. >> reporting from the aquin cameron newsroom, imani abraham channel 3. >>> tweeting a threat to assassinate president trump. zachary benson made the tweet. he told authorities he did it out of frustrations for trump's policies and is very apologetic. >>> two protesting as a controversial progress has come into town. passing through states some call sacred. >>> russ, the people gathered here are very passionately against this project. even though it's something that is happening more than 1,000 miles away. you can see behind me. we have protestors gathered on main here in akron. the protests began at 4:00. there's about 100 people here now. now, the dakota access would stretch 100 miles, crossing four states, carrying crude oil from stanley to pitoca illinois. army corps of engineers fast- tracked the project. they're also demonstrating against banks funding the project and companies doing the work. those in favor say it will create jobs and energy independence. but thospo environmental concerns and intrudes upon sacred, native american lands. >> most of my family is native american. and we

the election is reporting from the akron canton mobile newsroom, i'm lanny abraham, channel 3 action news. >> thank you, imani. >>> we have been following several races. rob fortman and democrat ted strickland. also watching the 11th district congressional race between democratic incumbent marsha fudge and challenger beverly to keep the school levy. and if they'll pass the first income tax increase since 1981. >>> and you can count on complete coverage here on channel 3 news. and all of our digital outlets throughout the evening. our special election coverage will begin at 7:30. on wkyc.com. and the channel 3 facebook page. >>> still to come tonight at 6:00. has the negativity of this election weighed you down? we'll take a look at how some >> hey, russ. good evening to you. yes, we are tracking some scattered showers for you tonight. that is going to lead to a cooler day tomorrow. and have you heard the rumors of perhaps a couple of flakes? snowflakes in the forecast this weekend. we'll talk about that coming up after this. >> thanks, michael. >>> plus, people standing in line for a while, after they voted.