for those of us who grew up in 99,000 of you watched on facebook as the money abraham took us -- amani abraham took us inside.>>reporter: we are at the main entrance of the now former rolling acres mall. the parking lot used to be filled with thousands of shoppers on a weekly basis. now, behind those doors all that's left are memories.>> a lot of flashbacks. >>reporter: personal to george weitzel who stumbled upon the area where he made one of the biggest decisions in his life. picking out a ring to propose to his now wife of more than 30 years.>> my hands are feeling sweaty already, my hands were sweaty when i went in.>>reporter: it's memories like his that leave so many sharing stories of the former rolling acres mall on social media. a new chapter for the area, crews have begun a more than >> we are taking that structure apart with a large backhoe and we will sort the material.>>reporter: it was clear to see the slow deterioration of the mall, the seats in the movie theater were soaking wet, covered in mold. an escalator is now laced with broken glass. this fountain is where people would co

>>reporter: amani abraham channel 3 news. cash, guns. >> burglars are targeting your home. coming up, the jackpot sign they look for in your driveway and the first place they go >>> they can strike and minutes. burglars breaking into your home to steal cash and valuables. >> to help you avoid becoming a victim. the investigative team from our sister station k gw in portland has mailed questionnaires to >> kyle iboshi has rare insight to what burglars are looking for and where. >>reporter: getting in is the easy part say burglars. often through an unlocked door or smashed window. then, the race is on. burglars have just minutes to grab and go. >> most burglars get in and out in 10 minutes. >>reporter: we turned a career criminal who has turned his life around. what are you looking for? >> i'm looking for jewelry, cash, guns. anything that will be easy to sell and isn't big. >>reporter: as part of a prime -- crime prevention project. k gw mailed questionnaires to prison inmates serving time for burglary. they answered anonymously steal that includes jewelry, caught cash, guns

share your opinion by going to amani abraham joins us at toys r us to tell us what shoppers had to say. good evening amani. >> reporter: good evening russ. yeah, it's hard to believe that we are two weeks away from thanksgiving and it may have slipped your mind but it didn't slip the retailer's mind. they are preparing to get you in their stores in the doors right after your thanksgiving meal. it's a question that pops up thanksgiving day shoppers. this year there are stale list of stores catering to the holiday shoppers on thanksgiving day. including toys r us and opening at 5 and best buy at 5 and target at 6 and kohl's the same and more stores are following the retailers hoping to cash in on early holiday hopping. it's a competitive market during the holiday season so when your neighbor opens up on thanksgiving day, well, chances are, you will too. thanksgiving day, well, the customer will go next door. there are plenty stores refusing to open on thursday like tj maxx marshall's and staple and that's okay with the shoppers. >> shopping can wait until after thanks giving. >> i like t

channel 3 amani abraham is live outside the meeting and many parents anxiously awaiting >> reporter: yeah and what we heard today from school board members is we hear you we understand what the community wants. now here's the thing they have a lot on their plate. they are talking about merger between garfield and kenmore high schools. so with that two communities are involved. and they are scared about losing the identity. so that's what the school board was not there -- was there talking about. they were expressing concerns and understand where the community is coming from. the temporary school will be named while they constrawct new high school for -- construct a new high school. garfield high school is going into kenmore high school. and there leaves a open name what will it be named. they approved a motion to name it kenmore garfield temporarily. that's not the official name but move forwards that's what they want the community to know but with that there are concerns and so many community members >> saying bye is never easy. and in fact for some it turns into challenge to preser

amani abraham joins us live with news on what is causing the problem. amani good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening russ. yeah, we are outside where it's been a steady stream of voters come into th board of election office. and right now, about 50 people still in line and it was a busy day to say the least. and you had good luck if you found a parking spot. when you plan on heading out early to vote, chances are, you are doing it to avoid the long lines. >> lines everything i imagine on tuesday are going to be terrible so. >> reporter: that's why hundreds were out voting today. but most were in for a hour so, improbable about 45 minutes. >> it was a lot of people out here this morning. >> reporter: the average wait time this afternoon was between 30 minutes to an hour. at times completely packed to where it was near impossible to find a parking spot. the longer wait than expected but it's been a unique election season bringing out voters who don't want anything in their way of casting their ballot. one person even avoided our cameras because they

reporting from the akron canton mobile newsroom amani abraham, channel 3 now is. >> not there yet. all right. thanks amani. >>> ho, ho, ho. it's 6:17. >> i will tell you, don't care what day of the year it is, my josie has a christmas list started. >> really? >> we are way ahead. >> always working ahead. >> the toys r and it's game on. highlighter was out things are circled. >> does it change or stay the same. >>i don't know but i saw the commercial for the hatchables and i have to figure out what that is. that's at 7. that could be something new. >> i haven't heard about that either. >> you will have to watch. >> i can't keep up. >>> i can keep up with is the forecast. it's been a topsy-turvy day. don't think twice about the numbers. those are true numbers. 78 today's high temperature at hopkins. we set a record today you all. midnight hour is when it was. 65 was the low this afternoon and that hit just before noon. we are still sitting in the 50s. those were as of 5 p.m. and temperatures in the 50s will continue as we go through the rest of the evening. as far as the temperatures

reporting from the akron canton mobile newsroom amani abraham channel 3 news. >> thanks. >>> two people killed when 137 shots were fired. a handcuffed suspect kicked in the head. cleveland police department is being overhauled because of cases like these. officers used too much force but tonight, change is on the way. it's change city leaders hope will recrit -- create better understanding between officers and the community. >> the police city and justin department are asking a judge do approve a use of force policy. tom beres explains the big changes. >> reporter: hi russ. the proposed use of force policy can see a pile of paperwork has lots of new dos and don'ts potentially life and death decisions. we picked out and tried to highlight a handful of significant changes. the cross-town chase that endeded in 137 -- ended in a 137 shot killing two in the shooting of tamir rice would have not happened if they followed the proposed policies. terry gill gert who -- gilbert handled hundreds of alleged excessive force cases. to you know what they perceive to be a criminal act. i think it's a s

channel 3 amani abraham -- abraham has the journal and the obstacles to overcome. ago she weighed in at 89 pounds feeling helpless fighting her addiction with heroin. >> i-- it's crazy because going into rehabe didn't know i looked so bad. and now i am just like oh. >> reporter: it was just days after thousands showed up for heroin rally in akron when kylie and her mother tanya wright knew they needed help days after that, kylie was on a plane traveling more than a thousand miles away for treatment. >> that was the best thing that en prepare her for what would help next -- happen next. >> sweating, couldn't sleep really, i was-- it was a mess. >> reporter: the road to recovery wouldn't be easy. 60 days away from her family and most importantly her two- year-old daughter but the trip back home meant mom could come home with a new view on life. >> it's going to be amazing to be able to be here and see her open up presents and makes me >> reporter: but she is one of 23 million people in recovery programs nationwide and in summit county alone the amount of drug overdos

reporting from the akron canton mobile newsroom amani abraham channel 3 news. >>> on this thanksgiving we are also taking the time out to thank our troops. the men and women who on this day have tried to have a traditional of a celebration as possible. abroad fighting isis. those stationed in afghanistan enjoyed a meal with all the fixings as you of the thoughts were with their families here in the united states. we are wishing them all a very happy and safe thanksgiving. >>> if you have finished eating maybe your next stop is a mad dash to the stores that kicked off black friday deals early. hilary golston is live at toys r us how are things there? >> reporter: yeah, well, one made this up so i can't take credit for it but really it's about the 3f's family food and football but add another f to that the frenzy because there's certainly a frenzy at toys r us in parma. as you said, the doors are opened but this is not the only store macy's sears best buy decided to open their doors on thanksgiving. it might make you think what is black friday. it starts now typically. 336 million dollar

let's check in with amani abraham in akron. >> reporter: yeah thanks monica. we are outside here at lock 4. we had a chance to talk to odot to see how they are preparing for the first snowfall of the season and so far everything seems to be on track about 22 trucks ready in ashtabula county alone. here in summit county we are not expecting the snow really to stick to the ground. but, they are fully prepared an leftover salt from last season. now we are here at lock 4 at harvest fest where people are enjoying the weather. to say the least. only thing that looks like the winter season is, of course the christmas lights. and we are going to go now to drew horansky in medina with the hottest gear for the season. >> reporter: thanks. we are live in medina where they are kicking off the annual christmas tradition here with the candlelight walk and the this weekend it is going to be feeling a lot more like christmas and you will want to be ready. she is in the a stranger to challenges seeing the world from the most stunning vistas and knows how critical it can be to

. >>> let's go south now to amani abraham, who's covering summit county for us. good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, russ and sarah. we're outside at the summit countybooks. the rain picking up, colder temperatures as well. but it's been a pretty quiet day here countybooks. a little different from what we've seen earlier where there were hour-long waits. today just a few people strolling by just a few minutes before the polls closed, and we're just finding a few cars pull into the summit county board of election. so far no major issues we saw throughout the kay day. inial imagine, they had some problems with one of the ballot scaners. that was quickly recovered within an hour. back to you guys. >> okay. across the country. indiana, kentucky, georgia, south carolina, vermont, and virginia. polls closing there at 7:00. some parts of florida and new hampshire as well. >>> it's 7:30. 3 minutes from now, it's ohio issues west virginia, and north carolina. chris paya is our numbers guy. what have you got for >> . >> reporter: this is a map we've seen for mon