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union and the community. it is no secret cleveland police have been under scrutiny from some in the community in which they serve and also going through the federal reforms. the president -- union president said he will not give he says this is a dangerous time for law enforcement officers and they need someone in the white house who will stand up for police. he says he personally supports donald trump and the black shield police association president lynn hampton who's been an officer in cleveland for more than 20 years is not sure this is something union officers should be taking a stand on. >> it gives people the opportunity to voice opinion but it is still that is still a personal choice. i think it a cousin is so controversial we should not be part of it. >> reporter: until the voting -- the voting will start here at noon today and we are told all candidates and not just hillary clinton and donald trump will be on the ballot for that endorsement. >>> we're almost 2 weeks away hillary clinton will visit one week ahead of that deadline. to encourage voters to cast ballots. she has seen her lead slip in ohio a

police union is responding saying that what looks tkpaod on paper. isn't always possible on the street. >> . a proposed new use of force policy. for cleveland police. developed over the past year. in response to several controversial shootings and accusations of police brutality. that led to a consent decree with the u.s. department of justice. >> body camera. crisis intervention training. and improved over sight. have already begun. now they're redefining how and when officers can use force. >> . providing officers with clear rules of the road. >> stricter guidelines. where force can only be used when necessary. and proportional to the threat. without extreme or excessive measures. and after employing deescalation tactics. the officer and threat. never putting themselves into the path of the vehicle. >> atd first glance it sounds too subjective and impractical. >> we have no control of over that. if somebody starts driving at us. we have no control over that. >> . also. new first aid kits are in cruisers and already saving lives. but the policy requires police to begin treatment. even if there are no visible injuries or com injury. >> . tkpwrepb i

. >>> the cleveland police union president says its members have never officially endorsed a candidate before. tonight the officers are just hours away from casting their vote. channel 3's dawn kendrick is here with why they sap an en-- with why they say an endorsement is crucial. >> in 24 hours the cppa will haven officially endorsing a president. it speaks volumes about how sensitive this race for the white house is for some cops. in the worldwide spotlight clin cleveland's -- spotlight cleveland's police officers shine. with the doj oversight and mandated reform in the works. cops are watching this controversial presidential race cleveland shift directors voted for trump. two voted to endorse no one. but there was enough debate and discussion and reservation quite frankly from some that now the rank and file get to vote on an official endorsement tomorrow. >> it's too controversial. >> that's the association president lynn hampton he has been a cleveland cop for 23 years. >> being in the cppa you got a mixture of multicultural. you have to take that into 9:00. >> the director declin

they impacted the neighborhood that cleveland police union president and other say the campaign events the city first assigned officers from units that don't answer 911 calls but steve says ofen needed to. were terribly short shortstaffed right now. a catches us. the men and women of the police department did the absolute best they could do. the trump campaign did not respond to us the clinton campaign says it does not control security and does not request any additional security of course many of you excited by the campaign stops grateful for could do without it. that gallic fox 8 eye team. please are investigating the shooting death of one people overnight and to supper incidences officers called to east 86 straight to find in 200 man and 26 road woman shot later pronounced dead at the hospital and a separate shootings on east a hundred and 16th street and 18 your man was shot and killed either shooting is asked to contact cleveland police. high school and akron will be closed tomorrow after a fire damaged a portion of the building over the weekend firefighters we're called to the hi

revamp current procedure reduces the force reduce use of force with accountability increasee cleveland police union president says goodil it could cause problems n the street is is the best way to avoid anay altercation and use f force is for the people to start >> a de-escalating the problem reporting live center for us this morning is the matter big day i for a local champion. it will take place later this after noon quicken loans arena sold out will hold its official way and cities tons that was the big summer champions we had. >> and i egg and satan broke break it or brokern with equipment at the cash register and morris one of marcl phones in the area they reached out to us we did not reach out we were very happy to make the donation. >> more than 1,000 kids play in the summer league every year and 100 more in the fall. police now looking for suspects involvedll >> 7:36 a.m. is your time this morning. put away your phone i it is for your own good. the faa is urging travelers to keep the unsung samsung devices. and planes a great number of problems at those on the ground you may hear that with

along i 90 the fundraiser ran all day with 20 percent going to his we did not know there cleveland's police union should stay out of the race. t and it could lead to more mistrustful many minorities in the city. earlier this month they attended a roundtable discussion in the park with republican presidential candidatea donald trump and he is not publicly endorsed the candidates. >> that is not a third-party choicee which i would've loved o give people the option to just a out they tried to reach try to reach steveo but he was unavailable couple weeks ago the national police organization endorsed donald trump. >> american greetings now has a new home. square-foot building is five stories high and will employ about 2,000 people american greetings have been headquartered before of been headquartered before making the moveeag their time now is 7:37 local business has to pay up after a customer leaves and kills a woman in a wrong way by the judge says club is responsible. >> a beauty schoolre goes bust line nationwide school with additional branches close the door to students without any warnings. >>

. >> there is an impact in the neighborhoods of the cleveland police union president and others say which campaign events of the city first signs officers from unitsicic. >> were terribly short staffed right now and it taxes us again the men and women in the police department to police department to the absolute best they can do m n researcher they have. >> the trump campaign did not respond to as the clintonin campaign says it does not control security and does not request any additional securityty of course many of you excited by these campaign stops gratefulxc for a chance to be candidates face to face others like lorenzo could do without it. >> what the hell do you have to lose a give me a chance. >> a thank you and god bless hijacked or four the four planes killing some 3,000 peopleleh one of those planes ws hijacked and turned somewhere near cleveland t where the air traffic controllers handing that plane as we look back on the day that changed our country. >> the official 9/11 commission's report begins quote tuesday september 11, 2001 don tempered and nearly cloudlessep united sta

inside that room.news trump sat down speak with labori leaders, former union officialsr and a short list of people including cleveland police patrolman's union presidentatro steve loomis and brook parkpres mayor tom coyne. coyne, a lifelong democrat, is supporting trump for president. he says he believes the republican presidentialdential help bring manufacturing jobs back to this area. in the discussion trump heardamd about a perceived lack ofved lao support for law enforcement fro washington, concerns about union pensions, and bringing jobs bac shington, bs back to our country. we will get our jobs back when all the have to know is whenow they make a prodisuct in a different location than dthistha countryn that product doesn'tst come in here so easily like they think.cnk. you heard labor leaders today agreements have hurt, talk about pensions, worried about to lose, these are folks that work hard and built this country and that's who donald trump is speaking to.king to. after the roundtable discussion trump and pence went to goody's restaurant on snow road. after leaving brook park trump fair in mahoning county. former br

police to release the video. what the mayor is saying this morning. >>> the cleveland's teacher union is going back to the the inner belt bridge is shutting down. will it affect your morning commute? we have the details you need to know. >>> happy friday morning. thank you for waking up with us. >> we made it to friday. our meteorologist somara theodore is here with your power 5 forecast. >> we made it to friday with a lot of sunshine, in fact, a lot of warmth. we will see rain this are expecting a front to bring us rain chances. it will be so minimal so i wouldn't worry about canceling any outdoor plans. we are dry to start this morning. 70 degrees manier. 64 streetsboro. wooster 64. here's a look at your hour by hour forecast, notice something: we will see

cleveland police patrolman's association will endorse a candidate for president of the united states. jen picciano's story now. >> reporter: members of the cleveland police patrolman's association will cast their ballots today for the union's first presidential endorsement. steve loomis union president says after theuc rnc, they've earned a voice, and it's important to weigh in on this one. >> law enforcement is under attack. and they're under attack at a federal level. and that really -- we cannot tolerate that. >> reporter: but lynn hampton, president of black shield, an organization that represents african-american officers in cleveland feels like the union should stay out of the endorsement business. wounds too fresh and the election too controversial. >> a person would have to dig deep in themselves and make an intelligent choice on who would who has the temperament to mend those relationships, especially which i'm concerned with the african-american community. >> reporter: if they are going to make an endorsement, hampton would like to see the union back clinton and he feels an endorsement of trump would be a step backward. >> we're trying to rebuild trust back into the community with the police relationships. i thin

police union members will take a vote to decide. some officers belief believe they shouldn't publicly take a >> the cleveland police patrolman association let its members vote last week. on whether they should indeed hold a vote. on an endorsement. by one vote the members said yes. although a group of members say that is a bad idea. >> . secretary clinton. words. that's law. and order. >> . earlier in month. attended a round table discussion. in brook park. with trump. although he hasn't publicly endorsed either candidate. hampton believes the diverse police union. should remain neutral. when it comes to politics. especially in today's racial climate. >> . i vote to endorse hilary or trump. there's not a third party choice of not to endorse at all. which i would have loved to have okay we'll see what happens on friday. >> . fifty jobs would be eliminated. presumption ofpult approximatel. and fees wuld double. district is facing a 15 million-dollar budget shortfall. >> . it's official. american greetings now has a new home. >> . at the new headquarters. at crocker park. in west lake. the 650,000 square foot building which is called the a

that she might not face any chargesd who should cleveland police endures for president endorse for president hillary clinton or donald trump fridays union members will union members will cast a ballot on which candidateidn the cppa should support but the president and the black shield police association which represents black officers says at should stay out of the race earlier this month's cppa president steve loomismo attended a roundtable discussion in book park was republican donald trump are all those limits has not publicly endorsed either candidate hampton fears if the unionf votes to support trumpm it could be two more mistrusted for many minority residents in cleveland. >> i vote to endorse hillary or trump so there is not a third-party choice of not to endorse at all n which i would've loved to have that on the ballot as well people the option of staying out of it we did try to reach a steve loomis but he was unavailable for comment a coupleme of weeks ago the national o fraternal order of police endorse donald trump your time now for 38 weather and traffic every eight minutes just aheadad three people shot and a small south c

police chief has made it clear she does not want that video release. >>> cleveland teachers want to head back to the negotiation table. the union actually rejected a new three-year contract. >> parents i know you are wondering what this means for your kids the. sarah phinney is digging for the answer. >> reporter: kids still have to be in the classrooms and no lines but they are calling the vote disappointing. you will remember less than a month ago both sides were optimistic about the contract reached after 21 hours of straight bargaining. a narrowly avoided a strike. the president even calling it good for kids and fear for educators but now he says members feel there is still too much testing and unfair evaluations. it will vote on tuesday but in a statement says they and continue to work towards an agreement that both sides will agree with. they have endorsed the cleveland school level he -- school levy. it will be on the ballot on november 8 . we will continue to follow these negotiations. and download our newsnet 5 app 17-year-old girl will be in court today. these are the 2 adults charged in the case. 3 juveniles are also

union members in cleveland. trump and clinton are tied in ohio which is always a key battle ground state. >>> lanier getting a labor send off at nats park today. she's been the chief of police for nearly a decade and now she's taking a job as security for nfl. she'll be at league offices in new york. her last day on the job in d.c. is cement 20. -- september 20th. >>> still ahead, as we continue a soccer star now showing solidarity with colin kaepernick. >> there you go, you hear it. we will strike up the band on this labor day. >>> that's in kensingtoning ton. they're celebrating labor day in town with the annual parade, marching bands and fire trucks down connecticut avenue and into town hall. the festival continues until 3:30 this afternoon. if you want to get out, you students i will have time to check it out. >>> megan rapinoe shows solidarity with colin national anthem at last night's soccer match between chicago and seattle. she said it's the least i can do, keeping the conversation going. kaepernick got attention two weeks ago when he decided to sit. he said it was to protest racial injustice. president obama said kaepernick is exercising his constitutional right no

police impounded the very and are going through it this morning, but it looks all clear. >> nichole: also, we're asking contract deal with the cleveland teachers union. we thought it was a done deal a few weeks ago, but it turns out not everyone on board with what was said to be an agreement. >> brian: also this morning we are celebrating something we have gotten very used to. indians victories. they completed the sweep last night against the royals. the magic number to win the division down to 4. that what means is any combination of indians victories and detroit losses adding u 4 means the indians win the division. there you go. >> nichole: first full day of autumn today. we've said it all week. it certainly doesn't feel like fall at all. sam keeps cranking out great weather. >> samantha: i'm trying. if it was up to me, it would be in the 80s or 90s every day and sunny, right? we cannot always have that kind of weather, because we need rain sometimes. we don't have any out there this morning. those with agricultural week you get showers. for now doppler max showing you dry conditions. we have a little more cloud cover than the last couple of morni

police officers and national guard troops watched over the protesters. the protester shot wednesday night has died. >> reporter: we know cleveland teachers are saying no to a contract there union leaders have agreed to with the school district. the big question now is what is next? let me explain how this note broke down. we know the majority of teachers -- over 51% tentative contract. but 48% agreed to it. both sides say they will resolve the issues although it's not clear exactly what they are or when negotiations will start again. tuesday the board of education will vote on the agreement and it's unclear what that will mean especially since teachers have already voted no. at a gas station. it happened in the parking lot of the marathon on east 55th and woodland. about 3 am. this is the second shooting at that gas station in the past three weeks. >>> a university of akron football player has been charged with assault stemming from a scuffle with another man in may. brian bell was involved in a fight during a party teammate jason watkins in the hospital. he was offered a scotia to play football at florida state but that scotia was retracted after he was investigated in the de

police also evacuated a high school ballgame friday cincinnati zoo thursday offer bomb threats. >>> cleveland firefighters are upset this morning saying the chief will not let them honor the fallen brothers. the union wanted to wear commemorative 9/11 polo shirts, but the chief sent a response to the request and tonight it. the spokesperson -- denied it . the spokesperson said it is because of the strict dress code. >>> we have good news for clevelanders. far here. glassdoor.com released a number of 20 -- list of 25 cities where your pay goes the furthest and we came in 4th. detroit the cheapest. >>> no one won yesterday's queen of hearts drawing. the $1.7 million jackpot is only going to get bigger. here's how it works: if your raffle ticket is picked you get to select a card to turn over. if it is the queen of hearts you get the jackpot. you are not dealing with the holdup of cards. there are only 4 carts to pick from. >>> it is a sad day for cedar point fans. the millennium force is no longer the world's best steel coaster. at the golden ticket awards the honor was the theory 325. sister park. millennium force held the honor for 6 straight years. this award ceremony is like the oscars for amusem

cleveland. thanks for joining us. i believe your head of the police union. is that correct? >> yes, that's correct.o be in to be in the front foot. we can't just react to these things. what can the law enforcement community do is able to cut down these types of attacks that are quite frankly random and difficult to prevent. >> it's another to be in the same stages the general. he's absolutely right. we need to react and be there in using the information we gather and not reactive and that is what we are right now at a local level across this country. deplorable. ashley: how can you do that? you've got personal rights, privacy rights and so one. should not be pushed aside in the effort to keep track of people who may do us harm? >> the general would be better to answer that question. that's a little bit above my pay grade. i'm here to listen to the intelligence that we get any street-level and then we need to have the personnel and toots on the street gethe information we need to have and let out some of the leads they get from various intelligence agencies community. .law enforcement, federal or lo

>>> members of cleveland's police union are expected to endorse a candidate for president. we let you know why some are calling the move controversial. >>> on the verge of returning to the field josh gordon announces that he will go to rehab. details coming up. >>> election could the fbi says tried to breach systems in 20 states. >>> it is the last day of september. friday as well and we are tracking more rain. we told you this was coming. it is all coming together. an area of low pressure parked over us will mean more on and off rain showers today. maybe some thunderstorms but isolated for that.