right now at 6:00, a social media warning for parents. why what you do online can lead a predator straight to your child. alyssa? good morning. the political spotlight is again. coming up, a recap of donald trump's visit, plus, where hillary clinton is setting up shop. hollie? >> it's the 23rd day of august. it's tuesday. it's going to be the most picture perfect day of the week, honestly. and feels great too. we're warming into the 80s. yesterday we were in the mid to upper 70s.

yesterday. 6:45 is when the sun comes up this morning. we're expecting nothing but sunshine. we'll be in the low 80s at lunchtime today. it's cozy, waking up to the 50s and 60s. just a refreshing start to the day. it's clear as can be. we're planning on nothing but clear skies throughout the day as we track on future view. we're barely showing any cloud cover today. that will begin to change as we head into the middle and end of the week. i will let you kn expect our next chance of showers and thunderstorms. danielle, in the meantime, we'll grab sunglasses. right now, as we take a look at the traffic map, it's an accident and delay. we still have two closures on the east side. first, solan road remains

this could affect getting to schools. there's a water main break that happened on sunday, this is going to be closed until wednesday. pepper pike, your detour is fairmont boulevard or mayfield road. lynna, back to you. >> dani, thank you. new overnight, a man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the stomach outside gas usa. this happened near around triscut. police are still investigating and no one is in custody. fbi agents are renewing their call for help to catch a child predator that's linked to two local abduction cases. tiffany tarpley is live downtown. they're also warning parents about the dangers of social media. >> we've learned these two cases, the one on cleveland's west side and the other in elyria may have happened because of what the child may

media app or what someone connected to this child may have posted. it's an app that possibly led this child predator straight into their homes. what a thing for parents to think about this morning, even as we enter this new school year, the fib wouldn't specifically say which app might have been used, but local arthur of the book, the boogie man exists, and he's in your child's pocket. jesse wineburger says people don't realize they're putting their child at risk. she says with a child's name and the name of their school, in two minutes or less, she'll have your address, no hacking involved. >> if someone really wants to try to put their hands on your child, you're making it that much easier by, as a parent, posting pictures, names, names of schools, and your child is

>> as the new school year gets under way, another warning from the fbi for parents and students. live in downtown cleveland, tiffany tarpley. channel 3 news. no republican has ever won the presidency without winning ohio. so it's no wonder the candidates keep passing through here. donald trump stopped in akron yesterday. hillary clinton visited cleveland around this time last channel 3's alyssa raymond joins us live this morning with what else we can expect. hi, alyssa. >> reporter: hi, lynna, good morning. ohio has picked every presidential candidate since 1964. they've visited ohio 15 times since the primaries. that makes ohio the most visited state by presidential candidates this election. trump stopped at a fraternal police lodge in akron before

he began by addressing jobs in ohio and then went into immigration and his opponent. clinton also took jabs at trump when she visited a high school last week. today her staff is opening a campaign office in downtown cleveland on superior avenue. trump headed into this campaign stop behind clinton, behind in the polls in ohio, hoping to close the gap. >> he ta i mean, we lost goodyear, good bench, firestone. chevy plant. i have family that lost jobs at ere one of those -- at every one of those plants. trump talked about bringing back jobs. >> reporter: clinton leads

>> thank you. new allegations in the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. the fbi has found thousands of e-mails that were not turned over to investigators. the e-mails have started to be released. so far it's ordinary content, like her travel plans. clinton turned over 30,000 e- mails to investigators. her lawyers deleted the rest. 15,000 of them were recovered. new this morning, akron police police officers continue their training this week to administer the narcan. narcan will soon be carried in every police cruiser. the county health department and project dawn are providing the training and narcan kits at no cost to police. ohio regulators will get $1.8 million for the state's medicinal marijuana program.

the department of commerce that will license cultivators and processors. the statethe statethe state pharmacy board will upgrade the state's prescription and reporting system and creating a patient registry. an akron man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he crashed his car into a cuyahoga falls police officer. a grand jury indicted na watson on several charges stemming from a series of crimes back in july. it started when watson set his home on fire and led police on a high speed chase. that ended when watson crashed into ted davis' police cruiser. the officer suffered significant injuries. watson is scheduled to be arraigned in court on wednesday. we're getting our first look at the moment a woman drove through a crowd in parma

community concert when she accidentally hit the gas instead of the break. that caused her to drive onto a dance floor that was set up on the parking lot. of the eight people hurt, two were seriously injured. no word yet if the woman will face any charges. time is now 6:08. topping your morning news feeds, friends and family gathered a deaf man shot and killed by north carolina sprayed for daniel harris. police say a state trooper tried to pull him over for speeding. when he didn't comply, he led him on a chase back to his home. that's where there was an encounter and he was shot and killed. deaf community leaders say intensive training should be required for officers to help them communicate with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. president obama is headed to louisiana today where residents are dealing with devastating

nation's worst natural disaster since superstorm sandy. the president has already signed a disaster declaration. more than 60,000 homes were damaged with 30 inches of rain and flooding hit parts of baton rouge. 40,000 people have registered for federal aid. wow, a couple of dozen roller coaster riders had to be evacuated from a ride at hershey park in pennsylvania. 27 riders sidewinder roller coaster. the evacuation process took about 30 minutes. it's unclear what caused the malfunction. the coaster is expected to reopen today. this is the second time a roller coaster has stopped in the park in the last few days. on friday, the fahrenheit got stuck for a short time. a serious case of puply love strikes on the today show. the 8-week-old black lab is

it's a nonprofit organization that trains dogs to support veterans and first responders both physically and emotionally. but the little fella still needs a name. we'll find out today which name the viewers picked. the three choices, sarge, charlie, and ace. what do you think? the name will be announced coming up on the today show. 6:10 right now. and the future is here, or at least close to re about to test driverless cars. llama on the loose, where the animal escaped from and what to do if you see it. hollie? >> wow. something you don't hear every day. right? >> call your mama looking for the llama. >> mama, there's a llama. 50s and around 60 degrees at the moment. we have beautiful sunshine coming at us.

in about half an hour. seasonal, warming up. humidity, blue skies, how great does that sound? we'll see if it sticks around through the rest of the week. i can tell you, this summer day is a postcard. it's postcard material. get the coffee going. maybe you're pack your lunch, packing the kids' lunches.

6:14 right now. uber is planning to debut self- driving taxis in pittsburgh within the next couple of weeks. the car hailing service will use specially equipped suvs and ford fusions. uber users in pittsburgh will be chosen randomly when they use the company's app, and the rides will be free, but the

uber will have two employees sitting in the front seat of each vehicle as emergency backup. it is the first time the autonomous technology has been offered to the general public. target plans to focus on technology to help enhance the customer's experience in stores. it will devote more resources to its website and in-store pickups for items bought online. it will focus on store chains stocked. target has made a drop in sales based on consumer perception. or you could call it the amazon effect. no kidding. all right. let's talk about what a gorgeous day we have planned here. >> so beautiful. >> yeah. >> we've been staring at all these pictures outside this morning. it is really going to be stunning. we're not exaggerating. it's going to be a perfect day. blue skies where you know the humidity is low. it's not hazy, you know. >> yeah. >> at the bus stop, even a

50s inland and close to the lake sure, we -- lake shore, we're around 60. it's comfortable, refreshing. 6:16, let's see where we are here as far as headlines. we'll warm into the 80s today. we'll have mostly sunny skies all the way through your tuesday. in fact, it will be a challenge to find any cloud cover today. it's probably okay with you. 77 at noon. 82-degrees at 5:00. what a beauty. enjoy it. 59 degrees hopkins international. over the next 12 hours, the sun is up at 6:45. all across the region, it is cool and comfortable with low humidity. 50s and 60s. mainly 50s for northeast ohio at this point. we're getting awfulfully close to sunrise. this is typically the coolest part of the day. it's the longest period of time without sunshine. yes, it looks like over the next 30 minutes, we should end up seeing those low temps.

skies. no showers around here today. looks like we're going to keep it rain free as we track on future view. 10:30 this morning, clear as can be. we're pretty close to 70 in most spots. than we get into the -- then we get into the afternoon. it's 3:30 today. 80 downtown. 82 for you in akron-canton. sandusky, it's beautiful weather for classes outside, recess today. if you have sports and practices, amen. it looks like it's going to be really, real way as well without the humidity present. clear, comfortable, better sleeping weather again tonight, and than we get into a little more cloud cover -- and then we get into a little more cloud cover tomorrow. this will be impacting our weather, especially for thursday, as the front pushes through. here is a look at your window nation forecast. thursday is the best chance for storms this week. tomorrow, pretty small, pretty random, but thursday, it's likely. we'll go from middle 80s on

80 and gradual clearing on friday. right now the weekend looks pretty nice. upper 88 -- upper 80s and sunshine. here is a look at your traffic. mike bass ford, get a great deal and a great deal more at mike bass ford. hi there. i hope you're having a great start to your tuesday. we look at the traffic map. we're having a great start to the commute. at 6:16, we're looking pretty good. if yo arlington to the south, we're seeing a little bit. the right two -- or the left two lanes are blocked on 77 north as you're headed to the central interchange. we're not seeing delays in that area. please use caution. other than that, great and green on the traffic map. here is a picture at 71 and 480 at brook park near the airport where everyone is getting by

an 8-minute commute. >> all right. dani, thank you. well, that didn't take long. some big news about the space left vacant by three restaurants in the flat flats' east bank. a teacher's letter to parents goes viral. what she wants them doing instead of homework. hollie? okay. we have weather out your window. this is a spectacular sight. 6:19. take a look if you have a moment. this is in north royalton. it's a stunning sky. look at the cloud formation and everything else to go along with it. pete sent the picture in. we hope you're having a great start to you day, pete. good morning, we're off to a good start. 5:19.

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6:22 right now. the search is on in starr county for a llama on the loose. jules the llama escaped on the 19th. the residents in the town of marlboro should be on the lookout for the 15-year-old llama. anyone attending animal shows or sales should also keep an eye out for the llama. if you see her, do not chase her. just call the lo downtown cleveland has certainly seen a boom if redevelopment. the question is, can it continue? and can it be sustained is this maureen kyle take as closer look at the flats' east bank and shows us the new signs of progress. >> it's a beautiful day downtown. the work crowd is just starting to shuffle in to try something new. a break from these same old lunch places they've had in the

cases, some seasons are shorter than a cleveland summer. >> several restaurants are slated to close. they cited lack of visibility and lack of customer base. the big question is, can other restaurants survive is this. >> when you bring all of these restaurants together, you create a true dining and entertainment destination. when you do that, some folks are really, really successful, and some folks continue to have >> in the service industry, a survival rate for a new business is 48.6%. if worried, it wasn't for long. they have letters of intent from other restaurants to take over that space. they couldn't say who, exactly, but what is important is space is filled. the same thing happened when toby keith pulled his

now we'll see margaritaville and rascal flatts. the fact that the flats are thriving reaches this man on a personal level. >> my father owned a small manufacturing business across the river. literally across the river he made breadcrumbs for 40 years. so for me to come back and rejuvenate this piece of land is extremely personal. >> it's not just the restaurants that are doing well. i'm told the apartments and condos ar >> sound great. >> back. >> let's send it over to hollie -- sounds great. let's send it back to hollie. >> thank you. we've got nothing but sunshine. we're planning on temperatures warming up to the low 80s today. it is cool, as you're waking up this morning. 50 to near 60 degrees. the sun is up right now. on the travel map, high pressure, clear skies. all across the region. all across the region, we're

sunshine today. from chicago over towards philadelphia. new york city, washington, dc. detroit has similar stuff. we have storms and things to track, lynna. i will let you know when this week. >> sounds great, hollie. we've been talking about the flooding in louisiana. now a local rescue group is stepping in to help. now, medals, ally raisman responds to an nfl

welcome back. 6:30 right now. john is off today. hollie has your forecast coming up the just a minute. first, since you're waking up, here are some of the stories we're following. in cleveland, a woman has been charged with murder. li set fire to her house, killing her boyfriend and two dogs. officers are not saying how she was involved in the death, but they believe she was behind the fire on the 8600 block of platt avenue. it will be the 68th murder in cleveland this year. after devastating flooding this year, peta roll -- volunteers to go to baton rouge

now animals are expected to arrive at the geauga county shelter this afternoon. they hope transporting the animals will free up critical space in louisiana shelters to take on more victims. >> carlos santana's 8th inning home run listed the indians to a win over the oakland as last night. carlos carrasco pitched a gem allowing only four hits. andrew miller closed out the sides for his se lead over detroit in the arc -- in the al central. danny salazar is pitching tonight. hollie is outside enjoying a gorgeous morning. it's going to stay beautiful today. >> reporter: it is, the skies are clear today. here we are on the deck of channel 3. it's more or less clear. we have a beautiful sunrise that's happening about 15 minutes from now. this will be greeting you on

tuesday's in general, looks like you're going to have nothing but sunshine today. it's so pretty. and it feels good too. sew we're going to warm -- so today we're going to warm up. we're going to hit the mid-80s inland. low 80s for cleveland, though. we'll break it down. so we'll climb well into the 60s. we're planning with highs near 82. a whole lot of sunshine throughout the day. light jackets this morning. you won't nehe getting the kids from school. temperatures currently, as i mentioned, mainly 50, especially as you look inland, we're low to mid-50s right now. 50 degrees now. the coolest we're seeing in wooster. many of you averaging low to mid-80s as you're waking up. be ready to ditch it later today, danielle. you just won't need it. 82 degrees is perfect for this time of year. perfect.

as we approach 6:43. here's one thing you're going to love. it is now open in both directions at lake avenue. also, direct access is restored to the eastbound shoreway from cliffton boulevard. in addition to that, two lanes are open in each direction between cliffton and the main avenue bridge. so hopefully this will cut some of those delays you guys have been seeing in the area. we pulled out to take a look at the rest of the traffic map. no accidents, but we're seeing our slow trafc 71 north into the inner belt, but that slow traffic is only adding about a minute or two to your commute. lynna, back to you. >> all right. dani, thank you. the fbi is warning parents to be aware what is happening on social media. this after two developments in child abduction cases. >> tiffany tarpley, with a new school year comes the possibility of new problems.

predators will have more opportunity to get to them if they or even if their parents are not careful. now, i spoke with a special agent here at the cleveland fbi. i'm told it's a grooming process with these predators. they will take months to get the information they need from your child. federal investigators are looking into the possibility of a social media ad that may have led to an abduction of a six- year-old girl from her west side cleveland home as well an attempted abduction of another girl from elyria back in february, but coming up at 6:50, we spoke with a local expert when it comes to online predator crime. the number one app she says just might be on your child's phone that you really have to be careful about when it comes to these online predators. >> all right. we'll see you then. thanks, tiffany. a condemned ohio killer who survived a 2009 botched

the high court. lawyers argue that attempting a second execution will amount to cruel and unusual punishment and double jeopardy. the state stopped the execution of broom after two failed attempts. after two hours when executioners failed to find a usable vein after 18 attempts to insert needles. he's only the inmate to survive an attempted execution. it's 6:35. stanford university has announced undergraduate students will not be allowed to drink hard liquor. any alcohol has to be 40 proof or less. the new alcohol policy comes two months after the sentencing of brock turner, a former stanford swimmer who was

the policy change was not related to the case and attributed it to general concerns about alcohol. the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission has released its final report on the death of a toddler attacked by a gator at disney world. the report says the two-year- old died from drowning and a crushing bite. the agency classified it as a predatory attack, but the report goes on to say the toddler did nothing to provoke the disney put up a fence around the lagoon shortly after the boy's death. u.s. senators are scrutinizing the rising price of epipens after a public out outcry. the coast of the life saving device has shot up 400%. it costs between 400 and $500. charles grappleley demanded they lower the cost for all

product for their heatlh and safety. no word yet if the company has responded to the letter. americans flocked to canada over the weekend. canadian authorities says the coast guard had to rescue almost 1500 u.s. u.s. citizens in the southwestern area of ontario. the partiers were doing what is called the port huron floatdown off the coast of michigan when windy conditions sent their rafts drifting across canadian border. it took 19 buses and six hours to get all the unintentional bodder crosser -- border crossers back home. maybe a few scrapes and bruises, but they were not injured. today's top trending stories are coming up. first, let's check in with matt granite. what is ahead? >> i have the back to school bargain of a lifetime. it's all in this box.

first, hollie, fill me in on the weather. >> oh, we've got nothing but sunshine, just like your savings. it is going to be a spectacular day. sunrise in just a few minutes from now. we'll not only take you through the day, but the rest of the week. that includes for showers and storms in the forecast. today, leave those umbrellas at home and grab the sunshines. 82 for the high today. all right. is hillary clinton clinton? why she opened up a pickles for jimmy kimmel for jim any kim -- jimmy

6:41. now to some stories trending online. hillary clinton made a visit to jimmy kimmel who made her prove she's healthy. what better way to do it than to open a jar of pickles. take a look. clinton went on to conquer what was said to be an untamperred jar of pickles. now, the reason for all of

she has heatlh problems. clinton called the gop strategy a wacky strategy and completely unfounded. so what did ally raisman do after rio? well, she has a double datelined up. in a video from yahoo sports. colten underwood said if she's ever in san jose, wants to go on a double the other couple would be his teammate who's married to her teammate. raisman reached out saying, thanks for the video. looking forward to meeting you. he responded, looking forward to meeting you too. >> i think that would be a yes. >> i think it is. >> i think romance is blooming.

>> let me bring your attention to this homework policy. no homework policy. 66,000 shares. do you blame these kids for being so excited in the teacher says homework will only be work that a student didn't finish during the school day. she says research doesn't prove homework improves student's progress. sa students spend more time eating with family, playing together, and playing outside. >> 66,000 plus shares. >> loot of you are chiming in on facebook. some support the idea. others not so much i don't know. i'm asian. -- overs, not so -- others, not so much. i don't know. i'm asian. it's against my dna.

>> i have my favorite back to school bargain. it's rare to see retailers aim a deal at parents and students at this time of year that happens to be better than black friday. it's here. it's in the bobbing. -- it's in the box. what am i holding? in this box for under 30 bucks is a lifetime warranty. again, this is everything it includes. paced on adjustable head phones. i will play for you moment, all the required capables, all of it, which is very well rated, considering it just hit market 48 hours ago at this price point. under 30 bucks. you can watch a student put the deal that i found through the test. something as simple as a speaker you're getting all these components. [music] >> so that's just one item.

under 30. the lifetime warranty put people over the edge. we're hearing from a lot of mourning viewers. hollie, you may want to hear this. people are doing their christmas shopping today because they think this box will look good under this christmas tree. >> i enjoyed your moves. thank you. >> if you can call them that? >> thank you. we found sweet moves. we're going to be dancing in sunshine today. >> for real. it's 6:45. that's exactly when the sun comes up. we're in the 50s at the bus stop. if you're close to the lake shore, you're closer to 60 degrees. sunglasses, a sweatshirt they can throw in their book back. yesterday we hit 77. i think we'll end up in the 80s today. we'll have a lot of sun. sunshine galore is pretty much

in the mid to upper tuesday's, great lunch out on the pad owe somewhere. if you can squeeze that in. 82 later on today. a beautiful night to put something on the grill. we've got the next 12 hours. it shows nothing but sunshine. it will be more seasonal in the field. it's refreshing. this is great sleeping weather. this is great exercise weather. getting outside. it kind of wakes you up, but it's not too cold. it's just right. we're going see more of think, into tonight. temperatures are 50s to near 60 degrees right now. as you're waking up and getting your tuesday started. lovely as can be. the sunshine is stellar today. we warm into the 70s. we'll continue on into the low 80s this afternoon with nothing but clear skies and sunshine as you're grabbing the kids from school or maybe they've got sports or maybe football practice, cheerleading, it look

it's not going to get too muggy. they will be comfortable at school today. a lot of times, at the start of the school year, we're going to be concerned with it getting real hot. this is perfect. looking into tonight, nice and clear. we're going to see partly cloudy skies. that kind of leads us into what's coming next on the ?? window nation seven-day. that's going to be the chance for showers and thunderstorms. late wednesday, we could see a few popup showers. the best opportunity will be thursday of this week. highs will be in the mid-80s. we'll gradually clear on friday. now it looks like a pretty nice looking weekend. upper 70s to low 80s for highs. here we go. sally day, you're beautiful. look at how cute. she's really called silly sally. she's about 10 weeks old. she's a funny little golden doodle. she's always about mom's boiled chicken. shell not even consider regular dog feed.

they have this whole when harry met sally thing going on. thank you so much for this total picture of joy today. silly sally. >> better stock up on some chicken to woo her. there. 's apps that -- there's apps that can help you this school year in this morning's geek fix. >> good morning, everybody. i'm greg dee with edition of back to school edition of greg's geek fix. these apps may make going back to school a little easier. we'll start with this one. cam scanner. it uses the camera on the back of your phone to turn any document into a searchable pdf. it makes taking notes easier. maybe your class gives out a lot of handouts and you just don't know what to do with them. take a picture of each one and

can store them on your phone. con academy. if your child is in need of a tutor and you can't get one, too busy or not enough time, free learning lessons will help your child or, maybe you, learn some topics you're having trouble with. it's always great to get a different viewpoint on something you're struggling with in school, and this could be the help for you. i wish i had this it's called photo math. it's the camera calculator. take your phone, loaded the app, take a picture of any math formula. it finds it on the screen and then provides you with the solution. no typing. it literally does math for you. teachers beware. if you're a math teacher, make sure this app is not on their phone. it's a free app, and it's called photo math. have a great day, everybody. >> wow, that's crazy.

before you walk out the door. our morning rush is next. let's check in with alyssa raymond. >> we're going to recap donald trump's visit in akron last night and where hillary clinton is setting up a campaign

we start your morning rush with

the fbi says social media may be linked to the abduction of two girls righted here from northeast ohio. they believe an app may have led the predators to the children's homes. the fbi would not say what app they're looking into. kik is often the number one risk on your child's phone. it's basically texting and is a safer way to communicate. it someone looking to do harm to your child. the fbi is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. good morning. trump was in akron last night. clinton was in cleveland next week. who will be making the next move in ohio. clinton is it canned to be in cleveland today, her campaign will be opening an office on superior avenue.

he talked about bringing jobs back to the area. immigration and his opponent. in a most recent poll, clinton leads trump 43% to 39% in ohio. remember, no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. lynna? all right, alyssa, the fbi has found thousands of clinton's 'ems that were not tu were not turned over to investigators. the e-mails have started to be released. so far it's normal content like travel plans. clinton turned over 30,000 e- mails, her lawyers deleted the rest, and 15,000 were recovered. we're tracking delays right now. 77 south just past 277, about a 3-minute delay through arlington road. also slowing cliffton into the

shoreway, about a 20-minute delay. 490 east, all near downtown, hollie, these are about a 35- minute delay. >> thanks for the update, daniel. 6:55. sunshine. so much of it. highs in the 80s today. we're in the 50s and 60s now. looking ahead, more sunshine, warmer tomorrow. we'll see a slight chance of rain later in the day. better chance of showers for thursday. looks like we dry out just in time for the weekend. do we we have a bonus tip. do not buy a laptop. it's telling you, it will drop to 189 from lenovo next week. tomorrow i will decorate your home for half price. >> very nice. >> very good. >> thank you very much. >> look at this cute face. it's charlie. okay. sarge, charlie, or ace, the the today show puppy gets his name

and we'll see you with updates throughout the today show. >> i like ace. >> sarge, charlie, ace. >> i'm going with charlie. i think charlie is really cute. >> something about it. >> have a great day.

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good morning. pay for play. donald trump asks for a special prosecutor to investigate hillary clinton after a watchdog group accuses of her of giving clinton foundation owners special access when she was secretary of state. >> i've be i shocked by the vast scope of hillary clinton's criminality. on late night, clinton laughed off trump's unfounded claims that she's in failing health. >> it's part of the wacky strategy. just say all these crazy things and maybe you can get some people to believe you. deadly encounter. a north carolina trooper shoots and kills a deaf driver. after a traffic stop turns into a chase. that officer now on leave.