live. always investigating. always on your side. newschannel5 starts now. >> this morning dozens of cats and dogs are getting the help they need after getting rescued from a nightmare. things could soon be changing for the first container district. welcome to this saturday edition of good morning cleveland i am nick foley and in four janessa webb is somara theodore with weather. >> let's go ahead and take a look now at the radar. you can actually see the clouds are starting to move in with a

they are not everywhere. i looked up at the sky and saw all of those stars and yesterday we had the crescent moon and it was absolutely beautiful out there. let's get into these temperatures. 61 degrees in kirsten right now with 61 in sheridan and let's shift to the south and west and we have got 67 in ashland good morning, new london. the temperatures are only going to rise. we will go up to 90 degrees today with a very warm hot saturday. be sure to possibly go to the pool. we do have showers and thunderstorms for the overnight hours but throughout the day a nice mix of sun and clouds. our extended forecast shows takes a look at those rain

right now dozens of cats and other animals are getting extra love and attention. a total of 50 cats and dogs were moved from a hoarding situation in a cleveland home by the owner. the owner is now facing serious charges. they were malnourished and many covered in police. the president of the cleveland animal protective league said the city does not limit >> it is too many pets. >> the animals are calling the atl home. the shelter is well beyond capacity and many of the animals should be available for adoption in a few weeks. earlier this year at ohio passed a new open container law letting cities set of areas where people can drink out of sight.

meg, what is the latest we need to know? >> reporter: the cleveland city council would need to pass the application submitted by developers in the east bank of the flats. by law only two areas within the city of cleveland can be designated as open refreshment areas. developers first admitted -- submitted an application in may of the updated the petition. if passed, you could carry your beverages in a plastic bottle or cup by one of the licensed sellers in a designated area during a designated time. will say as long as people are kept within those areas, they are fight with it. >> we still have kids and families so you want to keep it

people running all crazy with alcohol everywhere, but if people are responsible i don't see the problem with it as long as they are in their area. >> reporter: of course there will be some stipulations to is open refreshment area. for example, if you are parked in your car you cannot drink the beverage. we will keep you updated on what happens. meg shaw, newschannel5 . nick two people are now facing charges in the fatal beating of a euclid man last month. according to police the attack happened outside of a nightclub after the argument. he died a few days later. good news and bad news in cleveland sports. we will start with the good. the indians pulled off a big

a victory. the indians continue with the rangers tonight at 8:05. the browns fell 30-30 -- 13- 30. wide receiver josh gordon had a good game in his first showcase back he had two catches touchdown. we will take a close look at the game in the morning sports report. lake catholic band will have to wait another week to catch the first game. the season was supposed to start today but instead lake catholic forfeited the game because the varsity team had so many papers pensions it did not have enough players to fill the game. the suspension is just for one

contest. thank you so much for starting your saturday here with us i am nick foley. coming up dozens of cases thrown out in texas because of a filing mishap. in changes to the justice system needs changes for juvenile justice. >> plus, somara has your weather. >> we could see some rain in

good morning everyone. i have got some good news for you. 67 degrees right now is the current temperature with winds at 5 miles-per-hour. i want to go ahead and take a look at this hour by hour forecast because it is going to be a beautiful start to are day and it should be wrapping up pretty nicely. 90s as we head toward the afternoon. it a full day. a cool start with temperatures in the 60s right now. we are going to climb very quickly and you will notice the change just around lunchtime. the threat for showers and thunderstorms will rise from the evening. it is not going to be oppressive today. we will see those two points in the dog dew points in the 60s.

another threat early on in the day of showers and thunderstorms. that is a look at your forecast. >> thank you. the elements this morning impacting the ohio criminal justice system, suspicious dock specifically the justice system. some suspects who repeatedly connect crimes could face steeper penalties. that meets juvenile convictions cannot be used to increase the sincerity of charges lesson prison sentences. newschannel5 spoke with legal experts and they agree with these rulings. >> as children they don't the brain capacity to form criminal intent. >> it gives juveniles a clean state with a couple other states. police still trying to

they say police and first responders have treated at least 78 people. investigators are looking into the possibility the heroin was laced with fentanyl. and this akron man has been arrested charged for selling heroin in west virginia town. 22-year-old bruce lamarr griggs is facing drug distribution charges after overdose victims identified him as the dealer. investigators say were within 1.5 miles of each other. as we head to break, here is a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. good luck and we will be right

while pushing one for kids in a store. chicago police say the suspect is two men who are arriving at a third man. she was not the intended target and and for children were hurt. dwayne wade took to twitter to memorialize his cousin. new details this morning about the murder of two nuns in

arrested and charged. ronnie earle faces two counts of capital murder. both were nurse practitioners. police have not released a motive yet. the nation -- united nations is condemning the missile launches. north korea has been warned in the past to stop all nuclear test. other nations are being urged to explain further sanctions against north korea. aftershocks are still being felt in italy as the country begins a national day of morning check. right now the death toll is 281 people with another 387 hospitalized. aftershocks registered as high as 4.2. today the day of mourning will

dismissed in texas. it is because evidence was trashed. the cases ranged from murder, drug charges, all thrown out. a deputy accidentally got rid of evidence tied to pending places. the veteran was immediately fired. >> that is something we cannot have in our judicial system. those cases need to be dismissed. >> against the deputy responsible. low tide at the drought unearthing engine just operate. sandbar was revealed on the rio grande between the u.s. in mexico. the low tide is expected to last for several days in the water was 10 inches lower than normal. border patrol agents are monitoring the area.

areas different. with some drought like conditions for a while but then we had some rain. >> we are going to look at that in your full forecast. i wanted to go straight to the current view outside. absolute orders with a beautiful start to this day. take a look at that earthcam. you can see it coming up pretty soon. it looks like my system might be a little frozen. i will go ahead and do this off air. let's take a look at the timing on the's temperatures. right now it is six or 7 degrees and 68 in mansfield with 67 in new philadelphia. also noticing the satellite. take a look at the cloud coverage. out toward toledo and youngstown we are seeing some patchy clouds right there.

start to our night and here are the dynamics at play. we've got this one front impacting us with temperatures rise into the 90s today and possibly tomorrow as well. you know with that type of heating we will probably have the threat for showers and thunderstorms. it is going to be a hot one today. i 1:30 pm future has -- as we push ahead to 10 pm, the models not holding together as for as a threat for storms keeping it as they over lake erie. i don't want you to be caught offguard. after 9 pm make sure you have the radar app you need to be knowledgeable about if we are seeing those showers and thunderstorms this evening. heading into your sunday morning

pm tomorrow we are in the upper 80s again with another threat for showers coming along with instability in the atmosphere and sunday evening looks out for that. by monday we start to get a little bit more normal for this time of year here in northeast ohio with temperatures in the 60s and 70s to start the morning. now let's break down the power of 5 forecast. togh day. please stay hydrated out there. temperatures will be around 90 degrees in cleveland. that means if you live in canton it will be high. another shot of the storms in the afternoon and by monday the rain chances go back and so does the temperature. they will be closer to the average for this time of the are starting to look like fall. temperatures will be in the 60s

that is a look at your power of 5 forecast. >> thank you, somara . the indians finally getting back on track. the browns not so much. there were some positives for sure. high school football has taken over once again. here is our sports team with all you need to know in the sports report. good morning, everybody. last night. we had a big night with rg3 airing it out 44 yards on the hook up. showing all of the positive highlights innocent. second-quarter the browns down 27-3. rg3 to josh gordon. what a catch. you would think the guy has only played five games in the last three years.

it looks very good for a guy who hasn't played in two years. the browns go down 30-13 with the final preview of the game right here on newschannel5 against chicago on thursday night. the indians needed a big win and they got it last night. corey kluber got the win and 3:04 with the indians really needing it because detroit in winning 12-1. it feels like summer is over, doesn't it, guys? >> i am andy and we have a keen here. >> it is like christmas.

>> i got myself in a quarry. let's start things off with massillon. it was a shootout. 6-'s ear kernels with the next possession. 7-6 tigers hello what first quarter it was. 72 yards. 57-31. not a lot of defense on this one. mentor prime won it. >> college with the football check out he cannot mess.

over to the wildcats marching in with standing ovations with ignatius already up past ryan. a 19 yard touchdown with the wildcats of 21-0. let's go to the ground. give pete buyers shut down normandy 45-0. the lines hosted the jon henry but randy crosby breaks a few tackles and makes his way down the field. that sets up soon after crosby taking it the rest of the way with the game tied at 14.

past and watch this. a beautiful interception. >> i love this one. the hook up up 22-7 and that is where we see the half with brecksville reject. 36-34. it was the western bridges show first possession for copley 7-0. this time 9 yards out with four touchdowns and copley

a beautiful lights last night with a little of the hawaiian provide -- vibe. a one- yard score with trinity of 6-0. they throw it deep and it takes off trinity goes up 12-0 goes up 12-02 win. >> we wall last night. lutheran west at the cliff. his fourth touchdown in a row. 217 yards and he barely plays in the second half. they are a big winner 41-6.

>> all right. palestine. week one of the mcdonald's five on your side line is in the books. have a great morning, everybody. you always know fall is coming when it is football season. coming up, a man walking his dog helps an officer make a different arrest and he's now been committed as a hero. check and a gun buyback program you are watching good morning

hello everyone. how about we start this half-hour with a postcard? pictures from cleveland with a rg saturday morning. welcome to this saturday edition of good morning cleveland. i am nick foley with several developing stories for you. also the first open container district but not everybody is happy. meg shaw will begin with that but first a check on the weather with somara theodore. good morning, everyone. thanks for waking up with us. i know it is an early start to the day. what his next?

yesterday we had a nice cool down. temperatures were in the 80s today we are definitely warming up and we will take a look at those highs. we are also tracking the threat for storms. this type of weather make it possible for evening or overnight storms. all right. let's talk about these highs. a sunny start to with the possibility for a few isolated storms. 90 degrees in in mansfield. areas like medina at 91 and wooster 90 degrees. heading toward the lakeshore you'll get in on this action. 92 today with some cooler lines in euclid and the toward. the farther south you had the warmer it will get. a hot day the farther south you

we should be seeing 90 degrees. it always feels hotter when we see the humidity values set up. >> if you are out you will deftly fielded. thank you, somara. the cleveland east bay on the flat is on the rise. it could pretty soon become the first refreshment area. meg shaw is looking into the possibility. what is the latest? >> reporter: the cleveland application that was submitted that would allow people to carry their alcoholic drinks outside matches at the restaurant where they are at. that does not mean this is a law. the application still is to be passed by the cleveland city council. as of now there is no timetable for that. if it is passed, that means you could carry your beverage in a

designated area during a designated time. people we talked to said is a good idea as long as they are enforced. >> i think as long as the kind of keep it secure with families so able to come down. as long as everybody is just enjoying themselves, we just want to have fun down here and enjoy ourselves. >> reporter: this could be a tough cleveland city council because by law in ohio only two areas within a major city only two areas can be designated as these open refreshment areas. so they have to consider a lot of other neighborhoods and things like the east bank of a flats to be passed. we will keep you updated on what happens. meg shaw, newschannel5.

breaking news we can tell you about a 21-year-old told on the east side. police tell newschannel5 he was shot on east 123rd street after midnight. no word yet on any suspects. a police officer needs your help figuring out who is shooting at cars in cleveland heights. thursday we told you about one of those cases. we have received police reports for at least six areas. the drivers were sitting at a red light one windows for shot out. in one case a 1-year-old child was in the back seat when the window was shattered. a planned to get guns off the street and summit county put on hold as one group tries to raise enough money for incentives. a gun buyback program was supposed to start but organizers did not have to have enough money to get off of the ground. the plan was to offer gift

no questions asked. >> we do believe a lot of them will turn them in if they know there is no penalty. >> organizers have only raised half of the gold. they hope to have it by october. an ohio man in court to be sentenced on amy attempted murder charge is dead. that courthouse was cleared after jason jumped over the railing and fell his death. he had been sentenced to 13 years in prison. when you hear stories about gags involving a police officer and a civilian. a son o.r. officer was saved by a neighbor who made a decision to lend a helping hand. he was letting his dogs out and

who was trying to arrest jeremy smith. >> jeffers call for back up bonita help to hold smith off. smith is now in jail facing charges. a local cleveland warthogs off a year supply of toys for kids at hillcrest hospital. it starts at the tavern at 10:30 am. we even hear santa claus will be there as well. and a traffic alert for anyone headed through cuyahoga falls today. that road will be down to two lanes between second street on portage trail.

3:00 today for many teenagers college life is the first chance to spread their wings but the cdc has some reminders for parents as they sent those students out on their own. and in this week's my ohio with leon bibb he tries to get to the bottom of why i like subcommittees are so drawn to the cleveland lifeline. take a look at that shot stick around and will talk about the threat for showers and thunderstorms and how we

good morning everyone. right now 67 degrees in cleveland with akron in canton also the upper 60s. we saw in orwell don't worry you think this is too cool you think it is hot by this afternoon with temperatures expected to reach the low to mid 90s by this evening. once you factor in the humidity, it will feel even warmer. a nice mix of sun and clouds around lunchtime getting even more breaks of sunshine and we will see a chance for showers and thunderstorms into the overnight hours. we will continue tracking that

chance for showers and storms into your sunday. we will break all of that down and more and also take a look at the dew point meter but for now over to you, nick. >> thanks, somara . check today is the 25th anniversary of the ukraine independence from the soviet union. to commemorate there is a parade at 11:00 running from the cathedral. after the parade independence day celebration at the church. music and food will be the focus in mansfield today. the jazz and blues festival starts at 4:00 this afternoon. there will be facepainting, a petting zoo for the kids and it is all happening at northlake park. 17 bans will play at the burning rubber festival. the headliners tonight is the

places you can get christmas brew outside of the season. if you see this happening, please let us know. you can text or email us at 5tips@newsnet.com or tweet us at @wews. we will be right back.

moving to politics, more contention for the donald trump 10 pain in the latest surrounding the marks made by his ceo. steven bennett getting backlash over divorce papers released yesterday. his ex-wife says he did not want his crimes going to school with jews. he didn't like how they raised their kids. the claims made in the court in 2007. could it be too much red tape or strategic timing? the federal government telling the associated press it will not finish releasing the clintons daily schedules until after the november election. this comes seven months after a judge ordered them to be released. they show meetings clinton had during her time as secretary of

material and have them available by november 15. tech many of your children are busy heading back to school. for some, that means sending older ones off to college. the cdc has updated its guidelines for parents about what to watch for further children to get the independence safely. one thing is true my students not to forget about exercise. they need at least 2.5 hours of sleep is another important focal point. the average college student needs 7228 hours each night -- 7 to 8 hours each night. they also say to warrant for binge drinking. somara joins us with a look at the weather.

you get the freshman 15. >> they say it is actually not an actual thing. >> try telling that to my freshman self. it was like a senior 30. let's go head and take a look right now at your live shot downtown. if this does it make you want to get out of bed early on a saturday a lot of sunshine and a beautiful view of lake erie. it isn't too bad right now with 67 degrees. a nice, cool start. it is still somewhere and not fall yet. let's go forward and sue the temperatures are in other neighborhoods. in ashtabula down to 60 with 61 in ravenna and 67 in canton and new philadelphia.

even with the cool start we will be en route to a very warm finish. for now, we're sitting dry and cool and quiet. is for us those clouds go, we are seeing some clouds in toledo and also along 71 in akron and canton. urodynamics at play in the atmosphere are going to be bringing us that hit. the warm front bringing in those warm numbers result, we will see the chance for thunderstorms. you're muggy meter has the dew points reaching oppressive numbers and it is still pretty muggy and noticeably humid out there. they will stay in the 60s over all with futurecast looking pretty good at illustrating what will happen through the day.

what will happen. i agree with the fact we will be dry, clear, and hot this afternoon. it is shifting the majority of these thunderstorms over toward lake erie and it is possible we will staying dry. a thunderstorm could easily roll through into the overnight hours. as for your sunday, we will definitely have the opportunity for showers and thunderstorms popping up during the afternoon and evening hours. and your power of 5 forecast is going to work out very well through monday and thursday into friday we are seeing temperatures getting lower and lower. you can see 78 by friday still getting through the 90 degree temperatures today. >> certainly a very hot. thank you, somara . if you lived in northeast ohio you know northeast lake

resources. it has played a part in the commerce and transportation. as leon bibb highlight the lake also serves as a majestic and uplifting presence percent money in this area. -- for some money in this area. >> reporter: we are a region built on water. cleveland is nestled up to lake erie drawing from it. the city began here. washer is the lifeblood of without lake area the cleveland area will not have developed as it did. it seems to wear it's late summer colors. but still, summer holds on for now although it's time draws near for it to step aside for a new season's entrance. >> the days are getting 45 minutes shorter than they were

changing so are the people becoming more reflective. psychologist like confirm that thought but you need to know degree to know what you feel internally. at the waters edge money will come to where the land reaches the water. >> reporter: some find themselves often near lake erie. they may bng into the lake erie deep for lying on fish to be guests of honor at the suppertime gathering. even for those who do not cast lines into the lake it is washer which calls them. it does not take them long to realize that those who visit do so for reasons that are quite

many who come to the water which helps them find something you expect it is a good place to come and meditate. >> it is very relaxing. >> reporter: what do you think about in that soul-searching? >> how my life is. where it has got to be. >> reporter: for me there is something special about being on the lake erie shoreline in late summer or early au i suppose it is good for my soul. i talked to others who are just like me who are here. i guess we are a brotherhood of sort. this is a veteran of a long ago war. we realized we shared experiences of the same time and space as we both looked at lake erie, we both reflected on our lives and more.

71. >> reporter: erie has many moons. today it seems quiet and reflective. tomorrow it might be anxious. to succumb to this water take it however it presents itself some waters are always moving. this is a glade and piercing summer holds on but >> that whisper of awesome. it is not here, but it is coming. >> reporter: he is brought here by the washer -- water. it is calling him back. others are here as well walking where the water was. this babbling brook will wind its way to the chagrin river

resource. >> it is something you cannot get anywhere else. you come here to relax and enjoy. >> reporter: it is part of the land and water and every hour the seasoned hold is loosened. even for children who may not have words to describe it but they feel something. this is one of my favorite places in only world. >> yeah. yeah. yeah. >> reporter: you think you would like this place too? is simple story of a natural resource sometimes taken for granted. water sustains us helping us find a way through life. this is leon bibb reminding you one way or another the

they are one in eventually the flow of one ripples into the other. >> there is much to enjoy. leon do the research with lake erie at its longest point trenching 241 miles and its widest point and its widest .57

welcome back. we have somara onsets now with one last look at weather. >> it is going to be humid. not as bad as we have seen. let's take a look at the forecast with temperatures reaching 94 degrees and a nice mix of sun and clouds so your day. not until the overnight hours if you're heading downtown to the transfer >> of course when it is 90 degrees is going to be plenty hot. the news continues next with good morning america and we will follow developments throughout the morning and we

good morning, america. breaking overnight, flash floods, nearly seven inches in two hours, overwhelming parts of kansas city. rushing water rising in an instant. waist high in places. cars swamped. drivers looking for safety on their roofs. this creek rising ten feet in one hour, and r what's coming up in the forecast. caught in the crossfire, the cousin the chicago bulls star dwyane wade struck and killed by a stray bullet while pushing her baby in a stroller on chicago's south side. >> we got a female -- >> the rising violence hitting close to home for the nba champ. the comments he made just a day before the murder. taking heat. donald trump under fire again. is he shifting stances on