Hogh city of cleveland responding to criticism that it is insensitive and callous toward the family of tamir rice. Leavitt road said today the family tt a 500dollar bill for Ambulance Service for transporting thebi 12yearold two metrohealth where he died from gunshot firefighting cleveland officer check in now with jessica dillc for the very latest. Meeting is still going on behind me, discussing this they want to say that a bill was never sent toa the tamir rice family, has been some kind of mixup with the insurance in the state. He said that the bill was not sent to the family, they close the account, when the state asked for information, somehow thats real good at sending the bill to the state, he said no bill was sent to the family, some Insurance Companies , will pay the entire bill was like medicaid or limited to what they will pay. Plus in the austin this is where the likelihood of collecting amountsts, then ride it out. We have not, in the past, nor intended to in the future, a
Companies say the bill for 500 had been automatically generated after a request was submitted by the administrator of the estate ask in asking the city to submit the billing statement. Because, che of the process being retained, none of the managers, in the finance department, the Law Department or anybody here today, was notified of this, he was following a routine process that he has done many times before youou he said that it was not sent to theid family he said that the city absorb the amount of medical bills not covered by medicaid,oror stressing that the case should have been red flagged so thatst supervisors would have known not to send a bill. And now, at this point, that account is going to be closed again and we are withdrawing the claim that he was shot by an officer november 2014 the officer thought that it was a pistol that looked realistic. The fact that the claim was filed has drawn criticism from the attorneys for the family, Subodh Chandra released the following state
Looking to fox 8 news. We had an incredible weekend it felt like spring. Potluck florida. Are about to get reality but thats okay we can expect that ink mid february. Absolutely stunning day, a beautiful blue sky as we look downtown, check in with aj colby is outside. It is sunny and brisk, our temperatures will continue to be called a day just a little bit below average. Of 39, currently airport we also have 39 the sun is out and beautiful, and just a few clouds to the south. Mainly sunny atmosphere today, this ability has improved. Un we had thick fog at mansfield, one 16 th of a mile, now 5 miles akroncanton we can see visible satellite hobby fog has been dissipating. It is going to be a quiet day. And nice including tomorrow looks good. A system from the southwest will eventually find its wayr into the Buckeye State to see the isobars wrapping around it so that storm system strengthens. I do believe well getw some snow out of this, talk the timing of that system and that will just
Exclusive interview. Iteam learned that one of theh six officers fired, 34 yearold freddy diaz was given high praise for his Job Performance just before he was let go, tonight we take you insidestst his story with this exclusive. It is worth is worth a come on dont want to live it, i do want to think about it but it is embedded in my heart and mind hispanic former Cleveland Police officer freddy diaz talks about the november 2012e shooting that left two suspects dead. 13 officers fired their weapons that night, he was the first, he said he fired his weapon after the suspects car wasas coming toward him. In a position, thinking about my wife who was eight months pregnant and not knowing if i was to be borne. Six officers including him were fired he told his wife of 15 years and three children he was no longer employed. Ld city officials said that he was found guilty of several administrative charges including failure to request permission to join the pursuit. Union leaders and he were s
Heading east near bratenahl. There are some snow bands moving off the lake. It is a good day to stay insideis and watch tic especially after last night she had to drive into that it was less good morning. The coldest winter day of the season so far so bundleup. If you go outside, coverup as cover up as much as you can. It is very easy to have hypothermia and frostbite. Looking at radar, watching a couple of snow bands near ashtabula andrw geneva it looks like it wants to drift back and forth between geneva on the lake and ashtabula. There is a snow likely light snowfall on the side near burke lakefront airport. Near bratenahl started to see some snowfall and there is that banned near Ashtabula County and ashtabula proper. This looks to be the coldest, the coldest core near new england and other one developing in canada, the lands is, they quiet down then swing southeast. Th does not matter which direction the wind comes when it comes to the windchill. E looking at these windchills, 10