>> brian: good afternoon. there's good news today for victims of sexual assault. >> tia: it means we are one giant step closer to getting justice for them. cleveland 19's harry boomer has all >> harry: ohio attorney general mike dewine said when he took office in 2011, there were literally thousands of old rape kits at police departments all over the state. his office didn't know just how many there were meaning there were many thousands of suspected rape victims waiting for justice. the state started dna testing the backlog of rape kits in october of 2012. now listen to this. there were 13,931 rape kits from 294 law enforcement agencies

in cuyahoga county alone, there were 4,996 kits from 40 police departments. >> we had something happen in the last several weeks that we found the one we were looking for. that was the last one of the rape kits. i am announcing today that we have completed the analysis of all the old rape kits that were in cuyahoga county. >> harry: cleveland had the lion's share of these rape 88%. in the county to date, there have been more than 2,000 matches of people in the system. attorney general dewine says some of those rape kits were almost 20 years old. asking questions and getting answers, harry boomer, cleveland 19. >> tia: all right, harry. i'm sure more developments will come out of that story. well, in terms of weather, we are heading for a roller coaster ride in the weather over the next few days. >> brian: no question about that. sam roberts in the first alert weather center with the very latest. hey, sam. >> samantha: hey, guys.

will be tracking snow this weekend. that's right. you heard it here. and you heard it all morning long. if you have our cleveland 19 first alert weather app. here is that weekend forecast for you. saturday we are going to start with rain. then we will transition over to a wintry mix. then eventually all snow to round out the weekend. it will also be super windy this weekend. that is going to add insult to injury. so, it is going to be bitterly cold. we are looking at our best seeing the first accumulating snow. but before we get to the weekend, we got to get through today. i mean it's only wednesday. right? so let's help you plan the afternoon. i've got mostly cloudy skies out there. had a little light rain this morning. that is all gone. now, we are dry and we are going to stay dry for the rest of the afternoon with temperatures topping out in the mid-to-upper 50s. we are sitting at 51 right now in cleveland. but i think we will get bumped

not too bad for this time of the year. we will talk about a major short-term warm-up and we will look ahead to the weekend coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> tia: all right, sam. thank you. the antidonald trump protest moved into northeast ohio overnight. this one started in akron. more than 700 people rsvp ad on facebook. there weren't quite that many there but hundreds did show up to protest and it stayed very peaceful. they started their march in highland square and holding signs and others with flags. people also shared stories and concerns. >> if you come here and you try to rip off a job, if you come here and you try to kick a veteran, if you come here and you try to push an immigrant, if you come here and do any of that, understand that i am here as well and others do not like it. >> the group plans to support

>> brian: the trump transition team insists they are making progress following major changes. in the latest moves, vice president-elect mike pence ordered removal of all registered lobbyists. kenneth craig reports. >> what do you guys have planned? good day? >> reporter: president-elect donald trump's children and members of his transition team returned to trump tower this morning to fill key cabinet positions and craft an agenda. former goldman sachs partner steve front runner for treasury secretary. >> there's a lot of things to do. the economic priorities are clearly taxes, regulatory trade and infrastructure. >> reporter: from trump challenged reports that his team is in disarray tweeting this morning -- totally wrong on transition. it is going so smoothly. the tweet comes after vice president-elect mike pence removed all lobbyists from the team. >> he's putting together his team. it it's never easy to do. particularly when you are coming

government. so, let's give him some space do that. >> reporter: the president-elect is also raising eyebrows after his team told the press pool he was in for the night. instead, trump went to dinner tuesday at a nearby restaurant. the white house correspondents' association responded to the incident with a statement saying reporters are in place to cover the president-elect and it's critical they be allowed to do their jobs. meantime, the company that owns several apartment buildings in manhattan bearing the trump nam tenants petitioned for the removal. >> tia: president barack obama continues his final trip abroad trying to calm nerves about america's presidential election. margaret brennan reports. >> reporter: a sight seeing trip to the acropolis gave president obama a break from his main mission on this trip. assuring european leaders that donald trump won't abandon them. with an antiamerican protest in

greece as the birthplace of democracy. but he warned there is a dark side to the type of populous movement led by mr. trump. >> president obama: we are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an "us" and a "them." >> reporter: fast moving economic and social changes have alienated people, he said. and leaders like mr. trump have successfully tapped into that anger. another controversial topic during the president's trip, donald trump's position on climate change. >> so obama's talking about all of this with the global warming and the -- a lot of it's a hoax. it's a hoax. >> reporter: donald trump's climate change denial alarms european leaders. so, too, did his choice of well-known skeptic of global warming myron ebelle to lead his e.p.a. transition team. president obama is likely to

chief diplomat just called donald trump a preacher of hate. >> tia: well i know it's hard to believe but it's almost time for thanksgiving and you are probably thinking about heading off to see the family. >> brian: that's right. laura demaria has what you need to know about holiday weekend travel. >> laura: we are just about there counting down to those travel days that really just so happen to be some of the bussiest travel days of the year. so we want to help you get through it with some tips as to tackle the air. so, first off, i want to start with the very best time to travel. if you are going to be traveling on the road. now, the very best time is going to be this sunday morning at 6:00 in the morning. now we can't tell you the best without telling you the worst. this is also very early, being that thanksgiving is not until thursday -- so a lot of people can't leave until later. if anything, you just want to make sure you avoid the very worst time. the worst time to travel right

wednesday. the wednesday before thanksgiving at 3:00 in the afternoon. now, as for the air, what i have for you with the air -- there's going to be 27.3 million people that are expected to take to the skies over the thanksgiving holiday. so, these are going to be your bussiest airports. d.f.w. that's dallas for the worth. l.a.x., chicago, o'hare, j.f.k. in new york city and atlanta. if you are going to any of these airports be prepared to wait. be lots of extra time at the airport. as for any airport, you definitely want the extra time. but these are going to be your biggies where you really really need that extra time. so, this is your best time to travel, your worst times to travel and the places where you can expect the biggest headaches. >> tia: well, an ohio pet food company just made good on its promise to donate 100 pounds of pet food for each run that the cleveland indians scored during the world series.

delivered 2700 pounds of food to the cuyahoga county animal shelter. they did a similar deliver to an illinois shelter for each run the cubs scored, as well. now that's a whole lot of happy little pets. coming up, a health alert about yo-yo dieting. it could put some women at risk for heart problems. >> tia: then if you don't have your shopping list done yet, we have some new black friday deals that you certainly want to hear. >> brian: also coming up, your chance to win a

>> brian: breaking news at noon, a prosecutor has announced a second-degree manslaughter charge against a minnesota police officer in the fatal shooting of filando castille. he was shot and killed in july during a traffic stop. the video recorded by his girlfriend went viral and it sparked worldwide protests. >> tia: a new study just found women with a history of migraines could be a much greater risk of having a stroke. a study of more than 900 women found they are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke and have an 83% higher risk of any cardiovascular problems including heart attacks. and post menopausal women with a normal weight who repeatedly gain and shed pounds may be at a greater risk of heart disease.

so-called yo-yo dieting or weight cycling. they found those women had about 3.5 times greater risk for sudden cardiac death compared to women whose weight remained stable. >> brian: new study finds if there has been a significant rise in major depression among young people in the united states, that data indicates that the trend may be strongest in teenaged girls. researchers found that cases of major depression among all adolescents rose from about 9% in 2005 tou but, the biggest increase was among the group that already had the highest rates of depression -- teenaged girls. that jumped from about 13% to about 17% over the same time period. they say more research is needed to understand why depression is increasing fastest among teenaged girls. all right. with just over a week until black friday, amazon has just released its biggest deals for that day. the online retailer rolling out

on televisions. while not every deal has been detailed, the company did put out a list of cheap tvs it will offer between black friday and cyber monday including a 55-inch l.g. tv for $400. pretty good. >> i'm all over that. straight ahead, it's the heart stopping video that's a warning for all parents not to take their eyes off their babies. hear from the little hero who saved his tiny l >> samantha: all right. thanks so much, tia. let's take a live look outside from high atop our feazel roof camera. 51 degrees is your current temperature. a lot of clouds out there. so that is keeping us just a little bit on the cooler side today than the last several days. but, if you aren't loving this chilly day, well, the end of the week holds promise for you. then you got to deal with snow. we will talk about it coming up

>> brian: welcome back. this video will take your breath away. it's a reminder of what can happen if you take your eyes off your child even for a moment. keep an eye on 11 month-old baby on the changing table.

the baby fell more than four feet. and how about the save by the nine-year-old brother that catches him. >> i would have never caught him and i can't run that fast. so, i felt like something came and just pushed me forward and then when it happened, i just ran and caught him. >> it's almost like someone pushed him over there and said go do what you got to do. but i'm a believing person. i believe in god and i do believe in miracles. i've just never seen one first hand in front of my face >> brian: divine intervention? all right, whatever, the little baby is ok. the mom was home alone with her five kids at the time. she says she shared the video to help other parents and show people how her nine-year-old son was a real -- and yes he is -- hero. >> tia: if you haven't had lunch yet, you might want to consider some fast food in your life, brian. maybe try taco bell. right? >> brian: i might. >> tia: this is national fast food day. on this day each year, people all across the country celebrate by going through the drive

fast food first got popular in the u.s. in the 1950s with everything from burgers and fries to fried chicken and pizza. the u.s. has the largest fast-food industry in the entire world. american fast food restaurants are located in over 100 countries. still never tried taco bell, huh? >> brian: have not. not yet. going to. my bucket list. >> tia: yeah, ok. there's a new healthy trend that has people looking to veggies to satisfy their >> brian: that's a good idea. i don't like veggies, either. marley hall has more on a food swap that's making its way to the main stream. >> reporter: allie lost 30 pounds eating pasta and rice made with vegetables. >> it wasn't difficult, because i didn't feel like i was dieting. >> reporter: for the past three years she's been replacing starchy foods with veggies made to look and taste like real carbs. just about every day, she's cutting, spirallizing, and

vegetables. this turnip risotto is one of her specialties. >> i have never eaten so healthy, so many different variety of vegetables in my life. i feel full of energy and focus. >> it's a healthy food trend that's picking up steam and big companies are cashing in by taking the prep work out of veggie swapping. ricedcaliflower made by trader joe's can't stay on shelves. green giant tater-free tots. >> kids love them. >> mm-hmm. >> creamy mash and this veggie rice. all made from mostly cauliflower. >> rice cauliflower has fewer carbs. sales are greatly exceeding expectations. >> allie has a blog and two best-selling cook books.

tease at that meant to the fact that people expect healthier to be easier. >> and taste just as good. >> samantha: all right. thanks so much, marley. it is 12:21 on this wednesday afternoon. we are like all sally accelerating because -- salivating because we are all hungry. it's lunchtime. for us it's like everybody else, you are ready to grab a bite to eat. if you are stepping out to lunch right now, whether you are choosing something carb free or not, leave the umbrella in the office or car. you won't need it. we are completely dry but a lot of cloud cover. i don't think we will see much if any sun for the rest of the afternoon. we will remain mostly cloudy. and this is a change -- sorry i had to drop the high temperature today -- i went 58 this morning but i think with all this cloud cover, probably not going to get

it's 51 right now in cleveland. i'll go 53 at 1:00. 55 at 3:00. and then dropping to about 51 by 5:00 with minimal sunshine. i know. but, we got sunshine coming tomorrow. so it will be ok. tonight, we are mostly cloudy. temperatures around 50 at 7:00. falling into the mid 40s by 11:00. if you aren't loving this cooler day, you know, we started the workweek off kind of mild. we had a lot of 60s this week. we are back in the 60s mo temperature. 73 on friday. now, if that comes to fruition, that would be a record. the old record is 71. and it was actually set last year. so, we will see how close we can get. i did go above the forecast guidance for friday. so i think we will end up on the warmer side. this graphic does a nice illustration or a nice job of illustrating the drop into the weekend. 40s on saturday. 30s on sunday. kind of climbing back into the

wednesday of next week. the here's your full seven-day planning forecast. so we got that nice warm-up through friday. no rain if you are starved for sunshine today, that's all right. it will be back out tomorrow. and on friday, perfect. this is my pick day of the entire seven-day. if you like warm weather. but for my snow lovers, my pick day of the weekend is going to be sunday. look at these weather alerts. saturday into sunday, i want to break it down a in depth for you. so i'm actually going to bring saturday out of the seven-day forecast to show you what you can expect in terms of this whacky weekend. so, we will start as rain. there will be a cold front coming through. that ushers in the rain and the colder air. most of our rain will be on saturday. but could come in as soon as friday night. then we change over to snow saturday night into sunday. and there may very well be some accumulations out there

windy. guys, the wind-chills this weekend in the teens and 20s. i love being the bearer of good news for the weekend. right? >> brian: monday morning could be -- >> samantha: could be a little snow showery stuff on the east sideman day morning. we will be watching that closely. >> tia: we were just waiting. we knew it was coming. >> samantha: i know. well if it's going to be 70 one day in november, you know it's not going to last long. >> tia: no. that's ok. come help us sprayed holiday cheer. this friday we will be handing t 6:30 right across from the summit mall at k.n.r. to get one, all you have to do is donate a new or gently used coat or a nonperishable food item to charity. >> brian: beth and laura will be out there. good. call now for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to mario's spa. the 19th caller is the winner. >> tia: and if you aren't the 19th caller, there's still a good deal right on our website. you just pay half.

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>> tia: welcome back. >> samantha: let's get to some weather. it is 12:27. a quick check of the seven-day forecast, nothing matters for the next couple of days except that we are getting warmer. 73 on friday. snow this weekend. >> tia: enjoy it while it lasts. thank you so much for joining

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