good afternoon, everybody. this is leon beb. beginning the broadcast on a very busy news day. much to detail today. the starting point is a heartbreaking local story of a toddler falling to his death from an 11-story apartment building in willoughby hills. newschannel 5s sarah phinney is following the story all morning long and has the latest for us now. >> reporter: police in willoughby hills said two men smoking spotted the boy. they then found an on-site security guard who dialed 911. this happening after mid-night

of chardon road. the toddler fell out of an 11th- story bedroom window. the parents and another young child were home at the time. police say it's unclear who exactly opened the window. the boy was rushed to richmond heights university hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. right now, police say that no one witnessed the fall. police say this appears to be a tragic accident. in willoughby hills, sarah phinney, newschannel 5. and today, flags around ohio will fly tribute to the memory of ohio highway patrol officer kenneth vellez, who was hit and killed by a vehicle last week. he was doing his duty on i-90 in lakewood. calling hours are at 3 at the ewing center field house at lorain county community college. the funeral for the trooper vellez is for tomorrow morning. police officers from around the country are expected to attend. and also today, donald trump is back in cleveland,

an invitation-only event at a cleveland heights church. john kosech was there this morning where african-american concerns were the main topic of discussion. he's john. >> reporter: leon, an unusual setting for sure here for not only donald trump but any presidential candidate speaking to a group of african-american ministers. trump, of course, enjoying the vocal support of the host here at new spirit revival. the longtime supporter reverend darrell scott. before the leadership conference, trump and his running mate people, appealing to african- americans, hispanics and other traditional democratic voters for their support and summing it up in six words. >> what do you have to lose? i mean what do you have to lose? i'm going to fix it. what do you have to lose? and somehow thatsoppated. some -- that reson sited. some people didn't like it. i said what difference does it make? it's true. what do you have to lose?

taking anup traditional route here in ohio at a time when many are focusing on suburban voters. he's here going after and trying to cut into hillary clinton's lead in cuyahoga county, if you will, minimize that and that will help him win the state here. we have protestors here today and we'll hear from them coming up at 5 and 6 tonight. upset with the fact that he only last friday came out and agreed that president obama was born in the united states. they have an issue with that and we'll tonight and live in cleveland heights, john kosich, newschannel 5. >> and we'll like for your reports on this event throughout the day. thank you, john. we appreciate it. and let's check in on the all-important weather situation and this is tera blake now. >> and you saw the sunshine behind john. what a beautiful day, a late summer day where we have more mid-summer warmth. bright, blue skies and noticeable here in wooster.

enjoy that sun after lunch. 79, the current temperature remember warming up beautifully. 65 and higher as start to feel the stickiness where you want to stay indoors rather than out. so, enjoying the warmth of sunshine without the humidity and a light southerly wind at 5 miles per hour will be shifting out of the north and 80 in cleveland; 75, ashtabula and 79. in coshockton, the dew points down not only everywhere. look at cleveland at 58 and loving the comfortable air in place as we reach a high of 85 degrees. i will time out the rest of the day hour-by-hour and talk about our next rain chance coming up in just minutes. leon. and oh, the police held accountable for what they do. >> right now, the streets of charlotte are on fire with emotion and anxiety running high there. the outrage over another deadly

north carolina. overnight, the rage by protestors intensified after police shot a man. a gun was recovered from the scene and many police officers have been injured. now, the family of the man killed is speaking out. abcs ray reymundi gives us the latest news from charlotte, north carolina. >> reporter: tensions boiling over through the night on the streets of charlotte. protestors outraged, igniteing fires and shutting down a major highway, attempt this police car. even looting stores. over a dozen officers injured. the mayor of charlotte pleading for calm. >> and i am asking our community, i am asking people here to please wait until all information is available. >> reporter: police say they were searching for a suspect with outstanding warrants yesterday when they saw 43-year- old keith lamont scott, who they were not looking for. authorities say scott got out of his car holding a gun.

the weapon. as the officers continued to yell at him to drop it, he sustained out posing a threat to the officers. >> reporter: that is when officer vincent fired, striking scott. investigators said that cpr was performed and he later died at the hospital. but scott's family gives a different scenario about what transpired. >> they jumped out of their trucks. they said hands up. he got a gun. he got a gun. pow, pow, pow, pow! that is it. he >> reporter: that police officer who fired the fatal shot is on paid administrative leave. the police chief is looking through scores of dash cam and body cam video, but he did say that officer who fired the fatal shot was not wearing a camera. ray reymundi, new york. >> in the meantime, the demonstrations in charlotte followed other protests in tulsa, oklahoma. in tulsa, there was a fatal shooting by police of an unarmed african-american man

old terrence crutcher walking to his video with his hands up. that was when he was shot and killed by officer betty shelby. she is now on paid administrative leave. her attorney defended her actions. >> she gets to the window of the suv and has his hands in the air, looks at them, the side of the car at officer shelby and his left hand goes into the window. >> reporter: in tulsa, crutcher's family and the community are calling for criminal charges against officer shelby. the u.s. justice de also investigating this case. and stories continuing to make headlines at the noon hour. new developments on the bombing attack in new york. how the father of the accused bomber warned the fbi about his son's agenda years ago. >> and volkswagon is getting hit hard with a major legal headache. how the massive diesel emissions scandal could have the auto maker dishing out billions of dollars to its investors. >> cleveland rocks. we know that.

. there are new developments in new york city. officials say that they found ahmad kahn ramhami, the suspect accused of planting bombs in and around the area, fingerprints at the scene of multiple bombings and evidence that he bought bomb materials online months ago. right now, he is facing federal

exploded. and this chilling new video, we see what authorities believe is him about to plant bombs in the suitcase and backpack. one on a busy new york street injuring 31 people. these new details come as the fbi confirms it knew about him. having been warned by his own father in 2014. >> and the inside -- . >> what did you tell them? >> i you have a convection. >> he was captured monday after a shootout with police in right now, he's still in the hospital. but in custody, of course. and how would you like to get some of the city's best food delivered to you when jeff you want? the latest app that is letting uber drivers earn an extra buck while dropping off meals you love. >> and here's tera. >> and beautiful sunshine in northeast ohio. notice to the northwest, the showers and thunderstorms. will they impact your wednesday evening plans? we'll take a look coming up

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a year ago evokes admitted to fitting as many as 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide with software that can cheat emission's tests. so far evokes agreed to pay $15.3 billion in civil penalties. and our city of cleveland is getting more well-deserved recognition these days. we have been named one of the best cities to live in the u.s. newschannel 5s meg shaw breaks down the list for all of us. >> reporter: we can't and i want to point out cleveland was the only city to make the ranking. we should give ourselves a pat on the back for that one alone. according to time out.com, cleveland new ranks as the 15th best city to live in the country and the website giving a nod to the affordable living, revived downtown and exploding food scene. it's not just a city for hipsters and mentioned we're home to one of the best

cleveland clinic. while name dropping huntington beach as one of the cleanest spots on lake erie. the rankings are analyzed by a city's appeal, rent, schools, culture event, green space, weather, and overall safety. the number one city on that list was boseman, montana. and for all of you buckeye fans out there, ann arbor, michigan, ranked seventh on the list. a few spots ahead us. we can make everything right come november when osu takes on the team and meg shaw, newschannel five. >> cleveland rocks in more ways than one. many thanks. if you're hungry and thinking about heading out to pick up lunch, perhaps you can sit still and get lunch delivered today. uber eats in cleveland and that gives local foodies opportunities to get some of the best known restaurants dropped off at your front door

they will be able to find the food desired on foil and for a limited time, delivery orders in the cleveland area are free and there are more. and sevens are available. have lunch delivered, won't that be nice? >> and absolutely. >> i wouldn't mind a pizza and a beer now. >> and well. >> and i am sorry. >> leon has >> and a rough day already. and light talk about the weather. >> okay. >> and the weather is temperaturing you. >> yeah. >> to have that pizza and soda pop. beautiful blue skies and look at the bright green trees and the potential of moisture coming up. and current conditions here, partly to mostly sunny and 80

degrees and no issues, you get to enjoy this late summer day without the stickiness. and the best warm days that there are and i think we're going to go sunny to mostly sunny as this system to the north provides us with showers and thunderstorms and the cloud cover and will we see a march of a strong thunderstorm? and watch as they push farther and farther south and east, they're hitting more stable and losing the punch, going around us and we will not see the rainfall and there is a bit an opportunity trying to present itself and trying. the high pressure is really the helpful decision maker in keeping us nice and quiet and light talk temperatures for the afternoon; 81, menard; 78, orange. and 76 for jefferson and in center city, temperatures in

ity for us in akron and 78 and 82 for us in medina and 78 in you in london and warmer, 81 in sandusky and a high of 85 degrees and some could see the upper 80s. and rain chances are very, very small and this will be early on friday and good news, not impacting and we take on the need the sunscreen and the shades. and look at the afternoon and evening. perfect september weather. the power of 5 seven-day forecast and keeping it dry and on friday, tomorrow, the first official day of fall and a hot high of 88 and fall is moving in for saturday and sunday. check us out at cleveland star 102 98.5 ncx and it's time for mark's garden. >> reporter: last week, we

some fall color. hey, i don't have the time and maybe i don't want to do the activity on . >> and this gives you an idea what they can look like and what you can do with them. and look at how beautiful it is and there is a butterfly bush in there. >> and hookerah? yo and a mixture there. >> and your cabbage. what >> and glasses. >> and zinnias. >> the peppers. >> and look at that. >> and you can use the mini petunias in here and they can give you and love the cool. they give you a lot of color. you have mums in there. >> and -- . >> the cool nights now? >> and they will love the cool nights and they're going to

adding some plants. the existing planters, if you want to. >> or you get them ready? >> they ready already and they'll be beautiful. >> thank you. >> and thank you, sir.

. so gorgeous here. >> oh, yeah. >> right? >> good looking, good looking day. >> and this is somewhat, seems

>> and i said that yesterday, i will say it again today. this is my favorite time of the year. >> and it's so beautiful. >> let's look at the power of 5 seven-day forecast for you quickly. the high of 85 today. mostly sunny. rainfall to the northwest not going to be here. our next rain chance doesn't arrive until friday and even then, it's not impressive. instead, focus on the very, very warm 88 for the first day of fall. >> and we have blue skies outside. just looks good and feels good. all the way around. today. ef day. take care, everybody. story tera blake, i'm leon.

. hi, i'm sarah carns. thyroid disease affects 50 million people in the u.s. with over 80% of them being women. so, why is this such a big problem? why are so many people being affected? well, for answers, we go to dr. keith unger, a fun thank you for -- endocrinology of ohio. thank you for being here today. >> okay. >> what are the symptoms of hypothyroidism? >> they consistent of the inability to lose weight, fatigue, dry skin and constipation. a lot of times they're under medications and have all of these symptoms. they don't feel like themselves andy that frustrated by that. >> and you talk about the symptoms there. why are so many people feeling the symptoms and being told their thyroid is fine and the

haven't been properly diagnosed. there is lack of proper testing and it's hard to treat something if you can't properly diagnose it. we look for the key points and issues driving the -- issues driving the thyroid problem. >> how is your approach different? >> we look for something called hashimoto's. ninety% of women and adult women have the auto immune disorder. where the immune system attacks the thyroid gland. we do ex underlining causes and mechanisms are and we set them up on a customized program to balance out the chemistry. >> and what are the typical results? >> we get great results. a lot of time the energy sky rockets and they can lose weight without exercising and sleep through the night and reduce or eliminate the medications. >> and that is great information. thank you so much, dr. unger. if you would to find out more, give dr. unger a call now. the first 25 callers who

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