with east cleveland politics nothing ease. monday backing off the recommendations cleveland that would have kept east cleveland independent and on the payroll. kevin kelly called that a nonstarter. new recommendations safety forces operating at low levels. >> when you make a mistake you correct it. >> 2018 the bottom falls out more than 2 millions in cuts will have to be made. >> cleveland has their own problems. they are worse than others. cleveland with its own money problems want to take on more of them? the drama to be continued here. so east cleveland council had the wisdom to back off what many thought -- want be serious set of demands. >> not serious and why would they think about letting the word demand come in to this equation? this is not a merger of equals, this is not a conversation between folks in one side east cleveland that is bringing much to the table except the welfare >> when this conversation started cleveland's finances were in a different position than they are now where they are trying to get their own i

. >>> still ahead, can there be a wedding between cleveland and east cleveland? cleveland council starts talking about possible >>> marriage, annexation, call it what you will, still a ways off, but cleveland council this week starting to talk about the monumental task, some council members claiming cleveland doesn't want the burden of its down and out neighbor. but others saying it should be done if the state kicks in enough money to help rebuild east cleveland freeways. part of this. >> nothing that we can do can put the citizens in the city of cleveland in a worst place. >> you can't let east cleveland continue to wander out there in the wilderness, and cleveland has a responsibility to the entire region as a whole. i think, on both sides of the floor, it'll be a good thing for both cities. >> but debating and numbers crunching, all that still has to take place, cleveland still waiting for east cleveland's new list of requests from their to decide if they want to plow ahead with this forced marriage, merger, again call it what you l. all right. so what is the m

. >>> new tonight east cleveland getting help to keep their residence safe. receiving a federal grant allowing them to hire more firefighters. but paul kiska reports that those positions, they may only be temporary. >> reporter: east cleveland have had five firefighters working for their shifts for the past few months. staffing levels are about to increase. a grant from the emergency agency will help them hire up to four additional firefighters per shift. bringing the total to 12 full- time firefighters, the city of 17,000 people. >> that is very good news. we've had tremendous funding issues, where we had to cut a number of things and the fire department and ems was the last thing >> the mayor told me today that they expect to hire the firefighters in the next 30 days. >> fortunately that the grant of $1.7 million really restores the type we had to make to the fire department. >> and we don't know what would happen after that. that. they do help for a period of time. but once they run out they are on their own again. >> they will allow them to hire up to 15

the bus stop is now up that hill a little closer to their live in east cleveland, news channel 5. >> coming up, next to the presidential race, the senate race between rob and ted is one of the more watched races in the country. there will be fewer adds for one of those candidates. we'll explain why. >> plus another week, another round of candidates for the white house we'll be greeting and meeting with voters across north east ohio. we'll tell you when and where. >> and remember the news happening, text or e-mail us tips at news net 5.com or . >>>ohio's race for the u.s. senate is one of the most costly contests in the country. >> strickland used millions of dollars in outside money to buy adds. john joins us now. john, some of that money now being pulled? >> yeah, the super pack helping democrats in their bid to take back the senate is pulling $3 million in add buys in ohio. they are the second super pack to do so. the pack already spent millions in ohio in an effort to help 24 republican seats up for grabs to flip the game control of the senate to tracking sources. the past two wee

sadly to tell you, this is east cleveland. jamal colin shot this video in east cleveland, and he hopes the neighborhood to rise above and maybe someday fix this devastation. >> so i want to give these kids hope you can make changes. that's what i'm trying to get them to think as designers, engineers so they can come back and help the community. >> tia: it can be done. good job, jamal. the video reflects the numbers in east cleveland. in 1970 the pob lags was 41,000 people with half employed and the average household income was today there are 17,000 people who live there, and only 5,000 are employed and the average household income is really low, below probably the poverty line at $20,000. >> brian: sad to see. >>> in mentor today everything must go at the kmart. kmart's liquidation sale begins this morning. 64 kmart stores across the country will be closed including the canton and mentor locations. the mentor store will close before december, which means just before christmas. >>> we're getting closer to a celebration and a c

in east cleveland. they should be focusing on a serious legitimate debate about the merger because it is an opportunity for both cities. >> changing your leader, doesn't change your rally. days of early voting and the impact of that in november. >> the impact is democrats fought for that for a reason. they wanted those six days because that's a day they always polish their turnout machine for. everybody prepares for the early voting to begin august 12. we have a solution for this year. this isn't going away. this will be an issue that needs to bar >> is plenty of opportunity to vote if you want to. >> registration drives don't always work. the ability to get them out and vote on the same day was a big deal. >> krautz lose this one. >> don king way, why a new push to get names is not without issue. we end with a what are they thinking story? in cleveland city council was is the famed fight promoter. council members asked to name a stretch of cedar avenue to rename its where he is a young man ran into an

even if they don't play sports just monday east cleveland city counsel voted to try to renegotiate with cleveland. last week cleveland city counsel rejected the first proposal. saying it was a list of demands rather than suggestion. >> . some say they are angry with how the whole situation is being it would have to be fair and feasible. to both cities. a study is under way that is expected to be complete by the end of the year. cleveland city leaders say they would consider moving forward. if there's stage or federal assistance. >> . more to come. >> court appearance today for the man accused of murdering another driver. after a solen car crash. pled not guilty today. accused of killing 53 year-old pearl. witnesses say she was shot several times. following a saturday crash. witnesses say after the crash, he got out of the vehicle with a rifle. and started shooting. they say he fired several shots until he was told to drop the gun. and get on the ground. family members say they will hearings. >> . police are continuing to investigate. they searched her home. and one witness gave police c

. >> here at home, the city of east cleveland has run into hard times. listen to this. in 1970s, the population of the suburb was 41000 people with about half of those employed and income of $50000. well, today, there are 17000 people who live there, only 5000 have a job an the average household income is $20000. now, a man who grew up in the struggling city is showing house serious some of the problem there is are. >> he is hopeing to raise awareness about the poverty all getting answers. >>>reporter: in this video, jamal collins wants to give you a hard look at the city he grew up in. he said it is so bad it sadens him that children need to walk through the neighborhoods and get to school. video eye opening, abandoned homes, buildings, trash piled high. this isn't a third world country. it's what you find when you walk down the streets in east cleveland. >> to me emergency. >> gentleman tphal/ collins shot this video to raise awareness. it has been viewed over 11000 times on you tube. >> i think the problem is if it's less opportunity, less jobs, that bringing frustra

in east cleveland. just before august 19. >> this 17 year-old girl. was killed. because she played a role in a bank robbery. with a one 19 year-old and a 22 year-old. >> . prosecutors say four days before her death. on august 15. she was recruited by the men. and robbed a citizens bank in north field village. fbi released surveillance to the media. that showed her at the counter. days later the men picked her up from her home. and kaoebgs executed her. so she could not be a witness against them. >> . prosecutors say the three boys were charged in juvenile court. >> . who could have possibly convinced her to do something like this. it's just way awe base for her. >> . her mother describes her daughter a typical teenager. with some problems. >> . it doesn't take away she was a free spirited girl. everybody liked her. >> i don't think that any of the six people were from east cleveland. but they came here and lured the girl here. to ult ultimately have it be her last day on earth. >> . the indictment states that daus ordered newel to kill the both are held in jail.

in east cleveland. is sunday september 11. at 811 a.m. all proceeds again benefit the foundation to provide college scholarships. winter coats. gloves andw hats. for inner city students -flt you'll find as link to register under seen on tv. at fox8.com. a couple leaves this infant in a booth.. while they fill their plates. another customer outl raeupbled the child is left alone. be track of how long the baby is left unattended. >> . the child sits alone for more than 4e minutes. before the couple returns. the man post the video on facebook. and it goes viral. with more than 4 million hits. h a facebook user shared the video. with police. and the department is now launched an investigation. to determine if the video is evidence of child endangering. the mother defended herself and told police that the video was misleading. because the khaoeultd child was never out of her sight. >> she alleges the person who tookrs it. intentionally moved the camera. if you will. w in a way that she wouldn't be seen onld it. >> . as a result of the video. b

four days after the robbery, her body was found in an abandoned building on hayden avenue in east cleveland. both have been charged with aggravated murder and they are currently being held on $1 million bond. >>> the man who is shot and killed by akron police officers over the weekend have now been identified. the summit county medical examiner's office says that 61- year-old philip hasan died as a result of a gunshot wound after he was shot by an officer. over the weekend after hasan allegedly slammed a neighbor's arm in a car door. according to police and witnesses, hasan reached for an adult rifle inside the car and was told to drop it numerous times. the officer has now been placed on paid leave while the department investigates. >>> a man who hired a hitman who killed the wrong man has been convicted. 60-year-old was found guilty of aggravated murder of the 2006 hopp. and they rose as a poster target for the 61-year-old who lived in akron. and instead that the hitman was tied up. >>> new tonight brand new details on the case of vandalism over the local fire station. the walls, the unif

everybody liked her. >> i don't think that any of the six people were from east cleveland. but they came here and lured the girl here. to ult ultimately have it be her last day on earth. the indictment states that daus ordered newel to kill the cleveland teenager. both are held in jail. each on 1 million-dollars bond. >> we don't know what role the 15 year-olds played tph-d this. >> . it was not in the bank robbery. it was the day of the killing. mayor said this is an example of where parents should know where they kids are. why are three, 15 in the street. around mid night. skpwhr. so i don't young. >> . 124-6789 so young. >> . so young. >> a report powerful words from the ex-girlfriend of an accused serial killer. >> the man she once dated is now in the suspect in the murder of five women. >> . i'm sleeping with a killer. >> . evidence. in the reopened 2015 death. of lacy. a woman who says she dated shawn grate. the suspect in the death. as well as the suspects in the murders of four others. met with the phapbs field detective. tuesday. >> . we dated for about a month. >>

we're following breaking news on two east cleveland -- former east cleveland police officers who are going to be facing charges now in a beating that happened back in july. the officers that have been involved have been indicted by a grand jury. danea davidson dixon and gerald spencer ii. and this is about the beating nickerson. the two former officers accused of pulling mr. nickerson out of a squad car and beating him back in july. they were fired by the department so they're no longer on the force and now a grand jury has indicted those former east cleveland officers. more on that coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> coming up after the break, was it worth the wait? up next apple fans get their i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. he's not a serious adult. i can't vote for donald trump given the things that he said. trump should not be supported. i believe he's disqualified himself to be president. . >>> apple warned customers don't expect to walk into an apple store and git that new iphone bec

a man says that he was pumping gas in east cleveland when two men held him at gunpoint, stealing his cash, phone, and lexus. >> reporter: this richmond heights man who wants to be called jay is riding his motorcycle home tonight and not his 2009 lexus gs-350. after he said two men held him up at gunpoint at this euclid avenue sunoco station. he said that is fine. >> and i was glad when they pulled up in the car. i didn't want to get shot. i was not hurt. >> reporter: jay told police the armed car jacking took place around 10 8:45 last night. the whole -- 10:45 last night and lasted more than a mi closed the door and started it up, the guy opened the door at gunpoint and told me to get out. i exited the vehicle, another guy came around from the back of the car. went into the pockets, tooing my money and phone. >> reporter: he has a replacement phone, and we were there as he got word from an officer his car is recovered in cleveland already but the expensive after-market rims and tires are gone. surveillance cameras are positioned all around the gas station parking lot but jay has bold

. >> romona: our report on a massive debris pile up in the backyards in east cleveland is getting attention but ignored by the company causing problems. >>> in orlo wants to know segment, paul orlousky tried to ask owners of arco recycling what they were going to do about the problem. >> he was thrown off the property. >> this morning he went to the company's offices and was told only workers were there and not the president. >> the company has no violas what it's taken in daily and not to let it pile up. >> none of this is comforting to the 108-year-old arlenea la bond who has developed breathing problems. >> i have been here 30 years. i don't think -- i am not the type that love to move and everything. because i have tried to stay in, you know. >> romona: e.p.a. records show in a recent nine month period arco processed and shipped only 11% of what it took in resulting in a massive debris pile up. arlenea shouldn't have to live like that with it piled up. >> mark: no. >>> it is a soaker out there and windy, too. >> romona: it does not appear to be letting up any time soon, jeff. >> nope.at

. >> did the demolition company have a permit from east cleveland? >> back hoes take a huge bite out of billing in cleveland. needed. what happened during demolition is not. wires were hit by the demolition crew. >> they hit the a our whole lights just went out. >> there was more to the story than the temporary loss of electricity by the crew. the damage to appliances inside by a power surge is permanent. >> my microwave, washer and dryer, not >> ditto for air conditioners even small items like this partially melted air freshener were hit. the power was off for a day and a half so the food began to go bad. >> when i hit start, stop, cancel, nothing would light up. >> councilwoman barbara town showed up. >> you've been calling city hall. >> yes. >> and what's been happening? >> nothing. >> nobody returned your call? saw dealing with workers denied it. >> i'm not in this. >> okay. i don't have anything to do with that. >> it's not your company? >> no. >> there are also no permits displayed which is usual procedure in the demolition. >> they're not suppo

hillary clinton and tim kaine will speak at luke easter park on cleveland's east side. sarah phinney has been there all morning and has all the about the spirit and resilience of american workers. in this this is clinton's second visit to cleveland in less than three weeks. in mid-august, she toured john marshal high school on the west side holding a rally there and this coincides with the 45th annual 11th congressional district community caucus labor day and festival. meanwhile, donald trump tweeting last night that the polls are close so crooked hillary is getting out of bed we're learning that donald trump might be getting out of bed to hit the trail. wkbn in youngstown reports he'll fly into the regional airport there and no word on what time or what exactly he'll be doing. again, clinton and kaine are expected to take the stage at 2. sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >>> and we want to take you guys live. breaking news right now and that plane you see there, that holds hillary clinton and tim for a local parade and back out same day. >>> and turning now to another story

. >>> and breaking news on cleveland's east side. a pregnant woman shot earlier tonight. the 23-year-old was tagen to the hospital with several we're working on getting more information about her condition. there's been no information about the shooter. >>> now at 11:00, another grandma, another overdose, another baby's life in jeopardy. >> don't take the chance. >> tonight that grandmother's desperate plea to anyone heroin. >> i'm so embarrassed. >> that humiliation could have been heart break. >> that grandma overdosed with her 8-month old grandson locked in her truck. >> she tells us exclusively. this grandmother is facing some serious consequences. >>reporter: that's right. she and her grandson were rescued because of quickly dialled 911. >> i wasn't thinking. >>reporter: she left in tears after what happened here at this gas station. pictures of manager crews rescuing or 8-month old grandson from her locked pickup truck. a rescue team reviving her after she overdosed on heroin behind windows in her truck which was still running and in drive behind these propane tanks

a man said that he was pumping gas in east cleveland when two men held him at gunpoint, stealing his cash, his phone, and his lexus. newschannel 5s derek waller found out the men responsible are not shy. >> reporter: this richmond heights man who wants to called jay is riding his motorcycle home tonight and not his 2009 lexus gs-350. after he said two men held him up at gunpoint at the euclid avenue sunoco station. he said that is fine. >> i was kind of glad when they pulled up on the car. i didn't want to get shot. i was glad. i was not hurt. >> reporter: he said that the armed car jacking took place around 10:45 last night. the whole thing lasted less than a minute. >> and as soon as a got in the car, closed the door and started it up and got -- opened me to get out of the car. i exited the vehicle. another guy came around from the back of the car and went into my pockets, took my money and took my phone. >> reporter: today, he has a replacement phone and we were there as he got word from an officer. his car is recovered in cleveland and those expensive after-market rims and tires

today i went to east cleveland city hall for answers. councilwoman barbara thomas is now helping to get those answers and an electrician to the house. >> if he could determine whether the contractor hit light fixtures and everything in her house to go out and from there we can determine who is going to help this poor woman and pay for all the stuff. >> reporter: i contacted the land bank this afternoon. although a spokesperson would not go on camera, he told me that the the owner's complaint came to them on the day the demolition was scheduled. and issued a statement that said in part, "when we arrived at the site, the electricity had already been restored no entry on these sites occurred because of fallen lines and lines probing into the trees on the owner's property. it is therefore not possible that our contractor contributed to this loss." late this afternoon i spoke to a spokesperson from the illuminating company who told me that right now they are investigating these claims. in cleveland tracy carloss news 5. >> all right, mark we'

. >>> two east cleveland officers are fausing charges -- facing charges accused of beating a prisoner back in july. the officers were fired shortly after the incident. fshz. see that. >>> the conversation already getting heated in columbus less than 48 hours after a 13-year-old was shot and killed by a officer yesterday. a town hall meeting was held tonight to answer questions about the death of tyree king. the woman you saw earlier was escorted out. she felt she was being silenced. leaders say they wanted to give everybody a chance to voice concerns. >>> hope you enjoy it had clear skies today. it's about to change and change big. take it away. >> a big full moon visible tonight across the area. get ready. clouds are moving in and rain will follow. follow me over here around the corner. radar is dry. that's the payoff here. dry weather on the power of five. a few isolated showers toward detroit. we've got 70s in the area. now look at the rain. oh, boy. and look where they're aiming. they'll aim right toward you and i in northern ohio. right toward you and there's an isolated chance f

cleveland sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >>> and another attempt at smash-and-grab on the east side of cleveland. and this is a live look on east 185th and and you can see the suv sitting inside the store. they were trying to get the atm inside the store and they went in too far. they ended up bailing to the front window of the car. >>> and a neighbor today who pleaded guilty to eggs a euclid home more than 100 times will learn his sentence. he was arrested in march. at first, he swore his innocence and last week, he his sentence could include a fine of $1,000.180 days in jail and he is to be in court this morning. >> and charges could be -- for a man. an argument with his son turned physical on sunday. that man found unresponsive at the home on hinder avenue southwest. and a juvenile prosecutor is looking at the case to see if that son will face charges. >>> and 19-year-old brian burns jr. expected in court soon. he is charged crash that killed a mother of two. shirley duncan barns was leaving the 30th class reunion and police say she was hit by a stolen car that ran a red light on lee road. the

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good news for east cleveland. more help on the way for folks in a bind. we're going to explain that coming up. >>> what was inside the home . >>> we now know how two of the women believe to be killed by shawn grate died. >> romona: chris tanaka is getting answers on what they found inside the house. >> chris: when shawn grate was taken into custody it was because of a chilling from a woman in the house. we now have the details of what was found. details are rather graphic and disturbing. this is what police found inside the house on covert court. stacy stanley was found in the basement of the home. she was found fully clothed under a pile of garbage. the other woman was found in a second floor bedroom closet naked and hog tied. the closet door was duct taped kidnapping and strang willing both women. the autopsy reports for the other victims, by the way, they have not been released. grate now facing 23 felony charges. mark. >>> another person has died. this after a total of nine people were hurt when a woman confused the gas for the brake and hit a stage a

a man says he was pumping gas in east cleveland when two men robbed him at gunpoint stealing the men responsible are not shy. >> reporter: a guy says he got carjacked and the carjackers were so bold they didn't even cover their face. this richmond heights man who wants to be called jay is riding his motorcycle home tonight and not his 2009 lexus 3. 50. 350. >> i was glad when they pulled hurt. >> he said the carjacking took place around 10:45 last night. the whole thing lasted less than a minute. >> i started the car. the guy opened the car at gunpoint and told me get out of the car. i exit it had vehicle. another guy came around from the back of the car went into my pockets, took my money, took my phone. >> today he had to replace the phone and we were there as he got word from an officer he his cleveland. but the expensive after market rims in tires already gone. after getting away with such a bold crime last night he's worried the gunmen will carjack someone else. >> i'm anxious to get the video tape from the store manager says there is surveillance video. when we see it, as well.

. >>> there's good news for the east cleveland fire department. the two year federal grant will help them fire more firefighters, three full time and 15 part-time firefighters will join. this will increase it from 8 to 12 firefighters on duty at all times. >>> a chance to star oprah winfrey and reese witherspoon in their newest movie, a wrinkle in time. >> they're looking for a mixed race boy between ages 5-8. find information. >>> promising late fall weather. >> they clinched it last night. and we have cold air for the next few days. temperatures are staying back but we're still cloudy and a nice evening, if you haven't had a campfire, now is a good night to do it. we had one on saturday night. and boy, it was beautiful. ti well. there it is, all the showers and a rumble of thunder. that's an area of low pressure. and it's going to strengthen, the entire atmosphere will be involved in this. once that happens, its a cut off low and it just sits. and it's going to be with us all week, and likely for much of the weekend. and what we end up having as

there were five ash sandy springs -- smash-and-grabs yesterday, most in the east cleveland and euclid area. no word on whether they're related. >>> and now for you this morning, a new fight of cleveland city council and this is over an honorary street name. the council president tells the plain dealer he never plans to bring the proposal up for a name from a stretch of the boulevard to cedar avenue. it's the same stretch of road where king killed the man over a gambling debt and it's not clear why they want to move the street name. >>> and donald trump will be back in northeast ohio this week. he was just here last week, you will remember. and he is going to be taping a town hall segment tomorrow at new spir it revival at center and the church's pastor trump supporter who spoke during the rnc. >>> and we have 49 days until the election and so far, a half a million ohioansed" absentee ballots and more than in 2012. and they will send them out to military members saturday and for everyone else, they will be sent out in october. >> and this is the part when i say i don't want to and i am

. >>> discussions continue into a possible merger with east cleveland. cleveland city council talked about some of the concerns. president kevin kelly said the city must get a handle on the finances liabilities and infrastructure. he stressed the merger would require millions of dollars from the state and decision to merge or not would have to be cities. >>> candidate donald trump returns to ohio tomorrow. he will make a stop in cleveland heights in an effort to connect with african- american community. pastor darrell scott says trump will visit his church. hughley is a large statewide group of pastors and 4 event on african-american concerns. he will also visit toledo tomorrow. >>> we definitely see a trend. brown to bed 2 losing makes and lost 2 quarterbacks. cody kessler now throw into the fire sunday at miami. he takes over for josh mccown while he recovers from a shoulder injury. mckown is out this week and then they will call it a today but you have to think he's going to miss more time. kessler was the third round draft pick and saw some the knock

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showers west of cleveland light intensity but more moderate as we look further east. lake county and also into parts of ashtabula. as we track on future view you is the story through the day. it is hard to forecast what time you will see rain and what time you will not but being prepared for it is what it is about as we get into the end of the workweek. here is 3 pm today. we will have quite a bit of rain falling along lakeshore and south into akron. into the evening it's going to be on and off and overnight again as well. we will co friday which could mean what fields for football games tomorrow night and yes even into saturday. we have more showers and whether. this'll have an impact on our weekend weather. and the seven-day forecast we have ran all the way through saturday likely. sunday it becomes more isolated and same thing for monday. then we turn a corner for tuesday and wednesday with sunshine wearing back into the >>> this is pork chop. doggone weather time. the eight-year-old pug. i cannot even handle this cuteness. this was taken in the heat and humidity a

the victim was killed and her body was left in a vacant lot in east cleveland. >>> the ashland serial killer could face the death penalty if convicted. prosecutors releasing a 22 count indictment the charges include murder, kidnapping, rape and burglary. police believe he is connected to five murders, three in ashland county, one in richland county and one in marion. mark weaver will be the special prosecutor in this case. his profile says he has prosecuted several death penalty cases during his time with the attorney generals office. >>> we're giving you a live television picture of the innerbelt bridge. this changes. these bound lanes will be open but first here's kristin burns with more on closures beginning today. >> reporter: because of the new innerbelt bridge opening on sunday we have closures that have to happen before that takes place. the first one, the e. 9th st. exit off of 90 eastbound will be closed starting today. it will reopen sunday at 11 am. as a detour get off on superior instead. the big one, 7:30 it will open again sunday at 11 am. we're mostly concern about folk

cleveland as well as the suburbs. this picture drew outrage on-line. the east liverpool police posted a man and woman passed out from heroin. a child was in the back seat of an s.u.v. today ropeda pasek pleaded guilty to child endangering and other charges and got 180 days in jail. last week james accord got nearly one year in jail. in south carolina. >> mark: it is official k & d closed the deal to buy terminal tower. the price tag $38.5 million. forest city-owned it for 33 years. k & d plans to transform 12 lower floors of the towers into 293 apartments and could begin in 2018 and end in 2020. >> a lot of people moving downtown. >> it is easy to get to work, isn't it, i apologize to those who may be sit out there. >> romona: it was a gorgeous day if had you to be on the roads. jeff. >> jeff: the weather was good but a mess for the afternoon ride home all over the place in the cleveland area. hopefully, that will settle down. high cloudy now and comfortable 72. we hit 76 for the high and before the lake breeze kicked in. 70s and 80s out to the west. place tomo

after falling out of the 17th floor of the crystal apartments in east cleveland. it is a reminder that window locks could save kids lives in an effort to prevent future accidents. >> police confirm that the boy's father did have a child encontaining engineerment charge on his record. that was for leaving his daughter in a car while he went shopping. they are not saying it is child endanger meant. they are simply calling it a terrible accident. >> thank you. >>> a lot of worries after dangerous levels of a cancer-causing toxin was found in the tap water of more than 200 million americans drink. closer to home. >> chromium 6 was found in all but one of the northeastern's water system. it had the 15th concentration of the toks issue with other country. >> they posted on line saying they meet and exceed all water standards. chromium 6 is the same toxin made famous by erin brockovich, the julia roberts movie. the epa does not have a limit to how much chromium 6 is allowed in the drinking water. and all the water. only streetsboro's tested negative for chromium 6. >> yo

>> people in an east cleveland neighborhood don't to. it's a reality. paul went out to see if did you ever wonder where the debris goes? one spot is right behind me. and that's elaine's back yard. >> i've been going to the doctor with this but it's nothing i can do about it. >> ar lean is 108 years old. 108. and has lived with this view out her back door for more than a year. in places the debris is pile metal, wood, bricks, and dry wall are dumped here by haulers. they're then manually separated for recycling or burial. the problem is they're stacked up for month. >> they're just totally stacking it up and i believe that they gonna walk away from it and leave the tax payers stuck with this removal. >> harris drummons says when unbearable. he's also seen rats and says the black ant problem is unbearable. >> he's not allowed to fill film. >> at the dump we went looking for answers and were kicked off so went to the office. mayor northson blunt admitting the mistake allowing the business so close to the air area. it the company was told to work on whoever

lunch time, uber eats is launching in cleveland, it lets people to browse local restaurants to pick their credit card to get it delivered so far greenhouse tavern, lago east bank in fahrenheit participating, uber eats is separate from the uber ridesharing app they plan to hire 1,000 drivers in cleveland by the end of the year . is rather go into the mcdonald's drive-through, they t have some quality changes to th all day breakfa their adding mcgriddlesg to the all-day menu in making both mcmuffin and biscuits available at all the restaurants come today they served either mcmuffin isu or biscuit spin-ou both as part of the all day breakfast menu.u >> is your iphone 7 making a hissing noise, apple has received complaints that the iphone 7 and 7 plus produce a strange noisea is heard when such as games are used, or when it appears to be under stress remains unclear how widespread it is in the have not yet respondedai >> do you use regular or be in gasoline, maybe a wastei to get the premium aaa says americans wastedt expensive premium gas into cars that do not need it, about 7 percent of the cars on the roads require only regular, still , about 16.5 million

. >> tia: police are investigating another smash-and-grab in east cleveland. it happened on euclid and superior avenues around 5:00 this morning an a.t.m. was taken from the store. keep in mind this is the 27th smash-and-grab crime in the area since the first of the year. police do not have any suspects at this time. a double homicide that happened early sunday morning. a 22-year-old and 23-year-old were shot and killed. they were found laying in the street when multiple gunshot wounds when officers arrived. it happened around 2:00 a.m. on east 86th street. the victims were pronounced dead at university hospital. cleveland's homicide unit is now on the case. >> brian: well, parents of students at cuyahoga heights high school hold a pretty bold fundraiser last night. their mission is to start a thacker. she's the controversial school board president, parents are upset they say with thacker for suspending if the superintendent there in cuyahoga heights. tom evans without ever giving a reason to the public. parents and students want evans back with the district.

. >>> right now police in east cleveland are trying to track down two men who robbed and carjacked a driver at a gas station. it happened just before 11:00 friday night. this is a sunoco gas station on euclid avenue. video shows an armed man approaching the vehicle. the driver gets out of the car, another man robs him. the culprits then drive away. police tell us they have but the car's expensive rims are missing. >>> in canton a man is recovering after he was beaten and robbed outside his art gallery. newschannel5 spoke exclusively with the man who says he tried to stop two men from urinating on the side of the building but then they attacked him. he was knocked unconscious and suffered bleeding on his brain. he is hoping someone will come forward with information about his attackers so they can't hurt anyone else. >>> and charges could be filed tomorrow involved in a domestic dispute that led to the death of a massillon man. police found the victim unresponsive at a home sunday morning. the incident is under investigation but police say it appears the man and the juvenile got into

good news for the city of east cleveland. received a one.7 million-dollar grant. that will allow the city to hire expected to i didn't expect it to blow up like it did. a thousand shares. >> i get that like people who are mad. i understand that. but at the same time. we were just having fun. and we did. we apologized. >> . norwalk city attorney declined criminal charges related to effects. of seemingly harmless social media posts. >> . maybe extreme northwest portage county. some of the these embedded thunder storms. we have lightening here and there. there's one lightening strike. about maple heights. now last night it really dropped off into the 30s. let me show you a graph. the september dew point. since september 1. the two humid and warm air masses. show up. really well. and then a big drop off. it hasn't been that dry. since june 12. that's 108 days ago. i think done. fifty-four tonight. shower periods. and otherwise mostly cloudy skies. more of the same tomorrow. occasional showers. and mostly cloudy skies. with that little batch of cloud cover. and the upp

. >> tia: an east cleveland police prisoner in his custody is being held on $10,000 bond. gerald spencer plead not guilty to kidnapping, assault and other charges in the brutal arrest of jesse knicker son back in july. prosecutors say knickerson was forced to get out of the police cruiser and then was assaulted by officer spencer and officer davidson dixon and then dragged back to the cruiser. officer dixon was already arraigned. >> the police officer accused of killing terrence crutcher pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder. she will be back in court november 29 for a preliminary hearing. shelby was booked into jail on september 23 and released on $50,000 bond. >> tia: the columbus police officer who fatally shot tyre king has returned to the force. the 31-year-old is on desk work at the police training academy while the investigation into >> brian: another day of off and on showers so plan on taking a poncho with you to any football games tonight. meteorologist sam roberts tracking the systems as they move through our area. hey, sam. >> samantha: hey, bri

since breanna was found shot to death in a fields in east cleveland four days later. found out your child has been killed is a whole floodgate of emotions.a who could have possibly convinced her to do something like this cou because it's justa off base for her.be >> 315 your voice to a participating in the crime have now been charged in juvenile corporateicip they're locked up jail on a $1 million bond each. >> a woman so she dated and accused serial killer. they asked her to only user first neighbort she said she dated sean great for about a month and he physically hurt during the relationshipatd and e even though he is now behind bars. >> he put his hand around my throat one time.e. >> he was arrested leslie after a woman called 911 claiming he was holding her hostage and he was it denounces. >> of killing five womena in ashland, married and richly carries and he is cooperative with the investigation could so far he is facingdcanv kidnappind murder charges. >> please are still on how to screen for a manan peeping in on a little girl. the man try to push the window o

craig, the reality is, in this neighborhood and east cleveland and throughout the city of cleveland,not do well against barack obama in 2012. and the fact of the matter is, donald trump is not poised to do particularly well in this either. but if you listen to the woman on this block, she is saying he has a chance. >> i was in that neighborhood two elections ago. really quickly, the woman there holding the child who indicated she was a trump supporter, did she give some sort of specific reason as to why? >> reporter: we talked a lot about issues that everybody talks about across the country. i remember talking with her in particular. obviously, she has a young child. education is important to the folks i talked about. in this neighborhood. health care is an issue that's important in particular to one group i talked about. talked with in this neighborhood. and as a matter of fact, i saw the woman walking down the street earlier this morning and see if i can have another chance to catch up with her later today. >> jacob, thank you. jacob will be in the buckeye state all week. if you li

. >> and help is on the way for east cleveland's struggling fire department and that might only be a temporary fix. . >>> breaking news now at 5:00. another deadly officer-involved shooting there. we're learning what led up to the incident. >> a young girl assaulted by a man pretending -- pretending to be a police officer. >> residents in massileon are on high alert. the search continues for the suspect this morning. >> and we have seen it dozens of times. the store smash-and-grabs this morning. how they could be prevented. >> and first, i am power of 5 meteorologist somara theodore and i got some information for you that you need to know about. it's going to be a wet day ahead of us and we're goin see the rain pattern set up and stick around the next few days and right now, we're starting off with cloud cover and that is building in from the west. all associated with this system. just to our west, we're seeing the bands of rain showers that are going to start to propagate through northeast ohio and that will be arriving in the neighbors through the afternoon. the current temperature

. >>> only on 5:00 tonight, an east cleveland woman claims that they would have all their appliances. they couldn't get any help and they would turn to news 5. >> the right place and the land demolition next door to her house when she lost power. >> reporter: everything was just fine as we were just fine. and so how would you think? >> reporter: that we reached out to the land bank as they told us that the power was off and back on before they could start that demolition. and the company told us that they are they are trying to help get to the bottom of this issue. >>> we are continuing to follow the recent surge of overdoses. they issued the public health warning. tonight officials are trying to determine what types of drugs were involved with those deaths. more than 50 people died from heroin or fentanyl in the cleveland area last month. >> well, let's face off with hillary clinton and donald away. >> they are watching tonight and they could rival the super bowl. we will break down the numbers. >>> how the local businesses are trying to bridge the gap. >>> plus, out with the old and

we're still seeing light rain here on cleveland's east side. i also have showers out towards the youngstown area. if you're watching us from youngstown, most of this has moved out for you. in the parkman area it is raining middle field and up towards chardon, madison all in line for showers as we approach 6:30 and 7:00. no steady rain in cleveland right now, but i am watching showers to the south. now, these are south of columbus. they're closer to the i-77 corridor approaching west virginia. there's a tim horton's there. that's how i always know when i look at the map down here. i'm like, okay, the rain is coming from the good coffee. these showers are headed towards the north, and if they hold together, they will approach us a little later this morning. will be after sunrise. my point here is i want you to be prepared for a shower at any time today. we're not forecasting any severe weather, but there may be embedded pockets of moderate or heavy rain as showers move through. again, not an all-daikon stant rain but on-again/off-again kind of st

become the coverage will become morege significant than yesterday and will also include areas east of cleveland akron line areas that haves not seen a whole lot of rain see how we start to pull that rain and from the east of later this afternoon before lunchtimeti today again we do have pockets of dry weather early but still very damp and cloud cover continues with periods of rain developing especially areas east later this morning it goes from east to west myself to ignore the traffic time with pattyro we are off to a nice start despite having damp roads out there we do have overnight workin still in place and 271 southbound down by broadway forbes is a please be aware that goes slowly through left-hand side of your screen for rightle now traffic is getting by their okay we have less volume on the southbound side in the northbound side from the morning commute nonetheless it is still there for 80 echo ranger no problems coming to80 or from the valleyview bridge early this morningf before 2:00 o'clock we had another one of our smashing grabsef pieces that west one to seven and the rain and the

andre's funeral will be held that saturday that's the 8th at starlight baptist church in east cleveland. that service set to begin at >>> has a new tenant with 1700 employees. >> yes, after five years of planning and construction, the american greetings creative studios are now officially open. and that's where we find channel 3's monica robins. >> reporter: hi russ, you know greeting cards they help us celebrate those milestones in life. they lift us up when we need it. but for those who create them, they're always looking for inspiration and that's what this building is for. the first thing you e you enter is a giant mural explaining the mission of american greetings. >> our company purpose is to make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day. and how we do it is creating happiness laughter and love. >> reporter: the five story building on 13 and a half acres has an outdoor courtyard and sculpture. inside, feels like an art gallery because it is one. >> on the ground floor we have our first ever open to the public art gallery. >> reporter: the goal, to creativity a

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