that's actually this man, charlie earls. >> hi, i'm charlie earls i'm the libertian candidate for governor of ohio. >> a candidate for governor with no intention of running for president. it is a strange move. the libertian party of ohio collected the signatures for charlie earls before johnson with the explicit intention of going back and swapping earl's name with johnson. >> this is unprecedented. i can't recall a campaign anywhere in the country where this is happened before. >> michael bowen says the strategy does not usually work like that. >> this or indictment are the only reasons people are thrown >> political analysts say that a 3rd party candidate like johnson has an opportunity to impact the race. >> his poll numbers have gone up between 7 and 10%. >> but if the office is not okayed ... then charlie earls will be on the state he filed in which is us. >> the secretary of state's office is investigating whether the swap is legal. as of now, they have filed from gary johnson. yesterday's filing counts for charlie earls. >>> this is atrium tower in manhattan where a man is using a s

charlie earl is a stand-in but will be replaced by johnson and his running mate. >>> this morning, a horrible accident on the turnpike is being investigated. a semi truck was traveling eastbound in a single lane construction zone when it ran into 9 vehicles causing a portion of the highway to close 4 hours. other people were injured. the prosecutors office will review possible charges. >>> one man is charged in the deadly shooting in cleveland that prompted a swat team to respond. the 24-year-old fatally shot his ex-girlfriend's brother. it happened near east 111 and miles avenue according to police thursday night. later in the night someone reported he returned to the home and that prompted the swat team to surround the house but he was a warrant has been issued for his arrest this morning. >>> fallout from a fake facebook page them off the local police department. 27- year-old anthony novak treated the fake, police facebook page as a joke but police work laughing and arrested him. they raided his apartment and took his computers. he was found not guilty and now he wants to sue the

people signed the petition for a candidate named charlie earl but gary johnson is running. they couldn't pick until after memorial day. they are reviewing petitions. >>> it is only august. we have had so much drama. if you are seeing adds seeing ads you are right. older,orlando, tampa and cleveld >>> a tense school board meeting. a personal decision that has people angry. >>> a bizarre story out of florida. a woman volunteers for a demonstration and winds up dead. why it is hitting her community so hard. you back into their restaurant. >>> parents pack a meeting. houma, you have been following this story that really escalated. >> reporter: the superintendent has been put on leave and no one knows why. all of it added up to a meeting i have never seen before. tom evans was not allowed at the meeting. he was there he was put on paid leave. two weeks before school is back in session but it is unclear. we asked again. >> can i ask any questions? >> excuse me. >> they are investigating allegations. what is unclear. hundreds of parents packed the >> the chief was called in. >> i

secretary houston has ruled johnson will be able to swap his name out for charlie earl's. earl is the person who was originally nominated by the line libertarian party. he served as an early place holding for gary johnson who wasn't nominated by the party held off on weighing in saying ohio law does not address whether the swap is legal but houston made the official ruling today. johnson's name will appear on the ballot if at least 5,000 of the signatures on the original petitions are certified by the deadline at the end of the. -- of the if you want to get outside -- it is a good time to do it. there is just a sprinkle or two outside. >> okay. >> so not bad. [ indiscernible ] the little puppy dog is doing well if you watch my facebook page. >> he is running the house. >> he is running the house. [ laughter ] just learned to scratch the door to go outside. that is all i want. rain up towards chicago. the direction this is moving will most likely carry this particular batch to the north and west of northern ohio. that is great news for all of us. in fact there is a warm fro

. >> charlie earl. a former libertian candidate with no intention to run in 2016 but the parties say the situations were collected in his name because gary johnson was not picked to be candidate until memorial day and there the signatures. the move is unprecedented. it has been used in the rare event of a death but not planned ahead of time. i never seen a nominee purposely file. if i were running the campaign, the first thing i would want to do is get my candidate on the ballot. >> still unclear whether it will work. i checked in with the ohio says johnson has not filed in the state of ohio but they are reviewing charlie's petitions right now. megan hickey, newschannel 5. >> as for the other candidate. continuing to try to win over voters with a close election. >> holding a rally in des moines. speaking about how she plans to improve the economy if she were to win. an agenda that she is expected but she also addressed donald trump's 2nd amend comments yesterday and the controversy that has followed. >>

people signed if attention to include gary johnson but he was listed at -- as charlie earl . they collected the signatures picked to be the candidate. the secretary of date's office -- state 's office is investigating. >>> akron is now searching for a new fire chief. he just announced he is retiring. he has been with the department since 1985. he says he will spend retirement traveling with his wife linda. the next chief will probably come from inside the apartment. they are getting a $4.4 million federal grant to hire for firefighters. this will help to get the department back up to the staffing they need bringing in 25 to 35 firefighters. >>> if you're looking for something to do tonight, plus you are a little tight on money orchestra. they are performing a free community concert at the east professional center on east 79th street. the show starts at 7:30 tonight. >>> pronunciation problems. the hilarious attempt at californians trying to say some >>> power problems persist in parts of northeast ohio. parts of the area still don't have power more than 24 hours after the sto

signatures were submitted for a different candidate, charlie earl. he ran unsuccessfully for ohio governor back in 2014. the parties saying girl is a stand-in and he will be replaced by johnson. today is the deadline to fill the empt candidates withdrawing. >>> this morning a horrible accident on the turnpike is being investigated. this truck was traveling eastbound in a single lane construction zone when he ran into 9 vehicles. look at that damage causing the portion -- that portion of the highway to close for several hours . a little girl was killed and several others hurt. the prosecutors office will review any possible charges. >>> one man is charged in a respond to a home on the side last week. cleveland.com is reporting a 24- year-old shot and killed his ex- girlfriend's brother near east 111th and miles avenue. later in the night someone reported the killer return to the home prompting the swat team to surround the house. he was not in the home and is not in police custody. a warrant has been issued for his arrest. >>> a fallout this morning b

they submitted papers for charlie earl. earl is a stand i don'n who wil replaced with johnson and his run running mate. sia nyorkor experienced it first 45 hand. >> how are you doing [ applause ] . >> reporter: when students showed up, they were greeted with cheers and high fives. [ cheers and applause ] >> describe it to me. how are you feeling now? >> it's exciting. it felt good to be back. >> reporter: first responders from cleveland police department, fire department and the military were there to wish the students well for the coming >> it feel good to like be welcomed by a lot of people and by new teachers and old teachers. and they just congratulated us and stuff. >> reporter: principal lee buddy junior says it's important for the students to know that community leaders support them. >> so as we planned this summer, that was one thing. we wanted our students to come back and make them feel really wanted and just feel the community breakdown. so we're happy. morning. >> reporter: so one of the things i realize is that

. >> reporter: charlie credits his bay area conditions for influencing him and of course, his high school coach earl garcia. >> charlie has always kept in touch. he is one of those guys that didn't need football to be a success in life. he will be successful whatever he does. just so happens he can go out and make a pretty good living the nfl was no easy feat. >> you spent years getting bounced around on practice teams. what was that like? >> that was tough. you know. it was three years, took me after i left college. i finally got on a regular season roster. there is a whole year. i wasn't on a team at all. i didn't really get many phone calls. training here in tampa, helping me, i had to pay bills. >> reporter: but perseverance pays off. meanwhile, the game. >> keep your head down. snap the ball. get down there as fast as you can. you are not going to make the tackle but do the best you can. let one of the fast guys make the tackle. >> let's bring a state championship to hillsborough high school. >> i love it. by the way, charlie recently got married here in tampa and he promised leslie if the brow