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

showers may be someone pulls later today. -- some rumbles later today. upper 60s for the high today. we had about 1 inch of rain yesterday at hopkins. we have more to add to that today. low pressure is still parked over us and much. we are continuing to see showers all across northeast ohio. they are light and scattered right now but creating some wet roads. showers around rocky river and light showers showing up further east from areas like ashtabula and into further south in akron. for the time being can't and you have dried out. and we look ahead to see how this will impact your weekend. i mentioned if you're turning

free-flowing. no delays or accidents. we're doing a great job. rain and wet roads it's when you get the rain showers is when you get the standing water. be careful of that today. still going 60 on the interstate. you can tuned into wtam 1100 for updates. >> for usa today, the editorial board has never taken aside in the presidential race it is 34 years until now. the board was to article last night saying donald trump is unfit for the presidency. the article goes on to say trump lacks the temperament, knowledge custody this and honesty the country needs and ends with by all means vote but

>> they also posted a counterpoint editorial written by his running mate mike pence. he states trump is ready to lead and that by electing trump on americans have the opportunity to choose a bold leader. editorial list how trump will make changes if he is elected and he says to make america great again we must elect donald trump. today the cleveland police union will vote to endorse a candidate and something it has never done be. >> tiffany tarpley joins us live from outside you can headquarters and some are calling this controversial. >> reporter: they are concerned this could further divide the union and the community. it is no secret cleveland police have been under scrutiny from some in the community in which they serve and also going through the federal reforms. the president -- union president said he will not give

he says this is a dangerous time for law enforcement officers and they need someone in the white house who will stand up for police. he says he personally supports donald trump and the black shield police association president lynn hampton who's been an officer in cleveland for more than 20 years is not sure this is something union officers should be taking a stand on. >> it gives people the opportunity to voice opinion but it is still that is still a personal choice. i think it a cousin is so controversial we should not be part of it. >> reporter: until the voting -- the voting will start here at noon today and we are told all candidates and not just hillary clinton and donald trump will be on the ballot for that endorsement. we're almost 2 weeks away

hillary clinton will visit one week ahead of that deadline. to encourage voters to cast ballots. she has seen her lead slip in ohio and will be here on monday but the time and location have not been announced. carissa comes one day at before the vice president will debate on tuesday. a warning video from this next story could be tough to watch. lorain police are treating themselves against brutality claims. man says it was slamme left the windshield shattered. officers stopped him lee smith from jaywalking while investigating drug complaints in the neighborhood. he was handcuffed and escorted to the police cruiser. that is when one of the officers slammed his face into the windshield. his lawyer is now suing lorain police for excessive force. >> police ever be tatian of

>> police chief responded to the video saying quote the short view could be misunderstood and i would caution observer should not rush to judgment led to the action of police. bond is set at $4.5 million for father accused killing his daughter jamal mansour shot and killed 27-year-old tahani mansour in their rocky river home tuesday. he will be back in court next month. a summer homecoming for one local community. huber heights -- euclid high school students and staff were never on brie jackson at tonight's homecoming game. he took a hit last week and went to the hospital but was then released. he was rushed back to the hospital sunday where he died. an autopsy showed he had a lacerated intestine. days before he was able to return to the field, browns wide receiver josh gordon

going to rehab >> there are many questions surrounding the story and the timing of this. will ujek us live with more on the latest chapter of josh gordon. >> reporter: he was conditionally reinstated by the nfl in july so he is been at the facility and able to attend team meetings. he was actually going to be fully reinstated a few days from now on monday. and be able to get on the field on sunday to play against the but now that is all getting put on hold. he's putting opinion the nfl career and entering rehab. he said quote after careful thought and deep consideration i decided i need to step away from pursuing my return to the browns and my football career to enter an inpatient rehabilitation facility. he did the nfl receiving in 2013 but his played in just five games since because of nfl and team suspensions.

for his arrest for failing to comply with a paternity test. deemi result came back yesterday saying he is the father of a one-year-old girl. he said under some pressure and stress recently. had to take time out for myself. sometimes you have to do what is best for you and thanks to the nfl and browns. the browns was to statement encouraging josh gordon with well wishes and saying they wish for the best but saying they will not comment on his status and so now it's a waiting game for fans wanted to see him back on the field. one person is dead and 100 injured after a train slammed into a barrier in new jersey during the morning commute yesterday. it came into the terminal and a high rate of speed yesterday and crash through a bumper and

passenger concourse. 01 waiting on the platform was killed today the ntsb will look at the trains and track and data recorder to try to piece together what went wrong. engineer did survive and is cooperating with investigators. remains of north carolina girl missing since 2011 have been found in south carolina. erica parsons was 13 last time anyone saw her and what makes her case unusual is that she was not reported missing until the girl's adoptive parents said she went 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. putting the personal information of millions of americans at risk. according to homeland security there have been attend stack

states. intelligence sources say there have no doubt the russians are trying to hack the upcoming presidential election which is now 38 days away. on the report claims donald trump highlighted strict us embargo against cuba during the 1990s. newsweek claims executives from a trump controlled company dropped $68,000 on a trip to the nation without getting the required u.s. treasury license. donald t responded to the allegations. a selfie designed for safety. what uber is doing to protect drivers and passengers duncan on the go. the new edition could make it easier to get your morning cup of coffee. speaking of your morning cup to go you might want to do

again. scattered showers but no storms yet. plenty of rumbles of thunder last night. the good news is it is only rain as we wake up and for some of you it's quiet now.

falling the bombings in chelsea. messages are now allowed to be four times longer than the current 90 character limits. this means officials will be able to include more details and links inside the message. last month's alert had few details which and was criticized for fueling unnecessary panic. ridesharing service government is taking a step toward keeping passengers safe. the company is when i new feature called real-time id. drivers will take a hike -- high-tech self the driver's identity before a pickup. the new feature will prevent fraud and protect both driver and passenger. beat weekend plans? >> no. soccer games but they might be canceled. >> we are over here. >> now we are here. a lot of stuff happening this weekend but you're talking rain.

stadium. >> i'm doing my rain dance. >> that is a great dance. i practice. >> temperatures are around 60 right now and some of you will use umbrellas others will have them in the bookbag. probably recess is wet. it's looking like it's going to be another on and off rainy day. the rain is needed but it is the weekend. sunshine is back next week which is great news and october 1 is tomorrow. the plan for today is the on and off periodic rain. will see some peaks of sunshine like yesterday and capture some rainbows. your pictures were beautiful yesterday. i received a ton and thank you very much.

this is the plan today. scattered showers and as far as a thunderstorm chances they will enter into the picture later similar to yesterday. high of 68. the rainmaker is still on top of us and the rain train continues. this is the general counterclockwise flow and because of that we continue with this moisture and it is coming from a huge source of the gulf of mexico and atlantic. we have a lot to work with until the slow exits. more showers th they are light right now. it should -- slowdowns should be expected this morning. as we move through the day it gets more active this afternoon. i know this will be close to football game start times for many of you. then quiet again later tonight. i hope that it all works out

as a get into tomorrow scattered shower chances again. we back off on chances of little for the end of the weekend and even tomorrow i think they will be a little smaller compared to today's 80%. 60% chance of rain on saturday and sunday 50%. next week we're looking at stellar weather. sunshine and highs in the time now for my biggest winners and biggest losers. this golf fan started out as a loser. but he quickly turned that around by showing the pros he is a winner. in the ryder cup in minnesota golf fan david johnson in the red jacket was haggling the pros during the practice

so they let him try at the pressure by putting $100 bill down and he buried it. take that pro-golfers. and i will take your $100. a great reaction by johnson and the five -- high-fives all around. ryder cup is on channel 3 this weekend with lots of drama. he stepped up and nailed the pot. -- pot -- putt auction tribe shot around a 59 at fox meadow country club. only seven pga pros have shot 59 and he did it. this was during the member guest tournaments in medina. par is 72 so 13 underpar for the record. congratulations austin and my

the photograph. if you're ever heckled by offended not put $100 down. to nominate your champion or all-star semi the picture and story. -- send me the picture and story. >> i want shot 56 and held the course record and a miniature golf course. it was a par 62. i held the record for one are you impressed? >> i am. sometimes a good social media rant goes a long way. how complaining about your next flight could help you get results. puppy with a purpose.

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complaints online. southwest airlines has a team tracking twitter and facebook and other sites 24 hours a day. if customer spent about a problem southwest reaches out to tie -- try to help them out. but experts warn before you send a tweet with a and repost of congress -- request for help often leads to a quicker response and could solve your problem faster. dunkin' donuts is making it easier to get its coffee on the go. they announced yesterday it stores by early next year. the ready to go coffee will be made by coca-cola and will be sold in grocery convenience stores as well as dunkin' donuts shops across the nation. coca-cola and pepsi because soft drink sales were down got into bottled water now they're going into coffee. they are reinventing themselves and coming up with these partnerships. >> you have to. grabbed the umbrella before

about 18 -- one yesterday at hopkins. we are about 60 at the moment and hit about 68 again today. that is seasonal. on the travel map we have low pressure overhead and pulling in plenty of moisture in the process. with this not moving much you better believe we're talking more rain. the full forecast coming up. good morning. me union will vote to endorse a president -- candidate. we let you know what some are

welcome back. >> coming up in a few minutes here is what is happening. the man arrested wednesday in the abio this morning. dennis menefee is being held on $1 million bond after being arrested in fairfield county south of columbus. he was convicted in 1999 every six we assaulted a woman in wyoming and left her for dead. a cleveland police officer billy back in court after being charged in the 2015 death of an unarmed man. allen buford will be arraigned today and earlier this month he

of parkwood avenue store. buford and his partner responded to a report of a break-in and it confronted jones as he came out. they struggled and you for shot him. rounds wide receiver josh gordon has entered rehab. he was written expect a return august 9 against the patriots after a suspension but issued a statement yesterday that he has been under pressure and stress lately and had to take time out for himself. his future with the team is uncertain and the browns also be due statement wishing him the best personally and professionally but they declined to comment on his status with the team. they let him be around the facility. they were hoping if he spent time with the browns he was spend enough time that not go back to problems but obviously he is seeking help.

weekend. >> but we have rain to deal with. >> hopefully it is scattered away from your football games. but we need the rain as well so it's going to be on and off. a few rumbles of thunder toward this evening. temperatures in the upper 60s. 68 yesterday and almost 1 inch of rain to report in hopkins. we definitely made up for some dry weather. rainmaker tt us and this is going to be the case into the first part of the weekend. it looks like we will trim chances of it toward the end. as far as this morning it is scattered rain. nothing very heavy but we have a lot of rainfall overnight. roads are wet and there could be a some standing water in spots. it is very hit and miss. these showers are light. literally could use your wipers

further east ashtabula you see some showers. some showers around akron as well but light in intensity. let's check on the drive. we put the weather on the roads so you can get an idea of what is going on. i have to say friday is typically we have lighter traffic in general. it is the case this morning. everything is showing up free- flowing. on all major interstates. we show normal speeds to a little bit above. i'm happy to report all you can always to need to wtam 1100 -- tune in to wtam 1100 with updates every 10 minutes. cleveland police union is making an unprecedented move. officially endorsing a candidate for president for the first time. >> tiffany tarpley joins us on

>> reporter: the union president says he will not go on camera to talk about this until after all of the votes are counted. he did say in a statement this is a dangerous time for law enforcement officers and they want someone who will stand up for them in the white house. there has been such discussion -- devices this over this they decided to actually let the rank-and-file officers way in. before making the decision though 45 of the leaders in the union voted for donald 2 voted to not endorse a candidate. some feel the vote happening today will further divide the union and the community while the cleveland police is going through reforms. coming up with look -- let you know when we're expecting to get the results of that vote happening today. it is time for the morning newsfeed. an officer is due in court and

headlining the morning newsfeed. sisters from minnesota have been found dead while on a luxury vacation. their bodies were found in the $2000 a night hotel room and resort in the seychelles islands. there were no marks on them in the sisters had been drinking and had to be helped to the room from the previous night. a disbarred attorney pled guilty to kidnapping a california woman. it drew comparisons to the movie gone gi matthew muller admits he broke into the home of these huskins tied up or boyfriend and took her to his home for two days. he was just she was found bundled and raped and then set free. they called the case hoax initially but they are now suing department. it's official. lady gaga will perform during

it has been confirmed. the nfl made enough but yesterday in the grammy-winning artist will take the stage february 5 in houston. she was incredible with her performance of the national income last year. now she will be the halftime show and we will see -- many times lately they've been adding other artists to be part of the show >> she's going to put on great show. i'm excited. i am going to prevent you from overpaying for one of the biggest leaks happening in your home. this is not tied to water. but i believe you have another leak on your hands. >> there are some showers again this morning. we have them through your friday. we forecast highs in the upper 60s and on and off rain.

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much-needed rainfall is happening but of course it is our weekend we're talking about. football games to play and all kinds of things to do. sunshine and a lot of it in the forecast next week. in the meantime for the next several hours it's these on and off periodic rain showers. better chances for storms again later today. similar to what happened yesterday. we will end up around 68 degrees for the high and that's where we were yesterday. it is seasonal for this time of year. this counterclockwise flow as look at radar this morning. the rainmaker is cozy as can be sitting over top of us. the showers are widespread and we're seeing them in and around cleveland south into east side of akron. there is more to come. this is all tracking up from the southeast. we're going to see 20 of rain again through the day and on

we could even have some sunshine like yesterday. and then it feels in again with more rain. it looks active for this evening. think along the lines of rain gear for football tonight. and then saturday more rain chances on and off through the day. it looks like by sunday chances go down more. here's a look at the window nation seven-day forecast. once we get past the weekend we turn a co weather next week. the first full week of october tomorrow is october 1. and tuesday we in the low 70s. from our friends at apl that's find some homes this morning first a six-year-old cat was had too many cats he was surrendered its sweet and

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welcome back. holly has your forecast coming up. reporters are standing by. members of the cleveland police patrolmen's association will be walking through the stores today to vote on who they will indoors for president. some people are calling this move controversial and some

community. the national for total order of police endorsed donald trump. some worried being seen as pro- trump might make matters worse in the streets for police. we will know where officers in cleveland stand and should get the results of that vote tomorrow. the voting begins at noon today. browns wide receiver josh gordon has been sitting and waitto which he could have done monday. instead he's going to rehab and the rest of statement saying after careful consideration he's ready to put a hold on career and rejoin the browns and is said will check into an inpatient rehabilitation facility. the results came back yesterday saying he is the father of a one-year-old girl. he said under pressure -- pressure and stress and take time out for himself. the browns will not comment on his status with the organization.

community. euclid high school students and staff are member andre jackson tonight at the homecoming game. he was hurt during last friday night's game and was taken to the hospital but released and the back to the hospital sunday where he died. we are to ask away from the start of early voting in ohio. hillary clinton will visit one week ahead of that deadline to encourage voters to cast ballots. hurley in ohio has such a she will be and location have not been announced yet. harris it comes one day before the vice president of debate on tuesday. fbi has issued a warning about election hackers and official ohio state our information is safe ohio secretary of state says there has been no attempt to breach the state registration system and houston says ohio database is backed up daily and says he's worked with the fbi and homeland security to make sure

our good friend larry o'brien trophy will be on display at jack's casino. 21 and older can participate. that it goes to the welcome center which is not part of the getting for so all ages are invited. that is open to the general public from 5-9 pm. you can take pictures with the championship trophy. we have scattered showers and as you might expect there interstates. 71, 480 and 77 etc. take your umbrella. there could be some thunderstorms especially later today. we have upper 60s tomorrow and sunday and back off on rain chances towards the end of the week. it looks really amazing next week with sunshine in the low 70s. it's the first full week of october. >> that means black friday is

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?? good morning. was it avoidable? federal investigators combing through the wreckage of that deadly train crash in new jersey. the engineer released from the hospital overnight set to be interviewed today. was it human error or mechanical problem? we'll talko the woman in charge of the investigation. doubling down. attacking hillary clinton for her support. a former ms. universe, alicia machado. a major american newspaper that's never taken sides before tells its readers, don't vote for trump. hurricane matthew strengthens. will it impact the u.s. next week? al is tracking it.