds lingering from cleveland north and east and sunshine breaking out across the south and west medi na and lorraine. 40s and 50s for us but look how close the snow is. only about 150 miles away it is snowing in southern canada so we are right on the edge here of some wintery weather but i think the weather that will really take over for us will be the warming trend. we'll be able to enjoy that through today, tomorrow and into thursday as well. here's your hour by hour. temperatures from the low to mid 50s throughout the afternoon staying mainly in the upper 40s and lower 50s. a few clouds around otherwise a relatively quiet weather day. we'll track those rain showers and thunderstorms coming into the forecast in just a few. leon? >> thank you jason. coming up as we continue, case closed? why the f.b.i.

a terrorist iphone. several deadly explosions rock a european capital, belgium. the latest on the terrorist attacks in belgium. i'll be back in just a moment with more. the good news - rob portman's helped create jobs. the bad news - they're a long way from ohio. in congress portman voted for nafta, creating thousands of jobs in mexico. working for president bush he pushed for cafta, creating jobs in central america. and portman supported special trade status for china,

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the f.b.i. now says it may not need apple's help in unlocking that i phone that belonged to one much the san bernardino shooters. the two sides were due to meet

the f.b.i. says an outside party has come forward with a possible method to access the data on syed rizwan farook's incrypted iphone. they have until april 5 to test the method. if you are a kindle user you may notice your device cannot access the internet possibly. amazon says if you don't update your older ereader by today it will not be able to download store. if you wait until after tomorrow you will have to manually add the update using a desktop computer to regain access. let's talk with jason right now. how are we looking? >> not too bad. looking at slow warming over the next couple of days but because of that we track rain showers and even thunder. i'll let you know who will get wet first and for how long. all of that coming up in my forecast and of course it's tuesday. our pet of the week is here

more on our pet of the week which actually is walking into the studio right now. it's a cute little dog.

a major european capital is on lock down. all flights subway bus and train service have been canceled in brussels belgium after a series of explosions at the airport and a subway station there. this is what we know so far. there were three explosions one at a subway station and two at the brussels airport around 8 this morning brussels time that equals 3: 00 this morning cleveland time. right now there are 34 people confirmed dead, several people americans. in light of today's terrorist attacks the manhunt is intensifying for another in paris. officials think he is linked to the ring man who is now in custody. prosecutors were able to track him down from dna found in the terrorists. as the primary moves west

in the united states voters on the west coast hit the polls to weigh in on the presidential race. donald trump's challengers are hoping to win enough delegates to take the race all the way to a contested convention in july in cleveland. hilary clinton is looking to seal the deal and extend her lead over bernie sanders she took some time out at the pro israel conference blasting the republican frontrunner trump. the latest polls show them toning to be on the the top picks for party nominations. 47% of republicans say they would like to see donald trump win. on the democrat side 51% say they would most likely see clinton get the nod over bernie sanders. a good day of weather would be nice. here's my friend jason with that. >> we'll be pretty good. slowly warming up almost the

temperatures in the 30s and 40s and 50s currently. downtown cleveland show you what's happening. looking at mostly sunny skies believe it or not. a few clouds around earlier this morning but for the most part moving out of downtown cleveland. for the most part the clouds do a battle with the sunshine so partly sunny to mostly sunny early and partly sunny to mostly cloudy later today. 49 to 54 downtown temperatures cooler long the lake shore. 53 west lake. upper 40s lower 50s. kent akrin 52 and 50 upper 40s around where the clouds are hanging on more. notice here in the sunshine medina same deal for downtown akrin and lorraine getting sunshine and temperatures well into the lower 50s. but take a look i showed you this earlier the spring snow is

we are here towards the latter part of march about a week left in the month still tracking snow. this is not all that unusual living in northern ohio but this cold air will stay up to the north as well as all of the snow with it. let our friends in canada deal with it. we'll be dealing with this the next few days. spring air and with that will come a disturbance and cold front coming in that will cool our temperatures off and give us showers and thunderstorms on thursday. thursday is the day we are watching. here we go hour by hour for us temperatures from the lower 50s, mid to upper 50s a good bet through the afternoon. clouds winning out. also want to point out the winds. look at those winds out of the south and west alloching temperatures to warm and be sure to hold onto your hats and anything loose outside. it shouldn't be a huge deal but a touch more than leasty. again i'm optimistic aside from

stay dry today. tonight won't be all that cool. tomorrow bring in shower chances through the afternoon but notice for the most part all of the cold air and rain staying to our north as well head through thursday the wet day again a few showers early in the day and check this out even some thunder coming in during the afternoon and behind it much colder air and that's your forecast for friday. friday will go back a little bit in time and go back to winter for at least a day and warm things up for the weekend, easter weekend. upper 50s clouds and sun can't rule out a spotty shower upper 40s relatively quiet and breezy. 60 for wednesday. a slight chance of an afternoon shower. better chances for showers and thunderstorms on thursday. thursday is the alert day watching for the potential for storms and disruptive weather. friday's high near 40, can't rule out a few morning snow flakes, are you kidding me? right now the weekend looks okay for easter sunday with a

we are on the radio too star 102 and 95.5 and we have a dog who likes classic rock, a big pink floyd rolling stones guy right. >> yes. absolutely. >> tell us about our friend today. >> this is chopper a very sweet four-year-old bonner mix. when we were out walking and enjoying the worming that's- -warming that's happening out there he was happy just to sit by my feet and lay down. he's the perfect mix of all dogs. >> he's like a boxer and what mix do you think? >> there might be some bully read or pit bull but i think primarily a boxer mix. >> you can tell with the coat. >> and those mixed breeds really are the best aren't they? >> he's great. look at him. >> he's fantastic. i really, really like this dog. >> call this number. heading into spring time. >> look at that.

>> he'll even give you paw if you ask him to. give me paw. >> shake? shake. there it is. >> live t.v. even. >> good boy. >> you are great. >> good job buddy. obviously lived in a home. he's going to slide right into somebody's family. >> we've got to talk to his agent now about a performance fee there. really, really well done. all right so as we head into spring time that's always a great time to adopt we know that but spring time especially as the weather turns right? >> it really is a great reason to get out and get some exercise for yourself and your dog, get out there and enjoy the weather, walk and enjoy the companionship. nothing better than having that. look at that face and bringing that face into your life and having that companionship. >> i had to move his beautiful head above our cleveland apl graphic. there he is.

you just don't have dogs and cats. you have rabbits. what else? >> occasionally chinchillas and birds, mice, rats, anything you look for at an animal rescue shelter. >> a life saving building when you can.

spring time is here.

you may hear the rain and thunder. today pretty quiet. tomorrow more rain. >> and the dog in the house chopper the boxer.

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