manager harry black says the water situation in flint, michigan does not exist in cincinnati. 3 jeff hirsh reportingif you're wondering why 1927 is the magic year for "lead versus no lead" water lines into your house ... that's the year cincinnati stopped using lead in large water mains.but many homes from that era never had the lines replaced.it's the homeowner's responsibility. meanwhile, the website and hot line will be up within the next week or so.and we'll have that address and number once they're operating. 3 now here's bob with a local 12 traffic alert. 3 leonardo dicaprio has a plus size twin and he's already had an oscar brandished at him ... by a bear.he also has his own reality show.cnn's jeanne moos asks "do you see leo in him?" 3 hold your horses, leo! a 33-year old russian security leonardo dicaprio.leo right this way roman burtsev is definitely a more portly version...nothing mini me about him.he's leo's "mega- me." but buried in there somewhere, his heart belongs to leo.(nats) "my heart will go on."the resemblance exploded on social media last month, the two looks describe

. >> the fear was realized when they found a man dead in the home in springfield township. jeff hirsh joins us live, with what made the fire difficult for jeff. >> okay, this afternoon, timber mill court, not very far, witton road. and the house has been boarded. the salvage crews is doing work. firefighters are gone. the cause of the fire is not yet determined. as you could see, the house itself is a total loss. >> frantic neighbor calling 911. >> oh, my gosh, yes whole right side. in here. we suspect the fire has been here for quite a while and showed itself this morning. we got called at 9:00 a.m. the first units arrived, they had fire visible flames coming out at several windows. >> fighting a fire when it is cold, is always tough. what made it tougher, the house was filled with clutter, making it difficult to find the victim who was eventually located in the kitchen. >> we had a hard time finding him again because of the content and fire volume. would not have made a difference. >> and investigators are focused on a back porch -type area. the homeowner may have been using space h

tower >> tuckers was not fancy. that's the point. it was special for half a century. local 12, jeff hirsh looks at the past and future, for the restaurant on vine street. >> vine street and over the rind, has become the place to diane in cincinnati. >> welcome to tucker's straunlt, cincinnati i-could be. vine street, basic food for years. >> >>. >> great fresh every day. >> this, was the kitchen. >> and tucker closed last july, after free rent and job accidentally started a kitchen fire. >> joe and his wife, didn't have enough insurance to rebuild and reopen. local residents and business people are pitching in, including a fund-raiser. >> and around people from the neighborhood. >> mayor, sitting next to a drug dealer or homeless person, getting something to eat >> and if the fund-raiser goes as hoped. tuckers will reopen on july of and they will fire the grill. what's the first thing they will serve, to the customer on the day they come back in business. >> it's nice to think about >> it's going to be a brush, i know that. >> jeff hirsh. >> and the fund-raiser to help reopen tucker's is

>> right where they belong. >> that would be worthy of a news real. >> jeff hirsh, local 12 news. >> union terminal remodeling is sponsored by temporary sales tax increase. nearly every part of the mural >>> fire broke out around 8:00 in paul metto street. the house was filled with smoke and fire crews called for extra help to get it under control. man who lived in the home was able to run upstairs. they lost everything. the red cross is helping them. >> and how governor kasich is among the republican presidential candidates, hoping to take advantage of marco rubio's easy debate cases. and kasich, held more town hall meeting, to reach as many voters ahead of tomorrow's primary. >>> plenty to talk about from last night's super bowl. it seems everybody has an show. >> one thing that's not in dispute, lady gagan over the anthem. the rocketed on air. >> and six time grammy award winner, she flawless ly ly blasted. it was the best version of the national anthem since whitney houston sang it in 1991. >> she looked patriotic, dressed the occasion as well. >> looked different. >> wanted a bu

. >> but local 12 jeff hirsh tells us, coming in second may turn kasich to the first alternative to donald trump. >>> john kasich has been in new hampshire so much his kids could probably qualify for tuition. >> it's kind of why i got into politics. go fight for people. >> make it or break it. he needs to come in second or third. i think he will be able to point to a primary, as an example. when he puts himself in front of voters, he could do well. >> marco rubio's debate. >> and i think he positioned governors, whether it's jindal or walker. christie is not a great fit for new hampshire. jeb, who originally was the guy who would walk into new hampshire and take it maybe a year ago, has really, you no, he, time has kind of passed him by. >> the prediction from the hamilton republican chair. expect donald trump, but by less they said, john kasich will come in second. by the weird political calculus of the political season, i think he comes in second. >> kasich was not first when the first new hampshire vote was started. tiny town always votes after midnight. the tally, kasich 3. trump 2. al

jeff hirsh, local 12 news. >> do you know why he chose the clifton arts center for the venue? >> no, i don't. >> this is a good liberal part of town. you don't have to go very far to find it. >> and it is a neat building. jeff, thank you. former president clinton heads to south carolina to campaign. >> from climbing mountains to the national parks to repelling get an inside look >> new scam targeting kentuckyians. crooks claiming tore sheriff's deputies. they are claiming to have a federal warrant issue for a price. if you get one of these, hang contact the sheriff office. kentucky law enforcement doesn't contact people over the phone about federal warrants and wouldn't ask for money. >> they put you in the middle of the natural splendor. to showcase what you're going to experience, one of the climbers featured, repelled 160 down the face of union terminal. this is a last before the theater closes for renovations. >> hey, guys, i'm inside union terminal hanging from the retundra repelling. this is part of the launch. national park adventure will be shown in the omni max theate

. >> cbs will have tonight's coverage. jeff hirsh explains why this new hampshire primary could make or break governor kasich. >>> two allowed a nine-year-old girl to drive a pick up truck because they were intoxicated >> she was seated to the driver's seat. two adults in the right, in the middle passenger seat positions and an 11-month old child behind them in the back of the car. >> other drivers called police after seeing a pick up truck swerving around a rural road. deputies found the pick up in a public boat launch in the apple river. it was still in drive, rolling backwards, with the adults and children inside. the vehicle and put it in park. both adults face felony charges, reckless endangerment and child neglect. >> just practicing her driving. >>> those pain killers when you have your root canal and cough syrup. what you showed hold on to and what you should be pitching. >> kelly has the tips on how to clear out the clutter in today's health minutes. >> it's time to do some spring cleaning. the best way to start, is in your medicine cabinet. >> humidity, temperature fluctuat

. >> jeff hirsh is at district one headquarters right now. what you can tell you that you have learned today. >> reporter: good afternoon, john. the victim/suspect is identified as 37-year-old paul gaston and based on what was said today, it appears the gentleman was having some personal problems, some sort of issues. his girlfriend was one of the people that called 911. you heard the other people say, this person, the victim crashed his vehicle and according to the 911 caller, he dropped and picture up a gun and then the police showed up. then there's cell phone video from a citizen witness, shot from the citizen witness's car. it shows the suspect on his knees, the police saying, get and reaches for his waistband. the officers knew he had a weapon, because the 911 caller said he had a gun. they were told by dispatchers that they had a gun. they did not know this was a bb gun, although it was a very realistic looking bb gun. the split-second decision-making, you think it is a gun. if you reach for a gun with the police at you, you're going to get shot by the police. let's hear now fro

each have one state now and nevada. that's where it goes next. it will be back here sooner than jeff hirsh, local 12 news. john kasich met with voters in barbecue restaurant and hoping to capitalize in a strong finish in new hampshire. ted ruz is following the same game plan, by making to get the same support by evangelical christians. jeff bush is pushing for the evangelical vote. >> along with your bread and milk, you could grocery shop for >> police say a man kept pretty busy by robbing three local businesses in the same day. jimmy freeman was held up in redding, udf in lawn's hill and redding foodmart on tuesday. and investigators say he had a partner but the person is not yet identified. the gun used had a laser sight. >>> and kroger steps in the battle. and senator rob portman and mark dl1el0wine join company nolaxin available without a prescription at the pharmacies. those who get it, will have to consult with the pharmacists on how to prevent an overdose. >>> teens in kentucky may have to wait to light up. a bill in the state house will ban smoking for anyone under 21. anyone 18 an

. >> jeff hirsh spent the afternoon looking at court records and he looks into a man who by his own admission a drug addict and drug dealer. >> when you go to the documents, drugs and inability >> and the man has a long paper trail of trouble in fact, in the letter that michael wrote to the judge, gillham spoke of fighting the battle of addiction for years. he was named in an indictment, that includes involuntary manslaughter and drug charges. court documents shows, josh george overdosed in a house in 2007. police believe gillium sold drugs responsible for his death. he pled guilty to trafficking and marijuana and cocaine and got a three year sentence. gillham, in a theft, receiving stolen property. possession of heroin in 2014 and another guilty plea. in a letter, gillham asked for a treatment program. deep journey into heroin. he asked for a chance to be a productive member of he society. he entereded up. and yesterday he ended up dead. >> the letter that gillham wrote to the judge is very articulate and very sad. in discussing the battle, he reached an inviting hand out to early death. alm

. >> president clinton wrapped a rally in clifton. jeff hirsh is live there. hi, jeff >> good afternoon. this is vintage. part policy walk, part revival preacher. whether you agree or disagree, unreasonably small building. another couple hundred in overflow room. of course, he was here to start with his wife hillary clinton. and he said hillary clinton is the best changed maker he's ever met. he said he's going to be the advocate for the people. said the republicans, some are demonnizing muslims. that's what hillary clinton and democrats will never do. he pointed there will be one to three supreme court nominations by the president. interestingly, he never mentioned bernie sanders by name. he said hillary's economics is far less likely to a recession. >> and lot of millennials are mad because they can't move out they have jobs they don't like that can't make the college repayment >> and i studied the demographic pattern, largest percentage of people, who start looking for a new job within 30 days of landing one. they are taking work to make their loan repavement. >> it's interesting tha

donald trump and bernie sanders. another candidate, happy about yesterday's outcome, ohio candidate, jeff hirsh, sorts out the winners. >> we never have negative sell, to spend the time. >> never has coming in second, seem so much like coming in first. >> in new hampshire, the light actual tooly came the darkness. someone that was positive shocked everybody. . >> front-runner to derail the front-runner, donald trump. trump, billionaire and -- and sers, who wants, higher like donald trump. >> both tapping into the idea, the system is rigged. the average person doesn't have a chance anymore. >> xavier university, both sanders and trump have tapped into frustration, with establishment establishment. >> they both seem to the average >> we love the people of new hampshire. . >> working families, not just the one >> to be generous and sincere. voters look at the candidates, established officials. these people are looking at the speech. >> the truce, campaign. >> we're going to south carolina. >> and some point, we're going to the midwest, illinois, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania. >> remember the iowa c

. >> and local 12, jeff hirsh joins us in the newsroom with more on the timing. jeff. >> to veteran courtroom observers, long lost trial that is not unusual. seen a lot of the case. and for friends of sam dubose, it seems like forever. >>> trial setting is not necessarily a defending event. defendant doesn't have to show up and former uc officer, indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter was not here today. this is a trial setting for a high-profile case, with a shooting of charles dubose. and tensing pulled dubose over for a traffic stop. >> tensing has pleaded not guilty. he said he was being dragged by debows's car. the video shows otherwise. attorneys for both sides met before closed doors, with shanahan and agreed to a trial >> after discussing the chambers and dealing with multiple experts scheduling, my understanding, he agreed upon is that correct? >> that's correct. >> the trial date is 15 months after the shooting. sam dubose's fiancee calls that racism. >> justice has to be served, sooner or later. they are pushing it, pushing it. this procedure, if the roles were reversed, du

of the house or business, you may have to do something else to protect your family or employees. jeff hirsh will tell you about that at 5:00. >>> tools to a school bus mystery. deputies are trying to solve it for the father who counts on the tools to make a living. thousands, from the tool box that splits. police found it, but all of a sudden, it disappeared. we'll have more at the story at 5:30. >> we continue our investigation to childhood poverty. often, success starts small and grows. that's what's happening in lower price hill. at a time and without any federal or state city tax dollars. deb dixon will show us live at 6:00 >> and the tool box, not andy dalton's truck, was it? >> i know his luggage was missing a lot. >> taking a look at a live picture as we told you about an accident, fatal accident. too ejected from the car there as well. they are in critical condition, including a baby. we will continue to keep you up-to-date at 5:00, 5:30 and 6:00 tonight. it is clear for the rest of the commute this evening. scott. >> and just be wear, there's going to be some sun glare but roads wi

. >> and legalizing marijuana for medical reasons only. jeff hirsh was at the session in uc and why some parents are pushing hard for the change. >> this is lucy shulton. she's a 12-year-old kid. >> and nicole shelton brought their daughter and their story to a public forum. the meds her mother takes now, are useless. >> three months ago, ohio voters rejected marijuana both families would like to legalize medical marijuana only. medical pot is legalized in other states. >> and that is win of the extraordinary families. uprooting our fraggic families, like so many others are doing. it's a phenomenon, called can cannibus one said, it was a medical marijuana bill, before the legislature soon. i asked, how soon? this year. >> and who is going to become a millionaire. there are the notion that lose unacceptable. i i believeve every parent >> there were about 20 speakers at today's session. those earned cages. need to be carefully regulated. the sen senators are looking to a. there are, and get legalization before voters. . >>> smeek ing ing he was in his house today. smoke filled the, the hom

. >> those vacancies means other firefighters have to work overtime to stock the trucks. jeff hirsh on why so many firefighters are leaving a job >> we've heard how firefighter as a family, spend as much time at the fire house as you do at home. when a member of your family, fighting family is killed, will make you wonder. >> cheryl was a man's man. firefighter's firefighter. >> farewell to gordon after the veteran firefight died. fire chief told city council members, gordon's death led to a lot of soul searching and career changing. the city planned 11 career firefighters this year. it, looks like it will double. the death hags changed a lot of hearts. >> you start feeling mortal. >> more retirements are expected this year and next year. be filled by people in overtime. the overtime costs keep going up and up. >> as firefighters, we do an exceptional job and it's very dangerous. you always put that at the back of your mind. when someone dies at the line of duty, it brings it back to the forefront. it brings back to the forefront you put your families. if you have your time and say, i'

of retirements since last spring. some firefighters rethink their careers, following the on-duty jeff hirsh will have more on paula? >> bond is set for $102000 for a man. and robert reeves is charged with aggravated robbery, assault and resisting arrest. reeves is accused of robbing the shell station on saturday. police say he told the clerk he had a gun and made up with a carton of cigarettes. k-9. reeves attorney told the court, his client is schizophrenic and bipolar. and reeves had a cell phone, not a gun. >>> the future of five local apartment complexes, buildings that are previously declared public nuisances. meyers away from the property and landlords there. instead, an independent operator known as the receiver. we know the operator will be no house properties. this started following hundreds of complaints from residents and nearly 2000 code violations. more than a million dollars of repairs and security measures are needed. >>> well, decent day today. and we may have a little warm up in the future. that may come with some problems. scott dimmich in the no way weather center. >> tem

. >> jeff hirsh has a preview on what they are going to say. >>> cincinnati has some of the safest water in the nation. that water leaves the filtration plant, specially treated to prevent any lead were going along with it. depending on the house or business, you may be able to do something else. >> there are three types of water lines. first, the main. it takes the water from the filtration plant into your neighborhood. then there's the service line that goes from the main, to the property. and then there's your line that your house. >> the big names in the service lanes are not built of lead. but if your house is built before 1927, the first part of the house may be that could be easy to spot. >> there could be galvanized steel, copper or lead pipes. copper pipes, there will be a copper color. if it's painted, could take the coin and scrape the paint off. if it's galvanized steel pipe, you try to scratch it, you may not be able to make a mark. if it's a lead pipe, taken an object like a coin and you scratch it, comes up very shiny. that's how you could tell you have a lead line coming

. >> hear more from that mom at 5:00, when jeff hirsh also tells come for debate before lawmakers in columbus. >>> as promised, it was colder. we saw lakes but nothing to shovel. no big deal. let's check in with brendan >> five days with temperatures right around 60 degrees or above that. big changes have moved on in. temperatures are hovering right where they are all day long. 32 in harrison. 32 at the airport. a lot of us, fairly uniform temperatures in the area. you could see the temperature trend in the past 12 hours or so, right around the freezing mark. we're looking at the camera downtown. power cam hd, seeing peaks of sunshine. and downtown, we have the spotty flurries. they are not accumulating, not doing anything other than falling from the sky. no problems with any of these. most of it are to the east of downtown, wilmington. down towards hillsborough. georgetown, getting some light flurries every once in a while there's the back edge of the clouds, already starting to approach ourselves. as you saw in the tower cam, we have the peaks of sunshine every once in a while. exp

jeff hirsh joins us with if they're approved or if they're not. >>. the hamilton communication center is a busy place. if one year it received the equivalent of every man, woman and child in the county calling 911 once apiece that's 800,000 calls. the system works well, but there are concerns it could start to unravel. >> from life and death emergencies to more routine problems, the calls come into the hamilton county communication center and a police officer, fire truck or ambulance is sent out. >> squad is being dispatched, a 41-year-old female attempted suicide. taken an unknown quantity of pills after a dispute with a friend goo they handle more than 70 jurisdictions, each town, township, village or city is charged $20 per dispatch. it may not sound like much, but it all adds up. a fee on utility bills is one way although not the only way to reduce the burden. >> basically we're not weighing in on where the funding should come from or how it needs to work, but we want to relay that it's not sustainable the way it is for local governments, because