Fox 8 the official School Closing station with closings and delays onair, online. And fox 8 news is the only local ia cleveland morning show that starts at 4 00 a. M. Reggie rucker facing federal charges for using charitable donations for his own cause. Jack shea has details. Investigators say Reggie Rucker spent up to 150,000 earmarked for charity to pay for a lot of the things casino trips. A if you are here to cause troublele and you think that were going to stand by to let you do it then youd better think again. As president of the expected Reggie Rucker poker helped to keep the peace during times of trouble. He he saw donations to support the charities while hardly a dark secretp using a large portion of it to support his gambling habit and pay debts. He would get emails from foundations that wouldou award a grant of them almost immediately immediately he reported that the casinos that he owed money to. According to this bill of information,o authorities were able to follow a paper trail that show how the funds will flow would flow into the accounts of american and the Peacemakers Alliance and then withdrawn for his own use is now facing charges of wire fraud and making false statements to the fbi. Status thinning out on the anti Violence Initiative is drinks ands also paid for paid for drycleaning he he promised something and then did something else. Or documents paint a picture pi of how brazen he was doing casey asked for and received a 5,000 donation from the Cuyahoga CountySheriffs Department or two days later he withdrew 2,000 from the charity bank account using an atm at the porsche casino. They say that he betrayed the trust of those who donated and volunteered to promise to pay and did not and proud legend jim rockers Attorney Says he does not dispute the allegations. Theres no surprises here, he has accepted responsibility totally were errors made and hes going to be punished andm hes going to do Everything Possible to make it right. Oh this was related to gambling and there were so such as impulsive andhe compulsive but he is responsible for his conduct. We are told that Reggie Rucker will plead guilty to thee federal charges as early as next next week he could face 20 years in prison but told that is highly unlikely. T work so hard and then i get paid. Lawn chairs he said that he would pay in they got nothing in return andth anytime he went to the casino to have fun. Now exclusive video by police officersvi braving cold water to rescue a womanc. Peggy gallek has the details. Happen friday when a car bomb 480 drove down an embankment into the frigid waters. Maple Heights Police received a 911 call about 10 00 a. M. Off the road lay down aha embankment before landing in the creek and seconds later the driver called asking for help each foot that went through the fence, water was coming in my car and i can get out of the car. In it was 70 degrees outside and Police Captain todd hanson says that dispatchers could no longer reach then victim and they worried about her safety. Ti she lost contact and it was imperative to get to the creek at that point. Dpe also began searching the area but it was difficult to find the car. S we cannot find the car didnt eventuallynn it was located on mccracken road. Moments later they spotted the car surrounded by water and ice. Along with Patrol Officer quickly went down the embankment to get to the care. They went into the freezing water, which was about waist deepw when i got close to the vehicle they got worried because theytt do not see anybody in the driver seat. Ee try to limit or it would not openen, but lieutenant she was in the Center Console to stay out of the water. Be able to get her out of the car, Police Body Camera video shows them helping herp out the embankment. Just some minor bugs and roses and treated for the exposurer. The police chief says that he cannot be more proud. They simplify what we expect. I enrich the victim by phone officers for the rescue and also checking on her to make sure that she is okay. Concert charges conserved charges against a driver who drove the wrong way on for a two and a woman,or they say mark rafter was driving eastbound in the west wing when he had a car sunday morning killing 20 of kayla coates. Police gang impact unit investigating a shooting that had offices running a area in the warehouse district. Ar they say that theyre getting mixed messages from the witnesses other still so theyre still trying to determine what ed comments about the grice case that has a city supervisor under investigationcoc. Those comments are posted online andnd ed gallek is here with what he has found. G ivor post office was so great to celebrate the completion of 12yearold tamir rice the iteam asked questions and solicit help he from the protest protesting that the investigation ended their brains were quiet around the case of the play shooting of 12yearold tamir rice and then this first test on monday on the facebook accountsht of a supervisor for cleveland ems City Ambulance service,. Shouldve been shot and killeded he was in the park that upset that i did not get the chance to kill the little criminal. Mike nelson has the clevelandidl naacp. Please make these negative statements and making them publicly that it is a dangerous precedent and a cause for great concern. And later this post someone on picked up my phone and made some awful posted some awful posted under my name want to apologize for those who thought itpo was me undeniably stand pushed him from what was written nonetheless within city hall confirms its office of integrity control begin investigating monday. As for the ems supervisor behind the facebook account the iteam ishe not named until the results from the investigation city hall says thattsu he remains on the job fulltime until this plays out. Also a few postings on the scene facebook account after officer Michael Brelo was cleared in another Police Shooting u saying yes and victory now goes bold references to her cleared in his death. People of consciousness and goodwill are going to be moral visible and vocal to start drowning out the voices of intolerance. We reached out to the ems revisorr leaving messages, no calls back, and a couple of peopleall who work with him say he is a standup guy but now thosey explosive words ended up on on his Facebook Page and not, some explainingso. This is the guy who who works in the dispatch center and sometimes headquarters so does a bunch of different duties. A local church is considering building outdoor shooting range and that and that hasnt people has some people considering the ethics astha dave nethers look at at both sides and joins us from transferring. Id that property is an lazy and township medina county, lots of people there already own guns done deal. Something they been thinking about this in lafayette township. Lots of people here have guns and shootot. Had been shooting for over 20 years i owned weapons myself, i have friends and family it is a regular activity that we do and share and enjoy together so i am a strong supporter of the second amendment. Sh medina assembly of god church has considered using its 30 acres of property in the township to build a shooting rangege where guns including a 50 caliber can be fired and the trustees say they cannot objectdi. Can only do the statute expressly permit us and they do not permit us to regulate shooting rangesss. Basal fact that theyre theyre not planning to build in a structure for the rangeat they would not need a Building Permit essentially what they plan to do is to put up backstop than powdered in front of that. If it it is it is build it will not be would not be far from a public park, a rail attract downrange and bordered by a residential development. This is the chippewa trail, said this into perspective the proposed range on this map would be here and this is is the trail some are concerned that if they 50 caliber roundha of the way this would be a bad place for it to end upa. Many want to know more about this before passing judgment. Open to listen to their discussionon if it is something that is being done safely and responsibly not going to be an annoyance to their neighbors than i would listen to it. This is when the guns that they propose to be firing. I know if my family still were still living at that farmf i would not be too excited about thatat lead pastor late pastor of church says that safety is also their biggest concern and they will not do would not do anything that could harm people inal o the community, for the time being he says that this proposal has been tabled in. Local spritz been accused of here, open minds lead to broken boundaries. And when everyone around you is pushing you forward, nothing can stand in your way. Gm recalling because of airbag issues that need to replace the driversat airbag inflators is part of a broader recall of more than 5 million vehicleser they can explode with too much force in a crash. Restaurant owners claimed the cold weather is causing the moneyc. Now because people are staying home, it is because of a new phenomenonbn called winter spreading, people come into bars and restaurants and restaurants stuff everywhere. Ta tables barstools and maybe the entire booth. It can be a big deal on a busy night, when every seat is neededwh and wanted by another customer, you go into a bar and you see that three of the church of code so that made you maybe you decide to go someplace elseth. Not always an option for a coat check or a hook so the only real cure for this is common courtesy. But it has a warmer temperatures ahead, so if you want to get rid of that weve got some of that coming , take a look between one and 3 30 p. M. Today. You can see the payment of just east of travel, andi to the south it was hard dealing with this morning. Heavy wet snow that was heavy. Looking at this picture sent fromre judi and sagamore hills. Note to get photos from any social media outlet. You can send it to fox 8. Com. Filters have been pretty stagnant falling every few hours ride around around 30. Sunset is in the 6 00 oclock hour on sunday march 2 00 p. M. They cloudy with light winds. Just watching a minor system that will curl into night and tomorrow a backdoor cold front. Usually just love the moisture involved. U a few snow showers rs in the snowbelt otherwise very quiet and then a warmup, tonight mid waist with a few flurries. And then tomorrow, mostly cloudy and quiet and then some enhancement lakeshore early and then mostly quiet. On thursday 30s. And on friday, chance of showers with the temperature about 10 above normal in for the weekend looking fantastic. Then we fall back to the 30s that theirck not far off of your Steak N Shake decided the world didnt need another hamburger. It needed a steakburger. So they used 100 percent beef. Quick seared to seal in the flavor. Youll only get from a steakburger. Steak n shake, home of the original produced. 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Tu so get out there. Looking at these sheets of ice. We have some to show you on lake erie. This winter, we have had very little, so so aj colby at this put this graphic together to show,y we are 64 percent last year it was 95 percent, and into 14 it was 29 degrees in cleveland akroncanton 30, around the area upper 20s to low 30s. Outside of this colder area youve got 40s and 50s, there is the system that gave us the snowfall. Were watching this system, theres nothing significants it it will do some flurries tonight surpasses that of the south, and tomorrow, maybe some enhancement early in the snowbelt. Most of you wont notice. Lots of clouds and sun flurries. Tomorrow morning, a bursts of snow potentially in the snowbelt but nothing to be concerned about. On thursday, 30s and sunshine nd and on friday, about 50 with a mild weekend. In the back to more seasonal High Temperatures and chance of lake snow. Partly cloudy in the 40s all weekend and then 30s on monday and a pretty quiet weather pattern the next eight daysty. Fox 8 the official School Closing station with closings and delays onair, online. Dynel lane news show that starts the snowfall was are really having some call itas heart attack snow phone so what you should know before you shovel aswh matt wright has some tips to them have been working hard in the parking lot, this is good packing snow, to be shoveled it is a bit tricky, it can be dangerous for some people. He has his work cut out for him has says that theyas shoveling snow is manageable. This is my winter exercise. Wet snowfall has meant slushy roads and drivewaysys and a heavy load for those who have to shovel it. N those especially with heavy to something as seemingly easy as n shoveling the driveway. That can be a trigger for higher tax especially among those who are not otherwise are exercising,ng Sports Medicine doctor says that people of the history of heart and back problems should be careful. Op figure out they want to show it rather quickly rather quickly and thats a lot of stresser to the heart heart and that can i can cause potential heart problems. The a remake of he recommended that you stretch before shoveling drakemm drink plenty of fluids and take frequent breaks and try to push instead of left it. Ry if you you have to let them use youru legs instead of your back. And keep yourself on handing in hopes that ilf can at least dial 911. The of the snowfalls who uses the snowblower. When you finish shoveling, and you still have pains for several days that linger, he should talk to your doctor if you have a shooting pain down your leg or your back a or any other symptoms of a heart attack like shortness of breath or chest pain than seek help immediately. Where it meets the street to get the extra hardware for the snow plows at packet. Refers to a park they were using space heaters heater since last thursday because of the lack of heat thea Company Manager said that contractors are making the repairs yesterdayay the people morning. Accused of great reagan by teachers as Lorrie Taylor joins us with details from thebyte Strasburg Franklin school district. The Teachers Union is accusing superintendent cindy brown of ordering educators to change grades given two students in order to create the illusion of inflated performance. R want the facts to come out. Schimoler the present of the strasburg education associationch is calling for an investigation into allegations that the School School superintendent changed the grades of substance despite protests by district teachersngde. Which is what to make sure that those grades teachers havec given are protected speech for miller says that the superintendent cindy brown demanded teachers from the h middle and high School Change the wayho that they were assessing student achievement by giving more weight to homework assignments which tend to score higher than theng weight that was given to test scores which tend Science Teacher was disciplined when she refused to cooperate. S feel that is immoral im unethical and possibly illegal. Miller says the superintendent motive is not clearar he will be cemented a a resolution at a wednesday night meeting of the school more demanding investigation be conducted and that she be put on administrative leave s until results are made known. Unable to reach the superintendentnt at her District Office or by phone, schools were closed for snowday if allegations are proven, the teachersll union will demand that she resign as she pretended of the Strasburg Franklin school district. Longtime resident graduates of high school were surprised about the accusations. Miller says that the order to instructions tordt only grades were better, its as though grateful to be be changed to lower theug r student performance. Elect a woman says rta Police Arrested her for no reason she is sewing, Jessica Ferrato said she was assaulted by a transit officer last months at the rapid station the rapid station wes leonard 17 he said that she was tackled and arrested, artie officer he they also dropped the case against her be contacted rta forco a statement about her lawsuit but were told that they dont comment on any litigation. Two pedestrians were injured walking outside of a hospital when a carng jumped the curb this morning and Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain Police are investigating. Mentor on the lake place help after he lost control please post the photos on facebook the elder man was driving to walk his dog when he crashed through a fence andcr ended up on the closing datep he left his dog in his dog in the car we went for help everybody is okay. H that officer has a new protective vest thanks to a donation, this ist k9 officer mike,i a group called vested interest and canines donated the bullet and stab stab proof vest in honor of ated seattle k9 officer who died from cancer, it costs about 2,000 in ways 5 pounds but will keep the k9 officer mike safe in the line of duty. Adorable is esko Shaker Heights esko Shaker Heights we share these photos on facebook, thedo owners work hardakigh they call the police asking for invites but they do not want to take it to a shelter so make sure that he had angdo home so it turns out one of the officers was looking after a day at the station the lucky dog went to his forever home. En the rock n roll hall of fame has unveiledd the headliner for the annual spring benefit. Li play 60 rock n roll hall of fame inductees cheap trick will be rocking cleveland public on friday may 6, tickets starting atat 17. 50, they go on sale friday at 10 00 a. M. Through ticketmaster. Ay the 13th annual benefithe helps to support the rock hall educational programs. Hot wheels but probably not the kind that youre looking for , a warning from fire officials after a hoverboard nearly burned down a familys new York City Police tweeted a ofan cell phones, when a a man for discharging from under hisf pillowh when he slapped it overheated and bursting into flames this is a fluke but they say that that it is proof it can happent. Speaking of fire hazards, they were all the rage during the Holiday Season was not long before those so called hoverboardsh started to catch catch fire some even exploding. Happened right it happened right here in northeast ohio asas Jennifer Jordan has this morning after a near tragedy. Images of one of the hottest items on a christmas list from last season, the photos taken in the basement of a orange village home after a hoverboard that had been charged and charging caught fire saturday. The aftermath destroyed the carpet and causedt moderate smoke damage throughout the homeme. A smoke alarm was going off, responded with the engine engine and the notified by the police who was their first that there was a hoverboard on firer but it arrival. There were no injuries but chief wilson says the situation could have been much worse n if the home was unoccupied or if it happened overnight, theed futuristic scooters are Battery Powered and this past weekend the Consumer ProductSafety Commission put out an alert said thatdu the lithiumion battery and a chargert tendency to combust. These are some who dont so new dont know if they did actual ul testing and think that might be the problem. I watched it just totally melt that was 600 down the drain. Wa these boards typically cost about 600 not clear at the cheaper models or the ones made out of the country or the most susceptible to. I know that thehe Consumer ProductSafety Commission is testing a bunch of different eye on it every time you charge it to make sure that it does not combust. E this latest craze is sparking fires and rede flags for firefighters as well as familiesf , Jennifer Jordan fox 8 news. Charging for the recommended time and allow it to cool down before recharging. They they say its best to buy from a Reputable Company and this morning was a bit hectic and this past weekend was very cold but not that many this year that wouldve been would have very cold. Tonight mid to upper 20s, pretty quiet , but get ready because there will be School Tomorrow after a long weekendnd. Tomorrow about 33 for the High Temperature theres nothing major. Small system moving through on thursdaysm sunshine, low 30s and there will be some significant snowbelt friday with about 15 above normal. And then into the 40s for the weekend. Any plans that you may have, but to be aok with mid to upper 40s. Then back to the 30s on mondayen in just a few snow showers possible on mondayn and nothing really cool a nice forecast for the next week she sent it is both cute and terrifying as there are a dozen dogs learning to fly an airplanea. Show called off a fly still in the works but it involves a group of rescue dogsin to go through a series of problemsolving task and the best performance will end upm at Flight School for 10 weeks with 10 weeks they hope to be able to pilot a plane to show them how it is just a bad idea. Want to thank you for joining us tonight at home and onlineth. Bill martin xanax march was up next with all of the top since 1961, Pearle Vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. That was dr. Stanley pearles vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. Today, doctors like Lisa Hamilton perform eye exams that can help because we care for you. And your eyes. This is genuine eye care, this is Pearle Vision. Did it again fake snow enmass,s, it was very busy during the morning commute looks like were in for a clearing for a a while asi was my joins us with a forecast and looking atwi who got the snowfall. Areas and with that warning, snowbelt, got about 10 inches of