if you wanted to squeeze in one more water park visit this year you might want to wildwater kingdom. it won't be around for much longer. there are a lot of road closures due to slide the city. we'll have more straight ahead. there are blue skies ahead in downtown cleveland. it might not stay that way all day long. it's muggy outside and you will notice that as you aide out the door.

only get more humid. >>reporter: that's right. there is a lot of moisture in the air. ladies you will have a hard time keeping the curts in tact. >> anybody, i'm right there with you. >>reporter: you are waking up to a lot of sunshine across the board. look how pretty the city looks right now with the nice green grass. we are tracking in more moisture late this afternoon. dew points are in the upper 60s. that warm air is moving back in. i want you to make sure you stay hydrated throughout the afternoon. this time yesterday i was talking about temperatures in the mid 50s. definitely warming up quickly.

71. we are waking up to a few clouds. the radar is not picking up moisture. this will be short-lived due to the cold front that wants to make an appearance across ohio. it's large and in charge and will make your evening plans difficult. for most of the day a lot of sunshine. starting next year there will be one less water park to chose from. we are live at wildwater kingdom. good morning meg. >>reporter: good morning. the company who owns and runs wildwater kingdom and ceder

working hand in hand about redeveloping the entire area. after looking at long-range plans it was time to close the park down. the news of the announcement came friday evening with the park posting this massage to their website. their last day of operation will be september fifth which is labor day this year. it opened as a stand alone water park were the lake closed do this news comes just one day after they announced major renovations. they planned to add three new water attractions plus a new restaurant. they have had mixed reviews. some say they saw this coming because of reduced attendance and others are disappointed to hear the news. the park opens today at 11 a.m.

in one last trip before they close on september 5th you might want to plan it asap. they are only open on the weekend. after today you will only have six opportunities to get here. >> time is running out. it will be a very busy place the next few weekends. to a shooting overnight. they responded to 93rd and buckeye. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. kids that struggle with what they need for back to school supplies are getting

2:00 to get help with haircuts, food, and fun. hopefully the wellington school board will be able to hold their games at their own field. the 60-year-old bleachers were condemned and going to until they realized they have lead in them. a lot of traffic alerts you should know about. rocky road is down to one lane of traffic. watch for detours there. the interbelt east will have lane closures. the exit ramp from state route

a lot of construction in the area this weekend. in akron a lot of closures because of slide the city. this event brings live music and food to the area. it runs from 9:00 until 7:00. road closures are expected through weekend. thank you for saturday with us. i'm nick foley. we'll show inspirational pictures that show some in a different light. one relay team wins gold and another gets disqualified. we'll also have your local weather. >>reporter: we are off to a sunny start. we are tracking widespread rain and storms. i'll have all of that coming

>>reporter: good morning everyone. nick is a fan of the humidity so he wouldn't be smiling on that emoji. more storms in the forecast. widespread rain for your late evening through sunday.

to seer point this afternoon. 83 degrees, slightly cooler to the west. eighty-six with partly cloudy conditions tonight. >> could be a hat day. we will look at an effort to bond police. >>reporter: separation is not an option. too often death threatens them with controversial camera footage. >> i'm surprised how willing the police officers have been. >>reporter: there they fill 1,000 blank stairs. >> people are people.

many photographers taking part of the projects. >> my modest attempt to bring people together as opposed to drive them apart because of fear and suspension. >>reporter: this is what they have some shots that are very strained. >> they don't have to pretend they are friends. the fact that they would side by side is a good thing. >> i was so dismayed by the republican convention. >>reporter: they say there is no good or bad stuff. there is a focus they could feel and look better. >> that was frank reporting. the group will plan another shoot from 4:00 until 6:00. as we head to break here is a look at the winning lottery numbers. good luck and see you on the

welcome back. it's 8:14 on your saturday. firefighters are making a dent in the blue springs fire. those who returned home are assessing the damage. lauren has their story. >>reporter: today crews are making progress on a wildfire

spread in the california dessert. some are still being kept from their homes. burned out debris is left out in a community they loved. >> all of your belongings are gone. >>reporter: only half residents listened to the warning. >> my husband didn't go. he said i want to protect the house and stay he been charred. more than 50 square miles helicopters have been holding down the flame and make sure they stay out. they made huge progress cutting back the brush. some red dents have been

according to fire officials 96 homes will have damage like this. president obama is headed to louisiana on tuesday. more than 40,000 homes have been destroyed by the flooding. fema will start paying for hotel rooms the food stamp program begins on moneyed. a lot of groups are stepping up to help those. many football players have helped cleanup debris and the flooding in lafayette. >> i'm worried about what to do next. then if tool football players

>> so many groups uniting together. they also helped the navy rescuing people. the united nations said they played apart introducing cholera to haiti. u.s. troops brought disease. more than 10,000 people died. two people died and another 18 are injured after a bad bus collision in new jersey. the two buses collided and tray are trying to figure out if one of them ran a red light.

happen in intersections. zika has been found in a second part in miami. the cdc widened the travel alert they said pregnant women may want to avoid all of dade county. president obama ordered funds to make vaccines. congress left without approving that. because the south beach area is home to high-rise buildings and strong winds. they won't be able to spay pesticides like in other areas. they say the chemicals can't fly low enough to make it worth

with their passes to get in more events. the group was just released. some of the athletes will just face fines. also in rio it was a disappointing night for american men and history making one for jamaica. they were disquali they exchanged pa batons outside the zone. jamaica won that rely. bolt pulled off the first triple triple. of course he started it all back in 2008. the u.s. women had a much better race then the men.

she will head home with two golds. great for our local favorite. she also won the long jump. just two days of competition to go the u.s. in no threat of leading 105 metal. china in second and great britain and russia are the next two countries. the sun will be out for most of the day and you might get moisture in their but you will feel the heat. >>reporter: the heat and sticky air is flowing back in across northeast ohio. my hot weather fans today is for you. if you like the cooler temperatures you will get a

a lot of sunshine across the board this morning. heading to the farmers market, a nice run, maybe an early -- some early morning gulf. your temperatures are on the mild side. i'll pull the trigger and say we are near 90 degrees for the cleveland area today. warm air moving in across the board we are in the lower 70s from summit to lake county. daytime highs for eastern locations in the upper 80s. take a look at the moisture in the air. these are humidity levels at an

they will arise to oppressive this afternoon. if you have dinner plans i want you to have your umbrella handy. some of these storms could produce strong winds and heavy downpours at time. hour by hour we are off to a great start. you are okay until 7:00, 8:00. then we'll start to track in a thunderstorm act for most of our viewing area. exact timing here from our future cast by the noon hour most of us in the mid 80s. warm air rising. a few clouds that are tracking in to see isolated activity throughout your afternoon with temperatures this warm. this is the balm of the moisture. you can see the darker green, yellow, and oranges. that could be heavy downpours

tonight. you will be okay it's after the game we'll start to track wet conditions. this is an overnight event until early morning tomorrow. we'll be with you with any of the storms. today 90 degrees with partly sunny skies. 69 for tonight. don't let it stop you. the rain is tracking in during the early evening. you can see from forecast a lot of sunshine as it cold front moves through. nick, monday my kind of weather, 78. >> that cool down is coming on. it's been very hot the last few days. the two most exciting plays in basketball. one of the big three doing

it felt like the play offs at the field. they clashed in cleveland some thing happened last night that didn't happen in 100 years. lebron saw a heck of a game. top of the first trevor facing brower in the top of the zone. a 2-0 ho bottom six, 2-0 blue jays. he had 42 rbi's this year. jason has a one run game. he has two outs with players in scoring position. still an one run game. bower still in their. he has a bad curl. jose has 0-2 in the count.

that's gone. we are tied at two. the closer roberto. oh, oh, man. you will be sad my friends. tyler had the walk-off fly on thursday night. what does he do last night. he sends one to right. micheal can't get off the wall. yes, folks that's an inside the park home run. the indians walk-off the second night in a row. it's the first time in 100 years they had a walk-off inside the park. how about that. >> it's unreal. yesterday was incredible. those two guys laughed back-to- back. it was unreal. >> it was unreal. the texas rangers have the best record in the league. they are tied with texas.

the indians played against the rangers. at the olympics irving helped the u.s. team advance to the metal game. he's trying to win an nba title and gold metal in the same year. he will be the third player to do so. that's your report. >> irving is still doing us proud in rio. the number of people dying from heroin overdoses is still growing. save their own lives. when and where you may share the road with self-

hello, everyone. it's 8:00 at 8:00 -- it's 8:25. welcome back to the saturday edition of good morning cleveland. i'm nick foley.

opening next year let's check in with weather. >>reporter: i want you to get to the water park today. it's quickly rising here in greater cleveland. it's already 73 degrees. good morning wayne county it's 69 dover/new philly it's right now we don't have any moisture but right now we have a cold front that makes it's way through tomorrow. ahead of that front is widespread moisture. it will be produce us with severe weather potential late into tonight. hour by hour i need you to get up. 83 by the 12:00 hour. notice the clouds working their way back in. we are looking at daytime

graphic says 88 but i'll say 90 for greater cleveland. >> you can't release them with nothing. it sounds like reverse logic. turning yourself in to police to battle your drug addition. that's what an new program called perry will people. almost 300 people have died already this year. peryr -- perry allows people to turn themself in and start addition coverage. you have to turn yourself in willingly. it has an 70% recovery rate. >> i can not image how hard it

like this. for those who are brave and strong enough, and fortunate enough to have support we owe them that. >> perry comes with no cost from the public. it's covered by scholarships and insurance. most of those looking for help will likely be heroin addition. >> this doesn't seem to have an end to it. the op -- people are additioned. >> next year they will open an 60 bed treatment center for women. akron police will have a

the drug additions. all police will have narcan in their vehicles. training will start monday. take an close look at this picture. cleveland police hopes someone will recognize this car. this vehicle was driven around to make drug deals. when a neighbored yelled to stop doing this. kicked him several times. if you have any information call police. the summer is winding down. kids are headed back to school. if you haven't had a chance to make it to wildwater kingdom you might want to soon because it's closing. meg, this comes after another

>>reporter: that's right the news of the closure at wildwater kingdom came one day after they spoke about renovations they will make at soak city. they will add three new water attractions and a new restaurant. that's not the case here in aurora. wildwater kingdom will close for good in less than two weeks. the future of the area is already bein the company that owned wildwater kingdom has been working with aurora about redeveloping the site to benefit the community. this opened in 2008. the last day for wildwater kingdom will be monday september 5th. that's labor day this year. if you want to plan a trip you

they are only open on saturday and sundays at this point. you only have six more opportunities to come to the park. live in aurora. >> they never had the consistent volume at that park. today a community coming together to help out it's neighbors. the family to throw out $95,000 worth of food. today shoppers plan a crash mob today to help makeup some of that loss. >> there is a love for independent businesses in cleveland heights. i couldn't replicate this store in other communities because they don't focus on independent business as as much as these folks do. >> john sad they will treat it

staff, and everything is ready to go as we speak. a lot of fantasy leagues are getting ready for their drafts. hall of famers and sports reporters will tell you what it takes. turnpike executives said within the next 12 maybe before they they may start testing self-driving vehicles. coming up, tired of those unwanted robo calls even though you are on the do not call list? we'll have more information

neighborhood. >>reporter: nick, we are off to a nice sunny start. the power of five is tracking rain this evening.

good morning, everyone. we are off to a warm start this morning. most of us in the upper 60s, 70s. today we are talking about the

points in the lower 70s. that will give you a heat index of 95 degrees with the warm air pumping in. i'll make this an official cool day. make sure you go out and enjoy the temperatures. the pavement is 15 degrees warmer than whatever the temperature is. make sure you have the flip- flops and sunscreen on. the summer days are limited ri we will soon talk about fall. >> we have a lot worse feel like temperatures in the summer then winter. recovery resources has a way for you to get out and enjoy the day. the annual recovery run.

to help you battle mental illness and other additions. the 1.5-mile walk starts at 9:00. the watershed partnership will host their shake to the lake. it will be a day full of paddling, hiking, biking and music. everything gets underway at 11 this morning. everyone does have to register. it's no longer open to public boating. if you are willing to make a road trip you can mete some of the browns past greats. they will have three players from 2:00 until 4:00 this evening. they will sign browns gear and

if you have any tips you

welcome back many mothers are careful about the medicines they take while pregnant. many say they should also do the same with foods they eat. they said high increased sugars could lead to their children

prenatal agains were found. this is crazy to think about. your contact lenses could communicate with your smart phone. they connected the special lenses to your phone by converting bluetooth signals into wi-fi how you manage conditions. the researchers say the lens could your blood sugar level could go down. the days of wondering who that number is calling your phone could be coming to an end. some of the biggest tech companies are taking part of a robo call strike force in washington. they are working to provide

those calls. that's the biggest come complaint to the fcc. as you said if you don't mind those oppressive conditions you will be happy today. >>reporter: the heat and humidity returns. if you are not a hot fan i'll give you a cool off tomorrow. we a take advantage to the sunshine right now. we'll start to see the clouds thicken up. it's a wonderful start. get outside. make sure you have the sunscreen. stay hydrated as we continue to see humidity levels off the charts this afternoon. right now it's 70 degrees.

this is the moisture in the air already at an oppressive state. greater cleveland in the mid 60s. the muggy meter is on topnotch. the next front is quickly approaching and provide us with a major cool down. right now, we are definitely clear but that will start to change about the 7:00 hour. i do want to take a look at louisiana. finally getting a break for baton rouge and the new orleans area. the moisture is lifting to the north and finally allowing them to pick up the pieces in the area. we'll see sunshine through the noon hour.

the upper 80s. we have low pressure moving in. the cold front is sweeping in tomorrow morning. that will allow our temperatures to return to the 70s. you can see from our contours map here it yellows. that's that bubble of warm air. we are dealing with a southerly flow as it front tracks in the darker greens are headed our way. a cooler weather pattern to finish we'll show you the exact timing to track that rain. the clouds move in from the south to see a few isolated rain drops. we have slight risks for severe storms. to moisture is sticking around. you can see heavy downpours. this is 5:00. it continues to track west and east. that's around 9:00 p.m. more storms are headed that

the west. we can't rule out the possibility of spotty storms and showers. today i'm going for 90 for greater cleveland. another warm day with mugginess for your evening hours at 69. 76 the cooler air as it front moves in. tuesday we'll >> thank you. areas that seem like family safe havens. using old family pictures he grave -- gave us the prospective how this neighbor hood changed. >>reporter: vacant these days but holding on.

my childhood. a home i'm used to. i have been gone for philly years. we both aged. here are my roots. the school, the playground, the front porch with the newspaper and radio. what violence there touch my life. in cleveland gunfire is prevalent. >> we lost neighborhoods and closeness. >>reporter: charlotte lived on the street since her kindergarten days. she's reinflicting -- reflecting. not that the old days were perfect but longs for some

>> our parents would stand on the porch and watch us ride around the block. >>reporter: the story of this street could be like many streets in ohio. >> this is about a neighborhood. a neighborhood change. >>reporter: that was my elementary my dad had been a military veteran and sought the peace of park gate avenue. i have photos to show some aspects of my lives. at the age of 13 i delivered the newspaper to 100 customers every day. i was up at 7:00 and never

some thing has changed. crime changed us. there used to be a neighborhood festival attended by thousands. this year the festival was canceled. >> we can't guarantee it safety of 15,000 people that will come to the festival. >>reporter: that decision is hard. i asked carla, what changed? opportunities. young people aren't motivated like we were. >>reporter: she's an retired cleveland school administrator. she observes the passing scene and offers prospective of the path. >> when growing up you can see the fathers walking with their mother and different places they worked.

that. it's different now. >>reporter: the 50s and 60s helped mold my family. these photos show a simpler and safer time. i never heard gunshots. >> in this neighborhood. >> wow. >> what do you think about that? >> when i was 19 i got shot in this neighborhood. >>reporter: haze and i are decades in age but are in the same neighborhood. i share my family photo album with him. each picture is a snapshot of the neighborhood. haze is in law enforcement. >> for me it was the raise and fall of gang violence and

neighborhoods communities. >> i can't explain the shooting. i don't know what that's about. >>reporter: neighbors uponter questions about violence. in the neighborhood that gave her strong sense of self and quality education carla worries about her grandchild on streets. >> i'm concerned about her safety. >>reporter: you used the corner without concerns at all. >> oh, yeah. no problem at all. >>reporter: experts are armed with stats. most don't site percentages. they know only what they see and feel and

changed. sometimes they don't wonder, they kno .

welcome back. if you are getting out and about you better have the water handy. >>reporter: yeah, all jokes aside you need to be hydrated. humidity leve lower 90s for the greater cleveland area. look at the 15-degree drop. back in the 70s. we are talking about warm air today. 80s they return. on that weather roller coster they have been keeping us busy. still ahead only a few more weekends left to check out

after that it will close forever. you are watching good morning

one more water park this year you might want to try wildwater kingdom. it won't be around much longer. there will be a lotted of road closures. everything you need to know to get around slide the city. we have a hazy start today. the sun is out. the clouds are overhead.

welcome to this edition of good morning cleveland. i'm a long side janessa. if you will be out for long periods of time be prepared to sweat. >>reporter: we'll be in the upper 80s to near 90 in some areas. if you aren't a fan of the hot weather i'll have you can see the warm air pumping in. greater cleveland, temperatures 71 already. that's oppressive air making it's way across northern ohio. that will steadily rise with the south wind five to ten miles per hour. hop hop -- hopkins 78.

the radar isn't picking up moisture near 90 for greater cleveland. this will be a short-lived event because we have the storm system moving in right now. it's causing heavy downpours for the chicago area. ahead of the front is the moisture. that tracks in about 7:00 tonight for the greater cleveland area. hour by hour you can see you can see the clouds working back in. we'll go with partly cloudy. it will definitely be a warm one. north east ohio residents have a lot of options when it comes to water parks. starting next year there will be one water park less to chose from. we'll have more on why this

good morning, meg. >>reporter: good morning, nick. the company that owns wildwater kingdom and ceder point said they have been working with the cities to redevelop this entire area. after looking at the long-range plans they say it's time to close the park. they made that announcement friday evening. they posted this massage to their website. the last day of operations will labor day this year. it opened as a stand alone water park in 2008. the news of the closure comes one day after ceder point announced major renovations to soak city. they planned to add three new water attractions and a new restaurant for the 2017 year.

it has pretty mixed reviews. some say they saw it coming and others say they are disappointed. today the park opens at 11 a.m. if you want to get that last trip in before they close on labor day you better do it soon because they are only open on the weekends. after today you only have six opportunities left before this park is closed for good. channel 5:00. breaking overnight police are responding to a shooting. not many details surrounding the incident. the man was shot in the head. that's all we know. it happied just after midnight. we'll try to keep you updated. kids that struggle to get

special event today. kids can stop by the colinwood rec. center to get haircuts, food, and school supplies. one school may be able to play their home opener at home. the school board met last night to pass a bleachers. the 60-year-old bleachers were condemned and wellington was going to get used bleachers until they found out those had lead in them. their home game is september 9th. we have a lot of traffic alerts. in rocky river they got a facelift. it's down to one lane of traffic. in cleveland the bridge is

take 490 and 77 instead. there are lane closures on 277 north. watch for construction in this area over the weekend. in akron a lot of road closures because of slide the city. several roads and cross streets will be closed in the downtown area. the event will bring live music it's underway this morning and running until 7:00. thank you for starting your saturday here with us. coming up this morning. a show of solidarity. we'll show the inspirational pictures that help some in the community see each other in a different light. one american relay team wins gold and the other is disqualified. the game heads to their final

>>reporter: i'm tracking hot and steamy weather. along with that comes widespread rain. i'll have your full forecast

good morning, everyone. we are off to a great start for your weekend. the water we have been tracking the rain and prescription has been doing us

and it's time to let the kids play. get them out to seer -- ceder point. get behind the tribes today. 86 tonight and that's winning weather. >> i believe she's calling another win for the tribe's. seeing otherring with help of photographers. we will look at the project that's ending the disconnect between police and african- americans. >>reporter: a strained relationship even so a marriage. separation is not an option. too often death separates them in camera footage. >> i was surprised how willing the police officers have been.

>>reporter: billy is one of many photographers in the black and blue. the goal is self-explanatory. >> my attempt to bring people together as opposed to drive them apart with fare fear and suspension. >>reporter: this is what they got some shots coexisting. >> they don't have to pretend to be the fact that they will stand side by side is a significant thing. >>reporter: the dnc gave him this vision. >> i was shocked by the republican convention. >>reporter: there is no good or bad side but some thing that could feel and look better.

next wednesday they are planning another shoot from 4:00 until 6:00. president obama will head to louisiana on tuesday. he will meet with those who lost their homes. the disaster left 13 dead and destroyed more than 40,000 homes. those folks were certainly hit hard. fema will start paying for hotel rooms and a disaster food program will began on stepping up to help those in need. lafayette football players helped cleanup debris in lafayette. >> the worry of what to do next. then a bunch of football players showed up. it was a beautiful moment.

louisiana. many stepped in to patrol the areas for people in need of help. this latest area struck by the zika virus. now all of miami dade has zika the president for studies and congress went on break without approving any of those funds. the cdc won't be able to spray pesticide in other areas like they could there because of the tall buildings.

wetter. again, hot, humid, and in the middle of summer. >> the dog days of summer will still be talking about fall and snow. if you aren't ready for that we are talking about hot humid air across northern ohio today. we'll see a change in your weather pattern. get out and enjoy. make sure you doesn't our grass look beautiful now. after two weeks of tracking storms and rain we definitely needed the moisture. we were under a moderate drought. things are definitely looking better right now across lorain. daytime highs return to the 90s in some spots. this afternoon we will go up to

wonderful start. milder air is pumping in. ashland 73. humidity levels are on the rise. that are at an oppressive state. make sure you get to the water parks. 67 so there is uncomfortable air. the ac is pumping this afternoon. we'll sunday. ahead of the front is widespread moisture. baton rouge and new orleans are still picking up the pieces. most of taste moisture is sitting in dallas where they are still dealing with flood concerns. today i want you to get up and get going because we are tracking rain by the 7:00 hour.

it's well-defined. that's the cooler air that will return our temperatures to the 70s by tomorrow. enjoy an 90-degree day before the fall comes. isolated activity you can see from our future cast our major concern is western communities. you can see heavy downpours and damaging winds around the make sure you have your storm shield app handy. for daytime high i pulled the cord for greater cleveland. mostly sunny. 69 tonight with the muggy meter on topnotch. you can see from our seven day forecast the drop in temperatures by sunday

to come up. tuesday and wednesday we are back in the 80s. the indians combining the two most exciting plays in basketball for a late inning drill ride for the second night in a row. what are the victory doing. we have the details in the sports report. >>reporter: off game some thing happened last night that hasn't happened in 100 years. lebron saw a heck of a game. a two run home run. the bottom six the 2-0 blue jays.

jose third in the american league. two runners in scoring position. he's up all night. still a run game. bower still in their. 13 strike-outs for bower. jose 0-2 in the count. he drives one to right. that's gone. we are tied at two. oh, oh, man. you will be sad my friends. tyler has the walk-off sack fly on thursday nigh. what does he do last night. sends one to right. micheal saunders can't get off the wall. yes, that will be an inside the park home run. the indians walk-off a second night in a row.

years the indians had a walk- off run inside the park. >> today was more special. they were back-to-back. it was unreal. >> it was unreal. the indians earn their seventh win of the season. the indians are tied in the loss column. the indians play four games in a row ai week. irving and the u.s. team moved to the next level. the u.s. will play serbia on sunday. he will become the fourth player to go for a title and gold in the same year. have a great day.

today loyal customers try to helm them out. it's almost time for our pet of the weekend. there she is

welcome back to our pet of the week. i made an new friend really

>>reporter: she didn't want to stay a way from your lap >> she's a lap cat already. >> she's so cute. >> i'm going to have to take you home with me. >> the great thing about kittens like figgy is she's from foster ca. if you want all of the cuteness of kittens like this you can foster them. she's ready to get adopted today. >> how long has she been with you? >> she's been with us for a few weeks. her litter was too young to get spade or neutered. she stayed in a foster home. >> she's pretty calm.

her? >> she will fit in anywhere. she likes other cats. she's a little scared of the camera. >> look at those eyes. >> she has gorgeous eyes. she will be with me at the commons petco. we'll have 15 kittens that are $20 today only. >> $20. >> this is just at the the commons. >> any other events going on? >> that's the big one this weekend. we hope to see a lot of people out there. >> just to mention. take care of your pets when it's hot and humid. >> make sure they have access to freshwater. in not ac a fan.

>> don't every let leave your pets in the car. >> she's going home with me today. ten australian athletes were arrested. they tampered with their credentials. they were just released by police this morning. some of the athletes will face fines but no charges. it was a disappointing night for the men and history making one for jamaka. they were disqualified after they said they handed off the baton early. bolt pulled off the first triple triple in u.s. history.

the u.s. women's dominated the men. a local was one of the four american women on the team. we are proud of her. she won the long jump early in the week. here is the metal count as of this morning. two days of competition. the u.s. has 105 metals. china is next with 65 metals. coming up the staggering number of people dying from heroin overdose continues to grow. we hope they can know turn themselves in to get help. when and where you may be

hello, everyone. we start this half hour with a look outside. this is downtown cleveland. we have a hazy start to the morning. also the muggy feeling as you start today.

edition of good morning cleveland. we have several developing stories for you. a popular water park announced they won't be open next year. first a check on the weather. >>reporter: good morning, nick. good morning, everybody. we don't have a cloud in the sky. mugginess as nick said ask across the area. temperatures are 71 this morning. dew point, wow, that's an oppressive state. warm air is tracking in. the winds are coming out of the south. that will allow for a gradual warmup. we'll have daytime highs in the 80s. the heat index, this is the feel like temperature across the board near 95 degrees. 71 this morning.

make sure if you are out and about you are hydrated. our radar isn't picking up any moisture. it will be short-lived due to a cold front ahead of that front is widespread moisture tracking to the chicago area. as that moisture starts to move to northern ohio you can't rule out that possibility of strong storms throughout your late evening. most of the day we are okay on the dry side. the heat won't give up. nick. >> you can't go back to the people, places, and things. it sounds like reverse logic. turning yourself into police to battle your drug addition. a new program is

already this year. perry stands for police assisted additions. this allows you to turn yourself in. it's not an get out of jail free card. it has to be done willingly. this program has impressive stats. nationwide it has an 70% recovery rate. >> i can not image how hard it must be to kick an addition like this. strong enough to have a place to go and for support i think we owe them that. >> perry comes at no cost to the public. it comes with scholarships and insurance.

most of those will be battling a heroin addition. >> the drugs themselves are physically dependent. someone taking them for a few days could have major withdrawing. >> next year they will open an 63 bed facility. they will soon have a new battle in accident they want police offers to save a life as well. training for officers will start monday. take an close look at the picture. cleveland police hopes someone will recognize the car. they drove around the west 38 street area. when they yelled at the driver to stop doing this in the

kicked him several times. if you have information call police. the summer is winding down. kids are head can back to school. if you haven't had a chance to make it to wildwater kingdom you should do so soon. the park is closing for good by the end of the season. meg, this major announcement at another northeastern ohio amusement park. >>reporter: this comes one day after ceder point announced major renovations to soak city. they plan to add three new water attractions and a new restaurant. that's not the case here in aurora. wildwater kingdom will close for good in less than three weeks. the future of the area is already being discussed.

kingdom have been working with the city about redeveloping the site to benefit surrounding communities. of course the park opened as a stand alone water park back in 2008 after the closure of the previous park. the last day will be september 5th. if you want to get one last visit in before they the plans soon because they are only open on saturday and sundays. after today you will only have six opportunities. the park opens today at 11 a.m. live in aurora, meg shaw, news channel five.

with the park closing. this family owned business had to throw out $95,000 worth of food during a power outage earlier this year. >> there is a love for independent businesses in ceder heights. i'm not sure i could replicate store in other communities because they don't focus independent businesses. >> they will treat it like a holiday and staff is ready. fantasy football players are getting ready for the draft. hall of famers and sports experts will be there on-site. they will share what it takes to manage the winning team. the turnpike will soon be home to self-driving cars.

on the turnpike. this is one of several states to take part in the research. coming up, still tired of the robo call -- robocalls. leon will take us back to nice unis any start. we are tracking wide spread rain and storms.

>>reporter: good morning, everybody. the humidity level continues to rise. we'll track storms due to a large cold front that is making it's ahead of the front is moisture that will produce heavy downpours for western communities. today if you want to head to seer point right now throughout mid afternoon is a perfect time. 83 degrees. putting you back in the pool for your saturday afternoon. greater cleveland, i'm going with 90s inland locations.

nick. >> most kids may take add rannage of that. the local schools are already back in school. this week the district received a grant from the cleveland foundation. this will help ensure computer science classes are offered in all high schools. this will introduce students to coding and other skills they can use in college or the work force. >> the way we think is hardware. the way through high school is is thinking has changed from what it was 25 years ago. >> it certainly has changed. kids that go through the program will be able to take the advanced placement test at the end of the year and if they pass they get college credit.

it's 9:44. mothers are usually careful about what they eat or drink during pregnancy. they believe they should also look at the foods they eat. high fat and sugar sugar foods could cause adhd.

poor nutrition lead to adhd and behavior problems. your days of wondering who that number is calling your phone could be coming to an end. apple, google, and microsoft are taking they are working to get more control over the incoming calls. robocalls are the top complaint. a lot of people who put themselves on the do not call list are still getting calls. janessa is joining us for another look at the weather. again, muggy is the keyword for today. >>reporter: we are tracking

ladies don't try to curl the hair. you will notice big froes for the men out there. humidity levels are off the chart. they are steadily rising this morning. we have been dealing with a lot of rain. we are under the moderate drought. look at this green grass. finally the moisture we needed so you can ebb joy a nice summer day. good morning ashland, 77. dew points, they want your attention this morning. lower 70s. the moisture is in the air. when we pullout the muggy meter at an oppressive state already. they will continue to rise throughout the afternoon.

front making it's way across is central plane chicago area is getting a lot of moisture. also look at louisiana. if you have family and friends they are finally drying out. closer to home hour by hour we are looking at more cloud coverage as it works it's way in by the noon hour. that's why sunny conditions. we should be dry for greater cleveland most of the evening. the western locations will see most of the moisture. this is a well-defined cold front. you can see cooler air behind that and that tracks in sunday afternoon. exact timing of the rain. we are dry for most of the afternoon. these are spotty showers.

tracks into north eastern ohio it's western locations. keeping my eye on eerie county were you see heavy downpours as it system makes it's way in. that's around 6:00 p.m. we have the game happying -- happening this evening. this is an overnight even morning when you join us on gmc. 90 degrees today with the warm air moving in as we head into tonight as well. 69 with storms starting to really develop. this is a look at the seven day forecast that fits for everyone. if you like the warm air today it's 90. if you need the cool air and breeze tomorrow is your day.

>> yeah, up-and-down. a bit of relief coming next week. we see it all of the time. areas that used to be family safe havens are now full of crim leon gives us his prospective how his cleveland neighborhood changed. >>reporter: this is the house where i spent my child hood. a home i love. we both have aged. the house and i. so has this neighborhood. here are my roots. the school, the playground. the front porch with the newspaper and radio. here i never worried of any violence. what violence there was didn't touch my life.

in cleveland gunfire is prevalent. this is a personal reflection of my old street and how we were and how life has changed. >> we might have lost some of that neighborhood closeness. >>reporter: carla has lived on this street since her kindergarten days. she reflects. not that the old days were perfect. she does long for some aspects of the old days. >> so our parents would sit on the porch and watch us ride around the block. >> the story of this street is like many streets in ohio. i chose this street because i've known it all my life. this story is about a neighborhood. a neighborhood change.

school. my father was a military veteran who had seen war abdomen sought cleveland's best neighborhood. at the age of 13 i delivered the new paper to 100 customers front doors every day. i was never feared for my life. some thing has changed. crime changed us. for 33 years there was a festival attended by thousands. this year it was canceled. >> we simply can't guarantee it safety of the people coming to the festival.

hard. i asked carla, what changed? >> economy, access to guns, lack of employment opportunities. young people may not be motivated like we were. >>reporter: carla is a school administrator. she observes the passing scene and offers the prospective of the past. >> we are growing up. the father's you see them walking they walked over to white motors them go to the different places they worked. it's different now. >>reporter: the 50s and 60s helped mold my family and friends. graying photos helped show reflections of a simpler time. it was simpler and safer. you see, i never heard gunshots. >> in this neighborhood.

shot in this neighborhood. >>reporter: haze and i are decades apart in age but we share the same neighborhood. each picture is a snapshot of my family's life in the neighborhood. not an expect haze is in law enforcement. he changed everything. >> it gang violence and drugs. >>reporter: many neighborhoods, many communities. the violence is troubling. >> i can't explain the shooting. i don't know what that is about.

quality education carla worries about her grandchild. we used to walk to the corner would the concern at all. >> oh, yeah. without quality at all. >>reporter: most every day residents don't spike percentages. they noble know only what they see and heal. some who maybe they don't wonder.

let's take a look at the weather. >>reporter: i mean, you won't have to travel far to get your

90 degrees for greater cleveland. i suggest you get to the water park, a sprinkler, slip and slide, whatever you want. 77 by tomorrow. taking you out of the pool as it front makes it's way through. unlike monday and tuesday those are more cooler temperatures 78. a lot less humid next week.

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