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we were take bout how we're still in our fat pants after thanksgiving. shop >> shopping getting done. the ice skating event is taking place downtown. and they also have winterfest 2016. it's downtown this year. the venue has changed. weep update you on the forecast in a little bit. maybe you are back in town from perhaps near and far. it is going to be a decent- looking day, all are it cloudy. winds right now generally between 5 to 15 miles per hour. let's jump to radar. if you're up and at 'em super early, that's where we're

rain. east lake is seeing the rainfall as we speak. so take your time if you're going to be traveling east and westbound along 90. further towards the south. not only are we seeing light rain, but perhaps mixed in with a couple of flakes in between. ashtabula, same story. you're forecast for today looks how like this. if you want to the ice indicating rink we plan for the off and on shower. if you want to head to the ice rank itself, maybe a poncho is what i would suggest at this point. and we'll give you the forecast

tomorrow. hopefully they'll bring home their first win. >> thanks, michael. now to developing news overnight. former cuban president fidel castro has died a at the age of 90, his brother, current cuban president, raul castro announced the the death last night on television. he fidel st he was the the world's longest ruling head of government, aside from monarchs. funeral plans will be announced later today. we'll have more on his time as president later on in this show. this morning, cleveland police are searching for a sheet that opened fire on a bus by shoreway last night, leaving one man dead. dawn kendrick spoke with a

whole thing unfold. >> reporter: sparse traffic for are a friday, when what looked like a scene out of a movie unfolded and turned deadly. karen hole driving on the -- karen howl driving on the freeway when she saw it happened. a man fired several shots at another man in a car. >> we just heard the p.o.w., p.o.w., what happened. >> police found that gray sedan had plowed the through a light pole and access road and came to rest against a fence. police are still looking for the shooter, and that red jeep with temporary plates. >> and the red truck sped is off and shot at the other vehicles, and they took one gentleman off on a gurney. >> if you have any information

>> plead police are also asking for your help in finding the suspect of a september shooting. take look at this just-released video. two people were injured when shot toes were fired at a shell gas station. the video shows the suspect going into the store, going outside, and shoots at a white suv before running away. into three children were flown to the hospital after a crash ejected them from the subthey were state troopers confirmed the crash happened in wayne county in congress township about 40 miles west of akron. the driver who hit the suv was 18 years old and did not have a license. we're told the children are in stable condition this morning. >> ohio attorney general announced a price freeze for the heroin anti-dope na rca n.

hand. it could be the difference between life and death for those struggling with addiction. the ohio state highway patrol found 71 pounds of marijuana gift-wrapped in 10 boxes along the turnpike. the suspect tried to advertise guys the drugs, worth more than 300,000. troopers stopped the car for a driving violation south of toledo on interstate 80 with the help of a k-9, patrol sent to jail on suspicion of drug trafficking. a very special year-long event plan ad to commemorate karl stokes historic election to become the first african- american to be elected mayor of a major u.s. city. >> that's why we study the past. we don't want to just get the

1967, but what can that tell us about where we are now in the state of cleveland, and where we can continue to grow and go forward, especially from this moment. >> the series will also honor the late congressman lewis stokes win and clued everything from art exhibits to history projects. well, soaring at just under a quarter-mile there in the sky, keith tower is often the first thing you see when you approach >> if you've ever gazed at a building and wondered what does the view from the top actually look like, well, we had the opportunity to find out this is just beautiful. keith tower located at 127 public square is the centerpiece of cleveland's sky line, standing at a powerful 947 feet. it's not only been the tallest building in the state of ohio since 1991, it is also the

midwest, outside of chicago, and philadelphia. while climbing 57 stories into the sky. have you ever wondered, what is the view from the top of our championship city actually look like? we're taking you to the most unique perspective of downtown cleveland. you the best part aboutth the view? >> the storms are my favorite part of being in the building. a lot of times they just roll in over the lake. they get closer and closer to then, boom, it hits you right in the face, and all of a sudden it's a white out, or a gray out, and it's just unbelievable. >> reporter: he also had a very unique perspective of the

>> a once in a lifetime event, and being able to see it from this vantage point was pretty amazing. it was unbelievable, just seeing close to a million people congregate at the base of the building, and you just -- it was just the true spirit of cleveland. >> reporter: perhaps most amazing view he has he had is the view of cleveland's rebirth and renaissance. >> you can sense the momentum of the city, and, you know, we've been slowly improving year by ye cavs winning, then we'll show the rest of the country we really are the city of champions. >> such a gorgeous shot there. here is the other thing, too, company can kind of see it behind you, is that for 16 years, the top floor of key bank actually sat vacant for are 16 years before the attorney group moved in and

-- just a wonderful attorney group there, but the view was just spectacular. you know how towards paintsville, there are those two nuclear reactors? and that's look like almost an hour east of cleveland. i was shocked you could see that far out, and at times be, i was told you can actually see canada, is what i was told, on a super clear day. >> there you go. >> you can see our ig the north. >> that is a penalty house for sure. >> it is. going to get you up there one of these days. >> all right, thanks, michael. still ahead this morning, the akron zoo as brought back a seasonal attraction after a 16- year absence. and a new trend could make your holiday shopping easier, specially for those tough

the zoo lights are now through december 30th from 5:00 now that the turkey is done, you may start decking the halls for christmas, if you haven't already. here are a few measures to keep in mind as you decorate. make sure all of the lights you use have been tested, ask all month long unplug decorations before going to bed. if you have an artificial tree, check that it's fairly resistant, and if if you have a live tree, make sure to watter it often. i'm sure we can think of at least win person on your

for, bought new give trend could make shopping for them a lot easier. >> reporter: tired of retail store mobs and endless wrapping? how about giveing the gift of a getaway? >> take an iphone or anything else of value can break, or you can lose it, but you're never going to lose the memories that you bring back from a really great trip. >> travel is the hot new gift trend this year. companies like if create adventures in outings. >> you can have specific adventures. could be a hot air balloon ride. you don't have to give the entire vacation. you can just give a part of it. >> also new ways people are traveling from intergeneration to cultural immersions. >> that's where people feel like they're less tourists, and more like real visits here sample the local culture of

>> airbnb just launched trips that can include cacoon cert, or even a surf lesson, in addition to logging. hour about surprise destination? pack up and go plan yours vacation. you just don't know where it is, until you get there. >> some airlines now are offering tickets at a set price, but you don't know where you're going until you get to the airport. >> reporter: choosing experiences over material items. it's a travel trend the industry is hop continue to take off. >> brian, thanks. winter isn't far away, which means the annual coats for kids campaign is gearing up in cleveland. from now through early january, you can donate new or gently- used coats of all sizes at a variety of locations, including malls, and garden centers. we are are a proud response

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>> i love the dessert for sure, but if you are still looking for something to do, a lot of people have family, friends in town visiting for holidays, and if you're looking fo to do, it is winter fest 0167, starts at 1:00 -- winterfest 2016, starts at 1:00. there's an awesome lighting ceremony taking place between 6:00 to 7:00, is and that after party featuring a lot of desserts from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m. tonight. it all goes down at public square, snack dab in the middle of downtown. again, if you're not perhaps

visiting, it is the place to be today. just know that there will be a couple of off and on showers through the day, so i would certainly suggest that umbrella. tomorrow, looking a whole lot better. we'll call it partly sunny, and a big warmup in store. temperatures in the 60s. not the case, though, this morning. we're in the upper 30s in downtown, in the lower 40s. tracking rain showers, and these were lake effect rain showers that we're seeing from, say, lake county down th at times, there is a light wintery mix in there, as well. ashtabula, same sort of story. it's all compliments of an area of high pressure off towards our west. again,up can see where that air flow is right over the lakes, and that's the lake effect clouds and rain that we'll be dealing with throughout the day today. think that most of us, though, will stay dry south of, say, midina county through lunchtime.

isolated closer towards our lake shore counties. as we said, though, by tomorrow, a thin chance for showers, up towards our north, but i think that by tomorrow afternoon, we all enjoy a few more peaks of sunshine. forecast for today, temperatures in the 40ss with the splash and dash showers in store. we'll drop down to the 30s overnight, with temperatures on the rise, back into the low 50s on monday. 60s by tuesday, although it does come with a whole lot of round out this next workweek, temperatures in in the 40s. for winterfest today, grab the umbrellas, maybe a poncho, and i think you should be okay. a break through in technology is changing the way

a new lens implant offers cataract patients both near and distant focus, something that has been limited werth other implants on the market. >> reporter: sally has worn glasses for the past 20 years. he moved to bifocals, but just a couple of months aguy, she was directed to ophthalmologist for a deeper vision problem. >> i didn't really know that i had cataracts, or that i really had a big problem, because it happened so gradually. >> reporr: isn't alone, the doctor said that the aging eye hits most of us as we move into middle age. >> after age 40, most people need reading glasses because of this phenomenon where you can't see within arm's reach. >> reporter: for patients like her who have cataracts, the traditional implants to correct the condition couldn't offer both near and distance focus. that's changed now with the fda

>> it's a new generation of to help people who have this condition. >> reporter: he said the procedure only takes about 5 minutes. >> the previous lenses become cloudy, and we wake that out, that's the cataract, and replace it with the lens implant. >> and looked around, and was just amazed about how much i could see. >> reporter: it's the pops of color and clarity that she says will he help her enjoy the everyday things that had become clouded, like the outdoors and her grand children. >> i feel like it has restored my natural vision, that i can see things distance, and then i can read something, and there's -- and it's a seamless transition. >> after the break, we have a

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welcome back. time right now is 5:30. it's time for the victory stories of the morning. local, national, andrn the search such on for a shooter who opened fire on the shoreways, striking and killing another driver. two cars were traveling on the shoreway just before dead man's curve when a person in a red jeep stuck his arm out the window and fired several shots a at person in a gray sedan. that person suffered a gun shot wound to the chest, the car weren't through a light pole crashing through a fence. the red jeep drove away. we'll have much more on this throughout the morning. overnight, we learned

he led a rebel army to an improbable victory in cuba and embraced soviet style communityism. -- communityism. wee going to take a look at his life later in the show. >> and the man who founded core -- in a beer to every person from the small spanish village where he was born. that means 85 people are now

>> i like it. never forget where you came from. and i feel like here, a lot of folks back in northeast ohio don't forget where they came from either. if you're in if from out of town, chicago, new york, l.a., here is what it looks like. perhaps if you're in from florida, i an of jays, the weather certainly anything bu florida -- apologize, the weather certainly anything but in florida-like. right along the interstate 90, seeing some light to moderate showers, in ashtabula some drizzle and mist is what we're seeing downtown. that's going to be the trend,

primary snow belt counties through the day today. so typically, we should be at about 46 degrees for a high. i think that temperatures today will be just a little low are than that, at about 42ish or so, but notice sunset tonight, 5:00 p.m. this evening opinion it's going down quick and in a hurry. we'll walk through your forecast for today, and your forecast for your sunday coming up in a little bit. >> still kyrie irving had a huge night as the cavaliers stomped the dallas be mavericks.

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good morning, everyone. the best team in the east, the cavaliers, host hing the worst team in the nba, the dallas mavericks last night at "the q." you can probably imagine how this one went, just in case you didn't see it.

about kevin love's first quarter. last night, kyrie irving's first quarter. he had 19 in the quarter. it was love to lebron, and lebron james look like selfer at saint vincent's st. mary's. and then the big three sat out the fourth quarter, because they weren't needed. cavaliers win watch the buck eyes take on michigan. we are just a couple of hours away from the big game in columbus between os & michigan. this will be the 113th meeting between these two schools. they are playing for a share of the big ten east division title, the right to go tow the conference championship game in indianapolis, and a berth if in

the buckeyes trailing number 2 michigan at number 3. >> it's just one of those kind of things where we're going to go do our best, and prepare to make sure that we come out and win those battles. >> well, the browns will host the giants tomorrow, still looking for their first win of the season. the new york giants have won five in a row. they're hot, and looking pretty good, but josh mccown will get e even though this has been the worst season ever for the browns, their starting quarterback here, mccown, is the type of guy who never gives up. he said neither he for the team are throwing in the towel. >> excited for another opportunity, and obviously, especially the way our season has gone, you know, we have to cherish every one of these opportunities and go out and have a good week, and get ready

high school football state semifinals last night. ignatius taking on liberty. the wildcats, up early. and ignatius wins it 24-14. they'll play in the state championship game next friday night against saint xavier at the shoe in columbus, at 8:00, title. >> akron beats air force last night to move on to the championship game tonight against percenter in the savannah invitational. ohio state basketball, they're hosting marshall last night. it was all buckeyes. mark be loving, a three- pointer. he had to to points. jay shawn also had 20.

scored in a sam matta coached game. the ohio state football team, though, that's the news today, take on michigan at noon in columbus. for channel 3 sports, i'm al. in case you're not all shopped out yet after black friday, matt has deals including speaker deals. >> our news director hates speakers, but we love brian. the audio aisle of black friday was one of the best-selling years of blue tooth this, wireless that that we've ever seen. many of the $100 options that dropped to $49 are a big grab cyber monday, as well, and we posted a big outlook for the deals. we are greatly color coordinated today. >> yeah, and a little bit of planning goes a long way. >> synergy equals savings.

on black friday. want to hold up that sweet- looking reality headset? >> oh, yeah, i look good ins these -- i look good in these. >> this particular item was 50% off within that was $33 on black friday, depending on what you bought, but still a deal on cyber monday. we are noticing a little reputation. if there's one band that is repeating more deals than an >> so? >> so i wanted to go through, if i had to take all of the amazon deals and narrow it down to just a few, you're holding one of my favorites right now. >>vy so many friends asking about the fire tv. >> the nice thing about the fire tv set, and many are wondering how it compares, it's amazing, because it's $29.99. it has voice activated remote. so you can say alexia, who is

television, and all of a sudden your base comes up. it's so easy and accurate.. and fire tv gaming. this is a more responsive version, big discounts, as well. >> i'm still on super mar you brothers, so i have no idea -- mario brothers, so i have nod what's happening here, but i'll take >> if if i had to two other amazon deals to pick, i would say probably the tablets at 33 and 55 are great. >> and you look these tablets if >> i really do, actually. you can watch a full comparison. we have this trillion good intern, intern casey -- this really good intern, intern

black friday going into cyber monday, but the weekend, are we seeing deals? >> we are. it's very difficult to know where do you go next. and the answer, go on-line, go to wkyc.com, shop, save. none of these are paid products. we don't care whether or not you buy them, but this would be the place to go right now. >> i would go to twitter for ur through the weekend, i see your deals keep popping up. >> i'm in in bed, and i'm, like, okay, i can do one more. >> thank you, matt.

black friday may be known for his deeply discounted offers on-line, but sandwiched in between is small business saturday, with an emphasis on community. today jasmine monroe is stopping by a few store it is the area. her first stop this morning, you're goring to have to say this for me, because i heard you practicing, and i know i'm going to get it wrong, because >> it's cocqette. he says it's like it's easy. happy small business saturday. shane has been opened here for three years.

for us this morning. >> fundamentally, we're a french pastry shop. so we have the specialized french pastries, everything from target to cakes, to coffee and tea. we have been here for three years, and excited to see how the anybody has pro grown and grown up around us, and we're hay business saturday, too. >> what does mall business saturday peen to you while we pour this. >> there are two things. from a consumer standpoint r standpoint you vote with dollars, right some i know that's clay may shea, but you keep businesses around that you

good thing. so when you look at on so is many good small businesses in cleveland that you can support. >> so we'll dig into this way more. we have all morning. we're going to be head heed around all morning. so make sure you stay, too. because i'm going to be shopping, and if you need anything, you need some coffee, we can make it back there. >> i always need coffee. i need a lot of shopping done. so i'll just send you my list. i'll text it to you. thanks so much. we want to michael with our forecast. >> here what is it looks like if you're going to be heading to the cleveland browns game. this will be for tomorrow on sunday. through the game, we're in the upper 40s, with more sunshine. so tomorrow, looking like an cent day to get out and about. today not a bad day either.

cover off and on. lower 40s downtown, and the rain that we're taking, notice how it is to lake county. we could actually see a couple of snowflakes mixes on in. so don't if you see that. otherwise in part offers ashtabula county, as well, seeing some light rain. just grab ahead of that umbrella. not because you're going to need it all day, but because of that high shower in the mix. one of the things that this is doing, it's helping to ride some of that air right over lake erie, so that's actually lake effect clouds and showers that we're tracking for you

notice we stay relatively dry through carol county, and then tomorrow the sunshine comes out. a slight chance for a few showers, but overall, though, not a bad-looking sunday on tap. temperatures today in the 40s for highs, with a few of those flash and into the 30s. window nation 7-day showing you 50s as we head towards monday. tuesday, we're wet and windy, but temperatures back in the low 60s, and then we round out this upcoming work week with temperatures in the mid-40s with sunshine. keep in mind that low-to-mid 40s is where we should be. >> still to come, in the life of fidel castro, we take you

fidel castro has died at the age of 90. no cause of 0 death was given. bruce hall takes a look back at the life of the man who built a communist state just 90 miles from u.s. shores. >> reporter: for more than four decades, anti-americanist personny feed. the delighted in being a constant thorn if the side of u.s. presidents. his referral lewis was born if the remote mountains of cuba. his forces swept into hash he anna on new year's day 1959. >> havana and her people went

embraced him. fiddle our liberator, they roared, fidel, our savior. >> reporter: he forged a close alliance with the soviet union that would indoor for the remainder of the cold war. u.s. struck back, spear heading the invasion at the bay of pigs. castro personally led the resistance, and the u.s. invasion failed miserably, a major embarrassment for and then the greatest nuclear crisis the world has known. after a tense standoff, the soviets relented, pulling their missiles from cuba. during the 70s and 80s, cavaliers used his financial support from the soviets to promote leftist insurgencies through central america and africa. but then thousand thousands began to free the island, risk it will their lives with the 90-

states. as the soviet union collapsed, so did cubas economy. he was forced to court the hated capitalists, asking businesses to invest their western currency in cuba. as time passed, castro began to show the effects of age. he broke his knee and arm in a item until 2004, and then underwent intestn't surgery, and as his health declined, he turned over power to brother, raul. but with fidel castro's death, cuba now faces an uncertain future.

good morning, thanks so much for being with us. i hope you're having a wonderful extend holiday