i am leon bibb. >> what a beautiful story. you can feel how much the honor guard means to them to do this and to the family. for the funeral director. therapy and honor guard for that former trooper. >> what touched you most about the conversations? >> i think is the men who are aging and still dedicated. they still pay tribute to the idea of giving honor to those who wear the uniform because a lot of sacrifices were members of my family with world war ii veterans. they go back. you pay tribute to that. >> thank you for your service and thanks to all of you. >>> we've got some cold weather that a streaming our way and we are beginning to see the skies sprinkles in medina county and lorain county. they may get to wooster and ashland but drier air is really coming our way quickly. an isolated spritz generally last of interstate 77 through the evening but clearing will be the trend and look at our temperatures with 42 in parma and 40 in orange. the son -- sun is just going down and barber still have some winds to deal with and th

leon bibb is live outside of progressive field. leon, you have some thoughts on how the team can get all of no together. what's up, man? >> reporter: you know me, i've always got a thought on just about everything. i'm going to tell you what you already know, always get the job done, we don't do anything the hard way in cleveland. we don't do anything easy. it's always hard. here we are in the world series. poised for game seven. yeah, i believe we can do this. but championships do not come easily in cleveland. we don't cruise to victory. cleveland, we gut it out. from 1997 until now, you know what time it is. you have to be gutsy. >> reporter: yeah, this is who that's how we play it. i have a feeling we will roll to world series victory because we will hit with intensity and pitch with precision. that is what it will take to get us to the promised land. >> can the indians bring the pressure and fire? >> they're going to bring it tonight. >> instinct and guts. >> reporter: in a way, our time has come. we pay for what we need. the st

the news got leon bibb wondering the exact same thing. he put together this story for you. leon's thanksgiving. but really, it's all of ours. >> reporter: my thanksgivings rockwell paintings. my family members were not in his paintings but we could have been. the essence of what rockwell painted of thanksgiving is what we always lived. family gathering, thankful for life and each over. even the little one in an old picture. that's me there in the thanksgiving fold. >> the last thursday in november, so that's the official one. >> do we know the date? >> sure. >> reporter: ed and janice study thanksgiving's in the 1860s this nation saw need for a national day of thanksgiving. >> a somber call for the nation to stop and think about the state of the country to be thankful for what we have. >> reporter: this is the cleveland vet of my youth. surge from here are my childhood memories, the home where my family lived, my school across the way. and up and down and all around, all as blessings. in the old photograph are some of my relatives on that long ago thanksgiving day. most are

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news 5 leon bibb has his perspective and first your winning lottery numbers. to the tribe. portions of this newscast are brought to you by empire window company. >>> we are just hours away from first pitch in game 6. mark johnson it is heating up do you want. >> it is. 78 degrees. we have gone up two clicks from the last hour. again, i'm thinking this is a great omen lee jordan and frank wiley. record high. we had 79 degrees two hours ago at hopkins. 75 elyria and 78 dover new philly. rockets 70s going in and 60s coming out # winning. here go. game 6. 72 at 7 and 78 at 8 and upper 60s nine and ten and mid 60s midnight. high thin clouds and winds out upwards 15 to 20 miles per hour. >>> all right. tonight we are looking into a decade old mystery. it has been solved. >> last week we told you that the indians world series pennant from 1948 was lost when the old municipal stadium was torn down. we think we found it. news 5 james gerardi is live outside the ball man contacted you to say he knows where the pennant is. >> he has a good idea. clues signaling that one of the two mis

many people would be surprised to hear leon bibb is a vietnam veteran. that's because leon doesn't mention it much, but we think his story is one that needs to be heard. ? ? >>reporter: it was a wet november day. >> my mother was there were tears which fell into the skillet of eggs and bacon that morning. ? ? >>reporter: tears from a mother saying good-bye to her firstborn son. ? ? >>reporter: he was on his way -- >> bibb, leon, d., u.s. 518234 reporting for duty, sir. >>reporter: into the unknown. >> he did what he needed to do >>reporter: he dropped everything. the newlywed went right into training and a few months later he was descending on vietnam. >> i'm going to be bringing her in rather steep, he said. >>reporter: the voice of the pilot, warning the new soldiers they could get shot down. >> i gripped the arm rest and said to the soldier seated next to me, damn, and he said, yeah, welcome to vietnam. >>reporter: it was no longer glendale avenue. this was war. >> i was he was very brave, though. >>reporter: words from a silent soldier, fighting her o

. >> plus 8-year ago leon bibb told you what it meant to him to have our nation's first black president, tonight he shares his perspective on the election of donald trump. >> closing arguments what the prosecution and defense had to say before the jury started deliberating the fate of an ohio officer accused in what many see as the racially charged shooting . >>> claims today as closing arguments begin in the trial of the former university police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man. prosecutors staying he chang about what happened during a deadly traffic stop last year. that stop ended with the shooting death of debos. prosecutors claim tensing had to switch up his story after an overwhelming amount of evidence proved he was not being dragged. the prosecution says the finding do not suggest the shooting was justified. >> the defense is using a lot of everyone else to forget about the facts of the case because he knows for a exact that's a fact . >> the defense is arguing that the state is trying to make the former officer out as a racist. now, it's up to the jury to reach a

for news 5 i am leon bibb. >> he did it again. >> i feel better, don't you? >> it is going to be all right. >>> only on 5:00 tonight video of a high-speed chase. >> the pursuit to catch a tragic ending and now it has county officials reconsidering a countywide chase policy. >>> plus, opioid addictions are quickly on the rise as the popularity of heroin skyrockets and no one local police department is trying everything to slow down. news 5 at 6:00 begins in two >>> news 5 at 6:00 is brought to you by mr. hero. >> news 5 on your site starts now. >> the shocking new images following a police chase inside the city of cleveland. >> it is a great risk to the greater population. >> police chases are being brought into question. will only see on news 5. high- speed police chief of cleveland street and with a violent crash expect that the city cops had nothing to do with it. that chase initiated by a suburban department put innocent bystanders in danger. derick waller investigates and you learn cleveland's own police department would not be allowed to do that. >> repo

leon bibb is a decorated veteran of the war this vietnam. he was awarded the bronze star medal for meritorious service. today leon was also honored at city hall as cleveland's veteran of the year. of the veterans day parade and took part in the parade. not only is leon an army vet but he is a veteran of the newsroom. he has been with newschannel5 for more than 20 years and we want to thank him and say thank you to all veterans today. >>> as a reminder, city offices, rec centers and libraries are closed for veterans day and the post office is also closed so mail will not be delivered today, but there will be no delays in trash pickup. >>> a special treat for veterans. red lobster, barrel, red robin and longhorn steakhouse, a few on the long list of restaurant chains offering deals today saying thank you. they will require proof of service and valid military id so be sure to remember that. >>> we have new video from 2 pulse nightclub shooting showing the dramatic scene at the incident unfolded. >> and more trouble for governor chris christie to

this is leon bibb. at the noon hour, video of a cr nationwide from northeast ohio. it is video of a canton police officer nearly run over. the scene is a wal-mart, the police officer was trying to shop an alleged shoplifter and getaway car. meg shaw has more on the intense video and the story with it. >> reporter: this video is spreading like wildfire online now. thousands of people have viewed it, thousands of people have shared it and hundreds of police on the way to the scene quickly taught them. all three were arrested and charged. in canton, meg shaw, newschannel5. >>> in other news now, in an exclusive newschannel5 report we are learning a traffic stop made by cleveland police may have contributed to the death of a man rushed to hospital with a gunshot wound. it was in september. we first told you kevin mcqueen was shot in the chest. while his friends were rushing him to the hospital police officers ordered those friends to the ground. when police finally noticed the wounded mcqueen, they administered first aid and called ems but they awaited until a commandin

. >> among them leon bibb and today he received a special honor. >> at the joint veterans council he got a special salute as the veteran of the year. he received the honor during the veterans day ceremony this morning and will accepting it he spoke about his wife and his family support and how the military prepared him for life. >> every one of you is special. this long line of men and women who have been serving in the u.s. military ever since the very beginning. >> leon served a full tour of duty in the army during the vietnam war and was awarded the bronze star for his service. we are very proud of him. >>> also today people went out of their way to honor veterans. >> that includes a brunswick grandmother who completed her project she is been working on for two years. local reporter who witnessed what happened. >> reporter: she turned her crochet hobby into something that is making a big impact for some wounded and lonely veterans. >> i brought you a gift. i hope it makes you happy. >> reporter: it is a gift two years in the making. priscilla is handing out 30 of her homewood blan

leon bibb will be honored. he was awarded a bronze star medal for his service in vietnam. he is also serving as grand marshal of the veterans day parade that kicks off downtown. >> yes. congratulations, leon. we would like to honor your veterans, too. post your photos on the facebook page and let us know how you plan to serve them. my dad will do his annual dinner with old have live garden -- with mom from olive garden. they do it every year. >> they have the free meal. >> right. . well, unpatriotic patriot? colin kaepernick defending his choice not to vote and one coach saying he had no idea it >>> well, welcome back. good morning to you, happy veterans day and happy friday to all you that are serving and considering serving. >> we have events and freebies for you, coming up. but first, here is a live look outside. >> good morning. temperatures are in the 40s and lower 50s. no rain showing up on radar yet but that will change later on today with a few spotty showers not out of the question. not expecting big time heavy rain at all. temperatures are steady to falling as the

i am leon bibb givenning this broadcast with breaking news. catch a man that stole an oakwood police officer's police cruiser. police say the cruiser was later recovered in the area of cloverside and east 160th street in the southeast side of cleveland. we are working to find out more. we will bring you updates at they, indeed, do come in. it is cool seeing the fans, . >> and we are standing tall we rally with our boys of summer, hoping to win a world series here in the fall. the title could be won on our soil, cleveland. just one win away from world series victory. we have team coverage for you today, of course. newschannel5's meg shaw is at progressive field but first we start with tara molina live outside the gateway plaza right now. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: leon, talk about a amazing day to be in cleveland, right? we have big things set to happen behind me here today. you can probably see there are not too many fans milling about quite yet. it is a little early in the day. we did see our john kosich making magic happen with a cam

leon bibb, news 5. >>> we started off sunny and mild and now the low clouds over down. we will see the rain ebb. akron and canton will linger longer and we will show you the and the akron canton area in to wooster. we got this line of moderate line of rainfall moving in for the next 40 minutes. current temperatures are down and we had highs in the mid-60s around 2:00 p.m. and now in the 50s. scattered rain 55 cleveland and with a southwest breeze at 8 miles per hour. the front has not arrived yet. it will, give it another hour and the front comes in. .6 of an inch of rain. the trough swings in for tomorrow's rush and we can move the threat for rain through tomorrow morning. here is the front now. watch it go south. main area of rain going with it and a few isolated showers and heave comes the trough. here you go tomorrow morning. there is you your morning commute. five, six, 7:00 a.m. out just in time for lunchtime. a few isolated sprinkles. but nothing major. 45 scattered rain and cooler. not much of a cool down. akron and canton 45 scatter rains and dry weather for th

this is leon bibb. beginning indeed with breaking news about quarterback johnny manziel. he has reached a deal with prosecutors in dallas. the deal would call for the conditional dismissal of the domestic assault case filed against him. he is accused of hitting his ex- girlfriend in january. final details are being worked out and should be finalized in the courtroom next month. >>> also in the news today, it centers on weapons being called ghost guns. they are being found at some crimes. untraceable guns. now police departments throughout the country are being warned to look out for ghost guns. >> thank you, leon. a new intelligence report out of texas warns of a new trend in crime, partial guns being purchased legally and assembled to produce weapons without serial number, now all law enforcement agencies are on notice. they are called receiver, the unfinished part of a semi- automatic rifle. they are being bought from manufacturers and completing the rifles on their own. serial numbers are not required because the atf does not consider the unfinished pieces firearms, bu

this is leon bibb, telling you what you gray skies overhead. autumn leaves, peppering the ground. we must be deep in the fall season. >> rain has come through, thanks to a cold front. now, it's all pushing its way out of here. we'll have a much different story than we had. take a look. here's the big picture. the rain has made its way off to the east. if you look closely enough, do you see it right there? over the western part of the lake. a little clearing going on in continue as we go through the afternoon. i think we'll see a few peeks of sunshine. but it is not going to help our temperatures really at all. yesterday, we jumped up and tagged 78 degrees, setting a new record high. that's not going to happen today. we're in the 50s to right around 60. in akron. you throw in that northwest wind. it makes it feel that much cooler. so don't expect it to be move warmer today than it is now. steady temperatures in the -- we'll call it upper 50s. throw in the northwest wind, and yes, it does feel a little cooler. vimore information for the weekend. and if you're making plans for the br

my leon bibb t shirt. don't mess with my town. >> leon is the man. you won a that's what one cubs fan got. but here's the twist. they got from the a cubs fan. >>'s about the significance of one fan has with another fan. kristin volk is going to tell us about it. live on the scroarn eagle and ontario. talk about a memorable night here, kristin. >> reporter: such a memorable night. let's say these two add lot to catch up on because last night they bonded over their love of baseball. they bonded as sisters. >> i said, you want to go to game six? before i could almost finish sending it, it was like, yes. >> reporter: lori green was about to meet the sister she never knew she had. yes, they were going to game six together. and yes, this 54-year-old was nervous. >> the manipulate she got out of the car -- >> reporter: was the minute lori said she stopped worrying and started wondering. >> they kind of looked at other like, does she look like me? does she look like her? >> reporter: right in front of her stood her half sister, 40- year-old selena from chica

leon bibb today the joint veteran's council give him a -- gave him a salute as veteran of the year. he served a full tour in the vietnam war and was rewarded the bronze star for his service. we thank everyone and we thank leon. . >>> this can't be real. the whole story the whe >> but amanda berry's story of survival is real. three and a half years after she escaped from the home, the young mother is revealing new details about her life on seymour avenue. how she survived a decade of captivity and who is amanda berry now? >> help me i'm amanda berry. >> you need police fire or ambulance? okay what's going. on? been missing for ten years. >> a decade of silence broken. amanda berry breaks free from the house of horror that held her and two others captive. years of her life stolen by her abductor. i asked amanda to take me back to the day. >> may 6, 2013 escape day. >> we noticed he wasn't there and i guess when i seen that opportunity i was like if i don't do to be able to. >> she took a chance and put a period on the hellish days and nights on seymour avenue. she found an interesting

leon bibbs explains the recent reports. >> students have $x?staged walkouts with the ongoing protests against president- elect donald trump. these daily marches and rallies these daily marches and rallwit more than 300 v'r.obhate crimes reported since election day. a majority against minority and religious groups. they include one against an indiana church tha with graffiti and a swastika and threatening letters sent to africa and a lot of people ?f?a speaking out. >> this is (#vabsurd and horrib and that is why we are here to show we are against ?8a?it. >> in addition to the protests over the president elect there have been growing numbers of sup they want to show solidarity and unity in this troubled time. 'ssment of minorities saying he doesn't condone i+? wants them to stop. @?b news five. >> facebook employees are pgh taking matters in their own hand with fighting fake news reports. the employees formed report saying that it was facebook news and some say it helped donald trump win the election. claim "crazy idea" but his employees say the

leon bibb does. >> you got mail. seriously i have aol. things are looking okay on the highway. but we're contending with that rain. look at this the radar, jd has been showing you this, the along 77. the strong winds also and issue. the weather not working us this morning. this is along the lakeshore especially west of cleveland. and the odot view and south arlington. it is wet. >> it could all be colder and worse on the roadways. >> you're so positive. >> we're doing okay today so far. a little wind anybody. put on a few extra layers. i'm doing the best i can to spin this for you. the temperatures will top out in the 40s and the winds out of the northwest at ten to 25. you don't like today, crumble it up and throw aside. look at tomorrow. sunshine and 60. it is a one day sale. friday, saturday and sunday here's another push of cooler air and 53 on friday and evening showers that could turn saturday morning and look at saturday's high 38 degrees so there's cooler air on way. >> i'm going pretend that you did not say the s word. some 40 million americans are living with anxiety

some selected our own leon bibb as their choice for president. no kidding. >> wow! >> by the way, there's no chance he could have won, write-in candidate, those votes, they don't count. on your side, i'm investigator sarah buduson, newschannel5. >> leon for president. love that. >> i love that graphic. >> there was a lot more graphic at the white house today besides all of the transition talk. we're talking about our champions, the cleveland cavaliers. the entire team was invited to meet the president and be honored for their performance. we sent news 5's john kosich along for the ride. house, what a great day for the cavs there. >> reporter: an unbelievable day here at the white house. we're here outside of the west wing where you saw so much history took place with the peaceful transition of power beginning today. but that was the business side of things. the cavs brought the mental relief to all that, and that fun took place out back on the south lawn. >> that's right, i said world champion and cleveland in the same sentence. >> reporter: cleveland cavalier they

leon bibb will be honored as veteran of the year this morning at cleveland city hall serving in the u.s. army during vietnam. he was awarded a bronze star medal for his service and serving as grand marshal of the veterans day parade which kicks off downtown. we love you, leon. >> yes. dad, we want to thank you, as well, pop, for your service in the navy. we would love to honor the special veterans in your life, too. please post your photos on your facebook page. you can tweet us, as well. we want to get those photos out there this morning. >> absolutely. you deserve to be recognized. >>> next up, a blast from the past. a video game system hitting stores today that is making a posing as your favorite stores. >>> now at 6:00, overnight a deadly crime scene in akron after a shooting at an apartment complex. what investigators are telling us this morning. >> and trouble at the east banks and flats. veterans day to all of you that have served our country and still serving. i am ther tera. >> and i am corrina pysa. we have great events and freebies for you coming up but first, let's show you

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