i understand the teachers union position but what about individual teachers? it can certainly help. imes they have to come out of their own pockets >> the union saying on average teachers spend about a hundred dollars out of their own pocket. of we spoke to a former teacher. she takes the stance of the union. the union is saying teach students about social justice. this is a prime example but at the same time, there's students can't afford the supplies >> i was surprised when there was a controversy, sounds like a promotion. wal-mart gets a little advertising out of it. i don't know that they're trying to achieve other things on their adjourned through this one act, but you know, we all know that the teachers can use that extra money. they do have to come out of their own pockets >> we asked viewers on facebook what they thought about the now controversy. here's some of the viewer comments. brian wells considering saying, considering i just bought school someplace three kids at the cost of $75, noticing many of the supplies i bought are shared with the class or for the teacher, i wou

i think unions are one of the biggest problems in places like chicago and detroit. we talk about the teachers union but there are also auto workers unions that have completely crippled detroit. once more competition was inserted into the mix. on top of that short-term programs that were meant to help people like food stamps and there are families who end up getting on them long term for generations. >> cradle to grave. >> let's be clear, in the 1990s we had a bipartisan effort by the clinton administration, by republicans, to spend money on crime to get rid of crime and it worked. >> where did the crime come from? >> there was -- >> come on. what are you all of a sudden a psychologist, criminal psychologist. put people in jail. >> because they're fighting the war on drugs which was a multibillion dollar failed effort which incarcerated generations of young men especially black men. >> because people -- >> because of the war on drugs. absolutely. >> people -- >> the biggest -- >> hold on one second. we do know that the last -- that spike, the drug epidemic did create a huge spike and as that h

teachers. let them be the professionals they are. i make a very important distinction between a rank-and-file teacher and the politics of the teachers union. i let parents take their schools and let there be competition. and that is what spurs to continuous improvement in the education that we are seeing in these performing countries at a fraction of the price. >> i have a two-part question. first, what do you think of the most effective form of school choice. it's how to grow the programs that create the programs. generally with programs we are the first out of the gate. but then we have the friendly rifle and they implement so we go back and forth which is great because the word that's how you promote continuous improvement. i would say i'm going -- usa is debatable. we will be celebrating toward the end of this month and just because we fund schools through government doesn't mean the government knows best. some people would say we should get a government completely out of it. that's going to take more than an hour. dealing with the way things are now, but i love about the education savings accounts as you know, education savings accou

pickup line may be limited in the metropolitan school district faces the teachers union has authorized a strike. todd meany is here with us now. and now we arty have this. it looks like a pick it could be happening sooner than later in the teacher should expire they've been negotiating statement released by the district late last nightta they are disappointed to learn thatth the union strike authorizationa expected to learn more information toto were looking for that israelis and americans them going to happen.

. >> the teachers union is planning to strike. >> on monday night news was made the district and the teacher's union have been they are working under a deal that expired on july 1st. the teacher union so frustrated saying they are going to go on stwriek -- may go on strike -- may gon strike within ten days. -- may go on strike. families can prepare for school on tuesday. the school district is disappointed but working on plans. their 39,000 students a plan b. we'll have more for you starting at 4:30 in the morning. >> thank you chris. this news of a strike comes as the district prepares to go to voters in november to renew a $15 million tax levy. it will extend the tax levy another four years if it passes. it would generate up to $69.7 million a year, 10% of the operating budget. the streets bro march band. mike daulbaugh posted on the website that students were pushed into a lake at night without knowing if they could swim. and some were wrapped in plastic wrap and wrapped to tees. the allegations came to -- trees. the allegations came to light last week. they're searching for an int

is the day that teachers will walkat off the job unless they resolve the contractff the union says the hope that the mayor an school district are working to make sure that it does not happen,ng the teachers union executive board voted for strike voted fohe union he presence as it is unfortunate that after negotiating that they do not have a contract,on but they're looking for one that addresses the concerns of teachers in the last three years including pain evaluation the state employee relations board requires at least a ten day notice of inten to striket. the strike beginning september 1 at 6:00 p.m. the announcement comeste one day af students went back to school. teachers walk off the job. >> a bit nerve-racking because they have different teachers. they have a connection with the main teacherer it is kind of ro on the kid and hopefully they can get acclimated better. >> swanton to come on mutual grounds just for the children's sakemu, what if it was your children? w how fair is it? it's not fair to my children. >> in a said that it is disappointed an the decisioni and is making pr

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and there really isn't pushback from the teachers unions. i hear all the time we couldn't possibly do it because of the teachers unions. that's not true. we stand up. we outnumber the teachers unions. one of the examples, we don't have to look halfway across the globe. one of the best performing countries on earth is our neighbor to the north. they don't have a centralized government out of ottawa. every province is in charge of their own education, deals with their own needs. and just to stave off any, well, wait a minute, that's not a fair comparison, canada has as much immigration as we do, canada does have poor children, and they have children who speak other than english, and it's also very decentralized. and most canadians probably don't know it because it's so common place, they have voucher programs. so i think what matters most is 'em powering -- empowering parents, empowering teachers. let teachers be the professionals they are. i talk about teachers, i make a very important distinction between your rank and file teach kerr and the

focus is to work beyond the bargaining table to breathe lif into a contract that has what's best for kids. both aboard and teachers will have to vote on the contract, the teachers union will share board tonight and then with the 4500 plus memberse, dates have yet to be released for ratification of the vote that they saye they think it is a contract that teachers will support . the giant adult movie theater at the great lakes science center to get a makeover,a the. [ audio feed lost ] stated was shut down after last movie on monday it willst stay closed until mid-october to reopen as the cleveland clinic foundation all new seating and carpeting and feature the world's firstst giant dome cinema laser system. there's a good chance that postseason baseball will come backa to cleveland. >> veneta trade today to close in on the final weeks of the regular season as p.j. zieglere is at progressive with the coco crisp comes back to cleveland after 11 seasons away the main beneficiala in a trade with the oakland a's they acquired coco crisp in cash and then sent colt hynes to oakland to complete the deal, coco crisp is 36, spent the last seven years with a's's adding 2 with 11

we called the teacher's union who said no comment and hung up. "my two surgeries are fully covered. my oncologist, my breast surgeon, my gynecologist also say this is medically necessary. the union needs to reverse this policy and it needs to be approved. this is a life-saving, medically necessary surgery." /// ((paul joncich)) >>> you can find out more about this to las vegas now dot com./// ((christianne klein)) >>> it looks like whoever said video games will rot your brain may be proven wrong ((paul joncich)) >> how a new study found that teen gamers are schooling social media rats when it comes to excelling in the classroom./// announcer: you're fourth and fifth-place teams. but tickets for friday's yankees' home game against the rays has become hot tickets. yankees' star alex rodriguez is expected to play the final game of his 22-year career. resale ticket prices have spiked more than 500-percent. site "tiq - i-q" says the average price to get into yankee stadium friday is now $456-dollars. rodriguez was once considered one of the best players in baseball..but has become a light

teachers call off work? >> team coverage continues with the investigator tom meyer who reports of poor teacher attendance. >> their 87% attendance rate is the worst. if you ask the union, those results are misleading. financial stivens, awards and we don't want to be number one in that area we want to be number one in student achievement. we looked at different ways we can promote the positive attendance. >> numbers are startling. the average cleveland teacher misses 15 days a year that translates into $9 million spent on substitute teachers. teachers say having a sub is like having a day off from school. >> some kids go completely fight, listening to music. >> cleveland teachers say studies that rank them the worst in the nation wrongly account personal development as absences. the teacher will spend a full year with a sub by graduation. >> we're not happy about that data point. i don't want to make hit we're okay with it. >> the teacher's union declined to speak the leader called it misleading. the state auditor today slammed cleveland schools saying they were, quote, stupid for missing a rebate deadline costing the district $8 million. >> second day, already a busy

this construction project pickup line may be limited in the metropolitan school district faces the teachers union has authorized a strike. todd meany is here with us now. and now we arty have this. it looks like a pick it could be happening sooner than later in the teacher should expire they've been negotiating statement released by the district late last nightta they are disappointed to learn thatth the union strike authorizationa expected to learn more information toto were looking for that israelis and americans them going to happen. many of the committee less candles and stuffed animals of the police shot and killed and they weren't charged that the with the rice family they believe that they have found that men who shot aht woman and left her in the cuyahoga valley national park they came across the victim on july 3 sure is life in the fetal positionre from the police department she had been shot total three times in the head firearm they say d the victim hs been statement new line and his brothern scare at the fair mann the hospital after he wasre shot on the right the cuyahoga county fair.

chris tanaka joins us as the teacher's union and districts reach a deal. >> chris: yeah, romona, only after a 20 hour bargaining session both sides came up a tentative agreement at 5:00 this morning. c.e.o. eric gordon recorded a message for parents. >> reaching this tentative agreement means we can avoid the strike ctu mentioned beginning thursday evening. >> chris: the teacher's union put out a statement saying we work hard to avoid disruption to our students education and we were able to bring back a contract good for kids and fair for educators and members will neither side released specifics about the deal. the school board and union memberships must approve the contract before it can become official. the votes have not been scheduled. asking questions, getting answers, chris tanaka cleveland 19. >> romona: a cleveland 19 investigation is leading to a safer walk to school for children. paul orlousky exposed that the city has a lack of school crossing guards. today we noticed guards have now appeared in front of euclid park elementary. herbert stokes was very happy. he had taken i

. >> the teacher's union announced last night we have the explanation to all of this. alyssa? >> these teachers don't have a contract. they've been working on a contract for past ten months now knowing their current one would expire july 1st. it d. according to cleveland.com, negotiations on this contract are more complicated compared to other districts because cleveland teachers are paid based on haven't been able to come up with a complete pay plan to follow. we spoke to cleveland schools ceo before news about the strike became public. here's what he had to say about the new school year. >> i tell my team all the time, opening schools should not be an event. it should be routine. i've seen schools ready, students grouped in classes. they're teaching and learning. that's what i want to see. >> if a strike happens, it would impact 40 40,000 students. there's a plan in place to minimize the impact by the district. >> all right. thank you. >>> new developments in the hazing allegations involving the streetsboro high school marching band the school superintendent says students wer

a connection with the main teacher said to have a substitute can be rough on the kid. >> aie cis welcome to come on m groundsc for the children's sak. >> on monday the teachers union reset after 11 months of negotiating and hours at the bargaining table they do not have a contract, and complicating matters is the unique cleveland plan for transforming schools the improvement plan passed by the state legislature in 2012,2, ca for a teacher pay plan based on performance instead of the usua teacher salary use another districts. what was critical was to build the system on a fair evaluation andrew sisan off-air compensationnio but neither has occurred. some progress has been made on key issues, union says y cleveland metropolitan schools district does not live up to promises, schools ceo derrick gordon responding. >> i have always been willing t say thatat the district has its part by not only the district, both parties had committed to working together to find better solutions to the problems. >> > n th are teachers and educators are focusing on kids >> the sense of urgency needs t be elevated it is critical to keep those schools moving forwardrg al. >> jennifer jord

the cleveland teachers union met tonight, but they will not comment on the strike right now. we are told the union will issue a statement on their status tomorrow. today was the first day of school for students at cleveland metropolitan school district as schools opened across cleveland teachers were working without a new contract. the contract expired on june 30th. the teacher's union and cmsd were not able to come to an agreement for a new contract after bargaining sessions throughout june. in to help negotiations. in july they said many matters were settled, but important issues were on the line. they held rallies citing these concerns. over evaluations and the need for more libraries and electives in all schools. now cmsd sent us this statement saying in part the district and the ctu have been in negotiations since november hours in bargaining. a significant number of items have been resolved, and only a few remain. it is unfortunate therefore that the ctu has chosen to put its efforts toward a strike rather than working to resolve the true remaining items. now under ohio

school district late last night mentioning a strike.t nted a stol the school district says they are disappointed to learn of ape teachers union striked authorization. to learn teachers uni the district and the teachers union have been in negotiations since november 2015 and they have spent hundreds of hours in bargaining. they even hired a fact finder,d, like a mediator, earlier this year to try and find a middle ground between the two sides bui both the union and the district rejected that report.d the district says while a lot o issues have been resolved some the contract between the boardr of education and the teacherst union expired on june 30th. they go through that they have to deal with kids in a class and then at the end of the day theyy have to come out here and make sureo weather it's raining orir snowing make sure they all get picked up. they have to stay after and you all of thatt dealing with kids first second and third inthird kindergarten. big kids fighting all day. a lot of the parents we talked to said the same thing therethih kids love going toe school theyy love there teachers at thet schools are really goo

the problem is they've for the first time in a long time the teachers union announced it's unable to reach an agreement on a contract with the district. they haven't had one since june. perhaps the biggest issue is how teachers are being evaluated with concerns the process may rely too much on test scores. today cleveland school ceo wouldn't comment specifically on negotiations or how the district would back fill 4300 positions across 100 schools. he did defend the evaluations saying theirs is among student data and observations in this way. >> so few people have. that's where real problem solving is required and where the parties really have to come up with solutions for things that didn't work the first time, how we're going to fix them going forward. >> when our compensation and our potential status for layoff are connected to these faith and confidence that the system is fair. >> the union's president house channel 3 news is hoping for a settlement, not a strike and this may very well apply the pressure that's needed. >> if that doesn't happen, jimmy, we can see picketing into lab

i enjoyed the protection of the union and the teachers union. applause] so hats off because we asked the impossible events. there were times i felt the contract was absurd for the fact that we tried to do in innovation and th a school to th longer hours. that was painful and unnecessa unnecessary. >> pardon my voice. were there other moments are any moments like the one you described where they are all shouting and you are having a good time scaring the locals where however painful it may have been, you thought your self this is worth it? there were 180 days and i write in the chapter of m my day with little kim. it didn't seem different than the other lessons i was trying to write. did they receive justice under the roman law if back in the day i try to write a lot of lessons like that but the stars aligned and the kids walked in and read a long article and they were saying things like self-incrimination and trial by jury and the jury of your peers. this is the first day that he would walk in and not have me arrested. there were other highlights

teachers. i make a distinction between the rank-and-file teacher and politics of the teachers union. let parents pick their schools and competition, that spurs continuous improvement in the education seeing in top performing countries at a fraction of the price. >> so i have kind of a two-part question. >> okay. >> my first is, what do you think the most effective form of school choice is, vouchers versus -- [inaudible]. whether your ideas how to grow the programs and create more problems across the country? >> that's an excellent question and i'll tell you being from arizona it's a lot of fun because generally with program we're the first out of the gate. but then we have florida. we have friendly rivalry with florida. florida usually implements it, which is great. we learn that is how you promote continuous improvement. i would say that underneath political considerations aside, if i were in charge, esa is the way to go. so interesting that we'll be celebrating friedman legacy day towards the end of this month and just because we fund schools through government doesn't mean that go

i may get a very important distinction between teachers and the politics of the teachers' union with the parents back back and that has a continuous improvement that we see around the country at a fraction of the price of beef. >> i have a two-part question. and whether your idea of how to grow with the program? >> that is an excellent question because generally we are the first we have a friendly rivalry with florida to implement and go back and forth. i would say, i would leave political consideration. that is the way to go. it is so interesting we will be celebrating toward the end of the month. be just because we fund schools through government doesn't mean government knows best. bell will take more of than an hour. while i love about education savings accounts of a couple thousand here and there, and the accounts were frozen and they were held accountable. but were taking a practice test or getting ready for college so getting ready for that individualization which is a stark contrast to a the homogenization that what i like is any money left over becomes a college savings accoun

your school district to write the district says that the tipster's union authorized a strike the contract between the board of education and teachers union expired been going on since november the 15th a statement released by the districts earlier tonight said it is disappointed to learn of the teachers union strike authorization the union itself is not commenting on the report except to say that a press release will be issued tomorrow with more information today was the first day of classes were children in the cleveland school area stay with fox eight days and fox8.com and for all of your updates please looking for a taco bell drive through this and lorraine as fox eights melissa reid reports the suspect is believed it to be armed and dangerous melissa's life in the rain with the very latest. >> this suspect was last seen taking off on foot from the scene wearing atm camouflage outfit as well as a baseball hat in the meantime we are learning more about the victim 49 -year-old bob to the zach who police say was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> shots fired at the taco bell about the taco bell on broadway on overland am sorr

we have the teachers union saying there are no talks occurring. d to get some resolvement of this. the teachers have been without a contract for years now. and hopefully it will get done. >> thanks, harold. christine. >> matt, panel discussions are a dime a dozen these days. there are some great ones, like this, and there are some mediocre ones. but the granddaddy and the founder of the panel discussion was john mclaughlin, former jesuit, former friend of nixon. he really, really created this -- what we're doing here today. and if he were here today and he asked me my name, and i said, "christine flowers," he'd go, "wrong! it's dom giordano." [ laughter ] >> thank you, christine. nelson. >> well, you know, the press doesn't always cover things that are extremely important to a local community. in the puerto rican community, puerto rico got the first gold medal ever. the national anthem was played for the first time. incredible. mónica puig. but not only that, there was another great puerto rican from new jersey -- laurie hernandez, who was incredib

was released releasedn late last night mentioning the school district is disappointed to learn of a teachers union strike authorization the district and teachers union hadd been in negotiations since novem 2015 and have spent hundreds of hours and bargaining even hiring a fact finder which is likeir a mediator. earlier this year to try to find middle ground between the two sideso they rejected the report the district says while a lot of issues have been resolved storm still remain through. the contract between the board of education am a student a the school district he expired. we spoke with them yesterday and said they will be putting a press release out this morning we will keep you updateo they will officially go on strikeic day two of the clevelad public schools hopefully this can get wrapped up to so there is not a bigig thing on the students wade park elementary school. for us to call f surrounding citiesro to help put up out the large placep the roof has collapsed no word ono how the fire got started. police say died sunday night witnesses say a man shot him afterne trying to rob another g

the battle over teacher penses heated up today. steve sweeney had harsh words for the large of the teachers union. nora muchanic is live with more. >> reporter: the war of words is escalating after senator sweeney accused the largest teacher's union from lobbying to bribery and extortion. >> i am blown away that they would make these kind of threats, and you know like it was nothing. >> a fired up senate president, steve sweeney is calling for state and federal investigations into the new jersey investigation after njea leaders called top democrats threatening to withhold contributions unless the pens payments is voted on next week to be on the ballot in november. >> it's like going to the planning board, and saying if you approve my project i'll give you money. >> the union flatly denied doing anything illegal and while sweeney is talking about probable bribery and extortion in trenton. njea members were picketing his office in west depford. >> we want it engravered in the constitution that they cannot use our pension as a cash cow to plug holes in the budget. >> it calls for quarterly payments in

keeping details of th agreement quiet until members of the union and school board have a chance t contractve come it will be made public after . the teachers union and the metro school district reach a tentative agreement about 5:00 a.m. today after working 21 hours both sides must now ratify the contract,t, their representatives seem pleased with the proposed deal.r says that we worked hard to avoid any disruption to students and for educators that they members will be proud to ratify. schools ceo eric gordo says we are pleased to take a contract to the board about sites he is fair. union announced plans to go on strike thursday if an agreement cannot be reached. if the teachers and school board ratify the contract. it will be effective immediately it is checking back to see what the city is doing about a problem we expose of putting children in danger there is a big shortage of crossing guards, ed gallek as latest. progress filling the gaps that dozens of crossing guard jobs have gone unfilled since we first uncovered the problem we have found that cit hall says city five crossing guard jobs are open several the first day of the school y

union reps and the school district into an agreement from 5:00 a.m. today now up to the school board and union to ratify the proposed contractan the teachers union president said that he worked hardnen to avoid any disruption student's education and able to bring back a contract that is good for students and educators that our members will be proud >> that we are pleased to take a contract to the board that both sides see as faird the union plans to strike thursday if an agreement cannot be reached, if ratified, the contract becomes effective immediatelyth. it was a beautiful day, go to was a mac for a look at forecast it was a sunshiny day. >> some high clouds moving in, head of the front. it integrates hawkins and 75 ashtabula, 86 degrees new philly. lower dew points to th south and east, east of 77, to the west dewpoints are planning with 684 family. a friend is on the way some did west of it running into the drier air. tonight cloudy tomorrow, a few showers scourging alone the northern region and then few areas can sm downpours , but tomorrow it will be moving off southeast with cooler air moving in. rainfall between one quarter and one hal inchh for

. >>> after months of negotiations with the teachers union and school district and the two sides are at odds and teachers are now threatening a strike. >> denise: this was breaking news we brought last night. school started last week but bickett signs could go up by labor day. denise zarrella is live. what's the sticking points in the talks right now, denise? >> reporter: denise, according to the teacher's union president performance-based pay system that went into effect a few years ago. he tells me most of the teachers find the system in place unfair and meanwhile, parents, grandparents and kids themselves say that's not the way they wanted to start the school year. >> good morning. >> good morning! >> reporter: who could forget the excitement felt over the first day of school. cleveland parents and grandparents experienced that thrill with kids and grandkids yesterday. >> yes. they were moment and two grandchildren started kindergarten and two in the first grade. >> reporter: kids were barely home from the fist day of school when news broke teachers could go on strike september 1st

. >> you might want to pick one that didn't involve the teachers union. >> well, that's a possibility. but i'm more about what's the most impactf fuful thing for children. >> studies say when it comes to teachers, aside of the physical safety of the building -- >> teachers are our savior. our kids' savior. they are the men in ators that them the passion in their lives. >> time and time again you see people that want to make changes in the way that teachers unions are run and the way that education is run as it affects teachers. and there's been uproar. there have been like near revolutions. right? so what made you think that you guys can do this? >> you know, i think people -- everybody i talk to -- matter of fact, the polls all indicate -- they have the same passions, they have the same sense of reality. the education system is there for the children, period. that's what it's there for. >> you lost vergaro. where does it go from here? >> we lost the case of vergara and it stalled in the state supreme court. the movement to get the education system and the to be child centric and chil

the fair. one person in contact with an infected pig. >>> cleveland teachers could have gone on strike on friday and we have learned that won't happen and how the deal was struck. the teachers' union say they won't release any other details until they teachers. >>> a tomato fight in spain tonight, creating a mushy mess. many swimming in goggles to protect their eyes. >>> finally lebron james posting his own kids' photos shoes here. >> he's decided to wear kyrie's shoes here. i think that's a good choice here. >> well, it's great to see him and lebron getting the kids pictures to school here. >> thanks a lot. >>> well, as the school year begins, about a thousand students are in danger of not gettinqu that's because the state leaders are discussing the possibility of pulling the funds for the education and how it could impact the pre-k kids. >>> it's a move by the job and family services that will likely cut the preschool budgets, leaving the parents concerned about the early they can no longer partner with the head start program. according to katie kelly, the change would mean $2 million less in cuyahoga valley and cutting service for about a thousand schools here. >> i think it's

. >> jen: the cleveland teacher's union had fired a warning shot issuing notice of its intent to go on strike this thursday evening but this avoids that the district reached an agreement with the teachers' union after 21 straight hours of bargaining. now the two sides came to terms finally about 5:00 this morning. the union says that they gathered a list of parents' and members' concerns through conversations they had and surveys they conducted and they made sure that those issues were at the forefront of these talks that ended this morning. educators will be sent copies of the tentative agreement and voting will be held in schools after members have had a chance to rev t contract. >> brian: all right, jen. thanks so much. four people are in custody following an apparent homicide yesterday in lorain. jimmy holland jr. died of what appears to have been a gun shot wound . the cause of death is being investigated by the lorain county coroner's office. >>> alliance police arrested a man suspected of domestic violence with a samurai sword in the back seat of his car. officers say jon smith

and donald trump is not going to give in to the special interests in this country, like the teachers' union who say sub standard education in our urban areas can only be fixed by giving it more money. that's all they're going to do about it. not change the underlying problems that we have on violence, we need to support our police officers and make sure that community policing becomes something that becomes the standard across the country. these are the things donald trump has talked about. >> speaking of violence, there was another tragic shooting on friday. the cousin of nba star dwyane wade caught in the crossfire and killed while pushing a stroller. and this is what trump tweeted. he said, dwyane wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in chicago. just what i have been saying. african-americans will vote trump. four hours later, he tweeted his condolences. is that an appropriate way to say, vote trump? >> if people want safe streets, they want police supported, then they should vote for donald trump, because that's what he'll do. he'll appoint an attorney general who wil

presidency will address those kinds of things head without caving to special interests, like the teachers' union. which mrs. clinton has sold out to. she's reversed positions because of her selling out to the teachers' union. >> you had no problem with donald trump's language on that? on the reach out to the minority community? no problem? >> i like -- my view is you have to look at what the message is. the message is that if anybody lives in those circumstances in this country, that's something and donald trump is not going to give in to the special interests in this country, like the teachers' union who say sub standard education in our urban areas can only be fixed by giving it more money. that's all they're going to do about it. not change the underlying problems that we have on violence, we need to support our police officers and make sure that community policing becomes something that becomes the standard across the country. these are the things donald trump has talked about. >> speaking of violence, there was another tragic shootg friday. the cousin of nba star dwyane wade caught in the c

right now in cleveland, the teacher's union and the district are trying to avoid a the teachers are fighting for more money. the district ceo said he's confident it will work out because there is too much at stake for schools, teachers, families, and students. gordon told us the mediator requested the next meeting. >> the teacher's union issued a strike notice that will go in affect on september 1st. if we have not yet reached a deal. what i told the board and community is that while i don't have the right legally to talk about the issues and, therefore, have been kind of silent on it, that continuing to bargain. >> and -- if you had not played the games. >> and as you just heard there from air gordon, the agreement is reached. the union said it will go on strike thursday before labor day weekend. you can count on us to let you know about that meeting on monday. jackie. >>> and more than 530 eyeglass frames stolen in an instant. it happened yesterday at the pearle vision in cuyahoga falls. someone drove to the store's walls, grabbed the glasses and lookout for who did this. >>> and now the s

the first day of school for most cleveland students collided with news about a possible teacher strike. the cleveland teachers union made the announcement late last night. the district has been working on a new deal since last november. their current contract expired on july 1st. the district says it's unfortunate that the teacher's a strike instead of resolving few remaining items. if teachers strike next week, it would affect 40,000 cleveland students. the district says they have a contingency plan in place if this does end up happening in order to minimize the impact. lena. >> all right. we're learning more about the deadly shooting at a taco bell drive through. police believe the killer was trying to rob two people restaurant. 49-year-old robert was shot and killed. a witness who heard the shots says he hopes they catch a suspect soon. >>> this is a good town to live in. now we're just fearing for our life. we have to watch our back at the drive throughs. >>> police do not have a good description of the suspect but consider him armed and dangerous. >> with the november election three months away, the board of t

. >>> looking ahead -- tomorrow the teachers union and cleveland metropolitan school district will meet. their goal is to avoided a strike. the district ceo says he's confident tomorrow's meeting with the mediator will work out. he says there's too much at stake for schools, teachers, families and students. the teachers union issued a strike notice. if in contact is reached the strike will begin september 1st. >> this afternoon you may want to bring some ear plugs. thousands of motorcycles will be starting all at once. they are trying to beat a guinness world record. tickets $25 per motorcycle. walk-ins welcome as are nonriders. proceeds go to north coast community homes, they will attempt to beat the record 3:00 this afternoon. >>> big unveiling in summit county today. akron public schools firestone litchfield community learning center officially opens. the public can walk around from 1:00 to 4:00. 2:00 and a lot to see. our "akron beacon journal" reporters report the school has a planetarium and wing dedicated to performing arts. the project cost $83 million. students start school at

the union has to give ten days' notice before any strike takes effect. kids, you do have school today, and we are expecting a statement from the cleveland teachers union this morning. as soon as we get that information, we will bring it to you. now, day one of school monday, yesterday meant teachers were working without a contract. the contract expired on june 30th. a federal mediator has been helping with negotiations. in july the teachers union said many issues were resolved but important items are still on the line. issues regarding fair evaluations, overtesting of students, the need for more libraries and electives in all schools. now, csmd sent this statement saying in part, the district and ctu have been in negotiations since november 2015 and have spent hundreds of hours in bargaining. a significant number of items have been resolved and only a few remain. it's unfortunate, therefore, that the ctu has chosen to put its efforts towards a strike rather than working to resolve the few r so still a lot of questions this morning, and we will be working to get those answers for you trying to get new details on where these negotiations stand. guys. >> tia:

. >>> looking ahead -- tomorrow the teachers union and cleveland metropolitan school district will meet. their goal is to avoided a strike. the district ceo is confident tomorrow's meeting with the mediator will work out. eric gordon says there's too much at stake for schools, teachers, families and students. the teachers union has issued a strike notice and if no contract deais strike will begin in a few days, on september 1st. >>> if you're around northfield this afternoon you may want to bring some ear plugs possibly. thousands of motorcycles will be starting all at once. they are trying to beat a a guinness world record. proceeds go to the north coast community homes. they will attempt to beat the record at 3:00 this afternoon. litchfield community center officially opens. the public can walk around from 1:00 to 4:00. a ribbon-cutting, ceremony at 2:00 in the gym and there's a lot to see. our partners at the "akron beacon journal" reports the school has a planetarium now and wing dedicated to performing arts. the project cost $83 million. students start school at the end of the week

the protection. union and teachers need good unions. pplause] >> hats off to teachers because we ask the impossible of them. there were times when i felt that the contract was absurd. the fact that, it was broken down into 30 second increments. or the fact that we fry deed, an inno vegas to teach longer hours, with smaller classes and that was stifled. i where i in the chapter, my day with little kim. so there was one day when i created a lesson which didn't seem different than the other lessons. and this one was, little kim, did she receive justice under the roman law. if she had been back in the day, and arrest, would she have gotten just items. i tried to where i a lot of cool lesson plans, but the stars aligned, and, the kids walked in, and they read this long article. they did the worksheets and they debated and they were saying self incrime nation and trial by jury. and, this is the first day, that, he would not have me arrested. and, so yeah there were other highlights. that was one great day. >> a few moments like that is what ke

the teachers are ready to strike. >> the union is hours away from giving their 10-day notice and meg shaw is live at the west side in alcott elementary. what is next here, meg? >> reporter: a few hours, students here on the city's west side will be walking through the doors for day number two of school and very soon, their teachers could be walking out. and at this point, we're waiting for the teacher's union to officially give a notice about when this strike will district a 10-day notice. cms was notified of the union's intent to strike at 8:00 monday evening. teachers were in the classroom the first day of school on monday but are working without a contract because that expired in july. and the district said they have made progress with the contracts and is disappointed about the union's decision to strike. they say they're working to minimize the impact this will cleveland schools. according to the plain dealer, the union president said if they strike, he still wants to continue to work with the district on a deal to allow for a peaceful school year. and so far, we haven't heard f

>> reporter: at this point, we're waiting to hear from the head of the cleveland teacher's union with when they will go on strike and this is not a and the district have contract negotiations since november of 2015. and now, teachers were in the classroom the first day of school yesterday and even though they're without a contract. theyix -- expired in early july. the two sides met three times just last week and failed to rich an -- reach an agreement. before the teachers can officially go on strike, they must give the district a 10 days' notice. the police released a statement district has resolved several issues up to this point. it's unfortunate that the ctu threatened to put the efforts toward a strike rather than resolve a few remaining items. since the authorization was given to strike, we shouldn't heard from them and they're expected to release a statement this morning. we'll keep you updated. meg shaw, newschannel 5. >> and thank you. >>> classes begin in lorain next week. the school is worried that state may have to step in and that i in academic success. the state is watchi

and right now, the teacher's union and distribute are trying to avoid a strike and there is a meeting with the federal mediator nextmond. -- monday. the teachers are fighting for more money. the ceo is confident it will work out because there is too much at stake for schools, teachers, families, and students and gordon told us the mediator requested the meeting. >> the teacher's union did issue a strike notice that will and what i told the board and community is that whole i don't have the right legally to talk about the issue and, therefore, have been silent on it, that we are continuing to bargain. >> and you can count on newschannel 5 to let you know what happens at that meing on monday. >>> and more -- meeting on monday. >>> more than 530 eyeglass frames stolen in an instant. it happened at the pearle vision in cuyahoga falls. someone drove through and grabbed the out with more than $150,000 worth of merchandise. the police are still on the lookout for who did it. >>> and summit county sheriffs are looking for this inmate pictured on the right and that is jason shockley. he escape

. >>> in a victory for the teachers union the california supreme court has upheld the states teacher tenure law the decision is in place a lower court ruling a group of students had sued to overturn that law. they claim that bad teachers were almost impossible to fire and were often moved to schools in poor neighborhoods. in 2014 a court found that the plaintiffs had failed to prove that that law was unconstitutional the state supreme court has agreed. >>> we are coming up on our 5 am hour and a former deputy is accused of beating an inmate. when we return the charges that he faces plus the response from the x correctional officer. >>> and and oakland -- and a oakland family is debating on moving after they were victims of to violent robberies. -- two violent robberies. >>> good morning. accused of beating an inmate. the latest details on the charges against a former correctional deputies three years after it allegedly happened. >>> immigration reform and email donald trump in hillary clinton are battling out on the campaign trail. >>> going back a bit. >> wayback. >> montel johnson.