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

bomber was arrested in a brussels suburb. >> and right now a raid and a man hundred under way in belgium because authorities believe that one of these three men is on the run. >> all three are believed to be suspects in the bombings at the airport. and we just learned an isis flag as well as nails and chemicals discovered at a home outside of brussels. 30 people killed and another 230 wounded as a result of the attacks and an official says an undetonated bomb was found inside the airport and authorities debt to nated it and investigators say that bombs were sophisticated. >> everyone had to run. everyone was scared. so everyone ran. >> investigators overseas are looking to see if the bombs match those used in the terrorist bombings in november. and here at home there are

how safe our transportation methods are and with the rnc in four months the spotlight is on cleveland. derick waller investigating the plans and getting details about additional security ahead of the rn c. >> reporter: yes as well as any response to the terror attacks abroad. no known threats in cleveland but still local police are making immediate visible changes. >> police canine patrol the airport unsecure areas before the ts acheck points. passengers will see more of that moving forward. interim director says the tsa is making changes. >> you will see more canine units and they have officers in plain clothes that observed any of the behavior.

program that allows fingerprinted passengers to employees will not undergo mandatory screenings. that is a vulnerability. >> having your employees screened before the airport is not a bad idea. >> today the department of homeland security announced that they will stop people of u.s. from brussels. but americans claiming to travel need to be vigilant and keep up on terror warnings. americans are targets and the safest place for americans is inside the country and not outside the country but doesn't mean you can travel. >> paul and his wife are keeping that in mine on their way to texas. >> i think as parents it makes us more aware. >> before kids they were in germany five years ago.

>> i would now because of the tensions in europe. >> we learned how the secret service is coordinating efforts. and in july there will be four to 5000 additional officers descending on cleveland and some permanently stationed at the airplane. we don't know how many. i also reached out to amtrak. they have been on heightened security alerts since 911. amtrak says they are deploying additional officers on the trains. live in cleveland hopkins international airport derick waller. you can expect to see large security presence at airports if you have flights. chicago and boston and jackson and all of new york city. the ny p d stepping up security around that city's major transit on the subway and train stations.

president obama in the middle of a trip to cuba pledged to help belgium authorities end the investigation. the president condemned the attacks saying he will "do whatever is necessary to support our friend and alli." >> we must be together regardless of nationality in fighting against terrorism. we can and we will defeat those that threaten the safety of people all around the world. and stay with newschannel 5 and abc news. david muir will have more on the latest developments. forecast. jason nicklas using the power of 5 to track a warmup. >> yes and rain and thunder and snow. a lot going on. let's go to what is happening. downtown cleveland, a few clouds and i think we will have a lot of nice sunsets because

should provide good color. 60s currently in in downtown cleveland. we do have rain showers and they are moving out of ohio and moving into western p a. but it is raining in erie waters. all of this is moving northeast and warmer air moves from the southwest. this is the weather in the next couple days, rain and thunder and on the back side we are talking colder air. 50s for the most part and a mild evening and a mix of clouds and clear skies. we will talk about the rain and thunder threat and when it will arrive and who will get impacted the most. lee. new at six, and only on five, cyber criminals looking

for new targets targets prompting a warning from local businesses. tracy, we have learned email schemes targeting individuals but now businesses? >> reporter: yes an f.b.i. agent says that over the past several months they have seen a number of complaints from businesses just sky rocket. >> just a few strokes unlocks the world possibilities on the internet businesses in all 50 states and 70 countries around the globe are targeted and that includes hundreds of companies right here in our area. supervisor special agent brian smith tells me there has been a 2 70% increase in this kind of cyber crime in the past year. >> these are multiple groups and some of them are nigerian and some eastern europe and the monies are going overseas. >> criminals realize instead of

a few thousand dollars from individuals they can build businesses out of big bucks if they fall for an email scheme. the criminal send an email from what appears to be the ceo of the company asking the worker and accounts payable department to do a wire transfer as soon as possible. but the employee doesn't know is it is fake because the criminals are clever and it looks real. >> when they reference the ceo is traveling and just got finished with a conference or heading out to a conference or something that is legitimately true. so the person has no reason to believe it is a legitimate email from the c f o. >> and making the cost of doing business higher. and if you suspect that you are a victim, you should make two phone calls, the first to the bank trying to stop the transfer and the second here for the f.b.i. in cleveland, tracy carloss,

newschannel 5. just weeks after an exclusive investigation our lawmakers are taking action to close loop holes in ohio laws that can allow violent abusers to keep possession of their guns but as investigator sarah buduson learned that even more needs to be done. >> reporter: the legislation at the state house in columbus today will help protect women from their abusers and this is just one of the steps needed to close the laws. in the last six months all three of these women murdered. the victims of domestic violence. our investigation found loopholes in ohio's laws allowed the abusers to continue to carry guns. >> every time we have reports

understand that those loopholes get in the way of law-abiding citizens. >> nicky antonio and janin boyd has a proposal to keep guns out of the hands of abusers giving courts more power to force abusers to surrender their weapons. >> it is a tool of reducing violence and taking away weapons in a situation so that maybe we can keep some women alive. >> absolutely does not close all of the loop holes. >> nancy with the ohio domestic violence network says the bill is a big step forward but little else is being done to close gaps. newschannel 5 investigators uncovered, for example, abusers under temporary protection orders can still buy guns. >> this is not going to eliminate somebody still being able to secure a firearm in some way that is sort of underneath the radar. >> our reporting also uncovered why it is so important to close

the gaps in ohio's laws. we found 88 women kill by the intimate partners in 2014. and in 2/3 of those cases, a firearm was involved. in columbus, i'm investigator sarah buduson, newschannel 5. and still ahead on newschannel 5 at six. the latest developments in the brussels terror attacks. >> and what authorities had to say about knowing an attack was coming. as the investigation continues to unfold, we learned that local people are traveling nearby. plus a child endures a seizure and paramedics could not treat her quickly. we are learning how the heroin epidemic may be the reason. elections under way as

delegates away from each other. continue to follow breaking developments in brussels. >> authorities knew that some kind of extremist act was being prepared but they didn't know where or how big. authorities are still in a suburban neighborhood searching for evidence in connection with the attack. still searching for one of the

suspects as they continue to search homes in a suburban community outside of the capital city. >> two dozen people from our area brussels now. there is a study a broad trip. we learned more. >> reporter: kent state is on spring break. the students and faculty members in belgium are there for a study abroad and overseas for six days. ken state associate dean says this is the first time students have been overseas during an attack like this and got on the phone with the group as soon as he heard about it and breathing a sigh of relief when he heard they were safe. the group in the hotels when the attacks happened and they didn't see or hear a thing. >> i would have liked to have them leave brussels, everything is locked down so they can but

>> the group will travel to luxembourg and back home on the 28th. the plans have not changed as of yet. this just into our newsroom. one local school shutting its doors because of food poisoning. there is two confirmed cases and another being looked into by the portage county health department. >> the heroin problem in northeast ohio is affects more than just addicts. a mother toll newschannel 5 when her daughter had a seizure the ambulance did not have the equipment they needed and paramedics said it was the rise in the overdose calls. megan hickey what did you learn. >> reporter: the fire chief says the overdose reversal drug

responders have to keep more in spock. the 5-year-old patient received the appropriate drugs through an iv and chief matt sabo says the rise in overdoses have been a concern for his crews. the township has had two overdoses this year and he told me the numbers are up across lake county. it's not promising for the rest of this year. but we hope that with some collaboration with other partners in the community and the county that we may be able to get ahead of it and look at different programs throughout ohio that are working. >> concord township started a partnership with the lake county addiction board to work on ways to help patients overcome their addictions. megan hickey, newschannel 5. another round of primary elections under way and a handful of western states. another day for the presidential candidates. voters in arizona, utah and

wanted to be the next president. republican candidates ted cruz and john kasich looking to win. hillary clinton with a lead over bernie sanders. >> we are going to get john kosic to run for council or something. >> i think so. >> all right. hey, a great day today weatherwise and i was lucky to get out see cool kids. take a look out in royal view elementary visiting the 2nd graders, two classes and they had a lot of interesting, cool questions there. and they talked about the eye of the hurricane what that is like and great to go out there and visit the kids in north royal ton. thanks for the questions. i told you the one most interesting, can you get a concussion from hail.

i guess if a big hail pellet hits you in the head you could. but no hail in the forecast and storms. we do track thunder as we head through thursday. this is a the day that we will watch. one of the days that we want to make sure you keep in mind for planning. take a look here through the afternoon and the evening. notice sunshine breaking through the clouds from the west. right now quiet. sunshine west and rain showers and notice the heavier rains in the open waters of lake erie and the wet weather moving away. we have stayed warm. not an early spring evening weatherwise. more like a mid to late spring evening weatherwise. almost like early may. here is the wet weather. snow to the north and moving from the southeast and take a look. we got rain showers well far away. blizzard warnings and watches, for us we are tracking warmer air and that will again be the weather story. not only tonight but during the day and into thursday. take a look.

hour by hour in the 50s for the most part as it won't be that cool. a mild night and breezy and any time we stay warmth time of the year normally you can count on the breezes and that will be the case. as we head through wednesday morning clouds and rain showers and mostly spotty and we will save the northern third tomorrow, best chances of getting wet weather, no thunder tomorrow. thursday and we will track rain and there you go. this is around lunchtime on thursday. showers and thunderstorms and the severe weather threat appears low and a cold front and maybe a few flakes for friday morning. anytime you talk about springtime and snow in the same sentence you have to show the snowfall forecast, i think that's a requirement in power 5. less than an inch for early friday. not a big deal. 49 tonight and clouds and mild and dry. looking at highs near 60s inland along the lake shore and maybe stuck in the low to mid- 50s.

northern third of newschannel 5 viewing area. thursday, 63. whoa, boy, friday 40s and a few inches and not a big deal. east every week friday and and 60s. not too bad and colder as you head into next week. guys. thank you very much, jason. already, andy. >> i am taking lebron's lead playoffs coming up. i'm unfolding all three of us playoffs. come on. >> we need to be focused. >> and ready to go. >> lebron james, searching for a championship and lebron james, who he is following and hoe is not following on twitter, that's what is important, right? >> right?

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tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight." the deadly terror attacks in brussels. at the airport. >> stay down. >> and in the subway. the americans caught in the middle of it all. three deadly explosions rocketing the city. tonight, isis reportedly claiming responsibility. dozens killed. more than 200 hurt. this image leading to an urgent manhunt at this hour. what authorities have spotted in the surveillance photo. passengers escaping the subway in the dark and smoke. i talk with the american man who