And then later on the talk more about they skivvies specifically and whether or not were anticipating some rain and snow. Traffic tie with patty. Nice start of wednesday. Clouds and the trail blazers tonight. Lo everything should be open. In Middleburg Heights we do not have any road closures there. Lets look at i 90 overbite 66. His rolling along quite well. 601 this morning our top story under wednesday memorial plans are set for the 16 your wife found dead in a vacantt cleveland home. Police are still working pieced together what happened as family and friends are rememberingced alexander molinsr it is our top story were going to check inn with the jessica dill at the funeral home. W good morning. I feel for this family they say they havent been eating or sleepingram 16 yearold step is just so heartbreaking this is a child this is a nephew, a brother, and they still have no idea who shot him a wife. Funeral or raises have been set for 16 yearold alexander mollet. Ve a viewing will be this sunday. Well be from one until five and then he will be laid to rest on monday. E police still do not know who shot him in the chest and left him for dead inside as vacant last night candles were lit in honor of him. Family and friends gathered at the home to honor their loved one who is taken way too soonm. He was such a beautiful person. To have his life and here. We show love. We dont hate. He spread that to everyone. There has been a gofundme page set up by the family. You can find the information on funeral cause. Thank you. Live in middle view heights. Other news Garfield Heights policeew are looking for the suspect and connected to a deadly shooting at a barbershopd officer say a fight broke out between 530bershop and 6 00 p. M. Last night. Person suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Any want information about the situation is asked to cally Garfield Heights police department. Police are looking for a gunman who killed a father of six at cleveland can could be a start. Fortyfour yearold marwan is a rio was behind the counter when a suspect when in and demanded cash. Ou police have Surveillance Video. Relatives say he may have known his killer becausel it appeared he tried to push the gun aside. It went off and hit him in the tested the gun men left the store with virtually nothings. I hope people learn from this. Dont get sad. Remember. River how someone lived and try and continue to be a good person. He was a good man. He did not deserve this. Friends and relatives hope Surveillance Video helps to mother up to be a rice that she still searching for justice two yearsfo after her 12 real se shoddy killed by police. Demonstrators held a protest to rock the twoyear anniversary yesterday. Ro he was shot by cleveland please after investigators say he was handlinghle an aerosol pistol wh officers thought was a real god. Neither of the officers were charged criminallyly but could face disciplinary action. My first demand is immediat still working in the building behind us. S. Theres no reason why we should have dead babies in the state of ohioo or this country which you all call america. I discussed it with america. Tamirs mother also calling the kyries incomingng prosecutor to reconsider, charges against the officers anc she wants a meeting with outgoing us attorney general led city of cleveland settled a lawsuit with the family for 6 million. Fox8 was a help make christmas brighter for a child in need. A lets check it was stacey frey. Operation giving tree is under way. Op perhaps well check in with stacey frey later on. Ha eight minutes. Plus your National Headlines are just had. Donald trumpue continues to send a message to the press. Some of the talking points during a private meeting with reporters tpo and present obamas a recordn for commuting sentencs of convicted criminals. Whats behind his effort to avoid sentencing for nonviolent crimes. Where the 20s here. Snow near toledo. Its not moving very fast. A good sign that we will stay dry but temperatures will climb on a fox 8 hour forecastt and a transition will occur back over to rain. Next week. It has been an easy one on the highways. T we have a couple of issues on the highway. We Cleveland Clinic is now ranked number two hospital in the nation and number one in heart care for 22 years in a row. H h tonights top stories on fox8 are brought you by liberty ford. Good morning everybody. Lakeill have some residual cover cloud cover. We saw some breaks of sunshine. Temperature still running well below normal. We had three days with temperatures below normal. And after the lice and we hade which is still covering the ground in many location. S no high is 73. Seasonal snow for the year is a little under an edge. That was officially at hopkins. Well check out whats going on currentlywe and what has ofs concern is we have a warm front starting to lift northce and thats a line for a changeover from rain to a slushy wet snow mix. A we have not seen any of that in most of us away from the lake generally in the mid and upper 20s. S. Radar showing again light snow near toledo. Da we have some light snow mix it with some rain near philly. Temperatures have gone up a couple of degrees in western ohio. O. The forecast is the majority of the rain is inching north and starting to slide further east. S theres a warm front here area south of the warm front. Th temperatures in the middle and upper 30s approaching 40 and generally 20s here for the north. This brummell start to move north and as i have is the cold air and asked flowing in of getting a little bit of that mixture. Fla youre going to encounter some slick spots this morning. The overall outlook shows in the transition for the west to the temperatures will rise quickly in the 40s and eventually by thenr the precipitation will be in the form of rain. We start to see brief transition for the west down near mansfield and eventually some dry breaks before the rain settles then later on. R temperatures climbing. Tomorrow looking better well talk about that in just a little bit. There is the rain starting to lift for the north. Er we finally moved the rain out of here in thanksgiving day. E general rainfall amounts around a quarter of an inch. The general estate in the middle 40s. G well look ahead. Thanksgiving and on fridayay the have a weak front coming in here in northwest some light snowe friday night into early saturday. Jetstream early december highlighting a lot of buckles in air with higher frequency storm systems. S. That doesnt mean snow that just means were not going to have those five or six sevenday periodss with no rain, snow. Next week could be on the upper 50s tuesday and wednesday. Weve not had any major accidents out there. Thats always good to hear. Calves and trailblazers tip tonight at seven. A tonight is the Biggest Party night of the year so people tell me. Ht if youre going to do that, please find somewhere else to drive you around. G g Middleburg Heights had a slight uneventful route. Their ramin trump 90 eastbound that ram is now open. T southbound side of luyster road between detroit and kill you. Talking to please yesterday please tell if they hope it reopens next week. The ntsb investigating that Deadly School bus accident in chattanooga tennessee. De five children were killed and many more were seriously hurt. The 24 yearold driver Johnthony Walker is under arrest. Investigators say he might have beenin speeding when the bus crash. Pe the bus was a few blocks away from an Elementary School when the accident occurred. Twelve students remain , sixtalized this morning of them in intensive care. That large kansas waterslide where a ten yearold boy was killed the summer will be demolished. It was built at the worlds caleb schwab to death. Two other people in the same wrath were also her. O right had passed inspections just two months before the accident. Ns a federal court is blocking role that would allow overnight pay for an estimatedth 4 million American Workers. The course says the department of labor wind above is authority in crater the role the the ruling is a big blow to the obama and ministration which one the whitecollar exemption. Decile called roll less of administrativeal or professional workers who make just over 23,000 a yearke a year. Obama considered continues his efforts to enforce harsh sentencing for nonviolent crimes. Reduce the senses for 79 more inmates. Re president obama has committed more senses than the past 11 look for that to change before he is out of office. T the white house says the economy changes are to provide relief to nonviolent drug offendersge who some are receiving four times the sentence they would receive today. R president elect on truck meeting with the staff of the New York Times p behind closed doors. Trump start off the meeting by saying he had Great Respect for the New York Times tby the felte had been treated fairly. The president electalthough the meeting was private, the New York Times reporters were live w tweeting during the 75 minute interaction. This was trump second meeting with the president t this week on monday he met with the anchors of the Major Television networks. When the band starts playing in the flow start going there will be an unprecedented amount giving day pray. T more than 40,000 please officers wooly posted on the two and half mile route. Ol lawenforcement Officials Say theres no specific credible threat to the macys thinks giving day pray. Terrorism experts say ice is is tempted by holiday attackss because its losing ground on the battlefield. An update on your weather and traffic every eight minutes. Da help astronauts are getting their holiday meal while in orbit. Another holiday tradition there looking forward too. Is the biggest shopping day of the year is upon us. I how macys is getting ready for its our front yard. Is beginning to look a lot like christmas. As redo operation giving tree. We do this every year. We hope you can help us do we do every year. We depend on you. D thank you for joining us. Kristi capel to start with patty harkin. Right now everyone is pretty patient on the roadways. There are no accidents being reported. We also have road closure and macedonia north bedford road. However that closure just goes do today and that we should reopen the roadway. Eo very little volume as he make your way up onto the innerbelt bridge. A dont forget the cavs they do have a game tonight. T i guess the trailblazers. Looking at gas prices not too bad. Averages 20. 05 around town. So far the weather is cooperating in the Greater Cleveland area. At 31 degrees right now it will be we are currently 31. 31 de widespread 20s so widespread cooling now behind her ahead of the coal front and eventually the temperatures are going to start toly climb northward temperatures cold enough for a and wet snow near toledo and family. Notice is a very small percentage of the area of precipitational which is primary rain. Notice all these 20s here. Were highlighting a mix of storms in ohio. Again a shower mix well to the west otherwisee evening showers . Ellipsis the rain around midday. And then temperatures will start to climb 40s. A showers spreading to the area at the afternoon goes on. We highly doubt were going to see any major issues and a lesser driving along the turnpike into western ohio l later on this morning. N coffee quiz is coming up in about a half an hour. Thank you scott. Do you ever wonder how astronauts celebrate face giving their food is in dehydrator packets. Nasa director says his crews will be eating cherry blueberry cobbler and of course those mashed potatoes toch he reveals the one face giving day tradition that will be celebrated the International Space station. Face giving in my work is not complete without the ball so we can have Mission Control center sun life the to watch to complete the experience of thanksgiving. Nice. Its currently on a fourmonth mission that will finish up last month. M back here on mother earth. Many of us will head out and braved them crowd looking for a big a good deal and the stores are getting ready. Y. Black friday is the busiest shopping day of the year. La walmart is trying to rake in starting out deals online at 12 01 a. M. On thursday. Li stores will open at 6 00 p. M. On thanksgiving day. Or Walmart Stores are promising fasterr checkout times and offering items that shoppers might have forgotten. O we are getting ready our yearly event. This year were going to make it very simple. Hi we had some great items. Black friday traditionally are when many retailers are in the black or turn a profit for the year. We have an update on your the weather and traffic every eight minutes. Th friends and family look for closure after missing 16 goals found shot and killed in a vacant house. The very latest on the investigation is just a hade is even with any luck the parking situationev from west side markt continues to be an issue for both vendors and customers. While come back. 628 is your time. You will do that and i will cost us to scott. Good morning. Got. How are you. Are you guys are right . We are working together as a team. Looks good. Are numbers depend on it [laughter] k are you guys all powdered up and ready to go. Its only 630 . Will take a look at the temperatures now the everybodydy is below freezing which is critical of his warm front starts to lift north. Weve had a lot of warm air along this warm his overriding the cold air. Were getting a transition to some sleet and wet snow flurries mixed in with the rain in toledo. M as a percentage of the overall rain is not measureda any sort f transition would be well to the west. Temperatures in cincinnati approaching the 40s. S. So rain by late morning all that rain is going to make it ino could a brief transition well to the western thats not going to be any major or cause any major temperatures will rise back up into the lower 40s. By lunchtime temperatures upper 30s and 41. B there is that transition to the westernra well have some drive breaks but showers will become more widespreadee Late Afternoon and right on the the evening. Rain will continue overnight tonight. Ai by thanksgiving morning the majority of the rain will be gone. M i dont think were looking at anything major. I the afternoon is looking warmer. Core of an inch of rain fall. Theres the cold front as a goes to these. Th the only issue now will be a week liver coming in from the northwest. T. Snow showers possible friday night into early saturday. Ow i highly doubt well get much as you look at the eightday forecast the rest of the a day and into next week highlights temperatures in the 40s. D by next tuesday temperatures will rise in the 50s. B lets like late monday and tuesdayl will have another one f the systemsll watching west to east. At this point it seems to be a rain producing system not a snow producing system. It has been a nice looking rushhour so far. We dont have any access and very light volume. E calves and trailblazers tonight at 7 00 p. M. Well see more traffic coming in a big party night, do not drink and drive chat turkey taste in brunswick theres a water main break. Ns ledge road reopened at route eight. Le lets look at the highway. We are starting to see a few more cars dotting the roadway. Seventyone at 480 over by the airport. Not the biggest travel day of the yearvv but a lot of folks ae traveling on the roadways as opposed to the airport. T patty thank you. Top story Funeral Plans have been set for the 16 your cleveland teenager found dead st the vacant home. Below family and friends trying to cope with the loss of their loved onely whose life was taken way too soon. Lets check in again with the jessica dill at the funeral home. Ae good morning. A hard time for the family right now they are going to the unimaginablele. They have to bury their 16 yearold loved one but at the same time theyre trying to figure out what happened him and he was responsible. About 50 family r members and a friendsn gather for a vigil last night at the big a home where alexander molen was foundh dead on east 54th street could they carried signs and left flowers and stuffed animals. Ca alexander was last seen at weeks ago. On sunday his body was found a vacant home with a gunshot wound to the chest. Probably still do not have suspects which makes everything so much harder for the family who says they will nevererpr fot how great of a person alexander was. That smile of his. I was told him to get a haircut. That shaggy lawn care [laughter] he was a really great kid. There would be a viewing from 1 00 p. M. Until 5 00 p. M. And a then he will be laid to rest on monday that the family says they are going to do whatever they can dom to make sure there is justice served. Jessica dill reported life an update on a sad story in middlebrook heights. Fe be well free parking may soon be a thingy of the past for visitos heading to the westside market. E Business Owners there say some people park and the lot behind the market and thensi for hours taking up valuable space to they signed a petition asking city officials should charges a fee amount up when yu park. Nothing has been determined however in terms of prices. Hi city leaders say has to be a rate that wont hurt the vendors thousands of twinkly lights, with a 100 trees and a lot of snow has taken over jacks casinoss at the higby. The theme this year is jack frost. There are bells hanging over the casino is honoring the original higby departs from with Christmas Trees and photos from the original building. R the decorations will be up to the holidays and into january. Fox8 wants to make this in spite of for children in need. T check he was stacey freys out of front yard where operation giving tree is beginning in about 25 minutes or so. 7 00 a. M. This morning until 7 00 p. M. Sniper this is our 11th year for operation giving tree. Q just arrived. Come on over santa. Santa is here to help us collect toys for all the kids in foster care. Le five counties now we have served. Its always offered to come here to channel eight with a family here and bring all these toys is the incredible. The people we see coming down your year after year, lines of people coming in giving whatever they can. Absolutely. Like slasher we had one car that delivered 700 prizes just a one carload. That was awesome. Because santa needs a little help [laughter] christmas is about all of us jumping in. Ch and you have some help from some veterans . Those guys helped out. We have some give cards and toyh this is one of our favorite days here at fox8. O because the generosity of if youre out andoy about jp gis the last to suffer thanksgiving, pick up a couple of toys. Gift cards are always good. You dont want to forget those teenagers that are in foster care. There is a lot of children that we have been able to help do everybodys generosity. A thank you very much. Stacy fry getting ready for what we pray will be a very successfulet operation giving tree. An update on your weather and traffic every eight minutes just ahead. Plus celebratingst the one ad only dick goddard after more than a halfcentury on the air. O the legendary meteorologist made his final forecast. A look back on an emotional day. And tomorrow is the big day. Thanksgiving day. S in the fox8 turkey bowl. Ahead will meet the shares contestantsah in we will meet lt good morning. Storm box radar, temperature superimposed on the radaror do show a bunch of us well below freezing. Whats happening is the have the warfront in thatwh shade of o purple. Pu thats a brief transition especially on i 75 quarter to some light snow mix seamlessly. I again temperatures are below freezing so some thats going to the westernno temperatures in southern ohio are pushing forward. Quick showers and again it will be widespread later on today but there will be a fair amount ofr rain deceiving as temperatures climb back up into upper 40s. Thanksgiving a shower early. A little cloudy. Chance of some light snow friday night. C a week cold front. Daytime highs in the 40s and sunshine sunday at this point next week system looks to be rain and breezy and that should bring temperatures into the lower and middle 50s. The coffee quiz in just about ten minutesh. And has been a nice rush hour. If youre traveling there are a lot of construction problems still out and about especially down in akron. That ran down there is close not permit is still over 76 at will sledges would that will open in the early part of summer next year. Op constructions between continues at 76. The of ramp closures in that area 77 north and 76 westbound. Lets take a peek at some of our roadways. T a few more cars are dotting the roadways. A seventysix at wolf ledges. A few more cars this is a construction zone. People are creeping do there. Just something to keep in mind as you go about your travels. S please dont drink and drive and find semi else tole do the driving if you are going to be trying driving and drinking this evening or any time. After 55 years on air, this is day one of retirement for fox8 legendary prognosticator, we knew this day was coming but that did not make it any easier. D after dick goddard wrapped up half a century of bringing you the forecasted we bring you more on last nights festivities. Onstream bearing his name meteorologist dick goddard prepares to deliver his final forecast. That rice as if he were clearly intact while his mood as always the rest of us however at fox8 emotion. Happy and proud to celebrate his legacy but with a lot of precipitation. To us, dick goddard isnt just a coworkerip, but family and frie. Over the years how may times have wewe laughed on the air . Familiar faces like former anchor tim taylor returned chain fond memories of so many good times. Ne you always were completely no i was aware you are online, thats way i did it. A his impact on the station is immeasurable. Helping ratings soar while onping general managers their toes. People would say what is a light to manage it dick goddarde and i would tell them, nobody nobody can manage dick goddard. [laughter]r] the only thing i canay because dick goddard does his own thing. Always putting the people, and of course, the animals first. He is so sweet and kind and. Arrot because of dick ive rescued there is, five cats, 4 a couple of other miscellaneous animals. A passion for loving all creatures big and small. Andar i saw him coming out in a said dick, dick. And hee to get in there said open the back door charlie. I opened the back door and he goes by me and he has a spider. N a web the air force veteran going to battle getting the dick goddard law passed to help animalsw. I admire what hes done for animals and the advocacy for animals d. Additional accolades works that from govern cleveland governor jackson. Fox8 has contacted the folks at Guinness World recordss and they have and honor that bob brought both a chuckle and tears to dik goddard. Who does this for 55 years . I came upon a store television employee and inside d opened it up and thought it was his former and current bosses say never really mattered much to him c his focus has always bn on delivering a great forecast for the people at any priceng. We found this on december of 1965. It is a payroll notice telling accounting that dick goddard salary will now be increased from 130 to n 138 per week. I think he would work for. Othing honestly and end of an era that wrapped up with o l we have one more for you take it away. For the next three months its going to be cold [laughter] but dick says his heart will remain warm because of all of and the love and resort and support he has received in cleveland a. I say again be good to the animals both the 4foot and to put animals to. Thank you so much. No, we thank you for which is why we were not saying to buy, just. I would only say, say good night dick. Good night dick. What a night. He will be around. Of course he will. Those of you in the public will probably see him more than us. Ouub is also announced the formation of his nonprofit to help the animal clinics. On the information is and on our website at fox2now. Com. What turkey a safe this thanksgiving because of a new celebrity status . Straightahead were going to be tom who has his very own social media pages. For more information on these and all other jobs click the walked down back. It has been a nice morning ubc and i nine coming in from the avon, avon lake. In just a loaded above the speed limit. Us seventyone is looking good heading to brook park and eventually into cleveland. Ad we have not yet found any big delays on the roadway. Seventyone out route 82. Looking fine with no problems therefrom strongsville. Ng ninety on east show way. And judging by the drive times. You have issue free on 480422. Scott is here with the eightdat forecast, the coffee quiz and a mouth full of cookies [laughter]r] way. Are ago less take a look at the forecasteded we are steady in the 20s and low 30s. Weve had a transition of rain mixed it with some sleep and snow flurries. Lb Western Areas that have the highest has between now il now about nine at 10 00 the morning. Temperatures and columbus now down near dayton with temperatures rising into the 40s which means that precipitation will be in the form of showers. Heavier rain showers and more sustained rainfall during the evening heavier to the west. Herr rain later on today. Temperatures and in the low 40s. Fortyeight on thanksgiving. A shower early, partly sunny. Y. Clouds early in the morning. Thanksgiving is looking pretty good. And wiping crumbs off enough sort of thing c. This is from jingle bell johnny. He is in the turkey bowl tomorrowh. We are going to make sure he wins. We love you guys. There are no laughs coming from the opposite side of the studio. Nobody thinks is funny [laughter] im kidding. Kelly davis of masculine. How are you this way . I pray. Sorry we are distracted. There are about 99,000 things going on. The so dick goddards final broadcast was yesterday. So we havel a question hes been on the air a long time. What events or invention occurred after mr. Goddards first broadcaster hes been was its first us manned Space Mission,a the invention of the dalenzo, the invention of the microwave oven or the invention or debut of the monopoly board game. What occurred after which means three of those occurred before. C im going to say a. The first us manned space which happen to bewas alan shepard . Im going to say that. Christie, what you think . Im going to go with microwave oven. Oh my goodness. I thought id how to better than i was thinking a or c but im going to go with a. Smart lady. You are pretty good there mr. The very first man space Space Mission occurred after. [laughter] so when mr. Goddard wait on the yet. Y it was in 1961. Kelly, a bunch of mcdonalds get certain things, to tickets to see the Christmas Carol carol at the great lakes theaterth. Happy thanksgiving kelly. Happy thanksgiving. Its a big day here at fox8 for more reason that one. We have a giving tree outside. We have a party inside. G [applause] it turkey bowl 2016. Eighteen years. When we come back we will meet our contestants. We have all the people who were involved with this. H and we will say hi to all of the police dont know who shot him why. We are going to find ridiculous than they are going to go to prison and we are not going to sleep until this happened up ago fund me page all about and the 44 yearold was behind the counter when the one also when the suspect was in command . Went in demanding cash police are now reviewing Surveillance Videoth road trips later. To try to push the gun aside when genocide when it went off hitting him in the true. The mother of two members says she still searching for just as two years after her s was shot and killed by police and protesters held it was actually an airsoft pistol. Nader or charged criminally burke could face c disciplinary action. My first command is commanders immediatete firing f the officersfi which is still working in this building behind us. S there is no reason why e should have stood said babies in which all ill call america. Im disgusted with america. His mother also calling for the incoming pro secures your reconsider criminal charges against the officers and sheer wants a meeting with outgoing us attorney general loretto lunch earlier this year they filed a lawsuit t with the family for 6 million. A doing at at once againry with operation giving tree now officiallyer underway. Good morning. Good morning. Always a good signgn when we began. Anthonyn a ring thank you so much. What did you bring you and why . A bunch of toys of your work come down here to participate were made you feel the needd to come down here and contribute . T just little racecars for kids that can put together themselves and hopefully they are enjoy it and go through the holidays. I have to mention the narrow because they feared all theo hungry people on the earth starts at 7 00 a. M. Goes until 7 00 p. M. N frontier is they are from american stories help us all keep his head and motivated. Yes we want to provide food for t the volunteers this mornig it is an amazing to see how many jumps are brought inma for the kids in northeast ohio they deserve do service deserve it and a happy holiday. O thank you is finally under way, and out there dick goddard way were right where we are right on the sure way. We will be here all day. Stop by and say hi. You and say entire are dressed alike. That is good stuffss the time is 7 08 a. M. To . A campaign change. She deleted the numerals. She has to go to jail. Climate change to promises to further investigate hillary clinton. And Biden Bachmann versus the position the Vice President is being considered forenen after leaving august after leaving peaks of someone as the temperatures climbing above freezing that will be critical in a sort of changeover will begin later on this morning we have snow herea this morning in toledo. Thanks a lot and good morning all irish out of the fox eight 20 identifyht there is a party going on and just yesterdaya we celebrated mr. Richard colder than it is just a lot going on stickingk you for around here on fox eight news this morning. If you would like to drop of a gift we will be here until 7 00 oclock developing news president elect donald trump is chosen South Carolina governor as Us Ambassador to the United Nations she is the first is the first woman he is appointed during his transition meanwhile is changing as tough to on several issues includingg clime change torture and former democratic nominee hillary clinton. We went to the special times that he does not want toow hurt the clintons. Some supporters are upset over the shift, but former new york mayor and cap new york adviser defends trump. There is adv tradition in american politics that a few when an election is sort of put things behind you. He also says now he is au. Totally open mind h on the issue of Climate Change after rejecting the idea of that humans playoff part. Bring back water boarding retired general said he never found the torture techniques to be useful. A spokesperson for Vice President joe biden says he is not interested in leading the Democratic Community after he leaves the Vice President s office however he will still be involved in shaping the future of the democratic party. She is leading the committee right now untill elections are done in the and formerer vermont governor howard dean. In this morning . A federal court blocking a role that would allow overtime pay for an estimateded 4 million American Workers courses the department of labor one above its authority in creating the world. The ruling is a bigme bw to the Obama Administration that wanted to reduce the whitecollar extensione it prevents of not paying overtime to administrative workers to makeoverad year. It is 7 14 a. M. Er patty harkin any big backups today . No big backups a couple that make it aba nearby depending on where youre crying over in brunswick there was so water main break the small stretch of roadway is still close we also havetc this road closure that towards oakwood. The one accident we have is down in the akron area 77 Southbound Police are on the scene it looks like it was cleared away. Seventysevens as you can see e have a bit more volume out there 90 approaching west 25th no issues except off to the right hand side flashing lights anytime you see that if he spill overh and give them plenty of space that would be ideal. Route 14 is closed at the lake rothwell bridge. That is having structural issuesh 303 to 44 is your alternate it will be close the next six months. Scott is here with not too bad of a forecast. Mo good morning, everyone nicelooking sunshine high cirrus clouds temperatures for the most partt unless you live here in cleveland on liquid to mid 20s with your up and currently and we need to keep an eye n on the warm front a lot of rain with the system seeing rain in daytonn in cincinnati but noticed 26 and chardon and 20 and eastlake 30 and sandusky abundant reallyan in the end of the shows are spreading on the warm front and we are seeing now the computer painting the purple and pink shade andn northwestern ohio that would indicate some localized rain and snow max witi mixed with not had any accumulations we will start will start to see if a few showers in of that happening at this. Is pretty small. We will start to see showers spreading through. The area this afternoon by tomorrow morning majority of this rain should based on thanksgiving day. Sh forecast now i was live look behind the front. A week clipper late friday into saturday. And then we look ahead for the very active jetstreamo see how it flies higher chance now that wee will have a very little break tomorrow looking good light snow night snow friday night looking goodokd fox eight news is your official School Closing station just a recap with the brownso turkey bowl 2016. Ra time now for the fox eight stork report clevelands own welcoming clevelands own. Ei ts kid from akronis is about to tun twob months old look at that smile. What its a doll baby. To have your little one featured just upload a picture to giving tree where are my into it is already under way taking your choice toys and gifts until 7 0s will be performing this friday night at 8 00 p. M. At the akron civic theatre. Theater. Close even the we of been seeing a lot ofi people so far we would love to see more of you. So that is great but speaking of that get happy 2,016 turkey bowl. I seems like it gets longer every year. Were just going to put without all morning long. As everybody ready . A returning champion you see the two photos from our sponsor as chartered. That is awesome because you are coming back for the third year we need a third time role. The third term asos you can only when it three times in a row then we have two handbook trophy over to someone. Like rocky. T i was thinking of retiring anyway. Andth jingle bell charlie jup in what i love is you have a gift are giving to . I do. G my reputation i happen to be a big toymaker the north pole and also my boss. Th i told thei had a headacheto im going to te cavaliers game tonight. We have for the god of fallingg muscle come to you mess with him to you see these muscles . To is that is kids out there was some man . Could this to you. You doing this for your dog . Weree doing this for my daddy pastor a couple weeks ago we wed be bawling for him he always watched. In i have no any body anybody right here. I called of thunder and the king of rock n roll. I love it. I loveehu the picture we said as soon as the that picture came inoo jc is our country. Thank you. Thank you very much we are more contestants coming caps on we up dont have our cheerleaders as wellap lots more to come you will love it the 95th annual turkey bowl. Thank you guys. An interesting collection of individuals. 7 26 a. M. Is your time. Saying goodbye to mr. Goddard. These first honored the starstudded while come back to fox eight news in the morning. Outside he has already come to town. You better go tell him your wish list, wayne. To sit on his lap. Mine is pretty expensive thes maybe you should not make your way out there. However like to 70,000 watch, theodore. What if you do want to drop off and unwrapped a giftp till 7 00 oclock tonight it is about the kids trying to help the kis who are less fortunate. Need a toy to make their christmas better. At ten it starts off Holiday Season it is nice. E. Bathroom a big bathroom break or somethingof know that sounded le an evil santa doesnt it get out here of here we dont want to scare the kids. S. Temperaturesn thes middle teens further east right now we are currently have 31 degrees here and fox eight with fox eight with breaks in the overcast otherwise fivestar driving in here. Route 8271 south of columbus we look27 at what isap front lifting through cold as temperatures in the middle 30s. But but the dates and up to 37 we have had reports now up to northwest ohio out with a brave changeover we talked about this being a brief one or not talking about this wintry mix changeover here in cleveland although we are anticipating moreeo widespread rain developig in theg morning. And by then temperatures will been climbing well up into the lower and middle 40s. L drive breaks before the rain really suttles and this settles in this evening and overnight tonight. Aiai we talk about the eightday and just a few minutes. Good morning. Over overall weve had a nice looking rush hour. Traffic was a little sluggish in the area other than that it has been easy. Usually we see slowdowns at this. Not at 90 at 22nds this is normally are really sticky spot. But not today for the morning commute very little volumey you see the drive time with 90 coming in with 9 the 15 minute ride 11 minutes on 71 from route 82 from 49014 minutes over all a great rushhour and that is in the clearing stages. Weaning 7 32 a. M. On your wednesday morning. A 16 yearold boy found dead in a vacant cleveland home. Aroy still trying to piece together exactly what happened saysi friends and family remembr alexander mullen. We check in with the funeral home. Al dry not a lot of dry eyes and the houses we said goodbye to mr. Goddard yesterday afternoon reception was held at the entire fox eight family past and present along with a lot of special guests. We are talking abouta former general manager managers and news anchors in the their stories about how mr. Goddard is meant so much to people in northeast ohio. Aree coming in his really looking good. What a great time last night. Virgil dominic was back former general manager tim taylor and all of that. People ask me all the time what is dick goddard re with the way i determined someones character is how do they treat people and animals when no one is looking. And by that yardstick or any yardsticka dick goddard is the greatest humanitarianst this town is ever seen. He is. N and then their well wishes like another legendary say. Even mayor Frank Jackson was there is not a man of many words for the outside of a long discourseid. So then take then gave a final forecast on fox eight news at 6 00 oclock last night surrounded by his family 0 and friends as well as coworkers as he stepped away fromll the news desk to twohanded to retirement. I dont handle this very well im sorry. D it sounds like much like your first broadcast right . It was higher. R. His voice was so hard in 1961. The small animals what a explains his work you can see more from his farewell on his website it is well worth it plenty of picturesis to go with it. And now for the 16 yearold boy found dead in that they can cleveland homey was hd things over who is liable was liable for us this morning. Ho good morning. You really feel beenf sleeping or eating since finding out about the death of the 16 yearold. This child was a son and nephew of brother of my and my family is just devastatedff and that is from oe rest on monday police still dont know who shot him in a the chest and left him for dead inside a vacant home on east 54th street in cleveland. Last night, candles were litst d under in honor of alexander. Friends and family gathered to remember their loved one who was taken away is taken away to send. O we show love we dont hate. Spreads that to everyone. Fi that is been a co fund me page set up to help with funeral costs cost you can find that he was last seen at Washington Park high school his a family was actively searching for them for him for about 11 days before theyeyct were told the heartbreg news. An update on our top story. A happier note right now eight because we are all about giving back that is with the station is about great it is timea for our annual giving tre we have cars pulling up with special guests. Your have with me jeff from Medina County job and Family Services his first year the third h weve helped foster children as and no the generosity is Experiments Program of it yardstick to be here. It is absolutely wonderful a beautifulamy morning and a wonderful day. As he definitely had worst is tommy about this year of 90 children in foster care. Select 90 children in c foster care soe are place to us route with religious butth in our custody. This event will help make it wonderful for those children. It is hard to believe but there are children in foster care who may get even more ignored and not get anything. Obviously they are in foster care the ability to give a thema happy christmas can help canada helps with the pain of not being able to be with their family. Mark is always with us Northern Ohio honda dealers n debate sponsored. Good morning, partner we have the best viewers in the world we need your help today come down to your favorite newscaster i find them one of the very few times he can interact with those you see on tv a gre we need your help. Dont rely on other people we need you to come down to spring one gift. Why gift for one child makes all the difference. We really need your help today thee are here until 7 00 oclock tonight we will be out here 0p will be too we are highlighting is primarily between h finley in toledo. The warmup will be fairly abrupt hueneme transition would be brief. We are anticipating showers of rain bybr late mornig eventually they will spread through the area out late this afternoon especially this evening and tonight. Lower 40s today at most of the rain will be gone ts cloudy we shoud not have any issues if you are driving. A week front comes in snow of a snow shower 40s the restra of the weekend. And then rightek now we are anticipating rain with pretty good wednesday or early tuesday here is the pattern we headed out weeks and weeks ago with the weather systems coming in what seems like every other day all the way through the middle of next week good morning. Better news out of North Olmsted the accident we have for 80 eastbound gone. You are correct. For 80 eastbound they do have a serios accident t between harlem and kendell. And that is down in akron with the roadways. This is west 25th were seeing 271 and brought the way no issues whatsoever i just spoke with the fine folks in brunswick this i have the water main break and they have no idea when it is going to be open. Wayne, back to you. We are now just 32 days away from christmas. We are going to check in with stacy who is live in a fox eight front yard where the gifts are rolling in. A, he is record goddard tell you look atdd the street here he comes the car hopefully it is full of presence we will see we have lots of volunteers at here waitingts to take your gifts. Here we have Laurie Obrien from lake county children and Family Services live in helping you weve been helping you guys for four years nows that site five counties now. It is the hard to believe someone could have an adult taking care of them who would not give them a christmas. E which i hate to we tried to help any family we canto making sure the kids out of the presence. We have 90 had 90 foster children and thenen probably another 500 in the community i dont know where all the people art. We need some of te best o viewers in the world to help us a gift we need for children the only gift they get all the art. Even here until 7 00 oclock you dont have to with the gift cards or whatever you can afford. You have got to think of the teenagers not just for the kids everybody can help it does not take a whole lot. We are here every day we are board a here. Get in your car t some presence and get the heck out here. And come on down. Will need some more of our contestants when we come back. Ra. The 2016 turkey bowl is in the fact. 16 jingle bell johy said he was so touched the animals that he wantss to donate this to mr. Goddard. G that is awesome. Good job, johnny. Weso to go, man. We were meeting the contestants 73rd turkey bowl. Lets do something right now. Sean day is here right now how are you doing please stand up. S we can show you the browns tshirt but you said what . They need to draft me. I will show them how to bowl. You are a big fan of the turkey bowl . I am. F i wanted all the tim even at home one time and im in it. Her family said if got to go. Im good to go. I call and cancel. Sorry, maam. Im a man. Im a good words. Thank you so much. Next up we have a beautiful lady named barbara was. Good morning. Good morning. So, barbara were to come up with this one . Was just on hollowingy so showig a tour through takes only got it right. In your daughter came all the way from colorado to be it is the 23rd day of november. S oh my gosh. My name is wayne dawson. I am stephani schaefer. We did not even plan thatam operation giving tree day. That is right we areoo those children who dont haveesa present to open on christmas morning. There is a live look outside. We need a lot more people to show up. And we need your unwrapped toys. We will be outside tonight until