. >>> the ohio department of education approved the financial plan for parma city schools. the district has to make up a at the middle school level when it comes to academics. also, extracurriculars at all schools could be cut or turned into pay-to-participate programs. >> brian: today we'll be asking more questions about some massive job cuts we heard about from stark county last night. more than 400 employees at alliance castings are going to lose jobs next month as the plant goes idle on january 28th. the slowdown in the energy field we're told is to blame. railroad cars. >>> one of cleveland's proudest adopted sons is back in the big city to promote our area to be the site of more hollywood filmmaking. we're talking, of course, about tom hanks. he's always been outspoken about his appreciation and love for the cle. he's in town for a sold-out event with the greater cleveland film commission. also this morning he talks with film students at tri-c. "sports illustrated" named him 2016 sportsman of the year. he joins tiger woods as the only person to win it more than once,