there is one in cincinnati ohio. that is dwindling. i think they are down to two folks. they were under the auspices of the city but the chief himself had the authority to take a look at exactly where they were working. that's gone by the wayside. when you look at other cities. they are a security company. they will tell you they are a security company. they can only work on property that is privately owned. they can perform the services. portland, oregon, there was portland, oregon, there was a service formed by former law enforcement personnel, and they wanted the ability to perform, and so the district hired additional security and is actually working with officers that the benefits district is paying for. they pay for three officers and the police department is paying for one. that's something you can ask for further clarification with the controllers, but you can't let your police department be subpoena planted. -- supplanted. there is no reason san francisco can't do some things that plndplnd -- port land does. now there are other cities have that gone out and hire

this comes to us from wlw tv, channel 5 in cincinnati, ohio, where one piece of snail mail took 23 yearsn't immediately realize that this letter sent by her sister, along what photo, was a blast from the past until she got to the end and read the date, february 25th, 1987. the post office says it probably got caught in old equipment that was recently disassembled. however long it took, she's just as happy that she finally got it. i'm lynn isis ly ear this is early today, just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. ♪ your favorites, in pieces. until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. >>> one man in russia won't let the off season affect his passion for skiing. instead he has designed floating skis and umbrella-like poles so he can practice cross-country- style skiing long after the snow has melted. it's complete with a fin on the bottom of each ski to help wi

. >>> now this cell phone video from cincinnati, ohio, that police say shows this 2-year- old smoking a joint. investigators say her mom can be heard coaching her in the background. investigators say that incident happened in august and the person who saw the video gave a copy have the cell phone tape to the state family services agent. the mother is is be hind bars and if convicted she will face 11 years in prison. >>> dressed to a t in a mini spirit, a skirt and still let toes, this robber was no lady. he was dressed in drag and held two employees at gunpoint after he grabbed the cash he dumped the pumps and that skirt to make a quick getaway. >>> well you might think underaged drinkers need aphakia d to get their hands on booze. but that is not always the case. coming up we'll tell you why access to alcohol is more plenty full than parents probably think. and the ranks of the working poor have climbed to the highest level since the 1960s. how the president is taking aim at the problem. >> abc 2 works for the community. a proud partner with the salvation army. ♪ seth seth sexual ass

cell phone video was taken back in august but it was released by the prosecutor's office in cincinnati, ohio. according to prosecutors, someone who saw this incident turned this video over to police. >> i'm just grateful that somebody in the community was savvy enough and smart enough and cared enough about this little girl that they forwarded it to authorities. >> if the mother is convicted she could be sentenced to 11 years behind bars. >> you wonder what people are thinking. just awful. >> no kidding. >>> nothing like cash to get people to go green. >> we're talking $10 million and bragging rights. we'll take you inside the cars that are competing for a major prize, next. >>> beth. we don't have beth but we'll get back to her. and american idol fans, the show is shaking up auditions. the brand new way to land your ticket to hollywood. keep it right here, fox5 news at fix coming right back. -- five coming right back. n ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white-meat chicken. oh, so when's th

down into the 6 tonight, look at cincinnati, ohio, 54 degrees. the forecast then for this evening. clouds moving out from 75 to 65 will be dropping. then a comfortable clear start for tomorrow morning. 54 to about 60 degrees. itill be a little on the cool side. but pleasant for not only tomorrow but also for sunday. lots of sunshine. we'll be warming up a little to 8degrees by sunday. the extended forecast mid-week rain coming our way. we'll be talking about what is happening with hurricane karl that madeandfall in mexico. >>> the man who defeated adrian fenty for mayor said hwould ask fenty to help heal the sharp racial divide exposed in tuesday's voting. vincent gray said he hope to appoint a more diverse cabin that looks more like the city to help ease the racial tensions. >> reporter: he said he want the whole cy to buy into his administration and he will work hard to see that i does. >> reporter: gray acknowledged the sharp racial divide tuesday. it showed fenty winning the white wars. gray winning majorityblks. >> the job it would appear is reaching out to white voters in the

. >> let's check your weather and see what's happening, cincinnati, ohio, nbc 5, like my chilly threeheavy rain in southern texas. sunny and hot in the northwest. high surf advisories from new england all the way down into florida due to igor and plenty of sunshine up and down the east coast. chilly in cleveland. 69 degrees today, hot in atlanta, 93. >> good morning, everyone. i a.m. tony pann -- no problems expected for the morning commute. heading into the afternoon, it will be breezy and mild was >> these are my wife's sisters, say hi, everybody. you see the brother-in-law doing the nice thing. >>> thank you very much. up next t tragic death of a high school quarterback, he collapseded after throwing a touchdown pass, we're going to talk to his mom, but first these messages. it was always... [ laughing ] that seat's not happening without a big miles upcharge. a miles upcharge wasn't part of the deal. was i supposed to go without my wife? [ elevator bell dings ] [ grunting ] haha, that was awkward. so we upgraded to the venture card from capital one. we've had it with the games. [ m

host: cincinnati, ohio.aller: my grandchild plays football, he practices two hours every day in he is only six. is that too young for children to play football emma i have often been asked -- is that too young for children to play football? i have often been asked that. do have to make sure the coaching practices are appropriate and that there is no undue risk and that it is being officiated properly and that coaches are trained on this injury. an important point in all of this legislation. we now have some very good training materials through other organizations that are video training for the coaches on what a confession is, what are the symptoms, and what do i do i would build my confidence by new jersey, good morning. caller: omy question is, generally in lacrosse, why do boys and men wear helmets and women do not? guest: coming from the great state of maryland, where lacrosse wings of the brain, certainly the game is meant to be played differently. the way that lacrosse is coached and officiated, there

. >> cincinnati, ohio. not exactly beverly hills.

went over to canton, ohio, youngstown, cincinnati, and i can tell you that the president's proposals throughout ohio, and i really believe that mr. boehner, being a representative from ohio, got an earful and that's why we heard what he said on sunday. but, still, he's not given up on extending this tax cut to the upper 2%. rather than adopting the president's tax cut, which will be for 98% of the american people, 97% of small businesses, and that's the way to go. because moody's report -- has reported about bloomberg this morning. it just told us what happened the last time we did this. -- told us that we failed to learn the lessons of our history, we're bound to repeat them. and we seem as if mr. boehner has not learned anything from what happened to our economy when we adopted the bush plan. >> yeah. >> the economy went into the ditch. the deficit blew wide open. people lost job, 8 million jobs were lost. we are trying to do something to create jobs in this country, put people back to work so they can buy homes, buy automobiles, and help turn the economy which is what we want to d

ohio. the ravens play at cincinnati. linebacker jared johnson did not work out today.ing with a back injury. the ravens coming off a winning season opener. carson palmer knows the ravens very well. >> the main thing is matching their tough physical play and if there's one thing we can do as an offensive front is that, match it. it's a tenacious d that comes after you. we have a number of big physical guys up front that can match that and we expect to do that sunday. >> palmer and the bengals looked pretty bad in their opener. >>> the ravens have been saying they need to dethrone the bengals to win that danger. >>> and cincinnati has a pretty good football game going on. a little bit of hot potato on this toss. a tip, a lip tip, little tip, a catch and a fumble. >>> white sox paul konerko, high and tight. the ball hits konerko in the face. luckily more of a glancing blow. konerko can a bloody nose. he convinced the trainer to let him keep playing. he gets back on the plate. it's a long ball. it's 7-5 at they play in the 9th inning. >>> the orioles have the night off. th

ohio river. it's the suspension bridge that connects kentucky and cincinnati. again i don't consider that to be a failure. nor do i consider to be a fill your the hundreds if not thousands of jobs in the state of ohio that police and firefighters now have, the thousands of jobs that teachers now have because the recovery act. mr. speaker, i think it was crystal clear in the c.b.o. report that came out just a few weeks ago that the recovery act in fact saved or created 3.5 million jobs here in the united states. i will remind the lady of the failures of the bush economic policies that led us into the worst recession in our lifetime. our failure was the last six months of 2008 when we saw the loss of three million jobs in this economy. i don't call saving and creating 3.5 million jobs a failure. and i would challenge her to come to cincinnati and look those workers in the face that are working on i-75, that are working on the banks project, and suggest to them that their paychecks are a failure of the federal government. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve. the spea

ohio. >> cincinnati. >> and right here in new york city, too. >> that, too. >> we got it all for you.rning, you probably are worried about certain things when you go to the gym. right? working on that six pack, getting your heart rate up. what about the germs? i'm not talking about bringing your own towel to sit on and making sure you wipe down the equipment. it goes much deeper than that. the bacteria is everywhere. linked to things like mrs mrsa. the staff infections. susan koeppen is here to tell you what to look out for and keep yourself as healthy as you can. >> is this an excuse not to go? >> no, it isn't, harry. >>> also, a stumbling block of money. a woman got dumped after she told her fiance how much she owed in college loans. it's not funny. a true story. >>> also we'll speak with a 6-year-old who used to be a cheerleader. her mom not happy with one ever of the routines the little girl had. our skirts are too tight, we shake our bootis from left to right. they're 6. mom says it's suggestive. led to a huge blowup. kennedy is no longer a cheerleader. >> invited out of the prog

there's some showers in to michigan and ohio and columbus. flying to cincinnatiround here, just partly to mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 50s north and in hagerstown and frederick and cumberland 54 to upper 60s and near 70. 63 for tappahannock. they will be near 90 today. we will be at the 87 range but lower 80s up north with a better chance of showers as the day goes on. looking a the day planner at a glance. 84 for the drive home. more clouds ensures north as we head through this afternoon. front tonight with some showers and should set us up well for the weeken

any citizen of ohio can begin to vote today. we in cincinnati made a campaign to early votes that we show the importance of our vote and that our vote counts. guest: that's great. i mean, early voting is great for voters and i commend you for the work you did for it to come to fruition in ohio. ohio has made some great strides in making it easier for voters to participate in the process. great work. great work, ohio. host: there are problems in ohio as well. guest: sure right. ohio as another step with -- the deadline -- sure. ohio is another state with a deadline and month out. they had problems years ago with complying with the national voter registration act. now they have stepped up compliance, and what that means is that at the division of motor vehicles and public assistance agencies, the state comes into contact with potential citizens and voters, and that is where registration should occur. anything to help citizens engaged in the process, we make engaged in the process, we make it harder than it needs to be for citizens to engage. ohio

cincinnati went on to win the division title. we'll bring the came from ohionto your living room. see the ravens take on the bengals at 1:00. then the maryland terrapins are headed to morgan town to take on west virginia. the blowout over moore morgan -- over morgan state. west va va nationally ranked. >> playing on the road in as who still environment against a very good football team. number, two, to play in a game, the more we win, the bigger the games get. >>> maryland has lost the last four meetings with set of of west -- meetings with west virginia. they play saturday at noon in morgan town. >>> the red-hot orioleses get a day of rest after sweeping tornado-- toronto. brad bergesen. >> to come back and try to contribute to this team, it's a satisfying feeling. >> the yankees are in town tomorrow night. >>> finally, the pennant race in cincinnati drew some added attention last night, a massive swarm of may flies. the insects invaded them. now the life span of a may fly is one day and million of them spent their day at a baseball game. the home team may no

ohio, tomorrow, the president will be arriving in a state that continues to suffer. a borders in cleveland, which employs 23 people, just announced it will close. near cincinnati, comair recently announced it will cut more than half its planes over two years, with more layoffs to come. there is anger and frustration here. >> i wish the president would create more jobs here in ohio. >> president obama is doing a terrible job at handling the economy. >> reporter: sentiments held nationally. according to the new abc news poll, a record 57% of the public disapprove of the president's handling of the economy. for the first time, more say the president's policies have made the economy worse than better. hoping to combat that impression, the president in cleveland tomorrow will propose more ways to encourage economic growth. allowing businesses to write off 100% of their new investments in plants and equipment. permanently extending a research tax credit. on top of a $50 billion investment in more infrastructure. >> i don't think this is going to add up to a lot of jobs, certainly not in the next 6 to 12 months when the economy needs it the most. >> reporter: the pre

very expensive to buy advertising and the dollar did not go very far because of the cincinnati market is mostly covering ohio, louisville is mostly -- so it is very expensive and complicated to run a campaign. >> this time around -- what will make a difference? >> for baron hill it will be explaining some of the votes that been somewhat controversial about health care. i talked to him the other day and he says when he has a chance to explain to an individual voter why he supported the health care plan and what he believes it will mean for that individual, he feels like he can make a real difference. the question is, will he have the money or the time to get that message out to another people and will they buy the explanation? since todd young is a first-time candidate it will depend on his ability to raise money. he will have an id problem unless he can raise enough money have enough advertising. as i said before, it is a very difficult district in which to advertise. you have to rely on a lot of radio and cable television. big bucks and advertising in major markets. i hate to say it but money will play a hu

the cincinnati market is mostly covering ohio. the little market -- louisville market is mostly covering ky. >> i think we will be explaining some of the boats that were controversial about health care. he had a chance to explain to the individual voters why he supported the health care plan and what he thinks it will mean for that individual. he feels like he can make a real difference. the question is will he have the money and the time to get that message out to enough people. says todd young is a first-time candidate, it will depend on his ability to raise money. he has to have enough money to have enough advertising to affect the district. you have to rely on a lot of radio and a lot of cable television. you got to spend big bucks on advertising in major markets. i hate to say it, but money will play a huge role here. mr. hill is way ahead in money. todd young was raising money at about the same pace. if he can keep up the momentum and ec's and national groups, in, -- and you see national groups come in, that is the differenc

the cincinnati market is mostly covering ohio. louis bill is mostly covering ky. it is a very complicated place to cover a campaign. -- louisville mostly covers ky. . . it is a very difficult district in which to advertise. it costs big bucks to advertise in a major market. i have to send money has played a huge role here. he had over a million dollars at last check. there were raising money at the same taste. d.c. national groups come in, and the republican campaign committee and the democrat campaign committee. that is where the difference really comes in is those national groups coming to spend money in the district. >> social security is not a huge problem to correct. we corrected it under ronald reagan, back in those days. we are at a time when we have to readjust again. the commission is meeting to look at recommendations. those recommendations probably will not be forthcoming until december. we will have to vote the whole package up or down. we need to keep it as it is and not privatize it. that is what my opponent wants to do and that is why i am criticizi

ohio voters are angry or dissatisfied with washington. national correspondent dean reynolds looks at how that might play out al the polls. >> reporter: near cincinnati today, republican gubernatorial candidate john kasich spoke of the sputtering state economy. >> we're going to work together to fix it! >> reporter: it's a republican refrain across the state where the jobless rate is 10% and where 56% of ohioians in our new poll think the jobs lost are never coming back. >> we have some serious, serious problems going forward. >> so this is going to be a long hard slog. this isn't going to be easy. >> reporter: in ohio's 15th congressional district-- which includes columbus and its suburbs-- freshman democrat mary jo kill roy is running in a close rematch against republican steve stivers. she's hoping to reverse an enthusiasm gap and the finding that only 29% of ohioians say their congressman deserves reelection. >> there's no reason for democrats to be demoralized and as far as this g.o.p. energy, i think a lot of it is astroturf. that means it's not real grass-roots. it's phony grass-roots. >> i'll work hard to make you proud. >> reporter: stivers

cincinnati. a little more moisture up across parts of the ohio valley. that's all just along and ahead of a weather front that's going to come through here late this afternoon and thi evening. may even,n fact, 9:00, 10:00 this evening before it gets on through keeping a very close eye on hurricane igor out here. there'she island of bermuda and this storm looks like the eye wall will pass within ten miles of the beaches of bermuda. this is going to be an ugly day for friends and family members out in bermuda. could be a category 1, maybe a category 2 storm as it passes through or directly over the neighborhoods around bermuda so a tough day for them. for us, that storm is going to stay way offshore thanks to high pressure and this very weak cool front as it continues to press down to the east coast. that will help keep that storm sved further out to sea. for us tomorrow high pressure building backin. thatill take a little bit of an edge off and the humidity. so for today increasing clouds. it will be warm. mabe a sprinkle far southern pennsylvan. far west

ohio, the president will be arriving in a statat ces t suffer. a borders in cleveland, that employs 23 people, announced it will close. near cincinnatines in toward years with more layoffs to come. there is anger and frustration here. >> i wish the president would create more jobs here in ohio. >> president obama is doing a terrible job at handling the economy. >> reporter: sentiments held nationally. according to the new abc news/"washington post" poll, a record 57% of the public disapprove of the president's handling of the economy. for the first time, more say the president's policies have made the economy worse than better. hoping to combat that impression, the president, in cleveland, will propose more ways to encourage economic growth. allowing businesses to write off 100% of their new investments in plants and economic. permanently extending a research tax credit. on top of a $50 billion investment in more infrastructure. >> i don't think this is going to add up to a lot of jobs, certainly not in the next o 12 months whe they ne it most. >> reporter: the president points to republican opposition to his proposals as evidence of

family near cincinnati and was his family's first college graduate paying his own way through and a successful businessman before entering local politics. first elected to represent ohio's eighth district, he has been among his party's legislative leaders since 1994, chairing several committees and being elected majority leader in 2006 and minority leader in 2008. following his remarks, we will have a little bit of time for questions and discussion. cleary -- please join me in welcoming house minority leader john behner. [applause] >> thank you for the very nice introduction. let me welcome all of you. i see that you have all survived the storm out there today. i will begin today by telling you a story. some years ago, back in ohio, i was working my way through his xavier university. while in night school, i entered a small business up with an older gentleman parted sadly, some six or nine months later, my partner passed away. we had one customer left. there was -- i had a couple of years more of school at xavier before i graduated, trying to all this business together, what little bit there was of it, i fought for it. with a everything i had. looking back on it now, wh

exterminator said ohio is the most infested state in the country and the 15 most infested states are new york, chicago, and los angeles, but medium sides mid-western cities like cincinnatind louisville and others from boston to denver. >> we are in the heart of america. there bed bugs here just like the big cities. >> many of the chemical pesticides have been banned. here a demonstration of what experts say is one sure way to kill bed bugs. several hours of more than 120 degree heat. >> it is hot in here. what's the temperature about? >> the air is about 128. if you look at bed bugs on the table, they have been here about 90 minutes and you have roasted bed bugs. >> an effective pesticide could be 10 years away. until then? >> we will have to develop this consciousness that anywhere we go, whatever we do, bed bugs might be there. >> the battle against bed bugs has taken to the skies and they are treating commercial airliners. >> john, thank you, i think. >> coming up, meredith goes back to her first job as a tap instructor after your local news. because we're big on sha. our pens... our snacks... everything... and one of the best ways to protect yourself and your cowork