driver. only news 5 is bringing you the story and that jarring video. >> the whole ordeal unfolded in apple creek today in wayne county. as our bob jones reports, everything was caused by two boys not even old enough to drive. >> reporter: an apple creek police officer received a "be on the lookout" message about a stolen car. when he spotted it, the officer gave chase, not knowing at the time two 15-year-old boys were in the how the chase ended was frightening. watch the dash cam video behind a pontiac. as they approach u.s. 250 the young driver blows a stop sign causing a terrible collision with a woman on her way to work. >> i had that gut feeling that something bad possibly was going to happen. >> reporter: and it did. >> unfortunately. >> reporter: the sergeant jumped from his car and handcuffed the two 15-year-old boys. ems then took them away for treatment along with that other innocent driver.

i was in disbelief, he is special when i went to the scene and sought. >> reporter: andrea was astounded because that crashed car was hers. minutes earlier the teens hopped in it and stole it after she left it rung outside of a wooster gas station. >> and that's a huge mistake, everyone. just to let you know, don't ever do that. >> reporter: police told me the boys had walked away from a residential treatment facility. during that chase the driving was erratic, stopping starting, going fast near an amish buggy, and eventually that high-impact crash. >> i wish that all parties involved would have made a better judgment call today. senate's totally wrong what they did. >> reporter: andrea also raised concerns about the teens vanishing from village network, which is not a locked facility. police say they have had more than 30 missing or runaway kids from here the last two years. >> they need higher security there so this kind of thing doesn't happen to someone else.

injured woman were all taken to the hospital. all are expected to be okay. the driver is to you facing several charges including fleeing and eluding. in apple creek, bob jones, news 5. this afternoon the village network told news 5 it is working with police on their investigation and carrying out its own internal investigation as well. today an ashland county judge approved a gag order in the case of a confessed serial killer, shawn grate, this after he sent a explaining in dark detail why he murdered his victims. the order requested by both the prosecutor's office and the defense will prohibit grate or anyone close to the case from discussing facts with the media. pretrial is scheduled october 31st. new information on a crash in richfield we told you about tuesday night. >> we've learned the driver involved that in wreck died in the hospital.

man we had just spoken to the day before. bob jones introduced you to an army veteran monday. he confronted a burglar in his home and ended up shooting the man. he had survived three strokes and two heart attacks before that fight. then on tuesday, we told you about a car that left 77 and crashed down an embankment. he was taken by helicopter to the hospital but tragically we learned today did the man accused of breaking into his home is still locked up, charged with burglary and assault. just when you thought the race for the white house couldn't get any uglier we found a new low. >> today donald trump back on the defense lashing out at the "new york times" over an article on two women who claim trump groped them years ago. news 5 anchor rob powers is following trump's response from the newsroom. >> donald trump is threatening

total fabrication. the message from the times is this. bring it on. the vice president and assistant general counsel for the "new york times" company released a letter today saying the newspaper welcomes trump's challenge. yesterday the paper published a story with two women saying trump touched or kissed them without their consent. that article came less than a week after audio revealed trump bragging about exactly such behavior saying he could do anything he wanted with women because he was famous. conspiracy for trying to block his path to the presidency. >> now we address the slander and libel that was just last night thrown at me by the clinton machine and the "new york times" and other media outlets. it is part of a concerted, coordinated, and vicious attack. it's not coincidence. >> trump isn't only taking heat

mince words. >> this was not just a lewd conversation. this wasn't just locker room banter. this was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior. >> mrs. obama told the crowd the gop nominee's comments shook her to her core and should not be viewed as politics a ohio is wrapping up at this hour. it's just one of 28 days where voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot ahead of the november 8th election. our john kosich joins us from the news 5 tech center. john, are we seeing the same enthusiasm that we saw four years ago? >> early voting this year is seven days shorter than it was in 2012 and 2008. so you would think that yes, on a daily basis, foot traffic would be up.

elections volunteers wait for those arriving to cast their ballots early in person. this actor on hand to drum up support for hillary clinton. >> it's a great way to do it, not having to wait until election day. >> reporter: early voting kicked off wednesday, but in

>> markjweather, we had to grab the jacket today. >> look at this.

everyone except along the lakeshore will likely see lows in the 30s. the only county not included is lake county. the extreme northern portion of ashtabula county. 61 dover-new philly, but mid- 50s in elyria and cleveland. 57 52 already in ash afternoon. watch the clouds clearing out. they are going away so winds are calming down, skies clearing, and that is going to allow our temperatures to really drop quickly. by 10:00 p.m., mainly clear skies, middle and upper 40s. 30s by dawn. we will track a warmer weather weekend coming up. a business deal in a public place gone terribly wrong. >> and the entire ordeal is

at this gas station that should seven as a cautionary tale for others. and a little boy goes to the barbershop with his dad for a haircut when all hell breaks loose. tonight we've learned about the five-year-old who was shot. and the dea backs off a decision to ban the opiate-like plant. why the agency had a change of

new information on a gas station hit by crooks twice in the same day. >> one of those crimes was caught on camera, too. our derick waller is live at the bp at lee and harvard with a look at that video. stolen at the same gas station within a couple of hours of each other. >> it ain't right. even how he hopped on a bike, don't nobody looking like. that. >> reporter: clerks at a gas station had a weird feeling. a man testing out an atv. a few minutes later this video shows the transaction.

distance. >> give them no money, get off and ride. >> reporter: but moments later it became clear that that was counterfeit. the clerk says it's happened here before. >> it's like they're trying to buy it off craigslist. prank them. get on it and take o. >> reporter: but this time a man left his mercedes rung at the pump. you can probably figure out what happens next. he runs inside, comes back outside, his car is gone. >> must have with the alternator or something. if he shut it off, he wouldn't have been able to turn it back on. when i see it, i tell them to go back and turn it off. >> have you ever left your car running? >> oh, never. never in the city of cleveland would i ever leave my car running. it's a high crime area, and you just have to be careful. >> reporter: it's something we

people leaving their keys in the car so they can heat it up. the message here sue really can't do that. derick waller, news 5. new information tonight in that horrific shooting where a five-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shooting at a barbershop. 's a story we broke on news 5 at 11:00. this happened at west 59th exchanged. witnesses say a third man might be involved. earlier in the night a man went into the barbershop for a haircut. later that same guy came back and left with the would-be robbers. the man was apparently shot and went to metro health to be treated. tonight the search is on for those men. as for the five-year-old we're told he was shot in the foot and he is expected to be okay. frank. >> hoping for a speedy recovery. take a look at this.

north carolina. so far that powerful storm is blamed for 30 deaths in the united states, with 20 in north carolina alone. the federal government declared disasters in a third of the state's 100 counties. many people without power and clean water, and in many cases, they've lost everything. >> there are people really, really hurt, and sadly, the poorest of the poor in north carolina are the ones who are being hurt the most by these floods. >> no, they don't. and for many it is only going to get worse before it gets better as rivers reach historic levels and nude waters continue to strength more communities. before the storm hit the united states, hurricane matthew hit haiti leaving an estimated 500 people dead. >> that number is expected to grow in the next few days. in the hardest hit areas, 80% of the homes were destroyed. across haiti, more than 175,000 people have been relocated to

city. >> that's going to be awhile. >> it is going to be awhile. >> bad news. haiti, north carolina. we said the big threat for the carolinas would be the heavy rain. and the flooding and then haiti, just a disaster. >> it just keeps coming. >> bermuda got hit today by a category 3, hurricane nicole. the eye went right over bermuda. no reports yet of damage or death or injury, but we do know wind gusts were above 125 >> hurricane season. >> it ends november 30th. winding down. let's show you what's going on outside right now. it's all about the chilly air arriving yesterday. we were 78 comfortable degrees right at this hour. we were showing you maps with 70s all over them. not so today. we are in the 50s now. let's zoom in. we'll show you currently greater cleveland, checking in with 59.

it's 51 in kirtland. 54 westlake. downtown 55. 59 degrees peninsula. 57 throughout massillon, jackson township and canton. alliance at 54. you get the idea that temperatures are going to go down quickly, right? yeah, you are correct. 50s now. watch the clearing coming in here. i mean, look at the clear skies as the high binldz and dries the air and quiets the winds. so your show you the cleveland proper, downtown, will drop you down to 39 degrees tonight by 7:00 a.m. inland areas are going to get colder by a good five, six degrees. so clearing skies, light winds will allow for the temperatures to really go down. here's the front. it is now well south. we've got a chilly high moving in. so frosty conditions are likely. let me show you the frost areas. these are all frost advisories

michigan, northern indiana, and, of course, the entire newschannel5 viewing area under a frost advisory tonight, with the exception of lake county and the northern smidge of ashtabula county north of interstate 90. not expecting frost there, but still, the chill is on. so your akron-canton temperatures, these are the big cities, 38 to 39 degrees by 7:00al. but outside those city lights you're talking 32 to 35 degrees. definitely frosty conditions for the greater cleveland area. slightly warmer near the lake. again, we'll go about 39 to 40 for overnight lows. if you're within about five miles of lake erie you're not likely to experience frost tonight. but anywhere else inland, you got it. here's a sneak peek at your weather weekend. this is a nice trade-off. we get very cold tonight. tomorrow is cool. and then saturday, look, 74. sunday 77. we'll mention a few isolated

the cleveland browns 5k. i understand a couple of folks here are going to run that race. is that you, frank and dhomonique? >> i'm going start, then drive to the finish. i'll be the first one done. >> i'll be training. >> i know rob powers is running it, several folks from the station, and thousands of you. so the weather should be nice in the 50s saturday morning. walking into a trap, new details about a deadly ambush on two police officers. what we've learned about case tonight and the suspect faces a judge. an exploding population in one community could be putting lives in danger. it's one of the stories we're working on tonight all new at

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them late last night. >> this is coming on the heels of an attack on two palm springs officers over the weekend ??called by investigato a trap ??that cost them xd?g!ei lives. abc ??v >> reporter: a solemn qm,p6cj% procession ?ilpr california for sergeant steve owen. >> he was taken from us by an evil predator xdon october 5th. >> ?@?reporter: b.?the veteran officer allegedly killed execution style by a parolee e1 while two boston police officers t(ar fighting for t(x >> officmr3shot 303. >> reporter: authorities say they werepiresponding late wednesday to a domestic disturbance call. >> always unpredict afternoon. we always tell our officers when we train them, that's probably the most dangerous call they go to. >> reporter: the dispute between roommates, and one of th style rifle and wearing body armor opened fire on the

gunshots. it was like over 30. then we +??ijust seen a bunch o police coming. >> reporter: officers rushed in, pulling their badly wound' colleagues from the f?scene, i] killing the. is this comes just days after two police officers$;??iin palm springs were killed, also responding to reports of t(a domestic disturbance. authoritij#c?saying the suspect in that case, john felix, was also wearing b'd using armor piercing >> he wanted to gun f?down poli officers. >> reporter: investigators calling it an up from 30 at this time last year. >> that's better ??than a 50% jump. so very disturbing for police. >> reporter: jfthe palm springs? suspect now faces ?it(capital murder charges. he is expected to be arraigned today, and au?znrities in boston x>re not >oksaying rebe officers were targeted and say it looks ?[?like they're going survive. lauren lister, abc xdnews, los angeles. it looks like a legitimate service from the city.

your steps. but tonight police say it is nothing more than a caht(con. where it's happening, and what you need to know tonight. and it is a home coming 75 ? years in the making, but this home coming is i]not your typicd reunion. nope. ing and grab your tissues, (m(c with a story ?rthat will tug ati

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evidence to prove they were untrue. he threatened the "new york times" with a tauipkdvym udey r were ready for a qfight and added that trump doesn't have q great reputation okwith women. members gfithe lpblack shie want +?cleveland police patrolman's q7::jt)p?ion president ?rto step ?idown. they are upset over his endorsement ?iof donald trump. sr on t(to t(say loomis' endorseme puts a e1wall up between police and the community. only on ??5, a scam f?makin on the lake. painters have been doing work no one asked for, then demanding money for it. police shared a warning for everyone. they talked to our tara molina. >> reporter: guys, check this out. it doesn't look like a scam, right some so%eople may want to ?rhave this done. but it is the people who didn't

for it that want you ?ixdto i]? up. new numbers line the streets in mentor on the lake. while they may make addresses ? easier to ?d, police say there's a problem. to pay for a service they did not order from people who are not permitted to do work with the city okaut claim to. according to i]the people who live on these streets, painters weren't asking for a set amount of money. they were just asking for money. the police chief told me, you do not to have pay. >> this week th'r leave any money and telling them that they want mo] for what they f?did. >> i don't pay f%uzanything f?i didn't q. i didn't give ?ithem any money. >> it's important to note this wouldn't be a problem xdif psilters were doing a job r they weren't. in mendnon the lake, tara molina, news 5. now all new at r:00 in elyria there is a special home

75 years. >> yeah. we're talking about a teenager who told his parents good-bye, then he joined f?the navy. but xdthat young sailor never made it back home. he lost his life on a day lp america can never forget. leon bibb is here. after seven decades lphis development. >> heart tugging indeed and emotional as well because it has taken 75 years for this t( story to be fully told. today unfolded another chapte2=% he came home f?today after all a teenager when he lpleft in 1941. 1941years later the remains of the u.s. navy sailor came qqhom again. the e1life of r a war began. he t(was among its first ?i casualties. so under a militad9&r rudolph )i?brought to his hometown, now that his remains have been jfpositively identified. he was aboard the u.s.s.

way into his ship ?rat pearl harbor, t(chawaii. that was the day qm# america's entry into world xdwar ii. yesterday ?iwe spoke to his nie who was i]lpr had died. >> neby ever promised lpus thp? ?bis day would come. they said we're u?xdwork ?ron i they took dna from family members to have him qput back%i with family, ? and father. >> reporter: so with honors, remains of a sailor who went to satisfactory been brought back to inducted into the u.s. navy at q 18, he served at the leading edge of america's entry into war. three-quarters of a century later, thq?!ains of a sailor are ?rreturned to elyria. life stopped at okthe age 19 u. navy, ??jfveteran of war, and ?? come home. )om elyria high r

and the a cappella core ?i results. at qthe burial tomorrow,piwhich the public is invited, the xd current high school ?ra cappell chorus will sing. the voices okwill be a tribute 1 memory to the home going of a sailor lsrwho died on the first day of t(a long war. velopments in a story you saw first jfon 5. the dea backs off a f?decision ie?pg opioid r the dea xdofficially withdrew q notice xdto ban kratom saying i plans to do ?imore research. ?idown put into pills and ??powder, th sold f?as a dietary supplement. we have spoken to clevelanders

with that battle brewing there has been a new call for our x all illicit drugs. the report ?isays the criminallization of drugs in this country ?iqhas had devastating consequences and offers ??few, if any, benefits public safety. the report called out texas ?? specifically where people are in t(prison for possession less than one gram of drugs. mark johnson has pulled out the crockpot and the qer >> it's comfort food night. definitely coat weather out there. frost advisory okxd2:00 a.m. tonight through 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we tholed i]was coming, the chilly okair settling lpin. it stqy ccool all afternoon. we're still f?in 50s. really didn't get out xdof it. 56 ??degrees, skies clearing. you know what that means. frost. here we go. thursday, 10:00 p.m., we're in f

here we go. wooster, you are likely going to be lpright around e133, 34 ?f degrees. 39 in canton by 8:30. form because these thermometers are four feet above the ground. collm!t air sinks even 4h?lower than that. degrees cooler. so a lot of lower and middle 30s by ?iqtomorrow cmorning, wa- up time. grab those winter coats. but a tribe forecast you are going to like, and a weekend coming up. >> t(qall right, w3okmark. testing the statements of the presidential candidates. we've put their words through the truth-o-meter. find out qwho's telling some tall tales. >> and a creepy jy7?f?f?clown c one police department takes extreme measures to make sure people lparen't scared ?ito dea but first, check out j.the

in my world cof weather today some great photos from you via social med morning. we did have some c2 through during the morning rush, then it quickly abated and moved off to the south and ? there, brian. what a great shot from creek, amish country. there's a great shot. a horsey. and janice finally harvested her prized watermelon. grad she did because the watermelon vines will probably get frosted r mark johnson weather t(on facebook. like, follow, and post nb?qyour pics.

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independent. >> jfand donald trump qimplied that ?it(the i]media is ?rbehin vicious claims of hillary 9? clinton. >> we are now for the okfirst time energy independent. >> hillary clinton's claim that u.s. was for the first time energy independent may have been lost on viewers in cwhat was known as f> wrong e1that we're energy independent, right track. >> politifact i]finding that so say the u.s. is ?iclose enough but not quite there yet even though it is trending jfthat wa politifact rating hillary clinton's claim as f?false. >> i've gotten ??to see the commercials that they did on you. and i have gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials i have ever seen of michele obama talking about you, hillary. >> that donald trump claim

guard since +?michele qobama ha stumped for hillary clinton. a deeper dig found this new political ad was the ??lpone tr was referring to. >> if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the white h7u;e. >> president obama said that comment by ts7?the first lady during the run was not a swipe at r it's now resurfacing, though, in this ad from a pro h#b]?ixdtu super pac. >> if he's talking about a xd republicans using michele obama's r >> with the ad not w3coming ?rf the lpobama r rating trump's claim as false. >> ym??ione more debate, octobe 1st, from las vegas. we'll see you back e1w3here nex week. a police chief in massachusetts is not clowning

against clown activity in light of a string of ?ii]reported clo sightings and alleged attacks across f?t(the country. >> f?some guy popped out of the woods, scared my daughter half ur?into the woods with him, then that's when i called you guys. >> that woman described a man in ?ii]a i]okclown jfi]costume. the officer takes off to find t( him. when xdhe does, the psa shows a tense confronta!]?9. check this out. >> hey, you the clown ????+???t scaring the >> maybe i was, maybe i wasn't. what are ym?you r >> that's when the video takes a xdlighter turn and half a doz or so officers, check that out, they came pouring out of the back of ce1a patrol car xdt(clov style. a detective then appears to offer a warning okto anyone out there thinking of dressing up like a creepy clown ?ie1to scar k warning, if you want to act

anti-clown sentiment took ? dangerous turn in arizona where a peaceful march by clowns t(ha to i]be threats. a group was planning a clown lives in u?protest of the anti-clown backlash sweeping the nation. wd and re's mark. >> is it over? some things creep you out. for qmet's f?snakes and clowns. >> i'm a clown person, too. >> i away a i]little bit. >> take yourfptime and let the video roll. >> i was hoping they would fade to black, okay. we're all right. all right, somebody's been playing with our lorain tower c!s? >> wasn't lpme. >> look at. ?@%hat there's t(a nice shot. >> maybe a clown. >> when clowns attack tower cams. ashtabula w3currently 53 degree wind gusts to 24 miles per hour. that was from ym?earlier today.

saybrook, almost .02 of $cwan ? light f?northerly winds. the trend is for winds to calm down, f?f?skies t(lpto clear ou it's already north at 2, 2 miles per hour. those xdcwinds are w3calming. skies are clearing. and that's going to set the or a frost i xddon't, t the night tonight. current temperatures, 57 wooster to canton, 56 in akron around cleveland, 53 ravenna, 55 norwalk, 61 the warm spot right now at dover- new philly. your hour by hour, you got your? house plants in? i have not brought mine in. my wife's chris7s cactuses are out on the deck. that would be bad for me if they got frosted. she with never forgive me. so when i get home tonight, got to bring those contact tine. don't worry about this green q over the jflake. that's going north.

i'm going to go back about an hour and give you the coolest /epb that is cwe can find. let me do this. well, it's not going to ?ilet m oh boy. we can see wooster 34, ravenna r 34, canton about 36. so that's wgough p/t frost to begin to form between 6:00 a.m. begin to form beda.m. 6:00 a.m. skies clearing here, the high is right here. 52 by ?rt(8:00 p.m. in cleveland. the bigger cities are going to stay a few clicks warmer within the cityrdlights, but it's thos outskirt f?areas, the slightly rural areas that are going to be colder. i mean, mansfield could easily see 31 t(or 32 degrees tonighxn% there will be a few of those spots. the front is well to our south and ?ieast, and this high is chilly. so the frost will settle in,

the viewing area with the exception of lake county and the northern third of ashtabula county, between 2:00 a.m. tonight and 9:00 ?ra.m. tomorrow morning. clouds/d?iincrease. oh boy. no showers likely. my computer did not update s7?f me today. my goodness. we're going to stay clear tonight with frost likely, lows near f?40, then tomorrow we'll warm up into the midv

developing overseas the united states launches strikes against rebels involved in a civil war in yemen. our country fired miferls xdp? three locations. the pentagon is saying ??this w self-defense action oktaken aft missiles e1from e1rebel control territory targeted an american the pentagon says f?the ship wa conducting routine operavt'ns. s?yr?in nigeria, terrorist jfgr boca?i horan released some of t school e1girls previously taken they were freed xdafter xda ser of high-level negotiations 9ational the the man accused of setting off bombs in new york city and new jersey made his first xdcou appearance today. >> r

>> reporter: from hisn?hospital? bed, ahmad rahimi making a video appearance okin court pleading not guilty to five counts of attempted ?rmurd%$o?o officers, charges stemming from a shoot-out with police as they took him into custody on accusations he planted ?i?iand detonated bombs in xdnew jersey and new york city last month. the explosion in manhattan's chelsea neighborhood ?y nearly 30 people, police tr suspect down t(after they say they found his fingerprints on an undetonated pressure cooker bomb, eventually leading to that shoot-out outside of a bar in linden, new xdjersey, in whi rahimi was shot several times. federal officials are jk-%11 past. rahimi's father t(claiming he ?( alerted the fbi two years ago that his son had terrorist c?? ties. >> and what did you tell them? >> he's got a connection.

claims and r questioned, the suspect now recovering from his injuries ?i and waiting to face federal charges for the bombings investigators say planned for months. >> ?rand a date has not been se yet for the federal arraignment. meanwhile, rahimi is being lphe 3 marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. that's it for news 5 at 5:00. >> over t(to robb and danita. growing pains an city's grq7%ng problems. >> the city of avon ??is gettin a big lpboom in activity. all new at 6w?0, is it growing too f?big for its first responders? plus, they stole a car, tried to make a f two teens in trouble tonight after leading police officers ?i on this chase. news 5 at 6:00 begins in two

new xdi]homes, new stores, exploding population. 's the tale of a growing city with e1a e1jfgrowing problem. >> we're going r this year. >> e1emergency services are starting to find themselves overloaded. >> so how much of the growth putting on the city of avon's xdjffirst responders? our paul kiska is digging into the issue ok?ifor us tonight. >> reporter: while some cities here i]in lorain county have be losing population, avon has been gaining population the last 10 years. of course, more people means more calls for first responders who say they are up to the task. 4vjp%ust 10 years ago avo still a rural area. now it a5?is +?a booming suburbq city growing so fast, a new