real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. if somebody knows something, please come forward. >> romona: a mother pleads for help in tracking down the gunman >> mark: a shooting at a garfield heights behinds bash shop left a man dead. >> romona: his family joined a press conference this morning to get information that might help bring the killer in. catherine bosley joins us live from the scene with more on this story. >> reporter: romona, the killing took place at the skills barbershop and you can see with the yellow crime tape this is an

the urge earn sue to get the gunman off the street. the press conference packed. 29-year-old charles davis was gunned down at the barber shop as soon as he walked in by another customer who apparently recognized him. no one knows who he is. police say the man had a boy with him so saw the whole thing. >> he is going to say something to someone. this was int we are asking that person he tells please give us a call. just give us a name. that's all we need. it can be an anonymous call if you wish. >> you took somebody very important to us. [crying] please, if you know something, come forward. i don't know how i'm going to bury my son. >> romona: so sad. charles davis was the father of

have right now what was going on between charles davis and the killer? they're hoping that maybe surveillance video somewhere in this area will help them track down that killer to get all those answers. getting answers, catherine bosley, cleveland 19. >> romona: thank you. i also want to tell you about a store owner who was assaulted in the old brooklyn neighborhood earlier today on pearl road. the owner was pistol whipped and treated on the scene by ems. the suspect was arrested. >> mark: and akron police need your help tracking down a suspecho minority behavioral health building. it happened almost a week ago. if you see the romona, call 911. do not approach him. call the u.s. marshal service at the number on your screen if you have any information. today it is the tail of two weather stories. we saw both wet and dry weather earlier today and right now we are tracking showers. there will be people heading to

a soggy thanksgiving day? >> jeff: well, part of it will be and it is certainly going to be soggy tonight. we have wet roadways all over the place, especially across the northern part of the state. this is mixing in with a brief period of sleet at times. you can see that mage in. ta color in geauga county as the system comes through. where it is not raining right now is basically along and south of the u.s. 30 corridor. we are seeing the stein island. if you are traveling along the turnpike westbound you are going to be running into that. but more to come tonight and through tomorrow morning. we have an alert for this light rain as this system continues to come through. a lot of cloud cover for your thanksgiving. i have the alert going until 10:00 a.m. after that this will diminish down to a drizzle. so if you are heading out the door right now, light rain, steady temperatures around 40 degrees or so.

through the night. but things are looking better though as we get into black friday for the shoppers at least most of the day. all is quiet right now. we are not talking about any snow. but sooner or later that will be coming again and the big question is will the city of cleveland be ready for the first major accumulation? cleveland 19 chris tanaka is here to explain the snow removal plan. >> reporter: yes. the focuses on snow removal with best results through a systematic approach. the plan is a comprehensive proposal that provides snow removal service to all city streets during a snowfall event that produces anywhere from one to six inches of snow. priorities is servicing main thoroughfares during the snow fall then litting residential streets with a goal to service all streets within 48 hours after a snowfall event.

57,241 tons of salt in store. 23,000 gallons of liquid de-icer. the fleet 75 snow removal vehicles, ten pickup trucks equipped with plows, 13 road graders and 123 drivers who are going to be working in three-shift increments to keep those streets clear and clean. a reminder when snow accumulations of more there may be a parking ban. cars parked along streets with snow ban signs are subject to fines even towing. first alert traffic on cleveland 19 news is sponsored by ford. >> romona: we are talking traffic now. not just about what's happening on the roadways. holiday travelers are hitting the airports. harry boomer is at

harry? >> reporter: romona, i have been here since before noon. there has been a slow but steady flow of people making their way through here. the flights have mostly been on time as you look at the board behind me. only a few delays. the travelers i talked to were pleased, even surprised at how well things are going. >> we are going to florida -- wellington, florida to see her son, her grandson, my son. >> reporter: sharon and her mother carol are from por they are heading to sunny florida with 80-degree temperatures. >> we thought there would be long lines every place, but very nice. traffic wasn't bad. we're doing fine so far. >> it has been wonderful and not too crowded at all. just walked in and got the boarding pass and ready to travel. >> reporter: this man is looking at the bigger picture of his easy travel so far. >> good for me, but i don't think it is good for the economy. probably one of the biggest

increased the fee so much. >> reporter: for gwendoly it is easy breezy. >> so far very smooth. the travel on the roads were great. >> reporter: rush hours around 4:30 and one around 3:00 and granddaddy at 6:00 when most people will make the late mad dash for grandma's house with thoughts of turkey and stuffing dancing in their minds. fred is an interim director of hopkins. he sounds confident everything is on task. >> but, of course, holiday periods are always a potential threat. we work very closely with homeland security, all the federal agencies are here. the fbi has a field office here. we have homeland security, tsa information, intelligence reports. >> reporter: there was a small wave of travelers around 3:00 this afternoon. the next big wave as i mentioned expected to start around 6:00. i will have an update for you right here from hopkins international airport. getting answers the hopkins,

>> mark: thank you. thanksgiving is one of the biggest travel days for drivers. the ohio state highway patrol is giving reminders to everyone hitting the road for the holiday. stay aware by limiting distractions behind the wheel. of course, avoid drinking and driving and this year they are warning people about drugged driving. >> as we look more into the statistics of drug driving, we are finding that crashes involve drugs. so we have 183 people statewide, officers from all kind of different agencies, sheriff's departments, police departments, highway patrol that are all seeking out drug drivers. >> mark: state patrol reports that nine people were killed in accidents during thanksgiving weekend last year. they say if you do see a problem on the road, call 677 and a

here is a look outside right now. wet road in and out of the city. i think a lot of people got out early today. a little on the light side there on 77. >> romona: they are at home cooking. a new development with our cleveland browns. >> mark: robert griffin, iii returns to practice. hey, tony. >> reintroductions were probably necessary. it has been two-and-a-half months since he broke the bone in the shoulder. people wondering would the browns put him back on the field. i think you will see him again. i think he comes back off the bye week, takes on the bengals and maybe leads the browns to the first win of the year. that would be phenomenal. that's my timetable. he is not giving us one. >> we are all on the same timetable. it is about making sure i'm healthy. not healthy enough, not almost

play, you know, and help this team win games. i am on the same page as the coach, doctors, trainers. united front in there. i am just happiest guy in the building today. be a lot of happy guys tomorrow it will be thanksgiving. >> reporter: josh getting the start against the giants. kevin hogan will back him up and rg, iii down the road a couple of weeks. >> romona: jeff just told me that sunday's forecast is sunny and 44, so i think i will trek my way down to the browns game anyway. >> they would love to have you back. i know it has been a couple of weeks. if they don't get it this week, again, they come off a bye week and the bengals are beat up. i could see that scenario playing out. all this r.g. leading them to the first win of the season. >> romona: i hope to be witness of the first win of the season. i will talk to you at 4:40 in time out.

turkey make you tired. that bird could really be to blame for having you ready to doze off after a ?big dinner >> mark: we talk about the annual tree lighten s ceremony n downtown cleveland and other details about why year's winter fest. that's coming up after the

>> romona: you ever felt like napping after your thanksgiving

turkey that we ate for the post-meal drowsiness. according to liz dejulius a registered dietician at the cleveland clinic, it's true. turkey does contain an amino acid tryptphan that reacts with the brain. >> you may feel more sleepy but not so much that it is putting the turkey tola usually the combination of a little bit of tryptphan with the high amount of food and excessive carbohydrates. >> romona: that's my problem. she says if you are trying to avoid the post-meal crash it is best to try and fill half of your plate with veggies. never going to happen. and you might be surprised at how many calories are contained in a thanksgiving meal.

>> reporter: as you sit down to enjoy your thanksgiving plate. we have some fun facts for you to kind of break down that meal for you. and it starts with this one right here. wondering how many calories are on average in a meal? well, just your dinner, 3,000 calories. now then you tack in the appetizers, all the cheese and crackers and the dips that you eat beforehand and then, of course, you can't forget the dessert. how about the pecan pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, you name it. all of it ala mode. 4500 calories on average per person on that meal. so what does it all add up to? well, the experts are saying that about a .2% weighs increase after an average meal for an american. if you wonder how do you burn that all off? maybe you want to try to burn that all off after the meal. just for 1,000 calories the average american size to burn

3.5 hours at a pace of three miles an hour. would you have to do that four times to get up to where you are beating the entire meal. just kind of breaking down that thanksgiving meal for you. >> mark: i still like the nap. thanks, laura. volunteers at st. augusta hunger center hard at work all for a great cause. the 44th year the center is going to provide thanksgiving dinner to the needy. they arexp than 20,000 people tomorrow. volunteers also delivering more than 10,000 meals to disabled and home-bound people. >> romona: that's wonderful. >> mark: every year. fantastic. >> jeff: that's what it is all about. >> romona: we like napping and you get up and eat some more. >> jeff: and then for the 3.5 hour walk afterwards. >> romona: it is going to be rainy and we won't be able to. >> jeff: not so much after dinner i think we will be good. most of the rain comes in the

now. yeah, slow go where we have the wet roads. some of the steadiest rain is coming out of elyria about -- starting to impact the western suburbs, rain reported at cleveland-hopkins airportment if you are driving to the airport and parking the car in a park-and-ride you are dealing with that and heading west as well. that's where we are starting to see some steadier light rain traveling south it is not bad. most of the rain is across the northern part of the state. columbus is dry. this is the next wave of rain that's moving through tonight and especially overnight. now temperaturewise we are holding steady upper 30s to right around 40. not much -- futureview is not seeing much early this evening. remember, i showed you that ribbon of moisture. that's going to be here by 1:00 in the morning and 7:00 a.m, temperatures could go

40s by 7:00 a.m. and then a lot of cloud cover tomorrow, light rain in the morning for your thanksgiving. temperatures will be seasonable and then during the afternoon that diminishing down to a drizzle. we're not talking about heavy rain. this is futureview additional rain for the most part. it will be quarter inch or less. so that's not going to cause too many issues out there. just slow things down on the roads. and i told you about the alert tonight and morning for that light rain. by 7:00 a.m. i have the temperature at 42. so we go up a little bit. light rain in the forecast tonight. akron-canton 43 by 7:00 a.m. and happy thanksgiving, 47 the high. 42 at 8:00 a.m, 46 at 11:00 during the afternoon about 47 and drizzle expected through the afternoon. yeah, it will be damp. i know a lot of you out there,

tradition of the turkey bowl where you go out and play a little football in the morning. it will be damp out there on the fields all over. now black friday, mostly cloudy. i kept it dry. if we can get some sunshine we might be able to spike up into the upper 40s but another front comes through and a winter mix. this will be a little rain/sleet/snow lake effect on saturday. not expected to be a big deal and look at sunday. we rebound back up into the upper sunshine. and then it warms up even more next week. monday night, tuesday it is rain and tuesday's high 65. wow before the next front comes through. mark? >> mark: thanks. downtown cleveland is going to get a whole lot brighter this saturday. winter fest begins really at 10:00 a.m. and joining me to talk now about all this joe maranuci the ceo of downtown

>> thanks, mark. >> mark: well over 24 hours. did the read through for the big event yesterday. >> we appreciate you emceeing again this year. thank you. >> mark: i really enjoy it. the last couple of years at play house square while they were doing the work. >> yes, we were at play house while they were doing construction on the square. we are pleased to get back to public square which is our traditional home. it will be a great day of activities. beginning at 8:00 a.m. with ice skating on the square. in foundation ice rink, they will be providing free skating all day long for 15 hours beginning at 8:00 a.m. we kick the day off very early. >> mark: that's fantastic. you still have to get a ticket to do that. >> yes, first come first served. it is time sensitive. get your ticket and then you can enjoy some of the pre-activities that are occurring that morning and in the afternoon and then culminating, obviously, at 6:00 p.m. with our main stage

>> mark: that is going to be quite an event. we did the read through yesterday. i am part of this. rumor has it there may be somebody who tries to throw things off a little bit for us. the grinch my show up. i'm just throwing it out. if you see the grinch we will take care or whatever. this is the information we are getting. saturday it starts at about 8:00 with the skating all the way until 8:00 at night downtown cleveland public square. the light be ceremony 6:00 to 7:00. the preparation is done. we are just going t thing done now. >> get it done. it is going to be, again, a great family-oriented event all day long. it is intergenerational. we have people coming throughout the region who bring their grandparents and their children. great day to be in downtown cleveland. >> mark: excellent. see you there. romona? >> romona: we tell you this day is so significant for singles. and path of a champion. one of cleveland's favorite

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today, you can click in walk in or call in to the number one care in ohio. cleveland clinic is here for you, anytime, anywhere. find your way to the best care, at clevelandclinic.org/access >> romona: our top story at 4:00, garfield heights police are asking the community for help. >> mark: they need information to help find a shooter who gunned down charles davis last night. the four of father was shot at the skills barbershop. police say the shooting was the result of a confrontation and that the gunman was with a little boy getting a haircut. >> romona: it is a busy holiday travel season. right now you are taking a live look at lax out there. it is extremely busy at that aairport and airports across the

friends for thanksgiving, you should also plan to pack some patience. plan for long lines at the airport, busy roads and delays. jeff tanchak now with if the weather with cooperate with your busy schedule. >> jeff: all in all not too bad across the country really. no big snowstorms or anything like that. it is mainly rain and that's what we are seeing here tonight and through tomorrow morning. it is mainly light rain but we got wet roadways out there and it is going to be slow just pack your patience as romona said. so now through about 10:00 a.m. in the cleveland area that's where we are going to be seeing the steadiest rain. as we go east now through ashtabula county if you are going to be driving up i 90 towards erie, pennsylvania it is a steady rain. you see that right here around shardon and beachwood area could be sleet at times. temperatures in the upper 30s. we are right on that threshold.

where it is not raining much right now is here from mansfield, wooster, canton and if you are traveling to columbus should be okay. temperaturewise we don't do much throughout the night. steady around 40 and we could go up a couple of degrees towards morning. 38 akron-canton, little bit of light rain there and in downtown cleveland light rain and 39. so it is a coming down. this rain is going to be with us through the night. a damp thanksgiving because the light rain will diminish down to a drizzle. right now we are looking at a mainly dry friday. if you are heading out to the malls in the morning and friday, you should be okay looking pretty dry. you can see right here tomorrow best chance of rain will be in the morning and then it drops as that light rain turns into a drizzle. much more on the weekend

romona? >> romona: president-elect donald trump has announced his first two female cabinet picks. south carolina governor nikki haley shies she is accepting president condition elect donald trump's offer to be the u.s. ambassador to the united nation out of a sense of duty. in a statement this morning the president-elect praised the daughter of indian immigrants saying she has a proven track record of bringing people together. and g.o.p. donor betsy accepted mr. trump's offer. she is his choice to be education secretary. she is from michigan and a long-time advocate of school choice reform. no word on if mr. trump is making anymore picks before the holiday. he is in florida for thanksgiving. >> mark: and the rta is getting ready to reopen the westbound tracks at tower city. this after four months and about $8 million.

takes us to the downtown hub and getting answers what's difference with the new tracks. >> it is a totally different looks on the tracks and rta officials say it was a long, overdue project. >> we have had to have slow orders. have the train goes through slower until we get them fixed. >> reportr: the 1,000 feet of tracks hadn't been redone since 1990. rta ceo says the ties hitten underneath the asphalt typically have a 20-25 year life. we were at year 26 and couldn't even inspect them. >> not being able to see the ties before was an issue. we didn't know what the issue was if there was an issue. >> reporter: so that all got ripped out. new track, new ties, new base and a whole new look. >> instead of tuesdaying traditional wood and ties we use concrete ties which last more longer and give us flexibility being sure trains are closer to the platform and convenient for customers. >> reporter: now rapid traffic moves back to the improved track and off the temporary auxiliary

city that was improved for this project. over the next few months rta officials are working to track down another $8 million to do the eastbound track in need of the same improvement as the westbound. they say they already have the plans so when grant money hopefully comes through mid-year next year, construction can start on the eastbound track about 120 days later. getting answers in cleveland, laura de maria, cleveland 19. >> mark: officials say the new tracks will definy on monday and host a customer appreciation event during monday morning's rush hour. officials say they could have the tracks open even earlier though over the holiday weekend. good news for those who will be in cleveland heights this weekend. you can park for free from friday through sunday. the city has announced a city wide free parking weekend to celebrate small business weekend and the beginning of the shopping season. free parking will be offered at metered spots and city parking lots and parking garages.

one of the busiest days in the emergency room. cleveland 19 news reporter allison getting answers for us. >> reporter: chances are when we sit down for thanksgiving level our sodium levels will increase. a slice of pumpkin pie has 350 milligrams. stuffing and green bean casserole, you're looking at 600-milligrams per serving. >> there are great recipes, cornbread stuffing, other types of stuffing that have lower you should have some veggies on your thanksgiving table. and not green bean casserole, right? how about green beans? >> reporter: dr. william lewis a cardiologist with metro health system tells me there is typically an increase in patients visiting the e.r. on thanksgiving. >> there are some estimates out there that are 25%. >> reporter: you may be wondering why. it is simple. more salt in our diet. >> typically try to control the

>> reporter: here are some simple fixes to enjoy a healthier meal. >> first of all, you consider getting breakfast because then your stomach is -- you are beginning to feel like you don't have to make it all up at that dinnertime. consider exercising. >> reporter: so before sitting down to enjoy your thanksgiving meal, follow these simple rules and watch your portion size. >> don't go back for seconds. >> reporter: to hopefully avoid a trip to the e.r. this holiday american heart association in 2000 that shows that very large meals do increase your risk of a heart attack by about four times. >> romona: dr. lewis says we can eliminate nearly half of our sodium intake at thanksgiving by cooking ourselves. mark? >> mark: and we already got some tips on how to keep things peaceful this holiday earlier this week. now it is trending. dan deroos explain what is the internet had to say.

a record. the longest hashtag of trending on the big board. it is trending on twitter nationwide #howtoavoidpolitics as atdinner. people are giving you their suggestions. i like this from captain coordination. switch off your phone, turn out the lights and lock the doors. them' figure it out eventually. i like this from shane. spill something every time politics get up. keep doing it until the fam catches on. get asked to leave. i like this one from sg ash. sit at the kid's table. i don't know. some kids nowadays are pretty smart. we will go to this one. i'm not sure how responsible it is but this is funny. i get this wee woman say this is the easy way to avoid politics at dinner. i don't know if that's safe. that doesn't promote healthy drinking. getting -- you may need some healthy drinking this weekend. getting answers in the answer center dan deroos. back to you.

out, lebron surprises basketball teams with some special gifts. >> mark: an olympic athlete who wouldn't be where he is without the power of adoption. that is straight ahead. >> romona: we are giving away this year's hottest toy. hatchimals to one lucky viewer and here is how you can enter to win. just go to our cleveland 19 app and complete the hatchimals sweepstakes entry form under the contest tab in the left menu. the during our 6:00 p.m. news today.

now for a quick time out with romona and tony. >> romona: all right, tony. in time out today we are going to start with kyrie. someone has written an article about him finally being back on track by i don't understand after he helped us win a championship. i would say he is on track. n but he has taken it up a level. really they are referring to you go back to this time last year when he was coming off the knee injury and in mid-stream they change coaches from black to lou and then comes together for kyrie irving in the game seven shot. now look at his olympic gold medal and seized the

late of lebron's a has ever done and that's throw down more points in a season than lebron james. kyrie is averaging 24 a game one point more than lebron but part of the team is shifting over to kyrie irving. >> romona: you think this could be kyrie's team not lebron's? >> he said kyrie could be the mvp of the year. iz lead us when you have to. lebron is still lebron james, obviously. you watch how this is playing out on the court. kyrie irving has taken it up another level. no doubt about that. >> romona: also today lebron surprising two high school teams and they knewing in nothing about this, right? >> this is great. part of the reason this is great shows you how much lebron loves basketball. neither team is local. i'll start with the boy's team. this is a team in kansas, okay, that just won its first state title in 63 years.

shoes, soldier 10 and a bunch of gear and a video saying listen, you just won it. now it is time to get ready to repeat. he is already pushing them. i will be watching. now the girl's team is in missouri and they are coming off an undefeated season and state title as well. he sent them shoes, he sent them shirts and telling them the same message. you reached the top of the mountain, now stay there. i want to see you do it again. i want you to know i am watching for a far. because they are not in his backyard. >> romona: lebron is so great on the court but off the court i love his commitment to community. thank you, tony. >> mark: a couple of lucky turkeys. their lives were spared teahouses this afternoon. president obama took part in the final presidential turkey pardon saving the lives of tater on tot. only one turkey was named the thanksgiving national turkey.

51% of the vote. >> romona: that's a good-looking bird. >> all i can think of now is tater tots and how much i love them. school lunches. a lot at 5:00 on cleveland 19 news. felony food tampering. a man busted on surveillance video on a foot court. his actions may have put a young boy in the hospital. toow unofficial start of christmas sending season. are you among the people who feel obligated to spend more than you can afford. we are getting answers on the expected financial stress. and the iphone versus the android. what you carry can say a lot about your personality. chris and i hope you will join us at 5:00. get breaking news and weather now on the cleveland 19

>> romona: november is national adoption awareness month but one ohio native talks about it 24/7. >> mark: he shared with the new yorker the rough start he had in foster care and how thankful he is for his adoptive parents. >> reporter: carmen says when he thinks about the two years he spent in foster care, he feels blessed. >> i pray to god, please get me out of here. probably end up in jail or dead. >> reporter: at the age of 8 a couple adopted him and his twin sister after years of people trying to separate them. >> they would adopt one or the other. they decided they wanted both of us. took us how we were and they just loved us. we got really blessed in that situation. >> reporter: giving them the family they've always wanted. years later he is living his

spent the summer competing in rio as member of the u.s. olympic men's rugby team. but soon after he came home to tend to other matters close to his heart. mentoring foster kids at local schools in northeast ohio.% he tells me they relate to him because of where he came from. >> a lot of them, you know, keep stuff inside, you know what i mean, you know, feel lonely or feel lost. and just need like, you know, advice inen me she is proud of all his accomplishments but especially this one as it relates to their entire family. >> the kids really are my family, so i really don't even assimilate to the term adoption because we are all family and we are all glad. >> reporter: for carlin that feeling is mutual. one he would like for every foster child to know. it is not where you start but how you finish. >> for me the lord jesus christ took me through a lot and it is

things that i had to endure and overcome. foster care is real. >> romona: god bless him. what a wonderful story. the foundation for foster children says nationwide there are about 500,000 children and youth in foster care in the system through no fault of their own. jeff? >> jeff: all right, romona, thank you. a look at the wet roads here. is traffic seems to be moving along here. again, we got that light rain. it is a steady, light rain coming down. it will be with us through most if not the entire night where we will have some rain around. now tomorrow it is basically morning light rain and then that will diminish down to a drizzle. for your thanksgiving 47 the high. i kept it dry tomorrow night and on friday. so there is an opportunity here

shopping tomorrow night. friday morning looking good. but as we get into the weekend there is another front that comes through on friday and that will send the temperature down briefly. and we think a little winter mix here. rain, sleet, snow on saturday. it won't be too heavy. a little light like effect. right around 40 on saturday. pretty cool. saturday night low of 34 and sunday 49 with a clearing sky. we will see some high clouds in the morning. but it is looking a lot bet compared to last week. look at the extended forecast. windy on monday, mostly cloudy, 55. monday night showers developing. rain on tuesday, windy but warm. in fact, quite warm. we could be in the mid 60s for a day before the next front comes through and it is back down we go on wednesday with showers. so a little action there tuesday and wednesday of next week. again, 47 your it can high. 49 on black friday.

here on friday. back down to 40 on saturday and up we go near 50 on sunday. 55 monday. 65 on tuesday. won't be able to enjoy it much though with that rain in the forecast. mark, romona? >> mark: thank you. still to come at 4:00. >> romona: thanksgiving tip. just this time for the holiday a customer blesses a waiter.

>> mark: oh, hey, romona. >> romona: hi, mark.

the average consumer uses how many sheets of toilet paper per day? >> romona: really. >> mark: yeah. >> romona: jeff -- i refuse to answer this. i'm a lady. jeff, how much. >> mark: no, stay away from jeff. it is 57. do not shake jeff's hands. >> romona: this is so wrong.

>> mark: welcome back. finally at 4:00 a story that

thanksgiving. >> romona: a total stranger in texas is being credited with leaving a $750 tip for a waiter from ire land. the waiter says this will help fly his new family home so they can meet other relatives. the waiter's girlfriend shared the photo. she told the huhington post she is expecting a baby in late january and says the tip was given on a $122.87 check. >> mark: i thought i was a good tipper but apparently not. >> romona: apparently not. that's wonderful. what a hugeea cleveland 19 news, we meet someone in the kitchen who is an inspiration and he's only 15 years old. he already has a new cookbook and the popular show. how he also hopes to inspire

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asking questions, getting answers. cleveland 19 news starts now. >> we start with that. a live look outside at cleveland. cloudy, cool and rain out there. this is one of the biggest travel days of the year. depending how far you are traveling, you could see snow. we begin with that all-important thanksgiving forecast. >> it is important. what can you expect if you are one of the millions of people who will be jeff tanchak has a first look at the forecast. >> wet roadways around here. at times we see a sleet mix in there and for the most part of the country dealing with vote and rain and the last few days and upstate, new york. even they will be seeing mainly rain out of this. >> here is a look at the radar. generally a light rain.