. good afternoon, this isly oon bi cleanup is underway after mother nature rolls severe storms through the area last night. mother nature did a sky high tap dance, which featured lightning and sparking the overnight skies. with all of it came the heavy rains and high winds, which toppled trees and knocked off power to thousands of people. many are waiting for the electricity to come back on. and let's turn to somara theodore. you're tracking more storms? >> yeah. >> and this afternoon into the

crazy weather. 84 degrees right now in euclid. 84 in bedford and 86 in peninsula. and so, it's 12:00 and it's already off to a very toasty start. only getting warmer throughout the day and we talked about lunchtime bringing with it a risk or chance of showers. you can see south of areas like ashland, seeing the green creep in and 83 in new london and 84 toward vermilion. and you can see the light the ground right now and traversing across areas like wayne county, richland, ashland county and stark county. into the later evening hours, that threat of showers and thunderstorms continues to linger. a lot like last night is what it's looking like. the storms, i am sorry, the heat during the day is going to build. we have the moisture in place in the atmosphere. all together, that is going to work to ignite the atmosphere. the thunderstorms are very possible again tonight,

more so around 7, 8, 9. as for this afternoon, the scattered showers still possible as was saying earlier this morning. and that is a look at the forecast. over to you. >> thank you. and first energy reports it's working to bring back power for 19,000 customers who try to make due without electricity. many residences and businesses are dealing with lots of damage. newschannel 5s sarah phinney has a look at the hardest-hit areas. >> reporter: the beginning here in cleveland heights. some people are walking around looking at the damage while others are busy filing insurance claims. >> it hurt like crash, like the whole house shook. their glass is shooterring and like i, i had -- shattering. i had never heard anything in my life. it was a scary thing. >> reporter: the once towering tree uprooted on top of the house. >> and i grabbed my kids and i just cried. >> reporter: davita thinks it's

this morning. >> and usually at that time of night, my husband and kids are sitting in the kitchen kind of catching up on their day. and having a snack at the table. literally right where everything came down. >> reporter: she's counting her blessings while waiting for a tree removal company to bring in a 100-foot crane. >> and hug your kids. tell people important on to you that you love them. >> reporter: just down hide park avenue, anthony jordano is feeling the same way. very fortunate. >> reporter: the tree in front just missing his house, leaving him with a big mess and a lot of questions. >> and take the tree up like this and i am wondering if the tornado or something came through, but i have no idea. >> reporter: cleveland heights police tell me no injuries were reported. in cleveland heights, sarah finney, newschannel 5. >> and thank you for your report. in the meantime, in willoughby, firefighters are trying to determine what caused a transformer to explode inside wiltoby south high school. -- willoughby south high

overnight hours. the building was filled with smoke and a fire. there was some electrical damage. the school officials were examining the extent of the damage. the first day of school is a week from tomorrow. and an ohio prosecutor released video of an incident involving the 25-year-old man who was killed by cincinnati police earlier this week. the video shows porter punching a woman in the face and hitting a man inside a casino. the judge ruled he was mentally ill and incompetent to stand trl since flattie police said officers shot and killed him sunday after he lunged at officers with a knife. and now to the rice for the -- race for the white house. the controversy over trump's recent comments is not dieing down nor fading away. in his comments in the speech, trump insists he was not suggesting his supporters use violence against hillary clinton. still, clinton is pushing back. at the same time, supporters of trump are trying to spin his

>> reporter: donald trump on the defensive. again. last night on fox news. >> and there is no terp 10ing a. give me a break. >> reporter: trump and his campaign trying to explain those comments yesterday in north carolina. >> hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the sec amendment. by the way -- second amendment. by the way, if she gets to pick -- [ booing ] if he gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. although the second amendment pe i don't know. >> reporter: team trump insists he was talking about how voters could mobilize to keep clinton out of office. that is not how it's been seen by many, including one of his supporters sitting behind him on that stage. a quick reaction from the clinton campaign saying in a statement that this is simple: what trump is saying is dangerous. a person speaking to be president of the united states should not suggest violence in

loyal supporter rudy giuliani. >> know donald -- we know donald trump is not indirect. >> reporter: and the clinton campaign dealing with another e- mail controversy. new e-mails released by judicial watch showing what appears to be a senior staffer for the clinton foundation asking for faves from the state department while clinton was secretary. clinton's campaign said in a statement neither of these involved the secretary or relate to the work of the foundation. but the trump cap is more evidence she ran, quote, a corrupt office. karen traverse, abc news. >> football fans who travelled to canton for the hall of fame game, which did not get played, are reportedly planning to sue for what they in kissed and the trouble in getting to canton. the fans -- blame the nfl and hall of fame for canceling sunday's matchup. at the last minute, the fan's lawyer said the hall of fames

the game was to have been played by the packers and the colts. many fans came from wisconsin and indiana and are out of hundreds and in some cases, thousands of dollars in travel costs. coming up, there are new questions about the safety of the world's tallest water slide. two people who witnessed the death of a 10-year-old boy said that changes need to be made on that ride. >> and unsettling image from the olympics in rio de pool turned green. you're watching newschannel 5 at the noon hour. i'm leon beb.

. delta airlines expects to resume normal operations today. the resumption of flights followings two days of flight cancellations and delays. the power outage grounded hundreds of thousands of delta passengers. delta airlines offered refunds to passengers and some will re future flights. >> spent gasoline prices are expected to drop below $2 a gallon this fall and stay there during the winter. the u.s. department of energy made the prediction mostly due to the slump in oil prices and the switch to the winter -- of gasoline, which is cheaper to make. aaa reports the national average of a gallon of regular is $2.12 and in cleveland, $2.06 average a gallon. and today, the kansas water park where a 10-year-old died

water slide ride remains closed the rest of the season. and caleb schwab was tossed from a raft. an autopsy shows he died from a neck injury and they said the slide's hornest was not working properly earlier in the day. >> i think they need to fix the straps on the ride. you think for something that is supposed to be known for like the tallest ride in the straps than velcro. >> they need to fix the jostling around your neck. it's pretty shaken around like pretty good and you hit your head a lot. >> reporter: sources close to the investigation said the boy was decapitated. the water park declined to discuss circumstances of his death. and up next, mother nature taking center stage in rio. bad weather forces another

. right now, a wildfire burning in southern california is so intense it could be seen

aqua satellite. you can see the smoke on the photograph in the area near the coast outlined in red. the fire has spread to more than 67,000 acres and destroyed more than 60 homes and businesses. one person die said. firefighters believe the blaze was caused by an illegal camp fire. team usa captain stop winning in rio and this is a look at the latest medal count. team usa is dominating with 27 medals, 10 gold and china is in second place followed by japan, russia, and australia. and the rainy and windy weather in rio has forced organizers to cancel today's rowing competitions. sick day lost the bad weather at the olympic regatta. races on sunday were postponed due to choppy waters. if bad weather continues beyond tomorrow, officials may have to cancel some races for lower- ranked rowers or shorten other race courses. and olympic officials are

turned a diving pool into a swamp. they said the water turned a deep shade of green because of the abnormal amount of algae. chemical tests were conducted and results show the water is not harmful. the pool should be clear again soon, they say. and check this out. a huge wall of dust is swallowing parts of phoenix, arizona. this is time lapse video of the dust storm moving fly the area and they usually form -- of the thunderstorm and they kick up outward creating huge walls of dust. >> scary looking. >> yes. it is. >> yeah. >> and we have a lot going on in our weather last night. >> that was scary last night as well. >> yes. >> and tree is down, power lines impacted and the storms proved to be severe. >> yeah. >> and we're in for another round of showers and storms as we head through the rest of the week because of the instability. >> and here we go again. >> here we go again.

expecting a chance of showers to go up. here it s you know, not that bad or that impressive, but still seeing green on the screen. and this also tells me there is just a lot of saturated air the farther south you go. so, they will probably see the storms first tonight. all right, this is a look right now. the areas like wane county into stark and ashland. and picking up some of the lighter greens so it's very, very light rain if it's reaching the 8:45 p.m. tonight. notice the models are bringing in a round of thunderstorms. i know the timing on that is going to be fen icky. and my friends are going to the blossom music festival. if you're heading there to see josh grobin, that might prove to be a wet one. doesn't mean it's going to be a washout, but you might want to have the poncho handy. there is lightning involved and keep your app handy during the power of five weather center. we have you covered. and pushing forward into

in the diurnal pattern. the daytime summer pattern where we tend to get the storms late in the afternoon or evening and by the early morning hours, we're quiet again and just building in the heat. and theny with head -- we head to lunchtime this said and notice a lot like now, we start to see the air become saturated and a lot of moisture there. a chance of light showers and by the afternoon, you saw there, everything is blowing up and we're going to be seeing another threat the earthd this afternoon. we start to see improvement temporarily. and the next topic to discuss, the temperatures 12:18 and 87 in cleveland; 86, medina and akron and rising. and the dew points in the 70s, once you get the plus 71 degrees or higher, we're talking about some conditions that are very, very impressive and muggy. and working as a hydrometer on

the muggy meter again. once we hit 71 degrees or higher, we're talking about oppressive humidity. and stay hydrated and hotter than it is. the power of 5 seven-day forecast, all right, so he's how we're going to break this down. through wednesday and thursday, we do have the threat for thunderstorms today and tomorrow and the afternoon and evening hours. a lot like yesterday. and the temperatures are going to rise into the low 90s as we head through the afternoon. and then we cooldown, thanks to a cold front, the rain threat is is there and that is a look at the power of five forecast. you can get all of the latest weather updates on cleveland star 102 and 98.5 wncx cleveland's classic rock and light go to my chief, mark's garden. >> we know it's been a hot, dry summer. >> hi, mark. >> and the annuals are hanging around during the intense heat. >> and this is -- we always

weather in the summer time. if you have a location where the hot sun, they're there all day, you want to kind of leap towards those kind of plants. they love to be in the hot sun all day long. >> look at that. >> and they will is that rife but -- thrive beautifully. geraniums are spectacular. >> and they keep blooming and blooming. >> and keep blooming. >> how about the vi in, ca. >> this is the new -- vinca. >> this is the new variety and they love. if you have this -- this >> solusia, and cannas. new varieties and -- . >> the lantana. the same thing here. if you're looking for butterflies and humming birds in the heat, this plant comes in so many flowers and easy to grow. >> perfect. >> and gets better and better until the end of october. >> and we have some heat

. the cleveland museum of art is in the running for one of the 10 best free art museums in the country. the museum is currently in seventh place, but you have to vote to keep the museum in the toppen 10. we have a link on the news net 5 app. and voting ends august 29th -- 29th at the noon hour. for the cleveland museum of art, one of the first places in the world. >> and that is beautiful, leon. >> yeah. >> and we have a chance of rain

than yesterday. still, very prevalent and i think one area that could get in on that education will be some of my southern counties as well. wayne, stark, summit and this is a look at the hour-by-hour forecast. and notice the timing on this just after 5. and we're seeing light, light showers down there. >> and going to be over wednesday this afternoon. over the university circle. kevin conwell and the band footprints is -- footprints is expected to play. >> and i'll see you there arou theodore, i'm leon bibb.

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