she is said to be doing okay. morning, leon bibb is taking us up, up and away. we are giving you a special history. >>> we saw gas prices drop this year but what can you expect cheapest >>> and sunrise is moving in. daytime highs into the 50s but i'll let you know when you need to break out that big winter coat for your late weekend. >>> go afternoon, everyone. -- good afternoon, everyone. we are waking up to the upper 40s today, so well above normal. we are seeing the thermometer go up we'll stay under mostly cloudy conditions, right now, most of cuyahoga county dealing with that rainfall, continuing to shift towards the east. euclid, 49 for today with cloudy skies hot spots towards akron and canton. please, enjoy this because, nick, as we head into tomorrow afternoon, we are seeing a dip in our temperatures from 50s to lower 30s. >>> new developments on the new id laws with the new id laws having travelers worried that they may not be able to fly. some states don't have the ids. homeland security announced they can keep using their current ids without problems

leon bibb gives us a tour of look at our winning lottery numbers. >>> not too early to talk baseball. what is happening your world. this girl got to meet endian cleveland baseball players at the hospital. big week to meet tribe players. dennis sent this shot in. he noticed this wave blasting up through the ice and help investigated this sinkhole. there's like a geyser and finally sam i am. this is an albino deer. can post great stuff like this. we'll be right back. >>> it's time for a stroll around ohio. a sweetness on cleveland's west side. >> leon wants to track down the source of the aroma in ohio cities finding something that millions celebrate. underneath. what workers in the building are making takes time and care and much to care about when the beer. this is the pub at cleveland's are the family families mostly emphasis on beer but the story does not begin here. it begins here. >> in the cleveland area called ohio city. brewing takes place. great lakes is a craft brewery and that means its brewers interpret styles and introducing new styles. as a craft brewery it makes less tha

this is leon bibb. beginning the broadcast with breaking news. we're following the story from the live desk from where we have confirmed that u.s. steel workers from his lorain plant. u.s. steel told us the market and oil prices were among the reasons for the decision on layoffs. this comes one day after unced it, too, was laying off 200 people we have kept a close watch all three indiceee were up and they're all hovering around where they began. the dow fell drastically the first four days of trading. >>> and new at the noon hour as well, a news rk to learn new details about a murder in oroville, wayne county, about 20 miles southwest of akron. that murder was last night on east police tell us a young mother was shot and killed inside an suv. and this noon hour, we're learning more about that victim, emily young. police tell us the n's two young children were inside the suv at the time. and the man under arrest for the shooting, larisse woods, is ficers say he confessed to the shooting. newschannel 5 is looking into the background of both and le

. >>> good afternoon, i'm mike brookbank in for leon bibb. we start at noon with a news alert. students at mayfield high school are being evacuated after a threat was posted in social media. classes continue under what is called a soft lockdown while police investigated. a full evacuation has been issued. the threat was posted to instagram and viral among students. it said, quote, don't go to school and it listed today's date. >>> and it's a sad day for thousands of wal-mart employees doors at more than 100 stores. sarah phinney spent the morning at the only location in ohio that is closing on rockside road in bedford. >> reporter: there is not much left inside this bedford wal- mart. in a matter of a few hours, it will close for good. about 300 people work here. the company said that some happen transferred to other locations and -- some will be transferred to other locations and help the rest find other be. >> s. this is only one of 12 wal-mart super centers shutting down across the country, and it's the only one in ohio. bedford city manager said that it will result in a qua

this is leon bibb. beginning the noon hour at the live desk where we're keeping a close eye on the ow about 211 points at this second. the day began with it falling sharply at the opening bell. and part of the reason for the stocks, trading on the market was temporarily suspended after stocks plunged overnight in all 17 miners have been rescued from a new york mine in central new york state. they were trapped at the . the miners became stuck while being lowered to the floor of the 2300-foot deep salt mine. marcy gonzalez shows us how they were rescued new york state. >> reporter: the sounds of relief after nearly 10 hours of anxiously ers trapped nearly 900 feet below ground in upstate new york and all finally safe on solid ground. >> they persevered the best way they could and how well e situation. >> reporter: the group was just starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country nearithaca when the elevate -- near ithaca when ey were in stopped working. >> 350 feet bound with peoreporter: po

we con-- leon bibb. a shooting in downtown cleveland on west 9th leaves , the gunman on the loose. nick foley has the latest. >> reporter: residents in this area of the warehouse district still on edge after a double murder here at two people shot and killed in what was normally a quiet upscale apartment building. police responded to reports of around 8:30 last ll us when officers arrived, they found one man dead on scene inside an another inside with the gunshot wound to the head was health medical center where he later died. a cleveland police source tells us a lot of drugs were removed from the apartment after the shooting. >> a lot of young people i talked to said if you feel safe, i constantineos and the night life events and feel safe. and surprise for me. >> reporter: cleveland police tell us that two suspects were seen fleeing building. reporting from the warehouse district in downtown cleveland, nick foley for newschannel 5. >>> and right now, americans all along the east coast are preparing for a stem. it's going to bring ice and hail to southern states and then turn to h

councilman is leaving and leon bibb has the interview. >> it has been 18 years representing his ward but the life long cleveland err joe perciman will move on. >> reporter: for 18 years, he has walked this day, headed to the seat of local government. when decisions were made, he was among those making the decision. after 18 years, joe cimpermann is leaving. >> when i was asked if i was interested in interviewing, i is a thought that would a good thing to do. >> he will be the ceo of global cleveland. for 18 years at city hall, he has represented a sizable part of the west side and a large >> you get to do this job and you realize the people of this community deserve everything and for 18 years, i tried to do whatever i could. >> friend and colleague, council president kevin kelly, said that he will miss cimperman who have served with him for years. now, he will leave the city chair to lead global cleveland. >> reporter: cimperman is the son of a father and mother who was born in ellis island. the mission for global cleveland is to welcome people from throughout the world to his cleve

we begin with -- leon bibb. weather. we're going to see. >> this is going to be a quick shot of light snow. not a big deal. again, when it comes down during the afternoon and evening commute, it could cost downtown cleveland. snow. maybe a few spinning flurries. the temperatures are in the certaie not that bad. the windchills won't be an issue today. upper teens and lower 20s for the most part. look at agrin falls and shardin. we have a -- chardon. and we have portions in cuyahoga county and way nner to burton, ravena and kent, same deal there. snow moving through portions of eastern geauga county and into the west, light snow in lorain we're going to deal with the today. wooster is dry. again, more snow this clump of snow moves through, it will happen tonight into tomorrow. we'll dry things out again. notice, the gradual trend here. a clump south and west of at will pull through here. we have to keep the snow in the forecast for the next new hours wife we -- before we dry things 20s and into the teens tonight. again, snow will not accumulate to too much. we'll talk about a big time w

. >>> good afternoon, i'm mike in for leon bibb. late-breaking details into the live desk at noon. a kent state professor under e fbi just spoke with our bob jones. julio pino has been accused of having sim theftis ties to isis and he was the center of a monthlong investigation and said the allegations against him are ed? >> no, i wouldn't say i'm worried. i believe in the end everything that has been said against me will be false because i have nothing to spoken truthfully all along. >> we're going to have much more of his interview coming up later on newschannel 5 clevelinvestigation into an early morning house fire that injured at least one person continues this afternoon. this was the scene around 5 this morning at the home on wells wood trail in one person is hospitalized and there is no word on their condition now. the firs face some will changes with had -- firefighters face some challenges with this fire and had to bring s. more than 10 departments responded to this scene. >>> and in west columbus, one child is dead. another in critical condition complex started on fire. th

i'm leon bibb. at the top today, winter hit northeast ohio with a it was a sloppy mess and on the roads, it was sloppy. and the roadings are looking clear and looking at i-71 and we'll check in with storm tracker 5 in a minute. first, let's go to the weather center where . >> reporter: we had the snow things have let up just a bit. colder air is moving in and we start to concern ourselves more with our affect snows between now and the evening commute. we'll look at the power of 5 live doppler network. and currently cuyahoga county north and west. we'll talk about that in just a moment. lighter snow up and down interstate 71 through bemina -- medina county yne county. this is light snow and steady. could easily accumulate another half an inch to an inch between now and 2 or 3 this afternoon. more g along i-90 into lake county and the open waters of lake erie. this is the next batch of snow. you can see it here off of the shore here from lorain to avon lake to the north this will move on shore and imb

i'm leon bibb. breaking at this hour is new the investigation of that house explosion in northfield. the sum met county medical examiner -- summit county medical examiner said the death of the family is being a murder/suicide. yesterday, we learned the fire was intentionally set. it was under investigation yesterday and began as a case rey and cynthia mather were killed as a result of the home explosion and also killed in the fire were the couple's two continue to bring you updates on the murder/suicide, say the officials there. >>> right now, the police department said an emotional goodbye to one of its own, thro. you're looking at live television pictures right now, that memorial is underway. hundreds are filling the seats. k9 jethro, a n shepherd was shot in the line of duty this weekend. he and his partner were on assignment. he was shot in the line of duty this weekend. his partner and he were responding to a burglary at fisher foods in e dog was shot three times. jethro died a day later. a k9

leon bibb is at the phone. give us the story. >> you want to save lives? you can because hands on northeast ohio is saving lives. this is a phone bank in the raising money to give relief to the many homeless and it's called the homeless stand down and it's in their 25th year. they'll get food and haircuts and access to social service provides and get clothing and legal counseling. >> make a phone call to your number on the screen. or text hsd2016 to 41444. let's talk to the executive director now. this is important stuff isn't it? >> it is, there's a complexity of things that cause homelessness and people are coming in need of these vital basic need items and we need people's support so we can deliver hats and gloves and scarves. >> and in 5 seconds, this is the difference from life and death. a big difference for these people. >> thanks, he's executive ohio. i'm going to make a donation personally through this phone bank as well. won't you join me? the number is on the screen. there's the number on the screen, it's a cold winter to survive. we can help th

here is leon bibbs. >> reporter: the game is big so we have to put a little bread >> pretty crazy, one day 900 million and now 1.5 billion. >> american is hungry hoping to feast on powerball. get on meal with unliminted courses. all the gap at the back stage bar on the cleveland's west side. >> it gives people incentive to come in. >> back street stage and bar is giving a ticket for those customers that order food. with a buy a meal get a chance. the cook is working hard. powerball is working hard. give me a slice of that act. who doesn't want more bread so a meal at back stage restaurant could turn into a lot of dough. >> what would you do with a billion and a half? >> buy the cleveland browns. >> this brother is putting his money where his mouth is. customers belly up, the more you eat, the more chances to bucks. >> the powerball machine is cranking out a free ticket. the cook has worked in a hot stove and the customers are putting it away figuring out a chew closer to the gravy train. win the big one you will be bringing home the bacon and tell the family i am not coming home from d

in his my ohio series, leon bibb will give us a tour of the great lakes brewery. >> and we are getting ready for a weekend warmup. soak it in for the next it two days before a major storm moves in. i have your full forecast >>> good morning, everyone. i know everybody doesn't want to talk about snow, but look at not an inch of accumulation for cleveland area. this doesn't look like this year will be one of the lowest for the season for snowfall, you can see 1932, less than an inch of accumulation. we are 27 inches below our normal for this time of year. now forecast for today, we are not talking about snow or rain. just temperatures unseasonally warm, we're going to hit the 50s toward richland county, wayne county, a few clouds floating through early this morning throughout the afternoon. we'll go with partly to mostly cloudy conditions. now winds still going to be a factor. but that's going to allow for that gradual warmup. hello to the hot spot, it goes to akron, we'll go with 51 to 52 degrees. if you think today looks good, take a good look at sunday afternoon. we do have rain chanc

. >>> still ahead this saturday morning, leon bibb taking us up, up, and away. we're giving you a closer look at our aviation history. plus, we saw fuel prices drop in 2015, but what will prices do st year? when you can expect gas to be janessa. >> and odot was picking up snow earlier this week. we are tracking rain on the power of five today. along with a cooldown, i'll give you exact timing when that snow starts to enter tomorrow >>> good morning, everyone, we are off to a warm start this morning. our temperatures already sitting into the upper 40s. we saw that warm front track towards the north and that's we're going to lose the moisture if you are waking up to a few puddles. by mid afternoon, sitting under cloudy skies, richland, mansfield, a high of 47 degrees. the greater cleveland area will be sitting into the lower 50s. beachwood, 46 with those clouds. even warmer out towards akron into summit county. 47. alliance, 47 degrees cooler out towards the east side into shardon. let's show you this. please enjoy today into the lower 50s. 41 for an overnight low

. >>> time now for [ inaudible - static ] there is sweetness in the air on the cleveland west leon bibb tracked down what was going on.>> reporter: [ indiscernible - low volume ] [ inaudible - static ] what workers in the building are making takes time and care. there is much to care about when it comes to the brewing of the year. -- brewing of beer. most of the emphasis is on beer here. it all begins here. in the cleveland area called ohio city, there's a craft brewery called great lakes brewing company. at the craft brewery they make less than 6 million barrels of beer a year. when compared to the big boys, this isn't much. >> this is our 75 barrel room. everything that you have found keg since the 1980s has come out of this room. >> reporter: since the start of this operation in 1988, this was the little brewery that could. >> we only brewed about 1000 barrels in that first year and now we are at about 165,000 barrels a year. >> that's a lot of beer and attention on brewing. they blend together the hops, etc. i smell the sweetness in the air right now. >> what is that sweetness that