merge with cleveland. a long debate down a bumpy road. 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

>>> live from cleveland's newscenter we're getting answers for you, cleveland 19 news starts now. >> romona: now at 4:00 nearly a dozen cleveland schools got out early today. why? it is too hot. >> that story is ahead. >>> happening as jeff tanchak in the weather center and we are hearing about storms. >> mainly tomorrow. we will get relief with the next front. a little relief friday. my goodness this afternoon no wonder they let -- i think it was a good move, me personally. heat index over 100 degrees and still that way and 28 days that we have seen a 90 or better in showers and storms and three little guys near the akron-canton airport and this one south of twinsburg. this one south of i-76 here in portage county. we do run the risk of a small shower or storm popping up throughout the night. this is clearly the story. sandusky these are air temperatures now. 97.cl mansfield and wooster 93. the high in cleveland 94. >> we might have tied that record. >> and then here is the heat index 101. 100 norwalk, 100 mentor and cleveland hanging out the century mark as far as the heat index go

this is the 27th smash and grab so far this year in the cleveland area. >> first alert traffic on cleveland 19 news is sponsored by ford. >> denise: let's take a live downtown cleveland smooth sailing there. there is an accident on 271 southbound at richmond road. traffic is backed up to harvard there. be aware of that. >>> now more improvements are planned at cleveland hopkins airport. officials there want to hear from the flying public about the potential impact. the f.a.a. is introducing a new satellite-based navigation system and it is supposd to make the airspace more efficient and reduce delays. $147 billion in benefits nationwide. the f.a.a. is hosting three workshops this week to answer any questions you have. can you find all the details on cleveland19.com. >> chris: a popular local restaurant is expanding melt opened its newest location in downtown cleveland today. it is in the huntington building on public square. it is a quick serve concept like the one at progressive field. famous sandwiches. >> denise: good eating. >>> coming up on cleveland 19 news at 5:00, a family-owned bik

and there are places so much bigger than cleveland and understand that cleveland really matters. >> i have learned clinton has gotten back on her plane. she has another event scheduled tonight in illinois. >> getting answers in cleveland >> tiffani: donald trump made a couple of stops in our area. and mark nolan has answers. >> mark: if you look add donald trump's schedule on the web site it wasn't anything on there and looked like he was taking the day off. it looked like he popped up in brock park and had mike pence in tow at the american legion. the two took part in a round table discussion. mr. trump talked about jobs and immiat jabs at his democratic nominee hillary clinton. >> after a quick stop at goodie's restaurant donald trump headed to mahoning county to make a stop at the canfield fair. >> chris: a deadly end to a s.w.a.t. standoff. cleveland 19 learned the names of the two men dead after an apparent murder-suicide. officers were called to a home jerry robinson was found in the driveway with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the cleveland clinic. the shooting

. >>> 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

>> chris: country music star eric church coming to cleveland. quicken loans arena making the announcement. church will play the q next year friday february 4th, 2017. tickets go on sale next friday and expected to go fast. let it get away. >> denise: it will be a beautiful weekend in cleveland for u-2. the rock hall is celebrating the 40 year anniversary and it includes a full slate of special events this weekend. no word on far whether bono or the edge will be there. >> chris: they are icons in a league of their own. >> denise: they sure are. just amazing talent. >> good time at the rock hall. >>> all right. coming up next at 5:00 race relations and presidential politics. both candidates are talking about police shootings. we are one nation under god. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. priorities usa action is

the top five cities to go car free are cleveland, then denver, new york, chicago and washington, d cleveland 19 news at 5:00 the 15 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is this coming sunday. >>> a local man is going above attacks is this coming sunday. >>> a local man is going above and beyond to honor those who donald trump facing new criticism - he appeared to mock a reporter with a disability. "you gotta see this guy. 'uhhhh i don't know what i said, i don't remember.' he's going like 'i don't remember'." ave to be wealthy in order to be great. i'm sorry to say it." "he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured." >>> live from cleveland's newscenter driven by don joseph toyota in kent this is cleveland 19 news. >> denise: a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on the steps of the capitol in washington. it comes as the house unanimously passed a bill that allows the families of 9/11 damages. the senate approved a bill in may. but president barack obama threatened to veto that legislation. >>> a lake county man is also remembering the 9/11 attacks. >> chris: this local

we are at 91 cleveland hopkins airport. i have isolated showers and storms in the forecast tonight by 9:00 we are at 83. so look at sandusky here 95 mansfield. and 91 cleveland hopkins. heat index feels like 100. it is super sultry out there now and it will and feels like 98 in cleveland. better opportunity of storms coming tomorrow along the front and it is an alert day. i will tell you about that with a little relief friday. >> and you want to check temps and forecast don't sweat it download the free first alert weather app and track everything on your phone. >>> class dismissed. that's what happened at 10 denise zarrella is live as temperatures are expected to be high tomorrow, right, denise. >> reporter: that's right t. will be interesting to see what they decide to do. we are at tremont montessori school one of 10 schools where the cleveland metropolitan schools decided to close. and these have little or no air-conditioning around 2:00 when most parents were showing up to pick up their students earlier. you can take a

>>> cleveland 19 news sponsored by ohio's flooring superstore. asking questions and getting answers. cleveland 19 news starts now. >> romona: tonight some fans are seeing red after a newspaper article suggests the team should move once again in order to build a better we are getting answers why this would even remotely make sense. but first a yellow alert has been issued for tonight for the chance of rain and storms. >> denise: will you need to grab your umbrella as you head out the door? jeff tanchak is checking the de de -- the details for the morning commute. >> jeff: we are developing fog. it is muggy and we have a risk canton, dover, new philly and then spotty showers elsewhere. it was more heavy rain than anything else. coming out of canton there is route 44 into colombiana county. a yellow alert going until 5:00 a.m. for a few showers and storms. and by the time you hit the morning drive it will be cooler and humid. then we get ready for the next system. hot on saturday and waves of showers and storm. i will bring you the details on that m

from cleveland. he was just arrested today after officers say behind me at cloverside and lee road, t-boning a maple heights woman, killing her as she headed home from her high school reunion. >> she was excited about going. she looked so beautiful. she looked so beautiful. and she looked like she was happy, getting back on with life. >> reporter: family tells me it was just two months ago that died. but she wanted to go to her high school reunion, believing it with help her move on with life. that was saturday night, a night that started so well but ended so badly. these photos taken by this woman, a witness, shows shirley's car inside this brick building on lee road. the suspect's car sat wrecked on the street. this witness describes the sound of the crash as if a bomb had gone off. the scene even worse. she says she stayed shirley until help arrived, and it was a moment she says she will never forget. >> every day i manage to pray over my daughter and my family a little more and take time to buckl

we're starting off at 74 degrees in cleveland. taking it hour by hour, these highs will be in the low 80s today. we're not expecting sweltering heat maybe a little bit of break from humidity for the rain returns. again, a mix of sun and clouds with a slight chance at a hit or miss shower. we will talk about that rain for your saturday but now john, over to you. >>> we are tracking an accident, 90 eastbound before west 1/17. we're told 2 lanes are blocked. this is in the right lane. flashing lights to the left side of your screen. traffic is able to get by in the left 2 lanes. we are sending accrued to the scene to get more details and also trying to make calls to police to get more information as well. >>> this is a sketch we have shown you hundreds of times. this man accused of taking a cleveland girl in trying to adopt another one in elyria. we're learning he might have another victim. sarah phinney is on top of the >>> police here in north ridgeville contacted the fbi because of the similarities of this case and the other cases

in a statement cleveland browns told cleveland 19 "we are aware of the situation. josh and his attorneys are working with the coast guard court to resolve this matter. we have no comment at this time. josh is serving the four-game suspension for failing the drug policy. it is unclear if this case will the field. >> getting answers, chris tanaka, cleveland 19 news. >> romona: chris, thank you. >>> new at 4:00, imam shumpert is speaking his mind on instagram. in the wake of the social unrest the cavs player no longer a thinks taking a knee is the answer and posted a picture of his sleeping baby saying the badge was meant to protect us and not scare us. shump says he will donate his struggle between the badge and the citizen. >>> still ahead at 4:00. >>> a fatal fall. we are searching for answers how a child toppled from the 11th floor of an apartment building. live reports to come. >>> it seems uber is everywhere these days. instead of just transportation, it is offering good eats, too. >> we will have the details on the new app. first, jeff. >>> all right, guys. ano

the end result for cleveland. the first time in 35 years, voters will be asked to approve this november an income tax hike. cleveland is balancing the budget through creative financing and this is after the state balance is in 2011 and cutting the money it sends to local governments. for cleveland, that was a $35 state passed collective bargaining reforms to get some money back. at the time, it doesn't work that way. >> and if he was in -- it was in full effect, it would not make up $35.7 million. believe me. >> and that can continue to grow. for the first time in 35 years, cleveland is seeking to raise income tax from 2 to 2 1/2% and an income of $50,000 that would around $83 million. money that would offset a pending deficit, eliminate the need for layoffs and cutting the city services while making the city's neighbors right for more investment. >> and that means you need greater services and better roads the. you need more housing inspections. you need faster codes and ps to come forward. >> reporter: the great

downtown 76 cleveland heights and by 8:00 around 70 in cleveland heights. 10:00 p.m. slipping in the 60s. by midnight 64 downtown and 67 there in the heights. the heat is on for this time of year. the average high low 70s and 10 degrees warmer than that right now. like i said i have us in the mid-80s tomorrow and warmer air coming in. cooler stuff won't arrive until the weekend. along with level not too bad. in fact, tonight we will drop in the 50s with the light wind. tomorrow and wednesday and just kissing that lower end of the muggy category. it is not the kind of heat you will be sweating as soon as you walk outside. check out these temperatures tomorrow 8 a.m. low 60s. 11:00 in the morning mid-70s tomorrow and a lake breeze kicks immediate lakeshore and inland areas for sure above 80. look at this, no alerts expect in the next 7 days. we are in a dry pattern here. >> 57 the low in cleveland tonight akron-canton and 56 degrees your low tomorrow. 85 and sunny. hour by hour. 64 at a.m. and up to 82 at 11:00 and temperature could drop late day with the wednesday sunn

it was a busy time for cleveland police. it was a burned-out car, burned so much so that it was unrecognizable. and a loaded gun found feet from the school. the mother without a car thinks she may have been targeted over a breakup. she counted her blessings this morning that she, her daughter, and her neighbors were not hurt. >> and it was -- entire house. i have residents under me who have two the girls. you think about nothing or nobody. two other vehicles in the car. that could have blazed all three and they would have been through. everyone in the house. >> as police investigate, cleveland officers are asking for help from the public. if you know anything which can help in this investigation, you're asked to call cleveland police. >>> elsewhere in the news, it crash. the police were chasing a stolen u-haul from strongsville into cleveland. the driver crashed at the intersection of lorain avenue and west 41st street and also involved was a strongsville police car. the cleveland ems transported one person to the hospital.

a company in cleveland. >>reporter: cleveland was the first motor city in the country. >> in 1914 the federal government decided they deserved a federal reserve branch. then they started the cleveland foundation. >>reporter: to understand the progress began with money and millionaires. they willed power with their this home is part of the historical society were there are tools. >> welcome. >>reporter: the industrial typhoons that gave money started many of the medical, social, and educational institution. >> there was a huge wealthy society in town. many of them leaned on each other to create many of the institution >> in 1915 they opened the playhouse. in 1916 they opened their doors. climb the ladder. >> in 1917 the ordinary care sin to symphony had their first concert. >> this is a period when architecture was reviewing how houses functioned. >>reporter: when the guest came in the homeowner wanted this to be a showplace. >> yes, very much. the house had staff on hand. there were 7 to 9 people employed he

a cleveland woman also a survivor this morning. she was forced to drum from the roof of -- jump from the roof of her house after a fire was sparked in the house. the woman landed on her back on the concrete. she was conscious when she was taken to the hospital. firefighters say it was an electrical fire. >>> supermodel is caught fighting during fashion week. >> this was all in self-defense. she was leaving a fashion so -- show and a prankster walked up to her and grabbed her from the back. she turned around and >>> a local cyclist is hurt miles away in a terrible accident. how the community is >>> welcome back. time now 5:22 . of local woman who is a big advocate of bicycling here in cleveland was just involved in are finding ways to get hunter. they had a fundraiser -- behind her. they had a fundraiser. she was on a cycling trip to seattle when she was hit by a car. she is now in a medically induced coma. >> she has made a ton of friends over the city. she has made a big impact on everyone's life. i just think her positivity was r

cleveland, your high of 8 2, while parma will also be in the lower 80s. akron-canton 84, the warmest for us here, but ashtabula, forecast showing 80s and 70s for quite awhile. no fall feelings in the upcoming forecast but it does look like more of a wet weekend. saturday will be the one to dodge the drops. sunday better by the afternoon hours if you are headed out to any fairs and festivals. guys, over to you. >> all right, tara, thank you. no excuses for the browns or the indians coming up. >>> well, no excuses for the browns first. it's going to be a tough season but the new quarterback is getting rave reviews from one of his we'll talk about. that and the indians with some day baseball inchicago. let's just say it's good to get >>> right field, coming around fair. they're going to wave him home. the throw, and the white sox win it. >> so the indians drop three out of four to the white sox series with the tigers. it came down to the 9th. carlos sanchez with a single. indians lose 2-1. there is some good news. the tigers lost so the magic number to win t

and that it is the company in cleveland. >> reporter: but our story of is of more than cleveland in the first motor city, also allowing cleveland first in social and cultural accomplishments beginning in 1910. >> in 1914 the federal government decides that cleveland deserves a federal reserve branch. gloss starts the cleveland foundation. >> reporter: to understand the progress begin with money and millionaires who wielded power from their maxes. most of those mansions are gone now, but some still stand. mckinney's home is now part of the western reserve historical society where there are tours. the industrial tycoons who gave money helped begin many of cleveland's cultural, institutions. they lived in homes like abe mckinney completed in 1910. >> the rest of the entrepreneurial society, many of them spurred on each other to create the other institutions that we have today. >> reporter: in 1915 and you're looking at the birth of the cleveland play house in what becomes the house. next year in 1916 the cleveland museum of art opens its doors to the public in june. from europe and growing

just in time, we have the rain coming down here in cleveland. and, yes, we're going to have rain at times this weekend. not everybody will be seeing the rain at one time here and it will be slow improvement. but currently we have rain. sandusky, elyria. there was some thunder in this earlier. there could still be some akron steady rain. and that extends down into columbiana county. take you to the greater cleveland area here. here we have heavier showers coming through right now. this is all coming up from southeast to northwest here around sangmore hills. it's coming down in streetsboro. right through the city of akron. you see the red color there that extends into northern stark county. more rain tonight. i mean, it's very little overall change her rain and thunder. so we have the alert out all right. we have the wet roads. some areas ponding. muddy fields for the game. decreasing wind. i'm going to update you regarding the risk of rain coming up. >>> more developments from the browns this afternoon. >> mark: after josh gordon's rehab announce

mentor to cleveland 28 minutes staying on time to downtown. elyria to cleveland 29 minutes for you. perfect along the west side. no big slowdowns yet, but watch out because they'll pick up. 23 minutes from strongsville to cleveland staying on time across the map. guys. >> tia: we're just catching up. adam richman is no stranger to cleveland, ohio. thank you for being here. you know him from "man versus food." i've always been jealous when i watch that food and you eat that tell us about whether you actually called cleveland home for a little bit of time. >> i was really blessed to work with seth gordon the at cleveland playhouse on carnegie, and i lived at shaker at 128. i think that for me it's always been a little bit of an analog for brooklyn. you find really great, hard-working people. you have the same -- we don't get lake-effect snow i grant you, but i know that there's fame. i remember going to chagrin falls and getting kettlecorn. it's so great. the farmers markets on the square, and i still call it the jake. i'm not going to -- no offensive. i still do. that's the thing for

cleveland drying out. just to the south of downtown portage lake, firestone park getting heavy rainfall. nothing severe. little bit of hail and if you see any pink there that would be hail. alliance getting rain, canton just to your north -- north canton, louisville, maximo -- it is light to briefly moderate showers. i 77 is pretty wet.'s logo from akron to the canton area as the showers and thunderstorms move there are a few more back to the west. nothing severe from nor work to willard but i cannot remove the threat for rain and thunder as long as the thundershowers are here. i do want to show you rainfall information. these big thunderstorms came to this afternoon and they dropped a lack of rain up bite rock creek. almost 1 inch. little over 1 inch in kinsman -- greater cleveland will have seen 7/10 of an inch. kirkland health a lot of heavy rainfall just to the north of wooster 6/10 of an inch. these things are called gully washers for a reason. heavy rain made slow you down but they will be isolated s

the cleveland post has died. he was struck when he was conducting a traffic outside of his trooper on i-90 outside of his cruiser on i-90 west near mckinly. that being in lakewood. he's 43 years old. the accident happened about 12:50 this afternoon. the family just arrived. went into here at metro to be with his body at this point. they were escorted by other troopers as they got to this particular scene here at metro. old. graduated a member of the 100 18th academy back in november 1, '99. he is survived by his wife and three children. and as we understand, one of his children is in the marines -- in the navy. and, of course, we just saw some young children go into metro here where he was pronounced dead. this happened, again, trooper valez killed as he was hit by a car o mckinley in lakewood. we have some video that we'll be talking -- showing you a little bit later on. and as you said, the interstate is closed down. we'll have more reports for you at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00. back to you in the studio. >> m

we are at 91 cleveland hopkins airport. i have isolated showers and storms in the forecast tonight by 9:00 we are at 83. so look at sandusky here 95 mansfield. and 91 cleveland hopkins. heat index feels like 100. it is super sultry out there now and it will and feels like 98 in cleveland. better opportunity of storms coming tomorrow along the front and it is an alert day. i will tell you about that with a little relief friday. >> and you want to check temps and forecast don't sweat it download the free first alert weather app and track everything on your phone. >>> class dismissed. that's what happened at 10

temperatures in the 40s, south of cleveland. will get up nice and warm in your extended forecast for monday afternoon. quick hit here by monday afternoon we are already going back to 80s and 80s on tuesday another front goes by. see the pattern hillary, every time these fonts go by as we get into the second half of temperatures down. that is how we will make the transition for the cooler months. >> check this out guys. my eyes went to the screen and i almost felt cold. >> that is 40 degrees cooler than a lot of you were today. >> come this coming up the buckeyes outlast the weather. how did they do it? highlights coming up next with sports. that was invigorating! a giant wooden tiger. well, the answer is that a real one would maul me. i've crafted dr. whiskers here as a visual aid to show you that should you visit the lot, carmax associates will not pounce like tigers because people don't like that. come here to buy a car. dr. whiskers won't pounce. nobody will. everybody here up to bat with sports. >> indians three-game losing

cleveland is one of 30 cities the blue angels are visiting and he said that cleveland is one-of-a-kind. the city and water are close to sunday, and three shows lasting about 30 minutes and again, you're going to come on out and check them out? >> and i have been seeing them practice and they look good. >> yes. >> and it's loud. >> yeah. >> and most up yesterday. >> and i know. >> loud and fun. and thank you so much. and looking like a blast out there. >> and a, beer tasting in perea. >> and kicks off tonight and starts at 4:00 on fairground. you will get authentic german beer, food and music and runs through monday night. the favorite part? >> don't miss wiener dog race. if you go out there, make sure you get a stein. >> yes. >> and get the big cups. >> yes. >> and this is how you say i love you in german. you say igligadish. >> uh-huh. >>> and the morning sprint continues in 60 seconds. . >>> just about 6:54. hermine hit florida as a category 1 hurricane and was downgraded to a tropical storm. and still causing major issues and let's go to lindsay to our affiliate in tampa. >> we're i

>> oh no i grew up in the projects in cleveland. and i didn't even have these kinds of dreams fortunately just before his death last year at the age of 90 he wrote it all down for us to sharebe in his jt released autobiography appropriately entitled, the gentleman from ohio. >> i think he is america but you are right bill, in every sense, this is a cleveland book. >> the book traces those early years when billy had a paper route in cleveland and read the news every day. the young stokes was most struck by stories of black men facing false accusations especially the scottsboro boys nine black teens falsely accused of raping two white women in the 1930s in alabama representing the accused and wanted to follow in their footstepsla . >> my mother could not send me to college. college wasn't even my future. but if things worked out, i would like to be a lawyer when daywi set loose father died when he was just a boy and his mother lived lived for her two sons. lou and his younger brother karl who wouldr s. grow up to becomee first of blac

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

all right, now, a cleveland 19 news consumer alert. the epa says gas mileag estimates on those new cars are falling. and the environmental protection agency is blaming all those awmgzs people are adding on. things like heated seats can drag on the engine. the using more air conditioning and driving faster. well, the tv streaming service roku is over hauling its line-up. the cable alternative is also lowering the cost of the subscription. the roku express is 30-dollars explt and the premiere version runs 80. the new devices will be avail blg next month. >> progresso chicken soup artificial flavors and color from 60% of its soups. the cus company says it's responding to customer requests. doritos is joining the rock the vote campaign, rolling out a special vending machine filled with doritos but it delivers empty bags to anyone not registered to vote. you can even send a bag to your non-registered friends. >> wow. >> >: all right. >> okay, here we go. inarting to see a little bit of there. that trend will continue throughout the night. f

from cleveland. a police officer has been i indicted for negligent homicide in the shooting death of an unarmed breaking and entering suspect. today the family of brandon jones speaking out about that decision. shelby miller is just back from the justice center and she's been getting answers on the investigation. shelby. >> reporter: ramona, the indictment was handed down just over an hour ago. a grand jury charged cleveland patrolman allen beauford with fatally shooting 18-year-old brandon jones outside a park wood avenue store. this happened back in march of 2015. the police officer has been indicted for negligent homicide which is a misdemeanor. the maximum penalty is six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. jones's mother, tanya brown, spoke to us just minutes after finding out about this indictment. she says she wants justice for her son. she does not think this is enough. >> i was happy when i first heard the news. very happy. justice for my baby is who is no longer here. this indictment would onl

protocol when it comes to chases in cleveland. they assist if asked and approved by a supervisor. outside agencies are required to alert cpd if a chase leads to cleveland. in a statement c opinion d says they retain responsibility for protection of life and property in the city of cleveland. service concerning incidents in any area in the city of cleveland >> denise: we have an update on a tragic story out of akron. a man accused of shooting his girlfriend several times in front of her three children. bianca haskell was at her home on inman street wednesday. she is stabilized in serious condition at the hospital. jamarian williams pleaded not guilty today. he is locked up on a $1 million now to a recent murder in solon and calling on the nra to drop the opposition to criminal background checks. police say matthew desha of north ridgeville killed 53-year-old deborah pearl from twinsburg. desha failed to stop for a red light and ran into pearl's car saturday. investigators say desha then got out of his car and grabbed his rifle and

download the free cleveland 19 weather app and slide to 65 night of increasing clouds. 82 cleveland. boy accident what a gorgeous, gorgeous evening at the ball yard tonight especially if indians can pull it off again and dethrone royals. 5 is the magic number. 80 and early autumn beauty for the boys of summer to get underway and slide through the 70s through the night. 66 making our way through morning partly cloudy and mild with little in the way of a chop. the winds will pick up building 1-3-footers. 73 degrees and you can bob the shiners off the bottom. >>> clouds on the increase as we head to 84 tomorrow. clouds will be harbingers of showers that may be spotted here friday night into early saturday as we drop to 74. 72 is the average high. 76 monday, tuesd especially wednesday. the chance for a shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out headed back to the 70s by thursday. a chance of a morning shower and high of only 69. romona? >> thursday night football on cbs 19 houston against new england. then watch cleveland 19 news after the game. >> tom brady shirt on for that one. >>> br

while the lakeshore county is dry at the moment cleveland bounced up to 84. it is down here from huron county and especially this passing through the akron-canton airport. in the southern part of portage county atwater northern starke county getting heavier rains. we are in a position any roll through. a yellow alert and rain threat until 5:00 in the morning and fog develops. as can you see, we don't drop much in temperature. warm and muggy and storms around and i will let you know when the bigger change happens in a moment. >> romona: police teen reform efforts unveiled a new use of force policy. and highlights key changes presented to a federal judge for approval. chris? >> chris: the policy more comprehensive and detailed and stricter since the current policy. a summary of key changes included in the documents. they include a use of force definition. when are officers allowed to use force when are police not allowed to use force. when can can officers use deadly force and what happens after they use it. matthew video that outlines the use of force recommen

in cleveland, shanice >> denise: thanks shanice. the trooper rushed there was taken to the medical center. harry boomer is live with more. >> reporter: all right, guys, what's happening now, we are seeing 6 or 7 state trooper vehicles. now they are here to lend support to themselves and to the family of state trooper kenneth velez 48-years-old. shanice dunning said he was hit mckin until lakewood. he was outside his vehicle when he was struck they are investigating by the state investigators to get more details. trooper velez leaves behind three children and worked out of the cleveland post. i-90 has been closed and still closed until they get the evidence this need to piece together what happened and why. this is state trooper kenneth velez. he died of his injuries after being struck while conducting traffic outside his vehicle. remember, the law requires drivers to slow down and move to the left when approaching an officer conducting a traffic stop. as you can see here shortly troopers gathered at metro health medical center huggi

new york, l.a., cleveland, i will show you how it works. let's say you are walking through a bad neighborhood. you will press and hold as you are walking through the neighborhood. once you get home safe you let go and required to put in a password. you have 10 seconds. if you are attacked and drop your phone you clearly can't put in the pin to get the password and they will alert police to send to the gps location. kind of a good idea. intersections in northeast ohio we got definitive answers. washington boulevard and belvoir. what about that location? we are on john carroll's campus and you can see the field down here. there's the field. as we pull out the second we want to see what akron's most not too surprising. also it is a college campus and appears to be a young person's app as they are walking on campus. it is the intersection of carroll and wolf ledges university of akron campus. let me tell you this is by no way comparison in l.a., the most dangerous intersection they are using this app. it was used 25,000 times. 3,000 uses campus

. >>> and also today, donald trump is back in cleveland, an invitation-only event at a cleveland heights church. john kosech was there this morning where african-american concerns were the main topic of discussion. he's john. >> reporter: leon, an unusual setting for sure here for not only donald trump but any presidential candidate speaking to a group of african-american ministers. trump, of course, enjoying the vocal support of the host here at new spirit revival. the longtime supporter reverend darrell scott. before the leadership conference, trump and his running mate people, appealing to african- americans, hispanics and other traditional democratic voters for their support and summing it up in six words. >> what do you have to lose? i mean what do you have to lose? i'm going to fix it. what do you have to lose? and somehow thatsoppated. some -- that reson sited. some people didn't like it. i said what difference does it make? it's true. what do you have to lose? taking anup traditional route here in ohio at a time when many are focusing on suburban voters. he's here going after and

it's still 91 in cleveland. 91 akron. 89canton. mansfield8 6. currently youngstown showers and thunderstorms we're going to watch develop, bubble up and fade. here are some moving through the county and column bee anna and most of those have gone bye bye. try to get a few here over towards san dusky at the turnpike. almost quickly as they pop, they fade it out. showers and storms currently over lower michigan. they'll slide towards the east. if one tries to stray southward, i think it would fade out. the sun has gone down and losing its energy. it's this front that's going to bring a higher threat for area. there's a threat for isolated severe storm tomorrow afternoon and even. 950th degrees is doable for the first straight day. thursday night to friday morning with showers and storms the front stalls out. it becomes a stalled front across central and southern ohio and moves back north. saturday looks to be a very wet weather day. 76 tonight. not a cool down. tomorrow let's bring it up. 87-90 degrees. scattered storms. if you didn't see rain tod

mark nolan cleveland 19 news. >>> first alert traffic on cleveland 19 news is sponsored by ford. >>> taking a look at the roadways. we've got a backup headed out on i-77. you can see it there. some heavy volumeea the city, heading in, not so much. we have a couple of accidents on surface streets east 131st and west 117th. if you are on the surface streets and 77 out of town use caution and be prepared for slow moving roads. >>> more cameras watching motorists as bay village schools is adding them to the red stop arm on school buses. bay village one of the first the buses. the camera captures images of those who fail to stop in the oncoming lane and those who pass the bus going in the same direction. drivers could be fined up to $500 and have their driver's licenses suspended. >> denise: cleveland police investigating another smash and grab burglary happening this morning at a deli west 98 and madison. witnesses saw a minivan and crooks got away with the a.t.m. we have seen 30 smash and grabs so far this year. >>> classes resume tomorrow at eliot high school in akron. crews are making

good morning, cleveland, i'm nick foley. several developing stories including the best pilots in the world preparing to fly high above cleveland today. we are live at the air show. >>> we got to get a check on the beautiful forecast with janessa webb. >> good morning, good morning, everyone, perfect 10 weekend across northeast ohio, you can see not a cloud in the sky this morning, off to a fantastic start, but i suggest you have a light coat handy, inland location, wayne county, pressure will allow for sunshine to build throughout your saturday and sunday afternoon. this is just an ideal weekend to be across northeast ohio, nearest cloud coverage is well to the south as we watch the tropical depression make its way across the sea board. temperatures across the board, darker blues, that's a little bit of cooler air for greater cleveland, 59 degrees, summit county, good morning, 56, there is the cool spot, wayne county, worster, 54, the temperatures will continue to rise throughout your afternoon, daytime highs, they are defin

strongsville still around 70 in downtown cleveland. gosh, it's going to be great there at the tribe game tonight. here is the thing. it's not super muggy. tonight we're pleasant. tomorrow we're pleasant still and it creeps up a little bit on thursday before the temperatures start to drop friday and then more so as we head into the weekend. but we're going to be well in the 80s again tomorrow. 8:00 a.m. temperatures right around 60. and then, well, up we go again. already by 11:00 in the morning. goom another lake breeze during the afternoon. pretty much a repeat performance where we're going to be well into the 80s again. no alerts right through the weekend even into early next week. 74 first pitch at the tribe game. late inning 71. what a night for baseball. we're taking on the royals and every game is important from this point on. clear sky and seasonable akron-canton 56 will be your over night low. and tomorrow 86 the high. that's about where we were today. 62 at 8:00 a.m. 78 at 11:00. and 84 at 2:00. 86 again on thursday. but then

the rain will be diminishing in cleveland. this wave is moving out over lake erie and coming around avon lake, westlake, bay village and rocky river. it will be kind of winding down here at least for now. we have this isolated storm. hartsgrove, ashtabula county. alert tonight waves of thunder expected getting at least an additional quarter inch of rain. many spots over 2 inches from the rain we saw over the past few days because it is so dry there's not a big flooding concern. wet roads, muddy fields for the football games and it is raining in downtown cleveland. scattered showers on the way tomorrow. few afternoon showers sunday and raining at times this w that later on in the half hour. >> the last of the founding generation is now gone. shimon accomplished things in his life for a thousand people. >> president obama and other world leaders remembering shimon peres. they attended a state funeral for the former israeli president and prime minister paying respects to a man who tried to bring peace to the middle east. complica

cleveland 19 dani carlson is getting answers on how big this problem is. >> reporter: one cleveland hospital is on track to see their largest number ever of babies born addicted to opioids. it's a number that keeps increasing year after year. women who we're told typically start in their 20s using pills prescribed by a doctor. then when the pills get too expensive, switch to heroin and couldn't get off. >> when i was pregnant, i would use and then bawl my eyes out because i felt so guilty. >> reporter: amanda started drinking at age 10. she moved on to pot, then pills and then heroin. >> in my soul i wanted to stop. the dance of the addict. getting clean and relapsing over and over. and then getting pregnant with little va lins yeah. >> a lot of people, you know, they don't understand why it's so hard for a mother to remain sober. they think because you've got kids that it should be the easiest thing in the world. and that's not the case. i guarantee you, most mothers out there go to bed every night crying and regretting everything that they had done that day. >> reporter: she says she had s

for now we get answers in downtown cleveland, i'm sia nyorkor, "cleveland 19 news." >> tia: you're always on top of it. thank you. >>> the man accused of hitting and killing an ohio state troop along i-90 is expected to be arraigned today. inig and killed trooper kenneth velez while he was under the influence of drugs. >>> well, this is a brand-new mug shot of dennis menefee jr. with two black eyes and a grin as well in the mug shot. he's the massillon man that abducted and raped a 9-year-old little girl. he was moved from the fairfield county jail to the stark county jail in canton. that happened yesterday. >> brian: the indians are down to the final three games of the regular season maybe. they will play their season hif ending series against the royals in kansas city this week. yesterday's game in detroit was postponed, so that game may be made up on monday if it has playoff implications. now, detroit, they're still working. they are trying to get a wildcard spot. while the indians are playing, of course, for home field advantage. the tribe tied with boston in the loss column and a gam

live from cleveland's newscenter we're getting answers for you. cleveland 19 news starts now. north carolina. police preparing for what could be a violent night of protests. >> romona: several people including two police officers were hurt last night. kenneth craig reports peaceful protests gave way to looting and violence. >> reporter: after watching a peaceful protest spiral out of control in downtown charlotte authorities are hoping the national guard and highway patrol will maintain order tonight. >> we have a civil emergency unit ready to continue working to prevent violent crime. >> reporter: wednesday's violent protests let businesses damaged and looted. two civilians and officer was wounded. a civilian was shot in the head fighting for his life. it is not clear who shot him. >> we are reviewing video and assessing our people and an allegation was made one of our officers might have been involved. >> reporter: the violence followed tuesday's fatal police

that's my plan. >> live from cleveland's news center driven by don toy yow tau in kent this is cleveland 19 news. >> denise: yesterday we told you cleveland was one of the most stressed out cities in america, and tonight we landed near the top of another not so nice list. >> romona: awful. "travel and leisure" magazine said clevelanders are unattractive. harry boomer has more on what you think of this list, mr. handsome harry boomer. of angels where they get a little nip and tuck, but we are no slouch when it comes to our good looks. these lovely ladies can't believe what they said about our fair city. how dare they? >> cleveland has among the least attractive people in america. >> we are all smiling and it makes me happy. >> i just got back from downtown. >> overall you think about this idea. >> i think it is misguided and i think it is wrong. >> it is not true. i don't think it is true. >> look at me. >> travel and leisure readers rank baltimore maryland as the least attractive city followed by sacramento, california, spokane, washington, charlotte, north carolina, milwaukee, wisconsin

>> live from cleveland's news center driven by don joseph toyota in kent, this is cleveland 19 news. >> romona: it is a growing problem that is only getting worse. babies born in northeast ohio addicted to drugs, and more opiates. >> denise: we first put this story on our website on monday and since then it has drawn hundreds of comments from many of you. cleveland 19's dani carlson is getting answers on how big this problem really is. >> reporter: one cleveland hospital is on track to see their largest number ever of babies born addicted to opiates. it is a number that keeps increasing year after year. women who we are told typically start in their 20s with and then when the pills get more expensive switch to heroin and can't get off. >> when i was pregnant i would use and i would bawl my eyes out because i felt guilty. >> reporter: she started drinking at age 10 and then moved to pot and then pills and their heroin. >> in my soul i wanted to stop and i didn't know how. >> reporter: she did the dance of the addict, getting clean and then relapsing over and over. and then getting pre

we will continue to update this list throughout the night on cleveland thine -- cleveland 19.com. >> romona: jeff is tracking the draff to work and the trek to school. >> jeff: yes, ladies and it is not just the schoolkids that we are dealing with. a lot of people are affected if you are working outside. a buddy of mine is a postal carrier and he said this is some of the worst heat he experienced all summer long. it is very thick out there tonight that yellow alert, we will have more. finally we will get alt relief, but not until friday. 83 in chief lend and akron is 80. sandusky is at 84. it is oppressive out here and it will be that way in the morning. plan on it being humid. temps are in the 70s. i don't think we will see any storms around during the morning drive. performance of what happens this morning. of course the story will be the heat before the storms get in here. here is a look the a 8:00 a.m. as we fast-forward things, 11:00 in the morning. we are already above 80. i think we will be around 90 degrees tomorrow and that heat index well in the 90s. storms arrive and a few

we are live in cleveland, dani carlson, cleveland 19 news. >> tia: thank you so much. donald trump making a couple of surprise stops right here in northeast ohio today. mr. trump didn't have any official visits on his there. his plane landed at cleveland hopkins airport just over an hour ago. the g.o.p. nominee joined running mate mike pence at the v.f.w. hall in brook park where they took part in a roundtable discussion with union members. trump is also expected to campaign at the canfield fair in mahoning county this afternoon. >>> while the candidates are working this labor day, some people have the day off. right? giving them a chance to enjoy festivals and a whole lot of parades out there, as well. 45th annual labor day celebration in cleveland. hey, shelby. >> hey, yeah, it is a perfect day out here weather wise, i mean the crowds are spectacular as well. this has been going on now for two hours. it started even earlier than normal at 10:00 and just check it out. people are still coming down kinsman here and it is a beautiful day as i mentioned. now this is the f

cleveland's east side. this time that included the top of the democratic ticket. hillary clinton and runnymede tim kaine came to luke easter park and their first campaign appearance together since july. clinton was finding a copy spell throughout her speech. >> every time i think about trump, i get allergic. >> flanked by gay leaders, clinton leaned her stronger together slogan with the solidarity of unions. arguing that she is best for the working-class. >> are campaign is about the affixing it together. we will work together being we will bring our country together. >> and in her first public campaign stop since republican donald trump visits mexico the him hard. >> last week we saw even more evidence that trump is temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president. in just a few hours, he managed to turn his trip to mexico into an embarrassing international incident. he even got into a twitter twitter war with the president of mexico. >> the event is always an opportunity for candidates to con

by don joseph toyota in kent, this is cleveland 19 news. >>> after we questioned the city of cleveland about unmanned school crossings, cleveland 19 got results. are being hired. but orlo wants to know has this had any effect on drivers speeding through school zones? >> 46 miles per hour. that's our champion so far. 46. >> reporter: the speeds from radar readings in the first report were troubling. in the school zone in front of euclid park, there was no crossing zone and the school zone lights which have to be turned on manually were off. >> 34 >> reporter: we return to the same spot today. again with our radar gun. there was a school crossing guard on duty and the school's own flashing lights had been turned on. for the most part, speeds were slower. upper 20s to about 32. >> 19. >> reporter: it's tough to hide with a radar gun with your hand. drivers are quick to hit the brake when you're spotted. >> he's slowing down. 18. >> reporter: having a crossing lights on seem to be working, but not on everyone. >> this guy is moving. 35. >> reporter: we got a single finger salute from a dri