tonight. we were first to tell you about elephant heroin. >> it is heroin mixed with a powerful sedative that is so potent that it is used to knock out large zoo animals. our derick waller is investigating this. >> reporter: it is called carphentenel. it is illegal, but easy to find. >> fentan powerful than morphine and then carfentanyl is more powerful than fentanyl. >> reporter: his agents now wear gloves and masks when handling suspected heroin. with fears that it is laced. a schedule two drug used to sedate elephants that weigh thousands of pounds. >> just a fraction of this is lethal to a human being.

that will kill a human being. >> reporter: a quick search online revealed website after website promising to sell the powder form. the ones i found claim to be based in china. >> so this website says they are celling the powder for $427.50 and shipping of $105. here is another website. this one selling high purity powder. it says that it will be going for $500 to $800 per gram. administration spokesperson told me that they know dealers are buying it online. but heroin users may have no idea what they are putting in their body until it is too late. >> and let's face facts here. the last worry on their mind is what happens to you after i give you that dose. >> reporter: and summit county stopped doing field testing of heroin last month ever since it started showing up. now it's sent to a lab and it will be 20 different heroin

tested. live in cleveland news channel 5. cuyahoga county saw a record month for heroin death. there were 52 just in august. police agencies continue to show that they are not messing around when it comes to our region's heroin epidemic. this man alexander deaner is facing charges in connection to the overdose death of corey williams in mentor. officers were able to use social media messages and text messages to track deaner down. facing heroin possession charges from another case. he's now serving 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in both cases. and today a new legal battle is brewing over the effort to outlaw drugs like bath salts. that drug also known as synthetic marijuana was made illegal in our state in 2011 or maybe 2012. and that is what the state supreme court justices will need to figure out. it is all because of a gas

before they were made illegal. but in another case the columbus court found the drugs were outlawed in 2011. now we have new information in the death of the 70-year-old girl in cleveland. police say that woods who was arrested in connection with the murder of brianna fluid no longer a person of interest in this case. fluid was found dead outside an abandoned building on first street near hayden avenue earlier this month. she had been shot several times. righno gunfire inside a canton home that left two people dead making the violence all the more chilling. three small children were inside at the time, the woman who managed to escape was found with her hands zip tied. our bob jones has been getting updates from canton police. bob, you spoke with a neighbor who called 911 today? >> reporter: well that 74-year- old woman told me how scary it was when a woman banged on her door and revealed some very

and tonight canton police tell me that they have no suspects in the double homicide. crime scene tape surrounded a home on midway avenue just after 9:00 this morning. detectives and vci agents gathered evidence and devastated family members gathered trying to figure out who did this and why. >> it was scary. yes, very scary to think that it is right next door and we never heard a thing. >> reporter: connie miller told me that a woman banged on her front door. together and she shared some horrifying news. >> she said she walked in the door and someone put something over her head and zip tied their hands. and that is really all she could say. >> reporter: police found two men dead in the living room from gunshot wounds, three small children ages three, four, and 11 months were inside that home, but they were not hurt. at least one gunman got away according to captain jack

suspects? >> right now we don't know exactly what happened to have any suspects. >> reporter: one of the victims is identified as 35-year-old josh weatherspoon. family told me he worked at a check cashing business and was the son of late nba player nick weatherspoon. >> life matters in this world to somebody. i guess two rights didn't matter to anybody, which just goes to show what our world is coming to tonight. >> reporter: tonight this canton neighborhood remains rattled with a killer on the loose. >> it's scary. and i hope that they can find him soon. >> reporter: the name of the other man murdered inside that canton home has not been released tonight. in the meantime family members tell me that the three children who are inside the home were the children of josh weatherspoon. those kids and the mother or the woman rather whose hands were tied were treated at altman hospital released tonight. live in canton bob jones news

that the good samaritan law protects all people who help in an emergency. the ruling stems from a case involving larry reese who tried to save a man whose leg was pinned between a truck and a loading dock and accidentally set that truck rolling. well that man lost his legs. soon reese, the court agreed with him finding that he is protected by the good samaritan law. news channel 5 investigating the action of the local hospital tonight. mercy regional medical center had to issue a public stillborn child. today administrators only saying that they deeply regret the events. our tara molina is showing us how this is happening. >> reporter: similar incidents have been investigated at hospitals in minnesota and cincinnati. and so today i worked to bring you more information, asking

like this happen. >> it's not going to happen. i would rather drive to rainbows. >> reporter: this grandma will make the drive after what happened here a stillborn baby's body lost. >> to have the remains lost in this way and the thought of them being accidentally put down the laundry chute is incredibly damaging. >> reporter: the director of the law medical center told me that mistakes like this do happen in hospitals. what comes next is up to them. >> find out why it happened and fix the system. >> reporter: there are no federal regulations on the labeling of fetal remains, but there are hospital policies in place. mercy regional did not respond to my request for a copy of their policy. so i asked university hospitals. following a delivery, a stillborn can stay with their mother or be transferred to the

their standard procedures and what will change with those procedures in light of this horrible tragedy. a spokeswoman for the hold would not comment while they investigate this case. now i asked checked in with the ohio department of health. they're investigating this hospital tonight. live in lorain tara molina news channel 5. new details after cleveland teachers were able to reach an agreement to avoid a strike. it is a story we broke on our news net 5 app. that deal came after 21 straight hours at the details of the deal from the newsroom. rob? >> frank that deal was struck at 5:00 this morning. both sides were working to make sure that no students education would be disruptive by bargaining. the cleveland teachers uniton and metropolitan school district reached an agreement that will be good for kids and fair to educators. the dispute was over a part of the district's improvement plan. most noticeably a teacher pay plan based on performance. no details of that agreement

app. the deal will need to be set by the union and their ratification if it is ratified. that they would take effect immediately. lee? >> all right, thanks. let's check in with chief meteorologist mark johnson. mark earlier this afternoon i thought it looked like it was going to rain and then it didn't. >> we have clouds moving in, but the rain is off to the west. if you're going out to take a little walk this evening or whatever you want to do, dry weather abound. look at this the fi with just a little ground clutter. with that said 84 in elyria. 87 in akron. still 91 hot degrees. dover new philly, ashtabula the cool spot at 77. now here is where we are watching the nearest thunderstorms. fort wayne, indiana up into extreme northwest ohio, these are going to fade. once they get across interstate 75 before they reach you and i. so again that you will be dry all evening long.

forecast here. 6:00 p.m. it will be 80s for everybody. near 80 at 8:00 p.m. and then the middle 70s by 10:00 p.m. celebrating the tribe victory. more on a much cooler start to your weather weekend. are you ready for a little taste of fall? all that is coming up. well it is popping up again. >> we are talking about rumors spreading on social media tonight. the vaccinations for your children could be linked to autism. we have put that latest claim for you image is in fact fiction. an investigation on hillary clinton is all wrapped up. but some lawmakers are calling for a new one into donald trump. the accusations that they want investigated next. plus, here at home voters are going to see a ballot issue that might make their stomachs drop a little but the. we're talking about a tax hike. we'll break down what you need to know. they are being called

nation. we meet people being forced to relocate because their homeland

white house both major partycandidates will face obstacles, old and new in their campaigns. hillary clinton and the e-mail scandal that just won't let go. today the state department revealing about 30 e-mails that were among the thousands recovered during the fbi investigation may be related to the 2012 benghazi attack on the u.s. consulate. the state department asking to release them at the end of september. once they have had properly remove the pages. a new investigation could be open into donald trump. senate majority leader harry reed requested an investigation into the threat of russian tampering with u.s. elections, saying that there is mounting evidence connecting the russian government to donald trump's presidential campaign. trump also targeted by democratic vp candidate tim

return, there is not reason for one voter in this country to trust donald trump. >> well tomorrow trump is scheduled to give a major speech on immigration in arizona. lee? well today there are primarybattles being wedged in two states. with incumbents looking to hold on to their seats in congress. in arizona john mccain is facing off against conservative kelly ward who suggested that he is too old for a sixth term. mccain turned 80 year ward says it is time for voters to retire him in a cnn poll taken two weeks ago mccain had 55%. and in florida the disgraced dmc chair is facing off. debbie wasserman schultz is being challenged. and marco rubio up against carlos berras. our democrats are giving up hope on winning a second u.s. seat in ohio is the question.

canceling ad buys in the ohio senate race. the second major group to do so. by the way the senate majority pack already spent $10 million to support former governor ted strick rand's -- strick land's campaign to unseat rob portman. they canceled ad buys that were suppose to run next month. when cleveland voters head to the polls this november, they'll decide much more than just who will run the country. >> they'll also be deciding how much everyone who income tax. news channel 5 john kosich joins us with a look at what the city is seeking and how much extra that you might be paying. >> one half of one percent may not sound like a lot of money. but added to the 2% as workers are already paying. but the city says that it is needed. for the better part of the past five years, cleveland is balancing their budget through their creative financing, after the state balanced their budget in 2011.

million hit at first to help the cities get some of the money back. the state would pass up the collective bargaining reform. for saying at the time that it will not work that way. >> if they were in full effects that they would not make up $35.7 million, believe me. >> that figure would only continue to grow. for the first time for 35 years cleveland is seeking to raise their income tax from 2% to 2.5% on the income of $55,000 costing those who city an extra $250 a year. and they would generate around $83 million. money that would offset their pending deficit. eliminate the need for the layoffs and city services while making it right for more investment. >> that means that you'll need greater services. you'll need better roads. you need more housing inspections. you need faster codes and permits to come forward. >> the greater cleveland partnership would study the matter for three months concluding that it is the only

would have started. >> to attract investment. people need to see every naked in their community, being as attractive and interesting for them as treemont or ohio city or the university circle. that's what we think that they could do to help achieve that. >> cleveland has been able to keep their spending flat over the period, but because of contracts along with the police consent decree they're looking at $42 million in spending this year that they did not have last year. on your side john kosich news channel 5. >> thank you, john. >> and he is here. >> i am here. you know we got a lot of tropical action going on out there. not just in the atlantic along the carolina coast and down the gulf. but how about hawaii? they're bracing for two hurricanes over the next seven to ten days. now, it doesn't look like either one is going to be a direct hit, but we have madeline in the lead.

is. hawaii is, well you can't see me, but hawaii is on the left side of your screen right there and the first big swirl is madeline, a category 4 hurricane that looks to pass just south of the island. there is a hurricane watch for the big island. then behind it is lester a category 3 hurricane, which could come right in behind it. again it is rare for hawaii to have a direct hit from a hurricane, but it could happen. even if it is a glancing blow it will create some and a lot of wind problems there. currently mentor just some high thin clouds. here is lorain with a live look. looking north off the library. you can see lake erie right here on your horizon there. and then again cirrus clouds, that is it. no rainfall for you and i. right now the nearest showers and storms are out here northwestern ohio. there's toledo. these storms could reach toledo before they begin to fade and more thunderstorms in fort wayne, indiana. but again the plan here is for

them to fade before they reach us at least this round. another round is coming in for tomorrow morning into early afternoon. right now it doesn't look like anything severe tomorrow. current radar will show a dry pattern over cleveland. akron, canton, here on mansfield, the cloud cover. there they are with those high thin clouds. if my finger works, then we are going to draw the cirrus clouds and the sunshine. there you go. we've got the cirrus clouds and sunshine across the area. but again no worries about in i'll prove it to you. your hour by hour, watch 8:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., are you worried about a tribe game washout? forget about it. it's going to be dry. current temps 87 in medina and akron. 86 in canton. 91 at dover new philly. and again a cold front will be right about here and that front will continue to move our way

behind it though, something interesting will be taking place. a shot of cool air. how cool? well look up here at saskatoon because i want you to pay attention to this temperature here. 72. that could be our high. yours and mine or close to it by a degree or two on thursday. and friday, so get ready for the lower to middle 70-degree type weather coming our way. refreshing? yes, but a hint of fall. overnight tonight actually tonight we'll see down to near 67 degrees. tomorrow it's scattered showers with a little bit of thunder, warm and breezy 81. >> that was overexaggerated. >> ahead on 5:00, ryan lochte speaking ahead to abc news about that now infamous gas station incident in rio. what he admits to lying about and how he plans to get his life together. coming up tonight all new at 6:00, a news channel 5 exclusive with a kidnapper who is still on the loose.

to the father of one girl who almost became one of his

time for some amazing video. this is out of louisiana of a man rescuing pregnant woman from a burning car. the woman driving in front of them currently bursted into flames after crashing into a tree. the photographer sprang into action pulling the mother-to-be out of the car just in the nick of time. now the woman was taken to the hospital. right now her condition is unknown. new information now on the teenager accused of going by dr. love.

19-year-old malaki love robinson was back in court. during the hearing, deputies came if with a new arrest warrant for two new criminal filings. robinson was already charged with practicing medicine without a license and ripping off an elderly woman through his practice. he is now also facing larceny and fraud charges. the attorney were hoping for now withdrawn that petition. a health alert next on 5:00 just as kids are getting back to school. we are learning about a new threat to their heads and yours. we are digging into the new super lice next. and plus is the zika treatment on the horizon? which drugs are on the market that could be combined to treat the flu virus spreading in

a news channel 5 exclusive about the elephant heroin. news channel 5 investigation has uncovered that even though it is illegal that carfentanyl is available online for anyone to purchase. it is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, which is 100 times more powerful than morphine. searching for the gunman who shot and killed two men inside a canton home. one woman who managed to escape ran to a neighbor's house for help with her hands zip tied at time. police say that three small children ages four, two, and eleven months were inside the home when the shooting happened, but they were not hurt. mercy regional medical center apologizing today after losing the remains of a stillborn child. we learned that it is not the first time that something like

hospital. our investigation found that there are no federal regulations of the fetal remains, but there are hospital policies in place. well you may want to check your kids and while you're at it check yourself because super lice have made their way into northeast ohio and they are stronger than ever before. >> now that they are back in school it is something that they need to be aware of as dhomonique ricks explains how they got their name. >> reporter: they're called super, super resistant the-counter medicines. >> it was at dinner time and i scratched my head. i found a bug in my nail so we stopped eating dinner. dinner was done. >> reporter: liz jermasick can laugh about it now, but last thursday was anything, but funny. >> i couldn't believe that it was happening and i bent over. i scratched my head. you know, a couple more came out. >> reporter: not only did she

all of them. >> we shaved all four of our boys heads so they are bald. >> reporter: we caught up with her at lice removal. >> the good news is that there is nothing less -- left in your hair that you are super lice free. >> reporter: the the owner says that they are busy. >> the kids come back to school and they have lice unknown to their parents. they haven't seen their friends all summer long, they hug them and all of a sudden we've shared. >> reporter: shared oftentimes by the ones we strangers, your friends and family. >> reporter: the reason why they are so hard to treat because of pesticides. >> because of overuse, they've genetically mutated and developed a resistance to it. >> reporter: too many over-the- counter medicines that is. journal reports that the super bug is now in 48 out of 50 states. the other two have yet to be tested. in aurora dhomonique ricks news

issue that will be rising rates of autism. >> reporter: even though they said that there is no link viral images on social media have some parents that will be questioning the safety of the vaccines. images like this, they also perpetuate the myth so we had our polifact team look into it. >> reporter: we did, the image was posted on their website, asking the followers to share. here is another look at name that in 1983 ten vaccines were given to children and the autism rate was one in 10,000. they then suggest that as the number of vaccines that have gone up, so has the autism rate. so let's break down what will be wrong with this picture. for starters the numbers are completely incorrect. back in 1983 the centers for the disease control and prevention says that just three were recommended for the children up to 24 months old.

they say. and dozens of studies have be-- debunked any vaccines. he told us that the number of cases have risen, but it is because the criteria has expanded as doctors are better at detecting it. on top of that their largest autism awareness group, they recommend parents cc there will be no relationship between autism and vaccines. as a result that we will rate this internet image as follows. on your side i'm investigator sarah buduson news channel 5. and they just learned that three existing drugs when combined could be useful in counterreacting the effects of the zika virus. and infections that will still remain unclear if the drug

unborn child. that more than 2,500 cases of zika have been reported in the united states. all right. and this summer because we have had so much dry hot weather that i would think that the mosquitoes would be a little less than usual? >> it depends on where you are if you go down to a lot of their natural areas in the metro parks like the valley you will be getting it is feast or if you are in those natural areas you'll get bit up. otherwise it is a moderate risk. 86 in canton and showers and thunderstorms are here, building out of ft. wayne. but they will be showing you the signs of weakening. watch them fade away, which is what we would expect these storms to fade away over the next couple of hours before

you're dry, 8:00 p.m. at 77 and the middle 70s by the end of the tribe game. here is the first real threat. right around the morning rush hour and grab those sweaters. lee and frank? >> thank you. new at 5:00 a small community that is living deep of disappearing land in southern louisiana. this is set to country's first recognized refugee. the people who live here, most of who belong to the native american tribe were offered millions of dollars in federal funding to resettle as they slowly swallow the land. most of these people have lived in this land for generations,

>> do we stay, do we go. do we risk losing the peace that we have here? >> reporter: in just ten years the land will be unlivable. a message from the other planet still ahead all new at 5:00. we will detail what the experts know about the strong signal from outer space. a new the brand new research that shows what actions could double your recovery time. new right now a look at

bringing you back to a traffic alert right now, a live

the accident happened outbound near eddie road shutting down three lanes, slowing down traffic to a standstill almost. and all the way to dead man's curve. no word on the driver of the overturned car. of course we will keep you posted. long journey home. all right frank and lee in my world of weather today, we are going out to colorado. i grabbed this via twitter. you know what this is hail, two feet thick from a major hailstorm that they had in colorado yesterday outside the denver area. incredible. and the hail melted, two feet of it. it's incredible. terry sent in the great shot of the tiger up on the branch there, kind of hanging around. something scary when you look at it today at the cleveland metro park zoo.

cute little dog. and he is not very happy with me. he is barely looking at me. i'm sorry buddy, but you need your shots. you're only 13 weeks old. mark j. weather on twitter, mark johnson on facebook, like, follow, and post.

we are hearing the 911

>> 49 people were killed and dozens more injured when a man started shooting inside an orlando nightclub. the gunman later killed by police. here is elizabeth herr. >> hello? hello? what's going on? >> reporter: from the screams in the background. >> a shot just hit the door of the place that i'm working at. >> a shot hit your door? >> reporter: to the confusion in their voices. >> i'm calling on my brother because he is in there. when bathroom and said that there are a lot of dead people and i don't know. >> reporter: the 911 calls just released from the orlando massacre. >> where is he right now? >> he's over there, he said that he is getting out. >> reporter: providing a snapshot of the sheer horror that the families and the survivors and the doors happened when they started crying. >> how many shots did you hear? >> more than 10. >> did you hear anything after the gunshots? >> no. >> reporter: according to the

video from inside pulse nightclub showing multiple angles of the killer omar mateen who is walking through the rooms, mowing people down cold-blooded. then calling 9 11 himself to pledge his -- 911 himself to pledge his allegiance to isis. injuring 53 others. and many of the calls we heard today were from concerned loved ones who are calling about their brother or a girlfriend who were inside the club, begging for help. and elizabeth herr, abc news, new york. the health news new at 5:00, new research is showing young athletes that will sit out, immediately after their concussion and recovered twice as fast as athletes who will keep playing. the study published in the journal pediatrics, they found players who left the game immediately after the head injury and they took an average of 22 days to recover. players who stayed in the

they would track 59 athletes that would suffer their head trauma ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old. >> all right, we'll need our buddy mark j. weather to chime in on this one. >> yes, we do. >> the alien signal from outer space. but it is not a drill either. the astronomers are digging deeper into the star around 94 light years from our planet that will be admitting to a very strong radio signal. now, they would have their telescopes trained on the star hoping to lear more. but if they find that the signal is artificial that it could be, just could be evidence of a hugely advanced alien civilization. we're going to keep you posted as we learn a little bit more about this signal. >> and it could be one of his relatives trying to get in touch with them. >> that could be. but they will be due in a couple of weeks, coming back for me. >> it is just a family reunion, you know, that's all. i'll be back. let's take a look at what's

that will be a reference to mark and mindy. that will be just a long time ago. >> and before your time. >> yeah. >> oh appointment now, cleveland, the live look, we've got the bright sunshine as we have muted sunshine. i'll take it back, muted sunshine because we've got the high cirrus clouds that will be floating overhead. right now, tweet me if you remember mark and mindy. all right? pam dober, the other guy. robin williams, just beautiful night. they were 35 miles an hour tropical depressions in the gulf and along the carolina coasts. for us, we've got a cold front that will drive in tomorrow and that means some storms on wednesday. wednesday will be really the only day of the next seven that we're expecting rainfall. so here we have the showers and thunderstorms. we can already seethe ft. wayne -- we can already see them at ft.

front in right about here, all right? those should hang on and they should arrive by the morning commute tomorrow. in the meantime notice the dry weather, no worries from cleveland to mansfield. maybe sandusky to nor walk -- norwalk you may see one of these isolated rainfall, but then it will dry away. dry for the tribe game, dry. any outdoor activities you need to do. by midnight if you see any green there, green means right? green, yellow, orange, that means thunderstorms. now we're getting some at 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. here you go with the front coming through. early to mid-morning for greater cleveland and then sliding inland during the late morning and afternoon hours towards akron and canton. the current temps, a cool spot with a lake breeze right here. ashtabula at 77. mentor 83. inland it is still 81. 84 for norwalk. your hour by hour, temps

tomorrow we'll watch for those thunderstorms beginning as early in the morning commute for you and with the cool air. i didn't draw that well did i? and what the heck is that? the low 70s by thursday afternoon into friday. so it will be a nice cool down. tonight 60 clear sky. tomorrow i'm thinking that we're going to go close to 80, 85. we'll see some showers and sun coming out late in the day. back to the desk. all right, thanks, mark. here is what's coming up at 6:00. several customers came forward saying that he took money, but didn't do the work. we're asking important questions, trying to get to the bottom of the issue. plus, from 0-7, the local community sees a spike in murders. we dig into the disturbing

being traded in for dance shoes. ryan lochte opens up about dancing with the stars and putting the questions on what

olympic swimmer rio lochte gives his first interview. >> he was talking about the scandal to put it behind him. >> reporter: 12 international sensation not for his stellar swimming in rio, but for turning this very public lie on nbc. >> reporter: he wanted to set the record straight reporting about the now infamous incident, most of it caught on the surveillance video at the gas station in brazil is not all true. >> the thing that i told that

caulked. that was overexaggerated. the story about me vandalizing the bathroom was absurd that it never happened. >> they claimed to have been robbed at gunpoint. he was intoxicated and made a big mistake. >> it has been really hard. >> reporter: the olympic star had nearly $1 million endorsement deals dropped. lochte agreed to be a part of dancing with the stars before the scandal broke. and he says that he is speaking to the decisions to move on with his life. >> this is perfect with the show. because i want to put that behind me. everybody has to be sick and tired of hearing about this. i know i am and i just want to move forward. >> reporter: meanwhile brazilian authorities have charged lochte with filing a false police report. his lawyer said that they have

but they will cooperate. elizabeth herr, abc news, new york. >> that'll do it for live at 5:00. what's new at 6:00? >> six weeks after her daughter was kidnapped from her room, the father lives in fear. >> he talks about his life has changed as his family waits for police to make an arrest. >> and i feel like i've been ripped off big time. >> why does he do this? >> frustrated customers turn to news channel 5 their money and didn't do the work, so we started asking questions. what we learned about his past when news channel 5 at 6:00

tonight at 6:00 the father's fears after a man tried to grab his daughter from her bedroom. >> that is the scary part. >> now six months later that man is on the loose. >> here is the best image we have of that man taken as he successfully kidnapped a 6-year- old girl back in may. this case has police and the fbi worried. >> that is because they think that the man is using social media apps to rg victims including the little girl nearly snatched from her elyria bedroom. now her father is speaking exclusively to news channel 5 tracy carloss. he opened up about the way their lives have changed. >> reporter: yeah danita, their lives changed in an instant and forever. they have new alarms, lights, safety features to make them feel safe because this guy hasn't been caught yet. no matter how hard ray bondy tries to forget, he can't help,