hickey is retiring and ajax is only six. hickey offered to pay marietta $3500, which is what the city said ajax is worth. he talked to his chief and had the money in hand the day that he retired. it turns out by the eyes of the law, ajax is not just a dog. he is -- he is official property of marietta. he must now be sold to the highest bidder. only a police officer, active or retired, or trains canine ajax remains at hickey's home, but for how long will not be known until the bid is open for the dog. >> ajax is a family member. he is one of my children. it is tearing my wife and up tremendously.>> the dog is property of marietta. that is a piece of personal property, and it is treated just like if it was a shovel or -- that is just the way that it is. it is cold.>> ohio says that they can buy their dogs if they are older. they do want to make it easier for canine understood by their dogs with ago. >>> also tonight, bottoms up or not? the ntsb is looking into possibly lowering the legal limit of drinking and driving. is fox's

<ajax nats> because ajax is considered city property and valued at more than one-thousand dollars - hickey was told his partner - would be sold to the highest bidder at a city auction. so you might be wondering, if hickey retired this last week - why does he still have ajax? well, the marietta city council keep the dog and to care for it while they figure out a date for the auction but then, corey orr yeah, basically (wanted to help)decided to step in. he created a go fund me page that would help hickey buy the dog at auction - his idea uh, yes it was (creator of account)that in three days has received more than 45- thousand dollars it just goes to show how much a community can be brought together and how much they actually enjoy our law enforcement 34 years on the force has weighed on hickey - seeing anger and hatredbut now yes, there is (good in world)he knows there is there is still good seeing this, it's like, my goodness - i am so wrong - there is so much good out there - and so many kind people - and so many people who want to see a wrong rightedtime has had a wonderful way of showin

ajax was set to be auctioned off. his friends set up a go fund me site so officer hickey could bid to keep his dog - but it never came to that. after the story went viral, the city decided to make hickey an auxiliary member of the department in retirement, so he can keep ajax. all dps schools closed. dougco... jeffco... adams 12 five star and littleton all closed... you can check the 9news app and 9news-dot-com for closures and delays. the alerts are posted in the red bar at the top of the home page. that's all for 9news at 4:30... 9news at 5 a.m...is

the department said he could not keep ajax as his pet when he's retiring. ajax belonged to the city, under state law, so in order for him to leave the department, he would have to be sold at auction. a gofundme page raised more than $60,000 to help hickey buy ajax, which was far more than needed. solution. hickey has been appointed as an auxiliary officer which will allow him to keep ajax. >> it's just one of those you knew something had to happen. >> right. >> if you're heading to universal studios this weekend, check out a brand-new collection rock hotel. >> restaurant leaders say they brought in items spanning several decades, from the beatles, rihanna, lady gaga, santana. the reveal of the new collection is the finale to the hotel's multi-million dollar renovation and included is the new display qr code you can scan with your phone to learn more about the history of each piece in that collection. >> i love that. it's a museum. you're learning something while staying there. >> plus, if there's a wait or something, you have something to look at. which is

under ohio law ajax was considered he had to be sold at auction. the story took off on social media. a go-fund-me page raised more than 60-thousand dollars to help hickey buy ajax -- far more than was needed. the marietta police department and hickey managed to work out a resolution: hickey has been appointed as an auxiliary officer, allowing him to keep ajax. the carolina panthers and denver broncos face off in super bowl 50 this sunday. eager fans wait with anticipation across the country. but the excitement is especially intense in san francisco --where fans are gathering at "super bowl city". ali wolf reports. nats street noise this week the bustling streets of downtown san francisco.. are a lot more crowded than usual.... if you didn )t get the memo super bowl 50 is here... you don t have to look far to be reminded... victoria beltran - visiting super bowl city from oakdale "its nice out here there )s so much to see and what you )re getting right here berg! the big game is not being-p&being played in the city. -p&but fans who didn )t get ticke

when hickey recently retired from the force -- he couldn )t just buy ajax. under ohio law ajax was considered city property. he had to be sold at auction. the marietta police department and hickey managed to work out a resolution: hickey has been appointed as an auxiliary officer, allowing him to keep ajax. cooler today, storms tomorrow... the cold front that brought us a few showers last night has moved out, leaving behind cooler air. highs today will reach the low to mid 50s, about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. sun and clouds today with winds from the northeast. another cold front is set to move in on wednesday, bringing in more rain and even a chance for afternoon thunderstorms. some storms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds and downpours. highs will return to the low 70s wednesday before the front, with another drop into the 50s for thursday. clouds and showers will linger for thursday especially near the coast, with skies clearing on friday. expect sunshine and seasonal temperatures for the ( kristen ( and let s hear about some of our top s

that's number three. 6-year-old ajax is the canine hickey. but as any dog owner can imagine, he's become way more than just a work colleague. >> ajax is a family member. he's one of my children. >> hickey is retiring and was prepared to buy ajax. but the way the law's written, ajax is city property, so they have to put him on the auction block. >> we are under strict rules how we dispose of property. >> tearing my wife and i up. tremendously. >> but don't worry, here comes the happy twist. more than 23,000 people have

they raised more than 65-thousand dollars so hickey could buy ajax. the city says they will not make hickey buy ajax if hickey becomes an officer. basketball---north carolina takes its unbeaten conference record into hostile louisville-- another conference honor for odu guard trey freeman and something a little new for the nfl---super bowl opening night---next we were below the 88th southern parallel. we had traveled for over 850 miles. my men driven nearly mad from starvation and frostbite. today we make history. >>bienvenidos! welcome to the south pole! if you're dora the explorer, you explore. it's what you do. >>what took you so long? if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. let the media mayhem begin ----a see of reporters, cameras and microphones at the sight of super bowl 50----this year----the nfl chaning things up just a little bit---the first ever super bowl opening night---and front and center---denver quarterback peyton manning--- i'm nathan epstein in for bruce rader. it's lookin

ajax was set to be auctioned... a go fund me account has since raised more than 68- thousand dollars to help the pair stay together. it's tax season--and that means it's also the city of cincinnati is trying to book one of the largest conventions since the 20-12 world choir games... which would have a huge impact on the city. kara dblbx our jordan vilines is live at the duke energy convention center with the details. live cincinnati, oh january 31, 2016 top decision makers of lions club international, the world's largest service club association, will visit cincinnati feb. 1-3 to review the city's bid as host for its prestigious 2021 international convention. the lions 2021 convention could bring up to 18,000 attendees using more than 30,000 hotel room nights and delivering more than $9 million in visitor spending to the region. it would represent one of the largest conventions booked in cincinnati since the 2012 world choir games and one of the largest meetings booked in the past decade. the host city decision will

hickey got a late night phone call saying he could buy back ajax... for a dollar. of great people out there, a lot of good people that care, that are willing to drop the gauntlet and go with it." nearly 72-thousand dollars was donated from people around the world on behalf of ajax and officer hickey - that money will now be given to a special group called vested interested. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... called vested interested. still to come on channel 2 news this morning... meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy skies for your friday, with highs in the mid to upper 40s and light winds. it's going to be a beautiful weekend, with partly suny skies and highs in the low 50s, warming up into the low 60s by the middle of next week, with no storms let's check in with the c-b-s let's check in with the c-b-s let's check in with the c-b-s news team and see what they're working week, with no storms heading our way. let's che

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saying he could buy back ajax... for a dollar. of great people out there, a lot of good people that care, that are willing to drop the gauntlet and go with it." nearly 72-thousand dollars was donated from people around the world on behalf of ajax and officer hickey - that money will now be given to a special group called vested interested. coming up next on channel 2 news this morning... marinello beauty school closed 56 locations yesterday...includi ng the one in reno....what students and staff have to say "this is channel 2 news, coverage you can count on" a bizarre series of events in carson city left one man dead last night, after a truck was stolen, a pedestrian and a police car were hit... and a crash into carson airport property. and school officials in washoe county are set to vote on a new ballot measure... to raise the money they need to repair local schools by increasing taxes. and hundreds of local students... and dozens of teachers... reeling after marinello schools of beauty closed the doors to their re

him. >> ajax is a family member. he's one of my children. it's tearing my wife and i up tremendously. >> the city has to sell ajax to the highest bidder at auction. a gofundme site has been set up so he can keep ajax. so far, it's raised $40,000. >> it's an interesting workweek forecast. >>> the roller coaster ride of temperatures continue. let's continue with a live look see what we've got going on. things partly clear. we have still pretty mild temperatures for 11:37 at night. 51degrees, winds out of the south 8 miles per hour. check out other temperatures. 47degrees at hackensack. 42 in jersey city. 44 for jfk and fresh meadows. a little bit of sort of a mix here in terms, 36 for monticello, 51 in the park. 48 for belmar, and 46 for the hamptons. what we can expect tonight, increasing clouds with fog developing. mild temperatures heading into monday. we are expecting afternoon and evening showers potentially. the warmest day of the workweek will by far be on wednesday. we do get that with some wind and rain, rain

matthew hickey developed a close pond with ajax over three years of working together, but when hickey retired after 30 years, under ohio law, ajax was considered city property and had to be sold at auction. the public raised more than $60,000 through a gofundme page, but the city managed to work out a resolution appointing hickey as an exhilarating officer which allows him to keep ajax. online campaign says any excess money will go to charities and organizations that work with police dogs. >>> did he or didn't he? next, the prediction on when we >>> we have been talking about >>> news crews never want to become the story, but abc affiliate kg tv confirms two employees were injured while covering severe weather for their morning show yesterday. the reporter and videographer were preparing for a live report on high wind and tree damage when a tree knocked both of them down. the videographer was able to call 9-1-1.both had injuries that required surgery. >>> good news for air travelers. free snacks have returned to airlines flight and soon they will be back for american airlines customer

who is also being retired from the force.the city said ajax is city property... worth 35- hundred dollars.but after a large outcry on social media... the city changed its tune and sold ajax to hickey for just one-dollar.hickey says he's -quote- "speechless and very grateful" that he accused of sexual abuse...the new details we're learning about a tri-state pastor and his *other* connection to local children getting ready for some football...the super bowl... less than 48 hours away.why it's going to be a busy weekend for workers at one of the world's largest beermakers. it's a frosty start to our morning with temps near 20. skies will be clear for the first half of the day, turning partly cloudy this afternoon. our high improves to 41. temperatures warm through the weekend. saturday's high reaches 45, sunday at 49. enjoy the dry, partly cloudy gmts anim"you're watching good morning tri-state at 4:30 on 9 on your side!" 9 on your side has learned a youth pastor... charged with raping a child... was *also* a volunteer at a tri-state school. school.and this morning.

. >> ajax, right? a, j, a, x. >> at the end of his service, hickey had the understanding that he could purchase ajax for $3,500, but the day he retired, he was told no. because ajax is considered city property and valued at more than $1,000, hickey was told his partner would be sold to the highest bidder at a city auction. >> so you might be wondering, if hickey retired this last week, why does he still have ajax? well, the marietta city council actually voted to allow him to keep the dog and to care for it of the auction. but then, cory orr -- >>decided to step in. he created a go fund me page that would help hickey buy the dog at auction. his idea -- >> yes, was. >> that in three days, has received more than $45,000. >> it just goes to show how much a community can be brought together and how much they actually enjoy our law enforcement. >> 34 years on the force has weighed on hickey, seeing anger and hatred, but now, he knows there is still good. >> seeing this, it's like, my goodness, i am so wrong

retired ohio officer matt hickey has been working with his police dog ajax. when he retired he thought him. but law only allows officers to buy their dogs if they're older or hurt in the line of but ajax was too young to qualify for that. he was vowing today to do what he could. my interpretation of the law would have been a fifth degree felony theft in office i would be wearing an orange july. suit right now. the end. officer hickey can keep ajax if he becomes an auxiliary officer. >>> the denver broncos bus crashed the crash was minor and nobody was hurt. as you can see the be crash cracked a section of the windshield. the fox 25 storm tracker weather team. been using that all night to track the showers coming to southeastern massachusetts and southern coastal areas of massachusetts. now just getting off of nan tunth. moving out and away from the island. still some rain here on nantucket and off to the west there's still some that can clip the island but that will be it. so we have to watch for now the falling falling temperatures where will might have been

ajax was to be auctioned off this week. the nearly 70- thousand dollars raised by the community...will now go to buy bullet proof vests for k9 officers. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. right now, we want to get a check of your weather with jeff... weather now transition another mild day on temperatures climbing to 62 degrees. we stay dry this morning and early afternoon before thunderstorms out ahead of a cold front start to the evening state is under a slight risk for severe storms this evening with our severe weather after 7pm. i will keep storm chances in forecast up until about 2am with our biggest issues being damaging wind and heavy rain. while i can not rule out tornado development that risk is very low for us in the tri state. rain will taper wednesday morning with temps in the upper 40s to start wednesday falling into the 30s by afternoon. then much cooler and seasonal with highs in the upper 30s t

a go fund me page was set up to help him buy ajax from the city. so far it's raised about $58,000. >> it shows how much a community can be brought together and how much they enjoy our law enforcement. >> seeing this, is' like -- my goodness, i am so wrong. there is so much good out there and there are so many kind people. and so many people that want to see a wrong righted. >> laura: there sure are. an auction date has not yet been able to purchase ajax, the remaining money raised will go to other canine units to purchase bullet proof vests for the dogs. >>> all right. well, check out this video. a spectacular fire in california. >> reporter: marco rubio stopped at a des moines cracker barrel with his kids this morning. he's polling in third place. >> we will be stumping hard for you tonight. >> thank you. >> ted cruz is counting on an army of supporters to pull off an upset. >> the strength of this campaign is over 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa. >> reporter: republican party officials expect a record turnout tonight. that may bode we

he developed a close bond with ajax over three years of working together but under ohio law, ajax is considered city property and has to be sold at auction because of his age. marietta city council still has to approve that auxillary position. >> "q": well ted cruz won the opening round of the republican presidential race. he came in first in the iowa caucuses followed by donald trump and a surging marco rubio. but, on the democratic side, the race is so close, the party winner yet. craig boswell has latest. >> reporter: democrat bernie sanders was already rallying supporters in new hampshire before the sun came up this morning. he's predicting a big win after >> we just got in from iowa where we astounded the world and now in the hampshires we will astound the world again. >> reporter: democrats split the votes nearly 50/50 between sanders and clinton. victory. >> i stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you, iowa. >> on cbs this morning, bob scheiffer says the results show clinton has problems. >> bernie sanders who's a socialist gave her a real run. this was not

the city planned to auction ajax. ajax was appraised a 35- hundred dollars ... but with the help of a go- fund-me page created by a family friend .. hickey received over 51-thousand dollars to bid. "i'm amazed at everybody who cares about this. the outpouring. the calls that i've been getting from everybody... the support... it's just amazing all extra proceeds raised on the go-fund- me page will be donated to an organization that provides bullet proof vests for k-9 officers. that's all for wsls ten at 5-30. continues right now. although we began the day with some sun, we did have more clouds and showers move through some areas in the afternoon. it was a warm day before the clouds came in as well, with temperatures climbing into the 60s. tonight: showers end with lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s. tuesday: cloudy with areas of drizzle.cooler with highs in the upper 40s. a pretty powerful cold front will impact the region on wednesday, bringing a better chance pause for nats of father now at six ... we're continuing the disappearance and killing

he wanted his partner ajax to retire but ajax is live and because of state law he is set that news set off social media fire storm and people sounding off started a go fund me account. city leaders held a news conference to respond. they said they offered officer hickey a compromise that allowed him to keep ajax. the retiring hickey would become an auxilliary member of the police force and work special events. leaders said that hickey could have ended it all before it started and as reported in columbus things have escalated quickly. the marietta ohio law director has been threatened and his email has been hacked. in the meantime officer hickey was at the conference today and denied he was offered auxillary police officer's job. lee. >>> leon, thank you. let's go to chief meteorologist mark johnson. the days are getting a little longer. >> guess what? >> what. >> two days away from the 45 days ago. not so shabby so far. look at how mild we are. 43 on february 1st. 46 in akron and 44 in canton. 39 currently in mentor and 42 for ashland. uh-huh. let's show you. we don't have rain or snow

to adopt ajax. the story took off on social media.a go-fund-me page raised more than 60-thousand dollars to help hickey bid on his partner..but it didnt come to that. the marietta police department and hickey managed to work out a resolution..hickey will become an auxillary officer with the department, and can keep working with ajax. a special occasion for a local four legged celebrity! black dog salvage, a popular show filmed here in roanoke is celebrating one of their training dogs first birthday! molly may shared her birthday celebration with stella - the shop dog! veterinarian hospital thew a party complete with bubblecake cupcakes - for the humans ... and gifts for both dogs! very good in public, we have a lot of traffic. it's super nice that she likes to travel too. mike thinks he might start taking her on the closer salvage jobs. so she doesn't mind driving in the car. quiet in the car, travels well, likes to be with everybody.molly may will make her debut during the season 5 premiere of the

because ajax was city property and he would have to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. today, official in the town announced they will keep him on as an ox i willry member of the police department so ajax can stay together with hickey more than 66,000 dollars by the way was raided can be raised and that -- raised and that will buy bulletproof vest for the other k-9 officers a happy ending. >> i moon we say win-win. truly the definition of that -- i mean we say win-win truly the definition of that the. >> the one person that looks bad is the mayor. >>> their story broke hearts. >> and there's a new story. the hollywood heavyweight about to hit the boston stage. >> next at 6, a developing story. what a firefighter wrote on facebook about saving drug useers that got him suspended. marathon bombings now she wants to return to the race as a runner. and a warning for wegmans shoppers. what would you do with five minutes to kill, and a smart phone? check the scores. probably post a pic. how about register to vote? you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts drivers licens

he plans to bid on ajax at an upcoming auction. more than $71,000 has been raised to help hickey win back his partner. his fight to keep ajax is prompting a proposal to allow officers and their dogs to stay together after retirement. state senator is working on a bill to give police officers the option to purchase their canine or horse partners at department. currently ohio cities muscle police dogs at a public auction if the canine is able to work. effort to get bob feller the presidential medal of freedom. >> the highest civilian award in the country. in order for him to be considered 100,000 signatures are needed. he was the first ball player to enlist in the military after pearl harbor. >>> i'm terrence lee. >> i'm jackie fernandez. coming up, a local man serves six years for a crime he did not commit. how the fight for justice lead to getting his name cleared. >> you won't want to miss this video. a driver thrown into the air during a high-speed chase in idaho. it's what he did next that has >>> the clock is ticking for record

the retired officer set up a go-fund me page so he could buy ajax. thanks to donations from around the world... the page raised over 57 thousand dollars. hickey says he is going to donate the extra money to a k-9 that provides bullet proof vests for police dogs. your last headline 2=a5sports. it reads-- " super bowl grounds crew fumbles end zone paint job." the super bowl end zones look good now. but on monday-- a grounds-keeper painted the denver broncos logo on the both sides of the field. a photographer posted a picture on twitter showing the faint remains of the teams colors on the grass. but the mistake was fixed on thursday, and the panthers logo was dabbed on. the broncos and playing in the the big game-- this sunday at levi's stadium. human bones--thought to be hundreds of years old--are found in a utility project. now archeologists in florida are wondering how they got there. plus-- when this woman saw a cop fly past her--she did something about it. striaght ahead-- we will show you --how she actually pulled over the officer-- to give him a

officer hickey needs thousands of dollars to bid on ajax at auction... so the community is stepping in to help. the initial goal was to raise 35- hundred dollars. as of this morning... the "go fund me" page has than 58-thousand dollars. according to the page, we should know by thursday when the k-9 auction will take place. if there are any funds left over after officer hickey bids on ajax, the money will go to a k-9 fund to purchase bullet resistant vests for the canine officers. the incredible moment a mother hears her sons heart beating-- in the little girl his organ donation saved, is all caught on camera. cameras caught up with the mom seconds before the emotional moment. "to hear his little heart beat again...that's all i about" the boy was 7- months old when he died. after reportedly being abused by his babysitters boyfriend. his heartbroken mom, made the decision to donate his organs. and saved three lives in the process. one of them, little jordan--who was born with a congenital heart defect. vegas headliners giving back! next... how performers f

marietta police officer matthew hickey couldn't afford to buy his k-9 officer "ajax." "ajax."marietta city leaders had refused to sell ajax... calling him city property.but marietta's law director statute... that when a police department disbands it's k-9 unit, the k-9 handler gets the first opportunity to buy his dog.the price... one dollar. toss to ally traffic ( gives 7-day forecast)it's a frosty start to our morning with temps near 20. skies will be clear for the first half of the day, turning partly cloudy this afternoon. our high improves to 41. temperatures warm through the weekend. saturday's high reaches 45, sunday at 49. enjoy the dry, that's good morning tri-state for this ------.we're back in 30 minutes - good morning america - is next, with an inside look at coldplay's super bowl halftime show. show.and you can kep nine on your side ...at your side -

(tom) they raised more than 65-thousand dollars so hickey could buy ajax. the city says they will not make hickey buy ajax if hickey becomes an auxiliary everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be real. don't be fake, don't be artificial, but always be sweet. and of course, wear sunscreen. nature valley granola bars. let the media mayhem begin ----a see of reporters, cameras and microphones inside levi stadium---the sight of super bowl 50----this year----the nfl chaning things up just a little bit---the first ever super bowl opening night---and front and center---denver quarterback peyton manning--- i'm nathan epstein in for bruce rader. welcome to indeed be manning's last game--- the nfl network is reporting manning has already told his family that he plans to retire after sunday's showdown with the carolina panthers--- manning's been mum on the retirement talk---even after cameras caught this exchange between he and new england patriots he

there was an uproar on social media when people learned a retiring ohio k-9 -- ajax -- had to be sold because he was considered city property and could still work. a lawyer did some digging and found the definition of a canine unit -- which includes the handler, not just the dog. that lets the handler be first in line to buy the dog. so he did for one dollar. so now, there's a question about "we're gonna continue with it and we're just gonna make sure that money gets to the right area and we're gonna make the law change." so -- with the dust now settled -- ajax is his home with the officer -- who has broncos or panthers? who do you like in sunday's super bowl? a tiger at blank park zoo in des moines knows. the animal was supposed to pick the winner based on two boxes. the tiger sizes them up - then ends up going for the panthers the panthers have been getting a lot of love from the prognosticators. but that ends at this aquarium in florida. one manatee is eight for its last nine -- picking the super bowl. this year, it's picking the broncos -- in what could be peyton manning's last ga

under ohio law ajax was considered city property and had to be sold at auction. more than 60- thousand dollars was raised on go- fund-me. but in the end it didn't matter, hickey was appointed as an auxiliary officer, allowing him to keep ajax. the money raised will go to charities and organizations for police dogs. it's a shopping event 99 years in the making. a woman from california wins it she had 30-minutes to fill up her cart, at the 99 cent store. and it looks like she did well. so how do you get to 99, carry that much spunk, and still look so great? tramble says: "when i was born they used vaseline for everything. for your shoes, your hair, your head, every other thing." "i'm happy i may live longer. i might live another 10 years." to make the deal even sweeter-- for every dollar rung up-- the store is donating 9- gallons of water to victims of the california drought. thin mints...shortbread s and peanut butter patties... hungry yet? well now you don't have to wait on a girl scout to get your cookie fix. " now we've got new things like coco mobile and coco

the police chief in mariette offered ajax to hickey with certain conditions. he'll continue to serve as an auxilary police k-9 handler and get to keep his partner. the police chief said it was the best possible resolution. you may remember donations poured in after hickey said the city was going to auction ajax off. a williamsburg woman faces federal charges for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars from her elderly employer. 82-year-old pete mcdonald tells 10 on your side, he hired dana morris back in 2011. he says she spent a few hours a week doing his laundry, sorting his bills and mail, and mostly keeping him company. in exchange, he paid her 400-dollars a month. says he realized she had been altering his checks, and even ordered new ones for herself. pete mcdonald/alleged victim (1) 12:20 i'd say i was more disillusioned and hurt and angry, my god, you're supposed to know people. completely misjudged her, which is the same reaction from people around here who ate with us and knew her and they can't believe it. she's a nice person. :41 morris

hickey has been appointed as an to keep ajax. in the meantime, a go fund me page raised more than $60,000 to help him buy a jacks. -- ajax. the donations will go to charities and organizations that work with police dogs. >>> coming up as we continue here in the noon hour, the investigation is expanding and the fbi is getting involved in the water crisis in flynt, michigan. the courtroom. why his case could be dismissed. i'm leon bibb. . >>> new at the noon hour, the fbi is now working with a team investigating the water crisis in flint, michigan. flint switched the water source from detroit's water system to the flint river in 2014. it was a move designed to save money; however, the river water was not properly treated and lead from pipes leached into flint homes and businesses on the waterline. officials have not said whether follow. >>> the united nations $9 million to stop the spread of the zika virus. it wants to lessen the impact on the babies and the families. the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and linked to birth defec

this is ajax. he'll be auctioned off. their story spread like wildfire. dodoors have raised more than $50,000 through a go fund me page so ajax can join the officer at his home. any extra money will help pay for bulletproof vests for canines. a bizarre law, you forfeit your dog if you retire. >>> we get some nice overnight lows, but we have the 80s. some of us likthe 80s. >> in between all this we do have what appears to be a wet morning commute. look at that 82, 83, 84. then another front friday. then some serious question

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him for that amount. he was originally thought he would have to buy him at auction because he was ajax. ajax was city property. and all the money is going to be donated for non-profit that provides protective vests for protective k-9's. >>> if you are watching the super bowl and why wouldn't you? some of the memorable things you could see, of course, commercials. >> a local non-profit will be featured in one of the spots. sydney benter is live with big brothers and big sisters. they are holding a preview party. how exciting, sydney. >> hey, there, paula. hi to step out of the room, and where they are having an nfl patio party. they have these annually. very frequently, actually. they moved inside because it's a little too cold outside. as we did step outside, so i could hear you guys. you are probably wondering, what the company has to do with big brothers, big sisters. i could tell you, they have a partnership that they fax nearly a decade. tonight, they unveiled one of the biggest projects together yet. a super bowl commercial that will air this sunday on local 12 news. we want to sh

matthew hickey was told he could not have ajax as a family pet and the city says that the dog was city property and sold at auction, a go fund me page was set up and $60,000 poured in allowing hickey to buy ajax. the rest will go to charity. >>> a victim of the boston marathon bombing, has a new mission. those stories and more next. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again, rick williams is on assignment, here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. chaka fattah jr. learns his fate after being convicted of fraud for misspending nearly a million dollars. >>> and still developing this noon, bill cosby remains inside of a north town courtroom at this hour. former district attorney, bruce caster is defending his investigation into a 2004 sex assault investigation against the comedian. >>> and people living in one california town are digging out sand after a powerful storm pulls through. >>> and the son of a veteran philadelphia congressman is sentenced to five years in prison after

. >>> a former police officer in marietta, ohio, is hoping to key ajax, his canine xan of four years. matt hickey retired one week ago and he was told the only way to keep the dog 0 would be to buy it at a city auction. more than $57,000 was collected on a go fund me page hickey to keep the dog. >> seeing this is like, my gonzales, i am so wrong. there is so much good out there and so many kind people and so many people that want to see a wrong righted. if hickey is able to buy ajax at the auction, the remaining money will go to other canine units to purchase bullet-proof vests for the dog. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" gas prices flip and google's drone project. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >>> stock markets in asia lower on a weak manufacturing report from china. the shanghai posit lost 1%. aaa says the average price of a gallon nationwide is $1.80. this time last year, the price was $2.05 a gallon. facebook will reportedly ban the private sales on its social media site and on instagram its photo sharing service. facebook is a marketplace to buy an

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recently retired marietta officer matt hickey wants ajax. the dog for 35- ajax's estimated value. but the city says property. a gofundme page set up to help buy ajax has raised more than $57- thousand dollars... seeing this, it's like, my goodness - i am so wrong - there is so much good out there - and so many kind people - and so many people who want to see a wrong righted it makes me really think that it will work out - one way or another - something will work out the officer says all additional money from the go fund me capaign will be used to buy bullet proof vests for k9 officers. a date for the auction will be set later this week. general motors is kicking its efforts to build self- driving cars into high gear. a dedicated autonomous vehicles team will start working today... its goal is to figure out a strategy to make g-m the leader in self-driving technology. the move shows self-driving cars are not just as a but the company sees them as something that can work in the real world. master shefu? good time bad time? time is an illusion. there is only the now" "kung fu panda t

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retiring ohio police officer matthew hickey will get to keep his canine partner, ajax, after all. he was appointed as an exemplary officer cut -- allowing him -- and auxiliary officer allowing him to keep ajax. under law he would've had to have -- the dog would've had to be auctioned off, but no more. for john and the entire cbs 2 news, that's it for us, thanks for joining us.

since the dog named ajax is still considered a healthy police dog the k-nine must be put up for auct valuable city property. the retired officer's friend started a go-fund-me-page to help h ajax was appraised at 3500 dollars but officer matt hickey has already gotten more than $51,000 in donations. >> i'm amazed at everybody who the calls that i've been getting just amazing. geoff: >> all extra proceeds raised on the go-fund-me page will be donated to an organization that provides bullet p officers. ricardo: a top-10 women's showdown on the hard evening. 2nd ranked south carolina facing 10th ranked texas a&m. the gamecock point win two weeks ago in columbia lone star state, college station. they don't to a quick start. th let 31-25 at half. we move to the fourth quarter, tiffany mitchell with the jumpshot. 20 point for the senior guard. now a fourwe had the other way, mitchell dropping it, all part of a 10-0 gamecocks run to put them up six. this game doesn't come dl possession right they moved to 21-0 on the year. allyson: a former panther cheerleader takes a trip down dale: good mo