tonight, one community is dealing with a devastating loss after a 9-year-old boy passed away after getting hit by a car. drew hayden was sledding in his neighborhood when he was hit by

derick waller, a very emotional vigil wrapped up. >> reporter: a very sad and emotional vigil that just wrapped up. little christian wears a football jersey iny with his best friend's name emblaze opened on top of his own. >> we used to draw pictures a lot. and we used to play with each other. and when we were -- . >> reporter: christian joined some of drew's other schoolmates, family, and loved ones for the emotional prayer vigil. images of drew flashed during the vigil. >> it's not something you ever get over. >> reporter: the 9-year-old boy was sledding in his

car hit him. he was in critical condition for days and eventually died of his injuries. >> the kids are devastated. you see this happening but you never think it will be you or knowing someone who is close and it hit home. >> reporter: this vigil was planned when drew was in the hospital fighting for his life, but it took on greater importance after his death. derick waller, newschannel 5. services planned for cynthia mathers and her daughters, allison and ruthie will be laid to rest on january 21 at christ community church in hudson. the investigation into the explosion is one of murder/suicide. her husband, jeff, was also killed. and students in lakewood

the cold to raise money and awareness for the homeless. the group will spend the night in boxes collecting donations. and they will have a cold one to be out there. if you are going to pick two days out of the weekend, tonight is the warmer night. we will be in the mid20s. right now, lower 30s. and yesterday, we were at a mild like 50 degrees. tonight, we track in cooler air and you can see the sun is setting with temperatures falling off the mark, lower 30s for cuyahoga county and upper 20s from richland into know -- mansfield. we have been dealing with mostly cloudy skies with flurries from the west. if you are tramping along 271 into independence, definitely

coming down. the setup going into tomorrow afternoon, we will start to see another front move through forecasting an equal opportunity of all of us to see 1-3" of accumulation. but an advisory in effect -- excuse me, a lake-effect snow warning was updated 8-12" sunday at noon through tuesday at noon. and we're tracking this hour by hour on the power of 5. a second suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in little italy, one day after the first suspect was arrested and appeared in court. police say that the men robbed several people including a priest.

and is in serious condition. with violence. >> it's terrible. all i can do is try and get my family out of here. >> reporter: the 15-year-old male was shot once in the rib and 1 -- once met leg exchanging gunfire with another male expwruft before 9:00 on friday. the 16-year-old was walking home from the bus stop. >> the police were picking up shells with bags and bullets picking up shells. >> reporter: his mom inside the apartment heard the gunshots. >> they got on the ground and just started shooting. >> reporter: this man, who asked to be 5ed said it

apartment where their kids stay. >> 15-year-olds? i don't understand. i don't understand that. that scares me. >> police are still searching for the suspect in that case. anyone with information is asked to call police or crime stoppers. a 42-year-old man was found in his mother's home on east 111th street last night, shot in the arm. the medical examiner is determining the exact cause of death. nearly two dozen chicago police officers have been called to testify about the shooting death of a black teenager. among them, four officers whose initial accounts of the confrontation conflict with the squad car video. laquan mcdonald was shot 17 times by a police officer who said he opened fire because he

he has pleaded not guilty. in iran, five americans have been freed as part of a prisoner swap deal, and the u.s. government said it was more than a year of top negotiations. a washington post journalist was freed, and in return, the u.s. is dropping charges against seven iranians. the battle between donald trump and ted cruz continues to escalate, and a new strain of canine flu is spreading. does your dog need to be

happening right now, the u.s. coast guard is searching for 12 marines who crashed in hawaii. it's unclear what caused the crash that happened while training. on the heels of the first debate of the new year, heated cruz. and neither side appears to be letting up. >> reporter: the war of words between donald trump and ted cruz appears to be escalating,

of south carolina, cruz wasted an elevator. >> who put donald trump in charm of the elevator some. >> reporter: trump said ted cruz was born in canada and was a canadian citizen. i told you so. >> for whatever reason, donald doesn't react well when he is going down in the polls. if you are offended at my pointing out how much the failed policy that hillary clinton and andrew cuomo and bill deblasio hurt new yorkers, which of the policies do you agree with? >> reporter: trump blasted cruz. >> he went off the wagon a bit and went a little crazy. he is being a great hypocrite.

in a heated boots and -- battle and trump is getting support hillary clinton treating, just this once, trump's right. new yorkers value hard work and diversity and building better lives for our families. coming up, from homeless to internet sense united nations, the man with the golden voice is making headlines again. cloudy skies and temperatures currently in the 30s, but the power of 5 is tracking snow and a plunge in our temperatures for sunday.

tonight, dog owners are on high alert after a highly contagious strain of the dog flu is spreading across the u.s. health officials in seattle say test confirmed this week that the h 3 n 2 virus was found in more than 80 dogs that stayed at a kennel and doggie daycare facility with symptoms including breathing problems and coughing and low energy. humans can't get it but we can

>> you can give it to another dog. >> veterinarians say that dogs who visit parks or stay in it. the white house has declared a state of emergency for flint, michigan as the city copes with a drinking water crisis. the move gives fema and homeland security the authority to coordinate efforts. people of flint have been complaining for high levels of lead in their water for at least a year. speaking of water, we'll get some in the form of frozen. we saw rain today and we were in the 50s yesterday, nice and comfortable. >> cleaned out the car, got some stuff done. >> definitely and i hope you soaked it in. the next 5-7 days, we're on a downward trend. right now, cloudy conditions across cleveland, and as the

to see our temperatures drop. today, 35, and folks, we saw that at 8:00 a.m. so throughout the afternoon, we have been seeing a tumble in the temperatures. currently, 30 at the airport. towards ashtabula, 31. at the freezing mark towards stark and summit counties, and the cold spot at mansfield at 28 degrees. throughout the day, clouds have been in full effect with moisture that continues to fly towards the southeastern portions of cuyahoga county, euclid, shaker heights, flakes. and the cold front passed through and is shifting to the east and is dropping our temperatures very quickly. you can see towards minneapolis, chicago into negative digit territory. the setup goes like this. as we head into tomorrow evening, we will see this low,

and produce us with snowfall. but behind that is a lot cooler air. we are talking about wind chills tomorrow evening possibly down to 5 to 10 below. also, heavy snow really starts to move in, and want to get you prepares for the lake-effects snow warning in in effect for ashtabula, and we are forecasting 8-12" and we could definitely see heavier amounts. heavy snowfall in the area, and it's an equal opportunity to see snow across the board as the front moves through. taking a look at the futurecast, by 6:00 a.m., we are a-okay. it's around noon that we see west winds that spreads inland from stark to summit counties. worcester, 27, and definitely a chilly day, and it really continues throughout your

evening, and you can see the setup. the squall will be hitting the east side throughout monday and tuesday afternoon. so if you're out and about tonight, tonight is the warmest that we'll see for the weekend, 23 degrees and a possible flurry or two. as we head into tomorrow, only bouncing up to 26. here we go, tracy. look at the downward trend in the temperatures, 9 degrees and it's martin luther king day on monday. we could possibly have seen a snow day for my kiddos monday, 15 degrees and winter. it's fully here all the way into wednesday and quieter conditions next weekend. >> all right, thank you so much. and johnny manziel to dallas? that's the new campaign by cowboys' fans to bring him back home to his home state.

signatures, and it doesn't stop there. supporters can purchase "bring johnny to dallas" t-shirts. the browns are finishing to shape their staff. the latest change, the offensive coordinator will not be back next season. the browns owe him the full amount unless he takes another job. the browns threw more than 4100 yards this past season which

so who will they go with for offensive coordinator? the answer might be no one with the statement, "i want to reserve the right to fall plays." and kirby wilson was blocked from taking a job with the browns, so clearly, titles and staff is very much a work in progress. the cavs finishing up a 6- game road trip in houston and won 5 of the 6 games including a game against the rockets that ended late. the first quarter, rockets up 7, and lebron, turnover, james harden runs the floor and gets the back break. harden, 9 first half points. lebron spins at the baseline and finishes at the rim.

not how this happens, kyrie finishing with a game high 21. 91-77, and coach is happy with the way the team played over the long road trip. >> it was an outstanding road trip, really not an easy one, 12 days on the road and six games and six different seas and playing pretty good teams including the texas triangle which is never easy. great job by the guys, really great job. ohio state basketball struggling against top tier teams lately after losing to indiana by 25 points and the buckeyes with another tough game, and this time up against number three maryland.

block, melo trimble in transition, and carter knocks down the 3. and maryland crushes the buckeyes, 100-65. and we'll be talking nfl playoffs later tonight at 11:00.

trending online, fans are showing their support for celine dion. her brother passed away from cancer. daniel's death came just days after her husband died after a long battle with throat cancer. a former homeless man whose golden voice has returned to radio. ted williams started on the air again at wzko, the same station where he began his radio career in the 1980s before he developed drug and alcohol problems. he is living with his daughter

be sure to watch a new edition of academic challenge coming up at 7:00 on news channel 5. st. paul, st. peters are and strasburg-franklin compete for 20 $20,000 of grant money. and if you are going out, please bundle up. oh, yes. tonight is the warm night out

tomorrow, in the single digits nod including the wind. and all week long, we'll be tracking the lake-effect snow, thursday into friday, so here comes winter. >> i guess we should expect it. all right, everybody. thank you for watching newschannel 5 at 6:00. enjoy your evening and join us again tonight at 11:00. do you know the secret to a happy home in these modern times? it's a housewife who's in control of the finances. actually, any wife, husband, or human person name your price tool to take control of their budget. the hard work of making money, she can get all the car insurance options her little heart desires. or the women might do the hard work of making money. [ chuckling ]

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