he hit my hands. he we perked to my hands, if they are small something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem. this little guy has lied so much. >> well, tonight's g. o. p. debate looked more like a scene straight out of a reality show. >> it started with donald trump made a reference to the size of his manhood. it was one of dozens of jaw dropping moments. >> they worked hard all night to try to keep this debate on track. you were watching.

>> all of them will say they got their traction and all this. this debate giving meaning to the i remember march madness. >> don't worry about it little marco -- >> reporter: it didn't take long for the debate to go off the rails. >> this little guy has lied so much about my record. [ booing ] >> reporter: that they should release off the record comments that may have contradicted his stand. >> if in fact you went to manhattan and said i'm like to the american people then the voters have a right to know. >> you're lying.

>> i have given my answer. i have given my answer. >> reporter: to position himself. so when we talk about all of this there's one person on this stage and one person who has been a candidate who restored a balanced budget and cut taxes. it is reality. >> reporter: coming up they will be digging in a little bit deeper into some of the hot button issues. >> the chaos in cleveland with the republican national convention comes to town. it is setting up past conventions like the democrats in chicago. you can see here in our archives video the political turbulence and political unrest

convention floor and they chose over the anti war. they say it was the best hope of the movement being a broker convention here in cleveland. tensions this year are similar. >> when there is a candidate who is undisciplinable who recollects can't be disciplined by his political party, we'll see if they know how to that doesn't provoke loose violence. >> they say they were poorly trained. new tonight at 11:00, a local teacher removed to the classroom over allegations of misconduct. concerned parents want answers. newchannel5 tells us the north homestead schools are taking the allegations very seriously.

in a high school rumor slide and add social media to the mix it is more dive separate fact from fiction. now allegations against the social study teacher have them yanked out of the classroom. they can't say if it was parents, teachers or students accusing the high school teach over inappropriate behavior. he was immediately put on administrative leave as the district launched an investigation. parents. >> it is upsetting. a teacher in our community and our community is pretty tight. >> i think the parents of the students that are currently in school do not have anything to >> reporter: they say they are homestead police.

resolution but we don't want to rush to judgment as well. the teacher is on administrative leave until the investigation is complete. newchannel5. school officials tell us a teacher has been with the district for ten years. he has also been a coach. snowy night here. a live look now. >> look at that. >> let's see on that picture. it is beautiful. >> yes. snow falling again. gets you in the holiday spirit right? no. ready for spring. we have some bursts of moderate snow here. there are no areas of heavy

we have light to briefly moderate snow for the next five to six hours. it is 29 in canton and temps the mid-to upper 20s. we do see a back edge of snow here to race against time. i'll tell you if it will slow down the friday morning rush. another one coming in this weekend but will you be able to break out the short sleeves next week? the answer is in just seven minutes. don't go to bed. i feel like cleveland in general has been getting more and more dangerous. >> new tonight people on cleveland's west side feeling uneasy of three businesses were targeted by thieves. a walgreens, burger king and mcdonald's held up with bay man with a gun. police are working to see if the businesses were hit by the same person. right now they have a vague description.

video to get a better description. on cleveland's west side this has happened in the last few weeks, busted winds. tonight police may be close tore cracking this case. you talk today one woman who is struggling to make due. >> reporter: you can see how the cars park aid long the side of the road. the woman i talked to says she lived in this area for more than a year. never had trouble until now. calm ton street tonight made her angry because it is a lie. a trash bag doubling as a rear window. it was as real as those shaders of glass in her backseat.

she found a line of similar complaints. >> reporter: windows shattered by someone intending to irritate. >> it worked. >> reporter: a glance out of her rear-view mirror. she wanted to make a good impression. >> it is kind of embarrassing. >> reporter: it is cost more than $500 to seal this up. cameras recorded this. it is believed to be the same carrolling through the addresses on police reports. all hope is not lost. hoping this video helps them find the person they are looking for. newchannel5. police looking far man they father. we took you to the scene outside the cleveland clinic.

his girlfriend when she got into a car with her father, andrew griffin. griffin got out to confront him and they say he hit them and took off. he has a fractured leg. it is kind of like a fairy tale of sorts but it doesn't necessarily come with a happily ever after. >> a woman definitely south. it is like a girl who hangs out with bears. >> they said hey, we have us a goldie locks here. yeah, i guess so. >> chad weber was watching this home when he discover add break- in wednesday morning. that's when the fairy tales began. it he spotted a woman sound asleep in a bed. >> she had one of their coats on. electric blanket turned on. all i could see was a body laying there breathing. >> he called 911 and by the time deputies got there emily

she told them she got out of a car because she was worried her boyfriend was drunk and went to the home for help. when no one answered she broke in and passed out. no word if she had any porage. 5 on your side sat down to talk about the stress of the job of firefighters and what can be done to keep us and the firefighters safer. fewer people are taking the oath to serve and protect. the battle is fierce here. another heated g. o. p. debate tonight.

weather wise look at that shot. jinking bells will it stay around for your friday? we'll talk coming up. all right. it's every woman's dream, the chance to staying home during the not so pleasant time of the month. for some it's becoming a

the sixth fatal fire in two months. the city on pace to set an all time record. what can be done to stop the loss of life? >> it is prompting cleveland to reach out to the community. joe pagonakis has been digging through fire reports this far this year. >> reporter: that's right. when there's a fatal fire in cleveland more than half the time there is not a working smoke detector in the home. the city's 6th fatal fire. they give their all to try to save the homeowner. on this night nothing could be

the stress can take a toll. >> we also see a lot of tragedy. >> calvillo says firefighters can be given incident stress counseling. >> you never forget those feelings. >> executive officer says the city gave out 1700 free smoke detectors in 2016. it's not enough to keep cleveland off of this record setting pace in 2016. >> we still have occupants who go to bed tonight without a properly operating smoke detector. that bothers me. >> reporter: no working smoke detechers in fatal fires since 2004. the cleveland fire department is looking to step up the community outreach. >> i have to get out into the community. i have to work with counsel members and work with community

>> people think it will never happen to you. it is always a possibility that something will happen. it could be a tragedy. >> cleveland residents can contact operation save a life by dialing 216-361-5535. you can even have that detector installed for free. they hope to distribute more than 3000 detecters. another troubling trend impacting our safety forces. police departments all across the country struggling to attract new officers and smaller cities and town, applications are down 90%. experts say a major factor is the so called ferguson effect.

committee with unemployment rates dropping, people who may have once considered law enforcement can pass on becoming a police officer. >> they compete with nearly salaries of 30 to 34,000. it is not something that will attract a large growing candidate. it is this is quickly making its rounds in social media. mark and donnie wallberg are bringing their restaurants to town. we have all had that monthly time that is so bad you

now a company in england. they are creating what they are calling a period policy allowing them to take time off and they tell the local newspaper that tapping into our natural cycles makes for a better work environment and increases productivity. special treatment for women. a lot of women are saying they wish they would bring it to the u.s. because it will, you know, during that wintertime as the article, it gets us in a winter mood and we are better, more pleasant afterwards. >> yes. [laughter] pollty. >> whatever you say, dear.

[laughter] >> oh, boy. >> okay. >> you two have wives. >> love you honey. [laughter] let's take a look at what's going on outside. quickly. where are we? the west side outside. it is a went wonderland. we didn't have this much snow at christmas time. it is beautiful. the lights on the trees. i know right where this is, on the south side. good burgers. light snow downtown cleveland. it is steady at times. you can see on the power of 5 the main wedge of snow is here now. it is slowly going to head south and eastward. it should be done by the morning commute. we have moderate snow here. light pink would be heavy snow. the darker purples are a moderate heavy snow. it the v down through medina.

it is also a band right up along the lake shore there. notice the back edge as we saw earlier in the show. that back edge will work its way through. 7:00 a.m.. no way. cloudy stuff for the morning commute. could be a lingering flurry. for the rest of the overnight snowfall manageable, generally an inch or less. you have already picked up a quick inch or so in some spots. we'll add another inch to that. it is 31 akron and 29 in canton. middle and upper 20s is where you'll begin your day. a light easterly wind right now. heavy rains along the coast. the low is going to push off the east coast. the next weather maker for your saturday another weak alberta clipper.

snow on the high end. saturday into the evening hours. could be slightly slippery if you're going out and about. snow likely. total a trace to 2 could get a little more than that. 20s to go with flurries. sunshine, dry, still cold in the 30s. 34 tomorrow, incolliesing sunshine, nice, well, at least dry. we'll take a look at that. look at the seven day. we are chilly with snow mixing with rain. here you go, 60s and 50s through much of next week. now it's time for sutton. was talking about. clearly the exception with what we have seen. very entertaining and very fast make their mark. place.

of his hands but because he wont a lot of state and we saw rubio going after his integrity. cruz going after him about civil liberties. >> this is an election moving along at the lightning speed. >> yes. states. of course the big prize ohio, florida, illinois, missouri is what either wraps it up. >> didn't have a lot of time to make good use of it. >> he did. he was in many ways where he was on the sidelines. when he had that time he appeared to be as he said the adult in the room, the one people said we want to see more

we talked more than the other three tonight. >> donald trump seemed to be staying away from him. is he looking at possibly hoping to win this guy over as a running mate? >> he did come to ohio and sort of jab at him before super tuesday. tonight he is really -- i think he is ignoring him because he knew his main opponents would be cruz. >> thank you for your incite tonight. coming up andy has a look at all of what happened tonight

>> then again it is so -- then again it is so early in the process. it is several ways away. there are good players there and a lot of positions. i think it's way to early to know. >> cavaliers hose the wizards tomorrow. back in town from miami. took time out about a couple of countryic cryptic tweets. >> do i want to explain? >> no. >> that's why i was asking.

>> she on it. [laughter] i'm okay to leave when i want to leave, be back in my work on time. >> lebron was the eastern conference player of the month. indians in goodyear today. the last of three straight games. tough game for the indians. only highlight sacrificed flies. salazar struck out five. his shoulder issue is what is keeping him out. he wants to be on the field and the team wants brantley to be pain free. >> i am doing great. i am on a good game plan. you know, swinging and hitting. i'm excited where i am at.

>> it was all right there for the boys in blue and white wearing the alternative jerseys.

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