tomorrow at four. live at five is coming your. >> short on supplies, why a 5- year-old girl was left to suffer for hours. >> keeping women safe. >> we don't have anything else in the law for them to go to somebody's home and say you have weapons. i need to get those weapons. >> reporter: our in-depth look at the effort to keep guns out of the hands of abusers. following the terror attacks in brussels. >> they saw the bomb. >> reporter: the local business owners with belgium roofs to the international response that followed this tragedy overseas. >> a series of bombing rocked the city and isis claiming responsibility for this devastating act of terror and a manhunt for one person is still under way. right now it is being reported that 31 people were killed when two bombs exploded at the

we are kicking offer the coverage with abc elizabeth hur. >> reporter: it is too early to tell fit is connected to the attacks in paris. they are tracking down the suspect and preventing another attack. >> reporter: police on rooftops and soldiers on the ground hunting for a suspected terrorist. these images on twitter showing brussels at its highest state of alert. >> with officials now revealing they discovered a third bomb at the airport that did not go off and police confirming they are now searching for the man on the right in this picture identifying him as a suspect from the brussels airport attack. >> there is many people that panicked. too many people cried. >> everybody was on the run. >> reporter: hundreds of passengers ran for their live after two explosions went through the airplane and then

in the subway station, these attacks coming days after the arrest of a major suspect in november's terror attacks. >> we all start together with our allies belgium on this dark day. >> in a show of solidarity, streets of brussels are covered with messages and prayers for the victims including the three americans from utah recovering from their injuries. president obama vowing to condemn the attacks from havana cuba. >> we will support our friend and alli belgium in bringing those to justice. >> as part of the ongoing search across belgium police have found explosive devices with chemical products and an isis flag. the attacks in brussels left americans fearful for our safety.

new york, one of many cities that boosted security at its airport. mass transit systems and bridges and tunnels. national guard members and state troopers are helping to control. president obama says the best way to fight back against terrorism is to keep living life as usual. >> the terrorists by definition try to use death as their tool, their aim is to spread that we answer them with life. >> the governor of new york says this is being done as a precaution. we have a look at the security instructions sent out by the belgium government after today's bombings. belgiums had a number and only call if they need to. people were encouraged to text the number to keep the phone

people to stay off of public transportation. we have those instructions from a company in akron and today we learned a the lo of people in northeast ohio have ties to that country. our bob jones was able to track down one man. and this man is in belgium tonight. >> reporter: he is asking the same question that many are asking, why was belgium attacked by terrorists? >> we don't know how to react or how to respond to it. >> reporter: i talked with allegers by skype from belgium hours after the attacks and he told me he feared for his younger sister that had taken the metro to school. >> my sister was on her way to brussels when it happened and she is at school and locked in school, just for her own safety

>> reporter: he later learned some friends had a closer call when bombs went off at the airport. >> they heard the bombs and saw the bombs and they saw the elevators come down but they themselves are not hurt. >> reporter: a case western reserve engineer graduate and he and his girlfriend a p hd student in akron launched a standup desk company in akron and they don't believe it will impact their business and they won't live in fear as they travel back and forth from akron and belgium. >> they had extra military on the streets before today with isis taking responsibility for tuesday's bombings, he knows his own country faces uncertainty. >> it gives some people the

them in our country if they do these things to our innocent lives. >> reporter: and companies in cleveland and in menfeel help him feel orders for his standup desks. he is about 40 miles from brussels where he says public transportation remains shut down tonight. live in akron, bob jones. our team coverage continues at 5:30. after the paris attacks helped donald trump security his front runner status, we are taking a closer look on how the presidential race could be impact by this latest violence. at six, a special extended one hour edition of world news developments out of belgium. the heroin epidemic in northeast ohio may be affects more families than you think when a mother call paramedics

they were out of the equipment she needed. paramedics said the rise in overdose calls may be to blame. megan hickey has been following the story. what is the issue exactly. >> reporter: the drug and the overdose drug use a nasal applicator and the rise in overdoses have been putting a strain on the supplies. >> take them off. >> reporter: 5-year-old page had a two hour seizure earlier this month but when paramedics arrived they couldn't give the epileptic drug the medication she needed because they were out of the applications. much of that could be because of heroin overdoses. the nasal applications are used for drugs and they have asked

the pharmacy for more. >> we have acquired extras so we are not in that position because we are seeing an increase in overdose. >> reporter: working on staying ahead of the problem because it is not a paramedic's job to determines who gets the medicine. >> we don't run into a situation that we have a 5-year- old having a seizure laying next to an overdose victim so it is really who calls us first. >> reporter: concord township has seen two overdose deaths. that is why they are pairing up with the addiction board to see what his team can help after the patient is revived. >> a week later we are picking them up again so maybe they don't want help or they don't know how to get it. >> reporter: chief sabo says paramedics will hand out cards to overdose victims explaining how narcan works and how they can find resources to overcome the addiction megan hickey, newschannel 5.

the centers for disease control and prevention is urging ohio officials to address the growing number of opiate deaths. the youngest overdose victim was 17 and the oldest was 71. the cd c released the numbers and continued support for testing for fen tan nol. there is a strong warning for pain killers and it will apply

it is part of a bigger federal epidemic of abuse and death tried to drugs such as vicodin and percocet. an ohio board is recommending that state lawmakers increase the tobacco task and boost the age to 21. this is just one of many ideas, leaders of the ohio commission included in a report released at a news conference at the state house. the other recommendations included improvements to collection of data and building on interventions and strengthening the health system. let's check in with motion jason nicholas. >> the sunshine is out there. mostly cloudy skies across the lakes and you head inland south and west, sunshine. here is a live look. astubula mostly cloudy skies and the sun well off to the west here. today is a good blend of sun and sunshine and the good news

than what we have seen so far to start spring. let's take a look. astubula, a steady rain across route 2 and see that area of yellow indicating a heavier little shower there. north and also off to the east of astubula. in geneva and portions of lake county and geauga. we are drying things out. upper 60s and low 50s. mild and normal highs this time of the year in the upper 40s and this is nice to have temperatures 10 or 12 degrees above average. akron and canton and downtown cleveland 60. there's the snow, 190 miles away to the north. we will talk about when that will again make a return. unfortunately in northern ohio. nothing like that for tonight. dry. temperatures in the 50s. back to the news desk. determined to take action. today lawmakers take the first steps to protect victims of domestic violence. we are there for the unveiling.

coverage of brussels continues at 5:30 and we will take a look at how the terror attack like this could affect the presidential campaign. a live report from cuba and

the island nation. all new at five. major new developments after our exclusive 5 on your investigation found loop holes in ohio gun laws. putting women in serious danger. last month the investigators told you how easy it is for violent offenders to continue to own guns. today local lawmakers are taking action to keep women safe. >> reporter: hours ago at the state house in columbus, northeast lawmakers introduced this legislation to keep guns out of the hand of domestic violence abusers. >> he threw the protection order towards me on the bed and

me in the leg. >> temporary protection orders like the one issued in ronna's case is supposed to keep victims safe. >> it did not keep a gun out of his hands because he purchased one. >> reporter: our 5 on your side investigation found significant gaps in laws allow abusers to buy and possess firearms. >> the ultimate goal is to save lives. >> there was legislation aimed at closing deadly loop holes. >> a woman and her children should not have to live in fear that the intimate partner, her ex-wife boyfriend or husband that she filed the civil protection order against will track her down and shoot and kill her. >> reporter: the law would make it illegal for abusers convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence to own guns. it would also allow court to force abusers to turn over their weapons while a

protective order is in place. there is a critical need for this legislation. >> when there are reports that give people aside from the politics real information, that's where people really are educated and i think that's when we have the opportunity to make real positive policy changes. >> reporter: one reason antonio says this legislation is so important experts tell us an abuse victim is five times more likely to be murdered if their abuser has a gun. >> investigators found that there are gaps in ohio gun laws. tonight at six, we will tell you how it fails to protect victims. a team is getting credit for a startup idea.

they designed nutrient foam bricks. they can be repurposed to build homes. >> one of six regional finalists to double the income for people living in crowded urban spaces. >> we really care about people over the world that don have the same access to resources that we do so in akron we can come up with the great ideas and shine and we can use our experience with ideas. >> the students are competing for a global wild card slot and a chance at a one million dollar prize for seed money. i love that. >> the temperatures have been up. >> yes. >> near 60s. not too bad. we are in spring. let's go and get moving because we have snow in the forecast. >> of course we do.

>> here is a live look. wooster, look at that. that's what i call milky sunshine because you get a shadow fur out and about but not the bright sun, filtered through the cloud, they are in this clouds and higher up and that's what we are dealing with. 60s along the lake shore and that is not so bad. normal high temperatures 48, 49 and we are well above that. notice the sunshine and talking brunswick over towards north royalton and towards western sections of cuyahoga and breaks in the clouds south of medina. hit or miss. rain showers across the northeast. moving out of ohio. we are talking astubula as the showers move to the northeast and dryer air moving in from the south and west. hey, ten, 15% chance of getting rain showers this afternoon and this evening. not a big deal. in fact any outdoor plans will be okay. you will need a light coat but temperatures in the mid to

upper 50s. not too shabby for late march. chardon, 58. on your 60s down to downtown akron and canton. dry across much of northern ohio. here is the line of wet weather. this is moving northeast and i put this distance tracker on from cleveland all the way up towards the snow. only about 190 miles away but the warm air will really be the weather story. look at what happens here over the next couple of hours from the mid-50s, we fall off just a little bit. 50s and that's about it for tonight. so overall relatively mild weather pattern at least in the short-term and that will end for thursday. your hour by hour again, let's walk you through it. in the mid-50s later and there is a look at the rain showers tomorrow. mainly across the northern third of the news channel viewing area. can rule out sprinkles tomorrow. temperatures in the 60s tomorrow. we are mainly stuck in the mid to upper 50s along the lake

wind gusts, it has been windy and they are still blowing, 30 to 35. the wind gusts. we continue to see the wind strengthen out of the west. they will be around in overnight and relax tomorrow, temperatures cooler in the afternoon. 49 tonight. clouds, mild, breezy. tomorrow again, breezy. can't rule out a spotty shower across the north. temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60s in the inland and look at mostly cloudy skies. we will talk about the thunder threat followed by the snowfall forecast in a bit. lee and danita. >> it is the facebook picture shared around the world. find out how this mom responded when she said some cleveland

her for publicly nursing her infant son. >> the emergency landed a bride and groom in the hospital but that didn't stop them from tying the knot. high school sweethearts in the philippines and reconnected on facebook. set to marry in san diego but the groom's appendix ruptured. but they turned the hospital room into a chapel and paid for flowers and a cake. >> it is really a blessing to be with him. i think the happiest lady in the world right now. >> gilbert is expected to be in the hospital for a week but his new bride vows to be at his side. >> one pittsburgh mother's facebook post has been shared nearly 6000 times. she had a test encounter at a cleveland museum in the weekend.

wedding at the western reserve historical society. breast-feeding her son in her bridesmaid dress. employees toll her she had to move and when she said she had a legal right to do this the employee brought over a manager that also asked her to move. she stood her ground and shared her story in hopes of normal lives in breast feeding for other moms. the employee apologized and will implement new training for the staff. >> training because of the terror attacks in brussels. will this give donald trump a boost in the polls. >> in light of this latest attack, putting one politician's claims about the

our latest numbers next. we continue the coverage of

31 people were killed in two explosions in brussels and one explosion in the subway. this evening a manhunt continues for one terror suspect as isis claims responsibility for this terrific act of violence. belgium authorities knew some kind of attack was being planned in europe but surprised by the bombings in brussels. >> president obama is threatening support to belgium following the attacks. speaking from cuba the president condemned the attack saying the u.s. will do whatever is necessary to bring justice to those responsible. >> there are ties to northeast ohio from belgium. a man from akron has been traveling back and forth between the u.s. and belgium and says it won't attack his business. continuing our team

attack in belgium will play out in the race for the white house. >> john kosic joins us from the newsroom and we have seen they have had impacts before. >> there is a familiar narrative, inevitable events. >> to a person presidential hopefuls came out strong denouncing the belgium attacks. >> this is a war and separating administration. >> i am surprised that the president is going to a baseball game. >> their responses will be closely measured by voters. >> this has a lot of reverberations and as a candidate you show strength, unity that you have a plan for what you are going to do to try to stop this and certainly at a minimum stop it from coming to the united states. >> in 2002 bill clinton said when people feel uncertain they

would want somebody wrong and right. >> we want to see we are doing something. >> or in the face of republicans doing something and if they don't get perception the real clear politics poll numbers show donald trump and ben carson tied. the paris attacks came the next day on the 14th. over the next four weeks, donald trump soared and carson never recovered. >> for the eyes of the election they have to show strength and making me feel secure. that's the bottom line for the election. >> we have a three we can break until wisconsin votes on april 5th. john kosic, newschannel 5. >> the spotlight back on terror

congressman joe pitt wrote a web post. and today our partners at political fax took a look. the statement based on information from the global terrorism index should have read more people were killed by terrorists in 2014 than any other year after 80% in keys from 2013. the index in 2014, terrorists killed 32,000 people worldwide and said because of threats from isis and al quaeda says things should be open and more

the u.s. saw 18 attacks and five carried out by individuals not tied to political associations. a check on the weather. the roller coaster ride is special. >> that is one word. we are on the way up. that's not too bad. temperatures in the 50s and lower 60s. notice the sunshine to the west and for the most part, the clouds have won out. we are now well into spring and it has started off relatively cool after winter was relatively mild with the lack of snow. 60s downtown cleveland. these temperatures are relatively plen -- plenty for this time of year. sun in downtown akron north of downtown getting sunshine. here is a look at wet weather. we have to go to the north and east hanging on. the far northeast section, what

about a mile of northeast ohio as you head to western pennsylvania. we got rain showers and that's it. current air temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s here from akron to downtown cleveland as well. here is a look at the spring warming trend. we will enjoy it for the next couple of days. hour by hour temperatures falling from the 50s into the upper 40s and lower 50s. a mild night. we will talk about that snow chance and thunder and a lot going on and break it down coming up. president obama sticks to the plan. finishing up his historic visit in the wake of another global terror attack. we will take you like to havana for an in-depth look. >> plus an about face from the f.b.i. why it may need apple to hack into a terrorist iphone after

breaking news and a sign of rising tensions created by today's bombings in brussels. this is a live look at the denver international airport. the main terminal there has been evacuated after a suspicious package was discovered. airport officials say it could lead to flight delays. we will keep you posted as the situation develops. >> right now president obama is wrapping up his final day in cuba. he face the criticism by some of his would-be replacements at home for not cutting the visit short after terror attacks in belgium but the president sticking with his plans took in an exhibition game and says that terrorists want us to disrupt our lives and doing so -- violence. we are joined by scott mcclain. going to argentina next rather than returning home.

he has no plans to return home until later this week. he is entering air force one in argentina and will alive late tonight and tomorrow and meet with the argentina president and then attend a state dinner as well. now a lot -- two in particular of the republican candidates ted cruz and john kasich are taking issue with this. ted cruz saying look, our allies are getting hit in terrorists and he is attending a baseball game with the cast transportation and john kasich was surprised he didn't go to the you said or head to brussels to show his solidarity and if he was in office he would be doing he can to prevent terror attacks like this in the future. well, scott we know that

president met with his political disso dents. what was the results. >> he met with 12 dissidents and he said the men showed courage in what they believed for and the 12 men had been locked up in cuba at some point and part of this renewed relationship with cuba to be able to give the men a voice. but given president raoul castro was asked about prisoners at a press conference and he denied that anyone was locked up. clearly there is a huge gap between the president of the united states and the cuban president on this issue. scott mcclain, we appreciate you joining us live. thank you so much. it's time for another round of voters to have their say in

next on five, we check in on a candidate. a 12-year-old girl arrested

in a common schoolyard gang. happening right now in the western u.s. voters are casting their ballots. >> talking about foreign policy

and voters have to decide who walks the walk. >> reporter: talks of terrorism dominating the campaign trail where three more states cast their votes. >> we will defeat radical movements. >> there is patrols for moslem neighborhoods. >> we have seen a president that can't distinguish between friends and enemies. >> that is catching the attention of bernie sanders. >> it is unconstitutional and wrong. we are fighting a terrorist organization. >> republican john kasich agreed saying targeting specific religion would create division but talking more about the current commander and chief. >> i am surprised that the president is going to a

>> for front-runner donald trump he would like to see enhanced in interrogation techniques. >> i would use water boarding. >> and hillary clinton firing back. >> i don't think they need to resort to torture. that is a poster for more terrorists. >> this state is the biggest. arizona has 58 delegates up for grabs on the republican side and winner take all. >> vice president joe biden is helping ted strickland to unseat rob portman. there was a fundraiser in cincinnati. tickets started at $500. no word on how much money it raised. democrats are target portman to win back senate majority.

is airing new tv spots targeting portman. the commercials attacked his support of the trade deals. the portman group launched new strickland. >> 30 of the original rosy the rivotters were honored today. most in their 80s and looking good. left role makers as home makers during world war ii to make supplies. they built planes and freezing rain trains traditionally done by men. >> a 12-year-old punched a boy's butt at school. that is what she did. the preteen said it was part of a game that students play between taxes but that didn't sit well with the mother of the

the boy's mother said this was battery and she wanted to prosecute the young girl. >> i said this was stupid. >> i regret it because i didn't know about all of this. >> the state attorney says if the preteen completes the division program and does community service, the classes and passes all of the drug tests the charges will be dismissed. >> no punching. >> don't do it. >> a girl's butt. >> no pinching at all. words to live by. thank you very much. jason, don't do it. i can enjoy my evening. >> there you go. >> take a look at what is going on in downtown akron. a little time lapse photography and we like to show this, akron camera because it shows the green grass on the left-hand side of the television set and a again a lot of time here in

march we have a little snow pack and that's not the case this year. more than three feet below average. not the case out west. if you are flying to denver or vegas or california, you will have to deal with wintery weather. look at this blizzard warning for far northeast colorado. again out here the winds blow so any snow will blow around here once you get out of winter storm warnings for portions of wyoming and portions of western nebraska and look at the winter storm warnings way out in minnesota and northern iowa. again getting pummeled with snow. we are going to be on the warm side of the system for now. eventually we will cool things off but not a lot of snow in the forecast. we will talk about that in a moment. rain showers and those are now out of newschannel 5 viewing area moving to western pennsylvania. air temperatures, we will take

degrees north and south. here is a look at the wet weather, north of detroit moving to southern canada and northeast of astubula. there is rain but lifting northeast. outdoor plans fine but a light coat. here is a look at the warming trend, not only the evening but heading through the day tomorrow into thursday and this will warm the temperatures up but eventually colder air will come in and that clash in airmass means thunderstorms chances and behind the system cold for a few flakes. sunshine south and 60s and so it is a mild night. temperatures again above average even for overnight lows. so spring is really in full spring and rain in the forecast especially towards thursday. and, hey, snow returns question mark. i think some of us will see flakes. we will talk about when in a moment. quiet overnight. quiet for much of the day and a chance of a shower especially

for early thursday, some thunder right here. this is around lunchtime on thursday. and that's when we are tracking showers and maybe thunderstorms and look at this, cold enough for a few flakes behind the system early in the day on friday. accumulation forecast, nothing. we are talking a trace, maybe up to a half-inch and flakes flying late march. upper 40s to near 50s and high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s with a spotty shower. back to the desk. >> a time for what is coming up at six. gathering new details on the attacks in brussels. 30 people killed and dozens wounded. now they are affecting security here at home. what you will notice the next time at the airport. plus only on five, there is a new trend in cyber crime. local businesses are the target.

returns, the battle between

security is brought to a halt. new developments in the the continue battle between the f.b.i. and apple. >> and that means investigators may have found a way to unlock the phone from the san bernandino shooting. >> the government may not need a job to force apple to help crack into a twist iphone and demonstrators this week had a message for unlocking the phone. we must test it to make sure it doesn't destroy the data but remain cautiously optimistic. >> apple was on stage to launch the smaller iphoned addressed the uncomfortable fight. >> we need to decide as a

nation how much power the government should have over our data. and over our privacy. >> at issue whether apple will be ordered to help the government break in to an iphone used by syed farook. apple claims disabling the phone would make them rewrite the operating system and make every iphone more vulnerable to hackers. the police chief is not sure it contains useful evidence. >> it is possible there may not be anything on there. we don't know. >> and that's going to do it for live on 5 but still a head at six, continuing coverage on the attacks in brussels. >> authorities are searching for one of the suspects and cleveland beefs up security for

the rnc. >> a child suffering from a seizure had treatment delayed because the paramedics ran out of medical equipment to treat her.

newschannel 5 at six starts in three minutes. newschannel 5 at six brought to you by mr. hero. get a roman hero 7-inch deal for 5.75. newschannel 5 begins now with breaking news. >> i saw people with injuries and saw people dead and everything broken. it is just terrible. >> on edge and on high alert. as the city of brussels becomes the latest target of a terrorist attack. >> isis is claiming it is behind this latest massacre and it comes days after the paris