members of cleveland's police union are expected to endorse a candidate for president. we let you know why some are calling the move controversial. on the verge of returning to the field josh gordon announces that he will go to rehab. details coming up. election could the fbi says tried to breach systems in 20 states. it is the last day of september. friday as well and we are tracking more rain. we told you this was coming. it is all coming together. an area of low pressure parked over us will mean more on and off rain showers today. maybe some thunderstorms but isolated for that.

now most of you are hovering in the upper 50s to near 60. low pressure overhead and we have this tropical flow. this is coming right from the gulf of mexico and atlantic. lots of moisture and a lot of much-needed rainfall. almost one agent hopkins yesterday. we continue to see scattered showers this morning. there are no thunderstorms yet and west of cleveland we see rain and also see it east some of you are getting some breaks. it it will not be constant all day but it has been persistent overnight. as we track on future view you will see we get breaks mid-to- late morning before more pills in today. this is all headed -- having an impact on the drive. we have the weather on here and the rain there is some standing water in spots where the rain has been persistent.

and 90 and 80 looking around 60 miles per hour which is great because it is really. as traffic picks up we will get slowdowns again and as you are getting ready to head out listen to our partners at wtam 1100. in an unprecedented move for usa today the paper's editorial boar a side in the presidential race is 34 years history. until now. the board was to article hours ago saying donald trump is unfit for the presidency. the article goes on to say trump lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty the country needs. it ends by all means vote but not for donald trump. >> they also put the counterpoint editorial written

pens states trump is ready to lead a by electing trump americans have the opportunity to choose a bold leader. the a >> reporter: is extensive list on how trump will make changes if he's elected. he says the choice is clear to make america great again we must elect donald trump. >> in another unprecedented move the cleveland police union will vote to endorse a candidate. it is something that has never been done befo from outside cppa headquarters. >> reporter: some fear this could further divide the police union and this community. it is no secret cleveland police have been under scrutiny but only from some of the communities they serve but also from the federal level. they are going through the federal reform. cleveland police patrols association steve loomis will not do any interviews on camera he for the votes are counted.

time for law enforcement and they need someone in the white house who will stand up for police. loomis says he personally supports donald trump. the black shield police association lynn hampton who has been an officer in cleveland for more than 20 years says he is not sure this is something you need officers should be taking a stand on. >> it gives people the opportunity to voice their opinion but still that is still a personal choice. because it is so controversy of we should not be part of it. >> reporter: he also talked about the diversity within the cleveland police department. coming up i will let you know when we should learn the results of today's vote. we are almost 2 weeks from the start of early voting here in ohio.

in the buckeye state. she has seen her lead in ohio slipped in recent days. she will be making a visit next monday. the location has yet to be announced. it comes one day before the next debate -- vice presidential debate on tuesday. police are under fire defending themselves against officer brutality claims. a man says his head was slammed into a squad car with enough force to shatter the windshield. we have a warning this video could be tough to watch. officers stopped from jaywalking while investigating drug complaints in the neighborhood. things escalated when he handcuffed him and escorted him to the cruiser. that's when one of the officers slammed his face into the windshield. the lawyer is now suing lorain police for excessive force. >> lorain police ever be tatian of allowing minimal

>> the police chief responded to the video in a statement saying the short video could be misunderstood. i would caution observers to not rush to judgment the man arrested wednesday in the abduction and rape of the stark county girl is in jail this morning. dennis menefee is being held on $1 million bond. he was arrested in fairfield county south columbus. he was convicted in 1999 after he sexually assaulted a woman in wyoming and left her dead. a local man is held on $4.5 million bond a cute the death of his daughter. jamal mansoor shot and killed to honey mansoor in their rocky river home. kelly will be back in court next month. a tough day for local community. euclid high school students and staff remember andre jackson tonight at the homecoming game. jackson was injured during last friday night's game against stolen and taken to the

went back to the hospital sunday we are he died. days before he was able to return to the field browns wide receiver josh gordon announced he will instead be going to rehab >> this was a surprise move at the timing. will ujek joins us the more. >> reporter: he was conditionally reinstated by the nfl in july which meant come back to the browns on monday. he would've been able to take the field against the patriots next sunday. now all that is getting put on hold as he made the announcement yesterday he cities putting a pain in his career entering rehab in a statement he said after careful thought and deep consideration i decided i needed to step away from pursuing my return to the browns and my football career to enter an inpatient

low to mid the nfl receiving in 2013 but has played in five games since because of nfl and team suspensions. as part of his condition read statement he's been at the facility allowed to participate in meetings while serving his 4 game suspension. earlier this month there was a warrant out for his arrest for failing to comply with a paternity test. dna results came back yesterday saying he is the father of a one-year-old girl some pressure and stress recently had to take time out for myself. sometimes you have to do what is best for you. thanks to the nfl and brown >> the browns released a statement supporting josh gordon and wishing him the best but no word on any future as far as with the team. they did not say anything about that and would not comment on that or his status. that is a big question now for

>> he says it is on hold. we will see. one person is dead and more than 100 injured after a train accident near new york city. the latest details workers -- investigators are working to find out what caused the crash during rush hour yesterday. instead of coming to a stop the train crashed through a bumper and jumped the track and smashed into the central hall. >> we heard people screaming in trapped. >> i heard the horrifying terrible screams coming out. people just screaming for their lives. >> engineer has been released from hospital and the skaters will talk with him to see what he remembers they will also look at the train and track and data recorder to piece together

the remains of a north carolina girl missing since 2011 have been found in south carolina. erica parsons was 13 the last time anyone saw her but her case is unusual because she was not reported missing until nearly 2 years later the adoptive parents said she had gone to live with relatives but authorities determined that was not true. her parents are currently in prison for fraud charges unrelated to her disappearance. director. of the fbi is issuing a warning about hackers trying to attack voter databases across the country. millions could be put at risk. according to homeland security there have been attempts to hack the election system in at least 20 states. intelligence sources tell nbc news there is no doubt the russians are trying to hack the upcoming election. that is now just 38 days away. secretary is making improvements to its emergency alert system following the bombings in chelsea new york messages are allowed to be 4

90 character limit. officials can include more detail and links inside the message. last month's alert had few details and was criticized for fueling unnecessary panic in the city. a puppy with a purpose. the channel 3 family is getting a new addition. we tell you more about him coming up. online rant. why taking the social media to complabo flight could be worth your time. a great friday to you. we are tracking rain. we will see it on and off through the day and we need it.

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welcome back. the nba cham cavaliers fans can stop by and take photographs. larry o'brien trophy is our good friend now. it will stick around for years. it will be on display. you have to be 21 and over to enter that it goes to jack cleveland casino welcome center which is not on the gaming floor so all ages are invited to that party from 5-9 pm. cavalier girls dance team will also be there to join the party.

wounded veterans and rescuing animals at the same time. >> for the next few months we are teaming up with wags for warriors to show you how they are seeing the possible. since 2011 wags for warriors has a 350 veterans service dogs and they trained dogs rescued from area shelters to assist veterans at no cost to the veterans. for vets with ptsd the dogs can sense anxiety and calm them down. and assist those with site or limb loss. frank dilorenzo is an iraq war veteran and saw the benefits of service dogs they have dedicated their lives to help veterans heal. >> veterans life changed, child gets his dad or mom back. a wife gets her husband. and vice versa the spouse they get to be a family again. and that is very important.

happy with the purpose. we will introduce you to our newest teammate and follow him during training. getting ready to make a difference in a veteran's life. the big real will be on monday. >> we get to see this little picture right now. tune in monday morning at 6 am when we introduce our puppy with a purpose. it could also help name the puppy on facebook starting monday. use the hashtag free puppy. we're parting with our friends been doing a similar thing as well for the project. look for regular bark back with their puppy charlie. this is exciting. it's like a new baby. >> it really is. we will take turns. we need a name.

the naming. we are in the low 60s with more rain to track for your friday. it's going to be on and off. yesterday we had some little sunshine and lots of rainbow pictures from you. we are expecting it to be similar today. this morning we see rain and have some breaks. a storms again especially toward the evening to upper 60s today. 68 as the normalized will be right on target. our rainmaker is still planted over northeast ohio so this is why we continue with the showers. there is plenty of it even as we start the day. roads are wet and plenty but from overnight in general. showers are much lighter compared to around cleveland but we still see them on the

county. showers this morning and further east to get a break and i run into them again and parts of lake and ashtabula county's. i 9:30 it is more isolated compared to what we're dealing with currently. we will get those breaks again and things fill in later. as this continuous feed of moisture works north from the gulf and atlantic with low pressure over top as will the football games have rain. the chance is around. in the fields will be wet because of had this rain for a couple of days. more coming on saturday as well. window nation seven-day forecast the back often the rain chances on sunday so it's more hit and miss for the end of the weekend. but i think it's equal opportunity today and tomorrow.

extra time are what you need. next week we turn the page not only on the calendar but the first full week is looking great with sunshine and low 70s. we're almost one week away from the heart walk. with the american heart association and are excited because it leads into our health expo. it takes place at mall c. please join my team and make a difference because this disease affects so many of us. we're hoping to raise lots of money to put an end to it. selfie safety. what uber is doing to keep its

ridesharing service uber is taking a big step to keep passengers safe. the company is rolling out a new feature called real-time id check. drivers will take a high-tech selfie that verifies the pickup. it says the new feature prevents fraud and protects both drivers and riders. the new way to complain about a product or service. your flight is delayed or canceled and in frustration some lash out at the airline on twitter or facebook. do these rants on social media do any good? do they even read those posts? a new study says yes. you are being heard. phillipo has more. >> reporter: it happens thousands of times every day. travelers rant online about an airline the cousin their flight

>> i think they can listen to us because there are so many people flying and complaining. >> i don't think the airlines are listening. >> reporter: airlines are watching and often respond to what you put on social media. southwest airlines has a team tracking twitter facebook and other online sites 24 hours a day. when customers event about a problem, southwest reaches out. >> the approaches how can we help? we hate to hear that and what is >> reporter: social media says the airlines a rebooking customers or keeping them calmer by relating the latest information when a problem pops up like in july when southwest canceled over 2000 flights a cause of a computer outage. even though every major airline tracks and answers customers online some do it better than others. southwest answers almost half of the customer who mentioned

the best among airlines in north america. alaska is the fastest. answering social media post within three minutes according to condi social which tracks the industry interaction with millions of travelers. >> if you know you can tweet a company and get a response and have your issue resolved literally in minutes, that is a phenomenal experience. and if you can do that you will every time. >> i agree. i had a problem and i put that i had a question and the company got back to us in 24 minutes. >> and they resolved the issue. it was not even under warranty but they wanted to make it right. we all have a voice. i will do that one product at a time until we get all of the products fixed.

the great news is we need the rain. we're making up for what was a dry summer. and just about one brain reported yesterday at hopkins. more today. if you do not get as much -- amounts due very. you can get more today. upper 60s for the high today. low-pressure still over top of us and so about the weekend we will look and go hour by hour. josh gordon is sidelined longer. more on his decision to enter

members of cleveland's police union will walk through the stores this morning and vote on who they will endorse for presidents. some believe this is a controversial move i could further divide the union and the community. national fraternal order of police endorse donald trump and some worry being seen as pro- trump might make matters worse in the streets for cleveland police. and all police. soon we will know where stand. we will get the results of that vote on saturday. cool even police officer will be back in court this morning after being charged in the 2015 death of an unarmed man. allen buford will be arraigned today. earlier today -- this month he was charged with shooting brandon jones outside of parkwood avenue store. he and his partner responded to a report of a break-in at the store and confronted jones as he came out they struggled and

following the warning about election hackers ohio officials are saying our information is safe. ohio secretary of state says there have been no attempt to breach the state register system and says ohio database is backed up daily and says he has worked with the fbi and homeland security to make sure the system is safe. let's talk about the rain. >> it's a weekend and that's the thing. we need the rain but we are it. scattered showers continue today. it will be on and off. you have to have your umbrellas walking out the door. 66 at noon today. highs in the upper 60s. we have the area of low pressure and that is the reason we continue to see the rainfall pulling up the moisture out of the south. this is not going anywhere fast. because of that we will

today. it is scattered this morning. many of you are seeing some breaks but we do have light to moderate rainfall in spots. that means wet roads. no thunderstorms yet but we did have plenty late yesterday overnight. we could see more later on today. the full forecast coming up. we have the weather in post with the roads. there will be some slow downs as traffic picks up but i just checked and everything flowing. everyone is doing well so far on the roads. where you find standing water and things like that is where you want to be extra cautious and if you are leaving you can get the traffic and forecast updates on wtam 1100. on the verge of making his return, josh gordon has instead announced he will go to rehab.

about the story. >> reporter: the browns could have used the offense. -- than the next weapon on offense. he's been conditionally reinstated since july but would be fully back on monday. actually was going to be able to suit up against the patriots next sunday but instead he was statement yesterday saying he was instead going to go to thought and consideration. he's going to inpatient revalidation facility. he led the nfl in receiving in 2013 but only played five games since because of team and a little suspensions. as part of his conditional read statement he's been at the browns facility and able to participate in team meetings

was -- had a warrant out for his arrest for failing to comply with a paternity test. dna results came back yesterday saying he is the father of a one-year-old girl. the browns released a statement supporting gordon wishing him well but said they would not comment on his status with the organization. gordon tweeted saying he needed to take time for himself and see you soon was another tweet. right now people are waiting to see if this will be a leave of absence from the nfl and the browns or if this will be it for him and his career. a deadly train crash is under investigation after a commuter train accident left one person dead and more than 100 injured. the accident happened at the height of the morning rush-hour yesterday. it failed to stop as it reached the end of the line smashing into a barrier at high speed and into the station itself. part of the terminal collapsed as a result of the crash.

this morning. we are learning more about the teenager accused of killing his father and shooting students and a teacher at a south carolina school. investigators are looking into the possibility the teenager might have been bullied. he's expected to appear in juvenile court this morning. president barack obama will attend the funeral for shimon perez today and deliver eulogy. the former president and im with a medal of freedom from president barack obama in 2012. president barack obama says no other individual has done as much over the years to bring our nations closer together. a decision today not directly involving the nfl washington redskins that someday cost them a lot of money. the supreme court has agreed to hear a case whether the federal government's refusal to grant offensive trademarks violates free speech.

here has to do with it the name of a portland oregon rock band that uses the name that is offensive to asian-americans. if the court ruled against the band, that decision could affect other names like redskins. the team is usually in the top five of souvenir sales in the nfl. the fourth week of the nfl season means our fourth fan cave friday. notre dame fighting irish and right in the middle of buckeye

when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump.

new personal attacks by both candidates as editorial boards across the country of newspapers are coming out against trump. >> ever laurens has the >> reporter: good morning. it has been -- this is capping off a bad week for donald trump first the debates and now newspapers even one that has never picked a side says do not vote for trump. donald trump has a new tagline when it comes to hillary clinton. he repeated it at rally in new hampshire. >> everything you need to know about hillary clinton -- sometimes referred to as

very important phrase. follow the money. >> reporter: endorsements pour in for clinton in a surprise move breaking with usa today's tradition of not taking sides, in an editorial the paper wrote all means vote at not for trump. mike pence wrote a competing op- ed in usa today stating trump is ready to lead. clinton attacked trump'so the economy and repeated she will raise taxes but not for everyone. >> i will not raise taxes on the middle class. and i have defined it as i will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000. >> reporter: as early voting starts in iowa this week boaters looking for alternative might have trouble finding a choice. gary johnson made his second mistake in the national

dead. a beautiful shot. >> the rain has lightened up and some of you are having a bit of a break. we will have a few hours where we see rain free conditions or just very light rain. even yesterday we had the brakes with some sunshine and it was sporadic. today will be the rainfall is needed and the chances continue into the weekend. we're back to lots of sunshine next week. tomorrow is october 1 here is our stretch over the next several hours. it goes from rainy to sunshine here and there to those breaks in the media some isolated storms. especially towards late afternoon and this evening. we have the on and off showers because the possibility is

low pressure over top of us cannot rule out a shower at any time. it will not be everywhere at once. 68 for the high today. the rainmaker is overhead so you see the flow. everything going counterclockwise and it has been this continuous train on and off of rain showers. closer there are no storms as you are waking up. we're watching an area of moderate rain that is further to the south could have some slowdowns on 77 because of that but right now everything around the lake shore is pretty light. take the umbrellas and be ready and know that throughout the day this'll have an impact on your drivetimes and potential your plans this evening. it is a big weekend with it being 1 october and pumpkin patches and

some rain gear involved. 6:00 tonight we see numerous rain showers and again potential for some rumbles of thunder. then after this evening we get a quiet section before more showers work in early tomorrow. tomorrow's chances are down a little bit compared to today but they'll still pretty high. the window nation seven-day forecast upper 60s through the weekend and rain chances through the weekend as well. they will be on and off and we have an opportunity for some heavy rain at times today into tomorrow. sunday we back off to 50% chance of rain. next week looks like a stunner. monday is a transition day with seasonal temperatures and then we warm up into the low 70s tuesday into next week. nice mild days with lows in the 50s.

morning. we have some cats looking for homes from the apl. six-year-old cat was living in a home with too many cats so they surrendered. very affectionate and loves to get affection and received. a loving cat looking for a home. next we have five-year-old luke who was scared when he first got to the apl but has been settling in and is g every time someone walks by his cage he runs to the door to say hello. he is looking for a home. hope we can help both of these cats this week. it is official. popstar lady gaga will perform during the super bowl halftime show. nfl made the announcement

we told you about this weeks ago. the grammy-winning artist will take the stage february 5 in houston. it seem like the natural next thing to do for her after she impressed fans of the performance of the national anthem at super bowl 50. >> that was incredible. indians game detroit was postponed by rain. they moved to candidacy for the weekend but might have to go back to detroit monday if the tigers need that game to try to make the playoffs. as far as the race for and half games behind texas and two games behind boston. a controversial play in st. louis. this could affect the playoffs. cardinals scored the winning run on what should have been ruled a ground rule double. the run should not have scored. watch the ball. it hits the missouri lottery sign which makes a ground rule double but illegible stay in

game over. here is the rest of the story. reds want to do challenges but the umpire had already left the field saying the rent waited too long. manager ran after the umpires down the tunnel but said we're not with a look again. the game is over. that means the cardinals trail the giants by one game for the final wild-card spot. week for kicks off with bengals being the dolphins in the awful orange uniforms. here is miami with the ball. those uniforms are the definition i liked the old tampa bay buccaneers orange. that was better. i don't like the dolphins orange. they are trying to sell it but dolphins lose and bengals are now 2-2. browns and redskins sunday in washington which means we can number four for fan cave friday. this week john is a huge notre dame fan living in buckeye

stadium growing in his backyard. mark and i checked out the basement where everything is irish. thank you for the invite. i feel like we've moved to south bend. >> this is incredible. tell me but your love for notre dame. >> i've a passion i had forever. my father was a fan in the family a group watching notre it was our thing. every saturday we found a way to watch the game >> you have so much stuff all autographed. what is your prize possession? >> probably my joe montana signed football. he won 4 super bowl's overall. as part of the notre dame national championship team. >> you keep adding on.

expansion. >> you are my browns expert of the week. they will play the redskins. give me your first impressions of hue jackson >> i like him. he strikes me as a teacher of men and will have to work on his teaching technique and his patients because we have young rookies on the team. it's going to be a two or three your process. your prediction. >> 35-20 washington. too many veteran players on washington. >> my pick you have to understand one thing. kirk cousins is going to lead the way once again. if he is playing i'm going to go with the washington redskins by 10. he's not playing it will be a closer game because the quarterback controversy on both teams. and for my win of the week will be the spartans once again over indiana. >> they beat and notre dame team. >> i'm afraid so.

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hillary clinton and donald trump or someone else? why some feel an endorsemt could be controversial. making headlines instead of breaking them. usa today does something it has never done before. days away from being solely -- fully reinstated josh gordon is going to rehab instead. 6:00 sharpe on the last day