have the browns found their quarterback? a look at rg3's performance. tiffany. >> a u.s. swimmer will have to pay up. the deal he made with prosecutors after being accused of lying to police. >> all lockeness monster. live questions that the athletes never get asked. >> oh, boy. >> are we asking? >> you can bet he is. >> we're out in the back here at channel 3. we have a beautiful sky behind us. i hope you're able to see the beautiful colors. the sunrise is getting closer. around 6:42 today.

take that all in and plan on plenty of sunshine to start. sunglasses, take your umbrellas. later today we could absolutely see scattered showers and thunderstorms. it's definitely feeling muggy out here this morning. we're noticing the humidity. we're warming into the low 80s. we're planning on scattered storms later today. there's so much going on between the flat fest and anything you may have planned out doors. just a backup plan in case. we're going to see if these chances for rain linger into the weekend, coming up. danielle, what's going on with the drive so far. >> well, we have 4:22 shut down. this is because of a rollover crash that happened overnight. other than that, we're looking pretty good on the traffic map.

of a breakdown, 77 south at pershing avenue. we'll take a look outside. normal drive times. 7 minutes headed north and 7 minutes headed south. we'll check the drive on 271 because of the construction through bedford. john and lynna, back to you. >> the power after cash. we're following breaking news out of rio. one of the four u.s. swrs robbed in brazil will pay to leave the country. tiffany tarpley joins us now with the latest. also, the u.s. olympic committee is considering possible punishments too. >> a lot going on. they won't consider those punishments until after the olympic games are over and the u.s. delegation is back home. let's get to the update in rio. james feigen will donate $10,000 so he can get his passport back and leave brazil. the others involved are either

on their way. video surfaced which contradicts the swimmers' original story. they say they vandalized a store and they paid $50 for the damaged. other athletes say they're focused on the games. others say, it can't be avoided. >> team usa is supposed to be full of pride. it's the biggest honor can think of to wear usa across your chest and compete. and to have somebody make up a blatant lie about something, that's pretty shameful. >> coming up at 6:50, we'll let you know what else the u.s. olympic committee is saying about this incident and the possible charges these swimmers face. >> thank you. browns 0-2 in the preseason. the stat is not what you care about most in the preseason. it's how the team looks. how they play, and the areas

concerned about the defense. tough start. the falcons go 71 yards and score on their opening drive. the browns give up 498 yards. falcons had the ball for about 40 minutes. rg3 showed improvement from week one. airing it out to pryor there. the browns lose the game 24-13, but if you're looking for positives, the offense is making some strides. they will preseason game number 3 next friday night at tampa. another investigation of hazing is under way. this one involving the football team at lake catholic high school. a police report indicates the incident occurred july 11th at a football camp at john carroll university. it lists two victims and five suspects. the police will not release any more details, the diocese says they've taken corrective action

to class. school security is a big concern. one study found a 158% jump in the number of shooting and bomb threats against u.s. schools compared to the year before. about a third of the threat -- threats were made on social media. ohio had the highest number of threats last year, including schools in strongville, euclid, and east lake. a police officer accused of striki h the face is now on administrative duty. cell phone video captured her arrest. it shows her spitting at officers. that's when an officer allegedly strug the woman. the other struck the woman. the other officers are on leave. they're still trying to figure out what happened. take a look at these photos from medina county.

out the trucks as quickly as they could. there are no reports of injuries, but investigators are still trying to determine what caused the building to collapse. this shows inside the building right before that buckled roof caved in. >> the cavs summer championship win is rolling into the fall. now, take a look at this. maple side farms in brunswick has created a believe land championship 7-acre maze features believeland as well as the trophy and the outline of lebron james head. it will open to the public september 10th. >> that's very cool. >> that's fantastic. there's a live look at the east bank of the flats where the inaugural flats festival of the arts will be this weekend. from ceramics to woodwork to photography and painting, various artists from around the

here. tickets cost about $10. >> time right now, 6:07. out of the ordinary. will ujek is putting athletes under the microscope with very different questions. it has nothing to do with sports. hollie. weather out your window time. you're going to like this photo. we're calling it looking stormy for obvious reasons. take a peek at your that's not the office window. this was taken back on thursday, august the 11th. jenn sent the picture in. thanks for sharing with us. nothing stormy to worry about this morning as we're waking up. we're going to track some storms as we get into the weekend. we'll let you know what's

olympians who win the gold medal, you expect questions like how did it feel? >> right. >> what was the key to your victory? >> right. that's not the case. ever wonder what olympics are asked after competing right after those questions. >> let's just say there can be random questions, especially will ujek is involved. will, this is so you. just saying. >> and that's it. i felt like i was standing there. even though i didn't hear the languages, i could see the athletes asking the same questions. >> sometimes i felt like a broken record. hey, how does it feel. i said, we should just ask these people some random stuff. i bet they would enjoy it because it's so different than

responses. >> one of the biggest events in your life. >> yeah. >> if you were an animal, what animal would you be and why? >> do you like long walks on the beach or long sits in the park and why? >> let's see, i think i could use a long sit in the park and just sit there and look birds and nature and enjoy the slow things in life. >> george clooney, are you familiar? >> the actor? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> what is your favorite george clooney movie? >> i couldn't tell you. i'm more a matthew mcconaughey man. >> inception, did he get out of the dream? >> i think he's still in the dream. >> what makes you think that. >> it was still spinning. >> big foot, aliens, lockness

>> i'm a partial believer in aliens, so i guess i would go with that. >> and if you're -- if it still spins, you're still in the dream. >> bill murray, dan aykroyd, who do you have? >> probably bill murray. >> what did you have to eat this morning. >> quaker oatmeal. that was about it. and some water. >> wasn't sure if it stopped or not. i think he's still in the dream. i feel like he's going to go back. so most of those people did not miss a beat. they were not caught off guard. i think they all rather enjoyed it. this is a pa at the cleveland clinic, also a gymnast. >> if someone asked you a random question, would you like it? did you get the same thing all the time in. >> i think i would be nervous. shoot, i will answer.

your life, what would it be is this. >> pasta. pasta. any type of pasta, maybe with mate sauce. >> guys, she's going to join me for the hit. we'll talk about ohio athletes. her story is phenomenal. she's here for one reason. self-financed. >> tough question and putting you on the spot now, you were talking about? >> i'm going to plead the fifth on that one. >> it was her. >> the first young lady in his feed. >> i will call you. >> on to you. >> will, before we let you go, what are you hearing about the ryan lochte controversy?

>> reporter: really since sunday we're talking about the ryan lochte. we're in hollywood square, all these live shots. that's all you keep hearing over and over. i knew people knew something was going to be strange because it didn't have the feel of an actual story were somebody said this happened, somebody said no. but the bottom line is the moral of the story is you don't lie to mom. he lied to his that's when it all started. feigen has agreed to donate $10,000 to a charity here. he's going to be able to get his passport back and return. >> okay. we'll call you. thank you, will. all right. one of the best titles of the olympics. the fastest man in the world

usain bolt move. he made it look easy in the men's 200-meter even though his 19.78 seconds is actually his slowest time in the olympic final. bolt wins his third consecutive gold in this event. it's now his 8th overall with a chance of nine tomorrow night and finally his final olympic race. he's won the 100 in three straight olympics. >> the world's greatest athlete. eaton. he's the third to win this gold multiple times. three more days and then the closing ceremonies on sunday. >> last day of the week for traffic. wkyc traffic is brought to you by mike bass ford. get a great deal and a great deal more at mike bass ford. time now is 6:16.

where you're seeing construction that could slow you down. in medina county, we're seeing construction where 76, u.s. 224, and 301 meet. eastbound as you're approaching 71, adding a few minutes to your commute. also, 271 north through bedford, we're seeing here some construction that is taking your right two lanes out. the red lights, you don't want to see that when you're traveling. we're taki a time. it's a 10-minute commute. that's about a 2 to 3-minute delay there. give yourself extra time if that is your drive. other than that, we're green on the traffic map. hollie, back to you. thanks so much. we have your fry forecast to talk all about. we'll talk with your summer fun forecast today. i know, some of you are going to school too. at the bus stop, we're around 71 degrees. we have a very high index today.

amazing sunrise happening. it's 6:41 today. wow. it's going to be a stunner. so it's starting to feel humid again. we have the sunshine to start. we're tracking scattered late day thunderstorms. a big cooldown that finally pushes through later this weekend. it's going to change things up a bit. 74 at 9:00. 82 at 5:00. scattered rain possible toward dinner time and even into the afternoon. you will notice our stretch over the next sunshine, and scattered storms as well. so our computer forecast is picking up on all of that. but it's quiet right now as you're waking up, getting the kids together for school. maybe it's still summer break and you're thinking about the pool today, just the backups, eyes to the sky. i do think we'll end up seeing some scattered wet weather later on. whether the front in is still far to the west. for our weekend weather we're tracking this cold front that's going to make a huge difference in the way we feel.

lower the humidity, especially into next week. it's getting muggy this morning. dew points into the 60s. we're feeling that sticky difference. drive through 10:30 this morning, partly sunny skies. this scattered showers and rumbles this afternoon. 3:30. 6:30, we're still seeing the chances. it is widely scattered. it's not going to be every single one of you, things calm down overnight. things start f friday. late in the day showers and storms. this, again, is ahead of all the front, which will be pushing through on sunday. and that's when we could see more numerous showers and storms. 6:00 a.m. sunday, we're noticing showers and storms even at that early hour. on your window nation forecast, showers and thunderstorms will be scattered through the weekend. and then we cool it off and dry it out. 70s to start for early next week.

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3 3rd quarter and won the game by 19. they play spain for the gold medal. sue bird is questionable for that game, but hopefully she can play. >> best performance by an athlete is brought to you by mercedes benz of bedford. time now for my biggest winners and biggest losers today in sports. just winners on little league world series. i think there's a player who could soon get an endorsement deal. are you watching this? so tennessee is down 2-1. the last thing with the bases loaded. check out the graphic there. it says robert car carroll's favorite food is chicken tenders. bases loaded. down by one. he drills it to the wall.

one for chicken tenders. they made the difference. i think chicken companies will be lining up if only little leaguers could get endorsement deals. maybe some day. my other biggest winner has the olympic spirit. check out party cat. she's all decked out in red, white, and blue to watch the pastornickys here pastornicky -- watch the pi channel 3. it took a few treats, but, that, ladies and gentlemen, is true american ride right there. great job, party cat. that's a gold medal. i love it. if you would like to nominate your champion, all-star, or just a great cat. e-mail your story to me or tweet them to me. >> see, party cat looks happy wearing a costume, john. >> i was going to admit that this morning.

found a cat that's happy with a costume. >> party cat is up there for all of you who remember spaghetti cat. the sun is up in minutes. it's going to be a beautiful sunrise. we go from sunshine to scattered storms today. mid-80s for highs. tracking a cold front that moves through over the weekend. greg, what do you have going on? >> more gadgets. the olympics are coming to an end, but at least a whole new way to view the games in rio in virtual reality. it's cheaper and easier than you think. i will show you ways to view that video, coming up. plus, from one stranger to another, why one man's simple gesture is becoming a viral

right now it's 6:30. welcome back, everyone. >> i'm lynna lai. hollie has your forecast coming up in just a bit. first, here is a look at some of the stories we're following. we're following breaking news out of rio. one of the olympic swimmers who claimed they were robbed at gunpoint has agreed to pay $10,000 to charity to get his passport. police say the swimmers were not robbed. they were questioned by armed guards after vandalizing a bathroom and paid money to cover the damage. swimmer james feigen will make

brazil. two of his teammates gave testimony and left last night. ryan lochte has been back in the u.s. for several days. also following developing news out of lorain county where a search is going on for a missing man. charles sikes goes by chuckie. he was last seen around 930 last night in his backyard. he's in need of his medication. helicopters and k9 units and infrared technology used to search for him. he doesn't communicate well and may be scared if approached. call the sheriff's office if you see him. the pro football hall of fame has announced details of ticket refunds to the hall of fame game. not only will you be reimbursed for the face value of the ticks, but handling and shipping fees, preparing, and one night of hotel accommodations. this comes after at least four fans sued the nfl over the

hollie with a look at the weekend forecast. thank you. good morning to you. we've been holding at 70- degrees at hopkins. it's a little more humid as you get through this friday. partly sunny with scattered showers and storm chances later. we'll climb into the mid-60s. sun is up in just minutes at 6:41 today. it's pretty clear for the time that's going to impact our weekend weather. we're seeing all kinds of thunderstorms again. it looks like it will get active. dew points are 60 plus. it's pretty evidence, especially west. it will continue to spread eastward. danielle is tracking your drive. we'll track the storm chances coming up. will, thank you very much. we start where u.s. 422 westbound remains shut down at

crash. you can take nash road. also, we're seeing stop-and-go traffic as you're approaching cuyahoga county. it's because of this construction at the forbes entrance and exit ramps. you're seeing stop-and-go traffic here and about a 10- minute delay between mass done den ya and -- macedonia and 480. donald republican nominee, will speak the akron monday night. tickets are available on his website. doors open at 4:00 p.m. this. comes less than a week after hillary clinton spoke to a cleveland school. >> now this story is getting a lot of attention online. life size statues of a naked donald trump have popped up in five major cities across the u.s. the statues were created by an artist here in cleveland. one of them was placed in cleveland heights yesterday.

new york, san francisco, l.a., and seattle. the activists art group says it created the sculptures. teachers getting ready to go back to school. some are. here's a great story for you. >> a 7th grade teacher was buying notebooks for students at a local wal-mart. behind her, pastor lester brown. person in need. he had been walking around with $100 in his pocket. he paid for all of them. she plans to invite brown to her classroom so he can meet all the students he helped. the olympics, there's been nonstop coverage and there may be things you missed. >> let's check in with greg dee who has a look at virtual reality. >> there's a lot of this available online, both from nbc

check this out. this video from nbc sports on you tube. now, at first it just looks like a picture of christ the redeemer, but look at this. it's 360 video. you can actually click with your mouse on you tube and get a 360-degree perspective of what it would be like to be at that at the chew. look at the beautiful views there of rio. the videos take you to other places there in brazil to bo monuments. there are also really cool videos from google. it takes you on a 360-degree tour. riding on the back of a motorcycle, you can get a full perspective of what it would be like to be there. you can buy a head set. if you want to spend money on this, it's light. it goes on your head.

cable and can go in your pocket. as you turn your head, so does the image. have you heard of viewer cardboard. you can get these for 10 bucks. it has glass right there. put in a phone, any phone. this is my iphone. you can put in an android device. launch the app. as you turn, you're viewing the olympics and touring rio in 360 degrees, and instructions online how to make these at home. cool project with the kids on a rainy day at home. as we get closer to the end of the rio olympics. we have so many local athletes we're cheering for. some of them compete for other countries. >> will ujek is live in rio with more. hi, again, will. >> good morning, guys.

we've had a lot of ohio athletes. last night, no different. we're getting to the end of this thing. we have buckeye nation loud and proud down here in rio. the elyria native, she hit the track last night for her third event in these olympics and fresh off her gold medal in the long jump the night before. she's looking to repeat in the 400-meter relay after taking over the top four years ago. they came in with the fastest time on the night. they will be looking to keep the fastest time tonight. the semifinals and men's 1500- meter after qualifying earlier in the week. the three-time olympic competitor placed 7th in the team finals. the time is good enough to move on on saturday. now, stacy lewis, what a day for her yesterday, started

shooting the best. she's locked in at second place, just one stroke behind the leader. she's looking to keep this momentum going. we're going to keep things going right thousand with another athlete. a gymnast for armenia joining me. you competed earlier. there's been so much surrounding rio about crime, about the water quality, about zika virus. what concerns did you have when you came down >> i took every precaution possible, zika, the bug spray. i've been careful, taking all the rio transport, not taking cabs and that type of thing. just trying to stay as safe as possible just being here. >> how has rio been. we've talked about places you need to see. things to check off your list. how has the city been? >> it's been great. i've been staying in the arena and watching as many of the

i saw christ the redeemer and they've been great. really enjoying thety. >> i know you're competing for armenia, but you're a pa at the cleveland clinic. she trained herself to get down here and compete. talk a little bit about the support system up in cleveland and ohio. >> definitely. the cleveland clinic has supported me 100%. they've encouraged me and my co- workers have been awesome, switching shifts with me, for this entire month. and then my church community has been wonderful in cleveland, really supporting this dream and making it happen. >> thank you for taking the time to talk to me. guys, she was excellent. all of our local athletes have really been representing the buckeye state proudly down here the past couple of weeks. >> will, last time we'll talk to you. what will you miss most about rio?

love the buses down here. the long lines, the long waits to get to places. that's going to always have a soft spot in my heart, guys. >> wow, that just warms me. >> i will wait until you get back for the real store res. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> i'll wait until you get back for the real stories. thank you. >> appreciate it. i long. 6:40. still a lot to come. let's check in with matt. ready to make it happen. every day we watch out for your wallet. today i'm going to get rid of your wallet, get rid of your purse. it's a mind-blowing bargain that's coming your way. first, hollie, i love you. >> well, i love you more, matt granite. we've got a really great start to the day. i think we have scattered showers and storm chances

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right now, the dew points, they're on the rise. we're seeing low 60s, even a 67- degree dew point right now in mansfield. let's go hour by hour and get you through the day to start. it's 11:00 a.m. partly cloudy skies. into the afternoon, some hit- and-miss showers. i don't think this is going to be huge deal. again, the potential for a brief downpour or even rumble of thunder can't be ruled out. if you're going to the indians game tonight, make sure you've got 7:00, we're seeing scattered showers, possible rumbles. things kind of fade during the overnight hours. anything we do see pop up, tomorrow starts off partly sunny. then we get into more chances for showers and thunderstorms later tomorrow. again, they will be scattered. it's kind of frustrating. it's not look it's going to be all of you at once until the front pushes through and we get a more definitive line moving

window nation forecast, highs today 80s. mid-70s on saturday and sunday sunday. behind the front, cooler air. we're back to lots of sunshine tuesday and wednesday of next week. that looks ideal. how great for kids in school next week. it's going to be comfortable, not hot. we'll bring back some isolated storm chances. time now summer games schedule brought to you by ohio's number one hospital, cleveland clinic. the semifinals in men's volleyball. and the equestrian gold jumping mines. that's your access to the summer games schedule brought to you by cleveland clinic, providing you with the access to number one care anytime

all right. 6:52. welcome back to your morning rush. hollie has your forecast and danielle has another check on the roads. >> and tiffany has more breaking news here's today's top stories. drug overdoses on the top of the mind, the medical examiner is warning that a drug that's plagued greater columbus has plagued cuyahoga county. it's a large animal sedative. it's deemed unsafe for human

outbreak. cedar point has unveiled plans for the water park in 2017. they're replacing cedar city with see door shores -- cedar shores. some of the slides will receive upgrades and some new restaurants will go in the park. it opens may of 2017. tiffany? >> reporter: john, we're following breaking news in regards to those four u.s. swimmers who are accused of we've learned the lone swim's still there will have to donate $10,000 just to he can leave. this is coming from james feigen's lawyer. feigen reportedly reached an agreement with prosecutors to get his passport back. two other swimmers, gunnar bentz and jack conger left brazil after being questioned for hours. ryan lochte was home before the accusations surfaced. brazilian authorities say there

swimmers reported. the swimmers could face charges of lying to police. the olympic committee is apologizing for their behavior, saying it is not acceptable. john? >> all right. let's talk with danielle and get a look at traffic. >> thank you so much. we're seeing traffic between macedonia and the heights. the entrance ramps have cleared out to about a 15-minute delay through 271 north through bedford. hollie? thanks, danielle. tracking the forecast. it includes sunshine and scattered showers and thunderstorms. backup plans for outdoor things this weekend. we'll go from 80s to 70s and

we get into next week. low humidity. it's looking lovely. just a i reminder. it's back to school time. it's one of the best photos i've seen so far. if you have a moment to look at your television, we've got the first day of school and mom and dad are in the background, slightly excited about the situation. >> i'm with you mom and dad. instagram is where we love to hashtag back to school 3, john. >> notice the height of those leaps? that's gold medal effort. >> the united states leading the medal count. 2:30 this afternoon, u.s.-spain in basketball. go kyrie irving. what do you have to say, matt? >> now this, huge deals for back to school. your phone wallet case is under 20 bucks.

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good morning. 100 andcounng. team usa hits a medals milestone. ashton eaton winning gold in the decathlon to retain his title as the world's greatest athlete and jamaica's usain bolt once again. and vandals not victims. overnight two of the u.s. swimmers involved in that gas station incident with ryan lochte leave rio after surveillance video proves they weren't robbed. a swimmer agreeing to donate $11,000 to get his passport back and u.s. officials issue an apology for their behavior today, friday, august 19th, 2016.