. good afternoon, we begin with breaking news at the noon hour and in less than an hour, the city of cleveland is going against 13 officers involved in a deadly police chase, including the patrol officer michael brillo who was cleared of criminal charges due to the nt. they have covered the story for more than three years. the officers' job is on the line. >> reporter: a source me that six of the 13 offid today as a result

2012 police chase. according to chake this one, all of the officers involved in the chase and shooting could be terminated for their actions today and this is newschannel 5s november 2012 chase that left two unarmed people did. the 13 officers fired 137 shots when the high-speed a shootout in the school parking lot. the officer michael brillo was the only one to face criminal charges but a judge found him not and that is in august. city officials announced charges against him and the other 12 officers are in ng to a situation and ignoring the city's own schools about taking part in a police chase. i will be at conference. keep checking www.newsnet5.com and stay tuned for the latest

i'm investigator sarah for and new information about the sale of first merit to huntington. the multibillion deal announced overnight will create the ohio. the ceos from both companies held a joint call and that some branchys -- branches will close and they will be offered a job some layoffs are expected. first merit employs 1200 people and the combined companies will keep the name and be bus. the keel is -- deal is expected to close over the tumer is -- summer. receiving a tax credit from the state allowing the can ump to expand operations. the mass lon independent reports that it will create 130 new positions the next few years. ford accelerating production at the plant in avon lake. the truck plant will make the ford f-series super duty chassis cab and that is not clear whether the additional

and a canton police officer and his new k-9 companion are y. the officer ryan davis spent the last few days in houston searching for the perfect partnership. newschannel 5s meg shaw is following his journey. >> i officer ryan davis said n running high the past few days and he's truly grateful for the amount of support he's been given about you that now it's time to get back to work. this is a look e newest member of the force. he's donated to davis in the canton police department and that is thanks to d non-profit k-9 for cops. the previous partner was shot and killed in the line of duty earlier this month and he said that jethroing not be replaced but going on the journey is him through the grieving process. >> and part of life is that we have to move forward. i feel bad because it happened quickly and i think it's been

helping and in the healing process. >> reporter: they won't waste any time he will start 14 weeks of training with the canton police department next month before hitting the streets with officer davis. meg shaw, newschannel 5. >> and three doings this morning went for a walk, jason. not surprise. it was mild. >> and i think the big takeaway is three dogs, plough ec? and it's tuesday, of course, the pet-of-the-week and last week, is he getting another in. >> that eliminate is 3. >> >> right. >> and you went outside and the temperatures not bone chilling and temperatures were in the upper 40s here and that is for the final few days of january and a cold front moved through and we're in the upper 30s in downtown cleveland. for the most part, the high temperatures the rest of the day are set now. mid-30s inland and into the west, we're looking at cooler

moisture and just a few areas of drizzle and some sprinkling -- sprinkles. you can't rule out a spotty snowy on make and and darkyier 40s. indicating colder air. where is that big cold air outbreak this time of the year. that is what we're looking for coming up. this is your hour-by-hour. notice our temperatures fall from 35 to 32. relatively quiet. just a few sprinkles, maybe a spotty flurry and no accumulation expected. the complete forecast details and it's tuesday. the pet-of-the-week, a, l is in the house coming up, mike. and looking forward to that. the ohio e, a released e.p.a. results, two were -- e.p.a. released results. the schools have about know closed since friday since the precaution.

council meeting last night. one woman said her two-year-old son tested positive for lead but the mayor said not to blame the water just yet. >> my son is a 7.1. what else -- i have only -- i only live in sebring. anywhere else. the water, ma'em. >> oh, no. >> the ohio e.p.a. said sebring water officials failed to properly notify the the village's superintendent of water has been suspended and is denying allegations he falsified reports about high levels of lead detect in homes last summer. and major retail companies are teaming up to help people affected by the water crisis in flynt, michigan. wal-mart, coke, nestle and pepsi donating more than 6 million bottles of water to provide throughout the school year. and a cleveland church is collecting bolted water to send to families in flynt. the church is accepting

and members plan to deliver the water on thursday. and digging tout and cleaning up. the east coast struggling to recover from a historic blizzard. officials have a new warning for residents. >> and caught on camera, amazing video of an ohio cop's close call with a big rig. >> and the donald dominating the polls and new numbers released in the race for

. breaking news right now in san diego. you're looking at live pictures where there are reports of an active shooter at the naval medical center there. our scripts center station in san diego is following the story and a navy spokesperson tells them that three shots were fired outside of the building and that happened an hour ago, but the shooter has not been found and we know this medical center is located near two highways in san diego, so easy getaway, possibly. the post on facebook is warning people to turn off devices and hide inside. again, we're following live breaking news out of san diego. more info as we get it. and just six days to go until voters weigh in on who should be the next president and front runners are in a competitive race. and a new post polled showed 64% of americans expect trump to win the nomination. he's leading nationally. but in iowa, a statistical tie.

block donald a momentum. >> and that is an opportunity to do something no gop candidate for president who is an incumbent has done, which is win iowa and new hampshire. if he wins, he's on a role and the dominoes start to fall. >> on the democraticked side, a final faceoff before the first caucuses. front runners hillary clinton and bernie sanders taking on the issues and each other sanders admitted he would have to raise taxes to pay for his universal healthcare plan. and next at noon, terrifying moments caught on camera. an ohio police officer comes within feet of certain death. >> and we're trying to help nick find a forever home. look at this cutie. the shepherd mix is our pet-of-

. amazing new dash cam video to show you. look at the terrifying moment -- moment. a semi truck skid off of the road and hit a ohio police officer earlier this month. captain brad moore was responding to a minor accident as he's directing traffic. the semi got stuck on the tracks as the train was coming. >> i saw the train hit the

of the semi rolled up in the bush. you can see it kind of jackknifed in the video and hit hard, almost at a 90 degrees angle. >> amazingly, he only suffered a broken hand and needed a few stitches for two gashes in his head. ford is expanding a recall of vehicles with affective air bags, coming a few days after a south carolina man was killed when an inflator exploded in december. the recall covers nearly 391,000 ford pickup trucks from the 2004-2006 model years. be careful what you click. pranksters on social media are sending people to a website that causes smartphones to crash. if you fall for it, unsafe data could be lost but it's unlikely to cause lasting damage to your device. the east coast is digging out from the historic blizzard. federal government offices, schools in d.c., baltimore, and philadelphia closed for a second day.

capital are busy plowing 4400 miles of roadway. the national park service clearing 300 more miles and 155 more bridges. d.c.'s metro lines are back on track. now, in new york, the long island railroad used to jet -- tracks. while much of queens remains buried in a feet of snow, new york city is generally up and >> that was pretty good. it was about five minutes delayed, the train, but that was about it. >> no delays at all. and a nice ride. >> those flowers on top of the car, rest in peace. the digout continues and officials are urging residents to use caution. and at least a dozen people tied from shoveling snow. you can't stress it enough and that is on a snow. it takes -- . >> and that was the thick, heavy snow. they were close to that and heavier snow and when we get

>> sure. >> and doesn't take much out there and especially the way they respond as well. >> and no snow here, thankfully. >> yeah, we're -- in the 40s, you know, and i was up late last night. couldn't get to sleep. about 1:30, 2 and checked my current temperature as i do every hour, and it was 46 degrees. i am like what is going on? boy, we were warm overnight. the temperatures well into the 40s and we have cooled off during the day today. the cold front has moved through. the temperatures in the upper 30s right now in downtown cleveland. by the way, i know it's tuesday and time for our apl pet-of-the- week and a lot of folks here at noon and we have a special treat coming up. we have a early shot of who we have here about two minutes,way from now. maybe? maybe not. okay. oh, there we go and that is ishe and our buddy and now back to the weather map and

east. colder air is moving in but plot a lot of moisture along the front. as we move to the north and west, that is cooler here, upper 20s and lower 30s and this is moving down. this is going to modify a bit west. this is where the arctic cold is kind of bottled off right now. it will stay up there. in fact, as we head through the upcoming weekend, that is going to retreat and heading to the north and east. temperatures in the 30s and can't rule out a few spotty snowflakes through the day. and notice here, there is not much going on. a relatively typical january day here across northern ohio. we're into the 20s and maybe some snow showers around north and east potentially down wind of lake erie. other than, that we're looking quiet for wednesday, too, and

sunshine and on thursday, we have a better chance of scattered snow showers and this is thursday night. notice the snow? at this point, though, does not appear to be a big deal. look at the accumulation forecast between now and thursday night. some areas, our primary snowbelt, an inch, two inches. not a big deal. elsewhere, we're talking about a dusting and this is good news through the final few days of january. 38 today. two sprinkles could change some snowflakes again. not a big deal. cold and breezy. weekend. look at highs. on saturday and sunday, we're in the 40s again and that is pretty good. and notice no temperatures in the teens on the overnight and day long. cleveland star 10295 ncx and >> this is nick. >> nick. >> and love that. >> i know.

forever him and he's about five years old. a little nervous here and when i had him out earlier, he has a charming personality, great on his walk and loved being in the car and -- . >> he's scared because of the new environment. >> it can be overwhelming here. >> and some dogs try to grab a weather clicker. and this guy is more laid back and he's a little more selective on his surroundings. >> yeah. >> and he is a good dog and that -- he did live in a home and the owners couldn't care for him anymore and that is good news for the next dean or. he has a background of being housebroken and he's a good, good boy and a ship hurt mix, a great companion for someone. >> and they're the best what do you have going on? >> i have another save the date for people and for those who took part of the animal bar crawl last year, it was a ton of fun and takes place in cleveland. and you go from bar-to-bar.

>> doesn't sound awful. >> no, not at all and we hope you will put april 9th on the this spring, it's coming. >> and the spring bar crawl on april 9th. always a great event. nick, nick is looking at himself and we have monitors all over the studio here. when he sees himself in the monitor, he goes i look, i am a good looking guy. >> and 216-177-4616 and en-- entering the prime of his life.

. >> i. >> how about this? how you can start your day with deli. the cavs star is teaming up with the cleveland coffee company to create a blend called good day, mate. the owner brendan walton approaching deli after learning coffee was the drink of choice. ten% of the proceeds will benefit a local food pantry. >> awesome. >> and how's my australian absent? >> i like -- accent? >> i like that. at 4:00 this afternoon, huh? >> thanks for watching newschannel 5 at noon. the latest on the now cleveland and another look at nick, the five-year-old available at the apl. he deserves a good home. >> and how would a nazi say a -- how would a aussie say adopt

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