Transcripts For WEWS Good Morning Cleveland At 6am 20160223

WEWS Good Morning Cleveland At 6am February 23, 2016

Talking about a storm system entering the picture. I am glad weather is not in your way and into pearl this morning and what is that about here . This is 90 and the shoreway, traffic is building over to you, terrence. And thank you. And Cleveland Police with a warning about stolen cars and suv. And were talking about 80 the last month and there is a particular suv that caused the attempt of fees. Reporter want to show you in the parking lot at Burlington Coat factory. He said its from her jeep liberty taken over the weekend and they found that 83 vehicles were stole then four weeks and he said that theyre easy to hot wire. And. What if we were there to get in and they were holding on and trying to get in the car. And yet makes sense. He said theyre working closely with police and the incident here appear to be a part of the larger theft spree and Sarah Phinney, newschannel 5. And this morning, several teenagers were broken into and they stole several items and cars over the weekend and they have a lot of peoples property have anything taken, give police a call. And were working to uncover what led to a deadly daytime shooting on clevelands west side. The police say a 41yearold man was shot at west 81st street and franklin boulevard before 2 yesterday. And he died at metro health. Police are investigating this as a homicide. And the trial continues for a man charged in the crash that killed two cyclists and injuries three others. In court yesterday, the 42year old timothy wolf said he didnt see the cyclist because the glare temporarily blinded him and hes facing two counts of homicide. The winner of a woman who died in the akron plane crash is suing the owner. Joe castillo is accusing the owner of allowing the flight to take place while knowing it had a malfunctioning instrument and control panel. The ntsb has not determined what caused the crash in november. Died. And the search continues this morning for a missing man in akron who drove his car into the river or sunday. He took a wrong turn and drove into the freezing river. And she describes how she got out. And kicking hard, hard, hard and the fourth time. It finally both shattered open and he climbed out, too. Watkins was able to swim to shore and call police. That is the last time anyone saw harris. The call was from the river yesterday afternoon. Police are not saying if this was a recovery operation. And this morning, there is an investigation into how four local students got sick. They were eating food given to them from another student. Meg shaw is digging into the story for you this morning. Reporter the good news here, all four students sickened are at home and theyre doing okay this morning and they were take own monday after eating the druglaced food at Lake Erie Preparatory School and all four students and twirls got sec after eating the food at a class mate and that happened before 2 00. And they know that was brought from home and fright now, no students were punished, including the one who gave out the food and they have a lot of Unanswered Questions. And materialing if its necessary. And as they try to get to and police in brighton are looking for a burglary suspect to escape and officers are not giving us up up his name and theyre urging him to turn himself in. And another felon escaped from the cleveland correctional facility. And hes the third in one month. The 22yearold got out of house on friday by kicking it out and jumping over the fence and that is the same way tucker and shepherd escaped three weeks ago. And how any did it happen . Many were aware of and are impulsive. Unfortunately, the impulsivity sometimes has antisocial actions we have to deal with. And tucker is back in custody. And theyre still on the loose. The private agency that runs the oriana house plans to increase the security and even and the houses in akron had a different problem last month now and. A major bust in Summit County and several illegal weapons and vehicles taken from a home in copley. And he will face drug and gun charges now. And we opposed marijuana. Three out of four support medical marijuana. And that project is working to get the issue on the next November Ballot and who sent it might come as a surprise for you. And for one, they didnt serve the highest support. And 46 to 65yearolds are backing the idea more than any other age group. And perhaps this speaks to people who see it as more relevant to the likelihood of they need Something Like this. Religions of the voters and catholics and those with no religion led the pack of supporters and women likely to say yes than men. 6 08 now and im jackie hernandez. A health alert why some material could make you three times likely to get sick. And calling all men. And well tell you how this cana effect your chances of. Good morning to you, its 6 11 and prosecutors in michigan are sticking with their theory that the man accused of shooting eight people picked the victims the random. And investigators said that jason dalton said he took six peoples lives and he was the shooter. He was in court yesterday and denied bond. Investigators said that dalton picked up customers in between now, uber said it got several complaints about driving from passengers that night. And they had no reason to suspect anything suspicious about him. And Bernie Sanders heading to northeast ohio this week. And he will hold a rally at 10 30 on thursday morning. Hillary clinton plans to keep it in ias well in march and the five candidates fighting for 30 delegates, donald trump in the lead there and Supreme Court justices are back to work after the justices death and in and thera could make the difference. Corrina. And. And corrina has breaking and youre getting the latest. And the Syrian Government saying it will stop armed operations that continue to counterterrorism efforts against isis and al qaeda and one person dead and investigators on scene and looking into what happened there and. 28 in cleveland and 24, menner and 28 in ravena and this is going to be a cold start. In hind sight, this is going to be a mild day. When we look back from tomorrow and thursday. And as we head throughout your tuesday, temperatures will reach the low to mid40s and conditions and they will build in this afternoon and this is brewing in texas and oklahoma and that is going to pick up and head into northeast ohio. The timing on this, wednesday morning. The rain arrives, thursday the snow arrives and i want you to go ahead and break this down thursday and quiet for today. The rain comes in and that rain. Were looking at accumulations between one to two inches of rain and we could see some localized flooding. And well see about that and we get a low and things dry out and the next batch of precipitation comes in and the only issue, not only does the rain come. And in your power of 570 like this and the no arrives thursday and that is being to the west or east by 15, 20 Miles Per Hour and well keep tracking that for you and for now, though. And like you said, i think tomorrow and thursday might be the tricky commute and and 15 more minutes from now and that is looking great and this is 72 know and clark right now and i am not seeing problems in that spot either. I am having a hard there we go and what is going on . And that ride is not bad and going 64 miles an hour and over to you, too. And its hard to look at in advance and these were taken from general here in cleveland this weekend. And three boys found shooting in the backyard with the safety tips removed and officers have seconds to make a call. And this is defaced and there is no orange tips on them and that is the difference, the biggest problem we have and the kids for whatever reason, lowed it and they teface them and take the Safety Measures off of them and go of the appearance to the possible and Police Officers that theyre real. And this happened down the street from where he was shot by police and he had an Airsoft Gun Police thought is was real. And the North Ridgeville Police Department went on facebook to drive home how dangerous it is for kids to play with the airsoft or bb guns and they posted a series it looks and the post explains its stainless steel and has a sill ender and the Police Department said the gun operates on compressed air to shot a small plastic ball and including this plea, quote, parents, guns like these are getting People Killed and look what youre kids are playing with and there is noy reason they need to play with this gun in public. And they drop drop the gun immediately and put the hands up. Do not reach for it. And put your hands up and let the officers know that that gun is on you and its not the real thing. And now to a health alert for you. A new warning if you have flooring made by wellumber liquidators. And some laminate styles have a higher risk for cancer than previously thought. The cdc underestimated the health risk and their report said there are high flooring made in china, making it three times likely for people to get cancer and other health problems. Turns out the scientists, rather, forget to convert feet to meters and some of the calculations. And multitasking behind the wheel might be more dangerous than you think. The researchers put video cameras in cars to see what drivers were doing before the crash. 2 3 of the time the driver was distracted and cell phones are the biggest problems. Drivers were three times likely to crash if texting and 12 times if they were dialing even eating behind the wheel, double the risk of a crash. And that makes sense. Calling all men, listen to this and ladies, too. If you carry your cell phone in your pants pocket, guys, change that habbit and sperm levels were of affected and using the cell phone as little as an hour a day and that is cooking the sperm on from the heat and cell phone. And put that in your chest your phone, keep it away from your body. It lowers the sperm count and quality of your sperm. And new info. If youre trying to lose weight, there are three times during the day when youre vulinnerrable to a snack attack. And get the wins out. The times are 11 01 a. M. , 3 49 p. M. , and 9 31 p. M. During the snack oclock times, youre likely to give into calories. And easy to do. If youre a starbucks fan, you have got tone see probably. And the coffee chain is changing the rewards program and that is going to take you longer to rack up. They can more than double for people who get a 2 coffee. Starbucks, however, saying the majority of customers will earn rewards at the same rate or faster than before. And that is Somara Theodore. She gets a hot chocolate from there. Your wallet, amazon requiring you to spend money for free shipping. Shoppers will have to spend 49 to avoid shipping fees. It used to be 35 and that change doesnt impact amazon prime customers. For easter. Theyre releasing a new flavor that is getting mixed reaction online. Kisses. One person tweeted is it the Pumpkin Spice of spring . Basicked. So. Have you . And walmart, i got them. Thank you. And you, too. And. What do you think . You get them, too. And this is what it looks okay. Come in closer. Oh, no, we need to switch that back up. There we go and here. No. Um. And well tell you what the rest of team gmc says. Lets go to break. I have to get rid of it. Coming up next i like it and high one country managed to build an upside down house. And a local harvest for a hunger campaign. Hearing about the challenge were taking part in this afternoon. Youre watching good morning cleveland. Welcome back. Showing traffic moving along just fine and accident free for most of the morning here. No major issues for you and were moving along at top speeds and look at the maps though. I want to show you green on the screen and looks great from the west side and the jennings freeway looking okay and accident free and that is the important part of the, however, tomorrow and thursday might be different and yawn tomorrow, snow on thursday . And were going to see all of those things and more and lets get a look at the weather headlines. The boom, not working, and you know, its taking its time and there we go. We have a full screen and seeing mild temperatures today. The clouds will move in and well see snow following that for your thursday and over to you. And you might feel like the room is spinning and they constructed it upside down. And this is a new exhibit in taiwan, including everything from a living room if a garage, the ceiling with the floor and furniture above your head and that took about two months to complete. The boss is back, ladies and gentlemen. Bruce spring steep and the e street band. Its his first show here since 2012 and there are a few available. And the show starts at 7 30. And harvest for hunger kicking off the 25th annual campaign in northeast ohio. And that drive is one of the largest of its kind in the nation and last year, raising over 4 million, enough for 19 million meals. And later this morning, bagging contest. Uhhuh. And in an effort to get everyone in the community to help out and donate this year. And were excited to represent team gmc for a great cause. Coming up next, the selfie that is not for Southern California media anymore and how one Credit Card Company is using it to fight fraud. And a woman jumped on to a car and a busy highway. Good morning cleveland is back. At 6 30, thieves targeting the suv. More than 80 vehicles stolen in the past month. And robbers are going after one specific brand. Then. Four School Children sent to the hospital after eating food from a friend. Were getting the latest on this for you. First, the latest on the forecast with Somara Theodore and that power of 5 forecast. And today, the calm before the storm. The temperature is reaching the low 40s. Were seeing mostly cloudy conditions. Other than, that no rain and that changes. Check out the system as it inches closer and closer to us. It brings a threat of snow for your thursday and a rain for your wednesday. Were going to see the wet snow and not only is there going to be gusty winds, we could see power lines on thursday and this is a big storm and depending on the positioning, we could see more rain or snow as we get closer to that and we will have you covered as we track it. For now, though, over to you, kristen. On 71 into the city. And look at akron. Youre green on the screen and as we do the city zoom from 480 eastbound, 447 to 271 447, to 271, and eight minute ride for you. And i will step out so you can get a quick look at the speed. That is this is the akron area and a threeminute ride 76 westbound and heading outside, though, into the Greater Cleveland area, live looks at 90 this morning and showing traffic getting congested. Over to you. Thank you. And to news breaking overnight from the live desk. Were working to get more information on why the cleveland bomb squad was called out to this home on the citys east side. This is around midnight. East 133rd street. The police on scene would not say why they were there, so, again, we were working to figure out what was going on and, of course, well keep you updated. Terrence and jackie. A warning for anyone driving and parking in cleveland. Car and suv thefts are hitting and Shopping Centers like stillyard commons are popular targets here. Our Sarah Phinney is on top of the story for you this morning. Thieves are targeting one brand in particular. What is it . Reporter jeeps seem to be the vehicle of choice. One victim we spoke with walked around the store parking lot multiple times before realizing that hers was gone. Newschannel 5 examined hundreds of Police Reports and found 83 vehicles were reported stolen throughout cleveland in four weeks. Security is very invisible but it didnt stop someone from taking her 2003 jeep liberty sport over the weekend. She was inside for 20 minutes when it happened. Police told her that jeeps are popular with thieves because theyre easy to hot wire and calls it an aggravating situation. That is my car. I paid for it and i worked hard for my stuff and someone stole my car. That is me and my kids transportation. Reporter and that working closely with police and regret the car missing. And now information from a deadly crash in akron. A woman was in the car with her husband when jumping out on route 8 and ran across traffic in a median and she was on the other side of the highway when she was hit and this happened afternoon. The highway was closed for a good portion of rush hour. Cleveland city council is considering giving 200,000 to the peacemakers alliance. The group worked to reduce violence in the city and is going through a rough time. The former leader is charged with using thousands in donation to 53 off personal debts. We asked counselman zach reid about the proposal and he could they should not let them hurt the entire program. The 29yearold johnson is accused of dragging an Akron Police Officer for nearly two expired plates. Car door, johnson sped away with one of the officers hanging on to the side of the suv and he crashed and was arrested. The injured officer was treated and released from akron general. And a lot of questions this morning after they were eating food from a classmate. Cleveland. What do you know . Reporter the good news in this is that all four are home and doing well this morning. They were released from Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital monday night after eating some sort of druglaced food. Cleveland police tell us that the four students, 13 and 14 yearold boys and girls were transported to the hospital after 2 00. They tell us the students were believed to have eaten drug laced food from a student and while on School Grounds. They know the food was brought in from home. They also say that the student that food was removed from campus immediately and meg shaw, newschannel 5. And the Democratic Candidates will stay south the first time and tim mcginty is up against michael omalley. And. We have

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