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WKYC Channel 3 News At 7 February 17, 2016

front that will bring those snow showers into our area early tomorrow. but then also trigger a little bit of lake enhanced snow as we head through the day tomorrow as well. now, through the rest of tonight, overnight temperatures are expected to drop back into the midand upper 20s. we will stay cloudy. so were kind of in the doldrums as far as the cloud cover goes. the good news is we have warmer temperatures on the way. well talk all about that in your full forecast in just a couple minutes. thanks, betsy research joy rucker is a Cleveland Browns legend. you remember him from the cardiac kids dayings. he has spent his retirement as a leader helping atrisk kids in the city. now hes facing federal charges. the investigator tom meyer explained hes accused of misusing money from the nonprofit organizations that he led. reporter prosecutors say the former browns receiver solicited millions of dollars from various civic groups to fund his charities only to use the donations to support his lifestyle. excess of 100,000, was used by rucker to pay off heavy gambling losses in vegas. rucker led the cleveland peacemakers alliance, nonprofits set up to help local youth steer clear of crime, and discourage violence. but for at least the past five years, rucker followed a criminal pattern himself. he comingled Charity Money with his own to pay for everything from his mortgage to dinners to dry cleaning and travel. but its his gambling losses that stand out in court papers, practically begging doe no, sir for money he covertly used to pay off 65,000 in loans from a los angeles casino. he also made 48,000 in withdrawals at casinos in tampa and cleveland as well as vegas, all using his charitys atm card. rucker is charged in a 45page document with one count each of mail fraud and lying to fbi agents. he eels also in treatment for a gambling addiction. for impulsivity and compulsivity, will be popping our ear at some point. the bottom line is he was in charge of his own conduct, and he knows he made mistakes, and hes accepting those mistakes, and will try to make it right. . reporter prosecutors do not identify the various charities and Civic Leaders duped by rucker. one of his biggest supporters over the years has been the cleveland foundation, which gave the peacemakers 2 million since 2011. rucker remains free. hes due in court next week. im the investigator, tom meyer. well a man is lucky to be alive tonight, and its all thanks to quick thinking Community Members who helped after he fell through thin ice. it happened on friday in the frozen channel on the Portage Lakes in summit county. thats where we find Andrea Baranski to explain how neighbors came to the rescue reason there was one the others. had it not been for the help of others, the story different end. it took the neighborhood late friday to save a man from drowning in the iron channel, a stretch in Portage Lakes known to freeze. it wasnt frozen nearly enough when a 24yearold man coming home from navarres tried to cross cross. he had wandered into private property when he first stepped on to the ice. soon he was in the water, trying to swim across, but it was dark, cold, and he was clearly disoriented. could you tell he was exhausted . . oh he was completely exhausted. it was everything for him to put those last few help, help, helps when i went back in to get the phone. when i got there, i saw two men in about waistdeep water, and then another man was holding on to the lader, almost completely submerged. reporter guys who had crossed the channel heard the commotion and held the man on the side for first responders, and soon he where he is expected to make a full recovery. and though alcohol is believed to have influenced his decision, nathan beam, according to deputies, has not been charged. im matthew baranski, channel 3 news. we are learning more tonight about a downtown swat situation that we broke during our newscast last night here on the news at 7. A robbery at crush Clothing Store in the Warehouse District prompted a response from cleveland swat. Police Arrested three men in the crime, but they have not charged them yet. they also seized two guns, one from inside the store, the other from a nearby vehicle. no one was hurt, but police had to close off several streets during the swat response. a Cleveland Police officer and another driver are hurt after an accident at east 0th street and chester. both vehicles were badly damaged. the crash backed up traffic in the area. with well have more for you as well present them to you at wkyc. Com. a lakewood man will spend at least 50 years in prison for killing his mother. a judge sentenced shaun white this afternoon. white was 21 years old when he Kathleen Meany with a steak knife in their lakeland avenue home. 911 calls revealed that immediatey had called police because white was stabbing himself. white will be eligible for parole in 2030. recovering tonight after a car hit him near the entrance of mercy regional in lorain. police say an 80yearold woman driving a green sub rut hit him and two parked cars. it happened at 11 30 this morning. one of the medical centers valet drivers said he had to drive off quickly to avoid getting hit himself. i heard the cars tires screeching. i looked up and seen her car on the curb. Lorain Police say the man is in fair condition. they say the driver will likely have to retake her drivers test, but she hasnt been charged just yet. an elderly man will have to retack that test after driving his car off an the lake. the 79yearold was on his way to lake overbeach park to walk his dogs, but he misjudged a curb, drove through a fence. the man was able to get help from a nearby Service Department employee, who helped him recover his dogs. they were okay. and got a tow for his car. orange village firearm is urging people with hover boards to take some from cautions. heres why. they shared photos of a fire in a local familys basement, started by a hoverboard. firefighters say the family used an extinguisher to put out the fire. the Department Warns its important to have one handy if you own hover board. are. association now has guidelines for doctors dealing with women who have heart attacks. for years, doctors have noticed women have different symptoms before heart attacks, like jaw pain, end education, or feeling like they have a case of the flu. often women ignore these symptoms that could be deadly. now theres guidance for doctors to help them better treat the needs of women and their hearts. some women experience really bad heartburn. well, thats really hard to tell, is it food, or is it my heart . and so most women will play it off to being their stomachrelated stuff as opposed to their heart. Heart Disease is the were one killer of women, but four out of five do not recognize it as their most Serious Health threat, and often women are worse than men for seeking followup care after suffering a heart attack. right after cheap tricks induction into the rock hall, theyre going to return to cleveland for i want you to want me. . reporter the beloved rock band, theyll be in town on may 6. Cheap trick will headline the utomi rock and roll spring been fit at public hall. all the ticket seas benefit the Educational Program at the rock hall. we have everything from toddlers through k12 programs where students come into the museum during the day. with do programs for college students. we do free evening events, you know, and if youre here in cleveland, check rockhall. Com. theres always something going on. reporter tickets go on sal to the public next friday, and they start as low as 17. 50 a ticket. when with come back on the news at 7, it is a battle for Justice Scalias Circuit Court seat. well take a look at whether lawmakers have tried to delay nominations ever before, and what could happen if they do succeed. plus a brothers love, selfless gift to High School Freshman is his younger neither of them will ever forget. see you on the other side of it i retired in may, jim. congratulations on that. thank you. this is quite a situation. the thing that really was amazing, and i mentioned this the to you. Justice Scalia had passed on saturday afternoon. three minutes later, the battles started about what the guide rules and ground rules were for the president nominating and the republicans blocking. i think youre right. we ought to be able to take a minute or two to honor a man who gave 29 years of service on the Circuit Court, and years before that in public service. i didnt agree with him very much. a lot of people did agree with him. that doesnt matter when youre looking at a mans life, and a man who, in his personal life, seemed to be a very good guy. so is there a precedent for this type of situation . . yes. since 1900, jim, there have been six Circuit Court justices who were confirmed during election years. they include louie branduc, in 1916, bin georgia min Nathan Cardoza in 1932, Anthony Kennedy in 1988, one the history of this, jim, is between 1969 and 1991, a series of 22 years, tennessee republicans have a row were elevated to the court. and so there was a very large republican majority, 72 when obama took office. hes had two appointments. so its 54 now. so let me ask you this about say you are someone that is nominated. okay . and youre obviously prestigious in your career, and dont you take the risk of being nominated by this president , and then being turned down, it might have nothing to do with your abilities on the bench i imagine theres a lot of people they will take that risk. they will take i believe so. for a lifetime appointment on the court . . and simply, the honor of being nominated, who would really turn that down . they dont have to quit their day job, and hopefully the president is going to nominate somebody who is outstanding, who is thoroughly qualified, and then of course its up to the senate to decide what they want to do. the present state of the of Justice Scalia, is it not 4 4 . its four democrats, four republicans how do they judge on that . . if they boast 44, whatever the lower court decides, it stays. however, the decision of the Circuit Court really doesnt count as precedent no matter what the justices say. that case will not stand for anything in the future; its still gouge be in the air . . it seems the president is very, very firm he is going to nominate someone soon, and he expects that person to be nominated . . well the republicans have been very clear the nominations of a Circuit Court justice whole country, every four years that speaks its mind about what they think the constitution means. i think theyre right about that. now, the republicans in the senate are arguing, we ought to wait for another election to make that choice. had an election in 2012. . right. this president is still in office. he was elected, and under the constitution, it doesnt say he may. it says he shall. he shall nominate someone for a vacancy. hes doing his duty, and im sure the senate will do their duty and consider that person. they are not simply going to ignore it. thanks for your insight. when we come back, love for sale. the unexpected result of an experiment by one loanly mans coworkers who decided to advertise his bachelor stats and betsy shows us if we see will more snow a. J. was couldnt of be able to look past himself what he would want, and try to give her alcoholic an experience shes not going to be able to v because she probably wont make it to her high school. wow. and she spent the night with a. J. and his friends at the dance. another kind act is giving a michigan man a jumpstart in his dating life. matt hills coworkers put him up on a billboard to get him a valentines day date. while hill didnt go out on sunday, valentines day, he has gotten more than 600 phone calls. . s gotten Text Messages and e mails from potential dates his colleagues say they had no idea the response he would get. hill has far road it all down this is like an episode of the bachelor to three possible dates coming up this week. his idea of a perfect date, chinese food for dinner and a movie. you might want to do a little bit better. one of the reasons hes up on a billboard. you know, we have g,o here. geo is a handsome guy. absolutely. geo, spin yourself around. yeah. come on. he never wants to be out here. we can put your cell phone on just check out 77 tomorrow. keep an eye out for yourself. well let you know whats going on. lets take a look at whats going on outside. temperatures are in the upper 30s as we head into the upper 20s in the overnight hours tonight. cloudy skies. areas of fog going be around. we do have a chance of snow predawn. not going to be a huge chance. just some light snow showers that are along a front that will be passing through the area. a little area of low pressure off to the south of us. not a concern. theres whats left of what came through last night. but what i want you to see on this page here is this trail of cloud cover that goes way up north in the west, and then dips south, and then carries that area of low pressure off to the east coast. that is the jet stream track. and that jet stream track is kind of driving force as far as it weather pattern over the continental u. S. That will be shifting as we head through the week. we are anticipating, as we head through the next 7 will take us out of the dip, out of the trough, put us into the ridge. that will bring us the warmer temperatures by the time we get into the weekend. temperatures are in the 50s out west. 76 in vegas, 87 in phoenix. they have had recordhigh temperatures last few days, and pitchers and catchers tomorrow, jimmy . . thats right. very excited in goodyear, which is just west of phoenix. were kind of stuck in the 30s as of now. as i mentioned, that pattern change is going to be coming back in. lets get back to the chances of snow. into the early part of the day tomorrow, light flurries will be scattered around. im still kind of stuck on my time travel here for last night with stopping every two hours. the heavy snow is moving in. fastforward to 4 30, 5 00 a. M. there you see the light snow showers that will be developing across the area. temperatures are going to be in thes to, and it looks like the scattered snow will be with us in the morning, and than with well kind of see some isolated flurry chances that linger as we head through a good part of the day. note your temperatures, though, will probably be in and it does look like, as far as any accumulation goes, an inch or less. thats what well be able to ring out. cloudy skies the predominant weather for tomorrow with the flurries coming and going. temperatures in low 30s. well hold the low 0s for thursday with partly cloudy skies, and a nice boost starts to head our way on friday. were going to talk about rain chances instead of snow in your Window Nation 7 day forecast. that quick rain chance gets out of here. i know were actually going to be looking forward to a rather nice weekend. temperatures on the mild side, back into the midand upper 40s for saturday and sunday with mostly dry weather. i think the only inconvenient part of all of that is that it might be a little breezy. a jacket . . that looks that looks great. hey, when we come back, the browns are considering backing up the to pay one of their offensive linemen ill it will you who it is and why they have to make a big commitment to him if mitchell sports would be a candidate for that, the browns right tackle. if you were going to put the tag on him, youd pay him 1. 7 million just for next year. i think thats because the closest to me on the set. but i think they should have gotten a longterm deal done with him last year. now they put themselves into a little bit of a corner. now, thetrade deadline is thursday afternoon at 3. according to espn, the Orlando Magic are shopping their 6, 11, forward channing fry. interested in trading for him. hes 3point shooter, at 6, 11 00, could be the cavs guy seen on the other side of the deal, and jason giambi, hes joining the indians during spring training as they get instructor to play 2 seasons in cleveland before retiring. do you remember the night he hit that big homer . remember that . . i was just screaming in the newsroom. i was everybody. mostly you screaming in the newsroom when he hit that home run that year. i assume he is coaching out no. entertainment tonight is next. 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