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Transcripts For WEWS Live On 5 20160824

Pharmaceutical company, caleo, went from 750 for two injectors last year. To, get this. 3,750 this year. Prices for the drug are up at a time when northeast ohio need its more than ever before. Thats unacceptable. Reporter data, provided by truvin health analytics, shows the latest wholesale cost to the pharmaceutical company, maaloxon its really troubling that the pharmaceutical companies are taking this time. Reporter its news local governments dont want to hear. The adams board provides 100,000 a year to distribute maaloxon to folks who really need it. That money, coming from the health and Human Services levery. Levy. Injectable. But the price is up and up. The trouble is that they have nearly doubled the cost. Now 25 a dose. As of three days ago, the kits contain though three doses, up from two, because of the fent an fent anil dose. Overdose is its workable for now. So far this year,1500 kitses have been picked up. And according to adams representatives. We know it saved at least 150 lives. Reporter a 10 return on investment. Local entities say even if the price continues to go up, they will continue to deliver. You cant put a price on a life. According to truvin analytics, the price for naloxone is up as well. In a statement the vice recently enhanced its Patient Access program. Saying as a result, most patients will obtain it for zero. Dhomonique ricks, news channel 5. Chilling for a lot of people in ohio and across the country. Most, though, just arent doing heroin. More commonly, they suffer injury. And become addicted to opioid pain pills, which can lead heroin addiction. When they can no longer get that filled. There are fluid injections, physical therapy, and nerve blocks. But according to business insider, Health Insurance companies are cutting reimbursements for these pain therapies or not covering them at all. This leaves people choosing between opioids and a possible addiction or paying out of pocket for alternative treatment. At experimental or investigational. We continue our coverage of the heroin problem here at home. A stark demonstration of what is at stake. Our rob bowers is live with new information about a mass overdose. Right now, police in that city, out in force. Trying to link to a dealer, with more than 20 overdoses. And they all happened within just hours last night. They say finding the source is literally a matter of life and west side. Every Single Person was revived. In one case, a man was found suffering from an overdose inside his car, parked in a gas station parking lot. His 6yearold son also in the car when a man passed out. Alert witnesses figured out what was going on and tried to help. I tried to wake him up, pour a little water on him. The child was hysterical. Jumping on his dad, trying to wake his dad up. Its so sad. I dont know. Calmed dime hymn down, gave him a toy to play with. He said, his mom is in jail. He lives with his grandma. And its sad. Late last night, Cincinnati Police tweeted this warning about suspected overdoses and asked anybody with information about this batch of drugs to call police. Often, in cases of mass overdose like this, people dont even realize theyre buying heroin, laced with another drug. It could be fent anil socalled car fent nil. In some cases, narcan does not work at all. Meanwhile, a mystery unfolding in canton. A woman driving a minivan, shot while behind the wheel on interstate 77. Now, troopers are trying to get to the bottom of why this all happened. Rob powers is live bob jones, im sorry, is live at bob, so far, troopers have ruled out road rage. Reporter well, investigators feel strongly that the woman was targeted and that other drivers do not need to fear for their safety while traveling on i77. , still, a gunman remains on the loose. And this was a very scary morning for the victim and for a stranger who came to her aid. I need medical. I need police. I have a girl that just came to my door, said she was shot, bleeding. Reporter the voice of liz lamasters, who of sleep. Unaware of the highway shooting. Until she was thrust into the middle. A terrifying ordeal. My son was up. He heard gunshots. About 10 minutes later, he said he heard somebody beating on the door. He looked out and a girl was screaming and crying is that that she had been shot. Just before, were told a barrage of bullets was fired. A bullet hit one of her hands. Another graitzed the back of scene as troopers tried to figure out who fired the shot. Shes very fortunate. Especially being the one she got grazed in the head. The victim left the van in the middle of the highway and ran to the closest home she could find. Lamasters. She was bleeding pretty badly. Brought her in the house because she thought they were following her. According to liz, they were involved in some sort of altercation earlier in the canton area and believe the shooting was connected and that she thought it was a Friends Family member. So she did have some idea. I know that there was a robbery she talked about earlier in the day. So she believed it was the same people. Reporter the shooting victim was released from a canton hospital today and questioned by troopers, who are also trying to reassure other drivers. I feel this is thats what were looking at here. I dont feel there is any anything the motorists who are traveling up and down 77 need reporter and the victim told liz lemasters her name. But o. S. P. Is not releasing it, while they continue to investigate. Troopers tell us tonight, they are not releasing any names of possible suspects. They also do not have a description of that suspect vehicle. In the meantime, o. S. P. Is trying to review odot highway camera footage. Live tonight, bob jones, news channel 5. New at 5 00, an important warning tonight for living in our western suburbs. A scam that could cost you hundreds of dollars. People in lorraine and elyria have already fallen victim after answering a call and being told they owed mono their electric bill. Police tell us its a phone scam. And its circulating the area. The callers claim to be from ohio edison. In the most recent, a man threatened to turn off the power if the victim did not we can say, if someone calls you, do some research. You know, ohio edison or other companies arent going to tell you to go get reloaded card. We posted all the details on our app. You can download that to get more information. Learn how to report a scam yourself. Mark . More breaking weather news out of indiana. These are the latest from tv of a tornado that touched down at about 3 30 this afternoon. That is a former starbucks restaurant coffee shop, if you will. Totally demolished. Notice the buildings right behind it, untouched. Large tornado reported on the ground. Just north of indianapolis. There was a worker inside. No one hurt, though. Tornado also damaged homes in that area. We also have new pictures coming in, via twitter. Look at that funnel. Straight down the road. Behind the starbucks, theres a best buy. Platen corn fields, again, near indianapolis to the north over kokomo, indiana. We had a tornado confirmed touched down. More on that, and ill show you the radar. Storms headed our way as well, when we come back. Tracking more devastation. After a massive earthquake today, one visitor to the area said the city is completely gone. Take a lo a the look at the view of devastation from the sky. The magnitude 6. 0 earthquake in central italy has claimed at least 120 lives so far. Certainly not the only city there affected. The main road is covered in debris, making it hard as you can imagine, for rescuers to even get in there. So people who live there, they have been digging all day long, to pull their loved ones and neighbors from the rubble. And tonight, hundreds of rescue they are setting up tent cities for those left homeless. And frantically searching for survivors out there. One geologist in poland says this devastating earthquake was caused by the slow but constant shift of the african plate in europe. He says the african plaipt is plate is always moving by two to three inches a year. If she bares it all. This woman has no plan to change her lifestyle. They can talk to you on the thing. You think it bothers me . Only news channel 5 speaks to an elyria woman, refusing to get dressed, even when she steps outside. Ohios golden week, gone. And that decision has changed the way the president ial nominees are planning their paths to the white house. Well break it down, new at 5 00. When you head to the polls, its all youll be able to choose for a president. Beyond Hillary Clinton or we hear what the libertarian candidate has to say. Says polling numbers put them major developments from all parts of the campaign trail. Begin with donald trump, who appears to be shifting his immigration stance. This afternoon, hes rallying people from florida. So far, he has not mentioned shifting. Trump was asked if there is any part of the law he would change to accommodate lawabiding immigrants with kids here in the united states, he answered, there certainly can be a softening, because were not looking to now, during the primaries, the gop nominee called for a Deportation Force to remove 11 million undocumented workers. Hes made it clear, one part of his primary plan is staying. Were building the wall. The wall is going to be built. Its easy. And were building the wall. Theyre going to let people come in legally. Trump was supposed to outline his immigration policies in colorado tomorrow, but hes postponed that speech. The defensive. Hitting back at the Associated Press for a report on the clinton foundation. Bill clinton established that charity after leaving office. And the a. P. Report looks at donations made to the foundation, while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. It found that during that time, more than half of the nongovernment workers who donated to the foundation met with clinton while she was secretary of state. Her aides say that doesnt tell the whole story. Lo to draw a conclusion from that. I think its one of the most massive misrepresentations you can see from the data. Trump calls the move a pay for play, meaning people had to pay to meet Hillary Clinton. Adding he want a special prosecutor to look into the case. Keep in mind, trump has donated more than 100,000 to the clintons charities, beforery ran as a republican before he ran as a republican. Situation. This year, more than ever, people looking for a third party candidate. Libertier libertyarian libertarian gary johnson is hoping people will take him seriously. Hes got 12 support. But is short of the 15 needed. He is taking an adout on cnn, taking issue with clinton and trumps immigration policy. None of this is illegal. And that its unstated. Look. If you dont pay for that access. You dont get the access. We should embrace immigration. These are hard working jobs that you as citizens dont want. Johnson got a big boost in ohio. They already got enough signatures on our ballot. Keep in mind, though, someone could still dispute it. Protest. All new at 5 00. We told you yesterday about a court ruling. Keeping things off for this election. They work to woo voters in our must win state. John costas joins us. And this has changed the way we look at elections. Before we go today. Here we stand, a month remove doesnt necessarily mean, though, that on theres more time to decide. For the first time, since 1960. Wrapping up for the end of july. This may technically be the longest in 53 years. But not really. Voting will be under way in five states by the end of september. They waited until after labor day to get started. Doing what they couldnt do four years ago in august. Campaign. Of when campaigns look to reach you. Hillary clintons super pack made the decision last week to pull these off the air until late september. Clinton is leading. But these are also two states that essentially dont have early voting. Ohios early voting starts october 12th. Dont worry. Ill send every single voter in this state, an absentee ballot request. If they fill it out and turn it in, theyll have home. Reporter problems at the polls. Nothing different this year. If you vote absentee by mail, you can track your ballot online, through mile high vote. Com or your local board of elections to make sure that it was received and counted. So its just an added level of confidence and security that were adding to the process so the voter can really be in touch with their ballot. And roughly three quarters actually mailing an actual ballot to registered voters. Turning to the weather now. Youre watching some rain coming in. Storm, some rain. And tornadoes to our west. Were not going to have to deal with tornadoes tonight. So thats good news. All right . Maybe a strong storm tomorrow. With damaging winds. All right. Have you noticed the hume has gone humidity has gone up . My nose has. Yeah. Im a little sniffly today. Humidity up. Pollen count issues going up. Heres our lorraine. Clouds have moved in. Theyre mainly cirrus clouds. A few midlevel clouds. No rain yet in lorraine. Lorain. The rain is staying mainly west. Here we go. Islands. A strength two alert coming in. This is very light here. The big storms are just now getting ready to cross over into western ohio. And they do have a history of producing wind damage. Storm. Look at that. Two coming in. Currently, there is a Tornado Warning here, back to the west of kokomo. This storm could move right in over the same spot. If it stays tornadic. Another Tornado Warning right there to the east. Thats the storm that produced the kokomo tornado that we saw video from. Two more tornado reports from here. Severe storms to our west. For us, light rain. Light rain. Could be a thunderstorm overnight tonight. Let me hour. But once the sun goes down. Those big storms to our west, lose the energy that makes them cook. So they should weaken. Here are the severe storms now. Coming into western ohio. Watch. Theyre really theres not a whole lot going on there. Notice, by 1 00 a. M. , we get a little wave of showers. Maybe a thunderstorm moving in. Any time after, id say, 7 00, 8 00 p. M. , there could be an isolated shower or thunderstorm anywhere in the news channel 5 viewing area. 7 00 a. M. , most of that first wave of rain is gone. 87 in akron. Currently 86 in cleveland. Mid80s canton to mentor to ash land. 83 currently in fremont. Heres your evening. Notice, isolated little lightning bolts there. Not a total washout. But any time after 8 00 p. M. , could be an isolated storm. The high, pulling away. Quarms warms us up. Two hours ago in cleveland. And he front in. Heres the cold front. Oh, man. It should be a cold front. My bad. Front and right here. Through chicago to st. Louis. Im not going to drop in tomorrow afternoon. Concentrating some isolated storms over us. 71 tonight. A few storms staying mild. Tomorrow, lets bring it on up. 89. Flirting with 90s. Strong afternoon storms in health news, at 5 00. Turns out, we all know this. Women face a lot of restrictions on what they can eat or drink during pregnancy. Now, it looks like theres one more thing out there. A new study found eating too much fat and sugar during pregnancy could be a possible link to having children with adhd. While this connection has not been conif i con confirmed, researchers say its best to use precaution. Eat plenty of foods high in fiber, a omega 3 during pregnancy. A new study says weight gain is linked to eight more and ovarian. The more overweight a person is, the higher that risk. Just trying to live life. But this elyria womans penchant for hanging out on her porch naked, has parents covering their kids eyes. She spoke frankly with us. The fair will help give a amid stories at 5 30. The antidote for opioid overdoses. Has seen a drastic price increase in recent months. The nasal spray version has gone from 12 a dose to more departments carry narcan to counter overdoses. Police are looking for a man who shot a woman. It happened overnight. A bullet grazed the womans head. She was also shot in the hand at the time, while driving near the football hall of fame. The womans van was found riddled with bullet holes when police arrived. Police also believe she was targeted. Police in elyria ar warning people about a phone cam tonight. Someone is calling around, claiming to be from ohio edison, telling people they owe money on their electric bill. The scammers are mostly preying on the elderly. We have information on how to avoid becoming a victim. On our news at 5 00 app. A lorain boy says he wont let his cell bral palsy get Cerebral Palsy get in the way. Talking about is trying to raise cash for a special kind of chair. Reporter yeah, frank. Its basically a chair that allows him to go offload. But the chair is not covered by his fathers insurance. So hes not letting that stop him either. It just frustratesheim. Like, why do i need my 7year old brother taking care of me . And im 17. Its a question john and angie know shouldnt have to ask. To get out there ask see his baby brother open the gate and go in the pasture and round up the cows. His dream is to go in there and round up the cows. He was born with Cerebral Palsy. It confined him to this wheelchair. I struggle every day. But i get what i want done. Reporter austin wants this. Version in a video on youtube t. Left lets him go offroad. But two different Insurance Companies told dad that 2020,000 chair 20,000 chair is not covered. Even though this more expensive chair is. It makes no sense. Weve had doctors write letters and therapists write letters. And they keep telling us, its considered vehicle not a wheelchair. Reporter so austin is auctioning off his hog rosie, hoping to be able to get it. I may fall 20 times, but ill get it done by the end of the day. And the family also has an online fundraiser, where they raised more than 2,000. We have a link inside the news net 5 app. As for the auction. Market rate for a hog is 52 cents a pound here at the fair. For a little more than 100. But obviously, they are hoping for someone to be a little more generous. Derick waller. News channel 5. Naked with no plans to get dressed. An elyria woman has been arrested for exposure, but its not stopping her. So our carol molina looked into their complaints and got an eye opening experience. Reporter well, guys, we and we were warned. Annette opened her door and talked to me butt naked and said he is not changing for anyone. Reporter Annette Osborne told me shes not worried about what other people think. You are more comfortable answering the door naked . And you sit outside naked a lot . Yes. Yes, i do. Reporter even if its making her maybes neighbors and the families who live next door uncomfortable. Porch on tv. You think it bothers me is this. Arrested days ago, for sitting on her porch naked. You sit on the porch naked all the time . Yes. Reporter she told me shell conti

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