somebody they love. >> reporter: the teenager was injured in a game on friday night. but why he died is still a mystery. >> news 5 is speaking exclusively to andre jackson's family about the moments leading up to his death. >> reporter: kristin volk first told us about this story last night at 11:00. his family said that he had no underlining health conditions? >> reporter: that's right. family say that he was very healthy and that we just got video of the play this is video from friday night of the game against solan. take a look. now that video shows an opponent's foot hitting andre's stomach. what happened next, andre walked off the field,

hospital and then he was released the next day. but then yesterday, his older brother rushed to give him cpr when he was found not breathing at home. >> he just wanted to play football for the rest of his life. >> reporter: a lifelong passion to play pro-football cut so very short. >> if there is nobody to blame, they don't know who to blame. >> reporter: his family has so many questions. >> when i tried to find out what happened, everybody was like he's fine, he's fine. >> i wasn't re little brother, he was dead. >> reporter: the 17-year-old fullback and outside linebacker, he is dead, two days after suffering an abdominal injury friday night during a special team's play. last night, his coach called the play completely normal. >> there was a huge kick. he was going for the ball and one of those guys were going for the ball and i think that he got kicked.

after they say that he walked off the field with help. paramedics took him to the university hospital because they say that was the family's request. they have no trauma center. >> we defer to the patient's choice unless their condition dictates otherwise. >> reporter: they say that andre was released on saturday and sunday, he died. >> he had a smile on ain't nobody taking that smile away from him. >> reporter: the cuyahoga county medical examiner has not yet determined a cause of death. now university hospitals released this statement today. it says that we express our deepest sympathy to andre's family. we are conducting a full review of his care and will be meeting with his family. euclid school district officials just told us that friday's homecoming game will be played as scheduled. i'm kristin volk news 5.

tackled, now on defense. cleveland police, they pounced on a man that they say punched and shoved an off-duty cop. this is video from friday night we showed you over the weekend. now that man's family will share their side of the story. >> derek waller -- derick waller is here right now. they got it all wrong? >> there is a huge disagreement between police and the family of the man arrested facts. stop resisting. >> reporter: they jumped on the man they say that assaulted one of their own. the 23-year-old and his underage girlfriend, 20-year- old destiny dixon are both charged with felonious assault. >> reporter: they are saying oh quit resisting arrest. how are you resisting arrest when you're shot? >> reporter: brian's sister, mom, and dad drove from

because the last time i had seen my son he was on his way from a cleveland indians game. >> reporter: a post-game disagreement at panini's turned into an all-out brawl. the police incident report said that brax started the fight with an off-duty cop who was working security. after the officer told the couple that they had to leave because dixon was illegally drinking alcohol. but brax said that the cop started it. >> the gentlemen walked up to him and pushed him and he pushed him back that their guy was in his police uniform. >> he wasn't in uniform? >> no. he was just like you and i are. >> reporter: those discrepancies could be cleared up with surveillance video. police collected it at the scene, but neither police nor panini's management have chosen to release it publicly. >> i would love to see that video. i'd love to see it. news 5 has chosen not to identify the officer because he is not being charged with a crime yet. i have asked him for an interview to clear this up, but

one. i'm derick waller news 5. we just confirmed the wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against akron police william lennon sr. claims that his son was not armed when he was shot and killed by police last september. at the time william lennon jr. was wanted for robbing a grocery store. he refused to take his hand away from a waistband and they opened fire. they ruled the shooting justified. william lennon sr. clms wants at least $75,000 now in damages. let's get a check on our weather right now. here is chief meteorologist mark johnson. >> improvement on its way in. look at this a live look at our tower cam. how about that? some sunshine now poking through the high thin cirrus bands. the lower clouds are moving out of here. now, there could still be an isolated sprinkle out over the lake, it looks like everybody is drying out rather nicely. and the skies are clearing out from the west as well.

now. ft. wayne and lineman and toledo, they are moving our way for your evening. now temps, they are cool. we've got 62 in ashtabula and youngstown and canton at 64 in worcester. 63 mansfield. middle 60s for cleveland and elyria. so you might need that sweater. again, we're going to watch these temps diving down for greater cleveland. they will end up generally 55 degrees. it'll be a bit on the breezier side overnight an hour winds with temps rising, but definitely a fall- like weather pattern here. if you are staying out late tonight those temps in the 50s by 10:00 p.m. with a lot of star shining. the rain is ending, but there will be more rain showers coming back our way for midweek as we will track them in hour by hour and plus i'll tell you if there are anybody more 80s in the seven-day forecast. that's coming up next. we are learning more about an accident that shut down a

weekend. a 7-year-old boy was killed happening just before 1:00 saturday afternoon on state route 8 north. he was in a 2018 honda accord when the driver rammed into the back of the minivan. another child in the car suffered a serious injury. neither were wearing a seat belt. cleveland firefighters believe that the home was set on fire, the same house where police found the man's days ago. the flames started shooting through the home earlier this morning as our cameras are capturing the investigators on the scene. on saturday they found the body of christopher sullin outside that home shot to death. no arrests have been made here. only on 5:00 tonight, an east cleveland woman claims that they would have all their appliances. they couldn't get any help and they would turn to news 5. >> the right place and the land

demolition next door to her house when she lost power. >> reporter: everything was just fine as we were just fine. and so how would you think? >> reporter: that we reached out to the land bank as they told us that the power was off and back on before they could start that demolition. and the company told us that they are they are trying to help get to the bottom of this issue. we are continuing to follow the recent surge of overdoses. they issued the public health warning. tonight officials are trying to determine what types of drugs were involved with those deaths. more than 50 people died from heroin or fentanyl in the cleveland area last month. >> well, let's face off with hillary clinton and donald

away. >> they are watching tonight and they could rival the super bowl. we will break down the numbers. how the local businesses are trying to bridge the gap. plus, out with the old and in with the new. the nba champs are gearing up for a new season with a couple

less than three hours from now if you're counting, hillary clinton and donald trump will face off on this stage for their first presidential debate. this is a live hofstra university in new york. crews are putting the finishing touches on the arena making sure that everything looks perfect. a record 100 million viewers are expected to watch tonight's debate. it's going to be a good one. >> thousands of demonstrators will be watching as well. from a distance police have set up a protest area just across from hofstra university of the opposing groups that will be separated to prevent any possible violence here. at least 1,000 officers as well patrolling the event in

the stakes are higher than ever. virtually clinton and trump are going into this as a tie. this is why cleveland could play a history right off the map. >> the most watched television debate took place in cleveland public hall in 1980 between president jimmy carter and ronald reagan with an audience of 81 million. tonight's potential record breaking debate takes place on the anniversary of the first televised pr kennedy/nixon in 1960. that debate changed presidential debates going forward just as this one has the potential to do as well tonight. the folks at abc news has a team of fact checkers ready to watch the debate as their polls show yesterday that americans expect clinton to win the first contest. 47-33%. and the reality is no one reallying knows what to -- really knows what to expect. >> this will be a debate like no other because the potentially biggest television event other than a super bowl of all time.

are already tuned into. no one needs new information about the candidates, but it is such a high-profile opportunity for donald trump to make the case that he can go toe to toe, that he is is presidential. and for hillary clinton to prosecute that case against donald trump. >> reporter: the debate is 90 minutes, yes. but we know it often comes down to moments. reagan with there you go again. bush 41 checking his watch. al gore his size. those are the things that will be getting played into tomorrow and influence the opinion of who won the debate. for you tonight at 11:00. john kosich news 5. >> that's right. you can count on news 5 for extensive coverage of tonight's presidential debate. it starts at 9:00 p.m. our news 5 app will have a live blog of the questions and their answers for you. after the debate, news 5 at 11:00. we will fact check their claims and have in-depth analysis of the key moments. and 43 days to go, both candidates are focused on a lot of things. one of the most important the black vote. >> and the latest number from

times showing 14.4% of the black voters want trump in the white house. compare that to 76.8 of whites who favor clinton. locally owned black businesses want to make sure their communities are served and they have the opportunity to vote. joining us live in the studio. dhomonique ricks, you profiled one cleveland business today? >> that's right, rob. i went to urban cuts barbershop as they want to make sure that the community has easy access to voter information and registration. folks can fill out their form and drop it in a box that they have inside the shop. yo an effort to make the process a little less intimidating. and what better place than a spot where folks go to congregate and of socialize? owner waverly willis says it doesn't matter who you vote for, just vote. >> it's no good to complain about something and you're not doing anything had proactive about it. i'm an action person. don't talk my ear off. doing? >> reporter: and only 66% of blacks voted in 2012.

whites. different polls produce different numbers. several show only 1% to 2% of the african americans plan to vote for trump, the lowest approval rating for this demographic ever in the history of a presidential election. now clinton also working to bridge her gap with this group. the push is on tonight by both candidates to hopefully woo voter who is are black. live in the studio dhomonique ricks news 5. >> we'll have more numbers after the debate tonight. president bill clinton coming voters to register before the october 11th deadline. he is scheduled to host the event tomorrow night. that's at 6:00. meanwhile trump's running mate mike pence is back in ohio on wednesday planning to attend a rally out near youngstown. now it is time to get a check on your evening commute, blowing along the new innerbelt bridge. drivers are still dodging those dreadful orange barrels. 90 east from the west side and

drivers are also discovering today that the bridge briefly opens to five lanes and then it goes down three and then it finally gets, you know, you squeeze it back to two. >> i'll tell you that the change is causing delays during their commute. some of you felt that, all five lanes of traffic both the eastbound and westbound stands will be reopening late next month. we just need to get through these growing pains here. >> in other words, nothing really has changed except that you have moved over 50 feet? [ laughter ] >> that's what you did. >> really? >> all right, be patient. you are all very, -- very, very good. >> reporter: rain and showers are fading right now. that's the good news. skies are clearing. i want to show you the sunset shot we have right now. look at this, this is a live look. that is awesome. excellent weather if you're going out and about through the evening hours. things are much improved. so i would recommend leaving the umbrellas at home and maybe grabbing the sweater because temps are going to cool down as skies clear out. we're going to see these temps

here we go. it could be an isolated shower here in amongst these little echos that are moving right along the lake shore. but most likely these are some of the cumulus clouds that are still lingering. and any sprinkles here towards akron and canton, they should fade away very quickly. the main band of rain is well off to the east. so that's great news. now as we zoom on in, we will show you some rain totals. not a lot of rainfall. but look at canton, less than a tenth of an inch and a quarter of an inch for .15 for worcester and akron. .21 for ashtabula. so it was raining, but primarily light rains. we have clearing skies coming in, clearing out scouring out a lot of the cloudiness, which will be the trend through the evening hours. and 62 in canton. 63 currently in ashtabula. here we go. 59% humidity with the west wind at 8. then the visibilities,

the area, 10 miles now. being reported after a lot of rain and low cloudiness today. 70 our high and that is the average. so we nailed it. 91 on this date in 1998. and .27 inches of rain for hopkins. here is the front moving by right now. it's going to pull out of here quickly. clearing skies here if you're worried about the tribe game in detroit getting wet that it looks like we will be staying dry with a southerly breeze and clearing skies. remember the magic number, it up. 60s to start. 50s to end the ball game. watch this low. it is actually going to slide southward. so tomorrow you'll have quite a bit of sun. but then the low will be moving in and they sit over us for a couple of days, which means more wet weather on wednesday, even into thursday. we'll start. here is thursday morning for the rush. you're still dry. but watch during the afternoon. boom. spinning areas of rain showers are coming in. notice ashtabula, geneva, they are harvesting grapes out here. you should have most of the day

pick some of those grapes. but the rest of us, not so much. 52 tonight, it could be an early sprinkle for the next hour, but clearing skies are coming in rapidly. let me show you tomorrow. oh no, not 86. who has been playing? who has been playing? folks have been playing with my computer. no, they wish for 80s. we're not going to see it. tomorrow near 70. here we go. akron tonight 47, chilly. 72 tomorrow. mainly sunny. again, right around 70 to 72 for everybody tomorrow. wednesday 65 scattered rain. a few showers on thursday 69. 68 friday and a few showers on saturday. this is a very fall-like seven- day forecast. >> very fall like. the indians haven't clinched their division yet, but that didn't stop fans from snatching up playoff tickets. game tickets sold out within minutes. home game number three are still on sale. the tribe starts a four-game series in detroit. they will win their first

since 2007 if they win tonight. the third largest improvement in the league is what we're told. >> that's all good news because when they start the season they were dead last in attendance and now they have moved their way up the ladder a little bit. let's keep it going. >> sounds good. winning cures everything. >> just ask the cavaliers. they're back and they will start practice tomorrow. they are getting ready to start another shot at the title run. we'll talk about media day when we come back. as you said it, the indians are on the verge of making the playoffs, it could happen tonight with this man

once you have it, you know, you have that edge of hunger getting there and you'll finally win the championship is great. when a team comes back the next year, that's all that is on their minds just winning another championship. >> well, they are back and they are starting practice tomorrow filling in with the old faces and two faces that are not here. he told the team today that he was deciding to retire as they are still open -- hoping to sign their free agent as they were having fun today thinking about getting back on the road to the championship. but as you can tell that it will start with the big three. >> and we are already the defending champions, but that means absolutely nothing right now because it's a new season and we need to get back to the fundamentals and the basics of

>> the hunters are now becoming the hunted. we have to approach every game, you know, a lot like the last two years. knowing that we're get their best shots. he is in route to detroit as we will have a full report tonight at 11:00. time and time again, they tonight. then they didn't score when they had a chance in overtime against the dolphins. all things considered, the browns have had chances to win the last two games. but when you consider that they were missing seven original starters in yesterday's loss, some folks could see a silver lining. >> like the resiliency of our guys, i like the grit. the guys fought hard, you know. and at the end of it all, we had a chance to win the game and we didn't.

>> pryor looked good yesterday as i'm looking forward to seeing more. >> he did all right. >> yes. >> a shaky start, but man once the game started going on he started to settle in especially on the convergent play. it's awesome. >> the haircut is looking good. i'm looking forward to seeing more of it at 11:00.

tonight, breaking news. hillary clinton and donald trump, the head to head match-up finally here. the first time for donald trump on a debate stage against just one other candidate. the stakes enormous for hillary clinton, too. trying to earn back trust. the race, a dead heat. we have inside reporting, what each candidate has in their arsenal, ready for tonight. also this evening, the rush hour shooting rampage. the suspect taking aim at drivers. nine people wounded. what was discovered inside his car. the flood emergency at this hour. thousands urged to evacuate. rivers rising. flash floods from texas to iowa. the system now moving east. the tragic death of a major league player and his friends. authorities tonight investigating. and we celebrate an american giant. arnold palmer.