>> a decision left in your away from the polls closing and the buckeye state will start counting the ballots if they vice president already. >> an election that has everybody fired up. it could bring out record numbers. we are coming you from the gunning park recreation center where we have seen a steady stream of voters and it has picked up as people head home from work. we have crews across northeast

presidential race but first things first let's check in with the chief. chief meteorologist mark johnson to keep an eye on this rain covered radar. >> you bet. the rain has arrived during the afternoon hours so hardy voters are going to have to deal with wetness if you are waiting outside. beginning to see the back edge of lorainne and sandusky is dry and same for tiffin and told. cleveland should dry ou minutes and akron and canton and wooster and dover new philly will be wet for the rest of the evening. 55 in cleveland and the chill is on and 57 akron and we are in the middle 50s in canton thanks to the rain. we got scattered rain showers on and off through the evening and the overnight as temperatures hover in the 50s through ten p.m. again where the rain gear and take the warm coats out to the

not only for the white house between donald trump and hillary clinton but a lot of local races. john kosic is in his almost where he should be in the election war room. >> picking up where mark was talking about with the weather in 2004 we had a steady rain through the day and john kerry underperformed in that election in cuyahoga county and as a result did not carry the state. one of the things we have been breaking down past election results in 2004 they did not have early voting and we have 35% of the vote already in that will know around 7:45 how they are casting. donald trump has a 2.5 lead but doesn't have the ground game. hillary clinton is focusing in three counties in ohio like

trump minimized the area for hillary clinton and remember where you did well in the primary in march here along the ohio border along the ohio river. this is where he beat john kaisch. if he does well in these areas it could be a good night for donald trump. we will break it down. if you don't have the news 5 app get it and join us at 7. back to you. it is like watching a football coach diagram a on a telestrator. >> the voting process has been smooth across ohio there are voters that are a little bit upset about this election day after they came across problems with ids and poll working training. jonathan walsh has been tracking everything like this all day long. these voting issues. jonathan you talked to a poll worker and what did he tell you. >> well it has been interesting as we traveled on the east and west side of cleveland finding

worker that admits at the start of the day, it was rough for them. >> i have never done it before with the ballot. >> jack moss is manning this spot in brook land and he says the crowds were straight and the veterans had to help him out in the beginning. >> they would take things for me until i could see what they were doing and >> i did run into voters that questioned the training of the poll workers after they had problems with their ids being checked. jack had a three-and-a-half hour class and a test before being tapped for election day duty. >> it is a crash course. how do you run a scanner. it is basic electronics and there is no way i will learn that in this time.

come back with a gun right here in cleveland. after he or she was trying to figure it out. after he or she was turned away. definitely big problems and we are trying to keep it on track and keeping you informed here on news 5. meanwhile vie heard about the campaign funded poll watchers sitting and watching us cast our ballots. the big question is who is watching them? derrick waller is live at elections and it depends on where you go, huff? >> that's right. here in cuyahoga county. they have what they are calling poll rovers checking in for problems. they are basically relying on people's eyes and ears and relying on people to be their eyes and ears to look for the problems. this afternoon i spent the afternoon in lorainne county at sacred heart catholic church

with the republicans and democratic party watching everything play out. for example, they are making sure that poll workers are checking ids and keeping tab on who have voted and they are only supposed to watch and not harass or interrupt. >> the staff knowing that someone is observing >> if they are having conversations that is not where they can intervene. >> i spoke to democratic poll watchers but they were not allowed to people with reporters. they are only allowed to be at the voting place. once it ends it has to leave. live in cleveland, derrick waller, news 5. rob. get ready for a busy night. they may not be able to vote

still has enough of an opinion about politics that they know who they would vote for if they could. that story is coming up and we go back to the studio and my partner danita harris. >> hi, rob. during this contest presidential election proof that you can believe what you see on the internet. paul kiska has been monitoring hoaxes. >> the internet can be a great source of information but on day this important it can also be filled with fake news and hoaxes. a picture showing ballot boxes here in ohio. the picture is a hoax because it was taken from the united kingdom. another picture on the internet claims to show voter fraud being carried out by clinton supporters in three states during the primary and snopes reports it is from russia. a fake facebook post warns when

checkmark up for trump and this is a a hoax and a tweet that has been debunked shows a woman claiming to work for the post office in columbus ohio claiming she rips up absentee ballots for trump. those are four election hooks. there are more and be skeptical. i saw the mosel flash and knew >> a barberton father was attacked and police are now searching for a hooded stranger. our bob jones on the interview only on five. barberton police are calling this a random crime. >> well, danita this is a true terrifying story. last week the victim returned from a friend's house after watching the world series. he then moved his wife and

moment someone approached and put a gun in his face and fired. warning some of the pictures are disturbing. >> i turned to face him just as i saw a hand come up and the gun couldn't have been more than 8 or 12 inches. >> it is a reminder of how this man cheated death on halloween morning. >> my face and god. i know he was with me had i not turned tfa here. >> that moment was after midnight. chris no sooner pulled into his driveway on 21st street when a young man rushed the minivan and shot chris in the cheek. >> and tore through the cheek, all of the soft tissue and took the bottom of my earlobe off my face. >> it shattered the passenger side window and a 45 caliber

while his daughter called. >> my father just got shot. >> police think the man was trying to steal chris' wallet. >> anyone that would walk up to a person and shoot them in the face, a very dangerous person. >> doctors reattached chris' earlobe, he has more than 60 stitches and dealing with ringing in his ear. >> i >> he prays that someone turns in the shooter. >> absolutely. i would like to see him caught and brought to justice. reporter: chris tells me tonight that he is also very thankful that he does not have any hearing loss. >> in the meantime crimestoppers is offering a reward up to $2000 if you can find the gunman. we have a description and the phone number on the news 5 app. we are learning new

will spend their evening. details on their victory and concession speeches next. and how will a battered america respond to the next president? the one thing he or she must do tonight to unite the nation.

all eyes are on new york city where donald trump and hillary clinton will be watching the results as they roll in later tonight. both candidates cast their ballots in that state this morning. mrs. clinton was greeted by supporters polling place in new york. many tried to snap photos of her presumably voting for herself. clinton shook hands with people waiting outside. >> it is humbling feeling. i know how much responsibility goes with this and so many people are counting on the outcome of this election. >> tonight she will be watching and waiting for the election

side. >> for mr. trump he was greeted by supporters outside of his polling place and he briefly spoke to cameras after he voted saying that this day was looking good when asked if the campaign would come out on top? >> only a couple blocks separate the candidates. midtown manhattan. there is no denying that this election has been brutal on just about everyone. not noticed by the current voters but by the next generation. what would they do differently. students at one high school were assigned that question and they did not hold back. >> we are seeing a few of the projects created by students in

class. what is the assignment? to come up with a campaign strategy for the candidate of their choice. most of the students just shy of the voting age had thoughts about how the candidates campaigned for p president. >> it is less about policy and more about personal character and personal attacks. >> kind of disheartened seeing the trend politics are going towards where it is more about the issue of the candidates themselves rather than the issues face. >> the kids also told us they will be glued to the tv waiting for the results. and we are now just about an hour and 15 minutes closing the polls. we will be there when they do. the news 5 app will be your source. at 7:00 john kosic will have a live webcast and live results and interactive maps detailing

news, your voice and vote begins at 7:00 and local results throughout the night and continuing into our democracy 2016 coverage. this is a on news 5 tonight at 11. as we get set to say goodbye from our polling location. two things strike me a lot of young voters and a lot of parents bringing their little children to show them how the process is moving and it is moving along. danita. >> there is something we can agree about. a long and exhausting election. the voters are weary and many are glad the day has come. a look at the last year-and-a- half and a look forward. as to what the winner must do early on as early as tonight. >> the nation is taking a collective breath after

for a year-and-a-half we watched a bruising campaign. steady jabs and upper cuts and round house punches and some contend they were below the belt punches. america so a match like no other. the fighters are tired and so are the voters that watched from ring side. charges of who was fit enough for the job came from both corners. the tv debates pitted the candidates toe-to-toe and punched americans thought was a political darkness. america watched in large numbers that in itself was a light for democracy. today more light in democracy in voter turnout. ohio showed one fourth of the voters and still more light must come because each side labeled the other as untrust worthy and whoever wins the

winner a battered america will listen for them. at ring side america took in a earful of the tough talk in an unusual presidential battle but the winner must find healing talk to bring a nation together somehow. the campaign is ending and the real tough job of leading and governing begins. leon bibb, news 5. we started off sunny and mild and now the low clouds over down. we will see the rain ebb. akron and canton will linger longer and we will show you the

and the akron canton area in to wooster. we got this line of moderate line of rainfall moving in for the next 40 minutes. current temperatures are down and we had highs in the mid-60s around 2:00 p.m. and now in the 50s. scattered rain 55 cleveland and with a southwest breeze at 8 miles per hour. the front has not arrived yet. it will, give it another hour and the front comes in. .6 of an inch of rain. the trough swings in for tomorrow's rush and we can move the threat for rain through tomorrow morning. here is the front now. watch it go south. main area of rain going with it and a few isolated showers and heave comes the trough. here you go tomorrow morning. there is you your morning commute. five, six, 7:00 a.m.

out just in time for lunchtime. a few isolated sprinkles. but nothing major. 45 scattered rain and cooler. not much of a cool down. akron and canton 45 scatter rains and dry weather for the afternoon. thursday 61 and not bad and golfing weather, right? snowflakes and that is okay. 53. saturday a chilly day 49 and sunday sunshine and best day of

today we head to north ridge high school for the mcdonald's student athlete of the week. zack schwartz that plays soccer for the rangers. >> a 4.6 gp aand named a

for lorain county association and i have also went to state final with my club team a couple years ago. i would say i am tenacious. >> zack would like to pursue a career as a doctor. that will do it for news five at six. and updates starting in a half hour. you can live stream it and we will bring local results as we get them in and also on news 5 abc news, your vote election 2016 begins at 7:00 p.m. and keeping an eye on the presidential race for you as well. we are getting ready for what is expected to be a tight race to the finish line between hillary clinton and donald trump. we will see you throughout the night and on news five at 11

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tonight, breaking news. election night in america. from abc news election headquarters, right here in times square. the first clues coming in right now. what voters are revealing already. just as the first polls are set to close. tonight, hillary clinton, donald trump, the sprint to the finish. clinton in the wee hours of the rn finishing in north carolina. >> i believe that we will win! >> just hours later, casting her ballot. will she become america's first woman president? donald trump after midnight, finishing in michigan. >> we're hours away from a once in a lifetime change. >> flying back to new york, then casting his ballot. a thumb's up. and this image peering over his wife's ballot. and tonight, trump in a new interview. will he accept the results?