police chief lays the fight to fight crime. it's all about location. seen nine homicides. chief elliot isaac wants to focus on crime hot spots. police will attack it to go on. including gas stations >> gas stations located in the city of cincinnati, facilitating criminal networks. that's why it's important to look at the cases and look at it from an investigative lens. >> the plan will focus on nearly 20 hot spots around the city. >>> they pass a bill requiring women to have a face-to-face meeting with a doctor. at least 24 hours before an abortion. for years, kentucky law has required women to meet with a doctor, for the bill supporters say some doctors had patients lis tone a recorded message on the phone with no interags action. the message will allow between doctors and women. the first bill the jen assembly has set to governor matt bevin >>> the first response of the 2016 primary. the they are pulling all the stops. on the democratic side, hillary clinton has a slight lead over bernie sanders. she spent the day with volunteers before campaigning with her family. he says he's kaushesly o

but chief elliot isaac says it looked real.it's the second deadly police shooting in shot a man last month when pointed what appeared to be a real gun at them.it was also b- b gun.the president of the f- o- p says these men wanted police to shoot them. 3 (sgt. dan hils, cincinnati fop president)17:56 "i think both of those cases were suicide by police. i think that's very unfortunate thing when people decide to use the police as their vehicle to commit suicide :06(ron smith, witness) 12:33:26 "they definitely had the upper hand as far as having their weapons drawn. now, the thing is the man behind him could have easily deployed a tazer and put him down :38 versus using lethal force." 12:33:40before the shooting.. a 911 caller told dispatchers a man was waving a gun near children.another caller saw gaston crash his pickup and take off with a gun. three officers are on routine administrative leave during the investigation. 3 there's a war of words between pope francis and republican presidential candidate donald trump this morning.it started when pope francis was asked about trump's pr

cincinnati chief elliot isaac will be out of the press conference along with , representatives from other local and federal agencies. we expect to learn more today at 4:00, when they reveal who' s behind the operation. live, brian hamrick, wlwt news 5. you details now as -- new details now as one woman is dead, after crashing her car into a school bus. the accident happened this morning in highland county as students were headed to school, and several of those children had to be taken to the hospital. lisa: wlwt news 5' s andrew setters has the latest from the scene. andrew: this accident happened around 7:00 this morning on 321 near stringtown road. the suv that was destroyed in this accident is still on the scene here while they do the accident reconstruction. let' s walk you through what we know right now, we know there was a highland county school bus that was picking up kids to take them to white oak junior and senior high school. it was slowing down, preparing to make a stop here on 321 when and suv slammed into the rear end, apparently at full speed. investigators say there is no s

. >> chief elliot isaac is the first black chief picked from the department. >> this is the new face of the department. this is the first day of the new command staff. today, we will see not only history, we will see a reflection on what happens when the city decides it will be the community, make sure the leadership in our city reflects the community. everyone promoted today, had people to thank for, for helping them, encouraging them, telling them this day could happen. debra dixon, local 12 news. >> there's about thousand foreign police officers in the department. another recruit class graduates this year. >>> stiffer penalties for drug dealers. >> the mood, firefighters who gets sick after years on the job. get ready for some rain. a lot of it. erica is tracking that and some snow, and the weather authority forecast is next. >> heroin crash, killing one we're looking at >> westwood restaurant known for the award-winning french course. it will be closed on sunday but the chef says the kitchen will be the commissary for his food truck, urban bistro. meanwhile, he is looking for loc

. >> elliot isaac about to share new information on a major drug bust. agents with the burro of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, recovered piles of money and a lot of drugs while making arrests friday night. it involves an entertainment officers say may be behind a lot of recent crimes in the west end. angenette levy is covering the news conference, which should be beginning any minute. we will take you there when we begin. >>> a woman who died in a school bus crash in highland county. >> she lost her life when she slammed into the back of the school bus. rescuers took five students from the bus to the hospital. injuries. crash happened shortly after 7:00 a.m. outside mily town. the bright local school bus had broken down to students when driver rear-ended it. >> could have been worst. it's not enough considering what happened. >> i feel sorry for the family of the lady that was killed. it's tragic and expects someone in the school bus. and witnessed it. kids waiting to be picked up. >> it's a tough one. >> there are about 12 students on the bus. the district brought in another bus to take t

>>nd a chief elliot isaac appeared before the cincinnati law committee. and it's called pivot. it stands for place, safe investigation territories. the department has identified hotshots, neighborhoods across cincinnati. while the plan targets drug dealers and organized plan. step-up is an initiative to reduce violence. >> if you have a fire in your home, a different fire department than the one you call may show up. the help will get there quicker. cincinnati fire department plans to begin what's called automatic mutual aid. and under the system, the closest fire company or ambulance response regardless of jurisdiction. the city will run into anderson and vice versa. fire chief, and although that will take a little longer. >> and lockland. only thing i'm waiting for with them, starting their paramedic program. and they have to be in their standards this em in the cincinnati. cincinnati citizens are expecting a certain level of service. they have to provide that. that's where we stand for that. >>nd a the chief also told council, there's an unusually high number of retirements since last

. >> chief elliot isaac laid the plan to cut violent crime in the city council meeting this evening. the chief could sum it in a sentence. >> and isaac's presentation is very specific. used the afghanistan territory as an example. cracking down on offender crack down on placed networks. apartment complexes, where they are welcomed. public courses where they gather. you do that and it takes it up a notch. city has identified hot spots, leak the 3500 block of redding that drive most of the violent crime in the city. approximately 20. we will be focusing on them at various times. i don't want to obviously, as i mentioned in the presentation. i want to give away our intelligence and deployment strategies. >> some of the hots spots are predictable. many may surprise you. many are centered around gas station. >> there's gas stations in the city of cincinnati that's facilitating criminal network. that's why it's good to look at them in cases, from an investigative lens. squad will be focused here. and everyone we spoke with today is supportive but not everyone is convinced it will help. >>

the sentinel police association and the african american fire fighters celebrated elliot isaac as the first sentinel member promoted to chief. the first african american female fire lieutenant, falencia frazier, and first african american female police captain, kim williams, were also honored. making sure no one has to fight for air, today local news 5' s richard chiles is live downtown at the carew tower with more on the participants and how they prepare. richard? richard: good morning. underway. they are climbing 45 stories. started. imagine this , 804 steps up and back. this is the premier event for the american lung association. this is bringing people together for this great opportunity and supporting this wonderful organization. they been participating in this climate. they are getting started at 9:30 a.m. this morning for first-time climbers. we have already started the vertical mile. and a challenge. >> my training has varied over the years. i do a lot of stair training and work on the tread no at the maximum incline. i love to run in the outside. richard: this vertical mile i

the sentinel police association and the african american fire fighters celebrated elliot isaac as the first sentinel member promoted to chief. the first african american female fire lieutenant, falencia frazier and first african american female police captain kim williams, were also honored. a shot of curtis in there. we usually get a shot of him. our area' intersections. avenue is known for congestion wlwt news 5 erik zarnitz takes a look at the proposed change to make it safer. erik: when you look at hamilton county managed intersections, beechmont and five-mile road rank as number when it comes to one accidents and injuries. but anderson is looking to change all that with construction beginning in just a few more weeks. what do you think of beechmont and 5mile road? >> i think it' s really, really dangerous and i have two teenage boys who are driving now and i am afraid every time they leave the house. erik: the intersection has been a problem spot for years, with new turn lanes and pedestrian bicycle improvements the number , of accidents has dropped by more than 40%. but things a