. >> mark: tiffani tucker inspires you to go through it with your inner voice. >> reporter: through the lens of the camera, bree schmidt is living her dream. >> yes, way to go. >> reporter: but it was another her passion of photography. >> it was a lot of hours. you started your day at 8:00 a.m., sometimes 7:00 a.m., if you had a game you were working your whole way through it. it was definitely a demanding job. but at that time in my life, i welcomed it. >> reporter: bree worked in sales for the cavs for five years and said she always longed to do. she said she loved her job with the organization and the people who she still considers family. but it wasn't until a difficult time in her life, she says, when she had realized that she needed to listen to her gut. >> it was a trying time in my life and, you know, for some reason i just -- i was moving so fast that i couldn't even really process what was going on. >> reporter: six weeks later, bree and her husband got pregnant again. and that, she says, began another chapter in her life. >> and i just felt like it was, you know, somebody's

our own tiffani tucker hosted the fundraiser and guests had dinner and a chance to bid on special auction items. tonight $20,000 was raised to benefit the komen foundation. >> denise: it is the final week of the regular season for high school football. mark schwab has highlights from the games all over northeast ohio with big >>> now, this is ther is pen -- the serpentini chevrolet sports report. >> mark: can you believe we are at week 10 of the high school football season? 10. yes, 10 weeks in the books tonight. the final week of the regular season and playoffs are they are making their bid for final points tonight. we start with friday night under the lights style and have you covered on the express. medina picking it up on the third. thomasville breaking it free. 45-yard scamper and score. that puts shul 11 up -- sullen up. he is picked off by matt brown. they weren't gonna get him. to broad view heights and the second quarter explorers are on the move. get up the field and they are still trying to track him down. they finally dragged him down at the one yard line and that sets up kevi

dentist is warning parents and kids about what treats can cause major problems for your teeth m tiffani tucker is getting answers on the candy concerns. >> this child experienced dental decay most likely from food getting stuck between the sticking on it. >> tiffani: candy corroding teeth. damage done by sweet, sticky treats. damage that can lead to serious issues. >> it can be root canals and crowns. wor case scenario it can become abscessed. >> reporter: she says she constantly educates parents and kids especially this time of year with halloween around the corner about making better candy choices. she said it is normal for kids to reach for the candy that warn to stay away from it. >> milk duds and laffy-taffy, fruit snacks and fruit chews. they can even be called organ neck. they are still sticky and they lead to cavities. >> any of your teeth hurt? >> 12-year-old ryan butler is getting a regular checkup. she knows the temptation is there to eat sticky candy, but to. >> cavitieses. >> i used to buy it early on and the bags would be gone before halloween even started. we don't do that anymo

>> chris: let's get over to tiffani tucker with developing stories at the alert desk. tiffani? >> tiffani: chris, a few minutes ago we got the details on when and where president obama will be when he comes to later this week when he campaigns for hillary clinton. the doors will open at 8:30 a.m. with the event starting at 11:15. give yourself plenty of time. the president is expected to encourage ohio ans to go out and vote. of course, we have a link on cleveland 19.com where you can rsvp if you want to attend the event. >> tiffani: social security checks are going up. you can .5 pr increase. that adds up to be between $2 and $6 more per month. this is the smallest hike in the history of the program. and central ohio police are crediting a student at hilliard davidson high school with stopping a classmate from carrying out a mass shooting. the student told the school's resource officer about the threat. a 16-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to commit >> denise: now more on a police involved shooting. he had an air pistol with him like the one pictured here. two office

speaking of fund raisers our over tiffani tucker you saw there hosting the children's fall festival this weekend. it benefits programs to help children with disabilities. providing educational and support services. designed especially for children with physical disabilities. >> still to come on cleveland 19 this morning. a back to anyone with smart technology in their homes. we show you how hackers can use your smart tv's or baby monitors to get your money and destroy your sense of privacy. beth? >> weather: some of you up to 51 degrees. that was the daytime high yesterday. and we are going to be warmer today. we are actually going to see the sunshine. downtown is looking fantastic. i have our world series forecast >> live from cleveland's news center, driven by don joseph toyota in kent. this is 19 action news. >> anchor: 7:11. technology from tv to baby monitors, even your frig. but having all of those devices online makes you a prime target for hackers. and a cincinnati family baby monitor hacked by a stranger that then used it to scream at the baby. beyond that a hacker could unlock

tiffani tucker is getting answers on what is being done to find homes for 16 dogs. >> tiffani: these cages at the cleveland animal protective league won't be empty for long. employees at the shelter are making the trip to pittsburgh to meet employees from a south carolina shelter. sharon harvey says they got the call from the humane society of the united states. cresting there are animals in shelters that are at reask and animals in homes at risk and the local shelters are trying to help. >> reporter: more than a dozen dogs from the flooded region that are waiting to be adopted before the storm hit will soon call cleveland home so that the south carolina shelter can make room for displaced animals affected by matthew. >> when animals and people are facing this kind of catastrophic devastation, we is certainly want to be mind. >> helping in a time of need and hoping the future pet owners also step up to help find other dogs homes. >> we hope the people will come and adopt and not only help us with these animals that are coming in as a result of the devastation, but the animals we have

tonight tiffani tucker is getting answers after an avon lake couple watched a doe die in their backyard. >> noticed she was in distress. i saw that she had been shot and was bleeding. >> reporter: this avon lake resident and his wife say they woke up on sunday morning to the sound of the doe crying in their backyard. it is something he says was traumatic. he even took pictures of the animal. >> you could tell she was in pain and she was still alive. >> the doe died minutes later. >> the backyard is right up against the park where he sees deer walking through the woods every day. but what he says he saw on sunday has him concerned. >> we know there needs to be something done about the deer the city about and they assured us it couldn't take place. >> but he says it did. moments after spotting the wounded doe they called police who he says told them there was a hunter out culling the herd and the doe must have gotten away. running away and then collapsing and dying in his yard. >> i would like to see them not only post signs in the area they are post them on the website and let people kno

testify knee tucker is -- tiffani tucker is gettingence as about what they found. >> tiffani: the ntsb officials did not mince words and pointed the finger at them with sloppiness. it didn't end there and even the f.a.a. is crit seeded -- criticized for lack of oversight. the captain was the crew was in trouble and that he knew the first officer placed the crew and passengers in danger, but never took control of the aircraft. the first officer who was fired from his previous job was flying the 700 too low and too slow causing the plane to stall before the november crash. the ntsb was particularly critical of the charter flight p k. >> execuflight had no means to identify operational deficiencies such is as noncompliance and next them before an accident occurred. >> the owner told the chief investigator carl monday his company was not responsible for akron's air disaster. he said his pilots are properly hired and trained, but the ntsb said the captain and the first pilot were fired from their previous jobs. ntsb said ishe short of its responsibility to ensure that execuflight was follow

tiffany tucker hosted the annual pets contest at crocker park with hillary clinton and her dog donald trump, what about a giant cup of starbucks and her pup achino and ghostbusters? 100 dogs an owners got into the spooky spirit. categories included cutest, scariest and of course most original. our proceeds benefit the cleveland animal league. coming up next the cavs and buckeyes were in action tonight, but so were the indians. hillary clinton: far too many families today don't earn what they need and don't have the opportunities they deserve. i believe families deserve quality education for their kids, childcare they can trust and afford, equal pay for nd families have been the passion of my life and they will be the all right. it is over in chicago at wrigley field. yes, but give me some kind of sound or breaking news, all the horns and whistles. i want every sounder we have! the cleveland indians have just beaten the the chicago cubs 7-2, in game 4 of the world series. they lead 3 games to one. and are one win away from securing their first world championship since 1948. they sent c

. >> and that was tiffany tucker reporting. you get the tickets. ask for a copy of the invoice, and a picture of the physical tickets. ticket sellers ask for the account number so you can call and find out approximate -- if it is legit. >> a man's body found under a bridge. a homicide investigation is underthe way. this will not impact traffic or any of the zoo's events including b is happening tonight. >> more than 40 volunteers gathered at citizens academy to clean up the school. bullet holes and con keet were replaced with new window coverings and the school was >> it was started last year by the safety committee and the all-stars. the teams faced off for the prize of bragging rights. go kids. coming up, today was johnny cash day. we'll show you how the rock and roll hall of fame celebrated. >> the winds will settle down. 51 degrees. i'll tell you what, we'll be warmer tomorrow. a couple of >> republican presidential candidate donald trump is still we'll take a listen in. >> we'll make america great. add center of my job man will be fixing our t

. >> denise: we will send it to tiffani tucker in the studio for other news of the day. >>> a north ridgeville man charged with murder after admitting he shot his girlfriend. police say this is the first time he was called to the home. we are getting answers on what may have went wrong. >> reporter: last night police say ran girlfriend in the chest and called 911 for help. hamilton's arraignment in elyria. it happened in avon beldon road in north ridgeville. randy hamilton called 911. when police arrived hamilton met them peacefully at his garage. when officers went inside the home they found a 45-year-old woman dead after being shot in the chest. spoke to neighbors and she told me she was the victim's sister. she was emotional and spoke for a short time and the sister's death happened around the anniversary of their father's death. >> my dad died to the day 7 years ago. >> it makes you sick in the stomach. unfortunately he had problems. he's got court records for physical abuse some this is not hamilton's first brush with the law. according to court documents there are incidents of domestic v

tiffany tucker getting answers on candy >> foot stick from the teeth or on top of it. >> damage to lead to series issues. >> root canals and crowns and worst case scenario the two can become abscess, infected. >> rocky river periodic dentist constantly educates parents and kids, especially this time of year with halloween around the corner about making better candy -- choices. she warns to stay away from it. >> the skittles, starburst, air heads, milk duds and thing i know parenting magazines and called organic and they are still sticky adhesive sit in the grooves of the teeth that lead to cavities. >> any of the teeth hurt? >> no. >> any dental issues, concerns. >> 12-year-old ryan butler getting a regular check-up and she knows the temptation is there to eat knows what it it can lead to. >> cavities. >> used to buy the candy early on and bags would be gone before halloween started. we don't do that any more. >> if you do buy the candy, stick with chocolate because it can't stick to your teeth. it melts. >> bite together. looking good. >> she is cavity free. she and mom hope it stays t

and our very own tiffany tucker hosted the achievement center for children's fall festival. the annual event benefits programs to help children with disabilities. providing educational and support services. the achievement centers for children also runs camp cheerful. a camp specifically designed for children with physical disabilities. and still ahead on cleveland 19 news, consumer alerts, find out why you could be a target for hackers and what you can do, beth, to fight back. >> i'm sure it's no surprise to you that we have been below average. but, we have a beautiful sunday coming, but that is not the only 60 degrees day we have got in store for you. right now take a live look at the roof cam doing its thing. pretty nice out, just a chill in the body of a man was found under the west fifth street near the cleveland metro park zoo. a homicide investigation is currently underway. this did not impact traffic or any of the zoo's scheduled events including boo at the zoo, which also happened federal investigators are trying to track down whoever unleashed a wave of cyber attac

. >>> let's go over to tiffani tucker. coming up at 5:00, continuing coverage of the indians and the alcs. and we're taking on a trip down memory lane. >>> plus a troubling story caught on camera. a couple using their own child to steal. their arrest. >>> and the winner hitting forecast. we're getting answers why it will cost more to keep you and your family warm. >>> and a story you need to see to believe. a dog that actually walks itself. chris and i hope you join us at now on the cleveland 19 news app powered by the calvetta brothers floor show. it's time to fall . >>> she has a figure that makes the number eight look like the number one and a smile that lights up the night and it all belongs to kid dynamite [ laughing ] >> romona: how is that for a flashback friday. if you watched tv in the 70s or even now on some networks, you've heard that phrase. and today we are joined by the man behind it jimmy walker and also bernadette you guys are well known as jj and thelma from good times. it's good to have you here with us.

tiffani tucker, cleveland 19. >> anchor: all right. coming up. party at napoli. ? ?. ?. >> anchor: you are listening to our local artist of the week. erica dawn. this is southbound and determined. erica's music is available on itunes?. if you are interested. we have a live look outside. cleveland, 65 degrees -- i studios in downtown cleveland. beth is back with more on that in a bit and a must win game for browns today. our mark schwab explains all about that. >> reporter: tribe is headed to toronto, up two games to none in alcs thanks to a incredible effort from pitching yesterday. josh tomlin worked into six allowing one run. struck out six batters in 2-1 win. that guy amazing. he earned the win. in a game where throwing 20 game winner. hop and tomlin out pitched him. he has been incredible. >> he is unbelievable. we had a lot of confidence in our starters and we have lost a couple of guys. but everyone that stepped in. stepped up. and josh has been great all year. rough month but over played. and we love to have him on the mound and we like our chance. >> reporter: so