motive of murder. we are getting a better picture of what might have lead to a car crash in solon. >> shots fired and a woman dig. kristin byrne has been digging into this story. you spoke to neighbors and friends? >> reporter: i did, lee. all of them tell matthew suffered. they want to know why debbie pearl never made it to work here. >> it just blew my mind. >> reporter: kathleen sal door noticed a change in 29-year-old matthew desha. >> i can tell that he was agitated lately. >> reporter: he also stopped taking his med -- medication, which suffered even with medication. >> he didn't trust the

what they were doing to people. >> he would go back home and beat on the walls. >> reporter: his troubles prompted others to step in recently and invite matthew to go with them to church. he agreed last week to go on sunday. but sunday morning matthew was sitting in a jail cell. >> we didn't think that he would go through something like this. i figured he was capable. >> when matthew twinsburg woman, deborah pearl with an ar-15 rifle after their cars crashed here at the intersections. matthew ran a red light. the two did not know each other. >> he was also the kind of person that you could tell that somebody was, you know, like messing with him like a guy picking a fight with him that you'll get in trouble. >> when he got in that accident his mind went back to iraq, you know, he thought maybe that woman was after him. >> reporter: that's how these

tragedy. while those close to debbie, her co-workers here at harley davidson in bedford heights struggle to move on without her. >> and i miss her. as we all do. matthew is a former marine, being charged with first-degree murder and held on a $1 million bond. as you just saw christine salvador believes this was not a hate crime that matthew always been very sensitive to racial issues. live in bedford heights i'm kristin bolt news channel 5. >> thank you, kristin. we are digging into his past as a marine. what happened during his time in north carolina. that story is ahead at 6:00. a clothing store is the latest target for a smash and grab. someone plowed through this akron business as you can see

too. you have new information from police? >> reporter: frank, this month alone akron has seen six cases of cars smashing into stores to steal various things. in the other cases those stores of the gas stations, this one was different. police photographer shows the trail of damage shattering windows and doors in south arlington street. glass spread way into the parking lot. around 5:30 on sunday morning police say that someone behind the wheel of the great clothing store and stole expensive jeans and shirts. the store employees estimate at least $10,000 to $12,000 worth of clothing was snatched. today the business was open, but the windows were boarded up. officers don't have suspects and it is not clear if the crime is connected to several other akron smash and grabs at -- at gas stations. >> the whole front doors of the front of the building were damaged. obviously the brick wall was

inside. i mean you're talking about tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage just to the building alone. >> reporter: store surveillance video may have captured this smash and grab, but at this point it has not been released. live in akron bob jones news channel 5. macedonia police are on the hunt for a bank robber tonight. around 9:30 this morning the key bank on easter aurora -- east aurora road was sun glass, hat, and scarf. he kept his hands in his pocket and acted as though he had a gun. he repeatedly yelled for the tellers to hand over $50 and $100 bills. >> the tellers, they did quite well. i mean they were nervous and shaken by the incident, but the subject did a lot of yelling, using a lot of profanity that

sounded like the bank robber had a southern accent. police searched macedonia neighborhoods, but they have not located the suspect. anyone with information is asked to call police. lorain police are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead in his home. officers say that the man's apartment on west ninth and lexington was in disarray. if investigators rule the death a homicide that it would be lorain's 7th murder this year that there were no murders in lorain >> officers responded 910 lexington avenue to the upstairs apartment. apparently a friend of the deceased came over and found the body upstairs. we also discovered the body and the house looks to be in disarray. right now we are investigating this as a suspicious death. the coroner is upstairs right now processing the scene. >> anyone with information about the man's death is asked to call lorain police.

court today. the men charged with the murder of nba star dwyane wade's relative. >> yes, a disgusting story. the mother hit by bullets intended for someone else. rob powers following new developments. >> reporter: derren and darwin sorrells are being charged in this death. aldridge is an shot and killed for pushing a baby stroller. chicago top cop is angry revealing that the two suspects are known gang members and repeat offenders. she was taken away from us. >> we need to put them in jail and keep them there. >> this killing putting

already. and some 6,000 illegal guns have been recovered in chicago just since january. that's more weapons than chicago and los angeles combined, lee. a sad news today. hollywood is mourning the loss of the comedic icon. jean wilder the star of classics such as willy wonka and young frankenstein has died. gene wilder was 83 years old. clean up is underway in medina county round of strong storms rolled through northeast ohio last night. just look at the damage right there left behind. large branches were scattered across lawns. wires were down at least one home was damaged out there. a branch piercing the ceiling of the living room causing a leak. medina township fire officials believe that their storm was rotating, judging from the damage that you'll see there. but they don't think that the funnel will touch the ground. mark j. weather, just a lot of

could blow 90, 100, 120 miles an hour. indeed it could be straight lying winds. most likely it was if weather service changes their mind. we'll have it for you. dry weather on the power of five. no rain to speak of. barely a cloud in the sky folks. look at these temps. 81 in cleveland and then you'll drive south a little bit here in akron. 85 canton, 90 degrees hot. dover new philly, inland areas away from the lake breeze are much warmer right now. but come on up to root tribes. 78 degrees, clear skies and cooler at 7:00 p.m. right now. pardon me, right downtown. and the water, water, just kidding, i'm fine. but don't rush rob powers. i'm okay. middle and upper 70s. you know the heimlich maneuver? nobody? nobody? thanks. low 70s by 10:00 p.m. again great weather, starry skies. i'm losing it, let's go back to the desk. >> all right, mark. cleveland heights police

with the series of bb gun shootings in cleveland heights. paul gist is facing charges for shooting out a number of car windows along noble road. operations are finally getting back to normal at this hour in lax after false reports of an active shooter this morning. terrified passengers were running through safety of emergency exits and on the tarmac. some taking cover under planes. it all started with about this man dressed in a zorro costume believed to be armed with a sword, which police later determined to be plastic. the scare turned out to be loud noises. all of this comes just weeks after chaos erupted at new york's jfk airport. that scare was prompted by loud noises from olympic celebrations. so one lawmaker is calling for a federal investigation into airport emergency responses.

blessing because without anyone being hurt we got to see the weaknesses in our response to a wood-be terrorist incident. but we've got to learn from it. >> one person was injured in los angeles and hundreds of flights were also delayed because of the incident. police there are trying to determine the source of the loud noises that some say apparently sound like gunshots. disgraced congressman anthony weiner could be headed to divorce court. >> all of this after news breaks of another sex scandal. this time his wife has had enough. >> is governor kasich laying the ground work for another presidential run? ahead to a possible bid in 2020. >> the makers of epipen are responding to a cheaper version. clown or kidnapper?

man dressed as a clown tried to lure children away from their

in the race for the white

donald trump making his biggest ad buy yet. donald trump's $10 million ad will plan to target hillary clinton, hoping to stay on their message, the trump campaign announced the major speech on immigration on wednesday. and the tremendous fundraising numbers. $5 million in just one day in the hamptons. and they will continue to be haunted by the e-mails from their time of secretary of >> and neither of these candidates, donald trump or hillary clinton could seem to put them away because of their own problems that were dealt because of the whole thing. >> with that said, clinton and trump, they are also challenging each other to be more forthcoming on their health records. saying today that she would release a detailed medical letter, but that they would notice laughable. and today ohio governor john kasich will be back in new

candidate during the presidential race. john kasich made several trips. john, is kasich already looking at 2020? >> you know lee, with their words he would not say yes or no, but he is clear that he is keeping his options open. and the firm at this time that the republican candidate, with that being said many believe that 2020 can't be far from their minds. >> he's playing the inside he's collecting chips, people that have supported him. he is now providing support for them and their senate races, keeping some of his staff on from the campaign. he could quietly build in that network and continue that network going into 2020. >> reporter: where is that more crucial than in new hampshire? the rnc rules committee decided last month that they will maintain their first of the nation primary status in four years. a case where he would hold over 100 town halls with a ground game and play second to donald

that will be late when you look at a state like new hampshire that you probably met two- thirds of the people, would you consider another run? >> that is like asking someone at the finish line and see if they will run another one. i'm not shutting down the political run, i'm not making any final decisions. >> reporter: what he is doing is keeping his profile up, writing on forbes on how the nation could learn from ohio's business growth. and another last wee the nation's welfare system. expect the final two years to make sure that the ohio story is one that he could run on. >> the social model of ohio, being what he would do to support and one of those stories nationally. >> reporter: but you don't want to appear to be running for that office too earl -- too early. john kosich news channel 5.

another sex ting scandal -- sexting scandal. weiner resigned back in 2011 after admitting to sending lewd photographs of himself and pursuing women on twitter. so you will probably st around after today. that is because the faa's rules for the commercial use of the drones just went into effect under the new rules drones may not fly higher than 400 feet. that's at night. the drones must be under 55 pounds, and it must remain in the visual sight of the human operator. drone pilots need to pass an

second career. dropping little packages for amazon. >> i knew that you were up to something. >> since my wife gets so many every week, i might as well fly them on in. >> you have your packages -- packages delivered here. >> it is usually a bottle of wine or two. the secret is out. sorry honey. nice evening coming up tonight. there's a lot going on out there. >> let's get together and support our cleveland indians with no excuse. greani >> it blossomed tonight. >> one of your favorites. one of those air guitar action. come on, death leopard? they are 70, but they still rock. we've got just a couple of clouds out there right now and we can find them right here on our worcester cam. there's one, there's a couple there. they could barely call these clouds. just a little condensation there. thanks to the dry air coming in

north. we're going to stay dry. no worries. it's going to the county fair or the game or just going outside to walk the dogs. hike to the metro park and great weather for it. 81 in cleveland, 88 in akron. 90 currently in dover new philadelphia. barely a cloud in the sky anywhere in the state of ohio and nearest thunderstorms, indiana, illinois, chicago getting a lot of rain there. there could be some delays for flights coming in and out of chicago and showers and storms off to and west virginia. now let's go to the tropics. no named storms yet. this is tropical depression nine. it will either be ian or hermine. i'm thinking by midnight tonight this will likely be the 11:00 update and become tropical storm hermine. they will probably bring a lot of rain to northern florida and not likely to be a hurricane when they make landfall. but here they are tropical depression number eight. tomorrow morning it could

and it is a warning for tropical storm forced winds and high tides for the outer banks. nothing for north carolina inland areas. here is the low that will curb this way and again that they should not reach hurricane strength. but it will be very active in the tropics, it is normal at this time of the year to be active in the atlantic ocean for hurricanes and tropical storms that will come in our way on wednesday. until then we will have beautiful weather. 60 overnight tonight with ea northeasterly breeze. tomorrow let's bring on up 85 degrees. sunsational, warm and dry, still summertime. 59 for akron, tomorrow 88. little warmer inland. wednesday a few storms, 81. look at thursday and friday. whoa, some relief from the heat and humidity. this will be refreshing. lower to middle 70s.

weekend. outstanding weather coming our way all the way through sunday and monday. >> nice, thanks, mark. still ahead new at 5:00, saddle up. how cool the cleveland police mounted patrol is helping to improve relations between officers and the community. and then all new at 6:00, three firefighters were injured while battling a fire. we are digging into the new safety concerns in east

the news for allergy sufferers, a cheaper generic epipen will soon be available. this comes after an outrage of the branded version. 400% price hike pushing the price up to more than $600. mylan the maker of the life saving allergy treatment says that the generic version will be available in several weeks at a cost of $300 per two pack. well school is back in session and so are sports, but

be playing? and the answer might surprise you. >> it's true. recommendations from the academy of pediatrics said that having your kid play just one sport may put them in risk for injury. that the report suggests that children, they should play more than one sport until they turn 15 or 16. and even if they plan to play just one sport in the future. >> how would you like a longer weekend? >> every weekend, yeah. every weekend. 30-hour week. >> the pilot program, they will have a small team of the part- time salaried employees. they will get the same benefits as traditional 40-hour workers. but only 75% of full pay. and the few dozen people, they will have a monday through thursday 10:00 to 2:00 shift with a little catch. additional flex hours will make up the rest of those hours. many other companies offer a four-day workweek, but they

off after hitting and killing a woman. but police say that is not the only crime that the suspect committed plus. >> you know, anybody's community is saying oh, that is not happening in my community. that they really need to take a harder look. >> that is the truth. what the epidemic is doing to reach new levels. where more addicts are

top stories at 5:30, a man has been charged with murder in connection to an accident and a deadly shooting in solon. matthew desha ran a red light, crashing into the car driven by deborah pearl of twinsburg. before shooting and killing her, investigators say the two did not know each other.

an akron clothing store becoming the latest target for a smash and grab. someone plowed through the lounge, stealing a bunch of merchandise in the area. new details now outside the lorain county fairgrounds. >> the driver responsible left a trail of destruction behind. >> sheriff deputies tell me that greg box didn't express any remorse last night after totaling a mailbox, and hitting and killing this woman walking down the street. she was walking with her family leaving the fair when box hit her and kept driving. he then smashed into this mailbox and another car. the field sobriety test shows

they're still waiting for results of his blood test. >> the investigation is continuing now. he has been charged of vehicular homicide in the lorain county office. he failed to stop after an accident on private property. >> i talked to the woman's family today as they are not ready to go on camera, but they describe her as a wonderful person who would do anything for her friends tara molina news channel 5. with the heroin epidemic running rampant in ohio, the state is expanding their efforts to curb overdose deaths by offering the reversal drug at nearly half of ohio's pharmacies without a prescription. it is an anecdote that blocks the effects of opioids on the brain and it can restore breathing in a matter of minutes. the drug will soon be available

shocking new murks released for our state. all in a six-day period. >> unbelievable numbers. nearly 80 of those in a 40-hour window. the number not much better here in northeast ohio. dhomonique ricks joins us live. no doubt this is an epidemic. >> reporter: this year alone 300 people have overdosed on heroin. a local organization is something about it. the salvation army complex on prospect avenue. >> i'm praying that it is slowing down that i don't see it. >> reporter: no end in sight for a problem that seems to be growing by the day. >> it is basically doubled. >> reporter: beau hill says on average dozens of people seek help from their detox program every week. >> 85% to 90% of them are for opioids. >> reporter: the program helps addicts break their addiction

vivatrol, putting a cap on the brain sort to speak to prevent someone from getting high even if they use drugs. may sound extreme, but hill says in today's time it is desperately needed. >> there's been a steady increase of the last, you know, four, five, six months where more people will come in. >> reporter: cuyahoga county officials tell news channel 5 that fatality numbers of overdoses in 2016 are expected to double the number for a calendar year of 2015. and the sherif medical examiner saying in the first 23 days of this month approximately 50 people have overdosed and died. we're told they died from heroin, or a combination of the two. according to the cuyahoga county medical examiner's office, so far this year 70 people have overdosed and died from heroin. and 160 have died from a

heroin. reporting live in cleveland dhomonique ricks news channel 5. >> all right, thank you, dhom. mark, a lot of sunshine out there. >> you are hard pressed to find clouds anywhere in the state of ohio right now. so that means that you're not seeing any rain. the 5 live radar is going round and round. here is the nearest showers and thunderstorms. chicago back to waterloo, quincy, with a few isolated showers in portions of indiana. down by cincinnati with little wet weather there, but that's not coming our way any time soon. 81 cleveland, 80 elyria. it's a little warmer inland away from the lake breeze. 88 akron, 90 is currently hot at dover new philly. lee jordan's favorite band. she was, but a child when the band was playing strong. death leopard, that blossomed tonight starting off at 84. ending in the 70s, a great night to be on the lawn just to enjoy and play the air guitar.

for greater cleveland. 75 at 8:00. notice overnight lows are comfortable. starry skies all night. the low near 60 degrees. we'll talk more about the next chances for rain next. >> see you in a bit. in the meantime hundreds of books will soon be in kids hands across the area. >> today the fbi citizens academy foundation gave eight police departments across northeast ohio little free libraries. the goal to encourage reading as well as interaction with police officers. the canton police department is among little libraries. >> it goes along with community policing as far as trying to get the officers out of their cruisers. with the citizens, that it will be a way. maybe one small way, but a way to bring it together and for their children. and that they would have no interaction. >> a nice effort there that they would have roughly 40,000 little free libraries from around the world.

are trying to lure their children into the woods. >> and standing up by sitting down. the growing debate over their quarterback's decision to ignore the national anthem. but first check it out right

all right, here we go. our storm threats for the afternoon. notice that it will be a little small area of the light green and middle green if you will up around minneapolis and green bay. that's really the only shot of an isolated shower or thunderstorm during the evening hours today. nowhere near northern ohio, in fact that you can see there will be no color over us. we're not green, we're not yellow, we're not orange. that means that we should be staying dry through the evening and the overnight.

no main storms on out there. we have gaston that will be a category two hurricane who will sit and spin on out to sea and that will not impact us. maybe some waves along the coast. but this mess is going to be most likely tropical storm hermine by later on this evening and overnight tonight. the actual center will be right about here and it will travel up, gather some moisture, then head on in. and right in here tomorrow and into wednesday. it will bring a lot of heavy rain, but it will not be a hurricane when they reach land out to sea. so yeah, it is almost peak tropical season. that you'll be hearing a lot, seeing a lot of these maps here as well and a lot of the tropical storms over the next 30 days or so. we'll be right back with more

save the date, apple fans with the much anticipated arrival of the iphone 7 that has been announced. they plan to launch the device on september 7. the iphone 7 is expected to be similar to year's model, but rumor today be water resistant and it has a dual camera for taking better photos. well first it was the neural virus scare and then plummeting sales. nearly 10,000 workers are suing the mexican restaurant chain claiming they cheated them out

chipotle denies any wrong doing. it is a situation that parents are not finding funny. >> a community in south carolina are on high alert after a creepy clown was spotted in the area. deputies were receiving a number of calls about a clown near this apartment complex. a group of kids say that they saw the character hanging arou basketball court. one woman said she spotted the clown in the same area waving at her. >> he was right there at the basketball court. >> scary stuff. well the apartment complex sent out these fliers that you're looking at on your screen warning folks right now. deputies are conducting daily controls of the property because of those reports. turning to some controversy surrounding the 49ers quarterback. >> it is a decision to sit down during their national anthem that will be gaining both

they are digging into the debate. >> reporter: he is known for his action on the field, but now. >> i'll continue to sit. >> reporter: it is what he is refusing to do on the sidelines that would have him in the middle of the fire storm. >> when there is a significant change and i feel like the flag represents what it is suppose to represent that i will stand. >> reporter: the san francisco 49ers quarterback saying that he is taking a standby sitting. refusing to stand up for the national anthem. brutality against african americans. his decision being that -- is being met with outrage. >> here is is my salute to you. even fellow athletes saying that he is being disrespectful. >> i get that he can do whatever he wants, but there's a time and a place, you know, show some respect. >> reporter: while some teammates say it is his prerogative. >> kap did what he did and he has the right to do that.

kelley saying that the 28-year- old will face no repercussions. >> it is not my right to tell him not to do something. that is his right as a citizen. >> reporter: the nfl telling abc news players are encouraged, but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem. kaepernick clarified that refusing to honor the flag does not mean he's disrespecting the military. he is hoping that people will understand where he stands, the issues he's bringing awareness to can be >> are we good? >> yes, i'm good. i was jamming to some death leopard. >> lee jordan was playing it on her phone. pour some sugar on me. what's your favorite? photograph. >> see. >> and their concert is tonight at blossom. great weather for it. >> i know, i wish i could go. >> why don't you hum? >> all right. i'm going to spare everybody. a bad experience. >> in the name of love.

that's downtown. 78 parma and 83 in bedford. let's travel down interstate 77 here. you have the lake breeze coming on shore keeping you cooler lake side. let's slide on down interstate 77 up to akron. 88 there with no lake breeze. the lake breeze effect is not nearly as strong inland about 35 miles. you're adding 10 degrees on to the temps farther inland. so it is either very warm or hot inland and nice and mild right near lake erie. coming down look at the radar screen. no waiting, no rain drops within several hundred miles of your city and mine. 81 degrees cleveland. 85 medina with the lower 80s in worcester and ravenna. it is 84 right at the courthouse. humidity 48%. that's low. dew point at 62. that's manageable. i mean it's a little bit muggy. winds are calm so there is really no breeze to relieve the heat. 88 in akron with 90.

tomorrow a few more spots will hit 90, but the dew points are manageable. remember when you see that dew point readings near 70 that you know you can cut that humidity with a knife around here. wouldn't you want to see the dew points in the upper 50s and lower, much more pleasant weather to be outside. okay showers and thunderstorms from chicago all the way back to wichita where the thundery weather will remain. we'll see the front gradually move on in and most likely it will be for least one round of scattered showers and storms. right now it does not look like they will have severe weather to deal with and for your garden and your grass. 60 overnight tonight, clear skies. starry and mild. tomorrow i'm going to go with 85 for cleveland. sunsational weather. we'll do 59 tonight for

tomorrow 88. dove new philly, don't be surprised if you hit 90. it'll be very warm there. right frank? >> sure. >> it's officially hot at 90. 89 is very warm, 90 is hot. here you go wednesday. don't blame me, blame the weather gods out there. a few storms mainly during the afternoon. look at this 79. here is what you want. 74 on thursday, relief. 73 on friday. this is a great golfing weather. not exactly great boating weather because it will but if you are a sailboater, perfect for you. 80 degrees on saturday then in the middle to upper 80s sunday. it should be a dry weather weekend for you. so frank, pick your poison. which days do you like? the cooler weather days or the warmer ones? >> i'm liking sunday. you don't like that 89 on monday? >> no sir. >> and almost hot. almost. >> thank you, mark. here is what's coming up at 6:00. >> teenagers frightened after a

we're digging into what happened. and what we have learned about the fast pass that might surprise you. our investigators are also asking tough questions after learning one apartment doesn't have enough fights to keep neighbors safe. we've learned there's an answer. why the city may not be able to accept it. but first when we return, we are saddling up, hitting the streets to learn about cleveland's mounted police

the relationship with the community and police is more important than ever right now. >> there is one unit within the cleveland police department that will have the goal to make the connection between the two stronger. news channel 5 kristin byrne introduces us to the mounted team. >> reporter: the partnership has a skill set to brag about. >> a couple of guys chased a suspect up and down the steps, you know, the cars can't do those things. >> reporter: cleveland police mounted unit has been handling

the duties and shifts differ. but crowd control downtown for cavs and indians game is a part of the job. spotting a scuffle is no problem for mounted officers. having the mounted unit will give police a higher vantage point. if something goes wrong they've got the best view. for the rnc that came in handy. horses navigating police through thousands. rights now 10 horses make up the mounted unit. for the convention though, 27 horses, many from out patrolled the streets. >> we had horses throughout the whole city. >> they are more approachable than a police in a patrol car. simple hellos, selfies, sometimes a necessary ice breaker. >> it could be just to pet the horse. >> lately high-profile cases involve dominating national and local headlines. the need for a solid community

square for the inner city neighborhood, people will approach us as they see us from far away and they come up and talk to us about their issues. >> the mounted unit is supported with both city and private funds. right now there's no plan to expand. but officers here want to double the size of the team. the hope that one day they will have 16 to 20 horses filling up the stalls and to hit the streets. >> that will be a good number that we could patrol all the districts every day all day. and that we will give them an opportunity to engage more community with the police department themselves. >> in cleveland kristin byrne news channel 5. >> that is our time. thanks for so much for joining us. >> what's at 6:00? >> well tonight all new at 6:00, news channel 5 is just moments away. >> how they are all over the area bringing you exclusive areas that will impact you. neighbors tell me that the city in east cleveland would dodge a major bullet with this house fire. it all has to do with a number of the firefighters in the city. and today that i find out will is an interesting twist to the situation.

will collapse as we show you the search and rescue team behind the headlines. how they will get it done

now at 6:00 big smoke will pour out of a home. a roof collapsing in on their home. bit time the fire burned out, three firefighters were injured. >> your current firefighters are battling them safely. i would never say that for you. >> you need to be facing even more questions about whether they could keep their residence safe. but tonight all new at 6:00 we'll be asking important

fire injured three members of their own force. >> and rob that is more than half of their five firefighters on duty at the time. in the past, we have asked questions about how capable that financially strapped city is of taking care of themselves. and some investigators went back there today to ask about the latest accusations. jonathan, what did you find out? >> well guys as i stand around all of this burned up rubble right here i can tell you that it does not look like this ho soon, but i can tell you that just today that i learned about a fix that is waiting to happen when it comes to the levels for the firefighters right here in east cleveland. the big question, will it be accepted? >> i have never seen anything like that in my whole life. >> reporter: he woke up to this. his neighbor's house is on fire yesterday. thankfully that everyone got out alive. but what he saw just a handful of the east cleveland firefighters show up to the scene that he thought the city