cleveland 19 news sponsored by national carpet mill outlet. ohio's flooring superstore. asking questions and getting answers. cleveland 19 news starts now jay cleveland 19 is first to tell you about possible contamination in the berea water supply. after finding lead and iron in the water, we are get our investigation is coming up, but first we have a commuter alert. >> we are getting answers on what you need to know about a bus ban in public square. chris tanaka joins us from the alert desk. >> chris: that's right. we have been waiting since public square opened and tonight we are getting answers. it was announced at a press conference that the road in the middle of public square will stay closed to all

commuter traffic will continue to go around the square. rta commissioner says he is confident that the city can find a solution. >> we feel these are the strategy wheeze have found -- strategies we have found and we can make changes to the corridors outside public square to make up for any inconvenience. >> rta says it will take about two more weeks to decide on new bus routes. by the way in 2012 a concluded that closing both ontario and superior at public square was not possible. researchers found that completely closing the crossroads of the square would block traffic. right now the mayor says he'll have to come up with a new plan for the bus lanes and of course redesign the park. ramona and denise. >> romona: cleveland 19 news was the first to break the story about lead being found in berea's water supply. we showed you at 11:00 how we

testing. >> denise: and there are high levels of iron and in one case lead. paul orlousky has more on what is being done to fix the problem. >> reporter: would you bathe your children in this water? would you drink it? it is a message from last friday. >> i would not drink that. >> reporter: bottled water and berea water. it brings up an interesting question. in the wake of flint could there be heavy mal chrome or even lead? berea water? one of the samples we took from three berea homes that we had tested contained lead. today he complained he didn't have time to respond. >> at this point give us time to get the water tested. >> reporter: he says when he told us he wouldn't drink the discolored sample he didn't know about the lead. he is right. we didn't either. >> we didn't discuss lead. >> reporter: we didn't find out until yesterday morning.

>> reporter: when we found out we immediately notified the affected customer and the safety directory who said she would let the mayor know. he said he just found out about the problem. that is true regarding lead. just as we found out on monday. in fact, months ago the mayor sent somebody to her home after she complained. >> we don't test for metals. it is in the water. >> you can taste like, i don't know, a metallic taste in the water. >> reporter: we sent them in paul orlousky, cleveland 19. >> romona: breaking news right now. you are looking at an anti-trump protest. >> denise: there are more than a hundred people, mostly young people, millennials. they don't like the

and now, get this local restaurants are serving up food and beverages to people gathered there. it is a different kind of proy test. it is catered. they said so on their facebook page. so far it is peaceful. >> a state committee is set to vote on changes to laws that govern ohio sex offender registry. the proposals could change where registered sex offenders live and how long they are on that lis shelby miller is getting answers on what this could mean. shelby. >> the community members have voted on a new set of gade lines. one of the hot button issues could allow the registered sex offenders near schools, parks and playgrounds. >> does the current sex offender registry work? it is a question many struggle to answer. >> it could create a false

it is not the only way to look at safety jievment and now -- >> and now they are set to vote on proposed changes that potentially allow the judges to shorten or remove the low reask reodd fend -- low risk reoffenders. >> we are talking about a high school senior who had sex with these -- with his 14-year-old girlfriend. >> they say than 14,000 registered sex offender. >> they use a three-tiered offender system. based on on how serious the offense is. thisy register once a year for 15 years. tier three sex offenders register every 90 days for life. >> right now the registration process is very come law -- complicated. we want to make sure it is a system that makes sure the

falling through the cracks. >> she is the executive director of the ohio alliance to end sexual violence. she says the coalition hasn't taken a stance on the proposal because they want survivors involved. >> it is not just about community safety. that's important to us, but it is about the individual safety. >> the 4,000-page proposal outlines a lot including whether or not registered sex uh financedders can live closer -- offenders can live closer to spots like schoo. restrictions don't do much. >> an offender is out to walk the streets. the fact that he lives within a thousand feet of a school is irrelevant as to whether he spends time there. many people don't expect it to get turned into a bill this session. that means it will likely bea reintroduced next year. >> denise: thank you, shelby. shocking video at a canton

getting national attention now. it started inside the store. a woman was caught shoplifting. she then runs to a get away car, and that's when police confronted the three people inside the vehicle. the officer pulls out a baton and shows a gun before the suspects took off nearly hitting the police officer. canton police say the officer didn't do anything wrong. after a brief chase police arrested the three and they are all facing multiple charges. >> romona: the gunman who shot and killed a freshman was sentenced to death. they convicted graham of murder, rob bray and other charge -- robbery and other charges. nick massa was shot and killed in february at an off campus party. graham's co-defendants testified against him. they are set to go on trial in a week. >> denise: vandals with sling shots cased damage to several small businesses in westlake.

sara goldenburg getting answers on the search for the suspects. >> reporter: westlake police think the vandals are using sling shots and marbles to do the damage. one victim was hit in the ear while driving, but hey is okay. small business owners worry as this continues it will hurt their bottom line. >> five small businesses took a hit. window after window marked by full of shattered glass. it didn't stop their taekwondo class. >> we are worried about that. >> reporter: it is usually a quiet shopping center, but the vandals caused $8,000 worth of damage. police found this marble left behind at the scene. >> i hope no more situation. >> reporter: they are still

store window was hit too. >> it is teenagers or something, but it is time to move on. >> reporter: he has owned it for almost a decade. jay my biggest thing is when i see the client walking out with a big smile and that's what they enjoy. >> reporter: he lives by the motto he hangs on this sign in the window. treat others as you want to be treated yourself. the vandals could learn from that. >> i hope they read it before they shot it. >> reporter: the landlord installed eight cameras to keep the small business owners safe and help identify the suspects if they come back. in three separate incidents the drivers call police saying someone shot marbles at their cars while on the road. >> i hope they learn their lesson. >> reporter: he says he is sleeping in his shop to keep an eye on things. if you have any information on the suspects, give westlake police a call.

>> lebron james spoke about race in america. he responded to a comment and interview with espn magazine while referencing lebron and lrmr which is lebron's business arm that is made up of a lot of his close friends. jackson referred to them as a possee and that is not sitting well with lebron. >> you see the success we have and then there is someone that lets you know how far we have to g i just don't believe phil jackson would have used that same term if he was doing that business with someone else, working with another team or working with anyone owning the team that wasn't african-american and if he didn't agree with what they did he wouldn't call them a posse. james said he previously had a lot of respect for jackson. >> romona: coming up on cleveland 19 news, there are

ever before. we have tips for you that are out and about. >> you know what comes after thanksgiving? the hot toys making a come back from the 80s. >> jeff: mostly cloudy and downtown is 53. >> it is a big warm up followed by the first snowfall

>> live from cleveland's news center driven by don joseph toyota in kent, this is cleveland 19 news. >> tonight something we take for granted which is the ability to move around comfortably in our own home. >> romona: one assistance from somebody he didn't even know. >> tiffani: the disabled vet is unable to live in his house because there was no safe way to get inside. he got the help from strangers and tonight the act of kindness is making a big difference in his life. you heard of the saying there is no place like home. it is a true homecoming. the man was paralyzed from the waist down eight years ago

he has been in a nursing home ever since because his house wasn't equipped to fit his needs. >> to be able to come home to my family means everything. it well make everything a lot easier. >> and now he can live comfortably in his own home because of the generosity of

this 46 will be the morning high. we are dropping through the 40s and strong winds and, yes, cold enough by saturday night and leak effect snow. this will be the first snow of the season we think. and especially in the higher terrain areas east of cleveland with a strong and cold west wind that sets up on saturday night

accumulating lake effect snow. that's saturday night and sunday . and it is even going into monday a little bit. so the alert on saturday with this front morning showers, snow by the evening. wind gusts are over 40 as all of this happens. and as i mentioned especially you guys in the snow belt, accumulating snow. we will be adding accumulations on to that map as we go on through the week. 40 the low tonight two on a scale of one to 10. low 40s and partly cloudy skies. we go from 46 to 8:00 a.m. and 57 at 2:00. akron-canton will be a high of 57 as well. beautiful the next three days. there is the 73 on friday. then the bo the tom falls out. alerts on saturday, saturday night and on sunday.

windy with snow showers and even some left over lake effect snow on monday and 37 is the high. ramona? >> romona: thanksgiving is just around the corner and it is going to be an even bigger travel day than last year. according to triple-a, 48.7 million americans are traveling. dan deroos is in the answer center with tips for your holiday travel. >> dan: and the question is how much is that up from last year? and the numbers are up because than likely the cheaper gas prices. people will be able to pile in and the economy is doing a little better. you can see people are traveling up to 50 miles and that's up a million. that's 1.9%. we want to concentrate though on the -- on what's called for triple-a, the east, north central region. michigan, wisconsin and you will likely be driving through one of those states if you are traveling. that's 8.34 million travelers.

by air. let's talk about the gas prices. you are going to enjoy the second cheapest gas prices in a decade. the first was in 2008. $2.16 is the national average when we get to the holiday. that's great news when you well be filling up and heading out on the road for turkey day. getting answers in the answer center, back to you. >> denise: thanks. the raptors gave the cavs all they could handle at the q. mark schwab has the >> romona: and don't forget our annual turkey give away is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. this friday. beth mccloud and laura de maria will be helping hand out a free turkey to anyone who donates a new or jeptly used coat or a nonparissable food item to charity. >> get breaking news and weather now on the cleveland 19 news app. powered by the calvetta

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now, this is the serpentini chevrolet sports report on cleveland 19 news. >> last the raptors didn't come here to lose. the cavs had to fight. they were down with fourmi made it a foir-po oi nt -- four-point game. look at the drive and the deuce by kryie. and then a quarter pocket three. sometimes that helps. and then lebron just, you know, why not? we can and it looks nice. a four-point game. rap fors are trying to get -- rap for -- raptors are trying

saw leaks win it -- cavaliers win it. >> tearing them off and make some shots. we had point guards that are a tough match up for a lot of teams. tonight every played well -- everyone played well. >> lebron was one rebound away from a triple-double. terry francona is the 20 manager of the year. it is the second time he won that award in four years. he beat out jeff banister from texas and buck show walter from baltimore. he guided them to a 94-win season. he had a great post season win. but thisy do the balloting before the playoffs even start. he was asked about what winning this award says about the organization and the job he has been able to do. >> the really good thing about winning this is it gives me an

players, our coaches and the organization. if i don't they will booy so -- they will be so -- my reward is like watching our guys play the game. building the relationships and i want our players to win the awards. the reason something like this happens, the reason it happens is because and front offices do their job so well and i end up winning the award. i wish they could maybe change the name of it or something because i get to take a bow because of so many other people's hard work. >> mark: change it to the coaching staff of the year maybe? >> denise: he is so humble. >> mark: you need all of the part pulling him in the right

>> the temperatures are all over the place. >> jeff: and my advice is you have the neck three days toen -- the next three days to enjoy whatever you want to outside. by 9:00 a.m. it is warming to 48 degrees. it is a nice day. 57 is the high. 73 on friday. you can look at that and say oh nice three days. i hit the button. rain and snow on saturday. it is right through the weekend. you have sunday snow showers and 33. >> denise: we did like it. no, just kidding. thanks for joining us.

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