cleveland starts now. >> flags are half staff across ohio this morning to honor fallen heroes. plus the biggest game in the n.f.l. this weekend being played in cleveland today. the browns will be lookin tom brady's return to the field. let's take a look outside this morning. does it look colder because it is. hello and welcome. let get right to the forecast. whether you were out late last night or early this morning, no joke, there was some cold in the air, the wind was there. fall is here, folks. >> fall is here and it will be another cool one for your

over 50. so temperatures dropping again, but the good news is i'm bringing you still sunshine. right now we are seeing some lake effect clouds for eastern locations, but they will move out of here as high pressure continues to move in. downtown clevelandes say warm spot, 54 degrees. let's make our was to inla upper 30s, so, folks, these are some of the coolest temperatures we have seen since april. as you're stepping out, be prepared for that. across the poured, you can see ash tabeulah. 44. contours map, we are back in the darker blue so these temperatures hopefully going to warm up just a bit for your sunday afternoon.

from cuyahoga county, to ashtabula. clouds from portage county. he high pressure really building to western locations, that's why you're seeing some of the coolest temperatures of the season so far. we are dealing with no ohio across the central plains, they're dealing with a little bit of severe weather, but it's well out of our area, we will get a lot of sunshine look at this hour by hour. nick, by noon, 57. >> i'm like, what's going on? >> reporter: a gruesome discovery, a little boy finds something no child should ever see while playing on cleveland's east side. today his mom and dad are keeping an extra close eye on him after he found a dead body.

have a lasting impact on the child after the 50-year-old boy found the body. >> i get to contact my wife, something happened, our baby has discovered this body. >> cleveland police still working to identify the man. right now all they know is that he is in his 20s or 30s. tomorrow kicks off fire prevention week, but just hours from now an early start. as a special ceremony will get under way in lakewood to honor firefighters who have died in that's where our own meg shaw is this morning. what's on tap for us. >> this year's firefighters ceremony may hit a little closer to home than usual. just over two weeks ago the department lost one of its own to cancer. they say he was dedicated to this city for 30 years. this is video from last year's sorry money we attended. they say at this year's ceremony they plan to honor

recognize one promoted officer. today's ceremony kicks off the beginning of fire prevention week, which is celebrated all across the country. the goal to educate people of all ages about what safety measures they can take in their homes to prevent fires. according to the national fire prevention association, three out of five home fire death from homes without working smoke alarms or no smack alarms at all in 2015. station here in lakewood, the ceremony kicks off today at noon and the fire department accepts anybody who is in attendance can take a tour of the fire station following the ceremony, that will run from 12:30 to 1:00. anyone is well to attend. meg shaw, news 5. >> there every day for us. thank you, meg. all eyes on first energy stadium, the browns will take

tom brady. he spent the first four games of the season on the bench. the patriots come in this game 3-1 to the browns 0-4. in their last meeting in 2013 the browns lost by just one point. back in 2010, many of you will remember the browns dominated the patriots, winning 34-14. they'll try to repeat that success. game time 1:00 at first energy new england team today. they could wrap up the division series with a win against the red sox. first pitch scheduled for 4:08. we'll have much more ahead' in the morning's sports report. thank you so much for starting sunday with us here. with the second debate set for tonight just days after a major

convince voters he is presidential material. a preview ahead. plus. historic floods and a trail of destruction. i'm in shrines, florida, the latest on the storm coming up. >> we are waking to a few clouds, i'll is show you in the 7-day forecast our temperatures

hurricane matthew been downgraded to a tropical cyclone. yesterday making landfall in north carolina. they're still trying to pick up the pieces here. we have a lot of moisture still running through raleigh-durham and the outer banks here, major flooding taking place, but you can see we wanted the track of this storm to really shift to the east, but instead it has made its way across the eastern seaboard. we are dealing with major beach erosion from ch coastal areas all the way up to north carolina. now we were just talking about the track, it continues to lift to the north from atlantic city, portions of virginia. also watching that tribe game in boston, you can see the bulk of this moisture will continue to lift to the north instead of east. we are thinking this was going to shift east to go back out to sea, but it continues to lift across the eastern seaboard. the next 24 hours, even though

tropical cyclone, still watching a lot of moisture. nick? >> matthew is downgraded to that post tropical cyclone, but its destruction continues. in north carolina, hundreds of water rescues, dams and dangers. florida begins to survey the damage. the storm claiming at least 15 lives. abc's lauren lister is stains st. augustine, florida. >> reporter: bringing record- breaking floods. more than 500 rescued across the street as streets became river rapids. in fayetteville. people stay from on top of vehicles and inside of them, not everyone making it out alive. the storm killing two people in this car when they were washed away. as matthew moved up the coast, it weakened, the storm surge

piers in myrtle beach. bringing down power line lines and trees from florida to north carolina. flooding cities and knocking out power to more than a million. >> the wind has really picked up. difficult to move around. >> reporter: after it passed the damage revealed. homeowners returning. >> catastrophe this weekend. >> reporter: this restaurant in st. augustine destroyed overnight. >> i this is horrible, this is my worst nightmare. it really is. >> reporter: residents in this neighborhood were some of the millions told to evacuate and now some returning home to this. they boarded up the windows and prepared for the storm, but that couldn't stop an enormous tree from falling on their house. "abc news." a bigger storm surge than a lot of at least places have

recruiting volunteers to help with recovery efforts. we have already sent two trucks and 20 volunteers along the east coast. they are prepared to help with have is needed. >> it could be shelter workers, they could serve food out of one of these trucks. they could even, their cleaning supplies cleaning up the aftermath of the hurricane. >> if you'd like to volunteer, visit the red cross website. to make words read crosswalk to 9099. here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers, good luck and we'll be we'll be

. >> time now 8:15 on your sunday morning. new from overnight the man suspected of killing two police officers in palm springs, california, now in custody. the shooting happened last night while the officers were responding to a domestic the fallen officers are leslie zare beni and gill vega. 63-year-old vega was due to retire at the end of the year. >> here he is, 35 years in, still pushing a patrol car for our community to make it better. on a day he wasn't even scheduled to work. >> you can see the raw emotion there. police have not released the suspect's identity or any

11 people were injured in a train derailment outside new york city. about 600 people were on board at the time. the first three cars came off the rails. this morning train service is suspended in both directions. john kasich is doubling down on his decision not to support donald trump. when asked about the newly released tapes about he declined to' support him. he described trump a man i could not and should not support. another ohio politician reacting, rob portman. portman issued a statement overnight staying he's pulling his support for trump and will vote for vice-presidential candidate mike pence. the audio recording likely to be a hot topic tonight. things could get interesting,

it's a town hall event with half the questions coming from the audience. martha radditz is moted' rating. karen traverse is in st. louis with a preview. >> reporter: the showdown in st. louis, a top hol debate that could be make or break for donald trump after abamp shell friday night. a lewd and graphic report from 11 years ago. caught with billy about an attempt to sleep by married woman. >> i moved on her and i failed. she was married. >> reporter: trump later brags that his status as a celebrity gimps him a pass to grab women. >> grab her by the. >> hillary clinton tweeted, we cannot allow this man to become president. house speaker paul ryan said in

by what he heard. a planned event on the campaign trail with ryan and trump didn't happen. clinton got a solid bounce out of first debate. >> i thought the first one went pretty well. >> reporter: she now has a 5- point lead over trump in a national poll. the same poll before the first debate had trump on top. is this trump's last chance to turn things aroundes. >> hillary clinton is resting. >> reporter: trump campaign insists he has the advantage with the town hall format and can focus directly with the audience. but one potential pit fall has the questions coming from the audience. >> he can't get mad at john q accident like he gets mad at us. >> reporter: sources have him going on the attack tonight

karen traverse, "abc news" st. louis. >> you'll be able to watch that debate here on news 5. if you want to engage with other voters, there are several watch parties. it's all happening at the mace mosque in richmond heights. if you want to see the debate on a big screen, head to several nemas. . we very interesting to say the least. janessa joins us now for weather. this weather has been interesting because we have gone from friday until now. we have seen drops about 40 degrees almost in some places. pushing 80 almost on friday to maybe in the 30s for some people. >> but it's fall.

conditions, a few lake effect clouds for eastern locations. seeing that right now for southern cuyahoga county. also lake and geauga. i said it this morning, kind of chilly out there, almost lost my alaska card. we are still in the 30s, though, folks, but these are some of the coolest temperatures that we have seen since april. this is what we are seeing the cool air medina, wayne county. i wouldn't be surprised some locations, even just a tad bit of frost. temperatures didn't drop down to the lower 30s. upper 30s in most spots, definitely a cooler weather pattern in effect here. look at the temperatures contrasts. greater cleveland, 52, you're the warm spot. millersburg, currently at 40 degrees, ashtabula, you're seeing the lower 50s with the

medina from lodi to worcester, currently at 38 degrees, 5 live radar is not picking up any moisture, the clouds are bouncing off the lake, that's why you're sitting in mostly cloudy weather from greater cleveland to ashtabula. pressure will continue to build in here. this will be the weather pattern, folks, evenes with we step we aren't losing the sunny skies, but fall has really dropped in across northern ohio. looking at your bar graph, a few clouds by 4:00. partly cloudy conditions tonight. and is allowing for all the sunshine that we are seeing. this is our next front. really doesn't make its way in until wednesday, thursday afternoon. you're looking at our temperatures. they're going to return here to

headed the browns game, game time, well grab that wind this afternoon, 1:00. mostly sunny skies, have the shades handy, but temperatures minute lower 50s. closer to the lake, 58 degrees. still dealing with the breeze about 10 to 15. that backs off tonight, but 42 with partly cloudy conditions for your evening. lots of sunshine to start the 70s. going to get kind of a slight taste of summer conditions here tuesday and wednesday, but here comes the fall weather, daytime highs by thursday, friday, we are only talking about upper 50s. >> couple of 70s mid-week, so not a tough transition. indians with a chance to pull out the brooms and punch their tickets to the american league

the second preseason matchup. showing off new faces and a new look. we have that and more in the mornings sports report. >> weekended let off. going into boston, their fans, i know what it's like to play there. crazy atmosphere, and we just need to stick together and keep playing like we know how to. >> up 2-0 in the division series. he helped the red sox win a now he's working on becoming the next host of a championship serieses in cleveland. an r.b.i single, guyer finished with 3 hits in the post-season debut usually he's the one getting hit. he's the hit by pitch king. >> the 1-27 on the swing.

good guy. he's been a really good addition in cleveland. he's also really good at getting hit by a pitch. >> the thing you like about that, that's what he does best. >> the guy the indians traded for at the deadline has gotten hit by a pitch more than any other guy in baseball this season. 31 times. >> there's no fleet to protect, that's all bone. >> he hit guyer with a pitch in the 1st and hits him again. >> i want to go the ball. not let it do damage to my body. so i just want to go up there and have my good approach and put a good bat together. >> why do you think you get hit so often? >> it's a combination of things. when i stride, i don't move, so when you combine those two things, so i guess the combination of all that is probably the recipe for getting hit a lot. >> reporter: speaking of a

big kale and quo inoa kind of guy. he may crunch a protein bar made of crickets. >> the company sent me some cricket protein powder right there, but i haven't tried it at all. you know, it tasted good when i have it. my go-to bar is a protein bar. collager protein. i'll keep going with that. >> he told me it helps ease his joints and recovery. of the 31 times he was beaned, it was boston who hit him the most. hitting him 6 times in the regular season. friday night lebrawn and company were at progressive field supporting the tribe.

probably shouldn't. dario kilimanjaroer crossover. later lebron to chris. wide open. might want they win and play in atlanta on monday. in nine days they play their final preseason game in columbus. yesterday they spelled out go tribe. indiana visiting the shoe. a monster 4th rushing touchdown this season. ' buckeyes have won 21 straight against indiana. next week they play on the road at number 1 wisconsin. you can see that game at 8:00 here on news 5. bass that's sports, have a great day. >> thank you very much. coming up this morning, the

here in ohio. the cleveland cavs as you just saw, they're showing support for breast cancer survivors, more on what the team is doing for breast cancer awareness month. you're watching good morning cleveland.

. >> news 5's good morning cleveland starts now.

we begin this half hour with a live look at progressive field. the tribe not there today. still get some of the positive energy from cleveland and send it up to boston as they continue the sweep against boston. we have several developing stories for you including national firefighters memorial day. meg shaw will be in live with what's happening locally to remember our fallen >> i don't know if we can officially call it cold, but chilly outside. some of the coolest temperatures we have seen for the season so far. haven't seen lows like this since april. that sunshine will put a smile on your face this morning. not a cloud in the sky from medina, richland county, western locations, that includes old earia, avon lake,

seeing lake effect clouds that are forming, i want to show you the big temperature contrast right now. downtown cleveland, yeah, you're the hot spot, make your way to medina, currently 39 degrees, also lodi, upper 30s, the chill is in full effect. but wide range of temperatures here, from start to summit county, so we have clouds that continue to bounce off the lake mostly cloudy conditions but making your way west, we are seeing this the high pressure building once again, that will continue to invade our space throughout your afternoon allowing for a lot more sunshine. this will be the day even stepping to your monday afternoon, the nearest moisture is well about 700 miles away, and weil not track that until about thursday. so hour by hour, get outside, but be prepared for cooler

daytime highs will stay there throughout your sunday. >> thank you, janessa. just hours from now the lakewood fire department will honor the fallen heroes who have come before us dedicated to saving lives. marking the beginning of fire prevention week, meg shaw is in lakewood for us. this year's ceremony will have a little extra added meaning. >> yeah, nick, just over two weeks ago they lost one of their fellow firefighters. with cancer. after dedicating more than 30 years to this city of lakewood. take ray look, this is video from last year's ceremony. they say today they will honor that firefighter in addition they will welcome two new officers and one promoted officer. they will take the oath of office during the service. the department is encouraging the public to attend this year's special event and they say those in attendance can

the ceremony. back out here at the station, we are at the fire station 1 here on madison avenue. the ceremony set to kick off at noon. the tour will run from 12:30 to 1:00. anybody is welcome to attend today's ceremonies. i will be extra special. live in lakewood, meg shaw, news 5. we are in the is it of the, the midst of part of the year. more than 80 people have died from overdases of heroin. there is easy walk for those impacted by heroin today. from 9:30 to noon at gar followed heights high school. people attending are asked to bring photos of people they have lost to drugs. more people teaming to fight the heroin crisis. they launched their safe passages yesterday.

with treatment and recovery. they will be debuting their newest addition. k-9 officer rugger will be sworn in today. the open house starts at 1:30 this afternoon at the jackson township administration office. if you are near the great lakes mall tonight. don't be alarmed if you see emergency vehicles. they will be conducting an emergency training exercise. the dedesigned to help with training and response times. it will get under way after the mall closes tonight. we know it's a huge sports day for northeast ohio. if you're looking for something outside, head over to ashtabula fethe only covered bridge festival. it's day two of the festival. it gets under way later today all day long. you can see some of the longest and shortest bridges still open to traffic. still to come this sunday

cleveland metro park zoo to fight back against breast cancer. including one local survivor who has devoted her life to fighting the disease. >> temperatures in the 50s this afternoon. i'll show you my 7-day forecast when the 70s return, all that

. >> good morning, everyone, thanks for starting your sunday with us. look how the weather is shaping up this morning for wayne

cloud in the sky, but our temperatures only in the mid-to upper 30s, folks, so that chill is in the air, but i am trak on the power of 5 on our cameras here, lake effect clouds that are taking over lake ashtabula along with southern portions of cuyahoga county. that will continue to move out of the area throughout the afternoon. we'll be sitting in a lot more sunshine. daytime highs barely, folks, barely in the s county to medina. the count on having the sunglasses handy, sun glare 60 degrees, upper 50s for parma area so the fall-like weather pattern completely taking over for your sunday, nick? >> thank you, janessa. as you make your way around northeast ohio, you may have seen a lot more of the color

breast cancer awareness month. the to your err going pink -- the tower going pink. the many buildings around the world that will be glowing pink all month long in honor of breast cancer survivors. lebron james supporting the cause by wearing pink on the court last night. moon dog and the cavalier girls decked out in pink as well. it was all part of their breast cancer awareness night. they took time out breast cancer survivors. >> i am a survivor, and cancer free. i've experienced complications, but early detection is a must and 3-d mammograms are a must. that's how i got my 3-d mammogram. >> love to see so many people coming out to support though night. fans were able to purchase

toward finding a cure. pink the' color of choice at the zoo. they will raise awareness and money for research. one woman who will b be there, one woman who took on the disease and won. lauren brill has her story. >> reporter: i remember his words, just came in and said, well, it is cancer. >> reporter: that was how a doctor told darlene 20 ye >> my husband would come to all my appointments with me. sometimes when he knew i was meeting with a doctor, i would come out and he would be sitting in the waiting room. >> reporter: he used exercise to clear her head. >> it helps with the stress levels. they have said that if there is a magic pill, it would be exercise. >> reporter: 20 years later,

grandsons, who are 4, almost 2 and 8 months, and i can play with them. >> the curves has raised about $175,000 for american cancer society over 15-year period. >> the horn was diagnosed 15 years ago. >> reporter: while they are survivors, darlene knows all too well not everyone is that lucky. >> five myster to breast cancer, she had a more aggressive form of it. >> reporter: when darlene was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was scared, now she's not only strong and healthy, she's different than she was prior to her diagnosis. >> it made me appreciate other people. that support, knowing someone is out there thinking about you, just helps you.

>> news channel 5. >> definitely all about the support. next lebron james getting more political than ever this week. we are looking at how much clout king james has with ohio

. >> welcome back, 8:44 now. as donald trump and hillary clinton get set to debate tonight in st. louis. here at home their camps are looking to register voters

john has more in democracy 2016 and a look at what lebron james could soon hang up his high tops and run in the world of politics. >> as we prepare for the second presidential debate, the candidates thoughts are with thousands impacted by hurricane matthew. so too are ours. how are they preparing. those are a couple of questions i put to surrogates. when it are equally proficient. they have something in common common, a mutual dislike of each other's candidate. howard dean's advice for hillary is simple. take what she did last time. >> ' just keep doing it. it's a town meeting, different format. just be herself, she's very smart and trump knows nothing about the issues.

and says trump will be fair. >> i do hope the moderators stop interrupting and telling us what they think the truth is because in lester holt's case, he was doing that. >> reporter: he's done his opposition research. >> are there things you know about hillary clinton that donald trump has not used yet? >> yes. >> are you urging him them? >> you'll see. >> reporter: yowled like to divalujet some of them now. >> reporter: the war of words extends beyond those spoken. he took some heat for this tweet made during the first debate. notice trump sniffling all the time, coke user, does he really think that? >> i have no idea. i leave that up to his physician. look, whatever's the marty with trump, i don't know. a normal person doesn't get up

4:00 and 5:00 this morning. >> reporter: mr. giuliani you have 15 seconds for rebuttal? >> i believe hillary clinton would be a disaster. i would have a hard time seeing a criminal sitting in the white house and as -- having been a prosecutor for 17 years, i am convinced she violated at least 20 different federal laws. >> reporter: i want to see those two debate. hillary clinton will be back in ohio tomorrow. her second in two weeks, one day ahead of the end registration. hillary clinton picked up a kien endorsement in ohio this week, one lebron james. he's been involved in politics before, which got me thinking, might he one day consider a different throne. in endorsing hillary clinton for president, he caught the attention of the sports and political worlds. clinton said it's great, i'm so excited. in his statement, lebron wrote only one person understands the

in poverty. . >> obviously you know how important my career is especially in my hometown. >> reporter: at the practice facility, it was topic one, lebron made clear. >> i'm not a political guy. not even a politician. but i know what -- >> reporter: his actions with his foundation have spoken volumes over the years. some say underestimates political future at your own the governor's house. >> reporter: he knows the path. from one he took playing in the nba to mayor of warrensville heights. he says he saw something in lebron years ago. >> i saw it. and i was like, he's the guy. now weather he wants to be the guy or not, i don't know, but he's the guy. he hasn't lost the connection to his community and he's

experiences out here and say listen, if i could do something to make a shift occur, i'm going to do it. >> reporter: the lead character in what has been a year for the books in cleveland. the indians are looking to write the next chapter. a lot of times when you're in good times, you don't recognize them, this morning, i little perspective. you may not know it now, but some day you will, what we have seen this year is far from run of the mill, not to be but it's been nothing short of historical. we ended our championship drought and did it at a time when everyone counted us out. no team did what the cavaliers had done, come back in the finals after being down 3-1. they rode through the streets like conquering heroes j. here's another refresher of how we performed under pressure. we with welcomed the republican

and survival. we altered our skyline and rewrote the story of cleveland and shared in the biline. the indians pursuit of october baseball. 14 wins in a row, not in a boring fashion, but with pomp, flare and show. the ends defeated an opponent in 19. look, we know not how the season will end, but all i can dream, please don't wake me, my friend. roll, tribe. remember to tune in tonight for the presidential debate and tom sutton and i will break it all down. we have scores and highlights for you yo a on news 5 at 11:00. >> thank you, john. it has been a fun ride for governor james. maybe in the future. we are having a little argument here in the studio. i said cold, we were talking

only chilly. 20s, right? >> i need you to get it together, be strong here. >> we'll put up a poll on twitter. >> let us know who you agree with. 30s and there's a chill in the air. you know i like to win. >> right now weather-wise, the fall-like temperatures, they are invading our is space, the pumpkin spice, the coco kind of extra hot this morning, as our temperatures in the upper 30s in spots. we haven't seen that since april, folks. cloud coverage from cuyahoga county to lake. ashtabula clouds are forming, they will push out of the area this afternoon. look at the contours map. folks, we are back in the darker blues here, good morning, wooster. currently at 52. akron 44.

not picking up any moisture, but to the east you are seeing a few clouds, to the west a lot of sunshine to start off your sunday. and that will continue to push in here as high pressure dominates for at least the next 36 hours. do want to take a look at the post-tropical storm cyclone now. we are still dealing with a lot of moisture and flood concern for raleigh- of charlotte, west virginia, new york. we want to take a quick look, people are asking about the tribe game, indians game this afternoon. look at boston getting hit really hard right now with a good dose of moisture. we are going to continue to see that post tropical cyclone lift to the north. this will be a close within if the game is played this afternoon. so hour by hour, closer to home, greater cleveland, we are talking about sunny skies

7:00 hour, temperatures only in the mid-50s. high pressure will continue to dominate as i said, at the to the west, we are tracking our next cold front that doesn't enter until wednesday, thursday afternoon. we are going to see our temperatures spicing up here in in the next few days. headed to the game this afternoon, have the coat handy for game time. mostly sunny, temperatures in the 50s, closer to the lake this afternoon. we will fall off a few degrees from clouds for your evening, 42. this is really not a bad 7-day forecast. but kind of a sea saw effect. 63 by tomorrow. 70s for tuesday and wednesday. that front that i showed you, it makes its way in thursday, providing us with early morning rain thursday. but look at this 20-degree temperature drop, we are back in the mid-to upper 50s.

. >> janessa joins us now with one final look at the weather. again, cold start. >> chilly. >> some might define it as chilly. more like fall temperatures we are used to seeing this time of year. it's so drastic because we of really seen the drop the last few days. >> i fully warned you yesterday, 38 right now. >> that was another big part of it, the winds along with it.

afternoon. not much heat behind to sun, but tomorrow back in the 60s, then tuesday and wednesday looking pretty good here for october. 72 degrees. i want you to prepare for thursday, we'll see that front move in and we'll drop another 20 degrees. so still in the 7-day forecast. >> could see a lot of change this time of year. >> but we cannot say cold just yet. >> that's debatable. we'll be back at 10:00 this week with george a lot to talk about. donald trump, his comments and a preview of tonight's debate.

sglanchtsing right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. over the edge. >> anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who i am. >> hours away from the block bugser debate rematch and donald trump not backing down after this explosive video. >> i she was married. when you're a star you can do anything. >> top republicans calling on trump to quit the race. will the gop abandon its own nominee? and has he finally gone too far? we talk to key trump adviser rudy giuliani and playing the blame game. >> bill clinton has abused women and hillary has bullied attacked