kerry coleman, who is keeping an eye on the weather for us. there were moments overnight that it was really coming down hard? >> it really was. there is nothing like a nighttime thunderstorm but when you have to drive through it, a little bit different matter. a lot of ponding off onto the east. 71 degrees and it is a muggy 71, with the dew point there at 67 degrees. and it is going to turn out to be a soggy saturday for you. the warm and humid stuff is going to stick nd with showers and thunderstorms a good bet until then. as we look at radar, look at the batch of thunderstorms, tracking off into lake erie and across portions of lake county, ashtabula county. that is just the start of it. there is a lot more rain to the west of us, headed this way. and we are going to have that chance for showers and thunderstorms at about anytime today and overnight tonight into sunday. those temperatures muggy, 60s and 70s here across the area.

thunderstorm there, in fact you will see thunderstorms out on the lake. and it is going to be choppy there with winds out of the south at about 15 knots. when can we shut off the rain? maureen, it will eventually, but not today. thanks for that update. now to our top story we have been following. the man, suspected of being on drugs whether he hit and killed a state trooper on i-90 is scheduled to be in court this morning. meanwhile, his family, his friends and people who don't even know him are tribute. channel 3's alyssa raymond joins us with a look at how trooper kenneth veliz is being remembered. >> reporter: good morning maureen, veliz's family and friends say he was an amazing person and questions catted to his job. no one probably knew this better than the ones who looked up on to him most, his three children. his youngest son, christian veliz plays football for

his team last night as a trib beauty to his dad. off the field fans from both teams showed support for the family with blue. and despite this tragic loss for this community these young men played their hearts out and won. they achieved their first victory since 2014. >> i know my family is here and m brothers and sisters here with me. >> this team was 0-10 last year and last night, they ended up winning 54-13. an emotional roller coaster, for sure. before the game, there was a balloon release and officers stood by, just like they did during the procession earlier yesterday afternoon. veliz was taken from the

county funeral home. ohio state highway patrol, lorraine, cleveland, elyria, amherst and avon police accompanied the procession. as we already mentioned, the man police say is responsible for the crash that killed trooper veliz is expected to be in court this morning. coming up at 6:30, more details on what we know about him. alyssa, such a touching tribute,. well a cleveland police officer has been the 2015 shooting of an unarmed teenager. patrolman allen beaufort is facing negligent homicide charges in the death of brandon jones, patrolman beaufort was indicted friday on misdemeanor charges of negligent homicide and will remain on restricted duty pending the verdict in the case. brandon's mother said it is a long road to justice but she is willing to fight. >> i didn't want it rushed because it is so important to me that my son get justice.

and that's what we have to do. >> reporter: attorneys on the case tell us they believe the amount of publicity on recent shooting cases of unarmed black men have helped to raise awareness for the grand jury to make their decision. an about face from donald trump, who admitted he thinks president obama was born in the united states. he made the comment at an event trump then falsely claimed that hillary clinton started the birther movement in 2008. but clinton and her campaign never made that claim during the election. president obama brushed aside trump's comments. >> we've got other business to attend to. i was pretty confident about where i was born. >> after trump's comments, hillary clinton demanded an apology on behalf of president obama. hillary clinton will make an appearance on the tonight

monday. here's a preview. >> welcome. welcome. thank you so much. that is great. akron received a tying grant. the city of kept got the same grant several years ago. students at the university of akron say they are excited for big changes. >> they should probably fix the sidewalk and the paths for students. i see a lot of people tripping and falling every day. >> i think they should build up the main street area and make it look like how kent state

ohio state. >> the akron fire department also got $4.5 million to hire more fire medics. still ahead this morning, how a museum is helping to keep the memories of those killed at pulse nightclub alive. plus as the new iphone 7 goes on sale worldwide, there is new fallout over samsung's attempted rival. we'll have that for you, coming

it was doggie destiny was mr. bonejangles expecting the perfect toy at an amazing price? of course not. he's a dog. but that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find,

a suspect in fort worth texas has been shot and killed after shooting and wounding two officers who responded to a reported suicide. authorities say arriving officers were told there was a witness in a shed.

tried to go in last night. dramatic images of first responders in action that are taking us into the trenches of a deadly growing epidemic in this country just as the federal government is launching a new initiative to curb the opioid crisis that claims tens of thousands of american lives every year. nbc's pete williams reports. >> reporter: when a cleveland, ohio wo behind the wheel of a car she feared the worst. >> i was thinking what can i do. >> reporter: she posted these pictures after police responded, suspected a heroin overdose and gave life saving medication. a scene disturbingly similar to what ohio police recently posted. a couple passed out in a car of a suspected overdose with a 4- year-old in the back seat. the drug enforcement

people die each year from heroin overdoses and overdose deaths are three times what they were in 2010. one reason street suppliers are mixing in the drug fentanyl, because it is cheaper but it is 50 times stronger. now the justice department is launching a new push against doctors who overprescribe painkillers. >> if you debt addicted to a prescription pill it gets real expensive to replace that on the street. heroin is plentiful and cheap and deadly. >> reporter: the nation's police feel overwhelmed nwisconsin officer chad wood man tells addicts reform or face death. >> getting people off of the street and out of their environment and placed into a safe environment is rare. it is incredibly difficult. >> reporter: 34 states now have laws giving legal immunity to people who call 911 to report overdoses and to the victims

cleveland street. pete williams, nbc news, washington. thousands of items were collected from outside the pulse nightclub in orlando. the orange county regional history center spent friday morning collecting and documenting thousands of items left after the june 12th massacre. some of the items were left behind as the city plans to install a new, commemorative fence next week. >> it is difficult. and we feel the import of what collecting people's emotions. >> reporter: the history center says each item will be categorize and photographed for a digital collection. the new apple iphone 7 is flying off the store shelves. thousands across the country camped out to just get their hands on it. in the meantime, competitor samsung is asking customers to keep their hands off the new galaxy note 7, because the battery can overheat and cause

a formal government recalled has been issued, saying the phones pose an immediate risk of fire and should not be used. >> you shouldn't have to look at a product like there and say hey is that going to burn my house down? >> reporter: samsung is urging customers to exchange their note 7 for a replacement or refund. a hollywood stuntman fulfilled a life long dream of more than 40 years after hi idol, evil knievel failed. he rocketed across twin falls idaho. it reached 30 miles per hour and a height of 3000 feet. the parachute deployed and the rocket landed more than a quarter mile over the other side of the canyon. >> blown away, he went right over, flying like a bird. he cleared it. he nailed it. it was a good jump. today is about history.

professionally. after 30-some years, you know, my career is kind of, i would say ending. >> the jump was made on private land, so only family and friends were allowed to watch. just ahead, new concern over concussions this morning. are parents making their child's concussion worse? and why one neighborhood is searching in all the wrong places for a suspected cat burglar. there is a lot more rain when will that rain end? well, i'll be along with the complete forecast for you, it is not all bad but it is going

. you can see the suspect in a string of robberies walks around on four legs and goes meow. >> reporter: neighbors living on west 16th avenue have seen a rise from burglaries. >> got done doing parts replacement on the truck. went inside, got a glass of ice water, came out, couldn't find targeted for awhile now. >> a month ago in one night, she took two full pairs of shoes and a pair of socks off their porch. >> reporter: the suspect? not who you would think. >> lo and behold, i was a victim of the cat bandit across the street. >> reporter: meet dorie, otherwise known as the bad kitty bandit. dorie will watch and wait

night. the items she brings back end up right here in this orange bucket. >> this was full two days ago. >> reporter: it is in this bucket where they keep the gloves, the toys, and even sneakers. neighbors just come right here to pick those items up. >> i don't know how she is getting in some of the neighbor's yards, but she is figure it go out. so they probably should come check the bucket. >> reporter: and she moves i, myself, almost became a victim of the cat bandit. >> i don't know what kind of charges that cat is going to face. >> that is a scream. that is really funny. >> yeah. >> how bizarre. i thought they would just bring like a squirrel or a mouse or something in. but everything. >> i would rather have a cat bring me a sneaker than a mouse or a squirrel. >> depends on the sneaker i suppose. it is going to be a rainy,

sunday, tomorrow. but we are going to see a lot of rain between now and then. 71 is the current temperature. it is humid. cloudy skies, winds out of the south southeast at 6 miles per hour. dew point muggy, muggy. 67 degrees. 64% relative humidity and we have a falling barometer. let's slow you the radar. you can see those pesky thunderstorms tracking off to the northeast across the eastern portion ashtabula county. we will continue to see the rain, and that is just ahead of a cold front that is taking its sweet time, moving very slowly to the east. and it won't be until midday tomorrow it will come through and eventually dry us out. there is a lot of soupy air coming up from the south,

thunderstorms and some heavy rain today and overnight tonight. and again just about anytime today tonight you could see those showers and thunderstorms. 58 the current temperature behind a little bit of clouds and rain. behind the front 60 degrees at minneapolis. charleston, west virginia 72. the muggy stuff certainly out here for the eastern third of the united states. as we move through a time, you will see the chance of showers and thunderstorms again evening at 6:30. but those temperatures very warm, very muggy. very tropical there, overnight tonight more showers and thunderstorms, but by tomorrow afternoon, and evening, the rain, for the most part, clears out very slowly clearing the skies. it still will generally be a cloudy afternoon for your sunday. the skies begin to clear a little bit more as we head toward monday morning and it will turn out to be a pretty good week weatherwise. today throughout the day,

good bet all through the day. you've got that chance. high today 78 degrees showers and thunderstorms. a really good bet, we'll say 80% chance. night% chance of rain overnight tonight. 68 a low -- 90% chance of rain overnight tonight. 68 a low for your temperature. we slowly clear out, it is going to turn out to be not a bad day. i think the clouds will stick around. for monday sunny again, a look at throes temperatures, again quite a bit above normal for wednesday, thursday and friday. summertime continues. >> great for recess out there with the kids. >> no doubt. kerry thanks. an experimental antibiotic gel might be able to some day treat ear infections. kids with ear infections are often treated with a 10-decors of oral antibiotics. researchers at boston children's hospital have been

only need to be squirted into the ear once. more research needs to be done but experts say it is very promising. the food and drug administration is making good on its promise over a month ago to strengthen its authority over to back oh products. -- over tobacco products. according to the fda if retailers continue to be noncompliant they could face cil household dust may contain harmful chemicals from every day products. researchers from george washington university tested out dust samples from homes in 14 states. they found evidence of 45 toxic chemicals, used in vinyl flooring, personal care, cleaning products and home furnishings. this weekend a football player will likely end up with a concussion. but now, there is some new thinking on how kids should be treated while recovering.

child's concussion even worse. >> kids lay low, sit in a dark, quiet room and that may actually hinder their recovery. >> reporter: a new study came up with eye opening numbers. most parents are relying on misconceptions and old school thinking that could prolong symptoms. more than 75% of parents across the country say they wake their kid up multiple times during the night to check on them after a concussion. doctors say this is just one of the things that parents are doing that could be slowing recovery. >> staying on a good sleep schedule is really important to helping the brain recover from the head injury. throughout the daytime you actually want them to be up and active. >> reporter: the study found parents are going too far in restricting activities like exercise and time on electronic devices. doctors say isolating a child may lead to depression or anxiety, making matters worse. monitor them but take off the

balance. you don't want to do anything that triggers symptoms but at the same time stay socially engaged with people. if you sit around and are not talking with friends and doing school work sometimes the stress level can affect your symptoms and make your recovery slower. will thanks so much. after the break the greater cleveland urban film festival is taking place this weekend. how it is hoping to open doors for artists. we are going to show you,

. saturday september 17th. and there on the screen you can see the harvest moon just above first energy stadium. and if you woke up a little earlier this morning, like really early this morning, you probably heard that thunder and lightning. we have been tracking storms across our area. kerry is in the weather center with a check of the forecast.

too, kind of tough to drive through. it is the not over by any stretch of the imagination. and it is headed this way. you are going to have a bit of a soggy saturday. right now humid, muggy, 71 degrees, winds out of the south southeast at 6 miles per hour. it will be warm and humid today with showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain could be on the heavy side. you could see there just to the west of mansfield, there is more headed this way and it will continue to be with us, that chance to rain the first half of your sunday. you can see temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s across the area and again a lot of humidity. the lake, it is going to be not the best place today with the good chance of thunderstorms, winds out of the south at 15 knots. so two, maybe even three footers out there today. and the chance of thunderstorms throughout the day. when will this rain come to an end? i'll be along with the complete forecast in a few minutes.

now to our top story, the man that police say is responsible for causing a fatal accident that killed a state trooper is scheduled to be in court this morning. good morning alyssa. >> reporter: good morning maureen. his name is joshua gasper. he was driving under the influence of drugs when he hit and killed trooper kenneth veliz on gasper is charged and scheduled to be in court this morning at 8:30. according to the ohio state highway patrol gasper hit veliz after swerving to avoid another vehicle. police conducted a field sobriety test and arrested him on the scene. veliz was conducting a routine traffic stop when gat per hit him near the mckinley avenue exit near lakewood.

yesterday afternoon. close friends of his describe him as a great person who was dedicated to his job. >> he is like a brother, a coworker, godfather to my son, my parents loved him like a son. he was there at all our family activities. he was the support. the anchor. my kids loved him, they called him uncle kenny. unreal. >> reporter: veliz's visitation will be on wednesday at lorraine high veliz was also honored at his youngest son's football game last night. fans from both teams showed support with blue. there was also a balloon release before the game and how about there? his son took the field in honor of his father and they won, for the first time, since 2014. maureen that really makes your heart happy. >> it really does. seeing all of his friends

a second victim in the ashland murders has now been identified. 29-year-old elizabeth griffith had been missing since august 15th. she was last seen near the wal- mart on u.s. 250 in ashland. the man indicted in her murder, sean grate, was arraigned via skype friday. >> any questions about the terms and conditions of bond? >> no, sounds fair. >> ashland county jail. and authorities in richland county are still working to identify the third woman he is suspected of killing. former democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will campaign for his former rival right here in northeast ohio, making stops in akron and kent this weekend on behalf of hillary clinton.

whom the clinton campaign has not been able to sway. here at home the fifth film festival kicks off this weekend. as channel 3's tiffany tarpley explains, it has the potential to open doors. it is a tough industry, no matter who you are. >> you are always, you know, striving to get to the next level. >> reporter: for cleveland filmmaker denver collins, has worked in production for 20 years, he is well on his way. >> i put myself in a position to where i can provide opportunity for up and coming people who want to get into filmmaking. >> reporter: he has produced trailers for the greater cleveland film festival. stories on a variety of topics, told about people of color. >> it is a great week for

what other folks are working on. to see what other opportunities are out there. >> reporter: through his time, devin formed relationships with other producer and directors, and they are now putting together a television series right here in cleveland for the national spotlight. it is called the land, fugitive apprehension unit. >> i don't think that it is necessarily a geographical location that will earn success. you knth hollywood films being produced here. >> reporter: the greater cleveland urban film festival is just one way art is being preserved and celebrated for decades to come. >> the workshops run through september 23rd. for more information check the website greater cleveland urban film festival.org.

series with the tigers. it was a chance to knock that number down two spots. the question is did they get it

indians and tigers over at progressive field. the indictmentions getting close to putting the tigers away in october baseball. they struck first, beating detroit for the 12th time in 13 tries and they lead the tigers by seven games from the central. just a great night at the ballpark last night, close to 30,000 people, sort of a 9-game -- start of a 9-game homestand. pop fly up, upton loses it. up over the wall, two run ground ball. indians up 2-0. now 4-1 leading

two run shot. bounces boot parking garage. his 34th of the year. 6-1 indians. corey humming along but his one issue is with upton. his second in the game, that made it 6-4. gruver would get the win 3-0 against the tigers. indians take it back over and they win it 11-4. they are now 85-62 with 15 games to number. and you can't ask for it better than that. drops down two spots from 11 to 9. an indictmentions win, a tigers loss and trying to make it 7 today. a sweep would make it five. here is your match up for today. justin verlander is really good. notice the start time it is at 4:10. browns and ravens tomorrow

favorite. browns try to win their third straight home opener. ravens have won 7 of their last 8. the browns a fourth quarter lead they won in overtime. vannage no catches last week. josh mccollum reunited. >> looking forward to executing of we were able to establish a arrhythmia him last year, and -- a arrhythmia him -- a, arrhythmia a rhythm last year. the big one tonight. ohio state and oklahoma. a preview coming up at 6:00.

robotic shopping carts will be in the future for wal-mart shoppers. the retailer was granted a patent if a motorized transport unit. it looks like a normal shopping cart but customers would be able to use a hand held device to summon an empty cart. the cart would be able to find customers by optical sensors the device. people are choosing a brown bag lunch over steep restaurant prices. according to a report, lunch restaurant visits across the industry plummeted 7% over the last six months. a spike in menu prices at casual and fast casual chains are responsible for the decline. a new $4 million facility in brooke park is making all the thrill of racing available

eric ceasefire brings us the story in collaboration with fresh water cleveland. >> reporter: it doesn't sound like a typical kids' birthday party and doesn't look like your usual workplace team building. >> they get out of the carts and are high fiving each other. >> reporter: pro carting is a unique meeting space and party center complete with a high speed carting track. owners say racing has always been in their blood. >> it is kind of how up, always racing, always trying to find something to go fast and get ourselves in trouble with. >> reporter: after years in corporate, the cousins with the help of a $50,000 grant developed the one fifth mile long indoor track along with high-tech meeting rooms, fully equipped with projectors and conference calls.

magic happens. >> reporter: riders grab a helmet, a neck collar and strap in for a 746 minute race on the windy track speed ago long in the all electric cars. >> there is no emissions, no gasoline odor. it is extremely clean and green. >> reporter: anyone 12 years old and up and at least 56 inches call can suit up and take a spin. >> we just had a gentleman in, it was his 65th birthday. >> reporter: ultily less about winning and more about bringing people together. >> you can't help but smile when you are in a go-cart. that is the feeling we've always had when we race. >> reporter: channel 3 news. the cousins have even developed a free app to keep track of your best times and rankings on the leaderboard. next year they plan to lengthen the track and take it outside. >> very cool idea. i'm sure they are going to be a huge hit for birthday parties

>> i'm in. that looks cool. that looks like a lot of fun. >> now you know what to do today. >> it will continue to rain on and off. some of the rain on the heavy side as well. 71 degrees right now, muggy. 67 is our dew point. all that moisture is fueling the showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain today is going to be on the heavy side. we have winds at 6 miles per hour from the south southeast. we will continue in this showery vain for at least the first 24 hours and beyond. off to the east there ashtabula toward erie, pennsylvania they were picking up heavy rain. but there is more on the way. take a look at what is coming. and i just went backwards on that, now we are back to the radar. as you look at the wider

big plume of moisture headed this way just ahead of a cold front. that front is taking its time to get here. it is very slow moving. when it comes through, we will clear out the rain. the clouds will take some time to clear out tomorrow. it will remain cloudy for the most part tomorrow but the afternoon is going to be okay to do something outside. just ahead of that front, here comes the flow, we are going to be in that pattern into morning. with that the showers and thunderstorms will be ever present. 68, temperature there at detroit. charleston, west virginia 72. pittsburgh at 76 degrees, and again, through time, we will see that chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day today. 7:00 tonight, still a very good chance of showers and thunderstorms. for sunday, starting off with the rain, but clearing out by

clouds around, temperatures still on the muggy side and warm. monday morning still a few clouds around still on the mild side but showers should come to an end at least by midday on sunday. through the day today though, you have the chance of showers and thunderstorms and again, just about at any time, 78 or so will be the high. maybe low 80s for some folks. 78 for the high. showers and thunderstorms likely, 80% chance today or better. overnight tot rain, some of it could be heavy. 68 for a low for your sunday. 50% chance of rain but most of that chance is going to be in the morning, slowly clearing skies sunday afternoon, 76 for the high temperature and, the 7- day forecast is going to show really nice weather for the week ahead. monday, sunny skies. a chance of a shower on tuesday but look at wednesday,

sure. it is a perfect day to do those inside chores. >> right all the fun stuff. like cleaning bathrooms. bridget jones's baby is hitting theater these weekend. she is caught between two men, once again, and this time a baby is on the way. mike wilbur spoke with c further, renee zellwegger and patrick dempsey. >> reporter: it has been 12 years since we caught up with bridget jones. what has changed? without losing who bridget is. >> i love she is grown up a bit and less knife. but at the same time she is the same person. she is vulnerable, an authentic person, still imperfect. i love that she has achieved so

ideal, and yet she still doesn't quite have it all together. >> reporter: this time the film revolves around the question of paternity. at the same time they are trying to win over her affection. >> i think the great moment is well if it isn't your baby would you still be in love with me? that is a real interesting moment of truth that allows her to make the decision to go with the history. >> it is the new. and they are both good guys, which makes it a difficult dilemma for all of us. >> as for a possible fourth installment there is another book. >> i know. there could be more. i don't know. what do you think? >> we have to ask helen i guess. >> there has to be the will to do it and a sense that there is an appetite out there for it. great day to take in a movie. coming up next, we are

biggest octoberfest festivals and it takes place just down the highway. and a final check of the

. get ready to run at the annual octoberfest kicking off in cincinnati. the 40th annual celebration started with the running of the billed as america's largest octoberfest coincides with the beer festival in munich, germany. if you want to take a road trip, how adorable is that? those dogs are too cute. i know we have our octoberfest here at the berea fairgrounds usually around labor day and they have had weiner dog races and the puppies are the cutest. >> it is worth the trip right there. a trip in the rain maybe actually. >> a very good chance of rain

overnight tonight into sunday morning. and about the only bright spot, in terms of the lack of rain is going to be sunday afternoon. even the clouds will still stick around for sunday. today a really good chance of showers and thunderstorms. overnight tonight you might even be awakened again with thunderstorms. but things dry out for monday. sunny skies, a chance of a shower tuesday and wednesday and beyond looking really nice. all right. well the "today" show is up next. kick, back, have another cup of coffee. we will be back at 8:30 this morning. until then you can find us at

good morning. shooting from the hip. donald trump raising eyebrows once again calling for hillary clinton's armed security guards to disarm. >> take their guns away. she doesn't want guns. let's see what happens to her. >> saying trump has a history of inciting violence. this after a wild day after trump acknowledged president obama was in fact born in this country. we are live with the developments. and breaking overnight. shooting spree in philadelphia. police officer ambushed while sitting in her car. the gunman taking police on a chase around the city. >> a really terrible night.