Are you getting a strange symbol when you try to type the letter "I" on your iPhone?

Apple said if you updated your phone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 11.1, you may find that the letter "I" is autocorrecting to the letter "A" with some kind of symbol next to it, either at "?" or barcodes.

Luckily, Apple has provided a way to work around this bug. 

Here's how you set up a text replacement for the letter "I":

• Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement
• Tap +
• For Phrase, type an upper-case "I". For Shortcut, type a lower-case "i"

Apple said this issue will be fixed in a future software update.

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NBC Connecticut meteorologists are predicting big weather changes by Tuesday and Tuesday evening and even bigger weather changes by the end of the workweek.

A cold front is moving through the state and will be responsible for dropping temperatures into the 30s by Tuesday morning. 

We're also keeping an eye on a weak disturbance that will track to the south of Connecticut Tuesday evening.

The disturbance will bring a small area of moisture into the state Tuesday evening. The area of moisture may produce wet snowflakes especially for the hill towns.

Take a look at First Alert Future Radar through tomorrow evening. The best chance for snow flurries and light snow is between 8 p.m. and midnight. 

FIRST ALERT FUTURE RADAR 6 P.M.

FIRST ALERT FUTURE RADAR 8 P.M.

FIRST ALERT FUTURE RADAR 11 P.M.

The good news is that we're not forecasting any of the snow to accumulate as the surface temperature is expected to stay above freezing. 

While we're anticipating some cool air over the next couple of days the coldest air doesn't arrive until Friday. 

A blast of cold air will settle into the region Friday and Saturday which could produce another round of flurries or even an isolated snow shower.

High temperatures Friday afternoon will struggle to move out of the 30s while low temperatures Saturday morning will fall into the teens and twenties. 

More than 80 percent of consumers rely on online reviews to learn more about purchases they are considering, according to the Pew Research Center.

There are currently more than a billion reviews online, but experts - and even companies such as Google, Facebook and Yelp - have found that many of those reviews should not be trusted.

Positive and negative reviews can help customers select a hotel, a car dealer, a doctor or even a caretaker for children, to offer a few examples. Before Anna Kelly of Hartford makes a purchase for her family, she often reads customer reviews on Yelp, Google or Facebook to try to gauge if a purchase is worth it.

"I just see what does everybody like and what gets good reviews," said Kelly.

Some experts, however, are warning that a lot of those recommendations are not reliable. Internet consultant Jason Brown created the website ReviewFraud.org.

"These are all fake reviews. If you look at them, they're all fake," Brown said about the list of thousands of businesses - many in Connecticut - that he has flagged with fake reviews currently online. "It kind of starts off like a spider web and it just keeps growing and expanding," he said.

One of the examples that Brown provided was a five-star Google review of AutoLandmark, a used car dealership in Plainville. The reviewer 'Elbert Hubbard' wrote, "Outstanding service. Very friendly, highly recommend!". The reviewer even included a photo, and that is what helped alert Brown that the review may not be legitimate.

A simple "reverse image search" showed the photo was actually of a man named Scott Hubbard, who is a professor at Stanford University.

"I have never bought a single car in Plainville, Connecticut," said Hubbard.

Professor Hubbard said he reads online reviews but rarely writes them, and certainly was not a customer of AutoLandmark, which is more than three thousand miles from his California home.

"I was annoyed, even angry, with my image being used to endorse something I had nothing to do with," Hubbard said.

A spokesperson for Yelp told the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters that about 25 percent of its reviews may be fake, biased, solicited or just unhelpful. Yelp, along with spokespeople for Google and Facebook, said phony reviews violate the companies' policies and users can flag them for removal.

But without a computer's IP address, Brown said it would be quite difficult for consumers to track down who is behind a fabricated review. Brown believes it can often be an "inside job."

"A majority of these businesses are either doing it themselves or doing it with a friend of theirs or they're using a marketing company or PR firm," said Brown.

AutoLandmark's President told the Troubleshooters he had no idea where a fake review would come from. He said the company does use third-party firms for reputation management and boosting its brand online.

"AutoLandmark has not posted any false reviews," Eko R., wrote in a statement. "We will be flagging reviews we believe are false and requesting that Google remove them," he added. "We take customer reviews and feedback seriously and utilize it as a coaching opportunity for employees, management and business practices."

Brown also flagged a favorable review for Definite Impact, an internet marketing company in Milford. "They are always ready to educate us of new opportunities and to solve issues we've hit a wall with", writes reviewer "Kinara Mim." But aside from on online reviews, that name does not show up in any of our searches.

However, the review's photo does have some digital history. After performing a "reverse image search," the Troubleshooters located the woman pictured in the review. Her name is Erika van der Bent and she resides in the Netherlands. She confirmed that she did not write the review.

"This person used my photo without my permission," said van der Bent. "This is quite shocking."

The man behind the Definite Impact website maintains the review is, in fact, legitimate. He also said that his business no longer exists.

Professor Hubbard, meanwhile, has a warning for whoever lifted his real picture for a fake review.

"In the end, you will be found out," said Hubbard.

The businesses mentioned in this story declined to answer our questions on camera.

While it may be difficult to prove who is really behind a fake review, Brown said there can be some warning signs. Brown advises consumers to learn how to do a "reverse image search" to help find the origin of a photograph. Take a look at the instructions below or click here to learn more.

• Save the image you want to reverse search.
• On images.google.com or any Images results page, click Search by image Search by image.
• Click Upload an image.
• Click Choose file.
• Select the image from your computer.

Alternatively, some browsers, including Google Chrome and Firefox will give you the option to search the image when you right click. Simply select "Search Google for Image."

Brown also offers these tips to help identify fabricated online reviews:

• Look at the profile of the poster. Is it a celebrity or a stock photo?
• What are they reviewing and from where? Are there too many reviews around the same time and in locations far from each other?
• Read the review. Are there too many spelling errors? Is the review too non-specific? Is the review contradictory?

Like many people across the country, seeing the images coming from Texas is not easy for the pastor of the Farmington Avenue Baptist Church in West Harford. 

"It definitely hits home, especially when you hear of the ages," Jeremy Sweatt said.

The youngest killed by a gunman who sprayed the congregation with gunfire at the First Baptist Church in Southerland Springs, Texas, was an 18- month-old baby and the oldest victim was 77 years old.

Sweatt said there’s an open door policy at the Farmington Avenue Baptist Church, but these days, they’re having to be more cautious for their 150-member congregation.

"These events remind us that it is an ongoing conversation and we have to constantly stay vigilant. We are constantly updating, reviewing our procedures," Sweatt said. 

The church also has a trained security team.

The pastor said they just want people to feel at home at the church: safe and at peace.

Security is also on the mind of some residents, like Bonnie Horwitz. 

"I feel unsettled today," Horwitz said. "(My son) said to me, 'What’s happening? How do you even stay safe?' And I was thinking more to myself, 'How do you even advise your children?'"

However, for Jacky Rittlinger, of Windsor, who was heading to see a movie, said she plans to just keep living life.

"I’m just going into this theater. I’m a movie buff actually and I’m going to see the 'Bad Mom’s' movie and I didn’t have any fear of that," Rittlinger told NBC Connecticut. 

Southington residents were being asked to stay inside while police look for an armed fugitive in the area on Monday night.

Police did not find the suspect and said they believe he left the area. 

Police said they were looking in the area of Buckland, Mulberry and Atwater streets.

The man is wearing a black hoodie and black pants.

No other information was immediately available. 

Twenty-six people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a Texas church. Victims ranged from 18 months to 77 years old.

In the wake of another mass shooting, this time at a church in Texas, which killed 26 and injured 20, a Texas official repeated a similar argument on how the violence can be curbed: Good guys with guns stop bad guys with guns.

It's the same line the National Rifle Association has been pushing since the Newtown shooting in 2012, when the group's executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, said, "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun," NBC News reported. 

In Texas, an armed neighbor did indeed confront the Texas gunman and, along with another neighbor, chased him for 11 miles before the gunman’s car crashed after he shot himself.

But there’s no evidence that more guns can reduce gun violence broadly, said Daniel Webster, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The gunman who killed 26 at a Texas church had a “mission” and a “purpose,” law enforcement officials said. The gunman was shot twice before shooting himself in the head, officials said.

Two lanes were shut down on Interstate 84 east in Manchester following a serious crash, but have reopened. 

Police said one car got into a crash on I-84 near exit 63 around 7:50 p.m.

The car crashed into a center median and police reported life-threatening injuries. 

No other details were immediately available. 

Who can live in a home together?

That’s the question Stonington’s Planning and Zoning Commission is taking up Monday night after the legitimacy of a cottage on one Stonington property was called into question.

Earlier this year, the Planning and Zoning Commission decided not to regulate short-term rentals, like AirBNB and VRBO. In a complaint sent to the town, resident Paul Sartor said his gripe is not about that, but rather, he’s concerned that his neighbor is illegally renting out a cottage.

It’s posing the questions how to regulate a dwelling unit and how many related and unrelated people can live together.

"Mr. and Mrs. Hannon are illegally renting the addition (cottage) as a separate unit from their main house," alleges Sartor in the complaint that he and his wife, Clare, sent to the town.

His neighbor, Bob Hannon, owns a home on the Stonington side of Mystic. It has a cottage, connected by a deck, that he occasionally rents on VRBO.

Stonington’s Director of Planning Jason Vincent said when the cottage was added in 1996, the town looked at the property as a single structure for the purpose of zoning.

"Tonight we’re asking (Planning & Zoning) for an interpretation of one of their definitions: the concept of a family. What is a family," Vincent said.

According to Zoning Regulation adopted in 1961, Family is "one or more persons who live together and maintain a common household, related by blood, marriage, or adoption. A group of not more than four (4) persons who need not be related who are living together in a single dwelling unit and maintaining a household shall also be considered a family. A roomer, boarder or lodger shall not be considered a member of the family, and no roomer, boarder or lodger shall be permitted where the family is defined as a group of unrelated persons."

There is no maximum number of related people that can live in a dwelling unit.

"Unfortunately we’re not able to do DNA testing and go in and check people’s bedsheets to find out who’s living there and whether or not a fee is paid," Vincent said.

It brings up the question, how many related and unrelated people can live together?

Hannon said he stays in his main house and occasionally rents the room in the cottage to two adults.

"Similar to somebody who might rent a room in their home or an apartment in their home on AirBNB," Hannon said.

Sartor told NBC Connecticut the cottage was never intended to be a separate rental unit. Janice Mink, the woman who originally put the cottage on the property, wrote to the Commission in January saying, in part, "We were told that under no circumstances would we be allowed to rent the cottage as a separate unit, and that only family members (or people living with us as family) would be able to live there. This was not a hardship, as we only intended to expand our living space to include my parents."

Sartor said he just wants the zoning regulations enforced as written or for them to be changed.

Town Attorney Jeffrey Londregan weighed in on the debate in February. In a letter to Vincent, he recommended not taking any enforcement against the property. He writes, “the cottage could be occupied by a guest while the other part was owner-occupied,” adding that upon best information, the kitchen set-up in the cottage had the oven removed and hasn’t changed since the permit was granted in 1996.

Sartor argued the Hannon’s added a dishwasher, thus his neighbor is in violation of the permit. But Hannon assured that dishwasher is permitted.

There is a special Planning & Zoning Commission held a meeting on Monday night at the Mystic Middle School.

A candlelight vigil against gun violence was held by members of the Westfield Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in the Danielson section of Killingly on Monday.

Many hearts broke learning of the massacre at a church in Texas.

"It’s a shame something like that has to happen especially in a church. If you’re not safe in a church, where are you safe?" Bob Thiffeault, of Preston, said.

Some church members weren’t sure a vigil was a good idea so soon after the shooting.

They feared it could make the event a target, especially because the congregation has not always been welcomed by everyone in town.

But the church leader said it was important step to take.

"As the news came out and we saw the reports coming in, it became clear we needed to take a stand somewhere to make a space for people to come and say this is mine,” Rev. Jonathan Chapman said.

At this vigil against gun violence, the faithful also showing that light can overcome darkness.

They aimed to reclaim what should be sacred, whether a house of worship, school or entertainment spot.

"I don’t know how you’re going to change it. I think more religion would help," Paula Thiffeault said.

Even here where everyone is welcomed, there are concerns that this church’s tolerance could make it a target for hate.

A couple of weeks ago Reverend Chapman met with state troopers to develop safety plans, including for an active shooter.

"It took a toll to think about that, what are the worst things that could happen? And what are we going to do? And how are we going to take care of our kids? It was hard. But it was also empowering," Chapman said.

Hope despite a vulnerability made all too clear recently. It’s a realization that is not scaring people away.

"For a brief second you have that, 'But for the grace of God.' Then you say what we have here is too valuable. It’s too important. We’re doing God’s work," Kat Voght, of Dayville, said.

The pastor said he asked the resident trooper to keep an eye on the church during the vigil.

Thankfully there were no issues during the event.

There will be two public forums Tuesday and Wednesday at Capital Community College to discuss the potential consolidation of the state’s 12 community colleges.

Tuesday’s meeting will focus on faculty and staff concerns, and Wednesday’s on student concerns.

The plan to combine the colleges is designed as a cost-saving measure. The plan would save millions of dollars by reducing the number of administrators.

Instead of each school having its own set of differences, like curriculum and financial aid, those services would e combined.

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities President Mark Ojakian presented the idea to students last month. He said a benefit to them would be the opportunity to enroll in classes on multiple campuses and combine those credits for one degree. Students could pursue their education based on interested and not just proximity to the school closest to them.

Students that spoke to NBC Connecticut last month had concerns that combining everything would slow down the process of class enrollment and affect financial aid.

"Cut spending without affecting the students. I've been at Gateway for 3 years. It's a great school. There's not much about it I would change," said West Haven resident Lamar Hodge.

"Now you have one central location for multiple different locations for all information to feed to,” said Aamir Kadeem of Stratford. “Would it be longer time to get through different processes? Would it be longer time for our classes, financial aid?"

Those interested can attend one of the public meetings in person or watch on Facebook.

Public comment for students will be tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

After public comment, a final recommendation will be handed to the Board of Regents on December 17.

Meriden police have arrested one man and are searching for a second after a manhunt that started near the Meriden Square Mall Monday.

According to Meriden police, members of the Crime Suppression Unit tried to stop a suspect vehicle in the area, but the driver took off. Police tried to stop the vehicle using stop sticks, but the driver continued onto I-691 westbound and onto Interstate 84 in Southington before losing control and crashing the vehicle.

Two male occupants then fled on foot.

Connecticut State Police and Southington police responded to help Meriden police search the area for the suspects. One suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was located and arrested. The second remains at large.

Police did not indicate what charges the suspects face.

No other information was immediately available. Check back for updates.

The congregants of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, who were killed by a 26-year-old's unrelenting gunfire included an associate pastor of the church and seven members of his family.

The pastor was away, but his 14-year-old daughter was among those who were killed. More than two dozen people died, and as they are identified, they will be shown in the graphic below.

In the year since his election as president, Donald Trump and his party have struggled to turn key parts of his agenda into reality on Capitol Hill, NBC News reported.

Although Trump's victory gave Republicans unified control of government, the White House hasn't made much progress on some of his main campaign promises, and there is little time to catch up before next year's primary elections put the Republican majorities in the Senate and House on the line.

"In a few years’ time, I hope people will say of the 115th Congress that we didn't just pay lip service, we made it a reality," House Speaker Paul Ryan said in his opening remarks to the House on its first day in session in January.

Trump has suffered setbacks with two of his major campaign promises: repealing the Affordable Care Act and building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Republicans are also finding their quest for tax reform to be a challenge. But Trump has scored wins with the approval of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and rolling back Obama-era regulations.

A prisoner tried to escape from the York Correctional Institute in East Lyme Tuesday morning, according to Connecticut State Police.

State police said 24-year-old Caitlin Roncalli, of Suffield, tried to climb the perimeter fence around the prison yard around 6:13 a.m. She was stopped by staff before making it over the fence.

Roncalli was charged with escape from a correctional institution and released back into Department of Correction staff. She was issued a $25,000 bond and was placed in secure housing, police said.

According to the Department of Correction, Roncalli was being held on a charge of carrying a dangerous weapon.

Last year's influenza vaccine reduced the number of flu-related visits to the doctor by 42 percent, and the vaccine reduced a specific strain of flu virus by even less, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

One important reason flu shots don't usually work very well is because they're grown in chicken eggs, a slow and tricky process that can go wrong easily, researchers told NBC News.

"We need to get away from the antiquated production model, which the egg is," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

He thinks that vaccines made using insect cells could be better at protecting people from the flu.

A 34-year-old woman was dragged while trying to stop the man who was stealing her car from a Windsor Locks gas station Monday morning and police are searching for the car thief.

Police said they responded to the Shell gas station at 80 Ella Grasso Turnpike at 10:31 a.m. Monday after a 34-year-old woman reported that her car had been stolen.

When officers arrived, the woman told them she’d parked her gray 2016 Nissan Altima next to the convenience store in the gas station to buy something. The car was left it running and the woman had a keyless fob in her pocket, according to police.

While she was in the store, the woman saw someone get into her car, so she ran outside, opened the driver’s side door and struggled to keep the car thief from driving off, police said.

The man who took her car sped up, dragged the woman around 15 feet until she lost her grip on the door, police said.

The car was last seen on Ella Grasso Turnpike and the man who stole it is thin and was wearing jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt that said “Navy” in gold letters.

The stolen car has Connecticut plate AC 70199. 

The man’s accomplice was driving a Maxima, police said.

Police are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call Windsor Locks Police at 860-627-1461.

A 15-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle at Hall and Federal streets in West Hartford was hit by a car and has been taken to Hartford Hospital to be treated for a serious head injury, according to police.

The accident happened at 7:51 a.m. on Election Day, when schools are closed.

 The driver remained at the scene is cooperating. No charges have been filed and police continue to investigate.

It's not clear if the teen was wearing a helmet. 

Police are urging drivers to be cautious, especially since schools are not in session today.

Editor's note: Police originally said the boy was 13 years old. 

The state is raising awareness about the need for more adoptions and highlighting the importance of same-sex couples to help find homes for foster children. 

Troy Saunders and Michael Brinckerhoff, a same-sex couple, brought Indigo into their home as a foster child when she was 5 years old. 

“You can even put it in words what she is to us,” said Saunders. 

“Very quickly after she was in our care, we knew we wanted to adopt her,” Brinckerhoff said. 

November is national adoption month. 

“We want folks to come forward,” said Gov. Dan Malloy. “If you want a new loved one in your family, this is the month to be reminded.” 

State leaders said there are so many children in Connecticut who need loving homes. 

“At DCF we don’t care about your sex, we don’t care about gender, we don’t care about sexual orientation, we don’t care about color, we don’t care about religion. All we care about is finding families who can provide the love and nurturing and adoration that these children deserve,” DCF Commissioner, Joette Katz said. 

Learn more about adopting or fostering children in Connecticut on the state Department of Children and Families website.