coming up on channel three news, a rocky morning as thunder and lightning lit up the sky. >> good morning. the man accused of driving on drugs and crashing into a state trooper and killing hi i right now. coming up, we will have a live look at what's happening inside the courtroom. >> some big money making its way to akron. how much the city is getting to create downtown development. >> you just saw alyssa with the

live look out of our progressive field camera, or you can see that fog and rain in downtown cleveland. you just sit back and relax, and luckily nobody is rushing out the door. there have been some incidences of dangerous driving, people are telling me that they are hydroplaning. i know i experienced it on the way in the middle of the night but it still been a really raining morning. but what do you think, are we going weekend? >> we will have at least a chance of rain and thunderstorms the balance of today, into tonight and tomorrow. but sunday, we will have some rain free periods through the afternoon. but right now, rain, and thunder and lightning off to the west of us. 71degrees and it is a monkey 71. lots of moisture in the air and

see the radar there. here comes the latest batch of rain and thunderstorms moving across the area. those temperatures throughout the area warm and muggy, and it will remain that way throughout the day. off to the lake, you will see some thunderstorms out there but not the best way to be on the water. and at very good chance of showers and thunderstorms that won't dry out un tomorrow. i will have the complete forecaster the upcoming week and it is a pretty good forecast. >> now to our big story, the man police say is responsible for the fatal accident that killed a state trooper. >> good morning. is name is joshua gasper.

the influence of drugs which led to him crashing into the trooper. we now take a live look inside the courtroom where you see joshua gasper standing in front of a judge. he standing there with other people who have arraignments this morning. he's charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. according to the patrol, police conducted a field sobriety tests and arrested him on the scene. we are told he was doing a routine traffic stop and there's now an american flag that marks the spot where this all happens. yesterday, april procession for the lies, they father of three, happened. the sons of his described him

>> he was a great coworker, and he was the support and he was the anchor. he was unreal. >> he's talking to the judge, we are waiting to find out what the judge will say to him as well as the bond. we also wanted to let you know that the vilez's visitation is happening this sunday from three until eight at lorain high school, and there was a football game at amherst high school against the rea. and amazingly, the troopers

he was so happy that so many people were there supporting him, and in fact, they actually won the game. they haven't won a game since 2014. you can imagine the roller coaster of emotions happening. now this community is showing the good that still exists in this world today. back here in the studio, we continue to follow what happened. we will have an update for you at >> a cleveland police officer had been indicted in a 2015 shooting of an unarmed teenager. patrolmen alan buford is facing homicide charges in the death of brandon jones who was shot after a robbery. he will remain on restricted duty within cleveland pending

>> i didn't want to rest because it is so important to me that my son get justice. >> they believe the amount of publicity in recent police shooting cases will make this decision. after falling off of his skateboard. it's covered in handprints and notes and reads, once a panther, always a panther. kyle richmond was only 16 years old. brcampgn trail, donald trump tries to put to rest one controversy but ended

he falsely claims heller clinton's started the birth are rumors. >> in miami, donald trumps told supporters that if hillary clinton wants to get rid of guns she should start by get rid of her own secret service detail. he cast his opponent as a divider. president for all americans. >> they list for which you settle in suddenly adding a new name. >> president barack obama was born in the united states. >> trump created a new controversy awfully claiming heller clinton's started the birth are movement into thousand eight. keeping a segment for monday's tonight show, clinton and jimmy

pneumonia. >> it is a constant balancing act. how you keep the energy in the positive and the positive spirit while taking seriously what you need to. >> a challenge for both candidates with the race for the white house tightening. >> some big money is making its way to the so-called tiger grant will spur downtown redevelopment. students of the university of akron say they are excited for big changes. >> i see lots of people

>> they are maybe even down at ohio state where they have a short north. >> the akron fire department got four and half million to hire an additional 25 fire medics. coming up, a tribute to the dems of the pulse nightclub

welcome back. a suspect in fort worth texas has been shot and killed after shooting and wounding two officers who responded to a reported suicide. authority say arriving officers were told that there was a witness in the shed. the person in the shed opened fire when officers went in. >> dramatic images of first responders in action that are taking us into the trenches of a growing epidemic in this country. be williams reports. >> when a cleveland, ohio, woman saw this man some behind the wheel of ape art car, she feared the worst. >> i felt like i was staring in the face of death. it was scary and i was

>> she posted these pictures after police responded, suspected a heroin overdose and gave life-saving medication. a couple passed out in a car from may suspect overdose with a four -year-old in the backseat. the drug enforcement administration estimates about 28,000 people i each year from heroin overdoses. heroin overdose deaths are now three times what they were in one reason, street suppliers are mixing in the drug fentanyl because it's cheaper but it's also 50 times stronger making the drug even more dangerous. and, police feel overwhelmed

face reform, prison or death. >> hitting people off the street, out of their environment and placed into a safe environment is rare. it's incredibly difficult. >> 40 a states now have laws giving legal immunity to people calling 91911 to report overdoses and to the ends themselves, hoping to save more lives like this one on a clan collected from outside of the pulse nightclub in orlando. they collected and document thousands of items left after the massacre. some of the items were left behind as the city plans to install a new commemorative fence next week. >> it's difficult. it really is. and we feel like we are electing people's emotions. >> the history center says each

categorized. the new apple iphone seven is flying off of store shelves. in the meantime, competitor samsung is asking customers to keep their hands off of the new galaxy note seven because the battery can overheat causing the device to catch fire. the consumer product safety commission has issued a formal government recall seeing the phones pose an immediate risk of fire. >> samsung is urging customers to exchange their note seven for a replacement or refund. all of garden's never ending pasta passes are sold out. in fact all 21,000 passes were snatched up in 21 seconds. the $100 $100 pass allows the holder to have access to

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being prepared means being equipped with the proper supply in the event that you have an emergency or disaster. how you can build your own emergency kit is brady carney, and marks christie. good morning to >> thanks for being here. >> you have an event going on to help people raise awareness about being prepared, and i don't know if i'm prepared. i'm sitting here thinking, what do i have in my house? >> and it is occurring today in the river nature center.

should have some things at home in a kit? >> and, people often forget about their pets. you need to have food, batteries and flashlights but the rule of thumb is to have enough items on hand to sustain you and your family for 72 hours. and, you need to have that conversation about preparedness in them and certain medicines and things like that that you might need. >> are there any other items that are kind of a surprise

about when it comes to you? >> and and, what kind of emergency are we talking about here? are we talking about snow days where we are stuck in right or are we talking about power going out for days or what? >> there could be a terrorism emergency and if you remember years ago there was a national grid and a lack out where people are stuck in their homes for a long time. sit with your family and talk about the different types of emergencies and how you might be affected. >> this might seem off subject but, what about the car? >> absolutely. and you can combine kits together, but there are certain

but perhaps.it's an extra gloves if it's the wintertime. we have a comprehensive list of items. >> what time? >> thank you so much. >> thank you for the great reminders. hopefully this weather doesn't turn to severe so we don't end up in an emergency situation. >> ies would be a severe weather day but it looks like it could be wet. some of that could be on the heavy side. it is a soupy two-point out there, and you can see the radar images. there are couple of rumbles of thunder associated with these. they are moving off to the northeast and they will continue to pass through our area on and off

today. you can see a lot or moisture upstream coming up out of the southwest. it will take its time and the rain will stop when it does however, that will stick around for most of the afternoon sunday through sunday evening. you can see just ahead of that cold front, all of this southerly flow give us the fuel for the showers and thunderstorms. temperature wise, cooler and drier. twin cities at 59 degrees, trust in west virginia at 72 in the nations capital, 70 degrees. lots of humidity headed to that frontal system. as we move through time, you can see the ever present chance for showers and thunderstorms through this evening and overnight

precipitation. those clouds are stubborn though, on into sunday evening and slowly clearing through sunday night. we begin to see lots of breaks and those clouds and, it will be extremely pleasant and above normal temperatures. the rest of today, look at those chances for showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, getting into the upper 70s and today, 80% or better chance for the showers and thunderstorms. some of the rain on the heavy side, and once again, more showers and thunderstorms. cloudy in the afternoon, the rain should be in the afternoon and should be clearing out as we move on through the day.

>> thanks so much. it's the end of an era at cedar park. the park has set its final goodbye to main street. we know there will be one rider who will miss out on the ride when it's gone. >> and receivers has loved roller coasters all his life. >> we used to write it constantly. >> his favorite is cedar point's >> he has written that more than 16,000 times. >> he has documented achievement with in in-depth spreadsheets to calculate how many times he's climbed a board.

which was 115 in two days. >> mean streak and ran his wife have spent every summer traveling from their home in new york to the campground. >> she won't even ride mainstreet with me. i will make her ride. >> each day the park is open he probably marches to mainstreet and he approaches his 70 fourth birthday coaster, it keeps me in shape. just sit forward in your seat is little bit and follow the truck around. >> his bond with mean streak will be nothing more than a memory now. >> and in order to progress through the future, build new attractions and change areas of

addition. >> i guess we will see. >> still to come, bernie sanders is in town today. find out what he will be

break. >> thanks so much for being

depending on where you are in northeast ohio, you could be getting some rain. had some power blinking out this morning and, kerry has been tracking all of it for us. >> we have some rain and some of that rain is very heavy. it looks like over the next 24 hours or so we could see an inch to an inch and half or in some areas. as liking bolts could do a number on the power and it looks like most folks have not lost power. the couple of bolts of lightning there could disrupt a few folks. we have some showers in the area, and it could be a soggy saturday. warm and humid and thunderstorms could abound. there's another batch of those

them. and we will have a chance of those thunderstorms throughout the day. i will be along with that forecast. ra carry, incorporated so much. now to the top story that we a state trooper made his first court appearance. >> good morning morena. in the last 15 minutes, a judge set joshua gas burgs bond at $500,000. he said 37 -year-old from columbia station accused of driving under the influence of drugs when he hit and killed

interstate 90. >> for the record, i'd to understand that my client was under the influence, but we don't have any test results. >> i understand that field friday tests were done at the time, the bond is set at 500,000 >> he didn't say word. his attorney as you heard did all the talking. he's been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide according to the ohio state highway patrol. gasper hit vales as he was doing a routine traffic stop.

visitation is set for vales this wednesday at lorain high school from three until eight. >> we will be following this throughout the day. >> a second victim in the ashland murders has been identified. 29 -year-old elizabeth griffith was seen near the walmart on us 50 in ashland. the man ct was arraigned via skype on thursday. the bond was set at $1 million. >> do you have any questions about the terms and conditions of bond? >> no, it sounds fare. >> authorities in richland county are working to identify the third woman he is accused of killing. former democratic presidential candidate bernie

former rivals right here in northeast ohio. they will make a pitch to young voters who supported sanders but from the clinton campaign has not been able to sway. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren will also be in town this weekend and warren will campaign for clinton in columbus this afternoon and at cleveland state tomorrow morning. she will emphasize registering to vote ahead of the october 11th deadline. a big weekend series as the indians do battle with detroit. highlights coming up next in

hi everyone, and good morning. it incident tigers at progressive field and they are getting close to putting the tigers october baseball. they strike first in the three- game series, and they lead the tigers by seven games. a great night at the ballpark, and it really was a party last night. justin thompson loses them, a

jumps to the fifth and four, absolute bomb to the left. two run shot deep into the home run court and that was his 30 first of the year. is one issue was with hopton, and his second of the game, that made it six and four. he would get the win, three- zero against the tige they win, 11-four. they are now 85 and 62 with 15 games to go. so now we go to that magic number. you can't ask for better than that. it drops down to spots from 11 to nine. they can try to make it seven today, a sweep would make it five. here's the matchup for today. justin bieber later, he's really good.

is at 4:10 p.m. browns and ravens, the browns will try to win their third straight home opener. the ravens have won seven of their last a however in cleveland. the browns beat the ravens in baltimore last season led to the legs of gary portage. no catches last week and he gets his boy back. they had lots of success together last year and they are ready to >> i'm looking forward to getting out there with him and executing the offense at a high level. you know, we want to draw on that and utilized that to help us and help this offense. >> it is saturday which is a

ohio state and oklahoma are coming up at 6:00. >> bridgette jones is back in theaters again and this time, a baby is on the way. and take it look at this. harvesting hope. how you can get in for an exclusive's chefs event that benefits the american cancer but first let's send it over to carry who has a check of the forecast. >> i am crossing my fingers that the rain will not spoil the indians game. but there is a very good chance of rain and thunderstorms. i will be along to take it look

coming up next monday, we have an extraordinary event of delectable food and drinks to benefit the life-saving mission of the american cancer society. the third annual harvesting hope gala and we have couple of them there today. joining me now to discuss the event, we have john bennett, the executive chef at moxie

and that the distinction event at the american cancer society. thanks for being with us early on this saturday. tell me about this event. >> this is our third annual harvesting hope event. we have nine chefs this year to show all of their >> , tell me what you are doing. >> i will caramelize the crust,

fortunate to work for university high, hospitals, so what are you preparing over there? >> we have some eastside a eggs, and the little bit of smoked everything bagel slice. just a fun take on the classic deviled egg. >> and this year we bring back all the chefs and tito's will be there as well as broken

awareness at hope lodge and the home away from home that is free for cancer patients who are again at the cancer center and being treated by them. >> for you, you get to see these families who benefit from the hope large. >> what does that mean? >> there is nothing better. so to noha place to live, and then the friendships that they make because there are other people going through the same thing they are going through. it is an incredible program and we are very proud of it. >> there are tickets still available? >> yes, absolutely. >> john, what will you be cooking? >> we are actually making a local corn gazpacho.

eye was going to make. i told her probably the carrot pudding. i mean i'm hospital chef, we have to show up with putting. >> yes. do you get those socks to with the skids on the bottom? >> that is a prerequisite. [laughter] >> thank you here this morning. cleveland botanical gardens, this is on september sixth at harvesting hope.org. let's send it over to carry, who's been keeping an eye on the forecast. >> i just got awfully hungry. 72 is the current very muggy temperature with the dewpoint of 69. there's lots of moisture in the

and that moisture is fueling showers and thunderstorms that keep rumbling across the area and they will continue to do so today and tonight, into sunday morning. there's of cold front off to the west of us and that front is very slowly moving toward the east. it will eventually clear out the rain, late sunday morning and midday sunday. until that happens, the southerly flow ahead of it fueled those showers and thunderstorms. some of the rain wil h briefly today and you may get more than one heavy shower. those results are off to the northeast. cool and dryer, marquette 67 degrees, charleston west virginia at 74 in a very tropical layer ahead of that front. that will fuel showers and thunderstorms this evening and of course that means lots of things are in jeopardy.

tomorrow we will see though showers worked to the east. the front should be on through by midday and that means some cloudy skies behind it but, the rain will be over. sunday afternoon looks to be okay. starting things off and the workweek monday, we will see partly cloudy skies, the rain will be gone and it will be a nice week ahead. showers and thunderstorms are at possibility throughout the day today on here is your forecast. and 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms, at least. wind is out of the south bringing up the moisture, a muggy low temperature overnight tonight with the showers and thunderstorms, and on sunday, 36 for a high temperature with a chance of a morning shower. party skies in the afternoon but the rain should end and

day on monday and the workweek generally looks pretty good. just a chance of a shower on tuesday but, above that, temperatures nice and dry and sunny. >> bridgette jones' baby is hitting theaters this weekend. michael wilbur spoke with the star reni seliger, colin firth and patrick mc about her latest love triangle. >> it's been 12 years since we caught up >> what has changed, what has evolved. >> i love that she has grown up a bit and she's less naove but at the same time, she's the same person. she is still imperfect. i love that she has achieved so many of the things that will make her life ideal.

>> this time the film revolves around the question of paternity. >> i think, if it isn't her baby, will you still be in love with me? and possible for the installment, there is another book, i know, so there could be more. >> and, coming up, a stunt that you have to see to believe. we will have that final check

>> a hollywood stuntman fulfill they lifelong dream for more than 40 years after his idol evil knievel failed at his attempt. and all took about four seconds

and, i was blown away. flying like a bird, and it was a good jump. >> evil knievel inspired me professionally. after 30 some years, my career is kind of, i would say, ending. and what a more fitting way for me personally then to pay homage to the gele inspired me to be everything that i am. >> the jump was made on private lands. but only family and friends were allowed to watch. televisions biggest night is almost here. you can have an award show without red carpet. so there you go. you have something to watch tomorrow night if you feel like

carpet out here in cleveland, it will be a soggy saturday, showers and thunderstorms all the way through the day today. some of the rain could be heavy and we will see that rain come to an end. and then a beautiful week ahead, sunny skies on monday. >> absolutely gorgeous. we will keep you updated on all sorts of weather us on this saturday morning.

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