@ @6:00 a.m. @sharp on friday, january 8th. @it's going to be a busy weather @weekend, starting off with rain @today. @in the meantime, totally dry @this morning as you wake up. @the rain is closing in on us. @by late morning and midday, the @shares are going to start to -- @showers are going to start to @come down. @take your umbrellas. @you will be needing them by @lunchtime and the afternoon and @evening commutes. @mostly cloudy skies, still from @9:00, temperatures will warm @into the 30s by 9:00. @low 40s at lunchtime. @we're warming into the mid-40s @today. @as we track on future view, you @will see at 10:30, most of you @are still dry.

@here comes the wet weather. @this is 2:30 today. @maybe you're on the way to get @the kids from school at this @time. @plan on wet roads and slowdowns @as a result. @and the showers continue into @your friday evening, especially @to the east by later this @evening, becoming more @scattered as we head into the @overnight hours. @there's more to this story. @we've got snow before the @weekend is threw. @we're going to talk about all @that. @greg dee is here with team @coverage. @talking about your commute, @dani, some part of the roads @are still dry. @>> so far they're looking good. @the biggest traffic alert @remains from last night. @a water main break from last @night. @right near friendship baptist @church. @we shot some video of it. @this morning east 55th remains @closed because of this 12-inch @water main break. @it's closed between hawthorne @and quincy as well as central @avenue. @it's going to be closed until @the water department decides

@area back up. @detours are posted so if you @travel in this area, be @driver. @ new this morning, cleveland @police are looking for the @person who fired several shots @outside of a gas station on the @city's west side. @it happened at the shell @55th 55th street. @police were called there around @11:30. @they found ten shell casings, @including one that appeared to @be from a rifle. @there were no reports of anyone @hurt. @>> a town that was once the @center for manufacturing is @facing more layoffs this @morning. @>> they will be laying off 200 @workers in lorraine. @will ujek joins us.

@they have a $2.3 million short @this plant going idle is the @last thing they wanted to hear @at this point. @200 employees will be laid off @in a series of layoffs that @will stagger over a few months. @they're expecting to get them @done by the first quarter's @end. @the company said the plant had @a tough year due to the energy @consumer demand. @layoffs are not easy. @you can take a proactive @approach that will help you @land on your feet. @number one, negotiate an exit @story. @some employers will agree to @portray the layoff as you @leaving, even though they mark @it as a layoff and helps out @your resume. @number two, check on your @resume. @you don't want it to lapse @between jobs. @see if there's outplacement @help. @if you going on unemployment, @apply quickly.

@also, don't be afraid to put it @out there on facebook. @as far as it goes in lorraine, @the chief executive officer @says he's hoping he'll be able @to get things back up and going @here. @>> all right. @thanks so much, will. @ police need help to find @whoever hit a woman while she @was walking to work and dragged @her at least 60 feet before @leaving the scene. @a van hit 61-year-old jean 61- @year-old jeannie stuckky. @now, her daughter is hanging @flyers in the area, asking for @tips to find whoever did this. @>> i am beyond disgusted and @angry that you could hit a @woman who is a mother, who is a @grandmother and just leave her @laying there. @>> a good samaritan helped her @and called police. @she's now in stable condition @at the intensive care unit. @investigators are asking anyone @with information to call @police. @ a gas man is to thank for

@on tuesday, diane abramsome @noticed three of her alpacas @had fallen in a pond. @save them. @the rescuer saw her go in. @he crawled on the ice on his @stomach and used a rope to pull @her out of the pond. @her alpacas unfortunately did @not survive, but the woman says @she's grateful the man risked @his life for her. @>> tomorrow, you can get a free @dental exam and cleaning. @the dental school will provide @exams, cleanings, x-rays @until noon. @we have the address right there @on your screen. @the free services are available @to adults 18 and older. @you do not need to have an @event. @here's lynna with a look at the @morning news feed. @ we begin with two men @charges. @they will face a judge today. @both are refugees from iraq, @and both are accused of lying

@their alleged ties to terrorist @organizations. @a 24-year-old man was arrested @in houston, charged with trying @to provide material support to @isis. @another man was arrested in @sacramento charged with making @a false statement involving @international terrorism. @ the texas trooper indicted @on charges of his arrest of @sandra bland has been released @on bond. @he's been charged with lying. @she reportedly committed @suicide in her jail cell. @he faces up to one year in @prison and a hefty fine. @ campbells soup is the first @to disclose the presence of @genetically modified @ingredients. @they're calling for the @government to make a uniformed @labeling system mandatory.

@campbell's products contain @products with gmo products. @ a look at some of the cool @gadgets coming out of the @consumer electronics show. @>> a flight forced to make an @emergency landing. @what may have led to a @passenger becoming unruly, even @attacking other people on a @plane. @ tracking your forecast for @this friday. @conditions look pretty good @this morning. @upper 20s as you're headed out @the door. @a lot of cloud cover, but @today. @by the end of it, though, we're @going to see the showers. @i think by lunchtime they start @evening drive. @we're in the 40s for a high. @take the umbrellas as you @leave. @ialert has you covered. @6:07. @don't you go anywhere. @we've got team coverage of not @only today's rain but then @what's next for the weekend.

@ @breaking news coming in. @just announced, cleveland @councilman joe zimmermann is @resigning to become the @president of global cleveland. @now, global cleveland is a @nonprofit agency aimed at @attracting people from around @the world to work in cleveland. @he's been a member for 18 @years. @represents district 3, @including downtown, the flats, @treemont and other @neighborhoods. @city council will appoint his @replacement when he steps down @in march. @ new video this morning. @it's a cell phone video showing @a passenger being carried off a @plane. @it happened on the american @airlines flight from chicago to @new york. @the plane had to make an

@unruly and assaulted @passengers. @she may have suffered from a @medical condition. @thousands of tech companies are @showing off their latest @gadgets. @>> they prove you never know @what you might need, like maybe @the sketchers game kicks that @include a memory game for kids. @tore skiers, the smart ski vest @that inflates on impact. @and the new version of a selfie @stick. @it clips to the brim of your @hat. @>> you can say it's not a @selfie stick. @it's a clip thing. @>> they came up with a great @name. @clip a phone. @it will be much more low budget @than similar projects like the @go pro. @this one will go for $20. @>> clip a phone. @>> very fancy name. @>> yeah. @>> i wonder what it does.

@ holly? @>> that pretty much says it @all. @that's the perfect name. @>> friday is in the air and our @brains, is my summary on that. @>> i so wish it was saturday @right now. @>> john, stop. @you're loving every minute of @this. @we have a lot to chat about in @your forecast. @greg and i are talking about a @lot of things, starting with @the rain to track today. @we'll get to snow on sunday. @in the meantime, in between all @of that, a spotty shower @tomorrow. @speaking of saturday. @first things first, that's your @friday. @it's going to be a lot of @overcast. @totally dry. @we're expecting the rain late @morning and midday. @so around lunchtime. @42 at noon. @we'll be mid-40s for highs @today. @it is going to end up wet. @so what you need to make sure @is that you're grabbing that @umbrella as you leave today. @you will need it inevitably. @you can see the showers. @and they're to the west and @southwest. @we still have several hours @before they arrive.

@near 30 degrees around here. @40s and 50s to the southwest. @again, super mild today. @we're expecting highs in the @mid-40 rank. @and by 11:30 this morning, the @rain showers begin. @mainly west of cleveland at @this point and they all spread @eastward throughout the @afternoon. @i think getting the kids from @school, coming home from work, @dinner plans tonight, maybe @you're going to the show with @the kids. @you're going to have wet roads @around. @and this will continue into @tonight especially east, @becoming more scattered as we @get into the overnight hours @and early tomorrow and we get a @little bit of a lull in @between. @a lot of overcast skies @tomorrow, but it's really going @to be a mild day. @we're forecasting upper 40s to @low 50s for highs. @as we get into later tomorrow @into the evening, we start to @talk rain into early sunday. @this is where it gets really @interesting, greg. @>> it's all about the track of @area of low pressure. @as we track it out of the ohio @river valley, tracking back up @toward northeast ohio, we'll

@heading right over cleveland. @most of saturday looks wet. @i think areas of rain during @late in the day as holly was @speaking and saturday night and @then sunday is the time to @watch. @as the area of low pressure @pulls away, colder air starts @northwest. @and that rain in green starts @changing to the snow in the @blues there. @you see midday sunday, 1:00, @watch that rain right in @northeast ohio. @the eastern areas, the snow @belt county by then still @getting rain, but back to the @west, sandusky over toward @toledo. @that's snow falling sunday, @midday. @and we'll continue to track the @snow as we go through the @afternoon. @now, i think this is going to @be a quick hit. @accumulation should be light. @an inch or two is possible in @some spots. @it could be a heavy wet snow on @the on set. @then that storm system moves @sunday night. @the jet stream dips to the @south. @look at these temperatures on @tuesday. @highs only back in the 20s for @cleveland, akron, and @mansfield.

@the door. @temperatures in the upper 20s @it is 6:15. @so make sure you're grabbing @the winter coats and also, like @i said, umbrellas and the book @bag, window nation, 7-day @forecast, 40s for highs today. @and rain will be developing @towards lunch. @so plan on wet weather. @tomorrow, a possibility of a @shower, but, like i said, a lot @of the day itself will be dry. @greg just told you tomorrow @night into sunday, we have the @rain. @then we get the transition over @to snow. @temperatures will be falling. @it's going to stay pretty @chilly into next week with 20s @for highs, lows in the teens. @scattered snow showers, lake @effect snows this week. @winter is by no means over. @6:16, let's check your drive. @ @ good morning to you. @welcome to your friday. @if you're hitting the roads, @we're looking great. @i480 at granger road. @east. @we're all green on our

@in fact, we're all green on @the area. @let's let that traffic map @catch back up. @we're looking great. @all the accidents i've been @cleared too. @remember, east 55th street is @closed tease hawthorne avenue @and quincy avenue because of @last night's water main break. @it's expected to be closed for @the next few hours. @also, central avenue is closed @between east 49th and east 55 @55th on cleveland's east side @because of that same water main @break. @we'll tweet out information @are posted. @if you travel in this area, @give yourself extra time. @john, back to you. @thank you. @it is 6:17. @time for the biggest winners @and it's friday. @we're all in a good mood. @this is all about respect for @one of the best. @kobe bryant hit another big @milestone. @bryant became only the third @nba player to score 33,000

@he's behind only kareem abdul- @jabbar and gary malone. @have you seen the latest all- @star voting ha just came out -- @that just came out yesterday? @kobe is number one. @he has 1.2 million votes. @that's a tribute and respect. @lebron is third. @i don't think lebron will mind. @everyone vote for kobe. @how about this group? @the canton soccer team. @they won the championship. @they had an undefeated season. @they played five games in two @days. @that's a lot of running. @>> it sure is. @i got tired just writing that @sentence. @this team will be back and be a @force in the spring led by @their coach drago. @if you would like to nominate @your champion or all-star, send @me an e-mail or tweet them to @me. @five soccer matches if two @days.

@exhausted. @go back to sleep. @ time now is 6:19. @u.s. markets settling down this @morning, but a bit of a @different story overseas. @we have the latest on how the @overseas markets are affecting @us. @ahead in a live report. @holly? @>> thanks lynna. @6:19. @we're calling this snow and @flowers. @this is what happens when you @get mild december weather @combined with winter reality. @linda from garfield heights, @keep it coming. @thank you for the picture. @get another cup of coffee.

welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. arrrr, that's not even a real spaceship. @ @ welcome back. @it's 6:22. @huge drops over the last few @days. @it seems like the markets are @settling down on this friday of

@>> things got off to a bumpy @start overseas. @good morning, edward. @>> good morning, john and @lynna. @we can put it in football @terms. @the new york stock exchange for @the first days of 2016, it's @kind of like the browns' @season. @it's expected to rebound, @according to political @analysts, kind of like the @redskins season is going this @year. @this is all because of what's @happening in china. @the markets have stabilized. @the government strengthened the @currency which had been @devalued this week. @chinese markets were down 7% @but rallied on friday, @finishing up 2%. @now, there may be a silver @lining for u.s. markets. @inflation data is due out @tomorrow. @they're expected to show a @slight pickup but overall @fairly stable. @as it stabilized, today the @experts say the new york stock @exchange should see a little

@that's what the futures are @showing at this moment. @we'll have to see exactly what @happens when the bell rings at @9:30 eastern time. @edward lawrence. @back to you. @>> let's hope we see the @rebound faster than the browns. @>> we're still waiting. @>> thanks so much, edward. @>> all right. @the retailer known for selling @those colorful yoga pants is @accused of stealing the design. @they've been selling the sophia @striped yoga pants. @they're also sold by a new @jersey company. @the owner says she is not @seeking legal action since @athletea has dropped the style. @>> i went in to buy kristin a @present. @i was so lost. @they helped me. @>> like going into victoria's @secret.

@>> i love you, lynna, and you, @john. @>> it's 170 degrees in here @right now. @>> the reality is it's only 29 @degrees outside. @>> i'm staying in here. @>> door is that way. @get a little breath of fresh @air, john. @we have 42 by noon and mid-40s @by this afternoon. @i know you've heard rumors of @of all the weather coming our @way this weekend we're going to @start it off with rain today. @although it is dry, take your @umbrellas. @you will need them. @i think by midday we'll see the @showers move in. @on the travel map, you can see @all the wet weather. @this is what we're tracking by @friday. @into the afternoon, coming home @from school, work, friday @evening plans. @scattered wet roads, definitely @a part of the day. @as we take a look at highs @across the country. @snowy in denver. @chicago is going to be rainy @and 41 today. @if you happen to be flying @through places like atlanta

@much more on the possibility of @snow in our own forecast coming @up, first, here's tiffany. @>> holly, we're live in brook @park at one of the luckiest @lottery locations in the state. @we're talking powerball and @historic jackpot. @coming up, we'll show you what @you can buy with $700 million @and why you shouldn't start @lynna. @>> all right. @tiffany. @ and we're three days away @from the golden golden globes. @make sure you stick with us @sunday evening, starting with @starting with news at 5:00. @don't miss the 73rd annual @golden globe awards at 8:00

@ @right now it's 6:30. @welcome back. @i'm john anderson. @>> i'm lynna lai. @>> we start with breaking news. @just announced this morning. @joe simmerman is resigning from @city council to become the @president of global cleveland. @it's a nonprofit agency aimed @at attracting people throughout @the world to come and live and @work in cleveland and our @region. @he's been a member of city @council for 18 years and @represents district three, @which includes downtown and the @near west side.

@replacement when he steps down @in march. @ 200 workers are being laid @off from the steel plant in @lorraine. @they will temporarily idle @their rolling mill operation, @citing a decline in the energy @market and consumer demand. @ this morning, more details @on lakewood hospital's future. @it will stop its inpatient @services next month. @the cleveland clinic says they @will no longer keep patients @who need an overnight stay @there, starting february 5th. @the current emergency @department will remain open and @available until a new family @health center opens there in @2018. @>> all right. @let's talk about weather. @weekend is just about here. @we have little bit of @everything to keep an eye on. @>> it's really true. @thank you, john and lynna. @we're going to track rain. @right now it's dry as you're @waking up. @i want to stress that. @through the morning drive, @you're not going to have any @wet roads to deal with.

@your friday. @there's a whole lot of rain. @i think it arrives at @lunchtime. @fair game is noon and beyond @for the vast majority of you. @if you're west of cleveland, @you maye see it by 11:00 this @morning. @it's going to be overcast until @then. @9:00. @we're holding at 29 degrees in @hopkins. @mid-40s for highs today. @it will be rain today. @this is 11:00 a.m. @we're starting to see the @showers west and then they do @spread eastward by 3:00 this @afternoon. @a very busy time with getting @the kids from school. @we have the wet roads to deal @with. @we're talking snow by the end @of the weekend. @we'll chat more about that @coming up. @>> good morning. @good morning to all of you. @don't forget when that rain @moves in in the afternoon, you @can always check wkyc for your @latest traffic information. @right now, we're looking great @on the roads. @no accidents or delays. @remember, that water main break @at east 55th and central

@travels in this area, call them @to let them know it's closed @because of last night's 12-inch @water main break. @east 55th is closed between @hawthorne avenue and quincy @afternoon and central avenue is @closed between east 49th and @east 55th no. @word on when that will reopen. @detours are posted. @so when you hit the roads, make @sure you tune into our partners @at wtam1100 total traffic for @updates every ten minutes. @john, back to you. @>> all right. @cleveland police say a teen is @facing charges for back-to-back @robberies. @the 14-year-old robbed a 29- @year-old man at gunpoint on car @rington avenue. @shortly after police got @another call for a woman robbed @down the street at west 130th @and irwin. @turns out the gun was actually @fake. @police found the teen at home. @ a pennsylvania man pled @guilty to sex trafficking @fourteen runaways from the @akron canton area. @41-year-old robert middlebrook

@12 years in his plea deal. @police found the teen girls in @his car during a traffic stop @last year, along with 8,000 @does of heroin. @his partner pled guilty to @teaching the girls to post @prostitution ads online. @she'll be sentenced later this @year. @ it is the largest lottery @prize in u.s. history. @the powerball jackpot is going @to $700 million and chances you @will win the jackpot are really @small. @we can all dream. @>> we can dream, what if it @happens. @tiffany tarpley joins us with @what we need to think about if @we're the big winner here. @>> reporter: number one, john @and lynna, if you don't see me @on monday morning, you know @why. @it's because this ticket right @here was the winner, but if you @do actually have the winner @come saturday night, first @thing you want to do is make a @copy of the ticket, and you @want to put it in a safety @deposit box. @i'm sure all of this has us

@>> all right. @so the first thing you're going @to want to do, likely upgrade @your home. @it just so happens the most @expensive place for sale right @now in ohio, according to @zillow, nearly 6 million for @this 6 bedroom, 8 bath estate. @of course you will need a fast @and fancy ride to get around @town. @this will cost you 4.8 million. @with so much cash at your @fingertips, you have to be in @touch with not only the latest @and greatest tech, but the most @expensive stuff too. @perfect example. @the black diamond iphone. @10million. @no doubt you will want to use @that new tech to book a trip. @reader's digest highlights this @island in the bahamas. @you must rent the entire @island. @the daily rate, 37,$500 per

@don't worry, yes, it's all- @inclusive. @>> people who win millions of @today. @>> you don't want to go @away. @>> you think people would be @skipping through life because @they just won all this money, @but it's very stressful for @people to win that much money. @so six months gives you time to @settle it out, get comfortable @with your professional team and @figure out what you want to do @next. @>> and you could be looking at @the next winner right now. @we're live at the shell station @near smith and snow. @one of the luckiest lottery @locations in ohio. @of course, even after you spend @all that cash on those things i @just mentioned, you're going to @have hurricanes of millions of @dollars to play with, john. @coming up at 6:50 p.m., i'm @going to let you know the three @things you should do right away @before you start spending. @>> okay. @good advice. @we need those life lessons just @in case. @tiffany, thank you. @ topping the morning news @feed, a philadelphia police

@in an ambush overnight. @jesse hartman was driving @through an intersection when a @suspect opened fire. @he was shot three times in the @left arm. @he's expected to survive. @the suspect was actually firing @window. @the officer returned fire and @hit the suspect. @the suspect tried to run away @but was eventually caught by @police. @ south korea is retaliating @for north korea's nuclear tests @with broadcast of antinorth @korea propaganda across the @border. @it's happening today, the day @they believe to be the birthday @of kim jong-un. @it's expected to draw a furious @response from north korea which @considers it an act of @psychological war fire. @the last time this happened, @they exchanged artillery fire. @ flames could be seen @shooting out of a coffee stand @in everett, washington.

@bikini coffee stand and the @barista was badly burned in the @fire while escaping. @investigators don't know what @caused the fire, but they're @looking at the possibility that @propane tanks used to heat the @stand exploded. @>> that's incredible. @ all right. @if you're a single guy looking @for love, you may want to get a @dog. @new study by a group of @professors found men who own @dogs are more attractive. @they surveyed -- here we go. @they surveyed 1200 match.com @users who included pet info in @their profile. @they found 61% of them were @women, and a majority said @owning a pet makes them more @attractive. @not just any pet. @39% said owning a cat is a deal- @breaker. @and you're not sexy anymore. @>> gee. @>> so cat dudes are not as hot @as dog dudes.

@so you've got it all going on, @john. @>> that means you're way down @the list, and you live in a @zoo. @ time now, it's 6:39. @well, it seems like it. @still a lot to come on the @show. @>> we're always looking for @ways to cutcos at the grocery @store. @today matt has the easy way to @save on produce. @>> okay. @ we've got your forecast. @it's looking rainy, eventually. @totally dry as you're waking up @this friday. @we're tracking rain for later @on this afternoon and into the @commute. @we're going to go hour by hour, @coming up. @45 the high today. @upper 20s as you're waking up @this fine friday morning. @much more to come. @weekend. @it includes snow before it's @through. @you won't want to mess it. @greg is here as well.

@today we cut your costs on @produce if you don't mind a @little imperfection. @>> matt granite celebrates @another food friday. @>> this food is delicious. @apple, not the computer, this @is actually a deal because it's @supposedly imperfect. @that has spelled incredible @savings for the way i now buy @my fruit and vegetables. @take a look at my favorite way @to buy produce. @ugly produce delivered. @this is a real thing. @what we would consider @perfectly fine, a grocery store @may consider imperfect, and @that means huge savings. @with $12 a week, you can @actually get some of the most @beautiful imperfect fruits and @vegetables delivered to you. @very simple produce. @very simple process. @enter your address, take a @look. @consider your trial. @if you're looking for a great @way to get things delivered,

@favorite services in our @community. @again, you want to go get it at @a grocery store, that may be a @better way to go. @if you're interested on our @website. @back to you. @>> we're all beautifully @imperfect. @>> it's the taste that matters @too. @>> sure. @>> all right. @>> here's holly. @we have team weather today. @>> you bet. @>> greg is in the house. @>> big weather weekend. @you have a few minutes before @you leave. @please, say close to the @television. @headlines include rain today @and then a spotty shower chance @on saturday and rain and snow @on sunday. @greg is going to have all the @details on that. @will it accumulate? @we'll see. @he's been tracking some of the @model forecast this morning. @it's been changing as the hours @go by. @6:44 is the current time. @we're 29 degrees at hopkins. @a lot of overcast skies as @you're waking up. @totally dry right now. @we're not expecting rain until @lunch today. @it will continue into the @afternoon. @mid-40s for the high.

@again. @right now, all the rain is to @the west. @and there's a lot of it. @once we see the rains start by, @say, noontime, we'll continue @the see the rains into the @afternoon, along with the @milder air moving in again too. @you're grabbing the winter @coats this morning. @you're also packing those @umbrellas because you will need @those. @as you're getting the kids home @from school, friday night plans @all included. @this is noontime. @showers starting up. @akron-canton, starting to see @the rain. @downtown, just to the east of @the leading edge of it. @6:30 tonight we have showers. @they become scattered as we @head through the overnight @hours. @tomorrow it looks like it will @be spotty as far as chances go @through the day. @tomorrow night becomes @completely different story. @that's where greg takes over. @>> the track is going to be @very important as we go into @the afternoon. @that track is going to be very

@the track is farther to the @west, holly. @[audio difficulties] @>> all right. @thank you so much, greg. @and, you know, as we take a @look at your extended window @station 7-day forecast here, @we'll be discussing not only @that but temperatures that are @much, much colder. @kids, you think upper 20s is @chilly this morning. @wait until you see what is @ahead. @make sure the umbrellas are in @the book bag for later today. @45 degrees with rain developing @later on today. @low 50s for tomorrow. @it's just a spotty shower @chance. @as greg mentioned, we have the @rain the snow on sunday with @light accumulation. @temperatures are going to be @falling. @as we get into next week, i @mean, this is no polar vortex. @20s for highs, lows in the @teens. @wind chills and lake effect @snow showers all mixed in. @it's going to be winter. @that is for sure.

@georgia is five years old. @she's been waiting for a home @since november. @described as a very sweet cat. @if you would like to see @georgia, go to the pet smart in @parma, the adoption center @there. @then we have little mama. @sweet six-year-old kitty cat. @she was brought as a stray back @in may. @this little girl has been @looking for a home for quite a @while now, little mama is in @treemont. @ here is a look at what's @trending this morning. @we're about a month away from @the super bowl. @it's confirmed beyonce will be @performing during half-time. @>> pepsi finally confirmed that @the singer will join cold play @during the show. @the last time beyonce performed @show was in 2013. @she was briefly joined by her

@super bowl l is in levi, @california. @ the curious owl made @several passes. @he was likely searching for a @good place to perch. @we've posted this story at wkyc @on the facebook page. @it has more than 1,000 shares @and has been liked by nearly @4,000 people. @>> pretty cool. @>> yeah. @ a 53-year-old woman in @texas has given birth to her @granddaughter. @28-year-old kelly mcdisic tried @to have a baby for three years, @but she couldn't. @her mom offered to be a @surrogate. @thompson gave birth to a little @girl. @they named the baby kelsey, @which combines tracy with mom's @name, kelly. @what a gift. @after the break, we'll have the @morning rush.

@>> we'll take a look at why the @company says they're doing that @and a couple words of advice @for potential layoffees after

@ @it is 6:51. @welcome back to the morning @rush. @holly has your forecast coming @up, especially important for @the weekend, and dani has @another report on the roads. @>> will and tiffany are @standing by. @first, let's start with @breaking news. @we're just learning from an @announcement this morning that @cleveland councilman joe @zimmermann is resigning from

@president of global cleveland. @it's aimed at attracting people @from around the world to live @and work in the cleveland area. @he has been a member of city @council for 18 years. @council will appoint his @replacement when he steps down @in march. @ more breaking news a young @mother of two was shot and @killed in wayne county. @this morning police say they @have her killner custody. @police say he shot and killed @24-year-old emily young inside @a car while their two kids were @in the backseat. @young died at the hospital. @police say woods confessed to @the crime. @will? @>> reporter: john, republic @steel has announced hundreds of @layoffs in lorraine at their @steel plants. @they say they're going to roll @these out over the next couple @of months. @hoping to get it done by the 1 @1st quarter. @they had a tough year due to @the energy market declining and @lack of consumer demand. @couple pieces of advice, if you

@you don't want to lapse between @jobs. @if you're going to apply for @unemployment, do it quickly. @there may be a waiting period. @the ceo says they hope to get @things back up and running in @the future. @lynna. @ cleveland police are @looking for the person who @fired several shots outside a @gas station. @it happened near dennisson and @west 25th. @they say they found at least 12 @shell casings, including one @that appeared to be from a @rifle. @no reports of anyone hurt. @ former president bill @clinton is making his way to @northeast ohio. @mr. clinton will headline a @private fundraiser event for @his wife in independence. @tickets to the invitation event @start at $500. @here's tiffany. @>> well, john, the powerball @jackpot has climbed to a record @$700 million.

@bigger before tomorrow night's @drawing. @people are here already getting @their ticket this is morning. @but if you actually do win, @although it's rare, financial @planner kevin ross says you @need to assemble a professional @team, a tax accountant and @attorney. @he says you want to remain @anonymous and do nothing for @six months. @no major purchases. @also during that time, he says @you can make your wish list of @what you will buy with all of @that money. @good luck to you out there. @i already have the winning @ticket. @danielle? @>> you better share with me, @tiffany. @ right now we're winning on @the roads. @we look great to the south, all @green and clean. @no accidents down there. @we're looking great to the @north also. @we do see the slow traffic on @71 north just before the inner @belt bridge, but it clears out @once you get to the inner belt @on i-90. @the delays are about 1-2 @minutes. @don't forget about the water

@>> thank you so much. @we've got your forecast for @today. @happy friday. @it's going to be rain @developing. @it is dry now. @we've got mostly cloudy skies @by lunchtime. @we're expecting the rain to @arrive, and then it will be @around through the evening and @scattered at the very least. @mid 40s for the highs today. @a look at your 7-day forecast. @we've been talking about this @weekend, which is going to be @quite interesting. @i think quiet overall. @then tomorrow night into @sunday, we'll have rain @changing over to snow. @looks like we'll see the @transition happen sunday late @morning and into the early @afternoon hours. @temperatures will fall. @could even be light @accumulations. @you know we'll be here through @the weekend. @greg will be here all weekend @long tracking as things change. @the storm track changes and @everything else. @>> it's a chance for everyone. @maybe an inch or two at the @most, i think.

@it's great to see kids happy. @>> i know all the kids want to @go sledding. @>> two inches maybe. @>> not fun on grass. @no, it's not. @>> thank you so much for being @with us. @we hope you have a great @weekend. @>> thanks for watching.