a legislative move to tackle the look of toy guns. in the heat of the moment, would you be able to tell if this guy was real? >> officers told us a 14-year- old kid use this gun to rob people. this isn't the only case this week. police arrested in akron teenager for pulling out a bb gun after a homeowner confronted him from spilling lawn ornaments.

heels of a grand jury decision to not and that the officer in tamir rices death. those officers shot at the teenager while he raised what appeared to be a real god. after the death, lawmakers started the bush -- push to ban those replicas. >> after the arrest of the teenager threatening to shoot what turned out to be a fake on, we decided to do digging to see what progress has been made to ban them. neighbors told me they watched as police arrested a 14-year-

this man told me he started drafting the bill in the days after the tamir right shooting. the legislation goes further than other states requiring toy guns to be brightly colored. the deadline for enforcement have come and gone. the bill has been stalled since march. >> i want to call on the legislator and toy manufacturers to not make guns that looks so much like the real thing. >>reporter: he says he is hopeful that the bill will make the hearing in february. the bill will only outline sales and manufacturing. >> if you have a child and you have something that looks like a gun, take it away. it is not worth it.>>reporter: in other states, cities like new york, chicago, and cities have completely banned airsoft guns. new information just in about a story that we have been

the fbi is now involved after a prosecutor received death threats. >>reporter: i just got confirmation that the fbi is assisting cleveland police on this and officers are guarding the prosecutor. sources say flyers had been circulating around the cleveland neighborhood where he lived. the big question, who is behind it? the flyers mentioned tamir brison offered $500,000 for proof of guilt. there are also instructions for collecting the money anonymously. the threat comes two weeks after he announced that officers would not -- the officer involved in the death would not be charged. this flyer also mentions race

the prosecutor's office did not have any official comment when we spoke to them today. a grand jury returned an indictment today for a cleveland manna woman accused of murdering their former employer. they were both indicted in connection to the murder of james rouch. a motive in the case has not been revealed, but both worked for the men at various times last year. westlake police trying to track down people behind two

that bath and beyond. investigators say to dyson vacuums were stolen from the store. police say one person the automatic doors open as the other took off. it is believed that these are connected to other thefts. the very next day, two different people did the same thing. one of the employees tried to stop them but was hit by the car as they got away. police say they need your help. this is in addition to a string of robberies that we have seen over the last few months. back in december we learn thousands of dollars worth of expensive vacuums were stolen. a news alert at six,

nearly 200 local workers have been laid off. the news comes as the company's economic future dwindles with demand. we have more about what sparked the layoffs. >>reporter: no doubt a bitter announcement for republic steel, it is also a tough announcement for the city of lorain, which is already facing a $2.3 million budget deficit. the layoffs are a direct result of dropping orders from steel do to though gasoline markets. gasoline prices are the primary reason for these layoffs at well under two dollars a gallon. the city of lorain has already lost more than $1 million in

last year. tonight at 11 we talked to local business owners to get a gauge of how big an impact it will have on this tough economy. the global market fears of 2016 just got worse. the latest scare came today as china's stock market fell overnight and root oil plummeted to the lowest level in more than 12 years. that sent stocks in the us plummeting. the investors that the market will start to rebound in the coming days. let's get our first check on the weather. clouds stole again and eventually we have ray moving our way. more clouds moving in and you can see them right here working their way toward the north and. it you like to gaze at stars, i

evening our best. notice the rain showers coming in tomorrow during the day. accurate already at 33, ashtabula is plummeting. whatever it is you do outside today make sure that you where the codes. clouds thicken after midnight. rain for your friday and then a little interesting mix coming in for sunday. we are getting a new look inside of the water main break that shut down parts of chester avenue. cleveland is still working to repair the pipes, which broke

st. and chester. let's go to johnny manziel, it has been a bit of a rocky year for him. >> as a rumor he took a trip to vegas over the weekend and missed a required concussion treatment. now we have learned he received a traffic ticket. the video released today where police pulled them over and gave him a citation for an expired tied. he will stop around 8:30 am, hours before he was reportedly seen in las vegas. a 43-year-old woman now in jail after she is accused of robbing a bank in mansfield. whittling county sheriff's say she was arrested after

her involvement. she had worn down on her arrest for probation violation and was charged with felony robbery. new car owners may be driving their new right, but the vehicles don't technically belong to them yet. the attorney general's office received nearly 30 complaints from customers of the next indoor auto sales. consumers accused the dealership of not completing the titling process, leaving them with no proof of ownership. we did some digging to see what, if anything, consumers could do. >> what we would do is still try to reach out to see if there is a way to resolve the complaint by getting titles or the deals on wild.>> k nh purchase the building and started moving in today. still no word about the whereabouts of the owners. concerns over the future of a local ball. how the closure of macy's could

the industry hiring hundreds of workers this year and what you need to know to

new concerns about the future of an akron law. about 24 hours ago we learned macy's was closing its doors inside the chapel hill mall. the mall is already struggling. >>reporter: the mayor sent out this statement today saying there is unease about the macy's store closing and he is sending his thoughts and prayers to the 91 people who will lose their jobs. shoppers are concerned about chapel hill mall itself, hoping it can survive this major blow. >> i have shop here for years and i am sad it is going. >> it is the beginning of the end. >>reporter: reactions from shoppers after the news broke

shop due to slumping sales. this woman works in a salon owned by a different company inside of macy's and believes the closing of the anchor store doesn't hold well for the mall's future. >> it is not going to last much longer. we have all heard the talk that it is going to turn into the next rolling acres. >>reporter: rolling acres posted 2008, and since then many photographs have capture the condition of the vacant building. chapel hill has been in and out of foreclosure proceedings. >> we need to try to attract possible. >>reporter: he told me he will meet with the mayor and stresses the vibrancy of the mall is a serious neighborhood issue. >> we need to have a entire chapel hill area.

have conversations to discuss realistic options. >> it will be safford this side of town. >>reporter: who could be interested is anyone's guess. a company based out of michigan called mckinley incorporated is not operating chapel hill mall. we reached out today for comic, but they have not called us back. chapel hill not the only local mall losing its macy's, the midway mall will also close and that affects 64 employees. in all the macy's closures and changes will cost up to 4800 jobs nationwide. keep in mind, macy's closed the store at the richmond town square a year ago. as long as people are willing to break out a job in workbooks, construction companies are hiring and looking for workers right now. the building surge we saw at the end of 2015 is carrying

promising new numbers just released show 71% of construction firms plan to beef up their crews this year. demand is coming from both private and public sector markets. >> i think the question is what happens past 2016? >> we can forecast 12 months out and after that it is anyone's guess. in a lot of different market conditions.>> despite the excitement over all the work, almost 70% of firms say they are having a really hard time finding employees. nearly as many predict the labor conditions will remain tight or maybe even get worse over the next year. >> it has been a mild winter for them. we are getting a break from

there. it is january so let's talk about what is going on. right now, mainly clear skies across a large portion of the viewing area. here is a live look at minter. again, darkness have defended. how about a time lapse, clouds in it out, beautiful sunset. now, a quiet night with calm winds. we are watching what is approaching from the southwest. we have a layer of clouds that overnight tonight. in overnight tonight. over the next 4 to 6 hours, we stargazing. then, the cloud cover will

most of the rate should be here during the afternoon, but there could be an isolated shower for mansfield to ashland. temperatures here are right at 32 degrees, you may get a brief period of freezing rain. i don't think it is going to be you about it. we are try for now and should stage right all night long until sunrise or after. temperatures are really falling, akron is down to 33 degrees. temperatures are really falling off in a lot of spots. the cold air is here, but it will retreat. the front arrives sunday morning and we call you right back down.

could see some steady snow for a couple of hours. 38 degrees at six, 30 degrees by 9 pm. watch those rain showers tomorrow. the bulk of the rain is pulling away. after that temperatures really don't hold out much tomorrow night. we do get rain showers saturday night, but watch sunday. it looks to be a very wet weather maker on sunday, changing over to snow by mid-to- late day. hour by hour falling down to near 30 degrees for cleveland. tomorrow, let's go 46 with scattered rain. we will mention the morning bit of freezing rain, but i don't think it will be a huge

28 tonight for akron in canton, tomorrow it is rain and 45. here is your seven day. now we're talking brown's. we have the latest and insight that you are going to want to hear about one guide they are talking to that may not be the right fit. plus, the wizards found out last night if you mess with

the browns continue to look for a new head coach. moron is the former head coach and is in jacksonville as an assistant head coach right now. earlier today i talk to victor carucci and i asked if moron would be the right fit and he said, with the new world being created he might want to make sure it is a good interview. >> i think he will be a no- nonsense guy and you will

that you got from mike. he is pretty much a straight to the vast hard-nosed individual. i think he would affect the culture change peer -- there. i think, like a lot of other cultures who want to be head coaches, they will buy into whatever you are selling. he is going to make this analytics date work for him or tell the browns that it will. >> don't forget this sunday the browns count out at 11. we will break down the season and look at the coaching staff. let's talk about irving, he

first quarter. he and the boys weren't really happy when a scoreboard crew did a skit making fun of him for being second in the all- star ballot. the boys are in minnesota tomorrow night. keep hope in the bears. >> you don't want any of this. that is what he is saying. >> he showed them.