@>> the channel 3 morning @newscast is made possible by @windows direct, you'll be saying @i love my windows. @and now, channel 3 today. @>> and now it's the day where @everyone is irish sxrks @cleveland $3 today. @>> and now it's the day where @everyone is irish sxrks @cleveland knows how -- and @cleveland knows how to celebrate @st. patrick's day. @>> how to get around all the @closures. @plus, tiffany gets a message @from police, don't get pinched! @>> that is right, lisa, @celebration here expected to @start about an hour from now, @but as you know, security in @downtown cleveland will be @tight. @coming up, the hour that police @make the most arrests, why it @might surprise you. @and the celebrations @[ indiscernible ] @>> right here, the biggest corn @beef sandwich in cleveland,

@we're going to talk to you @exactly about how this is going @to go, and maybe talk to them @about how they're going to keep @up with the demand today. @and hollie, the people waiting @in line, what's the weather like @for them, are they going to get @rained on, are they going to be @okay? @>> they're not going to be @rained on, tell freddy, ea -- @he's a great guy, he's been @there fore forever, and thank @you to all of them. @we're not going to see rain, a @chain from yesterday, we thought @showers later in the day, i'm @really thinking the lep recan @kauns have all hid -- @leprechauns have hidden, lots of @sunshine in the morning, in to @the afternoon we start to see @cloud cover, breezy, 50 for @high, 40s right now as you're @waking up this thursday morning. @and here's a look at radar. @and everything is rain-free. @we're tracking through the day @and we're keeping it dry through

@heading to the parade, the @weather looks fantastic, a @jacket and you're going to be @good to go. @we will talk, not only rain @shower chances but perhaps a few @snow showers coming up. @ @a check of your traffic, happy @st. patrick's day. @>> happy st. patrick's day, and @we're green like a shamrock to @the south, all looking to the @77, u.s. 30, 62, route 8, same @picture to the north for 80, the @turnpike, i-90, 71, no problems. @here's the picture on 271, ands @automatic see, everyone getting @by just fine, no problems out @there on the roads, that drive @time on 271 between 422 and i-90 @headed north, 12 minute and @headed south is 12 minutes too. @john and lynna back to you. @>> green it our favorite color @everyday. @police say if you plan to

@plan before you go out. @ sure, tiffany tarpley joins @us, we know security will be @tight. @>> reporter: lynna and john, @you know thousands of people are @going to be right here in @downtown cleveland today, and @for a lot of them, the party is @going to start very early, live @inside flannery's downtown, the @doors open at 6:00 in the @morning, parades later this @afternoon. @so that's where all of these @people will be, at the bars @terks parade, and other events @throughout the day. @cleveland police have been @preparing for this day for @months, kicking off the season @of more parades and festivals @and they said in the past, this @is like starting the nfl @football season with the super @bowl, just to give you an idea @how big this is. @last year on st. patrick's day, @there were at least 40 arrests, @nine for being drunk, three for @disorderly conduct, and 33 for @other reasons here in cleveland. @now, we are back here live at @flannery's, of course they'll be @having a party here all day,

@but coming up at 5:30, if you're @headed to the parade later day, @you need to know one thing to @keep at home. @tiffany tarpley, channel 3 news. @ of course st. patty's day @means corned beef, and you think @limen's. @>> and they're getting ready for @the rush, will. @>> reporter: they are, john, @they've been here since @2:00 a.m. @getting ready to go, @the busiest day, slamming, a @line outside, they don't open @until 6:00 a.m., no dine in, @it's all been transitioned to @get things ready, they have @boxes, where it's going, because @so many people phone in orders. @in fact, so many people they had @to call yesterday, they put a @different message saying they're @done, they can't accept any @phone-in orders, you've got to @come out to wait in line, the @line started.

@this is where they're getting @ready to go. @we're going to walk you through @this process on making this @corned beef sandwich coming up @at 5:30, guys. @>> all right, will. @ if you need information @about st. patrick's day, the @celebration in downtown, don't @worry, we got it for you. @log on to our website, wkyc.com. @don't want to fight the crowds, @we've got you covered there too. @watch the parade on our website, @we will stream it live. @ time now 5:05. @three men tried to carjack a @woman in fair view park, later @surveillance camera catch the @suspects using her stolen credit @card. @take a look, police say the trio @robbed a woman at an apartment @complex on lorain road sunday. @she fought with them but they @got her purse. @took off in a @black nissan or toyota with @illinois plates. @now here the suspects are using @her credit card in cleveland. @know who they are, call fair @view park police. @ an ohio school community @mourning the loss of a @16-year-old whose tragic story

@noah leer was a junior, he was @playing basketball at a church, @he attempted to dunk when the @back board slammed on his face. @he went in to cardiac arrest. @>> he said, i had an accident, @don't worry about your teeth. @we were so positive, we thought, @you know, we're going to have @him back. @noah will be here with us. @>> noah passed away yesterday in @hospice care, a benefit planned @next month for his family at the @high school. @ a euclid man is accused of @egging a former neighbor's house @more than 100 times. @30-year-old jason kozan with @felony vandalism, he threw eggs @at the house for more than a @year. @cleveland.com reports he sent @egg shells to a crime lab for @testing.

@left the family there on edge. @police did not release a motive. @ time right now, 5:07, do you @think there's a study for @everything, think about this @one. @now a study is showing a @connection between how much we @eat and how loud we eat! @in the morning news feed, we'll @tell you what it all means, you @crunchy eaters. @crunch, crunch, crunch. @ and next, the latest on @president obama's nomination for @supreme court justice. @what's happening today in @washington and how some @republicans are breaking from @their party's views. @hey, hollie. @>> hey, lynna! @ happy st. patrick's day, @parade time, 1:04, if you're @heading downtown this morning @maybe to take in some @festivities pre-parade, we've @got shamrock sunshine for you. @and you know what, we're going @to see a little more cloud cover @later, but no showers expected @throughout this st. patrick's @day thursday. @50s for highs, it will be breezy @so like i said, green jackets,

@you're going to be in great @shape, green sweatshirt, @whatever works. @at limens, preparing to get that @corned beef out. @wonderful crew, freddy and the @gang, thanks for being up with

@ @ @ 5:11 right now. @president obama's supreme court @nominee will be on capitol hill @to meet with lawmakers. @the question a lot of people are @asking is if it will go a lot @farther than that. @>> saying he'll never get a @hearing, more from tracy potts @from capitol hill, good morning. @>> reporter: hey guys, good @morning. @it looks like a few, just a few @republicans may be opening up to @at least meeting him. @but for the most part, judge @garland's nomination is in the @middle of a big political battle

@thrill. @24 hour -- capitol hill. @24 hours after the president @nominated him, it's in limbo. @>> the importance of hard work @and fair dealing. @>> reporter: agreeing to meet @with judge garland on capitol @hill today. @the white house is encouraged. @>> that's a good thing, there's @a constitutional responsibility, @members of the united state @senate have to consider the @president's nominee, vacancy on @the supreme court, it's as @simple as that. @>> reporter: head of the @judiciary committee may meet @with garland in april after the @break. @others are undecided . @>> if i do meet with him, it may @not be a good use of his time, @i'm not going to change my mind. @>> reporter: the top republican @spoke with garland on the phone @but won't meet face to face. @in a new op ed this morning, @mcconnell says waiting for the @next president's nominee a fair @and reasonable compromise. @the house speaker agrees.

@to nominate whoever he wants to. @but the senate, coequal branch @of government has every right @not to act on that nomination. @>> reporter: rallying outside @the supreme court urging @republicans to act. @>> if merit garland can't get @bipartisan support, nobody can. @>> have the guts, the guts to @vote yes yes or no. @>> reporter: but for now, @republicans vow no vote. @they're going to strongly oppose @this nomination after reviewing @their analysis of judge @garland's record when it comes @to the second amend. @>> we'll follow this one @closely, thank you so much. @oh, there we are! @we're live where hollie, can i @do part of the forecast? @>> you can. @>> at slyman's today, 100% @chance of yummy sandwiches. @now, just corned beef,

@ruben guy, john? @>> just mustard. @just mustard. @>> yes, yes, and yes. @[ laughter ] @>> and i'll take two of them @today. @>> hi, buddy, all of those @smiling faces. @so good to see them. @we have a special edition, @jordan our assistant came to @patrick's day. @>> right. @[ laughter ] @>> sort of disturbing! @>> oh, there's more surprises @throughout the show today too. @so kids, don't be afraid. @jordan really, really great guy. @we're in 40s and it's cool but @notice? @yeah. @and you'll be seeing more of @jordan a little bit later on @ speaking of st. patrick's @day in the parade, if you're @heading downtown, parade time is @1:04, 50s, sunshine, it's going @to be fabulous. @the i think the only thing we'll @have to deal with is breezy @weather.

@have asked for a nicer day with @the way it all shaped up. @more cloud cover towards later @this afternoon and then we're @still talking a colder weekend. @but the way today works is @mostly sunny skies through @midday. @lucky and dry as can be. @thank you. @57 for the high temperature and @notice, more of a partly sunny @more filtered sunshine towards @5:00, 6:00 tonight. @radar's quiet. @i mean, a few spotty shower @around us, but there's nothing @going on here. @and as we do @track on future view, this @really tells the story. @it is totally clear 9:30 this @morning, beautiful, sunny skies. @and many of you, there's so much @going on downtown, you'll be @heading down before the parade @start time, right? @to get the throats and things in @place -- floats and things in @place, maybe you're heading to @the restaurants or bars doing @the celebrating, be safer, make @sure you've -- be safe, make

@2:30 this afternoon, cloud @cover, but we're dry, totally @dry. @and as we head in to tonight, @shower chances and for our @friday, we'll have the @possibility of a few scattered @rain and/or snow showers. @not a big deal, it looks like it @will be scattered but just cold @as we get in the weekend. @we've been talking about it @through the week, this isn't @shocking news for us. @window nation seven day. @57, happy st. patrick's day. @put on your green. @i'd be wearing it if i could, @but the weather wall is green, i @have accessories. @47 tomorrow, and upper 30s to @around 40 this weekend, even in @to early next week it stales @chill -- stays chilly but @warming back up for tuesday and @wednesday. @time check now is 5:16. @here's a look at your commute. @ wkyc traffic is brought to @you by mike bass ford. @get a great deal and more.

@having a great start to the @commute, it is green, looking @good for those headed to @cleveland hopkins airport, @here's the picture on 480 at 237 @and as you can see, not too many @people out there. @the roads look great. @so those drive times on 480 @between the rain road and i-71, @eight minutes headed east and @nine minutes headed west, a okay @out there on the roads. @so please be safe and coming up @at 5:31, the next traffic report @i'll let you know and prepare @you for that road closures @because of the st. patrick's day @parade. @ all right, 5:17, topping the @morning news, how about this @one, the uber driver accused of @a mass shooting in michigan is @now suing uber for $10 million. @dalton claims the ride sharing @company treats them like @peasants, ruining his marriage @and making him go on a rampage @that left six people dead. @uber expressed shock and

@ the border is still closed @because of devastating flooding, @parish officials looked over the @homes, more than two feet of @rain in the week's time caused @rivers to overflow. @washed out roads and flooded @more than 5,000 homes. @at least four deaths are blamed @on the historic flooding. @>> it's up to you! @new york! @ @ [ music ] @ @>> sad news this morning, of @course he carried on his famous @father's music legacy, last @night the family of frank is @sinatra jr. has announced he @died, passing away after a @massive heart attack while on @tour in daytona beach, florida. @he followeded his -- followed @father in the music business and @worked for him as a conductor @and manager. @he was 72 years old. @ and a new study finds the @sounds of eating could affect

@so they call it the crunch @effect. @that's what the researchers say. @suggest we eat less if we're @aware of the chewing, chomping, @and crunching of our food. @their experiments showed people @listening to loud music ate more @snacks than those in silent or @quiet environments. @experts say muting the sounds of @eating causes us to be less @mindful of what we're putting it @in our mouth, making it very @easy to overeat. @>> i guess. @if you care. @what you sound like. @chomp, chomp, chomp. @i could see that, especially if @if you're watching tv, you're @distracted. @>> so will ujek is keeping track @of the noise out of slyman. @ do you still use this? @>> what is that? @i haven't seen one in decades! @>> some find it hard to believe @that phone books are still made @and delivered.

@ @>> welcome back, 523 clone. @:23. @phone books were essential for @anyone who wanted to look up a @number. @but now they're old age. @>> but they still show up in @door steps across the country. @from our sister station in @denver asked why. @>> reporter: well, many phone @books ended up in the recycling @bin. @did save a couple for those who @may have missed out. @>> only if i carry it for you, @that's fair. @you don't want it? @>> reporter: quickly found out. @>> great for tin der. @not the dating app.

@modern age have little to do @with the pages. @a group that represents @publishers says about 50% of @people do still use the six @pound book to look up @businesses. @>> either don't have access to @the internet, maybe aren't that @savvy in using the internet. @that would be seniors and then @lower income folks. @>> reporter: wesley young with @the local search association @acknowledges that young people @aren't as likely to use it for @its intended purpose. @>> i talked to college students, @pulling it out of the their @phone book. @>> reporter: they say many. @publishers made a shift, help @ing @businesses have a better online @presence, because let's face it, @the web is just faster. @according to our very unofficial @but highly accurate -- @>> y'all didn't see that! @i'm hanging it here man. @>> reporter: we didn't meet @anyone who actually uses it. @>> from the porch to the @recycling bin. @>> reporter: but it's probably @not going away entirely. @>> small businesses with access,

@>> reporter: even if the web is @faster, someone out there who @needs it. @free phone book! @>> no thanks. @>> reporter: i just haven't met @them. @>> free phone book. @[ laughter ] @>> it's so true, it really does @go right to the recycling bin. @if you don't want the phone book @to show up, check out the @website, yellowpages opt @soptout.com. @you can choose no to receive it @at your address. @>> i would love to meet someone @who uses it. @>> hollie, tinder, not the app. @>> sounds good. @ we have a forecast, a dry @day, a bit of a change if you're @just tuning in and waking up, a @few scattered showers, doesn't @look like it, sunshine, breezy, @more cloud cover later as we do @get a look at the travel map for @you. @things are really quiet across @the great lakes, so i do think @we'll have a little bit of that @cloud cover moving in later @today.

@heading downtown, plan on 50s, @breezy, and sunshine. @we are tracking colder weather @for the weekend, i'll tell you @all about it coming up. @>> all right, thanks, hollie. @ and still ahead, a huge drug @bust with connections to stark @and sumter counties. @the canton restaurant that was @raided at the center of it. @will? @ lynna, things are hopping at @slyman's here, getting ready for @st. paddy's day. @doors open in t minus 45 minutes @and there's already a line. @we'll be right back.

@ @ oh, welcome back. @happy st. patrick's day! @a live look inside slyman's @where they're getting their

@we have all you need to know if @you're coming downtown for the @big party and the parade today. @>> let's just stay on that shot @forever! @no, we've got to go to hollie. @>> i'm okay with the corned beef @and swiss. @it's just a fun day all around; @right? @we all become irish to some @extent, maybe just a bowl of @lucky charms. @we have lots of sunshine in the @forecast. @the big change is we're not @expecting any showers through @today. @this is fabulous. @if you are heading downtown for @the parade or whatever your plan @are, parade time is 1:04, we're @going to be 50s. @and look at the forecast across @all of northeast ohio today. @low, middle, upper 50s, 58 for @akron. @57 in canton today. @mansfield, all at 66 degrees. @and it matches with our computer @model forecasts, we track hourly @here, looking at a lot of clear

@by afternoon we do start to see @some cloud cover but that's @about it. @we've been joking around with @the partly o'cloudy later today. @we hold off any shower chances @until tomorrow. @will it be snow or rain is the @question. @because you know we've been @talking about colder air. @i'll answer that coming up. @first danny with a look at your @commute, she's keeping you @informed on all closures good @morning. @>> good morning to you, in honor @of st. patrick's day i made the @traffic map green, i didn't, you @did. @no incidents, here's the parade @route, superellior avenue, the @closure of the staging air @starts at 9:00 a.m. @this @morning. @and that's spiel superior

@closures along the parade route, @make sure you avoid that area if @you are driving this morning. @and this afternoon. @and don't forget, traffic @updates on wtam 1100 total @traffic when you're on the roads @and in your car. @they'll have traffic updates @every 10 minutes. @john and lynna back to you. @>> all right, danny thank you. @ with it being st. patrick's @day, celebrating is a big thing, @and it's starting. @security will be tight in @downtown cleveland and beyond. @>> tiffany tarpley joins us live @this morning, and tiffany, @police say you've got to have a @plan. @>> reporter: you do, lynna. @you know, bars and restaurants, @they're going to be opening very @early thork, at flannery's @downtown. @they're going to open at @6:00 this morning. @they say you want to have a @designated driver, you want to @even maybe book a hotel. @you want to prepare before you @go out. @you know, cleveland police have @been planning for st. patrick's @day for months, going over @safety and security for the

@that's going to happen today. @but even last year, there were @incidents of random violence @caught on camera. @the ohio state hoept and other @law enforcement agencies will @also be on the lookout for drunk @drivers. @you want to be safe, you still @want to have fun. @and back here live at @flannery's. @i'm told they have what, 35 kegs @of guiness that they're going to @go through, we did the math, @that's about 2,400 beers, tall @beers, that's a lot. @and if you're going to that @parade later on this afternoon, @the one thing you want to keep @at home is a large bag. @you don't want to bring that @with you, and no open containers @of alcohol. @and so, not only are people @going to be at the bars today in @restaurants, let's, if you're at @a restaurant, all that good @corned beef. @>> i will. @>> reporter: good morning, @tiffany, and it's rock and @rolling at slyman's, the door @doesn't open for about another

@can get your corned beef, they @take phone orders, of course but @they've got to fill them. @here's how it goes, they've got @to slice it, look at that, tell @me your mouth isn't watering, @they get that bread on the @grill, meat sliced, pickles and @they've got to build the @sandwiches, back in the corner @they've got it going, couple @different stations slicing meat, @they go through a ton, literal, @a ton. @that isn't an expression, of @meat today. @to get these filled. @you want to talk about orders, @take a look. @these are the orders phoned in. @they had to shut this off @yesterday, they couldn't accept @no more, no dine in, they have @to get this well oiled machine @up and rolling here. @coming up at 6:00 we're going to @let you see what the finished @product looks like, ready to go. @biggest corned beef sandwich in @cleveland. @and freddy tells me, the secret @ingredient, i have it, it's @love. @>> oh, there's a lot of love @there too!

@you're involved with. @>> reporter: yeah, a lot of @events going on for st. @patrick's day, a good one going @down, aj rocko's, the st. @barber's event, shave your head, @eyebrow, goatee, whatever you @want, all goes, you get donation @for that, goes to a charity that @helps kids with cancer. @i'll be emceeing that today tr @3:00 to 6:00. @free, come down, family friendly @event too, if you want to get a @haircut, this is a perfect way @to do it, 3:00 to 6:00 at aj @rocko's. @>> great cause, thanks so much. @>> reporter: i'm not going to @-- @>> yeah, i wanted to ask him but @there was a delay. @>> we'll try to change his mind @there. @>> luscious locks. @ following a major bust that @put 11 members of a mexican drug @organization behind bars. @in summit counties was busted on @crystal meth.

@pound of cocaine, 145 pounds of @marijuana valued at $150,000, @and 11 pounds of meth also worth @$150,000. @>> a lot of times, businesses @and establishments are used for @money laundering purposes @because drugs, narcotics bring @in so much cash, they somehow @have to launder that cash to @make it look like it's @legitimate. @and a lot of times they do that @through businesses. @>> the fbi also raided el @galleron grill as part of the @investigation. @ a sheffield man pleaded @guilty for providing support to @the islamic state, algazi also @tried to get others to join @through social media. @he was arrested after trying to @buy an ak-47 from an undercover @agent. @he's scheduled to be sentenced @in june. @ eye opening study on lead @and water, more than 2,000 water

@contamination in the last four @years. @350 systems serving schools and @day cares. @the report intlu clus an @interactive map that highlights @where elevated lead levels have @been discovered. @you can click on ohio and scroll @through the map of specific @schools and businesses, grouped @by county in northeast ohio, gia @lake, and some locations @included on the list. @ 5:37, almost time for us to @reveal our picks in the ncaa @bracket challenge! @we are ready to fill in our @final fours, so see how our @picks compare with yours and if @you would like to do some art @work on your bracket, as well. @[ laughter ] @i refuse to do that. @>> come on, john. @>> nope! @ is easter the next @christmas? @when it comes to sending, an @increase in the amount of money @we spend on the holiday, next on @ @ @ @ and the property brother are @headed to cleveland and we have

@stars, jonathan and drew scott @will be at the cleveland home @and remodeling expo, kicking off @march 18. @third caller, 216-508-0707 a @pack of wrist bands to meet them

@ time now 5:40, starting our @news feed, the fight is already @underway, over president obama's @supreme court nominee, chief @judge merrick garland of the d @dooes court of -- dc court of @appeals nominated after antonin @scalia's death, democrats praise @it, moderate enough for both @parties, but republicans coming @out saying they will not take @action and the choice should be @left to the next president jae @disgraced subway pitch man jared @fogel was left bloodied in an @attack, by a 60-year-old man who @pushed him down then punched his @face. @he pleaded guilty last month to @august to have had sex with @minors. @distributing and receiving child @pornography. @now facing a prison sentence of @more than 15 years.

@spend more than ever on easter @this year. @the national retail federation @says those celebrating easter @$146 per person, that's more in @the 50 years of the survey and @more than $5 than last year, @holiday meal. @efter egg lunt. @so it's, you know, people are @getting, really getting in to @it, a lot earlier this year too. @just like valentine's day. @now a huge holiday. @>> you get out there, you race, @you beat the kids to the egg and @the money, it's a great time. @>> okay. @. @lebron has the night off to @rest, that usually means trouble @for the cavs, but kevin love @took over, muscling in there, 24 @points, 18 rebounds, leading the @way, 33 points. @they're no longer shy about

@took 36 of them hitting 10, @hitting 27%. @cavs had a couple of 20 point @leads but they held on to win by @one, 91. @and now 61-6 lebron will play @both of the back to back game at @orlando and miami. @ all right. @here we go. @the big boards are set. @i don't know what's going on @here. @i don't know what's going on -- @why do we have a koala playing @basketball? @>> because it's cute. @>> okay, here we go. @we filled up most of the boards, @but right now, and by wait, we @want you to join, it's a @contest, wkyc.com, i'm also @tweeted the link, $1 million. @>> you could win so much money. @>> that's good, but you can see @our full brackets there. @get the final four now. @and @you're going to start us off. @>> okay, okay.

@>> so you've got kansas beating @miami. @>> okay, over osu, that's @surprising. @>> unc and michigan state! @yeah! @>> all right. @are you feeling pretty confident @with that? @>> no. @[ laughter ] @>> no! @>> that's why we drew the koala @to distract. @>> i like that. @hollie -- can i point out one @thing in hollie's bracket, she @didn't care who won holy cross @southern game -- @>> i thought it was holy south. @>> if you combine them, maybe. @>> i put no research in to this. @>> but hollie, your hearts are @beautiful. @>> final four. @>> kansas. @>> kansas to beat arizona, okay. @what do i have here, duke to @beat oklahoma. @>> so duke make the final four. @>> north carolina, and, i'm

@>> an 11 seed making the final @four there from hollie giangreco @gentleman -- @>> okay, president business with @decoration. @>> miami, i'll take oregon, @another number one seed to make @the final four, over here, @here's my, i don't know if you @call this an upset. @but nobody's really giving much @respect to kentucky this year @after last year. @i'll take kentucky to go to the @final four where they're going @to be, they're going to meet, i @should say, michigan state. @>> wow, we're all different. @2-1 seeds, a two and a four. @we're completely different, @that's what makes this contest @fun. @>> mine took 20 seconds. @[ laughter ] @>> it is nice. @>> amazing you can do all that @art work in 20 second. @ live at slyman's and taking @them longer than 20 seconds to @prepare for everything, but it's @pretty! @everything in the shot, and wow, @corned beef and then some.

@it's so delicious. @delicious. @potato salad, cole slaw, the @pickles, what a day. @of course we're having a great @time with it and slyman's is @ready for you, and the parade, @1:04 start time. @shamrock sunshine. @temperatures in the 50s @downtown. @it will be breezy, you need your @green sweatshirts or jackets, @but boy, we'll be about 10 @degrees above normal for this @time of year. @we should be mid 40s. @so we're forecasting the sun @with a little more cloud cover, @more sunshine later in the day. @it will be a colder weekend that @has been consistent. @46 at 9:00, 52 at noon, 57 at @5:00. @we're calling it a little more @shamrocks and sunshine by the @time we get to 5:00 today. @i think it will be more partly @sunny. @but radar has been really clear, @you know what, we're not @thinking think showers today @whatsoever. @so that's a change from @yesterday morning to when you @went to bed, look at this. @10:00 a.m., it is clear as can @be.

@as we do get in to the @afternoon, we start to see more @cloud cover. @i think it will be more partial @sunshine, no question and then @it gets colder, we're still @forecasting shower chances @tomorrow. @they're going to be scattered, @could see a few raindrops, could @see a few wet snowflakes, the @truth. @upper 30s to near 40 and it @looks like as we do get in to @tomorrow, later in the day, more @of those shower chances. @but we climb in the low and mid @40s at that point. @so it should just be rain @showers. @let's check it all out on your @window nation seven day. @and we're still forecasting that @colder weather for the weekend @and even early next week. @look at the 30s on the map, @upper 30s to near 40s saturday, @sunday, 35 on monday. @we're back in the 50s by next @tuesday. @5:47, we're doing dog gone @weather, and this is oliver. @ okay, so not happy with the @weather in this picture. @he's expressing his displeasure. @ginger sent it in, we thank you

@sometimes it's just how it goes. @>> all right. @>> stick around, we've got it @st. patrick's day dogs coming up @throughout the show. @oh, wait till you see. @our little leprechaun edition @here throughout the morning. @more to come. @>> we'll get oliver and payton @together, payton had a great @time in the sunshine yesterday. @get a good dog walk going on. @>> hollie thank you. @ the cdc is making an effort @to prevent pain pill addiction @by giving guideline. @>> yeah, channel 3's monica @robins explains the rule and the @recovering addict's story. @>> reporter: vicodin, percocet, @oxy contin and codone, they kill @everyday in overdose, whether @the opiates they prescribe

@instead, they want doctors to @prescribe ice, tylenol, or @ibuprofen first, avoid opiates @if they're taking @antidepressants, should be @enough for most patients. @christina is in recovery, and @knows several people who became @addicted and died from opiates. @>> recently three from an @overdose. @>> reporter: she and others in @recovery applied the cdc's @recommendations. @she also wants people to know of @another medication that is @saving her life, vivitrol. @>> giving me my life back, 100%. @it takes away your cravings, @thoughts, everything. @>> reporter: monica robins, @channel 3 news. @>> and you may have seen the @billboards for vivitrol, it @blocks for the opioid @medication, for feelings of @well-being and those can lead to @the abuse. @>> it's used as part of a @treatment problem for drug or

@>> ways to save time. @ good morning, to anyone @looking for the best @[ indiscernible ] @you will ever see in your entire @life. @from free bluetooth speakers to @headphones, iphone cases and @more. @i have you covered, danny has us @covered on the roads. @>> i sure do, matt, we're @looking good, but a breakdown on @i-71 southbound, the exit ramp @to west 25 street in cleveland, @we take you outside, and it's a @clear commute in that area, so @you're good to go. @your next traffic check at 6:01, @channel 3 news returns right @after this. @ @ @

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@ @[ bag pipe music ] @ @>> yeah, happy st. patrick's day @to you, top of the morning here @at 5:54, this is tyler, proud @graduate of st. ignatius, he's @been playing bag pipes since he @was 10 years old. @>> incredible talent, yeah. @ and this morning, happy st. @patrick's day, and of course, a @live look at flannery's pub in @downtown cleveland. @if you're keeping track, they @will be open in five minutes and @26 seconds. @[ laughter ] @>> 24 seconds, 22. @>> here comes the countdown. @did you know 82% of people will @wear green today, 13 million @pints of guiness will be had

@>> you know, that is half of @their sales for the year. @>> oh! @for real? @how about that. @all right. @>> today we're talking free @iphone cases, headphones and @more all free. @>> free! @the largest freebie offering of @the entire year is on our @website right now. @and i'm going to show you the @items that you will not believe @are actually free. @take a look, first, at your @reminder that there's one small @shipping fee associated with the @items, and that is so the stores @offering them do not go out of @business today. @$4.99 shipping on items that @have 10 times that value. @let's start with laptop cases @that we tested that are awesome, @$45 down to 0. @yeah. @for real. @all sorts of jewelry options, @down from 80 to $0, including @some --

@>> four piece pendant neck lace @sets, $60 down to 0. @wireless car phone chargers, $30 @down to 0. @iphone 6 s cases, $40 down to 0. @and yes, two workout pedometers. @>> this is not april fool's, @right? @>> no, even the speakers that @lynna has in front of her. @>> why? @>> because st. patrick's day is @unreal and all waiting for you @on wkyc.com. @lynna, they look good. @for free! @>> free! @free is for us. @>> keep that out, they'll be out @of business in no time. @>> yup! @ here's hollie. @>> happy st. patrick's day and @it's pots of gold of sunshine @heading your way, going to be @quite, the day. @50s for a high, breezy from

@we'll chat more about it coming @up, gang. @looks good though. @>> all right, hollie thank you. @ the ohio health department @has announced a change of @procedure when it comes to the @zika virus, next why they're @trying to speed things up, @tiffany. @>> reporter: well, john the @doors here at flannery's in @downtown cleveland will open in @just minutes. @you can see the line already @starting to form outside. @coming up, we're going to show @you how they get ready for the @big day, st. patrick's day. @ @ @

@ @ this channel 3 newscast made @possible by windows direct. @and now channel 3 today. @>> top of the morning to you on @this st. patrick's day. @the day we can all claim to be @irish. @>> and we have team coverage of @all the celebrations happening @around town. @will is live at slyman's where @the corned beef is piling up, @and tiffany is live at @flannery's for the green beer, @it's started flowing. @but first, hollie. @ you're tracking the parade @day forecast.