it was the night before thanksgiving. a beautiful life of a clevelandl public square tonight as we gear up for the long busy holiday weekend. >> east ohioans hitting the roads and everyone wants to know what we can expect expect weatherwise over the next couple of days. look at the a first forecast and he joins us live from the dick goddard weather center. >> we have a little quiet spot right now so a lot of people are saying is the rain done? while not quite. the steadiest rain is still yet to come in tonight so you still have some folks, relatives, friends traveling or driving in

least it won't be slippery. doppler weather radar we zoom in and you can see we have kind of a quiet whole for a lot of the late afternoon and late afternoon and early evening but we have that new round of rain starting to come in. though rain should begin here about 11:00 o'clock plus or minus.here the steady rain on top of us right through the early morning hours and there is the there is the back edge hold in the east by 8:00 a.m. but there will be some scattered showers back in here. while we get rid of the steady rains the deeper we go into thanksgivinge day, we cannot eliminate the shower risk that hits from time to time until late in the afternoon. that is how it breaks down. wetd roadways. let your friends and family know keep the speed under control as hydro planing hydroplaning is

>> take it easy out there. tonight local police officers were handing out turkeys instead of tickets tonight as they help out the less fortunate our community. >> they provide food families that might otherwise struggle to eat their thanksgiving meal.e >> this is the second year police in kirkland have handed out thanksgivingo meals. they said is one of the ways they're giving back to their community.y. >> it is a different kind of call wednesday evening. police are preparing to fan out across the city to serve thanksgiving meals to families that might not be able to afford one.eas >> it's a privilege to work theree as an officer and when yu find people in need you want to help as much as you can and this is just a way of us doing that. >> offices and dispatchers raised money to provide boxes and bags of boots to about foods

they stand on the national notion of november campaign that raises money for cancer research. >> we donate. we do take a slice of that to give back to our own community. >> after the boxes and bags are packed they hit the street to make their special delivery. >> being a single two boys they eat a lot this will be welcomed very well. a city action as part of the chief's golden their chiefs golden rule.ac >> may come away they treat us the way we would want everyone

>> without this we would have a lot less to eat for sure. we don't have a turkey.r we don't have a pie. this completes the meal. we are really thankful. >> it is not always about taking people to jail. it's about what difference could i make in their life in a smalll gesture because that's what we're here for. >> they say giant eagle peaked in some gift cards as well. >> we love that and it's all about this kind of holiday. being thankful. cleveland police arrest a robbery suspect after a short standoff.a this was the scene a short timet ago on woodland avenue. police have released very little information on the crime other than to say therm suspect led officers on a chase that ended here. after a short standoff police managed to take the suspect into custody.i

garfield heights barbershop leaving one man dead heat is still a very emotional time for this family right now just one day befores thanksgiving there asking for someone to comei forward to help find the person who murdered their loved ones. police say the shooting happened said the shooting happened around 6:00 p.m. yesterday on tourney road.e he walked in with a child were to be around six years old and waited for the barbershop of the aa child the gunmen opened fire shooting davis multiple times.o another customer were shot in the leg but is okay.sh police say the sugar then took off with that small child. davis died from his injuries at the hospital. now they want answers and to find the suspect he give somebody knows something please can simply know something please

>> i want to tell the person that didld this i might can forgiveis you and god might can forgive you but i want you to come and help me explain to my other nieces and nephews why they don't have the a father on thanksgiving. >> davis is the father of five children, so no doubt a very tough time for his family. police said the gunman was in his twenties and was wearing a black coat of the time of t shooting. police believe that small child to witness the crime is in danger so she know anything incident give police a call. you make a peaceful afternoon for trumbull county shot was fired into this house wildlife officer says it's hard to tell if this point the bullet rips through the walls of her home was caused by by a hunting

no one was hurt by this but family members say dear gun hunting season b started monday and they are concerned. >> first i was scared so i didn't know if there would be morears shots i did know didn't know what was going on.ts and we went outside to see what was going on.e >> it could've been a neighbor could be target shooting. it may not be tied to hunting butt at this point we are still looking into it. >> trumbull county sheriff's department still looking into it. more americans will be traveling today than at any point since the great recession. the day before thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel daysda of the year, but we have not seen this many travelers in a decade.. it seems like it's going prettyy smoothly. >>s no major problems. so far flights are generally arrivingl on time. the peak of the day before

no issues h especially on satury and sunday when people start returning home. more than 27 million people will be passing through airports lie hopkins this thanksgiving.ng no troubles here during wednesday's peak travel time.no the airports $38 million makeover was more than cosmetic, it was c aimed at making thingsh more efficient. they say it is paying off. gas prices at the second cheapst 2008 and 43 million americans will drive more than 50 miles for thanksgiving. there could be some delays in some places. the key is to relax and remember what is on the other end of your journey. >> it's not armageddon. it's not the end of the world. >> only my family would do this for from you know.a it's so nice.

>> that is what it is all about. if you have any questions about airport or airline rules ask. tsa agents are doing their best to provide a fast response so you don't get slow down at the airport. the worst time start driving is at 3:00 p.m. today and the worst time to start the trip home was 4:00 p.m. saturdayr and happy thanksgiving you met bruno mars is coming to cleveland next you can be there. he is bringing his 24-carat magic tour to the queue in august and we have tickets for you. but like last week this contest is different from some of our previous giveaways. later this week we will take three callers who will be finalists for the tickets. it will be here friday and one

we will have that phone for you to call later in the news, but remember only call if you can join us in the studio friday morning. gifts and gadgets shortly at the top of many kids christmasgg list. >> i hate this. this is awful awful awful. >> should parents by those gizmos or pass altogether? and expert explains how to stay all on offense is list. a scary scene in a classroom where a teacher become becomes a target.s our students allegedly turns school supplies into an explosive. achup shopping a shocking turn for one family. they went into a bnp and got something very b&b and got something very different instead.ot lebron plays santa or he surprisedr us athletes around te country with a gift and a

the pavement here in front yard is continuing to draw up a dry up a little bit. we have not seen any significant rain since about four or 5:00 o'clock this afternoon. the initial batch pushed to the northeast but there is still more to come. let dive in and show you current temperatures first of allc it 40 to two cleveland 40 not cringe inin canton. rainfall amounts most of the rainfall has been to the west and there is good west and there is good reason for that.t.

second. we are stuck we're stuck in the low forties but that is warmer than it was for most of the afternoon. if it bit of a pitiful windchill in the air and a bit of a of the debris. you can see that quiet spot that will yield to a period of rain. we don't have to deal with snow this go around which is good. tonight study stuff just about starting to move into the western part of our viewing area.he 37 was a low temperature. i think now temperatures may actually rise a littlenk bit gog into the early morning hours. tomorrow showers will taper off after a wet start.w a cloudy quiet day in and 48. if you are looking for the driest part ofof thanksgiving tt will be after the lunch hour. we may see a couple of flakes toward the end of breaks toward the end of the day.u a wet start and a dry finish to

make sure you're up bright and early tomorrow for the 18th annual fox ate eight turkey bowl. kenny crumpton and todd meaney will againen host all of the action from the giant eagle in south euclid.d. the fun kicks off at 6:00 a.m. on fox eight news in the morning. gearing up for doomsday. >> a local family never saw this coming.>> how burglars managed to snatch dangerous weapons from so-called , q-tip reindeer? why domino's is looking into a different kind of pizza delivery next in sports brawls will come back a familiar face to plus accomplishing something no one else had done before in a cab uniform.no

president-elect of donald trump has released a thanksgiving message to the nationa video posted on youtube the you knowledge is a long and politicala season and he says he understands political divides don't divide don't heal overnight. heti asked for unity as americs move forward as one country. >> we have before us the chance to make history together to bring real change to washingto, real safety to our cities, and real prosperity to our communities, including our inner

so important to ourat country. >> mr. trump also made a pair of announcements regarding his cabinet. billionaire republican betsy debose willll be the head of the education system. she's the hit had a charter schools south carolina governor nikki haley hasin been tapped as the us ambassador to the united nations. green party nominee jill stein's teaching and audit votes in three states the move coming after some security experts alerted helle campaign to possible hacks inha michigan pennsylvania wisconsin. a six child has passed away following the school bus accident and in chattanooga tennessee.oo the bus carrying dozens of students monday when a the driver swerved offs the road, truck struck a tree and it split apart.ck investigators say no bloat drugs

not on the his designated route of the time of at the time of the accident. it was the second time in two months that the same driver crashed the bus. if federal judge's judges ordering pilots for cargoo airline that delivers amazon packages to go back to work. the judge says today that holiday shoppers expect to receive their packages on timem so does in the public interest to end the strike. about 250 pilots for a bx avx air walked off on tuesday morning in a working conditions and time off. still to come,. >> a shocking ambush on a police officer.r. how a traffic stop turned into a life or death situation. northeast ohioans opening their heartst to local children inh need inside our annual operation giving tree.

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it was another successful operation giving tree all thanks to you are our wonderful fox eight viewers. >> packed with new toys absolutely unbelievable this year.n donated toys will go to children in five different counties here in northeast ohio. melissa reid has more. >> the cars rolled in and give support out along dick goddard way for fox is 11th annual operation givi t >> we've got 35 ipad mini cds and's tv thanks to our generous fox eightpa viewers. kids in cuyahoga, lake lorraine medina and summit counties will have a gift thisis christmas. >> we bought all kinds of toys, two garbage bags full of toys. >> donations started during the morning show and continued throughout the day. >> we saw it on the morning show and decided it was a good causea

news the fox eight lobby was l filled with gifts for little boys and girls. >> she is my little miracle friend and we decided that it would be a gooden idea to share some of her extra shower gifts with kids that are less fortunate. >> some of the nearly 2,000 children in need these toys may be the only gift they get this christmas. thanks to the northern ohio honda dealers for their continuedrn support, and thank u northeast ohio for our annual operation giving tree a huge success. >> i thought the kids could learn a lesson and be able to give back because we have so much. >> we appreciate it. various county organizations will match up the donated items with what is on a foster child gift wishit list and then the gifts will be handed out beforer

classroom tool becomes a weapon. >> a locals student faces chargs for what he allegedly did with a glue stick. wyatt why it ended with an evacuation.n. some of the hottest holiday gifts for children but could these electronic devices to more harm than good? a warning about why they may not

they are prepared from a for armageddon but there were not prepared they were not prepared for this. a er dangerous weapons that could be on the streets after a local militia group is targeted by burglars. lo why lebron james surprisese young athletes all across the country with a specialng gift. >> andre breaks down the long holiday weekend. find out how you will need to dress when you head out for black friday shopping.

now. >> they call themselves doomsday preference but members of the cleveland family were not preparedbu when burglars broke into their home early tuesdayda morning. >> our own jack shea spoke with thehe victims and has the story tonight. >> it's got essentials you would need if you get hurt or whatever. >> gina and her husband say they are ready for armageddon >> it's in case you're out in o the field and nobody can see where you are. if you set them off it will help them find you quicker. >> they are part of a militia group known as the 3 percent. >> this is a water carrying pouch for your filtration system should the water be contaminated and you need to drink it. >> they consider it their duty to oppose any efforts by effort by thed government to ensure it upon the intrude upon the

>> where prepped for starting any kind of fire or strikers. >> and they are preparing for doomsday. > should we be invaded by anotherul country should somethg happen where our food supply chain or community would come in to any type of harm harms way we have a way to provide for ourselves and the community around us. he keep. >> the brands recently moved to cleveland from new york and they they werely asleep, burglars snk into their home of st. clair avenue and cleaned out two of their gun cases. they got away with a bag of machetes, the back of machetes, ammunition, food rations, and a small arsenal of firearms. >> these guys are prepared for war now. they have sevenere guns. we're talking about 12 pages three oh 53571 looks like a rifle that can go through armor.

they believed it was then the thieves saw them carrying the guns into the house and decided that day they would come back and stealal them. >> we take them out, we practice with them, we get to know how to use them. >> may they also stole body armor and now they're worried that their doomsday preparations may have put others in danger. >> military personnel especially are our police officers they were bulletproof vest but we can pierce them and go through cars through car's cars. it took all of our ammo.o. with the ammunition they they've got they could do a lot of damage. and ninth grade student from akron high school faces criminal charges after attempting to turn up a glue stick into arip bomb to get revr on one of his teachers at accra north high school. police say the student hollowed out theen glue stick and put wht they believe is an and 80 firecracker inside.

threw it toward the teacher'sli desk. the explosive did not go off but it g did smoke. the classroom was quickly evacuated. >> apparently the child had some kind of issue prior to> this a he was placed on him in school suspension and this was inwa retaliation. he thought he was going to get even with thate teacher. >> police say the student had previously published a threat on media saying he was going to bring a grenade or bomb to school.br the student is schede december. he is also been disciplined by the school.h a summit county man faces several charges now accused of cocaine trafficking. jerry davis wasas arrested when the authorities found nearly 80 pounds of coke. he was alsorlrl charged for illegally possessing firearms. authorities say the arrest is a great example of law enforcement agencies working together to get guns and strong with drugs drugs off the street.

would challenge nancy pelosiun r the democratic leadership post. when the snow begins to fly over .-dot will be ready. to babe ruth league released their they recently released their winter weather plan.aged 31 new trucks have been added for 75's new vehicles. they say they also drivers ready to work around the clock in the event of a major snowfall. >> it looks like they are ready to go and we don't have to worry aboutav that for thanksgiving bt we willng have some rain to deal with andh temperatures. >> any kind of snowflakes in the next eight day period should be minor and i but but the clouds today did shake loose some ice pellets mixing with the rain.

clouds are unproductive. their high to mid-level but we have another round of rain showers as we told you now beginning to come into play and here's what it looks like on the doppler weather radar. going into view and seeing its basically west of i 77. the rain is starting to move in. here's what it looks like on the doppler radar. most of the steady rain from toledo, bowling green all the way down to mansfield and that will start to curl and so virtually everyone will start to see a steady or type of steadier overnightin in the and you will wake up to that in the morning. right now 40 and akron canton and these temperatures have, up a little bit compared to thises afternoon when most of the temperatures stayed in the upper thirties so we have been increasing a degree or two every few hours but i think we will

batch of rain comes in. 41 tonight with periods of rain developing.on steady rain coming in and spending the early morning houri and there is the back edge of the steady rain at 8:00 a.m. scattered showers back in here. we will get rid of the steadier rains as they begin to taper off and remain mostly cloudy after that. system number one moves away then here is number two. might be enough for some rain or snow showers. system number three in the eight day will take some time developing in the rockies so as we take a look at the eight day we see we clear out behind the second system on saturday and then on sunday s sunshine, 47. sunday will be the better of the two weekend days. increasing clouds monday.tw

the end of next week. at this stage we are doing okay for the next five to eight day period.y >> traveling in the rain. you mentioned hydroplaning. >> yes tes. still to comeu tonight a family rents a movie and gets the shock of a lifetime. >> the action flick they rented beach of featured a different kind of action. they never sought coming. inside what thought coming. inside what could be am prank. wing we know they can deliver toys but what about e by domino's is: on reindeer for help. you keep it right here. we're picking three finalists t be on fox eight years in the morning news in the morning thie friday, and one of them will walk away the tickets to see with tickets to see bruno mars

caught on camera a shocking police ambush when an officer wrestles with a wanted fugitive along the highway in idaho. officer tom would woods made a m traffic stop and was walking along the back of thehe car when 22 -year-old jesse harold suddenly jumped out of the trunk armed with what appeared to be a gun. he wrestled the suspect to the ground and no shots were fired.e

warrants. the officer showed incredible restraint. >> in a split second to deal with that threat and that threat was clear and present. that officer could've used deadly force. >> carol now faces new charges including resisting arrest and aggravated assault. police also arrested the driver, harold's mother, for obstructing justice. they say the gun he was holding turned out to be a toy. the california family got quite a surprise dvd from web box red box. he and his wife put in a moviem they thought was the action movie central intelligence but right away thatl got more actin than they were expecting.ha someone had created a fake movie label " and closer to an adult " it to an adult filmlm dvd peak t was your typical worker was injured typical porno type movie it was old people in their sixties or seventies and that was what really shocked us.nt at first we thought it was a bad previewe for some tv movie ands it progressed we were like okayk

>> moore says while the incident was funny, he was upset with the red box customerse service for t getting him an answer on how the mistake took place. later a spokesperson said since he called to report that the document the incident was documented and the dvd should've in the dvd should've beene removed as soon as possible. the japanese division of domino's pizza says it is looking into the possibility of using reindeer to deliver food in the snowy no japan. the plan still apparently has some kinks. domino's japan released a youtube videodo of the ranger training that is going on right now.e the animals footwear pizza warmers on their backs and the company would use gps to track their progress. domino's is also looking into drone delivery. making america great again one tree at a time just in time for the holidays.eaat donald trump is selling an ornament that can be yours to

the decoration features donald trump's iconic making america great again had made handmade with brassa and finished has mae with brass and finished with 14 karat gold.anni the manager of the trump store said president-elect trump loves christmas and makes the point oo probably saying merry christmas every chance he gets. if you're wondering, it will set you back $149. coming up, the hottest tech toys on the market. >> but with some of this year's hotst children from naughty tonight or from nice to naughty i should say.y. an expert has tips on what

if you are like most electronics are or shop at top in her their shopping list for blackho friday. >> but don't go out and buy any gift until you know what the device can really do. >> that's decorations all up. now it is time for black shopping friday end of your kids are like mine all that they want is electronics but just because they want something doesn't mean that's what you should buy. once one safety expert says when it comes to electronics you havt to be careful because buying the wrong thing could put you on santa's naughty list. >> i hate this.yo this is awful awful awful. peak internet safety expert

opinions on what your kids might want and why she says you need to check that listan twice. >> this is a lovely vtec touch and flight baby phone. >> i swipe baby phone. >> i am going tob press processs with a preface this with a disclaimer that i love almost all of thesecl actually so i'm t just hanging on the stand. this makes the cuckoo and it me cuckoo and it makes my eyes twitch. >> it is essentially a play smart. phone. >> why on earth your child something like this to put them on the path of thinking or feeling that they are meant to have a device in their hand?he >> jesse does not recommend a a smart phone for children until at least high school. next the kindle fire for kids. >> not of as much hatred for the kindle. >> it is marketed as a safe tablet or even reader for children.

therea thing to watch out for wh the readers if you are giving her child a child a tablet. that is what this is. the kindle in particular has great parental control but you have to use them.g all of the things that go with having a phone is similar to this unless you lock down locked on the wi-fi in your house and the devices. >> jesse says just make sure yo set the parental control controls before it goes under thees tree. many kids will ask for computerr but jesse says a calm book would be a better choice for for >> it is uninhabitable c can use it in hotels or while you travel.cus it requires a wi-fi signal which use as long as the wi-fi signals lockdown in her house you're in your house you are in goodi s se erie it a lot of schools use these. >> au let's finish with the latt gadget out there, these goggles. >> i dislike these almost as much as a piggy bump. >> they make the world easier

phone and puts you into a virtuala world peak you can take a roller coaster ride or swim with fish in the ocean and its supercool.wi it is amazing. the issue is age. >> will only see the outside of the device aou you don't mess is not necessarily know what your children areis watching. >> minimal one category of the number one category of websites visited his porn so now you've got kids experiencing warm up porn up close and personal. for parents watching, just so you know newwahi age of onset of porn consumption is eight and the new age of onset of porn addiction is 11. >> she understands that eventually her child may have a devicend but she says it is up o you asu parents to make sure yor house is a safe place. >> whether a kid's got up tablets or gaming system human cameras have wi-fi connections you can upload photos that mean

with the outdoors meaning the world at largeut so while your child may w be playing savoring your bedroom you have really opened the back door and said hi world come on in. >> end of santa does not bring with the kids what the kids want? >> santa's not going to bring your cash because santa knows that that is is allergic and you willta die. >> or. >> santa knows i will smash it with a hammer so he wouldn't leaveer it here. >> phillip black friday approaches and you get in the spirit of giving make sure you're not something they are not ready to use. you got some great information. we reached out the i vtec kindle and samsung to give them a chance to k respond to our stor, but none of the company companies replied to our inquiries. it is your your chance to be a finalist in our bruno mars ticket giveaway. three people will join us in studio fox a news in the morning this friday. one of them will get the tickets to see bruno mars at the q

call if you can join us friday morning. call (216)578-0888. callers number eight, nine and 10 will be the lucky finalists. still to come, merry christmas from king james. >> lebron surprised high school athletes atpr schools all around the country. next inoo sports the michin and ohio state rivalry takes center stage friday o plus love went bonkers at the q against the trail blazers

northeast ohio and his hometown of granola h bar on james is helping student athletes around the country. a the crusaders of illinois were shocked when they opened some shoes from a box of nikeso and inside was a letter from lebron in court and the players who were defending their titles just likei him. >> and comes out of nowhere and that is the theme behind it.s and you know what we've done in the last two years, we've tried to come out of able to heal and the state level. on the state level. >> society in general it's people like lebron giving back toe kids and letting us know tht someone is caring about you looking out for you thinking about you caringo about you and theo whole world doesn't >> he that was just one team from around the country who received a gift from lebron. cavaliers play their first game in five days and they

it was a record-breaking night at the q against the portland trail blazers. kevin love addspopo fire. eight of 10 for long distance. he had three results blazers as a team scored 31. loves 31 points was the second-most points in the quarter in nba history. he set an nba record for points and a quarter and three poie quarter.fofoa lebron had another triple double as triple-double as the as the cab is the blazers 127 / 125 an/ picked up their 11th win of the season.n. ohio state buckeyes were taking taken on jackson state than in the second half my michael potter hits the three.e. buckeyes win 7877 and cleveland

on television. moly monk gets the steel for the value dunk. kentucky cruisers 101 / 70. robert griffith griffin the third turns on the practice field today with his teammates ind d berea are to three has mid most of the a year is less salt shoulder during of the season against the philadelphia eagles.s. brown's now have 21 days to activate griffin and he must remain where he must remain on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season. he says he is ready to prove he can be the answer under seven. he can still feel like i could be the guy for this team. and i look forward to going on through.h it doesn't get any bigger

michigan saturday in columbus. >> the stakes have and been this high t since 20 oh six when ohio state and michigan that their matchup ranked number one and number two. buckeyes have won 11 of theirh last 12 games against michigan they say there is not much challenge to the program gives differences is 40 to give differences is 47 seniors isdi something's guys are grown that it been playing for a while sorry very good team veryy talented. i don't know if i've ever considered a gap. i always look at these two teams it doesn't matter. >> tracy you said it best. b there has not been a game of this magnitude between these two teams. steady rain starting to movete in for the next eight to0 hours. 41 the overnight lows of the showers you he woke up to on t thanksgiving morning should

it. mostly cloudy in the afternoon andnd 48. >> that's all the time we have for fox eight years at 10:00 o'clock. stage in for the 18th annual turkeycl bowl and have a blessed thanksgiving from all of us.al >> happy thanksgiving everybody. pressure, or anything you have to live with every day. because today, we have more ways to access the number one care in ohio. simply click in, walk in, or call in today.

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and here's another interesting weather fact. another? great! changes in jet streams can affect the speed at which the earth rotates on its axis, so bad weather can actually make the day longer. well, there must be a hell of a storm somewhere. joke if you must, but you're going to miss these moments. with leonard home in a few days, this was your last time driving me to the grocery store. you know, i will miss this. i'll tell you what, if my apples are mealy, we'll hit the produce section for one last crazy blowout. heck, you can even push the cart. please don't take my looking forward to leonard's return as criticism of the job you've been doing in his absence. i won't.