these are police photos of the prescriptions, pills, and pill bottles she obtained. enough evidence to fill two tables. >> when it comes to a medical assistant in the medical field, have you ever seen anything this extensive? >> we've seen office employees in physician offices do this before but this is the most extensive i've zion my career. >> reporter: investigators told me that she gave them two reasons why she was selling these pills. she said number one she was trying to pay off her student loan for becoming a medical assistant. and two, she says she was trying to get a relative into rehab for heroin addiction. and there's more to this story. she was using social media as part of her scheme. she told me face maier was also using the drugs and she used the names of 17 friends and relatives without their knowledge to purchase the prescriptions. but she needed their birth dates. >> she was able to get their family records or there facebook. >> reporter: she faces numerous fell loan niece. she is being held in jail on $100,000 bond. in mentor, paul kiss car, newschannel5. >> more than two months after a deadly explosion, the home of a family has been demolished. we were there today as crews tore down the burned out structure where jeffrey mather, his wife cindy and their two daughters were killed. the case was ruled a murder- suicide. according to the summit county coroner mr. mather committed suicide by using gas to set his home on fire. mrs. mather died from an overdose of prozac. the couple's two young children so you have to indicated. tomorrow marks one week ohio river. now we're learning dive crews hope to get back in the water later this week and resume the search for that car. the river was rising so the the car toppled after a 12- vehicle pileup. crews believe they do know the identity of the person inside that car. a kansas steel manufacturer is under investigation after a worker died of suspected nitrogen exposure. federal investigators told newschannel5 today that death didn't have to happen. megan hickey spoke with the occupational safety and health administration about the case, and the victim was well-known in his community. >> reporter: kenny ray junior's firefighter turnout gear is right where he left it at the fire department. his small department told me they weren't ready to talk about the huge loss. >> it's really one of their family. so i could see how hard it would be. >> reporter: his colleagues got the news of his death last night. today they learned that ray likely died of nitrogen exposure. >> oxygen levels in the area where the employee was found at >> but osha's spokesperson had to me timken steel knew about the hazard. >> we did issue citations from an inspection in may 2015, and the company was placed on the severe violator enforcement program. >> alan told me the company received a serious violation about the night trough general problem in january and said the workplace death was preventible. >> this is unacceptable behavior in this company needs to be held accountable. >> meanwhile locals who remember ray said right now the biggest concern should be honoring his memory. senate's going to be a big loss. the community rallies around it and supports the family and everything i'm sure. >> and that was megan hickey reporting. at osha investigation now. the agency cited vista and ohio window manufacturer after an employee's right hand got caught in the rollers of a glass press he was cleaning. nerve and tendon damage. the inspectors say that injury could have been prevented had vista followed proper safety standards. right now, cleveland police are looking for the people behind yet another smash and grab. the latest happened overnight here at the right aid along harvard near east 147th. you can see the storefront's windows shattered, bricks on the ground. a witness told police she saw black caravan drive away. we just heard from cleveland police who told us the thieves got away with an atm. that machine and the van which had been stolen were found abandoned. this video gives aus new perspective about a fair that tore through a stark county business. that fire started yesterday morning in the wendy's in massillon. tonight the investigation continues into how it started. we do know that the flames started around 10:00al. by the time firefighters got there the roof had already collapsed. an historic happened shake in cuba, president obama raul castro during his visit to the communist nation. senate's the first time a u.s. president has visited cuba in nearly 90 years. we're tracking the president's trip. >> reporter: meeting between both leaders one of the first steps in establishing relations between the u.s. and cuba. while the trade embargo still exists, american businesses are starting to take advantage of newly relaxed restrictions, bringing more tourism dollars to cuba. but president obama's opponents criticize his visit to the communist island pointing to cuba's dismal record on human rights. but mr. obama says his visit can do more than isolation to bring about change. >> although we still have significant differences around human rights inside of cuba we felt that coming now would maximize our ability to prompt more change. >> reporter: earlier today the memorial of cuban's national hero jose marteo. he also gave a televised speech. tomorrow he will attend a baseball game between the cuban national team and the tampa bay rays. let's check in with the chief, mark johnson. cold shoulder. >> the cold arm, the cold elbow, cold fingers, too. 41 degrees. that's chilly outside. ashtabula. we have had reports of a few isolated snowflakes coming into the east side, lake geauga, ashtabula, even into the youngs stown area a couple of flurries. they're going to fade quickly. notice clouds are here. they will be in and out through the overnight. we will call it mainly cloudy skies again if there's a flurry where you are that would be about it. your evening will require the warm gear, the winter apparel. indeed as temperatures fall back quickly into the lower and into 2:00 a.m., then we actually add a few clicks towards sunrise tomorrow, and that's the first signal that we actually warm it up a little bit for you. we've got warmer cities. we've got springtime thunderstorms, and we have some more snow in my seven-day forecast. it's the battle of the air masses. it is spring in northern ohio. >> reporter: today a cleveland police officer faced a judge and pleaded not guilty to felonous assault charges. the officer was off duty when a woman he knows accused him of saw. right now he is on suspension without pay while he faces criminal charges. and a cleveland man charged with murder will stay behind bars on $1 million bond after he was arrested for a deadly shooting in akron. prosecutors say antoine bennett shot 25-year-old gabrielle rios to death at a valentine's day party. bennett is no stranger to legal trubs. carrying a concealed weapon, drug possession, and breaking and entering. a secret meeting. >> but is it too little, too late? still ahead on 5, donald trump trying his hardest to get them to accept him as their probable nominee. just as a new poll finds security is a top concern for ohioans as we prepare cleveland for the rnc we're learning how our hospitals are gearing up for any potential problems. new developments. we'll explain why a whistleblower is changing his story and now apologizing to the hospital he was in the middle of suing. we continue our coverage of the president's visit to cuba with a live report from havana and an in-depth look at the your buddy ron once said he could install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere now ron does too. the e series. legendary john deere quality. unexpected low price. e series compact tractors come with an industry-best, six-year, no-cost powertrain warranty. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. t fewer than 6% received 5 stars. r among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. governor kasich isn't the only presidential candidate in washington tonight. all but one of the candidates are speaking at a special event. >> donald trump spoke, and at accusations about violence at his rallies. >> reporter: democratic front runner hillary clinton, the first of the presidential candidates to address the american-israel public affairs convention. she didn't wait long before blasting her likely republican rival when it comes better to who is better at defending israel. >> we need steady hands. not a president who says' neutral on monday, pro-israeli on tuesday, and who knows what on wednesday. >> reporter: without mentioning his name, clinton taking straight aim at donald trump who said wants to be neutral when dealing with israel and the palestinians. >> hello, everybody. great to see you. >> reporter: trump responding at a news conference before addressing the influential lobby. early trump met with lawmakers hoping to improve his relationship with republican leaders as violence continues to create more controversy. >> these are professional road, they use foul language. these are not good people. >> reporter: ted cruz and john kasich also expected to address the apac convention as we've learned that new robocalls have been released featuring mitt romney. >> this is the time for republicans to unite behind ted. tess only republican candidate what can defeat donald trump. >> reporter: the latest poll numbers show donald trump ahead in arizona which is a winner take all primary. idaho and utah will also vote tomorrow at the gop establishment remains determined to stop trump from securing the nomination. abc news, new york. all right, mark, we're confused. >> why? >> it's a confusing time of year. >> because it says spring now on the calendar, and while it was winter, it is much warmer. >> it is so cold outside. >> good news. the next couple of days we're going to begin to warm up. then we're going to cool down, >> we're on a weather roller coaster. >> it is exactly what march and april are about in northern ohio. it's a battle, cold, warm, cold, warm. right now on the power of 5 we've got a live look downtown. i think northern ohio has some pretty terrific sunsets. another one this evening. as you can see already downtown cleveland silhouetted by some mid-level cloudiness with blue sky. get outside, take some great shots of the sunset, tweet them to me on twitter. notice the coolest air is right here. the western and eastern lakes, the central lakes, 30s and 40s, scattered snow showers from lake erie, buffalo. the warm air is beginning to push our way. that's what we want to see. that's what we want to see, the warm air moving in. notice a couple of isolated flurries, a lot of these not reaching the ground. fading out very quickly. and i do believe if there is a flurry in your neighborhood the interstate 77, it's not going to last, not going to be a problem. clouds are going to hang harp, though. we'll call at mainly cloudy, overnight sky. tomorrow morning will you likely have mainly cloudy skies as you get up and go, but hopefully a little sunshine mixing in during the day. these are the current temperatures. below normal, 41 elyria. 42 in akron, 38 for ravenna, ashtabula and youngs town, wooster at 42. the warmest spot, 48 fremont, 47 in millersburg. here is the story. we have a front here stalled out. the flow coming in across the front is basically out of the northwest. hence, the chilly air. the cal flow across the lake. but tomorrow things change as high pressure currently here slides south and east. we get a return flow out of the south. it will be breezier, but that should allow our temperatures to warm back up into the 50s. your hour by hour, let's show clouds hanging tough. here and there. 2:30 a.m., 35. 32, 31. after 2:30 or 3:00 we should begin to add some temperatures, a few clicks at least on the thermometer. so by the morning commute you are in the middle and upper 30s again. so there's a positive sign, that warmer air is coming in. tonight 33, right around midnight, 1:00 a.m., a few clouds, dry and cold k. by tomorrow morning we will be between 35 and 38 degrees on our way up. middle and upper 50s for highs tomorrow. a cloud/sun mix. breezy and mild, should stay dry, a few showers may try and creep across lake erie to our north. tonight 31 for akron-canton. 58 degrees tomorrow with that cloud/sun mix. wednesday rain showers, 60. rain and thunder on thursday, 61. and then it's back to chi. look, a morning mix of snow flurries and rain showers, but isolated shower, then snow on monday. timing is pretty good for your easter weekend. we'll keep an eye on the threat for rain on sunday but all in all things look mild. >> now for an in-depth look at president obama's historic visit to cube ba. today the president sat down with cuban leader raul castro. >> later he said they had a frank and candid conversation about human ritz and democracy. right now marcy gonzales is live on 5 from havana with details. marcy, what else can you tell us about the president's conversation with castro today? >> reporter: well, we got a pretty good idea of what was discussed in that private meeting when the two presidents stood side by side in a rather awkward news conference. at times raul castro avoided answering some questions. he said some things that are getting a lot of attention now, basically denying that there are any political prisoners here, denying there's a human rights issue, and he says despite the progress that's that our countries will always have different views on democracy and human rights. he said really the only way to normalize relations between our two countries is for the trade embargo to be lifted. but president obama said that is something ebels sin evidentable, though he doesn't think the trade embargo will be lifted during his presidency. he feels optimistic the road ahead will be challenging. he thinks there can be progress that will be beneficial both to the cuban and american people. >> mar see, how are people in cuba retook president obama's visit so far? >> reporter: we have seen nothing but genuine excitement about this visit. this is day that many here thought they would never see and everyone that we've spoken to here has said that they are really optimistic about the potential change that this visit could bring. >> mar see, there were protests in cuba yesterday before the members of jailed cuban dissidents and also demonstrations in miami which has our country's largest population of cuban exiles. so not everyone is in favor of this thaw in relations. >> that's right. those protests yesterday were against the castro regime. it's a protest that happens every single sunday here. there are the protests, then there is a lashing out at those protesters, and almost every week, they are taken into police custody for at least a day or two. and so the fact that this happened even ton day that president obama was set to arrive really highlights the issues that those protesters in miami are trying to raise, that these human rights issues continue, that this is an ongoing problem. they point to president obama once saying that he would not ever visit cuba until after the human rights issue was fixed. and so now he's here, an those cuban americans who are out protesting today and who are that this is really a slap in the face that obama is catering to the castro regime, and they feel not doing anything that will really benefit the cuban people. >> marcy gonzales reporting live from havana, thank you very much. right now a live picture as governor john kasich prepares to take his turn at the podium at the apac policy conference. the governor's eight-page draft was released in advance of his appearance in front of the american-israel public affairs committee. he is touting his decades of experience in government and hoping to prove himself an orderly contrast to the pronouncements of front runner donald trump. a man says women tennis players owe their success to the men in their field and should be on their knees every night thanking god for those men. the shocking comments setting the tennis world on fire straight ahead. and next, all new at 6:00, a high school athlete collapses during practice. his life and find out why they're not mandatory in all it's time for jason and the teacher of the week. >> every monday we honor a local teacher as our ohio savings bank teacher of the week. take a look. in this week's newschannel5 ohio savings bank teacher of the week we travel to david hill community learning center in akron where 6th grade teacher lori villanova got our surprise honor. >> mrs. villanova, congratulations. you are the channel 5 teacher of the week. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> i really appreciate this. yeah, thank you, boys and girls. >> ohio savings bank presented the teacher with a gift card. congratulations, our ohio savings bank teacher of the week. >> congrats to her. if you would like to nominate a deserving teacher for our ohio savings bank teacher of the year, head over to newsnet5.com/teacher. lee and danita. >> we're certainly anticipating all good, but anything could happen when the rnc comes to cleveland. and the city is making sure it's ready. next, we have brand-new information about how local hospitals are gearing up for what could become a chaotic convention this summer. but fact or fiction? governor kasich blames the media for giving donald trump nearly $2 billion in free tv time. taking a close look at the death of a timken employee. investigators want to know why he died while inspecting fire extinguishers. he was overcome by nitrogen. the company has been feigned for a nitrogen leak two months ago. the company told us it's working with osha. the home where a family died by murder-suicide came tumbling down. northfield center trustees demolished the home of jeff and cindy mather. the two of them, along with their two daughters died. mather committed suicide by using gas to says home on fire. mrs. mather died from an overdose of prozac. and president obama's historic visit of cuba continues today. he addressed the cuban nation in a televised interview and of a cuban war hero. four months from tonight if all goes according to plan we'll be hearing from the nominee at the rnc. >> now we're hearing from what worries you most. baldwin wallace just surveyed people and learned security has the most people worried. that's followed by the ability to handle so many visitors as well as the state of our roads and transportation. if you're also worried about weather there's enough hotel space for everyone. preparations have been underway on many levels, not just for security, but also for healthcare. newschannel5's john kosich, you learned it will be all hands on deck. >> yeah, lee, it's not just 50,000 visitors. hundreds of millions of eyes will be on us. as a result, count local hospitals among those looking to make sure they're in a position to handle anything. the start of the republican national convention may be 119 days away, but over at metro what's the their new $82 million expansion of the critical care pavilion will be completed. the project started last summer and expands the intensive care unit of the trauma center. 85 wraps over two floors. in the mean time, training and staffing issues are being addressed as they work with other hospitals on a centralized plan. >> we are working really under the direction of state, local, and federal pairns terms of providing our medical services. we're also working with the city of cleveland to have an optimal experience for any visitors to the greater cleveland area for the republican national convention. >> the cleveland clinic will be the official medical provider at the q. details of that centralized health plan should be announced closer to the convention. >> turning now to politics, behind the convention, and even the party leaders are admitting that they're preparing for the possibility of a contested >> over the weekend rnc chair said party officials are preparing for the possibility, and john kasich still contends that he should be the party's choice beck thinks he's the only one who can wynn november. but on "meet the press" yesterday our governor also took the media to task. and after that, that got our politifact editors wondering if kasich is really on point. so they reached out to his campaign and they learned he got his fact from mediaquant. they say trump received $1.89 billion in earned media coverage. that's coverage candidates don't pay for such as magazine or television stories. 79% of trump's coverage was considered positive. and there's so much coverage political analyst stewart roth seen a candidate get as much earned media. the ratio is 50 to 1 for trump. so politifact rates kasich statement as mostly true. now, all new at 5:00, he accused executives at a cleveland hospital of criminal behavior and even filed a whistleblower lawsuit. investigator sarah buduson is here to explain why a former metro health employee has now dropped his legal action and issued an apology to the hospital. >> reporter: lee, simpson huggins iii accused the ceo of taking expensive trips. huggins made those claims in december and noted in his 33- page complaint avenue went public with his claims the hospital retaliated against him. but today huggins apologized to the hospital and in writing noted the allegations of wrong executives were untrue and inaccurate. in exchange for that apology and the lawsuit, metro health will not pursue a defamation lawsuit against huggins. live in the newsroom, i'm investigator sarah buduson, newschannel5. mark, what's happening with the weather besides cod? >> certainly not spring like. look at ashtabula at 3, same for youngstown. low 40s for cleveland, elyria, mid-40s for mansfield and toledo. we still may have an isolated flurry trying to reach the ground around dover/new philly. east of interstate 77 during the afternoon these should fade out. so overnight tonight, it will be mainly cloudy. look at these temperatures. by 10:00 p.m., you are in the mid-30s. it's winter coat weather, gloves and scarfs. here is what we're tracking over the next couple of days. it's going to be a lot up of and down. cold spring night tonight, but we will warm you up for the i'll tell you if it's warm enough for short sleeves. we are tracking, believe it or not, thunderstorms. is it going to be severe? all the answers coming up in just a couple of minutes. . active best social media friends in the world because they really take some great shots. via twitter, this is the sunset in north canton. what brilliant sunsets we've had over the past couple of days. here's some geese flying in stow. i think they're in the sure whether they should go north or south because of the chill that's here. eventually they will turn back north and hang around, but it's been chilly. doris, a great shot. the largest z-drive tugboat, and finally the ladybug invasion. you see all these? the ladybugs are coming back out from hibernation underneath the leaf litter in your yard because of the warm weather. i'm counting about 50 of them right there. i think i might after tendency to go, squash. just kidding. mark j weather on twitter, mark johnson wews on facebook, like, follow, post. investigators in belgium learned new details about the terror suspect after arresting salah abdeslam. investigators now have information about a man who rented a home that was reportedly used as a safe house. he will fight extradition for france. as history is being made president obama is making history of his own. the president sent one of the first letters to cuba via direct mail. it was delivered to a cuban grandmother who had written him five times before he could respond. the 76-year-old hopes the american president will visit her for some cuban coffee during his visit. because i heard in my lifetime an american president say that the embargo did not work. thank you for providing me back such a beautiful letter. thank you for coming to cuba. >> havana postal workers say it takes two weeks for direct service delivery. and federal health officials are impose ago ban made with certain powder that poses a health risk to patients including breathing problems. only one other medical product that been banned. prosthetic hair fibers were pulled from the market in 1983 because they caused infections growth. more people are taking natural supplements on top of their prescriptions but do you know which ones not to combine? researchers looked at medication used in more than 4,000 americans, and they found that people using medications that should not be taken to 15%. so that means nearly one in seven were gaining pills in a way that could be dangerous. the study suggests talking to your doctor before taking any additional medication. pricing problems has one pharmacy vendor getting hit with a lawsuit. blue cross blue shield's anthem is suing express scripps over prescription drug rates that are higher than benchmarks. the company is seeking damages and also wants to terminate its contract with express scripps. general mills will start labeling products across the country that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a new law set to go in effect in vermont. general mills says it is impractical to label a product for just one state so the company will add the information required by vermont to product across the country. two major fantasy sports sites are no longer taking paid draft kings and fanduel agreed to halt operations as part of a daily with new york's attorney general. the agreement also puts the site's legal battle with the state on hold until september to give new york more time to adopt laws allowing the sports sites to operate legally. snyderman has argued the sites violate new york's gambling laws. and regal cinemas is tippetting the rules regarding r-rated movies. the theater chain will ban children six and younger from seeing the films even with a parent. the old policy was that anyone could see a rated r movie as long as a parent or guardian was with them. ohio tourism officials are getting ready to launch a new campaign to attract more visitors to the buckeye state. >> for life's most important journeys -- lucky you, lucky me -- ohio. find it here. airing monday in cleveland and other major markets in ohio. the tourism director says the "find it here" ads primarily target ohioans. the tourism industry generated $40 binal sales in 2014. every season in four days. ohio you will find it here. >> you don't have to go anywhere else. >> it's been chilly for the first day and a half, and now we're going to get a warm-up. i think it's going get back to above-normal temperatures. let's get right to it now. look at this shot of ashtabula. clear skies there as the sun goes down. ashtabula high school, glimmering in the sun. it no flurries there, although we've had a few reports of flurries around the region during the afternoon. currently it's chilly, 40 degrees in downtown cleveland. widen it out, still some 30s. clay grin falls -- chagrin falls. 41 in peninsula. 42 in massillon to canton. 40 in alliance. so the chill is on. could be an isolated flurry here or sprinkle around dover/new philly. again, they will be few and far between, but it's a northerly wind flow. when you have that northwesterly flow coming in across the lake, you sometimes get a few little lake effect snow flakes, and that's indeed when we've seen over the past few hours here this afternoon. the majority of the bad weather is to our north right now. and to our west. so here's the stalling out front. this front is going to stall out and stay north of us. it won't be until this low pressure moves in, probably thursday that we'll see some thunder activity moving in ahead of the front. then we're going cool you down again and change those temperatures. so until then we're going warm you up. that's good news. tomorrow 50s. at least 60 to 62. not bad. tonight 33. right around midnight to 1:00 a.m. we'll reach our low. we'll add a few clicks toward the rush hour tomorrow morning. probably 37, 38 by the time you get up and go. tomorrow this is not bad. mid-50s. some areas inland 58 or 59 degrees. a cloud/sun mix, breezy and mild. akron and canton, overnight lows lo 30s. you'll be in the mid-30s by sunrise. 58 tomorrow. a cloud/sun mix. weekend looking pretty good. saturday a cloud sun mix. i'm thinking 56 degrees. sunday this is not bad for your easter bonnet. we'll mention an isolated shower during the afternoon. hopefully we'll be able to take that out but i'm thinking 60 to 65 degrees for easter sunday. no cheers? thanks for the heartfelt cheers. afternoon rain and thunder, thursday near sick. then we cool you down. a few snowflakes. there's your weekend, warming up. by mop day, a few snowflakes again. so it's that up and down and up and down that we call springtime in greater cleveland. but timing is everything. and right now it looks like mother nature's timing with 50s saturday, near 60 on sunday is pretty dog gone good. we will keep you posted. i want to be able to get rid of those rain showers, danita and lee. >> time for a look at what's coming up. >> a cleveland woman found dead in her garage. now the search is on for her killer. we have brand-new details about what happened. plus, supporting the victims of a huge fire at a brunswick apartment building. where you can go right now to have a meal and also make a donation at the same time. >> but first, controversy on the court. a top executive making comments about women's tennis. since 1961, pearle vision has been providing expert eyes even easier. right now, buy one pair of glasses, and get another pair free. this is genuine eye care in your neighborhood. outrage in the pro tennis world. an executive of a popular tournament caused controversy saying women are riding on the coattails of male players. >> top athletes including ser rainy that williams are firing back. >> reporter: these comments now sending shock waves through the world of tennis ?iefnlt my next life when i come back i want to be someone in the wta, because they ride on the coattails of the men. if i was a lady player i would go down every night on my knees and thank god there's roger federer and rafael nadal was born because they've carried the sport. >> reporter: the director of the tournament in indian wells, california, sparking a firestorm with the comments he made before the wemsz time on sunday. time firing back. >> it's offensive. we as women have come a long way, and we shouldn't have to drop to our knees. >> the comment igniting an international discussion about which sex contributes more to the success of the sport. the top men's player, novak djokovic, also said this. >> stats are showing that we have much more spectators, and i think that's one of the reasons why maybe we should get awarded more. >> a bitter battle of the sexes in the sport of tennis now erupting on twitter as the controversial comments play out both on and off the tennis court. raymond more did apologize saying his comments were in extremely poor taste. billy jean king took to twitter saying he was wrong and that every player contributes to the success of the sport. abc news, new york. for live on 5. still ahead, a student athlete's life saved. >> and emergency responders say it was all because of the quick action of those around him. >> tonight, how a piece of medical equipment was able to bring him back from a cardiac arrest. plus, a 22-year-old medical assistant is facing serious charges tonight after stealing prescription pads and selling tonight a koch and an athletic trainer are getting credit for saving a life after a student athlete collapsed on >> they performed cpr and used a defibrillator. bob jones is live. paramedics told you access to an aed made all the difference. >> reporter: it certainly looks like the track athletes, coaches, and a trainer all worked together as team to save the life of a teenager in need. he collapsed last friday on this track, and his coach quickly realized appear aed was needed. >> 911 what is the essence of your emergency? >> i'm at reveer high school at the stadium. down. he's not responding. >> reporter: police identified the student athlete as caleb perkins, a junior, who is always wide receiver on the football team. >> is he breathing? >> he's breathing about every five or six second. >> the paramedic told me before he arrived on the scene a track coach took control of the emergency and started cpr.