dr. atiq durrani. s the doctor accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries. and then fleeing the country after his arraignment. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live at u.c. medical center with the story. dan? dan: dozens of dr. atiq durrani' s former patients will be picketing hospitals they say are responsible for their unnecessary procedures. dr. durrani was charged with health care fraud in 2013, accused of performing dozens of unnecessary surgeries and procedures. he left the country after he was arraigned, and there' s never been a trial. the significance of today according to attorney eric deters, it' s the two-year anniversary of the more than verdict awarded to one his $1 million clients in the case against durrani. deters says he represents more than 500 victims. today, his clients are expected to picket three hospitals in the area. we will be here covering that for you today. live at u.c. medical center, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. mark: thank you. indonesia. an indonesian police official says an islamic state group flag was found with one of the jakart

dr. atiq durrani this morning. he is the doctor accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries and then fleeing the country after his arraignment. dozens of dr. atiq durrani' s former patients will be picketing hospitals. they say are responsible for their unnecessary procedures. they' issues like these. lisa: the strategically friendly relationship between donald trump and ted cruz came to a combative end last night in the first presidential debate of 2016. in a simmering war of words over cruz' s canadian birth, trump questioned whether cruz is eligible to be president. senator marco rubio also traded verbal blows with cruz over immigration, and flip-flopping on positions. it all comes as the tightly-contested iowa caucus approaches on february 1. the democrats host a debate sunday. mark: some breaking lottery news. we just learned a tennessee couple has come forward claiming to have one of the 3 winning powerball tickets. they will be live on the today show in the next few minutes talking about the $1.6 billio

dr. atiq durrani. he' s the doctor accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries and then fleeing the country after his arraignment. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live at u.c. medical center with the story. dan? dan: dozens of his former patients will be picketing three local hospitals, including here at uc health. they want to raise awareness about what has happened in their cases. the doctor was charged with health care fraud in 2013, accused of performing dozens of unnecessary surgeries and procedures. he left the country after he was arraigned and he was never just the receiver a trial. it is the two-year anniversary of the more than $1 million verdict awarded to his clients in the case against durrani. to picket at several hospitals, including uc health. we will be covering that as well. dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: new this morning, a suspect is still on the run after stealing a car and committing a robbery in north college hill. police say an officer spotted the suspect after the robbery,

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