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wildlife refuge over a long running dispute over public lands. more than a year after shots killed 2 suspects, the 13 officers involved disciplined. 6 fired, 6 suspended,. >> we're not reminded of this terrible tragedy. >> but the police union says this isn't over just yet. >> so will the disciplinary action against the 12 hold up? a news investigation reveals not likely. we uncovered cleveland police officers that have been fired often get their jobs back through the arbitration process. >> there will be grievances filed. >> cleveland mayor announced the long appeal process after

of 6 officers, the suspension of 6 others and the retiring of one. the police union will have grievances filed on behalf of all officers by tomorrow and within 21 days both sides will work towards choosing an arbitrary. >> they choose 5, we choose 5 and we will agree on an arbitrary. >> told me it could take 6 more days, and then it could take a month with the city then able to fight each decision. >> if they wanted to go ahead and appeal it they can do that. >> but an investigation uncovered discipline against an officer hasn't held up no matter what case the city has filed against them.

said it's a process that will likely cost taxpayers more than a billion dollars. >> they know it's going to get reversed but yet they still do it so they can politically say hey, look, we're doing all we can. >> our investigation uncovered in 2014, 144 officers were charged. but after arbitration, none of these officers were given any more than a 10 day suspension. >> one legal expert we talked to said he also expects appeals. he also called today's disciplinary action unprecedented. the cleveland marshal of law says it signals the safety director taking a very significant action on a highly

>> not that you constantly want to be discharging officers but in cases where there are serious failures there needs to be a very serious review by the police department and then serious consequences when warranted. >> we also talked to the lawyers for the families of the victims, timothy russell and melissa williams who say they are glad to see some accountability. >> the police getting their jobs back concerns some in naacp. >> said the police spokesperson is not concerned about the community. he told me what happened. the crime scene is long gone but not from memory. archived by 137 shots fired who took aim at 2 people who were

>> it's tragic that it went down this way but at the end of the day, 2 people high on crack cocaine, high on marijuana, one of them intoxicated made the responded to them. >> they were shot and killed their car. surrendered. >> tuesday, city officials and terminations. steve lym us said he will fight to regain the officers reputation. >> we want to get involved in the community. >> naacp president told me this does not help an already strained relationship between served. >> this is i am material, this

we are back in the jim crow era. >> everybody gets pissed off when the cops gets acquitted. >> we're live downtown. of course, ohio is also looking to improve police community relations at the state level as well and today the board decided to develop the first ever statewide standards for police dispatching. the governor asked the board to look at the policies after the shooting of tay mere rice. a 911 operator never told that the boy. another police officer is in trouble with the law. maple heights arrested police officer yesterday and charged her with domestic violence. someone called about a man and woman fighting at maple heights high school and that van zandt was beating up the man and

we are following late breaking developments with donald trump. chris flanagan has been following this all night. >> within the past few hours the trump campaign confirming he will skip the debate. trump is skipping the debate due to what he calls bias from megan kelly. >> i'm not a fan of megan kelly. i think she's a third rate reporter and i think they could do a lot better than megan kelly. i probably won't bother doing the debate. >> trump claims he will still be in iowa raising funds for veterans.

made the cut for the prime time debate also received even better news today. i picked up the endorsement of the boston globe. a few light flurries on the power of 5. hard to see here but when we turn up our resolution. could be a flurry. i'm going to include that in the overnight forecast. 31 in canton. we're going to stay generally upper and middle 20s for lows overnight. as you can see the cold air in place for now, but as we look at our weather headlines we see colder tonight, a few flakes through tomorrow morning, but a warmer weather weekend. it looks like hints of december making their return here. we will show you that. i think 50s are coming your way

the water crisis, all open tomorrow after closing from high levels of lead. show -- had above the standard of lead. schools in sebring have been closed. children are currently being tested for lead poisoning. and teams rn flint michigan tonight trying to get a better understanding of which columning materials are a concern and be sure that corrosion concerns are being -- flint switched from detroit water to the flint river in 2014 to save money. a man faces federal charges after a mass shooting he claims was that is righted. had -- thwarted.

plans to attack a temple since last fall saying he he hoped to kill 30 people. he said he was defending the muslim religion. he was arrested on monday. just into the newsroom, investigators have a new they're owe on -- theory on what caused a crash last may. say he was distracted. new details are expected soon dispelling rumors that the engineer was using his cell phone. the crash killed 8 and injured more than 200 others. new information on a story we first told you about last night. the theft of a woman's credit card doesn't seem to be an isolated incident. police have been investigating the same suspects you see on your screen for months.

at restaurants and use credit cards to make thousands of dollars of purchases. a dire warning tonight about a mosquito born virus that's been linked linked to brain damage and paralysis. local marines take on a special mission to help some of their fellow veterans who have fallen on hard times. we have seen this weather pattern pretty much the entire month of december and it looks like it's making its return later this weekend. a dog is being celebrated tonight for an accomplishment that very few people can actually pull off. wait until you hear what this little fellow did that even

there are a number of new developments tonight on the seek a virus that is thought to be linked to birth defects and have posted travel warnings. the advisory now includes trips to the u.s. virgin islands and the dominican republic as well as 2 dozen other dozen nations. abc news is now reporting that 19 people in the u.s. are now infected after traveling overseas and now warning that

almost all countries in the americas. >> take a look at this map. that mosquito found in almost every hemisphere. they say they are going to see small outbreaks. >> the virus isn't known to spread from person to person but it could cause life threatening brain damage in unborn babies. ladies, we have it rough, as if hot flashes weren't enough, more migraine headaches may hit women as they usher in men menopause. the risk is highest before a woman's cycle stops completely. researchers say if a woman has

she should see a pain specialist. an advisory group wants all adults to be screened for depression at least once. the services task force also calls for screening for pregnant women and new mother's. that screening which your doctor may already do could include questions about your mood, appetite or if you're tired. 2 local marines are on a special mission tonight. >> they went to help veterans who are living on the streets. how their mission is touching lives. >> from hats to hand warmers, these 2 marines are trying their best to make sure hometown heros have a lot more to look forward to. >> anybody in there? >> on a freezing night this group is looking for people who don't always want to be found.

mission. a simple act of charity that kept growing and growing once they realized one in 5 of the people they found on the streets was a veteran. >> they get into drugs and alcohol and can't get into the shelter. >> so they wanted to take some sort of shelter to them. tonight they found donald taking cover from the cold inside a local fast food restaurant. a stop, some warmth and some kind words and they are off again. >> on the other side of the river there's a little box house someone has made. >> all winter long a team of 8 volunteers goes out 2 or 3 times a week. from ashtabula to cleveland, they scour the woods, the streets looking under bridges, saving lives one sleeping bag at a time.

with nobody to help them, signs of frostbite. last year we found a body under a bridge. it breaks your heart. >> about 700 homeless people die from hypothermia every year. so this group also makes trips out of state. we have all the information up on our website if you would like to help. great efforts by the marines to help. >> a pretty big problem among the country. >> especially when it's the coldest, this really shows the need. >> and people are doing things. >> they are doing great things. i'll show you what our weather is doing outside right now. a cloudy sky. a few little light snow flakes across the area right now. oh, look, home a tweeted me.

live shot. start. oh, a flurry. that tracks into the northern part of -- could even be in worster. isolated flurries just about anywhere you go tonight. west to southwest winds now 10 miles per hour. 32 degrees. downtown. dewpoint at 24. humidity 73%. temperatures will fall back into the mid-20s. wind chills have improved. the winds have calmed down quite a bit. 30 miles per hour today, right now they are 15 miles per hour. big weather story for the season, 8 inches so far measured at hopkins airport. our normal for this day by this time, 34 inches.

normal for snowfall at hopkins airport. and consider washington dc got 22 inches just in one day. so here we go. we get a little bit of snow here showing up. believe it or not this is a little trough of low pressure that's going to move east and it will likely bring a few snow flakes into ashtabula counties. there could be some light steady snow for the morning commute and there you go, by noontime tomorrow -- very little elsewhere. right here. slides our way for thursday. that could bring a dusting to thursday. not a big winter storm but enough to create notice. 29 degrees tonight.

if you don't like snow, don't go where homea bash is. 32 at noon tomorrow, hopefully drying out a bit. 32 tomorrow, a little light morning notice. akron and canton, lows in the middle and upper 20s. here is your # day. watch those temperatures warm up. friday a morning flurry. 29, how about 40s and 50s through tuesday of next week. spring is here. well, this is a pretty huge accomplishment for most people. >> it is but one of our 4 legged friends did it by accident. he ended up at the starting line of a half marathon. so he ran along with the runners and wound up in 7th place. the owner didn't even know what had happened until a friend told her about it.

landed him on one police department's naughty list. a man whose legal name really is santa clause spent last christmas spreading cheer but too much of a different kind of spirit landed him behind bars. police report that santa admitted to having more than just a couple of beers, then driving the wrong way down the street. court records show his case was dropped down to reckless driving. >> santa, naughty naughty. >> so the reindeer got pulled over? >> you had to say it. we have a great story coming up on a wrestler who is turning heads and overcoming odds. plus we are going to check in on the cab situation. he was at practice today.

now five on your side sports brought to you by brunswick auto mart. it seems really hard that a team is in transition. it does look like the warriors are in a league of their own. they are going to have to change some minds with a new coach and turn doubters into believers. steve smith was at practice today. >> well, anything can happen and you're clearly coming out of the east if you stay healthy. because nobody in the east is -- considering the -- that's reason enough to be happy. you have a shot with a championship. it's just a small one as long as it's going to be against san antonio and an even smaller one if it's going to be against golden state. >> i think that's his golf voice. the cavs play right here

tip off at 8:30. we're back here at post game coverage immediately following the spurs game. a $5.52 million year contract that could earn 11.75 million over 3 seasons. jim o'neill has landed on his feet in san francisco. he was offered the job after texas linebacker buckeye grad and new england patriot coach mike grabble declined the job. even making a varsity team in high school can be a challenge but when you don't look the part you're also going to take obstacles. a man taking it to the max. >> it's not about being different. >> i just wanted to discuss it because when i was younger i didn't have the biggest respect because of my eyes.

than most of his peers. >> it's dwarfism that i'm usually shorter than the average person. >> step up. >> this year he decided to come out for the wrestling team. >> i can't do everything like everybody else but i can do it in a different way. >> when david steps on the mats here he proved you don't need to be exactly like your team to be part of the team. >> i look at him like i look at my drill partner, everything. he's a great guy. >> still early in his wrestling career, david is 0 and 2 but his coach says his future is bright. >> david is going to be a winner. it's not reflected in his record yet but it will be because he really is determined. >> david has earned the respect of others. >> everyone in this room respects him. >> but in his effort to do so he's learned that it's most important to respect yourself.

you care about what everybody else thinks. i'm a strong individual mentally and physically. >> lauren grill, news channel 5.

so you said snow tomorrow and thursday. >> a little bit of snow tonight and tomorrow morning and then another inch of snow on thursday. >> we can handle it. a gentle reminder of where we are.

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