Together to help them today. First, lets get a check on that forecast with somara. Id like to say spring has sprung. It has, yesterday can was the first day of spring. Its not feeling like it. Temperatures starting in the 20s today. Were looking at 29 in elyria. Its 22 degrees in New Philadelphia this morning. Heres a look at the weather setup we have for today. A cold front is on its way. Its a weak cold front so were not looking at much more of a cooldown. We have a possibility for a few flurries to come into areas east of cleveland. Well have highs in the upper 30s, so it will be a cold day. I want you to stick around. Well talk about the chance for thunderstorms and a warmup towards the middle of the week. The big picture is looking good, lots of green on the maps. Fleet Avenue Construction project, repaving between east 49th and broadway. Northern lanes are closed. Also be aware the fleet Avenue Construction affects your commute with detours in place. Residents, good news, you will still have access to your driveways. It wont affect your own property. This is four live looks from our odot cams. A little bit of volume is building 271 at chagrin and 271 at broadway as well. No major incidents to report. A large house fire is now under control on clevelands east side. This is at east 97th and lowell. The fire started around 4 30. You can see the flames engulfing the top floor and roof. It was a vacant building. Theres new information coming into the live desk about a man who died at a steel plant in canton. Saying he was a member be of their force. Kenny ray junior was new to the Preston Police department. He was well liked by his peers. They shared a post that has dozen of comments expressing sympathy for family and friends. Firefighters were called to the steel plant around 3 50 sunday. Timken steel said the fire technician was found dead after checking extinguishers. He worked as an emt and firefighter with the uniontown fire testimony. The coroner hasnt released a cause of death. The rta is getting ready to raise rates and cut services and riders are not happy about the changes. Meg shaw is live for us downtown. The rta is holding several Public Meetings on this. Reporter absolutely they are. The series starts today. Happening because they need to budget. In a statement, the companys ceo says he blames the state for part of the problem. He says theyre not receiving enough money in state funding. To close the gap theyre fewer routes. Proposed rates for every day routes could range from 2. 50 to 5. Taking a look at fare cards and passes, those could range from 12. 50 to 16. The possible changes arent going over well with riders. A group plans to rally at todays Public Meeting in an effort to stop these proposed hikes. There are two Public Meetings scheduled today. The first starts at noon, the second at 6 00 tonight. They will take place at the main office on west sixth street. A final decision on the changes wont take place until april breakdown of the proposed fares head to our news net 5 app. Meg shaw, news channel 5. Also today, a rally over transparency at the Republican National convention. They plan to hold a rally on the steps of city hall. Theyre upset the public isnt involved in what security equipment the city of cleveland will be buying for the rnc. The group argues under the 50 million federal grant for the equipment, citizens have the right to be informed and should be allowed to provide Public Comment on what the money is spent on. Today is the deadline to submit the rnc liquor permits. Bar and Restaurant Owners in northeast ohio with the liquor permit can access a waiver allowing Alcohol Service until 4 00 a. M. During major events. Kai cuyahgoa or surrounding counties can apply. A fire started at a wendys restaurant just before 10 00 sunday morning. When firefighters got there, the roof had already collapsed. Five employees were inside at the time but they all got okay. Two of my kids worked here. This was their first job. All eight of my kids have been here. Weve eaten here many times. Weve got a lot of memories here. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. A community continuing to rally around victims of a deadly Apartment Fire. The panini restaurant in brunswick is donating proceeds from sales today to the victims. There were two fires that happened earlier this month affecting more than 20 families, killing a 4yearold girl as well. The community is trying to help any way they can. Its a very giving community that and support the community that we live in here. Theres not a day that goes by that i dont cry or i think about it. I try to forget about it. I dont like talking about it. My familys getting through it. Paninis is open from 11 00 a. M. Until midnight. They will also accept cash donations. Police are investigating the death of an 80yearold man found dead in his driveway. This happened on sunday on osceola avenue. The victim had bruises on his body. If you have any information, call cleveland police. Officers bust an alleged prostitution ring at a business called healing studios. After executing a search warrant, police say they found several male customers inside appeared to live there along with several thousand dollars in cash. The city of willowwick mourning the loss of their mayor. Richard bond passed away yesterday morning. He was battling hodgkins lymphoma. Calling hours will be tomorrow at Saint Mary Church in willowwick followed by the funeral at 7 00. We appreciate you starting your week off with us on good morning cleveland. Texting and walking, weve seen numerous videos of people falling into fountains. It can be dangerous. One city wants to ban it. Plus, just hours before the president arrived in cuba, dozens arrested in a violent protest. What these ladies in white all have in common. And the latest updates on weather and traffic this monday more on that breaking news coming into the live desk. Yet another smash and grab in cleveland, this time on the citys east side. We have live pictures from the rite aid at 146th and harbor. It was hit a short time ago. The front window is smashed. Investigators are out there combing through the area. There are bricks that are scattered across the ground. Well have more information as we get it. It is something not seen in nearly 90 years, a sitting u. S. President touching down in cuba. Yesterday he visited u. S. Embassy staff and then played tourist with the first family before he sits down today with cubas president. Its a historic opportunity to forge new agreements and ties between our two peoples and for me to lay out my vision for a future thats brighter than our past. Now there are plenty of critics of the trip. The people of havana are apparently excited about the possibility of change. Cubas problems of the present are still in full view. Just before president obamas arrival, opponents of the castro regime were arrested in a protest. The ladies in white were marching to demand the release of political prisoners, most of whom are their husbands. In the race to the white house, the fbi now investigating a threatening letter sent to Donald Trumps sister. She is a judge in philadelphia. She got the letter on friday. Last week, trumps son eric received a threatening letter, urging the republican quit the race. Came from the same source. Meantime, a man caught on video punching and kicking a protesters at a trump rally now charged with assault with injury. Tony petway of tucson was arrested inside the arizona rally after he attacked an anti trump protester who was in the process of being escorted out. Trump said petway was offended by the protester because he was outfit. Whether or not donald trump will get the gop no, maam no, nomination is up for debate. They are preparing for the possibility of a contested nominee. Theres no clear indication of who the nominee will be for the party. If the candidate doesnt win the nomination upright it sets up a contested nomination. Looking ahead, two comets are making a close pass by earth. The first comet is flying by earth as we speak. It is too small to see with the naked eye. You need a powerful telescope to do that. The second comet met will fly by tomorrow. This will be the slowest fly buy since 1770 tomorrow. Sounds awesome. Hopefully we can see that. Were talking about clear skies right now for most of us. A little bit of change as we get cloud coverage moving in and there goes the chance for flurries moving toward ashtabula and lake counties this morning. This is associated with a cold its a weak cold front. Thats why we wont see an epic snowfall. Its 28 degrees in norwalk, 27 degrees in ashland and mansfield. Its a chilly start for all of us, in the 20s. Throughout the day, the good upper 30s. Were looking at lower 40s in some counties. Sunshine today. Well have rain during the middle of the week. Lets talk about today. Well have dry conditions for your monday. 6 15 p. M. , still dry, more cloud coverage coming in, so intermittent clouds and sun today. For tuesday afternoon well be in the upper 50s. Were on a warming trend. Were also an a wetter trend. Were headed towards rain chances for wednesday. Wednesday morning will be dry and quiet. Wednesday evening, into your well start to see thunderstorms with it. Highs will reach the low 60s by thursday but well see gusty winds, possibly even damaging at times. As far as the easter weekend goes, youre looking at a lovely saturday. The easter egg hunts, outdoor festivities, i would move them to saturday. Sunday we have a chance for rain. Now lets head out to air tracker 5 with john rutter. Reporter this is a look at i480 and 176, the interchange here. The lights are on the left side of the screen, i480 eastbound. Traffic is starting to build but we havent seen issues from the sky. Were not seeing issues reported here so far this morning. Taking a look elsewhere, give you an update on construction going on, theres going to be a closure west third under i90. That will be closed today through the a. M. Today north of lorraine road. Theyre doing repairs after a water main break. That will be closed from midnight today until noon tomorrow. The cement work is supposed to start in about an hour, around 7 00 this morning. Take a look at drive times, 90 eastbound, crocker to the inner belt, 12 minute ride. Back to you. You are starting to feel a little pain at the pump. The average price for a gallon of regular gas has jumped 17 cents in the past two weeks to 2. 02. Gas prices in ohio are just a few cents cheaper at 1. 98. We found prices on the east side even lower at 1. 69. The price hike is due to growing demand for gas across the country and Higher Crude Oil prices. Developing this morning, investigators are analyzing two black boxes recovered from the dubai flight that crashed in russia. Recover data that could answer why the jet plunged into the ground and burst into flames. All 62 people onboard were killed. The pilot tried to land during bad weather. Youre looking at a school bus that ran off the road in indiana and plunged into a ditch. This video was recorded by another driver who captured the chaos as the students scrambled to escape. Police say a woman tried to grab a spilled drink when she sideswiped the bus. This happened saturday afternoon west of fort wayne. The bus was carrying a High School Basketball team. All 27 passengers taken to the hospital, thankfully everyone here expected to be okay. And the team now says they are ready to play. Good to hear. Now to texas where a homeowner is thankful to be alive after a storm ripped through her town. Shes claiming a virgin mary statue saved her. The statue stood strong, though. She believes god was watching over her and prevented the tree from falling onto her home. People are stopping by, taking photos and seeing it for themselves. A Security Firm claims millions of Android Phone users may have been exposed to a new hack. There nearly 36 nearly 36 of users are vulnerable. There could be access and control of key operations. Google says if you have a Security Patch level of october 31st, 2015 or greater are protected. A new bill introduced in new jeer new jersey to get you in trouble for texting and walking. Violators could face a 50 fine. You could spend 15 days in jail too. It would make it illegal to street in crosswalks. Even headphones are bad because youre not paying attention to where youre going. Ive been caught a couple times, about to get hit by a car. This is what spurred that call for the ban. Theres a 10 jump in pedestrian traffic deaths in the First Six Months of last year. Cars are whizzing by in a crosswalk. Dont take unnecessary risks. A rare birth right here in ohio, whats making these adorable cubs so special. Plus, tis the season for sneezing, what you can expect for your allergies this spring. Youre watching our air traffic 5 live in the sky for you, what a beautiful shot. Welcome back. 6 24. Spring is officially here. Unfortunately, so are seasonal allergies. More than 60 million americans suffer from burning, itchy eyes and running noses. Trees and plants are already blooming. That means pollen season will hit earlier and harder this year so doctors suggest using even steam to help relieve the symptoms which we do not like at all. For now, its feeling like winter here. Its most definitely feeling like winter right now. Current temperatures are in the 20s. Its 24 degrees in cleveland. Mansfield is at 27 degrees. Lets take a look at what the feel like temperatures are. It feels like 17 degrees in mansfield. Where the winds are stronger, its feeling more like the teens this morning. So its a cold start to your day. I want you to stay warm. The temperatures wont keep you very warm today. Highs reach the upper 30s today. 39 degrees for most of us, a few of us will be in the low 40s today with a lot of sunshine. Now john, hows traffic looking . Reporter 480 and 71, were seeing volume starting to build, a lot of lights coming through the interchange right now. Any tieups the report. It doesnt look like traffic is blogging down too much at this hour. Up 71 with our traffic simulator right now, this is 71 northbound, fulton to 90, its going to take about three minutes to get there at a speed of about 52 miles an hour. So far, a pretty smooth ride throughout the morning. 76 westbound, market to kennelmore lake will take you four minutes. No issues to report right now from the skies. I just have to warn you, if you have a problem with cute videos, go ahead, turn away right now. What youre about to see will definitely have you saying awww and touching your heart. These five tiny cubs were born prematurely at the cincinnati zoo. The mom gave birth to them through a rare csection. Around 12 weeks and will get round the clock care. Im so jealous of those people to get to work with them. After much anticipation, the second baby eagle happened in washington d hatched in washington, d. C. Yesterday. The bald eagles are nesting in the nations capital. The first eagle hatched friday morning. The parents are named mr. President and first lady. I love that. We are watching our own bald eagle eggs in lorraine county. This is a live feed from their nest outside redwood elementary in avon lake. The mom and dad are known as stars and stripes by the students there. Theyre expecting three babies in early april. Still ahead, president obama not the only person traveling to cuba right now. Students is also in havana. First, another wrongway crash shuts down a major road over the weekend. What we learned about the more on that breaking news coming into the live desk. Yet another smash and grab, this one on clevelands east side, the rite aid was hit about an hour ago. The front window is caved in, bricks on the ground, a at this point its not clear what was taken from inside. Well keep you updated. I like to update you on your highs for today. Youll be looking for any number you could get besides what youre seeing walking out the door this morning. Temperatures this afternoon reaching the low 40s for sandusky, 44 in ashland. Were looking at partly any skies. We have a chance for a few stray flakes this morning east of cleveland. That will be brief. Outside of that we should start to see the sunshine break through, bringing us to the low 40s in west lake and parma. The overall gist of this is the upper 30s, low 40s for today. Now, we are headed towards 61 degrees but which day is that . Youll have to stick around for that. For now, john, hows it reporter [no audio] sorry. Looks like we lost john rutter. As you saw from that shot, looks like its a smooth drive for you so far on this monday morning,. Were learning more information about the man who died at timken steel over the weekend. Sarah finney has the latest information from the live desk. Reporter the Preston PoliceDepartment Says he was new the department but already well liked by his peers. They shared a photo on their Facebook Page along with a post that has dozens of comments expressing sympathy. The fire technician was found dead sunday at the fair crest steel plant after checking extinguishers. The company said they are deeply saddened by the loss of a colleague. He worked with the Uniontown Fire Department as well. Released a cause of death. Rta is ready to raise prices and cut services, all because of a 7 million budget shortfall. Which routes stay, which will go, thats the question at a public t meeting set for question at a Public Meeting set for today. Meg shaw has details for us. Reporter a group made up of riders and allies plan to rally at todays Public Meeting. They will share stories from riders that will be affected in an effort to stop the fares from going up. The main concern is how will this affect me. Taking a look at these numbers, everyday cash fares could range from 2. 50 to 5, excluding senior rates. Monthlies passes will go up too. Those could range from 95 to 123. Rtas ceo and general manager every rta customer and says, quote, to be good stewards of public money we must look at all possible alternatives. Your comments will help guide our final decisions. Decisions. They are also looking to cut routes from their schedule. The Public Meetings will start today, the first one starts at noon and the second one starts at 6 00 tonight. All of these proposed changes wont be mad