good afternoon. this is leon bibb. an altercation between an alleged shoplifter and security guard ends in gunshots on cleveland's east side. meghan hickey has more on what is happening. what can you tell us. >> reporter: police tell me this is a grand river police officer work willing off duty as a security -- working off duty as a security guard.

incident. the suspected shoplifters, a man and woman were chased from the scene. they entered a van, the officer followed and was dragged by the van. he fired several rounds. when i got to the scene i could see four shell casings. police say no one was shot but the officer was injured. he is being treated. the suspects are a black male and female driving a dark blue van, possibly a kia is he donna. >> thanks for your report. more breaking news at the noon hour. first responders are on the scene of a bad crash on interstate 90. the investigation is centered on the rest stop at route 44. there are injuries. we will bring you more news as this story develops. a man is dead trying to outrun a train in summit county. around 6:00 in the morning a man in an s.u.v. drove around several vehicles

crossing on waterloo in barberton. he drove around the lowered railroad crossing gates but his move was not quick enough. the vehicle was hit by the oncoming train. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. another crash to report on state route 10. it began with a call about an abandoned vehicle around 7:30 this morning. when officers arrived they found a 25-year-old from lakewood inside the car. she was taken to the metro health medical center by life flight. it's unknown how long she was in the vehicle before officers arrived. new details about a violent overnight crash on the city's east side. we know the name of the woman who was killed at east 71st street and superior avenue. 33-year-old la quinta hofstetter died. at one point officers and firefighters using the their bare hands tried to get her out.

from the vehicle and remain in serious condition this afternoon. another update to the story we brought you on "good morning, cleveland." we know the name of a woman killed at a brooklyn residence. olivia stole was shot in the chest around 7:30 last night. her roommate, michael lancaster is in custody right now. he is being held on reckless homicide charges. in the community of tallmadge, there is a major water main break at southeast avenue ander redrive -- and erie drive. a precautionary boil water is in effect. it should be brought to a full boil for one minute before using the water. let's check in on the weather. >> it's cold out there.

to remain in place all of your thursday, maybe dropping a few additional degrees. ongoing light snowfall continues to make its way into northeast ohio. temperatures at midday, talking 30s. here is the bit of light snow. we have heavier pockets in place. this continues east. driving on 6 you may notice that as you are heading out for afternoon plans. as well as 322, light snow. we move to the eastern half of geauga to ashtabula, a few pockets here as well. this is real light. today. no accumulations. let's than an inch. even with the lake effect kicking in more. temperatures dropping into the 20s for tonight. but we have a bigger snowmaker to talk about. we will talk about that coming up in a few minutes. leon? >> so it goes. many thanks, tera. cleveland is starting to tackle the city's lead problems. they are meeting with inspectors from four other communities.

services committee is meeting in city hall to discuss lead paint inspections. state and county statistics show more than 30% of children in some neighborhoods on cleveland's east side could have lead poisoning issues. the purpose of the meeting is to find a better way to test the children and prevent future issues. a cleveland used car dealer accused of not giving titles to buyers of his cars is being sued by the ohio attorney general. champion marketing group has several locations in cleveland. one on west 130th street. this is a story similar to one we followed in akron. there 86 customers filed title complaints against phoenix indoor auto sales. our partners at ohio.com asked the a.g. would file a lawsuit in the akron case but the attorney general would not comment, at least not yet. the university of akron

regarding the president, scott scarborough. this follows more than a year of controversy following budget cutbacks, layoffs and program eliminations. yesterday, by the way, the honors college received more than $10 million from two alumni. observers said that gift would likely have no effect on the vote. the city of cleveland continues to commemorate black history month. today recognizing local african- american faces in media who contribute to our city ensuring a brighter future for others. the event takes place right now at city hall in cleveland in the rotunda. the news at noon continues. a historic trade agreement signed. find out what the g.o.p. front runners are accusing each

we are taking another look at breaking news right now on i 89 r 90. one -- i-90. one person is dead after a crash there. we have the latest on the story. what are you tell us, kristin. >> reporter: an 87-year-old man is deceased. he is from mahoning township.

honda that you see. we are on i-90 westbound at mile marker 198. i spoke to state highway patrol. they tell me the crash started a half mile down on i-90 westbound down here. the driver first hit a jeep then continued and hit this white semi on the left side over there and then that car continued even more then lastly hit the orange semi that you see there and that's where it ended. this is a ray that involves this orange semi. there are no other injuries. i asked officers the name of the man they are still in the process of notifying his family. they are not releasing his name. i asked if speed was a factor. they are investigating that. they are not sure. traffic is backed up as far as i can see. i would say at least a mile. back to you. >> kristin volk on the scene. thanks.

transpacific partnership is in effect. ministers from a dozen nations signed the deal in new zealand. it creates a free trade zone among 12 pacific nations including the u.s. it rhett sent 40% of the world's economy. this marks the biggest free trade deal the world has seen in 20 years. it's not popular with everyone. >> i think it's clear new zealand is divided. the government hasn't explained about it. they are just ramming it down their throat. >> a recent study shows it will likely increase income, exports and growth in the u.s. but unlikely to add to overall employment. the obama administration said pacing the deal would be the biggest economic priority of the final year of president obama's presidency. the founder of wikileaks p julian assange will ask for his passport to be returned and his

a united nations panel ruled arbitrarily detained. ecuador granted him asylum. he is wanted for questioning in sweden. he called the charges an attempt to extradite him to the u.s. because his group published sensitive communications online. in oregon the fight has begun over who will foot the wildlife refuge. for now state and local agencies are paying the overtime. eventually it will be passed on to taxpayers. an oregon legislature has legislation to require the

just a day after meeting for a town hall, the democratic front runners face off for a debate in new hampshire tonight. in yesterday's cnn town hall, the presidential contenders took questions from audience members and the host, anderson cooper. there was a moment of levity when bernie sanders weighed in on his dope pl ganger, comedian this weekend. >> are you doing larry david right now. >> i am larry david. you didn't get it. >> tonight's msnbc debate is a chance for hillary clinton to hampshire. right now sanders has the lead in the polls there. the granite state is sanders territory part partly because proximity to vermont.

the republican front runners. ted cruz is firing back at donald trump for accusing him of fraud. trump says cruz sent an e-mail to support on caucus day suggesting ben carson was dropping out of the race. >> we are libel to wake up one morning and donald, if he were president, would have nucleared denmark. >> in a tweet donald said ted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it. cruz responded by saying trump has a nasty temper. it looks as if governor john kasich is hedging his bets on the new hampshire primary. quote, gets smoked next week, presidential race. ohio's kasich placed 8th in the iowa caucuses but he spent more time in the new hampshire primary where he is polling better. news channel 5's democracy

john kasich will have live reports from the granite state. he will be live at 6:00 and 11:00 on the news and continue to cover what is happening in the race until voters go to the polls in new hampshire tuesday. in health news, an exciting study from the mayo clinic that could lead to longer life spans for humans. the study tested a new drug on laboratory mice. since taking the drug, the mice have been living longer and looking healthier. the drug removes damaged cells that no longer divide. as a result, organs stay healthier longer. >> we see health improvements in a number of tissues. we think an important tissue is the heart. it seems like the heart was able to maintain its youthful performance so it was very stress resistant. >> the study found no negative side effects from the drug. human trials are expected to

we will be following that one very, very closely. got to love good news in that spectrum. >> that's for sure. >> healthier. in the meantime, we are future. what is going on. >> a few flakes and, man, is it cold again. >> that's the reality of let's take a look at what you forecast goes. we are showing you live in akron a lot of cloud cover. that will be the case throughout the day today. holding on to the clouds. and the wind is up there as well, west southwest 10 miles per hour. it is creating a windchill of 27. i showed you a few minutes ago that we are colder, a good 30 degrees difference than yesterday's record breaking warmth. lake-effect snow but not exactly anything to slow you down. just enough that it's a nice look as you step outside here into the afternoon and evening. we still have heavier pockets in spots.

driving on 90 you will notice added snow. chester you have it coming down moderately for you and chardon also seeing the increase. moving to ashtabula, hartsville pockets of heavier snow. for the most part light, scattered and no problems. sweep. we have that trough action so we expect to see drier air moving in as we move to the friday time frame. 33 bedford. 31 already below the freezing mark for us in parma. 35 in mentor. 33 burton. good afternoon to you. jefferson 33. many of us are finding daytime highs in the morning hours rather than in the afternoon. 33 fairlawn. 35 jackson township. heading west, colder in mansfield 29. 32 new london as we warm it up toward the lake.

picking up the kids, 33 expected. that temperature around 4:00, 5:00. winds impacting the readings in the 30s. many of us feeling like we are in the 20s. back to reality as we were talking with leon. snowfall wise, there is a little developing toward the evening commute. still on the lighter side. looking at the potential as we move to friday. much of friday will be on the dry side. a few flakes early. temperatures better, too. i think upper 30s will happen rather than the lower 30s. no measurable snowfall until next week. next week looks to be a better chance for us all. we are a good 20, 30 inches below normal. today we won't add to the numbers. 33 your daytime high. tonight dropping to 25. mostly cloudy and winds back off a little bit, too. as far as the power of 5 seven- day forecast, 33 to 38 and 40s for the weekend. snow chances back for next week. we will have more weather

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what do you think? >> it's cold. jackets needed once again in northeast ohio. >> winter found us one more time. >> that will do it. good luck and be well.

i'm sarah carnes. today we check in with bill smith. he is president of wa smith financial group. he is standing by in his retirement solution studio with the retirement tip. >> do you own gold? whether or not you should own gold as part of your port port is a -- portfolio is a hot topic. did you know there are multiple ways to own gold. let's go through a few of them. before we do, i want to talk about the fact that when you hear about gold today, many people don't understand that

in the 30s, the government seized americans' gold. if you think if it got ugly and gold is safe, remember if you have trackable gold, the government knows you have it. so, let's jump into a few ways to own gold. >> gold bullion known as physical gold or bars and coins and determining whether you purchase trackable or nontrackable is important. owning a gold etf or exchanged traded fund is another way to exchange in gold. etf allows you to participate in the price of gold without owning the physical metal. one more way is through a gold etn or exchange traded note. a little more risk involved as you are playing the future of gold. wondering which type of gold you should be investigated in? we can -- nested in -- invested

call my office. that's this week's money tip. >> thanks so much, bill. if you would like more information, tune in to retirement solutions with bill smith tune days at noon and you can call the office for more information 866-417-4156 or log