meaning ted cruz and john kosich will not compete in florida and let marco rubio try to beat trump and a one-on-one, rubio and ted cruz agree not to compete against basic in ohio and let him get trump in a one- on-one. so if k-6 when ohio and rubio wins florida on march 15 donald trump no longer as a way to get enough delegates to get the nomination and then it becomes this background behind the scenes parole type of throwback style convention is something we haven't seen in our lifetime where it is a fight on the convention floor. other than that, that is the only way they can stop trump at this point. >> chest moves will be happy or happening. >>> it is six way 6 am and more about the weather, where watching snow and then 60s on the road and we're not talking about engine.>> march, are transitional month is living up to the name we give it, with the so this morning and greg and i are tracking another round of snow for the work week is through. and even more so before the weekend is through and then turn. in the meantime this point where things now the travel map, light intensity, the

. >>> before he rallied the troops, governor kasich sat down with our john kosich. they talked about the white house and what comes up next. that's coming up in six minutes. -- there is a change to ohio voting rules that some voters who are 17 now but will be 18 come general election -- from voting in the primary. the 17-year-olds filed the suit in columbus, saying the move discriminates against young voters. >> asics rolled is recovering tonight after she ends up caught in the crossfire in lorraine. it's a story we were first to tell you about. the girl was inside her home when she was shot. two groups were fighting with each other outside when shots were fired. >> people don't care who they are shooting up with my grandchildren and my family -- were in harms way for what? because of an argument at a bar. >> the 36-year-old was arrested for aggravated assault and right. they are still looking for others. the little girl thankfully only suffered minor injuries. >>> and another attempted child luring. they say a high school student a car in the area of the yale avenu

newschannel5's john companiesic joins us live right now -- john companiesic -- john kosich joins us now. >> reporter: you can vote in person every day including saturday and sunday. the monday through friday hours have been expanded by two hours to accommodate the voters. around 1800 people voted early. around 89,000 have requested absentee ballots. while that's only 10% of the county's voters total, when you look at where the requests are coming from you see the bigger picture. the 31,000 requested by republicans equals 36% of all republicans in the county. the 5,000 of democrats equals 31% of their total. >> there's a lot of ex same here that we see on both sides of the aisle but we do see an uptick in republican requests compared to 2012 as opposed to a decrease in absentee ballot requests from the democratic requests compared to 20 12. >> remember, 70% of cuyahoga county voters are nonpartisan meaning they can vote in republican or democratic primaries unless they join one of those parties which they can do on election day. on your side, john kosich, newschannel5. >> fur still on th

john kosich joins us late. john, the governor is looking to build off of this week's ohio win. >> reporter: frank, in utah kasich is looking to pick up a few extra delegates as republicans will gather there to caucus. although he said earlier this week he would have stuff to say about the front runner donald trump, did he not take him on today. kasich was introduced by former 11-year governor mike leavitt who served as president bush's secretary of health and huh machine services. leavitt believes there will be a contested convention in cleveland, something he told the crowd has happened 10 times before and the person leading the delegate count, he reminded nomination three times. >> there is a reason. there is a reason that john kasich plays such a vital role. and it is that this party needs to elect a president, this party needs a candidate what can, in fact, and will in fact beat hillary clinton and become the next presidents of the united states. >> reporter: kasich, though, handed a blow abutted an hour ago

john kosich continues our political team coverage. john, that says something about his strategy. >> reporter: leaving ohio at the expense of everything else is kind of a hollow victory. that is why governor kasich sin illinois. next tuesday is the first of the winner-take-all primaries. but only ohio and florida are true winner take all states. only 15. the rest are divided up into the districts. >> we do think there's a momentum out there, john, and there's some surveys that have us very close to second place in illinois. it's all about act calm you lating delegates. everybody says, can you win? i'm going to win ohio, but what else? i might win pennsylvania, what knows. but it's about the accumulation of delegates. in ohio, it's winner take all so there is no proportional contest. it's all going to get back down to ohio. if i win, it's going to be a whole new ball game. >> a poll showed kasich trailing trump by six points with a five-point margin of error. kasich will be traveling to florida tomorrow for yet another debate, the third

john kosich joins us from the newsroom. you caught up with one of the volunteers who add very public introduction. >> reporter: he went to a kasich rally in south carolina not sure if he would get the chance to meet the governor. he did. and within hours the country met him. >> i was just wondering if we could count on your support tuesday in the primary. >> reporter: making calls is brett smith, college student from georgia. >> i'm from franklin, georgia, but no one knows where that is, so i usually say south of atlanta. >> reporter: if he lacks or sounds familiar this is why. at the end of the south kasich of losing a father figure to suicide, his parents going through a divorce, and his dad losing his job. >> but i found hope. i found it in the lord and in my friends. and now i've found it in my presidential candidate that i support. i'd really appreciate one of those hugs you've been talking about. >> reporter: within hours the moment would be replayed across the country. he knew c span was there that day. >> but i thou

with democracy 2016, i'm john kosich, enjoy your sunday. >>> love that part of the story. the young supporter giving john kasich a hug. >> i love that. >>> going to see a lot -- know a lot after the primaries, a big clearer picture after >>> clearer pickture for the weather as janessa webb joins us now. not so clear with some of the rain coming down. >> it was a nice start to the weekend, we're going to wrap it up with a little rain. the good news, you can sleep in the rain, you can take a nap throughout the day. this is a great shot of our earth cam. temperatures are warm and the clouds floated in. look at the radar now, you can see a ton of green tracking in from south to east. want to take notice of the darker yellows, heavier bands, right now out towards cuyahoga county, will remain on the isolated side. it's where inland locations into mansfield, lodi, you just saw a good swath of moisture move your way. it's moving east all the way into stark, summit county. should be getting hit in the next, about 15 minutes here, you can see that good band that is moving throughout

newschannel5's john kosich joins us. john, the kasich team focusing on the positives of yesterday. first, they came out of michigan with the same number of delegates as ted cruz. secondly, abc's exit poll showed the late deciders went for kasich over cruz. that momentum comes in ohio three weeks into early voting. here in cuyahoga county there are 86,000 republicans. roughly 38% of them requested an absentee ballot, and more than half of those have already been filled out and returned. >> well, you know, i really don't know how to feel about that. i don't know how many -- i just don't know what to say other than it's ohio. while we're going to do a lot of work in ohio, we have television ads up now and everything like that, i sort of feel like, you know, either right? tell them? so hey, whatever happens, i'm prepared to live with it. and we just keep moving. ends up. >>> kasich will head to florida ohio cannot live within 1,000 feet of a school but on tuesday they're allowed to vote in one. that is causing controversy at an elementary polling site in brook park. meek gan hickey has

with democracy 2016, i'm john kosich. enjoy your sunday. >>> and thank you for those hotels to open up. as you said, a lot of different looks. you have the modern with the hilton and more of the refined hotels coming up as well. and going to be ready for the rnc. about that forecast. northeast ohio today and we're going to start to see a warm-up start to happen. these clouds right now they are being stubborn and a great shot of the earthcam right there and the leg that is not frozen over at all. and with the first week of march looking a-okay and temperatures right now currently at 33 degrees. and i want to show you a tour of our cams. out toward menner. they're seeing a hit-and-miss sunshine, a quiet morning toward the akron area with those clouds. and they are really sticking around and you can even see that towards wayne county and this is a day of, you're going to see spurts of sunshine, the clouds floating back in and things will get better as we head into monday and tuesday, more sunshine out and about. so, the warm

with democracy 2016, i'm john kosich, enjoy your sunday. >>> good morning. a lot of green on the radar this morning, we're tracking it as this warm front is moving in from the south. clashing with a cold front that is moving in from the west. a lot of moisture this morning, this is moderate rainfall from chardon all the way into middlefield area, you can see the darker greens but this is moving out fairly quickly. out towards the east, out towards summit county, earlier in a dry slot, right now from barberton all the way into the coakley area you can see just a good band of moisture starting to move into that area. temperatures though across the board, good morning millersburg, you're currently at 52 degrees, out towards holmes county, kilbuck, 58. as you make your way to the west avon lake to westlake, you're in the lower 40s. east side, lake, geauga, ashtabula county into portage, lower 50s. we'll continue to see the thermometer go up a few clicks, looking at forecasted highs into the mid-50s today. it's due to the warm air that is tracking in from the sou

university heights police is report a couple of folks and newschannel5's john kosich learned more and more about the zyings. john, really, it's not all that unusual. >> it's becoming more and more freak went. it's really not cause for alar. coyotes are common throughout all of ohio's counties. if you see them on your property look to remove that which may be attracting them. garbage outside, pet food, and uncleaned gray. they prey primarily on small animals like rodents but they have had run-ins with pets. >> this time of year is their breeding season. and after they breed about 60 days later they're having pups. so they're good parents. and just like a human would be with our children, if they view something as a threat, they may stand their ground. so it's best to usually back up out of the area and let them be. >> wildlife officials say people commonly see coyotes and think wolf. there are no wolves in the wild in ohio. >>> after sesk 18 years on the cleveland city council, joe sirkz mperman has picked kerry mccormick to replace him. he resigned from his position earlier this year

on your side, john kosich, newschannel5. northeast ohio are gearing up. tonight special task forces are ready for the influx of people. right now they are preparing for every scenario including emergencies, protests, and most importantly, the unexpected. >> it's not that there's any threat or indication it's going to be bad. we just have to be prepared that if something does go bad that we can handle it. >> both the fire department and the police department are working out how they may collaborate with outside departments. >>> having trouble keeping one all things politics? if so head to democracy 2016 on our app, also on our website. there you will find the very latest in national and local politics. >>> new tonight, we are getting our first look at the cleveland man accused of threatening to kill president obama and presidential hopeful hillary clinton. 35-year-old jonathan smead was arrested at the home he shared with his grandmother this past sunday. smead admitted to secret service agents he had been tonight smead is facing several charges. and he wi

john kosich joins us in lot of praise for his performance. >> reporter: yes but it remains to be seen if that will translate to votes. the smallest debate stage so far had one of the biggest audiences. four candidates and roughly 17,000,000 viewers. for fox, that was second owing to the first -- only to the first debate here in cleveland in august with 12 million viewers. john kasich is attempting to pick up the endorsement of the -- governor and was at washington to talk to the -- conference predicting this race will and in a contested nomination. >> i have to win 68% of the remaining delegates. marco rubio is around 64% and ted cruz is around 59%-60%. it's unlikely. if no one goes to the convention with enough delegates -- by the way, they told me to convention is going to be held in cleveland. that's kind of interesting. ohio though is come up with a half decent showing in missy -- in michigan. he is going to have his first event in northeast ohio on tuesday. >>> it took less than 10 minutes for that debate to turn nasty but ted cruz and john kasich try to rise above it. >> reporte

john kosich and wews political down what the four remaining candidates have to say. >>> new at 6:00, the oldest african-american theater in the u.s. that is based right here in cleveland is making cuts to continue operating. the house is cutting 13 full- time and two part-time positions in its theater, administration, and operations staff. it's also temporarily discontinuing its after school programs and sending its early childhood and day care program to another provider. they plan to bring back a new after school program in the fall. >>> a warning tonight. tax sea sofntion now in full swing. con artists are pulling out all the stops to steal your money. solon police told of us a scheme involving a man claiming to be jim davis from the irs. davis calls and tells the person on the other end to send money while the investigation is underway and it will be complete. police remind consumers not to fall for it. call. was even thought of as somebody to nominate. kindness goes unnoticed. will you be inspired by how one community is making sure to and beyond. >>> plus, need a new phone but

john kosich, newschannel 5. get the a big endorsement tomorrow as well. they say the former gop presidential candidate -- i'll just repeat what you said. dr. ben carson is going to throw his support behind trump. trump has a news conference scheduled tomorrow morning. it's unclear if carson will be there. he just bowed out of the race last week after a big fall from the frontrunner position last year. >>> we could also learn tomorrow if 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the primary last week. state law allows 17-year-olds to vote in a primary if they'll be 18 years old before the general election. but they are voting to elect delegates and not to nominate a candidate. a number of teens sued and the judge saw the case today. >>> a huge drug trafficking ring, busted. >> $300,000 worth of drugs were seized and nine high level heroine dealers are under lorain police say some of the heroine that led to at least eight deadly overdoses the last two weeks came from those guys. dianne king's son, nick, is one who was among the dead. he was just 17. >> it's n

newschannel5's john kosich joins us. john, did he even have any reaction to romney's speech? >> frank, he said he didn't watch it but he did hear what romney said about how he would vote for kasich in ohio. he said he is troubled about the direction of the country and the possibility of a trump nomination. kasich said he told romney what he has been telling crowds all week. criticizing trump is not the way to go after him because that only serves to enrage his base of subpoena bheerts are well aware of trump's past and unlikely to change their vote. the key, he said, is to make your case to the 65% who aren't voting for trump. >> i believe that over time people will have a chance to hear things, and if i win ohio, he's not going to be the nominee. we're going to go to the con of earnings i'm going to be the nominee, because i don't know whether you noticed, it's being we plotted this all out. >> that would be kasich humor. it is, though, all about 0 high. kasich, if he lases it, it will be virtually impossible to stop trump. case lick be holding a rally sunday in columbus wit

john kosich is live from the newsroom to explain what that would mean for us in cleveland. >> all those delegates that the candidates are wing right now must vote for the candidate who won them on the first ballot. but if no candidate has the majority on that first ballot, all bets, all obligations are off. the q has played host to many memorable events. none, though, may compare to what awaits. >> that camp is strong for the establishment. they're looking for a way to stop him. at this point the only way is to deny trump the nomination at the convention. denied a majority of the delegates which means party leaders getting behind different candidates in different states. >> i'm going tore john -- i'm going for john kasich in ohio and marco rubio in florida. >> they're really at this point choosing which of the less bad scenarios to pursue. >> another option thrown out will be to look at the delegates themselves, 73% of whom are picked by the parties, not the candidates. >> so they're bound to vote for the presidential candidate on the first ballot. they're not bound to vote for the pres

newschannel5's john kosich, you learned it will be all hands on deck. >> yeah, lee, it's not just 50,000 visitors. hundreds of millions of eyes will be on us. as a result, count local hospitals among those looking to make sure they're in a position to handle anything. the start of the republican national convention may be 119 days away, but over at metro what's the their new $82 million expansion of the critical care pavilion will be completed. the project started last summer and expands the intensive care unit of the trauma center. 85 wraps over two floors. in the mean time, training and staffing issues are being addressed as they work with other hospitals on a centralized plan. >> we are working really under the direction of state, local, and federal pairns terms of providing our medical services. we're also working with the city of cleveland to have an optimal experience for any visitors to the greater cleveland area for the republican national convention. >> the cleveland clinic will be the official medical provider at the q. details of that centralized health plan should be announce

he spoke one-on-one with john kosich about how he needs and expects to win ohio. >> look, john, at the end of the day, the governor of ohio is one of four people left and there is only six people in the country who might be president. it's amazing how ohio always ends up being the geographical center of presidential campaigns. >> and he will campaign in illinois today before heading to florida for tomorrow night's debate and then's full-court press here next tuesday. upcoming rnc is back on the map. >> we're leading the way and let's go to meg shaw live this morning and why where are the jobs coming from? >> reporter: the study of the healthcare is leading this drive and that is behind the job growth in the city. the office of more people are making their way to cleveland for care and that is creating more jobs at places like cleveland clinic. and the area gained 23,000 jobs in 2014 and 2015 and that is the largest year job growth in nearly a deckeddade and that means growth in other areas like construction and finance, hospitality and education. cleveland is fourth in similar size and

john kosich has more in this morning's edition of democracy 2016. good morning and welcome to the first day of spring, which in cleveland is often another day of winter. and this year, promises to be different. if not meteorologically then politically. as things continue to heat up as we're closer to the republican national convention. what remains to be seen is what is playing out on the floor of the q and increasing the likelihood of a convention and meaning no canned did the has enough delegates to win on the first ballot. republican, delegates are bound on the first ballot. the free agents after that. ka -- kasich's campaign announcing the hiring of four strategists this week and they'll be involved in the intricate task of picking delegates and identifying ones that they can win over. >> and we're talking about the rules of the game and the selection delegates, the three quarters of them selected not by the candidate but by the parties and each of the states and that is going to be something to influence. and then, of course, going into the con

. >>> and while kasich and john kosich had that friendly and professional exchange, donald trump had this to say when a reporter asked him about the kid -- language he uses, including badgering a candidate and sexual inyou endos. listen. >> and report you a perfect young man. give me a break. you know what? it's stuff like that that people in this country are >> last time, he didn't let the reporter get the question out and there is no telling how he is going to act toward the media toward the rnc here in cleveland. we better get ready. >> and that is one reason why cleveland is back on the map. a new study shows that wore leading the way and meg shaw is live with more. and what is the reason behind the jobs? >> reporter: the author said the driving force behind this job growth is health. and that more people are coming to cleveland for their care and that is creating additional jobs and according to the study, the cleveland area gained 23,000 jobs in 2014, and '15, the largest job growth in nearly a decade and this means growth in other areas like construction, finance and industry.