most of that over theee we turn to cleveland 19's denise zarrella checking out the storm damage for us in bay village. denise. >> denise: bay village was one of the hardest-hit areas. you mention the power outages. i was out here yesterday when everyone was without power. luckily the lights are on. rocky river was also a hard-hit area. over to my left here, you see part of what those heavy, gusty winds did here. roberts that those were actually tropical storm-force winds. that's how intense the winds were that blew through her saturday night. this tree came flying down and sliced right into theoma there. luckily everyone that lives here was okay. one of the people that lived in the house made a decision that probably saved his life. >> my son that lives with him was going to take a shower 15 minutes of when it happened, and he would have been dead. they're doing okay. they pet friendly with their dogs, so they're okay. i did they're laundry for them to help them out. they're doing good thank god nobody was hurt. >> denise: and that neighbor that you heard from says she's got some big t

cleveland 19's denise zarrella is getting answers this morning and continues the live team coverage from cle. good morning, >> denise: good morning. definitely great advice, you do want to leave early. we're impressed how it's going so far. this is a live look at what i see here. there's absolutely no line at all at that tsa checkpoint, and as far as we know, no delays right now at the airport. that's all great news. now, we know that additional staff was assigned or will be assigns during the heavy travel period today, including customer service personnel and we have si you should expect longer lines at some point at the ticket counts and three security checkpoints here. you are being encouraged by airport officials to arrive at least two hours before the scheduled departure time. we did get to speak with the airport director a short time ago who said how they prepared for this huge travel day. >> we've been preparing for quite some time. you may recall last year we did a construction period, and we're happy to say that's finished now. we restrued checkpoints and the ticket areas, so it

cleveland 19's denise zarrella is working the stoem this morning. shear he's to let you know what to expect tomorrow. >> denise: that's so much, duff. you can expect to see the probably a polling place like this controllingh we're here in lakewood right now. yes, heightened security in light of the terrorist attack threat that came on friday from al qaeda. they said that they would attack somewhere in texas, new york, possibly virginia and places here locally are taking no chances at all. in fact, they were expecting to put their security heightened anyway at that level, but as a result of this new threat, they're making more measures, we reached out to election officials over the weekend, and they told us things they plan to do to keep you safe. here's some of them. they have 6,000 election officials ready in cuyahoga county. officials on guard looking out for voter intimidation. trouble-makers will be removed promptly and polling locations will be kept safe and neutral and the campaign perimeter strictly enforced. all police departments are patroll

. >> brian: denise zarrella is at at diner on the west side and working to get answers for us this morning. d. >> denise: we are here, as you mentioned, at my friends restaurant this lakewood where people are starting to wake up and customers trickle in here. we want to r hear people's reaction, and overnight we did a little digging because this was enter with lesley stahl. there was a lot talked about. we went looking for a place to find some of the major bullet points that were boiled down in the best possible way, and we came across this great website called tvline.com. they gave us some of the biggest take-aways from that hour-long interview. look at this. we'll share a few of them. he spoke very highly of hillary clinton, bill clin to and both president bushes. another like the wall he promised to built is more along the lines of a fence. although he admitted he doesn't like it, mr. trump is working with lobbyists and special interest groups he rallied against his campaign. one of the first customers that came into my friends restaurant this morning, we interviewed him about what he t

denise zarrella, cleveland 19. >> brian: all right. a little rainy, huh? >> samantha: yeah. he's just funny. >> tia: wash the tears away. >> samantha: yeah, the rain is coming down hopefully to make us -- i don't know. we've been trying to make it positive all morning, but, you know, it was a rough evening. >> tia: it's so hard. >> samantha: we'll try to move past it. it's almost the weekend. that's good news. cavs play tonight. also good news. hopefully they get the win as well. time is 6:47, and you could see that our hour-by-hour rain chance map does show a little and then those chances drop into the afternoon. i do not think we'll see much, if any, rain after 9:00 in the morning until very late tonight. here's what's happening right now. not widespread rain. we had a lot of rain move through yesterday evening. most of that is gone, but some showers did develop overnight out over lake erie. we also have a little light rain moving through the southern half of the cleveland area. this is just south of downtown, and then again out over the lake still some s moving generally

denise zarrella asking questions and getting answers, the vendors lost money during that construction. >> reporter: it's sunday morning at the west side market. and for the first time in a long time, finding a parking spot was a breeze for kenneth and jill parks. >> i think it's awesome. we've tried to come down a few times and it's been really tough to park. i think this is a great break for the vendors and for the customers just to come down. >> reporter: the city just finished up a parking lot project that took several months toom yeah, because we've been up here many times before, it's just difficult. you know, you had to -- they were so small and you had to wind around. this is just great. >> reporter: so now there are 128 new parking spots, but while construction crews were working on creating that new parking space, many of the vendors here say their business went down about 50%, so they're still hurting financially and they're asking the city to give them a break. jason scott of greg's produce told me his business is one of signed a petition to get the city to consider a rent

>>reporter: asking questions and getting answers in cleveland, denise zarrella, cleveland 19 news. >>lydia: great place to shot. while the petition put together by the west side market vendors was just submitted to the city, the city hasn't said yet how long it will take for them to respond. demolition has started at the van aken center shopping area, making room for new restaurants, stores, apartments, offices and a parking garage. >> hopefully it will bring more business to the city. >> for the people that live in the neighborhood like i do, it will provide a place to go to more restaurants. it will bring more people in which will increase the tax base. >> i think they should've done sooner. >> neighbors say the project should improve housing values in >>> and still ahead on cleveland 19 news, an important health alert if you suffer from arthritis pain. the new research on anti-inflammatories that left doctors stunned at the results. then the best black friday phone deals in tonight's consumer alert. beth? >>beth: you know thanksgiving is right around the corner. coming up we'll

denise zarrella is live in cleveland getting answers for us this morning. denise. >> denise: what's happening today is actually senator sherrod brown is expected here at william patrick day head start. he will talk about a new bill that he's co-sponsoring that and preschools like this one to regularly test for lead in their water. we've been getting you answers on what's going on in cleveland schools as far as the lead found in their water. that situation went on for the past several months. wilbur wright elementary school was tested and found to have lead in the drinking water. the cleveland metropolitan school district did over 5,000 tests of water samples, 580 had elevated levels of what the district did was flushed the systems of 69 schools and replaced faucets and fountains and brought in bottled water for the students and their faculty to drink. now, the legislation that senator sherrod brown is here to talk about today will actually help pay for the testing of water to discover if, in fact, there is any lead in some of these schools' drinking water. h

denise zarrella gets answers for us this morning. d. >> denise: about 200 people die every year needlessly in the u.s. from carbon monoxide poisoning. just last week we told you about several workers in elyria who got out of the building that they work in just in the nick of time. the fire captain on the scene there told us a simple carbon monoxide detector could save your life. firefighters detected high le lorain county automotive systems after several employees reported they suddenly felt sick. luckily everyone was okay because employees did the right thing when they felt the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. there are three basic symptoms you should be familiar with in case you have high levels in your home. they are a headache, dizziness, and nausea. this is the time of the year when emergency crews say they get called out because of co >> we would see probably like the start-up of the really cold weather when the systems really start working really hard, and maybe they had a problem last year that didn't get corrected and m

denise zarrella is live in avon lake getting answers this morning. hey, d. >> denise: my furnace was going through the night. there's nothing like building a fire, right? first, you kn do the stories about furnaces and carbon monoxide poisoning, so we want to go to the experts to find out how to keep your family safe, and here is what the experts at w.f. hand ands & sons had to say. >> with fossil fuel burning far thatses, natural gas and oil and pro of carbon monoxide, and when that happens your furnace is unsafe and that's how people get sick from carbon monoxide. >> denise: important to have a carbon monoxide detector? >> yes, very important to have a detector. i always recommend two. you know, maybe one for the first floor and maybe one for the second floor. the reason i say two is in case one decides not to work, you have a backup. >> denise: all right. as experts say use season firewood, a firewood-like oak and make sure it's been stored in a dry place for six months. you don't want creosote behind. once a year you should have a chimney sweep co

denise zarrella is monitoring the situation out there. she'll have more on that and an update on power outages? about 15 minutes. brian, back to you. >> brian: heads-up to parents in parma. shiloh middle school is closed due to a water main break. all after school activities and programs canceled as well. other schools in the parma city normal times today. they believe shiloh middle school will be up and running again tomorrow morning. >>> hit-and-run driver in jail this morning after turning himself in to cleveland heights police. jeremy boone is charged with aggravated vehicular assault after he hit a 10-year-old boy last wednesday on lee road and drove away. that boy was released from the hospital on monday. he is recovering at home. >>> senator sherrod brown is pushing for support for a new bill he hopes to get our children safe. under the proposed law, schools and day car centers get $100 million in grants every year to test for lead in their drinking water. right now the test is not mandatory and costs schools a lot of cash. >> no p

denise zarrella is here to explain. d. >> denise: under the affordable care act birth control was covered, but iffist replaced some women are worried about the high cost about one of the most reliable forms of birth controls. iuds can cau dollars out of pocket. amy schmidt is a mother of two that uses an iud for medical purposes. she's going to play it safe and get it replaced now, even though she could wait another year. >> when he said he wants to repeal obamacare, it was concerning to me because there's a big concern that contraception won't be covered for women anymore. an iud can be 1500 to $2,000, which is a big cost out of pocket to pay. i toy with the idea if i should get an iud replaced now because year. i'm getting it replaced. >> denise: a university hospitals doctor says many women figure they can get it replaced now and it can potentially last through trump's entire presidency. tia, duff. >> brian: thank you. 6:37 now. a westlake business owner says he's been forced to sleep inside his clothing shop to keep

denise zarrella with more. >> denise: there are still 40 million americans that smoke, and just yesterday a lung cancer specialist from the cleveland clinic say he and other doctors see an alarming new trend. more young people, believe it or not, are smoking. they aren't always choosing cigarettes, though. they don't realize it's equally as harmful to their health. the cdc says young people using tobacco in any form is unsafe, and if the current continues, 5.6 million of those who are younger than 18 right now will die early from a smoking-related illness. >> the rate has been decreasing high. we have this new thing, new trend that especially young people are not exactly smoking cigarettes but other forms of nicotine, and that they think it's safe but it may not be that safe like they think. >> denise: something popular among young people is vaping and e-cigarettes. i asked about those. the doctor said they're equally as harmful to your health because many of the chemicals present in cigarettes are present in those smoking alternatives. coming up in the next half hour, a test for smokers

. >> brian: we did investigating hoping to ease fears about denise zarrella is here getting answers for us this morning. denise. >> denise: duff, the ohio pupil transportation operation and safety rules are found on the department of education's website. their purpose is to reduce or prevent injury or death to students. according to the national transportation safety administration riding in a school bus is seven times safer than riding in a car or truck. an average of 30,000 people are killed in car accidents every year compared to 6 children in school bus crashes. co u we review some of the specific requirements all bus drivers in ohio must have. brian. >> brian: all right. cleveland police are still looking for at least two men involved in a string of carjackings on the city's west side. these are the only pictureses we have of the alleged suspects. police consider them armed and dangerous and responsible for 18 carjackings since october 29th. there is a $2500 reward for information leading to an search for a missing 16-year-old in cleveland. police found the body of alexander mullin

denise zarrella is live at the pleasant valley elementary school where parma voters will cast ballots this morning. denise, anybody in line yet to cast those ballots? >> denise: it's funny you should say that. we've had people already show up here that wanted to vote. we had to tell them, hey, the the woman that runs this location. they have been furiously returning around to get it set up. one of the big things is for the first time ever she has an observer here. she says there are members of the national media that are already here. we were here. i guess they've never had media attention at this particular poll location. again, like i said, we've already had voters show up and say, can i vote right now? we have to tellm open at 6:30, and they tell me they will be ready. nicki. >> reporter: in lakewood the fight to save the hospital goes on. they will decide whether to seal the deal. a vote against it does not re-open the hospital. voting for it allows the facility to be used as a health clinic. in cleveland another hot topic, voters there decide whether to raise the income tax by ha

this morning cleveland 19 reporter denise zarrella is introducing us to a local volunteer program that creates what they call adapted toys. >> denise: replay for kids a local nonprofit that brings a smile to kids with disabilities this holiday season. their volunteers work all long like santa's elves and put together 1500 adapted toys that they'll give away next week. you're watching youtube video of a little girl who is able to play with a toy because it's adapted with a switch. natalie of replay for kids says its her passion to help kids locally by adapting toys with switches that made it easier for kids with special needs to learn and play. this bubble maker, and the bubble maker we've -- normally you press the top, and it makes bubbles. a child with a disability may not have those fine motor skills to activate. what we did is added a wire with a jack on it, so that an ability switch is plugs into it. and then the child can press the switch, and it will make bubbles. these toys are used in therapy so that if a child can, you know, hit a button and ma know, the bubbles go or make the

asking questions and getting answers, denise zarrella, cleveland 19. >>lydia: and tonight's health alert, you may have celebrated getting an extra hour today as we turn back the clocks. but hey, not so fast. a new study found it can take a serious toll on your mental health. researchers say the shift appears to be closely linked to increase in depreciation this spring ahead an hour, which means it seems to be related to just turning back clocks. i feel great today. >>beth: i do too. >>lydia: the sun was out. >>beth: tomorrow is going to be awesome too. >>lydia: we are so happy. and it is 12:09. >>beth: but the fly's gone. if you have bugs, if you have flies, they're going to linger one more day. then we'll have some issues. there are no alerts in the next five days. i'm talking, we got a couple sh night. the timing is bad. wednesday morning if you wake up really early to drive to work, might be dealing with some raindrops wednesday morning. but for the most part, wednesday is going to end up being on the cold ker side. nothing we can't handle for five

. >> brian: denise zarrella is here with what everyone is saying and tweeting and facebooking. denise. >> denise: reaction is v cher was vocal overnight and spoke to reporters. >> i watched brexit and sat up all night and watched it. trump's brexit. >> denise: on the other hand, british journalist and tv personality piers morgan couldn't hold in his happiness tweeting out, con glat lagss to my friend donald trump. an astonishing achievement. the number one most googled immigration, and it's reported that the canadian website for immigration crashed. it's not clear if the website crash is due to the election results here in the u.s. tia, duff. >> tia: thank you so much, denise. time is now 6:20. of course, the election coverage, the results are running right at the bottom of your convenient. screen. it's also on your device on our free mobile app. >> brian: how did trump exactly pull it off? we break down the key states and vor i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and

i am denise zarrella. and this is cleveland 19 sunday live look outside through the feesil rooftop camera. here comes the sun. it is coming up over the horizon. doesn't look like a cloud in the sky, beth. >> weather: . no i thought you were going to sing for a second. >> anchor: i will not do that to you. if you have want to. you know how i put everything to music. every situation. i love to put to music. >> weather: this morning is easy. it makes you want to sing when it is this beautiful. singing. takes my breath away. >> anchor: do not be hard to yourself. >> weather: sun coming up. 36 degrees currently. outside. outside of cleveland 19. cool start. but look at the feels like temperature. denise, dover. 19 degrees. again what it feels like on your skin. if you are heading out the door. canton, akron, wuster, nip away from the water. but elyria feels wind and cold temperatures. makes it feel a blustery out there. i know some of you like actual temperatures. it is currently 25 in philadelphia. new philade

i am denise zarrella. it is 37 degrees outside of our studios in downtown cleveland. did you hear that wind overnight? this morning. live look outside of the feesil rooftop camera. we have a -- cannot seize much of anything but it looks like a pretty shot of the lights in downtown cleveland there. that wind, i overheard you talking to someone about how the wind kept you up last night. it was intense. i thought i was going to look out and e10-inch ofs with what i heard. >> weather: did you not watch last night. >> anchor: forgive me i didn't. i have a sick child. that it is time of the year. >> weather: yes. we should have already seen 2 inches of snow at this point in time. >> anchor: i am appreciative of the great weather but, i really think, it seems like a lot of people get sick when we have ups and downs and temperatures. >> weather: i have hand sanitizer if you need it. >> anchor: i may need it. after the weather. >> go get it, denise, i am so impressed that this camera spot is not place. it is windy. along the lake shore, wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour. rye n

this day as yet another moment when cavaliers shared something so extraordinary. >> mark: tony zarrella >> denise: the president was so funny. good sense of humor. >> mark: simply beautiful fall day outside. >> denise: yeah, it was. looks like the rain will stay away for now. jeff tanchak joining us in the first alert weather center. >>> a temperature change tomorrow and more cloud cover. with the next front perhaps some sprinkles. i think that will be it with this. >> it is clear and windy and 57. still pretty mild staying that way this evening. 7:00 temp. and 54, 9:00 and temperatures cooler inland. 52 mansfield and in the akron-canton area. that wind is making it feel cooler. we have a 16mile-an-hour and winds strong on the lakeshore and more on this temperature. >> denise: quite a scare at metro health medical center. a man ran into the emergency room for help. he had been shot nearby at the co scranton. his condition hasn't been released and police are looking for a suspect. >>> a star kent state football player is off the field in court today. harry boomer getting answers on the student acc

. >> denise: much more from the cavs coming up. tony zarrella was there as they met the president. >> now, this is ther doctor dash this is ther i teen -- serpentini chevrolet. >> this just wrapped up. the immortal darrin waller put baltimore up for good. kessler got benched in the third quarter. i don't know why. josh mccown came on and he was picked off and why not? ravens win it 28-7 and browns it is about time cleveland got a team to the white house. lebron and company in the nation's capitol and they will play the wizards tomorrow night. lots going on at the white house. here is tony zarrella. >> tony: the cavaliers had a fun few hours. they arrived early and had a guided tour and by 2:30 they were on the south lawn with the president of the united states for the ceremony. president obama brought his game and immediately making jokes about jr's shirt and cavaliers brought a gift. lebron joking i can help you with that, by the way, mr. president. itment uh -- itment a lot including for liew. >> finally have a chance to travel and she cried w

denise: nah. kids do though, christmas presents. american league cy young tonight. tony zarrella has the shocking tweets from a supermodel coming up in sports. they are unbelievable. >> romona: and come and help us start the holidays this friday with our annual giving. the turkey give away is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. they will be at the knr law offices parking lot across from summit mall. hoping to hand out a free turkey to anyone who donates a today, you can click in walk in or call in to the number one care in ohio. cleveland clinic is here for you, anytime, anywhere. >>> now, this is the serpentini chevrolet sports report. >> tony: the candidate that won the electoral college won again beating out the candidate who won the popular vote. porcello took home the cy young and he found out like we did, on live tv. >> it is unbelieve believe a. i have my family -- it is unbelievable and i have my family here and i don't think they know yet. >> what a moment! >> tony: they were eccstatic. justin verlander's supermodel girlfriend, kate upton, not so only one allowed to [bleep] justin ve

. >> denise: according to a national report there is disconnect between hue jackson and the browns' front office. tony zarrella has more on if there is any truth to that. that's next in sports. >> and help is on the way this holiday, this friday in fact. our turkey give away is from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. we will be across from summit mall helping to hand out a free turkey to anyone who donates a new or gently used coat or a nonperishable food item to charity. >> get breaking news and weather . now on the cleveland nip teen news app tower -- cleveland 19 today, could be the day. the day you get even better - at managing diabetes, we have more ways to access the number one care in ohio. simply click in, walk in, or call in today. cleveland clinic is here for you. anytime, anytime. anywhere. spy now, this is the serpentini chevrolet sports report on cleveland 19 news. >> tony: one day after a report was called in on the harmony of the front office staff and coaching staff. he tried to calm the fears if not quiet the storm. we were getting answers including will hue be back even if they do run the table? >> we ar

denise: what a cool sight, too. j.r., by the way d wear a shirt for the big event at the white house. tony zarrella is live at the white house what a huge honor for the cavs. >> tony: great. special, special day and year full of them as we all know. you did notice the president mentioned joran and his love for chicago bulls and really this was all about the cavaliers. they had a packed day. they arrived three hours early for this and had a guided tour of the white house. by 2:30 it was on the south lawn of the white house. gorgeous day. they held this outside and came when you meet the president. kevin love presenting him with a special edition typed cavalier jersey form fitting ones and the president joked about the tight sleeves and lebron yelled from the back "i can help you that." it was a light moment and 20, 30 minute presentation and afterwards the coach had a presidential moment. >> i feel like the president. wow. >> the day has been amazing. and getting a chance to the white house and meet the president of the united states and meet the first lady and having our team here and organization.

our team coverage includes denise zarrella at hopkins airport and laura demaria watching the roads. we start out with meteorologist