Shockley is still out there. By the way hes not the only escapee making people nervous today. A sex offender arrested in treated for his arrest and it is raising a lot of questions if you can imagine tonight. Our bob jones was the first to talk to Medina Police about the escape. First of all, bob, we want people to know that this person is locked up at this hour . Reporter frank, the Violent Fugitive Task force had teams of investigators both here and akron and in cleveland searching for brooks howard. Still the Medina Police chief is clearly annoyed that he was medical center. Brooks howard is a registered wayne county sex offender. This year he was indicted on new charges, accused of sex crimes against a 10yearold girl. This guy as far as im concerned is a danger. He always has been a danger. Reporter Medina Police say after a judge lowered howards bond, he got out of jail, but he violated the terms of his bond and a warrant was issued. On saturday, officers tried to howard climbed this building and jumped from three floors. He had a broken femur and his lung had collapsed. Reporter still as body camera video shows he was able to run away. Stop running, dude, stop running. Youre going to get tased. Reporter until Police Tracked him down a few blocks away as the officer broke the finger while handcuffing howard. Put your hands behind your back. Reporter he was taken to the medical center. They thought that they would keep tabs on him after being told of the well the next thing we know, he walks out. Reporter his officers provided metro with a copy of the warrant and feels that the Hospital Police should have been guarding howard. If metro Hospital Police were doing the job, then they need to say so. Reporter the u. S. Marshal service tracked down howard on clevelands west side this afternoon, taken back to metro. This time the chief said a until his release. I dont know how many times we have to catch the same guy. Im not happy about it. Reporter and i just spoke to the metro health spokesperson. She tells a very different story. She says, never in the conversation between the dispatcher at metro and a sergeant with Medina Police was there any discussion regarding metro health agreeing to watch the prisoner. Metro health also saying tonight that all policies procedures were followed in this case. Live in akron tonight bob jones news channel 5. A news alert now at 5 00. Efforts to bring back ohios golden week have failed. Today as federal Appeals Court struck down and ordered an early week of voting, during which people could register to vote. Democrats say that dropping the golden week is just one more in the series of the republican back changes that disproportionately burdens the black voters and democratic voters. But todays ruling found that well today in the race for the white house is there an independent resurgence this year. Third Party Candidates are polling better than ever before, but is it enough . Our rob howard is tracking the latest for us from the newsroom. Rob . Reporter i believe that there are two independent candidates taking on the power house nominees donald trump and Hillary Clinton this year. One of them is close to polling high enough to be invited to be included in the president ial debates. But he is not the one asking for the invite. It is stein making the case to be included that voters deserve to be heard from all the candidates, but she has been polling around 1 now. The candidate needs to reach 15 to get that coveted debate invitation. The libertarian candidate gary johnson is closer, polling between 10 and 12 . Now, as for the major Party Candidates on abc jimmy kimmel live, answering the attacks from the republican challenger, calling her a weak candidate i dont know why they are saying this. I think that on the one hand it is a part of their strategy. And just to say all these crazy things and maybe you could get some people to believe you. On the other hand that it salutely makes no sense. Trump has repeatedly attacked clintons voice and marked the wardrobe, but that tactic might not pay off come november. A recent survey found that clinton has a 19point advantage over trump among women. Coming up in a few john kosich will be joining us. Well have his response to the republican critics who say that his campaign is hurting other republican politicians. People like rob portman. Stick around that comes up at 5 15, lee . Only at 5 00, brand new details we first told you about last week. A helicopter flew over mentor marsh spraying weed killers. Its a chemical that neighbors dont want sprayed near their home. Paul, why did this go forward despite concerns . Reporter well thats because officials in charge of spraying this chemical right here in the marsh say that the chemical is is completely safe, but not everyone agrees. Take a look at this helicopter. It sprayed weed killer over the metro marsh today. The goal is to kill this tall thick plant th native plants. Some neighbors i spoke with told me that they think that the spray drift poses a potential health risk to their family and pets. That spray called aquaneat, the same chemical used in the household spray round up. I cant imagine a herbicide like that can be safe for any living creature in the marsh. Reporter but the Cleveland Museum of Natural History told me the spray is safe and museum, they wrote that eliminating the destructive plant will allow native plants and wildlife to thrive. We would like to have the marsh back the way it used to be with the cat tails and the trees. Reporter not all neighbors are concerned about the spray. Beth brush who walked in the marsh today with her grandkids wants it restored to the way it looked before. That is the way it is suppose to be, not with it kicking every single weed out. Reporter that helicopter was out here all day in the marsh spraying aqua neat. They finished up just a short time ago. This marsh covers 700 acres. Paul kiska news channel 5. Okay, we are following some breaking news right now at 5 00. Air tracker 5, clevelands official breaking news chopper live over a fire that is along look at what he thinks. Well go to the ground first. Reporter yeah frank, were here on east 55th and marquette. You can see this huge plume of smoke behind me. Now this is a scrapyard. It is in business, and we have been here about 15 to 20 minutes. Weve heard constant explosions as firefighters try to put out these flames. You can see that smoke is just going up all over midtown cleveland right now out here. Theyre having a little bit of trouble. As far as we know we are told that there are no injuries, but we have heard constant explosions out here. This is the american iron and metal scrapyard. We were told several vehicles, again, right now you can hear those explosions and popping noises that we have been hearing since this fire sparked about 45 minutes ago here on the road blocked off here. You can see how many people are getting photos and video as this is sending a lot of smoke into the air right now. But again were going to stay out here and monitor the situation. Right now, we dont know what might have sparked this, but this is a scrapyard, it is in business. And so that much we do know. And another explosion that you just heard right now. So we were told three cars caught fire. Right now no injuries reported and a lot of firefighters on scene working to put out that fire. News channel 5. All right, be careful out there. Of course well keep you updated on the latest. Next at 5 00, a news channel 5 exclusive. We were the only local station to speak one on one with donald trump about the lingering animosity between him and our governor. If you reach out to governor kasich or will you in an effort to resolve whatever differences you have. No, i have not reached out to him at all, no. Next, trump explains how to governor or Even Campaign appearances with our republican senator. Plus, the president s message for the people of louisiana. After taking heat from many republicans for not cutting a vacation short, to visit the flood ravaged state. His head start is double dipping, digging into the major change coming to our states child care providers. The impact that they could have back with the news channel 5 exclusive. Right now donald trump is campaigning in texas, but last night he was right here in ohio holding a rally in akron. It was trumps second visit to our state in as many weeks. Our john kosich was the only local reporter to speak to him. John, can we expect to see a lot more of trump and hillary knows it. What impact will it all have on the senate race below it . When mitt romney campaigned across ohio in 2012 by his side was usually senator rob portman and sometimes governor john kasich. This year for donald trump, neither have been present. Kasich has made it clear that an endorsement for trump will not be coming. We are two companies, different values, different operations, different governor kasich to resolve whatever differences you have . No, i have not reached out to him at all. Rob portman lost in his own race over ted strickland. Have you asked him to come to these . No, i havent. What impact do you think that youll have on his race . I think that we are doing really well in ohio and that we are doing well in florida and we are doing very well in a couple of the other big swing states. I mean i need to focus on my race and i want to do well and i think that it will help rob. This weeks poll shows he is outpolling donald trump while trump trails Hillary Clinton by four points in his. Here is where donald trump could help rob portman. Governor kasich won the state, yes, but these counties in orange along the eastern border down along the ohio border are the counties that donald trump won. Traditionally the democratic counties, disenfranchise coalminers, field workers. Ted the voters with whom Donald Trumps message is resonating with, the ones that he is speaking to follows me. One of the bad things shes doing is the miners will be out of business, Steel Workers will be out of business. Our manufacturing is going to continue to leave, ill bring it all back. Reporter you can look for that to be the underlining theme for donald trump over the next 77 days here in ohio. All right, great stuff as always. But john, four years ago mitt romneys ohio focus shifted so will trump follow suit . You know, i dont get that impression because he recognizes Cuyahoga County that there were a lot of disenfranchised workers that he feels like he could win over. One of the keys to winning ohio is cutting into Hillary Clintons margin of victory. Of course on the flip side, thatll need a ground game and that is where Hillary Clinton has the advantage. Very interesting. All right, john thank you so much. All right, now we will get to president obama who says that he is heartbroken by the devastating and deadly flooding in louisiana. Visited the flood battered state for the First Time Since flooding claimed 13 lives. Leaving tens of thousands homeless. That business has turned into a political talking point. Some republicans say that he should have ended his vacation early to visit louisiana sooner, but the president today insisting both sides of the aisle are now focused on helping the state recover. When disaster strikes, thats probably one of the few you know, i guarantee you that nobody on this block, none of those first responders, no one gives a hoot whether you are a democrat or a republican. We will give you an indepth look at the president s visit and the impact of the politicians in the disaster zones. When we take you back to baton rouge, we will do it live tonight for you at 5 45. For now, frank, lee, bart . All right, thank you very much, rob. All right, looking good around these parts. Not bad, sunshine for most of the day, this is it though. The mugginess is coming back tomorrow. Soupy stuff. Soupy weather. A live look from worcester, Worcester High School looking west. A great sky. Its cirrus clouds, folks. Those are high, thin ice crystals. Theyre not big enough to make any rain, so you are dry. In fact here is your radar power of 5 dry weather everywhere you go. A little bit of ground clutter around the cleveland site. Evening weather wise. Dont worry about that. It is 80 at hopkins, 84 in brunswick for the Lorain County fair. Great weather. Weve got the high thin clouds and 80 degrees, terrific evening for you. Once again the lower 80s at 6 00. Middle and upper 70s. Then by 8 00 and 10 00 p. M. Lower 70s, still comfortable, the sky will clear out and remain pretty clear overnight. Here is the little band of the cirrus clouds that are moving through towards the northeast. Then behind it dry weather. And clear skies. Good now, where is the nearest rainfall . Here is the high. It is doing its job keeping us dry, but notice that it was here yesterday and now it is here. So the winds are shifting around to the south. Thatll take some of that air here and bring it our way for tomorrow and then notice to our west, lets draw the box around the highest moisture levels in the atmosphere. And the thunderstorms developing in this zone. They will take their time getting to us, but by thursday thunderstorms are likely area wide with one or two or three severe storms. Maybe a damaging wind gust or two for thursday. Tonight, we will go down to 57, clear skies and cooler. Tomorrow, bring it on up. How about, oh, a lot of sun. Humidity is going up. Well be in the 80s, folks, im thinking 88 degrees tomorrow for the akron and canton area. 62 tonight mainly clear. And mild as we will show you that sevenday forecast. We will show you what your weekend is looking like when we come right now firefighters have fully surrounded one of the massive fires burning through southern california, which has been burning for a week, destroying 100 homes and 200 outbuildings. But california isnt alone in this challenge. Lets take a look and notice that washington, montana, wildfires tonight. We are talking about dozens of fires that are burning out of control, forcing people from their homes. In california alone, six fires have 10,000 firefighters that are working around the clock to control them. In oregon, strong winds are blamed for fanning the flames, spreading them rapidly as well as the Invasive Species of grass that is very tender and burns rapidly. We are no longer seeing anything that is resembling a natural fire a very shortened fire return interval, returning to some sites every two to three years. All right, ill toss it back over to lee and frank. Next on 5 00, a story mark first told us about yesterday. Yeah, he did. We are talking about a lot of people right here in ohio with listerias itchy red bumps. Well take an upclose look at creepy critters that are northeast ohio. It is really moving ohio backwards. Taking state and federal grant money has been against the rules, but it is happening any way in many of ohios head start programs. Next why it is all about to we want to take you back outside as we continue to follow breaking news at clevelands official breaking news chopper. Live over uc as you can see as crews are working their best to try to control that situation. And take a look at what the flames looked like when air tracker 5 first alived on scene about half an hour ago. Our john rutter said that it was rising up above the city. We will get a live report from homa bash who is gathering live minutes. Next at 5 00 that could affect your childs education. Beginning in september, childcare providers could no longer combine the federal head start funds and state dollars to service children. It is a rule that has been on the books for years, but never enforced until now. It comes as we learn that there will be less state funding made available. Dhomonique ricks is Digging Deeper into this story. Dhomonique, this could throw Early Learning out children from lowincome families. Right now the reduction in funding is an estimated 2 million. How many years have you guys been layering . The center has been using multiple Funding Sources for over 30 years. Reporter here is how it works. Currently state and federal funds are combined or layered to create a 10plus hour day a service for children utilizing head starts. Beginning next month, layering subsidies. A move that could potentially save the state 12 million. 12 million, you know, from our perspective, it is really such a small amount of money compared to the overall stage budget. Reporter Elizabeth Newman says that the the new change is bad news for the local pre school kids. We reduce enrichment if we have to increase the childto teacher ratios. All of those things will add up to less quality. Of course. There is also the potential of shorter teaching days. The news is a tough pill for mother eva peeples to swallow. Its a hassle. Reporter she and her husband work and they try to get off early to pick up son jordan would be difficult. Now in the memo from jobs and family jobs and family services, they were made aware of the dual Payment Services when reviewing the policy. Currently the centers received 15 million in head start funds 1,500 children. Live in the newsroom Dhomonique Ricks news channel 5. Lets go back to homa bash live on the scene of breaking news. Whats the latest there, homa . Reporter yeah lee, we are at east 55th and marquette, kind of in midtown cleveland with a huge plume of smoke over this entire city just a few minutes ago and they have just in the last five minutes put out this fire. You can see that crane has been this is a scrapyard. Fire started about an hour, an hour and a half ago. Former workers were telling me that the way it started, the crane was moving a van, so when it squeezed that van to lift it to move it to a different location, it squeezed it so hard that one of the tanks inside burst. They dont know what it was, but that burst into flames, catching nearby cars on fire. The last hour weve been out here, we have been hearing put out these flames that are shooting smoke well into the sky. Now, i want you to listen to what that former worker told me that happened. The one right here,