their brand new quarterback robert griffin iii is out. >> the team's new hope for a winning season broke a bone in his first regular season game. >> reporter: it means that rgiii is out for at least eight weeks according to league rules after being placed on the injured reserve. it looked painful yesterday, didn't it? we all saw it. most folks were surprised that he went in after this play. mccown to lead the team again. it was just an odd play. >> i think that he was trying to protect himself and he was truly heading out of bounds. and i think that this is one of those times where it is unfortunate. he didn't see the guy and i don't think that the guy saw him and here is a guy who pops up. and he is being pushed in the back as it is happening, probably lost control a little bit, but he was trying to do the right thing. no question in my mind about that.

a tough break. he missed all of last season and looked like he was an extensive of the head coach on the pre-season. again, he's out for at least eight weeks. >> okay andy. more breaking news now at 5:00. you will not be voting on a proposal to charge women who have abortions with aggravated murder in ohio. we told you about the proposed ballot measure last week. but the ohio attorney general just announced that the petition did not have enough valid signatures to get the issue on the all abortions without exceptions. >> and now a story that you'll see only here. a burglar got more than what he bargained for when police say he broke into a fair lawn home. the man was looking for cash anddrugs when he was taken down by a man of god. bob jones is live outside the summit county sheriff's office. bob, a pasztor and his son took matters into -- a pastor and

own hands? >> reporter: before he landed here, he was wrestled to the ground by a 60-year-old pastor. >> this is the actual door that they came through. >> reporter: pastor jerome parker came home with his son joshua to quite a shock. >> it is a very interesting unique situation to sate least. >> reporter: the front door was open, but things got really strange and scary when they looked in an upstairs bedroom. >> i looked down the floor man's foot behind the closet door, which is not quite closed. >> reporter: jerome the pastor in akron didn't have time to pray, just act. he grabbed the stranger from the closet and wrestled him to the ground. >> the young man put up a fight. you know, i detained him physically. >> reporter: jerome's son also a pastor dialed 911. >> do you know who this person

please come quickly. >> reporter: they worked down together to help identify the suspect, 25-year-old joshua hawkins. just listen as the intruder begs for mercy. >> please get off me, please. just get off me. >> i'm not going nowhere, i promise. >> you're right about that. >> the pastors delivered the crook to the cops. >> i -- i commend >> reporter: hawkins admitted he was trying to steal cash to get heroin. >> it might be a wake up call for this gentleman and others that might be paying attention to this interview. hey, help is necessary. >> reporter: after his take down the pasztor who protected his home wants -- pastor who protected his home wants the suspect to know that he is welcome to the church. >> reporter: another man who

he was questioned and released. at this point he remains a person of interest. as for hawkins, police are trying to figure out if he is connected to any other unsolved burglaries in the fairlawn area. bob jones, news channel 5. >> thank you, bob. this man in this photograph is head today jail. james accord was behind the wheel in this car in east liverpool. he was passed out from drugs along with a female passenger. all the old child in the backseat. east liverpool police shared the photo on social media. they hope to drive home the dangers of heroin addiction. the woman here is rhonda pasic the boy's mother. accord pleaded no contest to endangering children. the judge gave him 360 days in jail. rhonda pasic plead not guilty to child endangerment and disorderly conduct, but she's due in court on thursday.

epidemic takes place in ohio. >> the good samaritan law. if you call 911 to report an overdose, they cannot be arrested or charged for minor drug offenses. the goal is to stop people that call or run or they don't call at all when they witness the overdose. today ohio's attorney general discusses the severity of the heroin epidemic. >> this is hitting ever you know, no economic group that is free of this problem, race, sex, age, and that it is unlike any epidemic that i have ever seen and it is everywhere. under the good samaritan law, that they can only claim immunity twice. and that they will not get any at all. they are taking heroin on the brand new focus. they created a new position in

and related to the prescription drug abuse. understanding narcan distribution. and any other drugs that can cause overdoses. cincinnati has seen 300 overdo three weeks. closer to home the summit county medical examiner is investigating a deadly weekend, which saw at least eight deaths believed to be caused by overdoses. that number is in addition to dozens of other confirmed and possible overdoses that did not turn deadly. all weekend emss responded to the restaurant drive thrus, sidewalks, and homes for overdose calls. investigators think that the heroin in these cases were

tranquilizer carfentanil. owners are getting records of overdose victims. there is a vital service finding itself short staffed. offices are struggling to fill positions as more doctors look for work in the private sector, which means coroner offices could lose national accreditation, damaging their credibility when testifying in court as well as family members who are having to wait longer for the which could delay their insurance payouts. people across northeast ohio are still cleaning up from saturday's severe weather in overland. a historic golf club saw significant damage to their century old trees. today many of their members put away the clubs and they got out the chain sauce. on a perfect day for golf, members of the overland golf club were tallying up their

severe storms on saturday, damage or took down hundreds of trees. >> i could not believe it actually. it was devastation truthfully. it was like a freight train coming through. most of my guys were inside the clubhouse, which we had very little damage to. >> reporter: they say that 60 trees came down. many of them like this huge old oak as old as the club founded in 1899. >> this one if particular, it did not break as it got picked up right out of the ground, which i can not -- which i cannot believe. >> they estimate that 400 trees are damaged or broken. more than 30 volunteers came out here today to help put the cord back together. >> there is a lot to do for sure. >> reporter: long-time members say it is not surprising that everyone is pitching in to help.

were not damaged. he is pretty philosophical about mother nature's pruning of the course. >> there's a few signature trees that are down, but it's just a part of the evolution of the golf course. so hey it beats watching the browns. [ laughter ] >> there you go. >> they say the silver lining of the storm damage is that in some areas the turf will actually get better because it will see more sunshine. they hope to have the course back on track in a week. >> i'll allow them to have that on saturday. a long stream of strong storms were crossing over northeast ohio. that cold front would track through. that's what's allowing for all the goodness that we are currently seeing across northern ohio. the temperatures though, they are filling fall like. 75 degrees right now for greater cleveland. new points are cut in half 54. so this is nice breathable air that we continue to see.

county. akron 80 degrees. lake county and madison lower 80s for you. this is comfortable weather that you'll continue to see throughout your evening. we are not tracking any rain for the next 36 hours. we'll see that game changer here by wednesday afternoon. the clouds will start to flow in due to this very potent cold front that will produce their widespread rain and a little bit of the thunderstorm activity. so whatever you have planned tonight, still we want you to temperatures by 8:00. we're in the lower 70s then. >> thank you, janessa. racial slurs in the locker room have a local football player taking a stand. >> a local situation has taken a scary turn. next at 5:00, why they are stepping in. and the one thing that the family is asking for tonight. news channel 5 investigators are getting results. the big problem that one couple

asking the questions. meet a four-legged fella helping one fire station get through their darkest days. maybe you'll remember that teenager who was arrested for impersonating a doctor? tonight, he's back in trouble. wait until you hear about the brazen scam that he is now accused of pulling.

while hillary clinton recovers from pneumonia, donald trump is on the attack. >> despite clinton's diagnosis because of weeks of debunked claims about their health, that's not what he is targeting about for today. rob powers is talking to us all new at 5:00. here is rob. >> donald trump who has en of bullying american voters. over the weekend, half of the trump supporters belong in a basket of deplorables. she said that the rest of trump supporters are just frustrated and need sympathy. today trump is denouncing that comment as an attack that makes her unfit to be president. >> you cannot run for president if you have such contempt in your heart for the american

you cannot lead this nation if you have such a low opinion for its citizens. >> trump was speaking to the national guard association conference in baltimore. this morning clinton's press secretary pointed out she quickly moved to apologize for that comment, admitting that it was wrong to generalize. she also promised though to call out bigotry in trump's campaign. trump stayed quiet about clinton's health today after weeks for taking dig at stamina. she continued her rigorous campaign schedule. she canceled events in california today to rest. her doctors say that she is, "recovering nicely." leon? >> thank you, ron. investigators are been keeping a close eye on those government agencies, holding them accountable. we have a couple of follow ups to the investigation, where some progress has been made. jonathan wall joins us live.

>> reporter: yes, john auddi has never had any problems with flooding in his basement. we got involved with his particular situation and with the crawford family out on the east side. we have seen those small steps move forward. >> i feel like they could have done it a long time ago. >> reporter: last week we introduced you to crawford who lives on wayne drive. for city to have the thick brush that lives along the block cut down. letters dating back 12 years ago shows that they knew that it was a problem. >> i have talked to a councilman, calling them back in may about this, they told me that they would get right on it and that you would see how far they have gotten with it. >> reporter: the crawfords confirmed, and we confirmed through this e-mail that the long-time weeds will be cut down this week. >> this is garbage. >> reporter: remember joe aldi

bill for a drainage problem that he never caused. the issue is on this city's properties. the ohio department of transportation responded immediately and so did the contractors. >> he has come out with me on one occasion. and also says that they will do some research. >> they will see that the ball is rolling. >> it has since backed off, you know, putting the lean on me because they will see that there is something going on. >> reporter: bo nice to have help. >> i'm very appreciative to have somebody that could make their move. >> if it wasn't for channel 5 that i would be in dire straits here, costing me big money. >> reporter: and now as you can see a lot of work still needs to be done on his lawn, but the city of cleveland, they would throw that down and some seeds to try though things out. now, if you have a government agency that is not listening to you, make sure to call the

me, because we are definitely on your side. reporting live here on the west side i'm investigator jonathan walsh news channel 5. a four-legged friend goes from homeless to hero, getting the fresh start in ohio. smokey is a rescue dog from a kill shelter in utah. they will place those dogs where they are needed most. he was needed in toledo where two firefighters, they died battling an apartment fire. the chief thought to help them with moral. >> firefighters are still on call. some of them are pretty horrific. then they need to immediately turn around to go back to work. there's got to be something to help to change channels. >> reporter: smoky was trained as an emotional support dog. he arrived in toledo today to live at the fire department

loved there. >> yes, appreciating it there as well. >> i want to tell you one thing as we love this weather, if they could make a day that it would look like today. >> a perfect ten, right? that it is ideal weather conditions, if you did not like the humidity that it will be way down, finally more comfortable air that will stick around for the next 36 hours. not a cloud in the sky, will see great conditions for you on saturday afternoon. so we will be falling in about 20 to 25 degrees as that front moves through, providing us with the severe thunderstorm warnings, definitely cooler air, good evening. 76 degrees, worcester 75, still the lower 80s, comfortable

the lower 80s right now, the dew points, this is just nice breathable air. give that ac final lay break. 56, so it is not much moisture in the air for the greater cleveland area. and this is that bubble of high pressure, that they continue to be in the sweet spot. cloud cover well to the northwest that will stay that way until wednesday afternoon. so this is cool arctic air that we are talking about. some of the lows, the morning lows that we have seen since early july. and that it will stick around as this high is definitely dominating here. it'll start to retreat just a tad bit tomorrow evening as our next cold front will start to move in here. tonight, clear starry conditions. overnight low of 64 degrees. now wayne county, richland, upper 40s to the lower 50s. so those sheltered areas are definitely that cooler air that

tomorrow afternoon as we are still talking about that pure sunshine here. thing wills quiet down. we'll be busy this weekend tracking those severe storms by saturday afternoon.

professional football. tonight all eyes will on see if he will refuse to stand during the national anthem. >> he now has more support from fellow nfl players. abc elizabeth hur has more on the story. >> reporter: in a show of solidarity from coast to coast, nfl players kneeling or raising a fist. in one case an entire team linking arms to support 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick and his protest against racism and police brutality.

trying to raise awareness. >> we took a symbolic knee to say that we see and feel you and that other people are out there hurting. >> reporter: on the seattle seahawks sidelines, the players, coaches, workers all stood united. in the stands even some fans did the same during the national anthem. >> hopefully that it will unify our country to where there is a message that will need to be heard. and so he heard us, now listen to us. >> reporter: but joining the movement is coming at a cost bronco brandon marshall. dropping the linebacker saying that "while we respect brandon's right of expressions, his actions are not our representation of our organization and membership." and then there is this former player who is also a green

that's what it is suppose to be about, bringing us together. roger goodell says that while he supports his players, he hopes that they will remain respectful. elizabeth hur abc news, new york. unfolding on a high school field right here in northeast ohio. we have new information about how one high school player says that he is paying for his on that story at 5:30. are your school bus drivers obeying traffic laws? there is a new sophisticated camera system that one district is using to track bad drivers. we'll explain how it works coming up. an important warning this night for parents who are treating their children with over-the-counter medications. there's one type that parents are not being urged to not use.

top stories now at 5:30. the cleveland brown's brand new quarterback won't be on the field for at least eight weeks. he broke a bone in the shoulder during the brown's first regular season game. the browns now look to josh mccown to lead the team. a burglar comes face to face with a man of god during a heist. police say he broke into a fair lawn home looking to steal cash heroin. and the pasztor who lives there came -- the pastor who lives there wrestled the crook to the ground. you can get immunity from the minor drug charges, good for two 911 calls and they will

to catch a driver who is running red lights. >> now, you're about to see them keeping an eye on your driving habits somewhere else instead. our paul kiska is live on 5:00 outside the school tonight. paul, you found out that school system was using new cameras to keep kids safe? >> reporter: well that's right, lee. like many school systems, bay village has cameras inside their school system. but they are used to those cameras, which don't end there. a quick check of the inteet car after car going around a stopped school bus. that is when students are getting on and off the school bus. the video has been captured on cameras like these. locally bay village is one of the first to use the camera on the outside of the school bus. these are local examples of the cars going around a bay village school bus to stop the arms. >> the videos we hold until we

review it to see what was seen on the camera as they would take it from there. >> reporter: the video is given to police who could issue $250 tickets plus court costs. >> i have a camera that goes directly towards their license plate to identify the owner of the vehicle. >> the cameras outside the school bus would help the bay village school catch six drivers since the end of last school year and so far this year. but even with all these warnings, some drivers, they when they warn drivers that they are getting on and off the bus. inspite of the flashing lights and the strobe lights that come out, i guess sometimes they're in a hurry or something. >> and now when it comes to the cameras being outside their school buses, they appear to be in a class by itself. i called several school systems from amhurst to cleveland, to beechwood. none of them have this camera system yet.

threats against a brunswick senior. now the naacp, brunswick school, and police are investigating. the case started in a football locker room quickly spreading to social media. the social members are now saying that they are living in fear. here is our tara molina with the latest. >> reporter: guys, rodney atkins family and the naacp met with brunswick police this afternoon. they are investigating what may be considered hate speech. posts snapchats are a part of what rodney and his family and the naacp met with brunswick police. we slurred the racial comments. rodney n word n word, n word. threats to his family that they never thought they would see. >> it is very, very serious. i feel like no family should have to go through that at all. >> reporter: it all started in

using the racial slurs to describe the other team. even when rodney told them it was offensive. so following the nfl player colin kaepernick's example, rodney took a knee during the national anthem. that is when his family says that the slurs worsened. >> and we are just living in a bubble. we are living basically in fear. what could happen? >> reporter: the family says that brunswick football has offered no support. neither the school, the police, an investigating this. >> my son carries the highest gpa on the football team. and like i said, he's been taught just to go out and fight for what he believes in and stand up for what he believes in. at the end of the day, actually i'm just proud of my son. >> earlier today i caught up with brunswick city schools. they told me that they will bring in outside experts to work with the district on this matter. for more information on this

or newsnet5.com. in brunswick tara molina news channel 5. >> thank you, tara. the animal shelter was forced to euthanize at least 50 degrees over the weekend. the franklin county dog shelter says that at least one of the dogs would have this temper as a deadly and highly contagious disease. they were also showing symptoms, dragging on the rest of their dogs in isolation, they could only have limited contact with humans for four to six weeks. there about when your child is sick now. there is another worry added to that list. a study from new york university says that 80 personal -- 80% of parents make a mistake. most give their children too much or too little. the mistakes could lead to overdoses. it is because that most parents, they use a cup or a spoon to measure. the study says you should use an oral syringe for the best measurements.

>> reporter: it is across northeast ohio. we are painting the picture very well from worcester to lake county. not a cloud in the sky. these are ideal conditions across the area, even ashtabula. you can see kind of a breeze that is picking up. a slight gust that is forming across the radar. pretty quiet and clear conditions for your evening hours. good evening, elyria at 76 degrees. greater from the start of your weekend. on saturday what we were talking about with the temperatures in the lower 90s as the front continues to move through. we're seeing more of a fall- like pattern. our radar is not picking up anymore moisture, which will be the the beam before wednesday afternoon. we will start to track more widespread rain. i'll show you the hour-by-hour temperatures of when that rain will move in and a little thunderstorm activity affecting

and he is at it again this florida teen accused of posing as a doctor who is now accused of brand new crimes across state lines. find out what landed him behind bars in virginia. why wouldn't you keep your knees together? and that's what court records show. one judge and their race victim. we'll have more on what they could cost you.

remember i would love to see your weather photos. you can follow me on twitter at janessa webb. great pressure that we're seeing, waking up to the wonderful sunrises and sunsets. just a few clouds in the sky.

70s to lower 80s. you know with this taste of fall, people are thinking nine days until the official start, the leaves are starting to fall here. we'll start to talk about that fall foliage any day now, but enjoy more summer-like conditions for the next couple of days.

new details on the hunt for

investigators say that the suspect torched the mosque on the first day of the muslim holiday. >> it is the same mosque the orlando nightclub shooter once attended as abc elizabeth hur shows us that surveillance video may help catch who did it. investigators are calling this man a person of interest, who may be responsible for inte some sort of fluid and what appeared to be some papers or something like that. >> reporter: authorities say that the 911 call started coming in shortly after midnight. the callers were telling dispatchers the situation was getting worse by the minute. >> the flames are four to five feet. >> it looks like it. >> the flames are getting bigger. why don't you get out of the road and make yourself safe, okay, but don't go anywhere near the fire. >> okay. >> reporter: turns out this

where the orlando nightclub shooter worshiped. the fire set exactly three months after that massacre. on the day marking a start of a muslim holiday. >> coming to the worship center on fire on september 11 is just showing that there is no other intent other than create harm and terrorize the muslim community. >> right now we're not sure exactly whether this is a hate crim and it is arson. >> this mosque received several threats before the fire was set. again they believe this was a hate crime. the fbi is investigating. elizabeth hur abc news new york. well dr. love so called is at it again. the florida teenager accuseddism-- accused of

facing charges in another state. love robinson tried to buy a $35,000 car at a dealership. employees say he was with an older woman who claims was his god mother. she used her social security number and information to co- sign for the car without her permission. employees were suspicious and they called police. the teenager then confessed he was out on bond for practicing medicine without a license in florida. police then learned that he used that woman's credit card to buy two ipads and a cell phone the day before. now dr. love or the young man accused of impersonating a doctor is in jail again in virginia held without bond. now all new at 5:00 a canadian judge may be removed from the bench for the way that he treated a woman during a rape trial. the 19-year-old said that she was raped over a bathroom sink during a house party in 2014. judge robin camp now a federal

her why she didn't push her bottom into the sink to avoid penetration or even simply keep her knees together. court records show he went on to suggest that sex and pain sometimes go together. and when he acquitted the accused rapist, they warned them to tell their friends to be more gentle and patient with women in order to protect themselves. and that judge's verdict is overturned on the appeal and the new trial will begin in november. and now spectacular rock formation on mars. check out these new pictures of the rocks and their plateaus that it will be courtesy of nasa's rover. this is an area known as mt. sharp on mars, which formed billions of years ago. one massive scientist says what you're looking at is sand stone as they wrote it over the years. nasa is working to compile several more large color images of this area and of the planet mars. >> just beautiful. the clarity of those pictures

millions of miles away. >> i know. good pictures, good pictures. you've got pictures of earth though? the third planet? >> yes, definitely. we're seeing good pictures across northeast ohio for the next couple of days here. just quiet and clear weather before they start to track more storms on wednesday. giving you plenty of time if you have outdoor activities tonight. softball games, you just want to head to metro parks. we're looking okay. great shot people are out and about. they are enjoying this nice refreshing air. we have lost the humidity folks. we're back down to the lower 50s. so not much moisture in the atmosphere right now. 74 degrees for downtown cleveland. and with a light breeze making your way out to clinton, kelly's islands, 72 that was just kind of a lake breeze that's forming across their

it's that slight disturbance, which is starting to make their way to lake county and kirkland you're at 74 to 72 degrees. now earlier this morning, the trade off for all this goodness, the high pressure that we are seeing and that it will be cooler with their overnight lows and the morning lows in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. toasty temperatures though, they are starting to warm up quite nicely here from wayne county and to ashland. 76. those are your official highs for today. so starting to cool off just is well to the northwest. so we're about a day away before we start to see more cloud coverage really working their way in. that's definitely cooler air for tomorrow. we'll step back into the lower 80s. from your future cast, plans tonight, we are okay here. you might need that light coat handy by the 9:00 hour. overnight, i want to show you 55 degrees by 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning as you are

we will be in the upper 40s to the lower 50s for richland to wayne county. and closer to the lake still in the lower 60s. and definitely cooler air, but we'll start to see a little bit of the southerly flow form tomorrow afternoon and allowing us to bounce back into the lower 80s. so clear starry conditions tonight, great evening to be outside. 83 with mostly sunny skies for your tuesday afternoon. we will get busy here by wednesday. we w we will quiet down by thursday to friday. more severe weather potential for the start of your weekend. as we continue tonight, a military humvee involved in a crash that claimed the life of 56-year-old. next at 6:00, what we have learned about the investigation and how the victims are being remembered tonight. a news channel 5 investigation uncovers a problem in one school that may have made kids sick. what we learned tonight.

an urgent warning tonight for some phone users. the one thing that you'll need to check right now before you

new developments in the stunning recall of samsung galaxy note 7. today the company is usualinging -- urging people with that phone to turn it off and return it immediately. >> amid a new scary report of the battery exploding. the details. >> reporter: the all new galaxy note 7. >> reporter: this morning an urgent new message from samsung. turn off your galaxy note 7s immediately to avoid something like this from happening to you. >> the last thought in my head is that a brand new device is going to burn down my car or my house. >> reporter: the world's largest smart phone manufacturer now urging customers to exchange their note 7s for a new model.

recall of 2.5 million devices earlier this. the device's lithium ion batteries are exploding or igniting. the company says that sparking as many as 35 reported fires. >> the smoke was unbearable. our whole house was full of smoke. >> reporter: this woman says her note 7 exploded on her night stand, spraying parts of her melted phone on her bed and even on her dog. >> i call it exploding because it did shoot pieces whatever. it was inside that phone out. >> reporter: over the weekend a 6-year-old boy in new york was rushed to the hospital with burns after his family says that one of the recalled devices exploded in his hands while he was watching a video. those faulty batteries, they are now triggering a new pre- flight warning across the country. coming straight from the faa. >> the samsung galaxy note 7 phones will not be allowed to

what you may or may not have is the ability to fight that fire. >> scary stuff. that is lindsey janice reporting. we have details on the recall and how to exchange your samsung galaxy note 7 on our news net 5 app. that'll do it for live at 5:00. now let's send it over to robin and danita for a look ahead at 6:00. >> leon and lee, all new at 6:00 tonight, concerns over the availability of water at one local school district. >> we're not quite out of the woods yet. but when it comes to heat. one mother says because her son didn't have access to water during last week's hot weather, that he got sick. plus, the browns season is barely beginning. the team just lost one of their key players for at least half the season. news channel 5 at 6:00 will

it's a commodity that we might take for granted. the availability of water, but a news channel 5 investigation found the lack of water and their availability in one school. that it may have caused students to get sick. >> with several schools in the cleveland metropolitan school district without air- conditioning that there are now claims of one running out of water. >> because o son became sick in last week's extreme each tracy carloss is live outside the headquarters, digging into the issues. >> reporter: well danita, parents and teachers in the district, they all differed about the water running out. outside of newton d. baker today, kids took a break on the playground. but just days ago inside the