Jonathan walsh went digging for answers in boston heights. Reporter you have lived here how long . All my life. Reporter 76yearold Mary Griffith owns these two homes side by side. She showed me the well that shes used for decades and still does. Its been very good for the reporter she was a bit surprised when she got a 27 bill from cleveland water. How can i be getting a water bill when i still have my well and no pipes down to the house or anything . Reporter you see, theres some development happening across the street. Reporter did they put these fire hydrants in here . Yes. Reporter as a part of all that a water line did go in at the row. However, mary told us she isnt even hooked up yet, but then she received two more 27 bills totaling 81. I feel like where do i turn . Reporter were not just talking about three bills for this house. Six total bills. She says 30 to 50 phone calls later to Customer Service and shes still getting stonewalled. Its very, very difficult. You either get a busy signal constantly reporter here are her notes. When she does get someone on the line the one gal insisted, you have water. And i said, yes, i have well water. She kept insisting. Reporter i talked with cleveland water reps and they are looking into the issue but didnt want to speculate so they wanted to gather more info and they needed more time. In the meantime mary hopes when she does get connected to cleveland water that she starts with a fresh account and that the current bills totaling 162 dry up. I want those bills to stop. Jonathan walsh, newschannel5. Another windy day. Hair spray. But the good news is we managed to stay dry for most of the festivities. The outdoor par rairksdz notice some showers increasing on the power of 5 Live Doppler Network. Weve got instability in the eight, primarily mansfield to akron canton. A couple of showers trying to pop now east side of cleveland into geauga county, back towards sandusky and if i understand lee and fremont. These are breach brief. Look at this wind. 44 Miles Per Hour. 37 Miles Per Hour in he will lear i cant. There are now advisories for wind. Its just below criteria. But hold on tight to the wheel. Theres a lot of green on our temperature map. Just so happens that 50s is the mid50s elyria, 58 in akron, 56 coshocton, canton, elyria 56. Were going to stay in 50s through much of the evening, but we drop off by 10 00 p. M. Middle and upper 40s. If you are staying out late, be safe, all right, be kind, and wear the sweater. It is going to be a little chilly. And yes, we are tracking wintry weather for the weekend. More on that coming up. It is a sea of green and blue tonight in downtown cleveland. Police promise they will have a handle on any potential st. Patricks day disturbances. Derick wall sermon toring Derick Waller is monitoring security. What have you learned . Reporter police tell me there were no arrests during this years st. Patricks day parade. That is great news because the one here in cleveland is one of the largest in the country. From behind, uniformed officers on foot, motorcycle, and horseback showed their presence at clevelands 149th st. Patricks day parade celebrating the rebellion against the british. Here. I feel safe. Reporter last year video showed rebel mobs fighting in the streets near public square. So far so good. Its still early, though. Reporter nicole hesitated bringing her twoyearold daughter. Ive been thiern past where i wasnt around a family atmosphere, it was more like drinking and people getting crazy. I have never seen the family side of it before. Reporter what do you think . Its good. Its better than i thought it would be. Reporter at a preparade press Conference Police touted we dont take part in any profiling. We profile behavior. Reporter its impressive that superior avenue is back open, all cleaned up. The police are now focusing on making sure people get home safe. A reminder not to cink and dry. Live in cleveland, Derick Waller, newschannel5. Meantime as you just saw there are tens of thousands of people downtown for that parade, most from northeast ohio. But what happens when those folks are out of towners right here for the rnc . Today paul kiska found out, they already after plan in place. Reporter there really, frank. From ohio city to downtown, University Circle and points beyond, thousands of volunteers will help rnc visitors navigate cleveland. Big crowds and a Party Atmosphere downtown for st. Paddys day. A similar scene expected for rnc week in july when thousands of out of towners descend on downtown cleveland. Present the city in the best light possible. Reporter jennifer told me theyre looking for thousands of volunteers to be greeters at airports and hotels. They also need volunteers to help convention goers find their way to landmarks and neighborhoods like ohio city and University Circle. Volunteers called way finders. You know how to get to Gordon Square . No, i dont even know where that is. Do you know how to get to little italy from here . Absolutely. Dont ask me how, but i do. Reporter we found people from northeast ohio not exactly sure about some locations. Imagine out of towners. 8,000 volunteers needed. 6,000 have already signed up. What we need are volunteers to come down to help people understand the New Cleveland story, showcase their pride and reporter volunteers will be asked to work fourhour shifts. For more information check out our app. Developing news out of washington where president obamas pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court visited capitol hill. D. C. Court of appeals judge Merrick Garland is facing tough opposition from Senate Republicans who have vowed to block his confirmation. Chris flanagan is live in the newsroom with the latest. Reporter the senates Top Republican is holding his ground that the next president should pick the next justice. Its the republicans who control his fate. They made it clear they wont budge from their refusal to consider a replacement for antonin antonin scalia. If republicans refuse to do their job it will only be to pick the next nominee. Occasionally republicans may try to distance themselves from him with their words, but their failure to do their job and give judge garland the consideration he deserves ties them to trump in a way they cannot untangle. Today republican leader mitch mccobble did take a call from garland reiterating his feels, wishing him well. Abc news is reporting there are at least six republican senators who are open to lee. Today at least one lawmaker took issue with a request from military leaders laying out their budget for the next fiscal year. Its not because the pentagon wants too much money. Its because the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman asked for 2. 5 billion less than was requested last year. The biggest Budget Priority for us strategically is of sequestration, to prevent 100 billion in automatic cuts that are looming. Senator john mccain says the department should be asking for more money, not less. He says this years request is 17 billion less than what a former joint chiefs chairman once called the lower ragged edge of readiness. All right, lee, we want to take folks outside. John is in air tracker 5, clevelands official breaking news chopper, live on the turnpike. Reporter two lanes are blocked. This sigh 80 eastbound after i 71. The overpass is state route 3. You can see heres one of the cars involved in this accident. Pretty significant damage were seeing here to the front vend this car. Theres a lot of traffic backing up behind this accident. The second car involved in this accident i believe was right here, and it just may have left the scene. But were keeping an eye on this primary car that you see here, this little sioux v that has the majority of this damage. You can see cars are slowing ill zoom out and give you an idea just how this is impacting traffic. Theres a significant line of traffic. Thats what we saw first before we actually arrived at this accident. You can see cars really starting to back up because of this. The ohio state Highway Patrol is on the scene. We havent gotten word on injuries from this accident but well keep you updated. Back to you. Okay, john. Harsh words on capitol hill. Lawmakers calling for a state governor to resign. You have to look at how the law works. You know what, it failed. You failed that wasnt even the most tense encounter as the michigan governor and epa head took the stand to testify about the flint water crisis, in washington. Plus, the prospect of a donald trump nomination has a lot of lawmakers pointing fingers over his rise to prominence. Find out which senator was accused of being coward today. And remember this right here . That sucker punch caught on today the deputies involved in taking down the victim finally face the consequences. He asked people to pay for a prayer but forgot to mention those payments would be recurring. We are back with air tracker 5, clevelands official breaking news chopper. As we showed you moments ago we are live over the ohio turnpike where an accident is backing up traffic. This happened at milemarker 166 in cuyahoga county. Now traffic is causing a lot of frustrated drivers. Ive had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies. Susan headman from the epa bears not 1 10th of the responsibility of the state of michigan and your administration, and she resigned, and there you are, dripping with guilt, but drawing your paycheck, hiring lawyers at the expense of the people and doing your dead level best to spread accountability to others and not being accountability. Its in the appropriate. Around at a congressional around at a congressional hearing where the governor of michigan was grilled crisis. You just heard one lawmaker calling for Governor Rick Snyder to resign. The state epa head was also there to testify, both claiming they were in the dark for over a year about the consequences of switching the citys water supply to save money. Were dire. Lead leaked into the water supply, sparking an Unprecedented Health emergency. Lawmakers werent going to let anyone claim ignorance today. You told me you had the authority, tough compliance authority. Did you ever shut these programs down or go after them . Sir you did not. Okay. You did not. No one acted. Now, i heard calls for resignation. I think you should be at the top of the list. The governor and state epa claim michigans department of another state agency gave them false reports about the water. But again, lawmakers definitely not buying it. For his part the governor asked congress to approve legislation alotting 220 million to fix the leadcontaminated pipes in flint and other areas. The road to the white house hit a few more speed bumps today. Lawmakers are trying to lay blame for the rise of donald trump. Senate democratic leader harry reid slammed what he called the moral cowardess of Senate Republicans. He says they failed to stand up to front runner trump. He went so far as to accuse Mitch Mcconnell of giving trump a slap on the wrist when he says something de testable, then committing to support him in private. Reid went on to call on senator mccom and House Speaker paul ryan to find the backbone to say enough. Mcconnell hasnt responded but speaker ryan did talk about the future of the Republican Party there would be riots if hes not nominated. Ryan made it sound more than ever like a contested convention is coming to cleveland. Nothing has changed other than the perception that theres more likely to become an open convention than we thought before. So were getting our minds around the idea that it could very well become a reality, and therefore those of us who are involved in the convention need to respect. That. Ryan also addressed his predecessors decision to throw his name into the ring as a potential gop nominee. Ryan said he saw john boehner last night and used the former speak,s own words against him, telling him to, quote, knock it off. I want to take you to North Carolina. Remember this . Five North Carolina sheriffs deputies involved in the arrest of a donald trump protester after he was punched in the face are now suspended from their jobs. You probably saw this video of a trump supporter sucker punching him. I think were feeling green with envy today. What in the world . Oh, thats sharp. Listen, i used to have an irish time. I used to have an irish green irish tie, so i had to break out the Christmas Tree tie, because it is green. Its starting to feel like christmas. Its going to feel a little more lake christmas with some snow in the forecast. Theres a reason that i cant wear this tie over here, tabbing green screen is the color of the tie so im going disarrangements part of me anyway. Not the important part. Not my brain, okay. See that . You can still see it . That didnt work out well. That grand experiment failed. Can we get rid of the pic and show the green screen . Normally you cant wear green because its never mind. Failure number two. Here we go. Nice pick of downtown cleveland. Blue sky mixing with clouds. It is still blustery. 50 degrees downtown. Turned out to be a pretty decent st. Patricks day area wide. Weve had a few little isolated rain showers mainly south of the region through that. Light rain. Dover new philly now getting a few showers. Weve also seen some of these guys popping up. Well move over here south of toledo, sandusky, norwalk, isolated showers. Could be an isolated shower where you are for the next couple of hours. Those should begin to fade as we head through the overnight. We could see an isolated wet snowflake by dawn tomorrow your wind gusts. 40 Miles Per Hour in akron, a 41mileperhour gust for the ashtabula area, 28 for norwalk. It is definitely blustery. Here is your wind gust map. It shows you where the heart of the high winds are. From western new york through Northern Ohio these are 30, 40 mileperhour gusts, and the purple and the orange. It should tame down overnight tonight. So your evening timeline, watch those temperatures falling by 10 00 p. M. Into the lower and middle 40s, with mainly cloudy skies coming in with an isolated evening shower in a few spots. Heres this low pressure. We get a cold front here. That comes in tonight. That will stir up an isolated flake by dawn. The stronger front is here, and that will arrive for the weekend. By sunday some of this snow will really begin to fall on us for the first day of spring. Well be right back with more isis is committing genocide. That is the form el declaration today from congress and senator john kerry. But what does acknowledging that do for isis here and overseas . In my judgment, dash is responsible for genocide against groups under its control. Reporter secretary of state john kerry made the announcement today. They have long been accused of kidnapping, rape, and murder. Secretary kerry said the definition of the crimes the description of the crimes meet the definition of genocide. Lawmakers in the house agree. Declare the belief of congress that isis has without a doubt committed genocide. Reporter unanimously passing a resolution condemning the Islamic States horrific acts. Experts zane this case the declaration of genocide carries no legal weight. Countries are not required to act on genocide outside of their own territory. The u. S. Is already leading the fight to rid the world of the Islamic Statement kerrys declaration might spur others into action. Naming these crimes is important. But what is essential is to stop them. Reporter the Islamic State is thou the first terrorist group accused of genocide. Secretary kerry said the u. S. Will continue to collect evidence and document atrocities. A major change is coming to cleveland. Just in time for the rnc. Look that was just approved for the rock f roll hall of fame. Democrats are putting pressure on republicans as president obamas pick for the Supreme Court prepares for the next phase. Today judge Merrick Garland met with the top democrat on the Judiciary Committee just one day after his nomination while several republican senators have agreed to consider meeting with garland, including ohios senator portmap, none has agreed to any hearings. A sea of green as thousands packed the streets of downtown cleveland for todays st. Patricks day parade. Police presence also heavy this year and will continue through the night. So far no reports of any problems. Remember, dont drink and drive. And what happens when those downtown are all out of towners here for the rnc . The city is looking for 8,000 volunteers to act as way finders for the con vehicles. Mark johnson is standing in front of his green wall. Without a green on me, because it would disappear. Trust me, trust me, it would. On this st. Patricks day we managed to stay dry for all those festivities. We do have some showers down there. Showers to our south, showers to our west, even a few to the east, so theyre isolated in nature, theyre brief, theyre light. Theyre even expanding here off towards the east, out of downtown cleveland. Just be prepared over the next two to four hours for an isolated rain shower. It is going to be blustery. Look at this. 44mileperhour winds cleveland. Akron is at 40 Miles Per Hour. Temperatures are in the 50s right now. So were staying on the mild side. Your timeline shows those lower and middle 40s by 10 00 p. M. So wear that green blarney coat if youre staying out late. A partly to mostly cloudy sky with an isolated rain shower in a couple of spots through about 10 00 p. M. You want a little snow for spring . You got it. We got it coming up. Well, visitors flocking to cleveland for the rnc this summer will have plenty to remind them this is the home of rock n roll. There will be super sized sound machines around the city, paul. Reporter you got that right. 50 giant speakers, different colors, going up in seven different locations. This wont just be artwork. These will actually work. Every speaker will play the same music, and it will be oak cooed down the street for 30 second, then go quiet. Kind of like church bessments kind of like the whistle in a whistle and the 5 00 whistle. Work. Reporter on the back of each speaker there will be a list of the different induction classes. Destination cleveland will be project. Rock Officials Say all of this will be done by the start of the rnc convention. They say this plaza will also include a long live rock sign in big bold letters and a cafe here, more proof that cleveland, ohio, is indeed the rock n roll capital. Paul kiska, newschannel5. The Summit County medical Examiners Office released its findings on how a family died. They were found in their home after it exploded. The children in that home were asphyxiated. Reporter the medical one of the parents smothered or strangled the two girls prior to the explosion. The mom died from an overdose of prozac. All three were upstairs. Now one of these neighbors is grappling with anger and confusion as he and his son risked their lives to try to save anyone inside. In his door. Reporter as they kicked the front door this is what was happening above them. A massive fireball engulfed the center home. The fire was shooting out through here and through here. Reporter but they reign anyway. Everything else was just dark. Reporter their search for anyone inside prior to the Fire Department getting on scene unsuccessful. And then once firefighters found their bodies inside, it was the unknown of exactly how these four died, until today. It makes me mad that knowing now that it was helpless. We were always wondering, were they alive in the fire, and died in the fire, and to know that the fire didnt kill them. Reporter for the fire chief, the news brings closure to hit. He found the mom and two daughters right behind these windows on the first floor. He was underneath that debris that we see here. And he was back by the door here. Reporter he found the dad right behind this back door. The medical examiner ruled that he burned himself to death. But for this man, the news leaves him confused. Theres a lot of questions that need to be learned. Reporter who asphyxiated the kids and how. Senates shocking. Reporter earlier this week i reported about the dispute house down. I spoke to huntington bank, and i have an update. They tell me they will be kristin volk. New technology would help american roads. All works and when its being rolled out. Imagine an actual religious leader asking people to pay for his prayers. Thats what one man did but he is no preacher. Find out how much is scam is going to cost him. Right now heres a look at your wing lottery numbers. I asked everybody on social media what they were doing on st. Patricks dhai. Guy was washing his truck, Mother Nature providing a little. Great shot from downtown. Look at that. Ohio stacy. A great day for a parade. These are revelers. They look kind of happy. Finally the happiest of all is katie thomas and her puppy dog green hat. Doesnt he look happy . Ee. Looks humiliated. We call that happiness in the pet world, when we humiliate our pets. Mark johnson wews on facebook. A major auto safety announcement to tell you about. A new automatic system on vehicles will become standard on all cars. To save thousands of lives and prevent thousands of car crashes. Abc explains the features. Reporter its an action all drivers fear. And now this new technology, called automatic emergency braking, or aed, is a new feature transportation and Safety Agencies say will prevent some 28,000 accidents on our roadways. Todays commitment means that safety isnt just for those who can afford it. All of these vehicles that will get aed technology will save lives. Reporter heres how it works. The system uses onvehicle sensors to detect an imminent crash. It then warns the driver and will apply the brakes automatically if the driver does not take sufficient action quickly. This can be a very important step in finding new ways and new models of working towards more safety and fewer fatalities. Reporter some 20 automakers representing 99 of the commitment to make it Standard Equipment in virtually all new cars within six years. The car will react for you. This is really the mark of things to come and the future of auto safety. Reporter the Insurance Institute says auto braking on all vehicles could cut rearend collisions by 40 and frontend crashes by 23 . The Standard Technology now setting the stage for the creation of autonomous driving. Car makers have agreed to make auto braking study in cars and midsized suvs by september of 2022. Large suvs and pickups will be 2025. Abc news, new york. Website that charges people for prayer will have to pay 7. 8 million in penalties and restitution. The Washington State attorney general says the website was line schemes started by the man. Court records say made millions of dollars from people signing up to request prayers. Some didnt even realize they were agreeing to repeat credit card charges and no refunds. He used deceptive tactics to lure people in to pay their hardearned money for this and thats not write. Records say he was operating another christian website where he used stock photos and fake testimonials to charge money for online Ordination Services where he tricked consumers. A startling new look at the number of children overdosing on prescription pills. Safe kids worldwide says 160 kids go to the emergency room after an accidental medicine overdose every day. That includes vitamins, pain relievers, even prescription drugs that adults left within reach. Theyre finding the pinls organizers that arent even designed to keep kids out. I guess i was surprised he could open this one. I didnt really think about it. Dont think a child proof lid will keep your toddler safe . One fouryearold was able to get into a child resistant bottle with only a little bit of tinkering. Well, is your Childs School lunch making the grade . Researches finding todays schools are putting more fresh fruit, veggies, and salads and fewer fried foods on kids trays. In 2012 the Health Official set up new guidelines to fight the battle of the bulge. On the downside the study did show that poorer and predominantly black schools still have a long way go. A precious possession found in the aftermath of a devastating tore neighed deals. Newspaper delivery man found the wedding gown in a box on a hill above the mississippi river. How about that. He turned it over to the local police department. Over the river from illinois when a tornado hit near rapid city tuesday. Now, the search is on for the rightful owner. It could have made that travel across the river and stayed in the box. Its probably meant to get back who it belongs. So far no one has come forward to claim that. Police are asking anyone who knows something to help them out. You know, looking at facebook today, dont you feel a little left out . I think most people at this point are looking at that time day through their beer goggles. Ive been trying to demonstrate the green screen with failure. Heres a green shirt. Ready . Follow me over to the green screen. Are you ready . Bam. Oh, wait, wait. Yes this is why you dont wear green, because it tees same so there it is. It works it took me an hour and a half. Youre happy now. To finish that demonstration. Heres a live look at downtown akron. A few sprinkles earlier. Notice on our power of 5 Live Doppler Network isolated showers, some beginning to fade as we head into the evening, but i cannot rule out a brief light sprinkle or rain shower for your evening plans. So wherever you are going be prepared for a minute or two of sprinkles or light rain coming down on you. It should not last long. Most of those are going to fade by 9 00, 10 00. 50 downtown. 54 in parma, mid40s north royalton. Madison at 53 degrees. A little milder inland, 56 along route 30. All the way into downtown canton, 55 in jackson township, and heres a lot of green on the map. Degree temperatures is green. How appropriate. Thats where we oral today in the 50s. The winds when theyre above 25 30, Miles Per Hour, thats orange and purple and pink. Look at all these wind gusts above 30. Wooster, canton, 40 Miles Per Hour the wind gust currently in akron, Cleveland Downtown consistently 30 to 45mileper hour winds. But there are no advisories out right now. Here is the scenario. Strong low pressure right here, dragging in a front tonight so you are going to cool down tonight. Tomorrow is only going to be in the 40s for highs. The second front there drops in tomorrow night and it really chills us down for the weekend. Were talking highs only in the 30s. Then we will watch a little weather system come up the coast and spread some snow but the main headline for the next couple of day, turning colder. Tomorrow i will mention an isolated snowflake but just one or two. Not a big deal. It will be cold enough for a few flakes. Weve got 50s through 7 00. Sweaters, maybe even warmer than that, coats. 55 at 6 00, 50 at 8 00, 47 by 9 00 p. M. 37 tonight for the Greater Cleveland area. Isolated showers early, then a snowflake possible, one or two, by day break. Tomorrow 43. Sprinkles and isolated snowflakes, breezy and colder. Akron and canton overnight tonight, well drop those temperatures down to 33 with an isolated shower. Tomorrow isolated sprinkles and flurries, 43 degrees. Saturday cold, 39. Scattered snow. Maybe enough to notice. By sunday morning, maybe appear inch or so of snow for a lot of us. Maybe even a little more. 38. Its a rain snow mix on monday. 38 degrees. Welcome winter. Thank you mark. Heres whats coming up at 6 00. It was a campaign touting plagued with a shooting. A fresh for a local Cheerleading Group facing serious charges as police say she stole more than 13,000 from that group. But first, sea world made a big announcement today about one of their biggest back with a big announcement from sea world. The company is ending its orca breeding program. Sea worlds killer whale shows are also coming to an end. Brandi hitt has more from l. A. Reporter these killer whales will be the last to live in captivity at sea world theme parks. Current orcas under our care will be the last generation at sea world. Were going to phase out our theatrical shows that weve had. Reporter the Entertainment Company announced its been listening to growing criticism. Boycott sea world mounting protests the 2010 death of whale trainer dawn brancheau and the release of blackfish sea world is changing with the times, even teaming up with the humane society. This is interest that every animal advocate in the nation can celebrate. Reporter as for the 29 killer whales now in captivity, thats where they will statement sea world says its for their own safety. The company is now building them larger, more natural orca enclosures for guests to observe with a message of conservation. The best place for them is at sea world. No whale born under human care has been released successfully. Reporter sea worlds current theatrical shows will end here next year. Parks in texas and florida will follow suit in 2019. Brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. Thats it for live on 5 00. Chris, whats going on . Frank, lee, a lot going on. Marijuana and hot can help certain patients. As a possibility of medical marijuana looms for ohioans we hear from a mother who is desperate for a ballot measure to pass so she can get her daughter the medicine she needs. For years weve heard your complaints about to Cleveland Division of water and its billing. Tonight we hear from a woman what received a bill when she wasnt even connected to the water line. We have a new drug out there. Concord family and their five yearold daughter. Its a marijuanabased seizure drug. After a successful trial this week the drug company is now fighting to get fda approval. This afternoon newschannel5s megan hickey spoke to mom and daughter. How does this fit into the medical Marijuana Movement here in ohio . Reporter many people, including concord mom christina, see the successful trial as proof of the benefits of medical marijuana, and she says the clock is ticking for her daughter paige. Paigey, your turn. Reporter fiveyearold paige had a good day today. A good day means she had 10 seizures at pre school. On a bad day, she can have more than 100. I dont know when the next seizure is going to be that could cause brain damage, further brain damage, for that
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