that time to check man who is the focus of investigation with respect to elevated lead levels in sebring ohio our supply speaks since the problem surfaced as did another spoke to him in joins us from fox 8 studio at the university of akron.. >> worries about elevated levels of lead and drinking water in sebring ohio have people are angry and worried, and their schools closed for three consecutive days, the epa revealing new test results that may give them a chance to relief , epa revealing tuesday that after testing water, only two old drinking fountains have elevated lead levels that have been disconnected and water at all of the homes tested were treatment plant had no traces of lead, getting the problem under control is still a work in progress, the epa believes that operator jim bates, has been put on administrative leave falsified reports. >> been a problem of five residents of the problem and we read him the latest epa report outside his home asking about the accusations. >> only thing i can say is that i did not falsify any reports i did not do that, the only thing is that i will have

ohio epa continues to test the water in sebring ohio, good news, gas prices are way down . some of the cheapest prices across northeast ohio. >> sunshine, and warmer temperatures, what more could you ask since we are nearing the end of january, the changes are school shut down again today in sebring ohio after water sample test results show little of the ep epa's going back there is progress by the epa says that this is unacceptable, results continue to come in, more testing is needed, which is why the schools are shut down again,. >> but the high levels that we can close off until we know for sure if it is safe to keep the kids at home . he tested the water in the schools many and the schools many were led for a bout at one, a higher level of linda wagar them, three homes in the area also tested at high levels, the required to fix the lead pipe and remove the license of the water treatment operator, the ohio epa advising that the water plant is not in violation of lead are copper, they been testing it for traces of lead and out of the hundred 78, five tested positive for le

. >> so the question soccer schools closed for a third day in the sebring ohio, due due to high lead levels in their water supply, now after another round of water testing, jessica dill has the latest. good afternoon, we got back the results, out of the 123 samples tested, when a 21 fell within legal guidelines, so that is the good news, the two that did not pass her in the water fountains of the school, so they can just remove the water fountain as opposed and the water supply, is hoping holding this a response because they did not inform citizens in a timely fashion. >> we're extremely afraid and we need a mayor to stand up and to be honest with us, to hold people accountable and to fix this problem. >> a discussion last night at the council meeting the mayor said several homes were found with unacceptable levels of epa says it is is now three houses that they but they wanted more testing, also prohibit the water treatment operator from working on the planet and have plan and have opened a criminal investigation officials looking work of epa and the health department to solve the i

heidi griesmer / ohio epa ) "we also recognize our office was probably too patient with the village as they were working with them to get the proper notification out." schools in sebring are cancelled today for the third day in a row. > ((kirsten joyce)) > state officials will hold screening clinics at the elementary ohio's water treatment plant serves about 81-hundred homes./// ((kirsten joyce)) > in flint michigan... water bottles are pouring in to help those hit by their water crisis. walmart.. coke.. pepsi.. and nestle say they are sending six million bottles of water.. enough for the cities 10- thousand students through the rest of the year. across the country many others are chipping in and donating as well. flint gained national attention after their tap water was found to be contaminated with toxic levels of lead. state and federal officials there have struggled to provide clean water for residents./// ((kirsten joyce)) > spinning for a win. we will introduce you to the two local teens who will be on wheel of fortune tonight... four...getting creative in the snow. how some on the east coast are getting some attention for their makeshift igloo... and how it alm

the ohio e-p-a is taking partial blame for the lead- tainted water in sebring ohio. the agency says it should have made more efforts -- to force sebring officials to warn residents.the ohio e-p-a accuses the water treatment plant manager of falsifying reports *last summer* of high lead and copper levels in the water. nearly two dozen "top secret" emails on hillary clinton's private server -- aren't going to be released. released.this -- as the state department is expected to fall well short of today's court- ordered deadline to release all of her emails.before today -- there were about ten- thousand emails that hadn't come out.officials think only a thousand of those will be released today. few complaints about this weekend's forecast... and that likely means you're ready to get out of the house! house!we have nine things you might enjoy this weekend... like "art after dark".it's going on right now at the cincinnati art museum. or if you like local craft beer... madtree's winter bonanza find the full list on w- c-p-o-dot-com. a bold move to stop a bank bandit...this

several homes and schools in sebring ohio have tested positive for elevated levels of lead. 170 children came back for testing and five were positive. the schedule of led alerts will provide water filtration systems for the village. it is unclear when the problem >>> some big names in entertainment are sending bottled water to flint, michigan. mark wahlberg has pledged $1 million -- 1 million bottles. the first 5000 cases are underway. eminem is also part of this effort. jimmy fallon has pledged $10,000 and detroit race big sean started a fundraiser. >> good to see some help. >>> with the thundering waters of niagara falls the could be change to a trip. they are repairing two 115 8- year-old bridges. it would only be the second time in history the site has gone dry. they went waterless in 1969 when researchers are studying the effects of erosion.>> i got some help from kathryn. actually am so trendy.>> it is even more rare for me.>> good work, catherine. >> if it was pronounced wrong, i guess i'm not so trendy after all.>>> the weather is trendy today is a beautiful day. i was out this m

. >> concern over drink of water continues in sebring ohio they were anthony kennedy center for bottled water last week i learned to epa found elevated lead levels in samples taken as far back as september, the health department vice children and pregnant women not to drink the tap water, epa test of the school expected early tomorrow morning, schools will be closed to err on the side of caution. >> the kid said he is most important thing so i talked to the head custodian and were replacing soap with hand use water . i'm going to go based on what the mahoning county health department advises . >> chaz expects for a consummated, and we will have the latest tonight at 10:00 p.m. . >> said a superdrug driver maintains worse after attacking a local officer during a traffic stop . concerned gas station clerk and sandusky called police to report demand when they the man when they patrol and try to get digits of your ed cody out of his car he began striking . he attempted to drive away than one . the officer pepper sprayed him and then restrained him it was treated at the hospital for the pepp

. >>> schools in sebring, ohio, will reopen. they were closed for two days. ficials say lead contamination in tap water went unchecked for mongtss in a cluster of villages including sebring. while clusters of lead have been found in public schools most are levels allowed by the government. >>> the death toll keeps rising in the blizzard that pounded the east this weekend. officials say at least 48 people died from car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning or heart attacks from shoveling snow. meantime cities are still working to clean up from the monster storm. officials say things are slowly getting back to normal. feder feder federal offices are finally expected to reopen. >>> this scene is breath taking. apartment complexes are crumb bling and residents literally living on the edge are being forced to leash. >> pacifica has one of the most gorgeous views you've ever seen but right now for folks living here, it's very danger. that's because there's so much rain in the month of january because of the el nino rains, it's caused a cliff to collapse. there's an a

accusations made in the town of sebring ohio. >>> a class action lawsuit against the happiest place on earth. >> hundreds of thousands of americans have been fired from their jobs. >> today at 6:00, the possible >>> mcdonald's is pulling out all of the stops to get customers back. they are working to update their menu an marketing. >> >> coming up, what inspectors say they did right -- >> construction jobs on the rise in florida. a local college wants to get you prepared. coming up, the one thing you >>> my son aiden, secondhand smoke has triggered his asthma so bad that he also had to spend nights in emergency room. tell people not to smoke and >> now alt 5:30, we are learning more about a deadly fire at a senior independent living facility in lakeland started that blaze. >> fires say despite the >> >> reporter: absolutely, good news out of all of this, you look at a high-rise building and think about it going up in flame. really only two units badly damaged. little or no damage. 41 residents, several staff members all able to make it out okay when this happened. fire crews said there

. >> and sebring ohio epa test results that water and almost all of the schools and homes in safe to drink, they found elevated lead levels that only a few older homes into old drinking fountains of high school, that will be reopening tomorrow, treatment plant operator jim bates accused by the epa of not properly notifying people of the problem and falsifying documents reach back the only thing i can say is i do not falsify any reports, i do not do that . i will have more to say as time goes by. >> you feel that you are being unfairly vilified? >> totally. >> i will get more into that as time goes on. >> bates says that he is columbus. >> in flint, michigan environmental protection agency preparing to test drinking water to make sure that filters are removing lead there also hoping to better understand which of the materials are the greatest concern for lead leaching which caused a water crisis in michigan, some show began showing high lead levels after they switched from detroit to flint water to save money, it was not properly treated for corrosion and that escalated into a crisis.

heidi griesmer / ohio epa ) "we also recognize our office was probably too patient with the village as they were working with them to get the proper notification out." schools in sebring are cancelled today for the third day in a row. brian webb for cbs news. ((brian loftus)) state officials will hold screening clinics at the elementary school. ohio's water treatment plant serves about 81- hundred homes. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > helping with the water crisis in flint, michigan... are many celebrities including jimmy fallon. he tweeted that he's donating 10- thousand dollars... to the community foundation of the greater flint area. he challenged 10 others of his friends to match his gift. a number of celebrities have /// ((brian loftus)) ((kirsten joyce)) with demetria!> demetria obilor las vegas boulevard between flamingo and harmon is closed for what looks like another day of filming for the new jason bourne movie. closures in effect 10pm-7am through wednesday morning. < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > walt disney is dealing with several lawsuits following lay offs of two of its workers. ((brian loftus)) what they're accusing the

public that they could be drinking dangerous water. bottle water and led testing kits poured into sebring, ohio after residents were notified that it may not be safe to drink. lead and copper levels in 20 older homes date back to last summer. the slightly acidic water caused some pipes to leak metals into the water supply. >> i don't understand why they wouldn't tell us so they could keep us from going through illnesses. >> we recognize that our district office was probably too patient with the village as they noeflgs >> the head has suggestion spended the water treatment manager. schools in sebring are cancelled for a third day in a row. the water plant serves about 8100 homes. here is meteorologist brandon orr in your no wait weather. >> the 50 degree high temperature that we set at 2:00 a.m. this morning is long gone. we're well into the 30s. lots of clouds and a whole lot of sun, that's exact hi ly what we're going to see today. the south wind coming in from the west at 13 miles per hour. now it is ushering in a much cooler air mass to the west. to the west of downtown, 33 in brookeville, a

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residents in sebring, ohio... have now ...also been told....not to drink the water. the ohio e-p-a was inside sebring high school... testing water fountains and sinks. the school was closed after the e- p-a found elevated dangerous traces of lead. the city manager...there says... the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it's not being used or poured out of the faucets and it's sitting for any amount of time the acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." especially vulnerable. emergency officials are now distributing bottled water. action news continuing to follow... the latest developments on the worst weather event... to hit the jersey shore since superstorm sandy! tonight the jersey shore is getting slammed. roads flooded with freezing water! chunks of ice floating down the streets! the storm surge up to 8 feet! emergency crews rescuing residents trapped in their homes!

this time, the problem is in sebring, ohio. it is a small town between can tuned youngstown, about 06 miles southeast of cleveland. ohio's epa wants a criminal investigation into sebring's water treatment plant. they say the operator of the plant didn't tell anyone high levels of lead were found in tap water. schools shut down and vlz have water. >>> in flint michigan, volunteers have been handing out bottled water along with >> you knock on the door, they see the police or somebody in authority and they are afraid to open the door. they won't even open the door. i put myself in their shoes. how would i react. i think i would be the same way. >> reporter: anyone who can get clean water without showing their i. d. but an immigration lawyer says that is not the case. michigan's attorney general is launching a new investigation into whether any laws were broken during the process that led to flint's water crisis. >>> make sure you grab a pen and paper or just have your cell phone ready to take some notes. >> you want to pay close

. >>> schools in sebring, ohio, will finally reopen this morning. losed past two days while the epa conducted additional water testing. they say lead went unchecked for months in a cluster of villages including sebring. while measurable levels of lead have been found in the town's public schools, most are below the limited allowed by the federal government. >>> the death toll keeps rising over the blizzard that pounded the northeast. officials say at least 43 died from car accident, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks in the snow. meanwhile they're still trying to clean up. officials say things are slowly getting back to normal in hard hit states like washington, d.c. federal offices are expected to reopen after a three-hour delay. >>> regrets? l.a. clipper's blake griffin has a few. we have your "bleacher report" next. boys have been really good today. send. let's get mark his own cell phone. nice. send. brad could use a new bike. send. [siri:] message. you decide. they're your kids. why are you guys texting grandma? it was him. it was him.

with a first check of your forecast.here's meterologist brandon orr. 3 3 classes were canceled in sebring ohio yesterday for possible lead contamination in the city's water... and now we're learning the problem didn't happen overnight.the interim water plant manager for lead in sebring in *three years.*and in that time - conditions for lead contamination have occurred every summer. water customers say they think officials tried 3 (:51) they've known for quite some time, according to what they say online. and i don't understand why they wouldn't tell us. so they could keep us from having to go through illness or whatever." (1:02) the ohio e- p- a has suspended the sebring water superintenden t's operating license.jim bates is now on administrative leave.sebring schools are canceled again this morning for additional water tests. 3 the cyclones are hosting the 5th annual queen city blood drive today.in years past, the cyclones have held a blood drive at u.s. bank arena, but the event is so popular.. it's moving to the duke energy center today.the event runs from ten to seven.all donors will get a

@a school in @sebring, ohio canceled classes. @70 miles @southeast of cleveland. @who explains how he is @hi dawn. @>> hi. @long @has this water possibly -- more @importantly did @before anybody else @did here. @that is why this bottled water @distribution point is. @they'll be here until @8:00. everyone is warned not @to drink the tap @not serving any @water. @out of @of lead above @especially dangerous for @pregnant women and children, @lead can cause @liver and blaine damage. @twenty more samples @were taken from places @including school @drinking fountains -- fountains @and now there @is this listed on the epa @advisory website. @dangerous levels @of lead. @that was news to you? @>> that's correct. @first, the @notifications were discussed @with my staff @yesterday morning not @teleconference. @regarding a warning to women @and children, it @was not aped vised to us until @last night. @>> they have known for a month @and nobody @knew about it and here are all @of the @precautions they could have @taken and it's kind @of irritating when you are a @parent. @>> s

. >> in sebring ohio local officials provided lead testing. officials for months knew that drinking waters had been contaminated with lead. but failed to tell the public. >> they chose to ig for it until the problem went away or until somebody hand he them a piece of paper with the method of how to deal with it. >> plant director falsified records should call for a criminal investigation. here in elgin the water is tested 24 hours a day and field samples are taken from homes once a month. lead lines could pose a health hazardous. >> city officials need to make sure that the clear message is sent. people can be woishe worried abe cost involved in replacing pipes. that's where the people need to get involved. >> increased public awareness of water safety and efforts to ensure that what happened in flint doesn't happen anywhere else. ash-har quraishi, al jazeera, elgin, illinois. >>> an escaped inmate is back this custody. duong and two others broke out of the men's central jail in orange county last week, the other two may be in san jose. descri

of moe's sales from five to nine will be donated to home. 3 students will go back to class in sebring ohio today. schools have been closed since lead was found in the city's water supply.. two out of 123 samples taken from the school district had levels above what federal laws allow. the bad samples were taken from are now unplugged. but the e-p-a is telling some people in sebring not to drink the water.. and it's investigating the town's water treatment operator.. he apparently knew of the problem last summer.. but waited until last week to tell anyone. 3 right now.. a bill to delete the term "mental retardation" from ohio laws is headed to the state senate.the measure would replace current references in law with the term "intellectual disability".. and would specify that it's a form of developmental disability.the bill overwhelmingly passed in the ohio house.it would also change the criteria for the courts to order people into institutions. 3 another bill is on its way to the kentucky senate that would give parents more time to decide if they want to turn their child over to a state- app

plus...anger is building in sebring, ohio. find out why months went by before residents were warned about lead in their water. fox19 weather open hehey' s niatures weour ' ! pass ' ! weick ' ! decious fufor everne. hehey' hours, the scattered wintry during the morning hours, the scattered wintry be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 sunday: showers developing after 6pm. mild. high: 55 bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.

toussaint the problem, is elevated levels of lead and water samples taken from various test sites in sebring ohio, including the local schools. >> residence at the community center today as emergency management agency continues to distribute bottled water, and comes after last week epa found elevated levels of lead in seven samples as far back as september but did not reveal it to the community, the health department women not to drink tap water there, epa tested water at the school, and those tests not expected until tomorrow so the superintendent wants to erring on the side of caution. >> love to get them back in school but safety is most important spoke to the head custodian to replace soap with hand sanitizer so they don't >> a lot of people are waiting to see what the health department says, the village venture was officially moved works to revoke his license and start the main criminal investigation is a council meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. expected to be well attended. suspected drunk driver driver has a lot of explaining after attacking a officer during a traffic stop, jack shea joins us

, be doing well and we want to give back to the place that we're from. " emergency magement in sebring, ohio, are now dealing with lead contamination. tests have shown lead amounts seven homes. the e-p-a says high lead levels can be dangerous for children and pregnant women. theheillage's water system serves more than eight thousand customers in that area. the iowa caucuses are now only 10 days away. today the university of iowa taught some future caucucugoers how the process works. that's next tonight here on t-v nine. [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just $40 a month plus get $300 back. today some@children in iowa city learned about it's part of a new program at the university of iowa's old capitol museum. this is the first time staff members have organize

, oh) bottled water and lead testing kits poured into sebring, ohio after residents were notified that their water may not be safe to drink.(sot lyn davis / sebring resident mon0457 at :55) "i don't understand why they wouldn't' tell us, so they could keep us from having mon0456 at 1:30)officials say dangerous levels of lead and copper were found in seven of 20 older homes during tests dating back to last summer.(vo - mon0456 at :28)but it wasn't until last week that city officials issued a public notice warning children and pregnant women *not* to drink the water.(sot state representative john boccieri quick!!!!) obviously there's a notification issue.(vo - mon0457 at :41) sebring's plant and distribution system are considered safe.but the slightly acidic water caused some pipes to leak the metals into the water supply.(vo- mon0456 at 1:02 )the head of ohio's epa has suspended the town's water plant manager from working at the treatment plant... saying he submitted "misleading, inaccurate or false reports."(sot heidi griesmer / ohio epa mon0456 at :3

to sebring, ohio and tests show five kids have an elevated level of lead in their system. they are not sure if it came from other sources. after tests show levels of lead and copper above the epa standard. and today the governor of michigan met with the ma i yes, sir -- the mayor of flint to discuss a new approach to the toxic water disaster there. and the state senate approved $28 million in funding to pay for bottled water and nurses to monitor the health of the school children. >> denise: tonight people here in northeast ohio are lending a helping hand to the people of flint. >> reporter: it is called water to flint. it is a big campaign at all four hooley houses. all you have to do to make a donation is find the big yellow mobile crates in their parking lot and drop them off and you are on your way to help families in flint. donations from earn cked people across -- from concerned people are starting to flow into all four hooley brooklyn. they are dropping off their items. the water crisis in flint has really touched a nerve. >> he seems to be making a big push for it

administrative leave yesterday removed from his job as the operator of the water treatment plant of sebring ohio, the town where schools were canceled and people are concerned about lead levels in water, epa tests may give them a chance to relax at ohio epa revealed on tuesday that after testing water that only two water fountains had elevated lead levels and have resuming tomorrow, water and nearly all of the homes tested were safe, but getting the problem under control is a work in progress may be leave that plant operator jim bates falsified reports do not notify residents of the problem, read him the latest epa report at his home and asked about accusations . >> while i can say is is i did not falsify any reports i did not do that . i i'll have more to say as time goes on, the suggestion is that there was a delay to notify residents i will address that when i get my notes done. he says that he is collecting his notes and prepare to go to himself before state officials, we have uncovered a lengthy document from the epa dating back to 2,009 with some harsh reprimands of jim bates, in which she

parents and staff on edge especially because of michigan and sebring, ohio about 45 minutes southwest, excuse me, southeast of akron, students are allowed in the building at 8:25 classes begin at 8:35 and some sinks in the receipt room will be available for hand washing and bottled water will be provided to students and staff. news channel 5. >> sarah thank you. >>> students at mayfield high will be back in class. a threat on instagram shut that school down yesterday. less and trained canines swept the schools but they found nothing. school leaders believe the threat came from out of state. >>> two charter schools on cleveland's west side were put on lockdown. a student found a threatening note in a bathroom school at west park community elementary. cleveland.com reports parents were not notified about the lockdown while it was happening. the school just sent students home with a letter to their parents. >>> breaking overnight from the live desk jackie a fire parkwood avenue. crews first dispatched to the house before 8:30 last night. what caught fire again earlier this morning damagi

years.cincinnati police are looking into whether the frank's were in a crosswalk 3 someone in sebring, ohio knew that there were high samples back in august. the public didn't know until last week. and now.. new tests show five children have more lead in their blood than they should. investigators aren't 100- percent sure if it's because of the water. but, it's recommended that people there drink bottled water. 3 the water crisis in flint michigan has a cincinnati councilman calling a test of the 16- thousand lead pipes that carry water into people's homes here. councilman christopher smitherman says the city has a responsibility to inform people if the water is tainted.city manager harry black later put out a memo addressing the request saying the water here is good.. and that the city always meets or exceeds state and federal health standards for drinking water. 3 21.35.11-17 kristin cooley"i would believe that, just because the history and word of mouth the water is good here in cincinnati." 21.34.30-36 jeff cooley"i mean i personally i'm not worried about it because i've had my water te

residents in sebring, ohio... have now ...also been told....not to drink the water. the ohio e-p-a was inside sebring high school... testing water fountains and sinks. the school was closed after the e- p-a found elevated dangerous traces of lead. the city manager...there says... the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it's not being used or poured out of the faucets and it's sitting for any amount of time the acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." pregnant woman and children are especially vulnerable. distributing bottled water. turning now to dramatic video... of a taxi cab engulfed in flames and exploding! it was a close call for an elderly woman. and a quick-thinking driver got her to safety just in time. reid lamberty has the story from quincy, massachusetts. nats that, was the front windshield blowing out. listen again. nats it was one of six explosions john mc

troubles for another community tonight the problems are in ohio school was cancelled today in sebring ohio which is east of akron recent water samples tested positive for unsafe lead levels epa officials want the town to do more testing and there is a water advisory in effect for residents the water department is investigating its own director. there are reports he may have falsified reports about the problems a pre dawn earthquake sent people running into streets and cause damage to buildings in spain's north african enclave media the city has a population of about eighty five thousand people u s geological survey says the quake measured six point three on the richter scale there you see some of the damage right there but so far there are no reports of winter storm that buried much of the skulls the worst of the storm has moved away from hampton roads but the weather is still causing issues here at home. travelers at the airport are dealing with long waits to get on their flights. thirteen is now reporter christine ezra j kelly's at norfolk international tracking the lights in many people

plays out in michigan, a town in ohio is dealing with a similar public health threat. schools in sebring, ohio today after water samples tested positive for unsafe levels of lead. two schools in sebring tested positive for high levels of lead in the water -- along with three homes. the epa says they will provide up to $25,000 to provide water filtration systems for the village -- as the epa calls for mandatory change in sebring. tonight show host jimmy fallon is rallying support for flint, michigan, during the city' s water crisis. fallon is donating $10,000 to made the announcement on twitter, using the hashtag water for flint, and he called on the money will go to the community foundation for greater city' s recovery from lead-poisoned water. home. a group that calls itself "cincinnati supports flint" left sunday morning to deliver safe drinking water, and they worked with the red cross, to >> this could happen in cincinnati -- this could happen anywhere and we figured that taking water -- water is not expensive its something that everyone can chip in on once kroger donated the truck we didn

. >> water and sebring ohio has become the hottest commodity. >> the residents continue to stream into the sebring community center tuesday as distributes bottled water back elevated lead levels around the candidate prompting continued caution for children and pregnant women. >> the village says slightly acidic water leaving the treatment plant is responsible for elevated lead levels in samples taken from homes with older pipes,epa demanded removal of water plant superintendent jim bates and open a criminal investigation into whether records were falsified. >> effect is going to put him on administrative leave. >> the way they took samples from thieves and probably a couple of other locations. >> are closed on monday awaiting test test results from the pa from drinking fountains on school grounds. >> that it is not building why then we can do is do is take off those and get the place with new pipes. >> the district is stocking up on bottled water when school resumes, epa says measures are being taken to reduce the acidic level of water from the treatment plant around the trinity is mix

head dolls . , school was canceled yesterday in a town, because of lead in the water supply, in sebring ohio, they say that seven out of 40 samples tested showed elevated levels of lead lead they seem a decent water from the treatment plant that cause medals to leach out of the supply pipes in older homes, drinking fountains.id >> as think as much as for water , that you should be able to drink it, you pay a lot of money. >> they said results of the testing may not be back till monday, and they say that the water supply is not dangerous.nd >> somebody stole a snowfall from the church on the north coastst in the rain, it is a black 2,003 ford f-350 missing the tailgate, it is red and white, it was parked outside of the garage installing between tuesday night and wednesday wednesday morning he says he feels sorry for whoever did this the truckfe back and they explained the situation, we would do all they can to help, we will not press charges . we will actually try to help you the bible tells us to pray for your enemies. >> if you you know anything called the police. >> they're putting down po

parents are concerned over lead in the water in sebring, ohio. kevin: there is going to be a warm up. i' ll let you know about when forecast w mike: commitment 2016. immigration is going to a big talking point. candidates have pitched several ideas for reform. leading up to the ohio primary, the debate is not going away anytime soon. reporter: immigration continues to be a contentious topic here in washington and on the campaign trail. listen as -- with an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the u.s.. fixing the immigration system is a high priority for candidates on both sides. >> if you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. reporter: one year after president obama launched a plan to protect undocumented immigrants, the plan is in legal limbo. the obama and -- administration is appealing to the supreme court. they a have five cio is representing over 50 labor unions nationwide. should be granted protection from deportation. devastated. >> children who' d been born here , their parents are take

looking at tri-state roadsi-75 is clear in the cut-in-the-hill 3 school is back in sesson today in sebring, ohio after a water scare.e- p- a test results show two water fountains tested below federal allowable level.so right now.. the superintendent says they have off the water supply.there will be large plastic bags over water fountains that 3 toni viscounte, sebring schools superintendent:"we have bottled water as well. i bought thousands of bottles so that we're prepared, hand sanitizer, if they're not comfortable using the water. hopefully, that will alleviate parents' concerns."there was a council meeting last night with sebring neighbors and parents.the school superintendent sent out a call to all parents to let them know about the water testing. 3 you can drink some beer for a good cause today.west sixth brewing, stagnaro distributing, and goodfellas pizzeria are teaming up to support the non-profit, over-the-rhine community housing.the group will receive donations from west sixth's pay it forward program, which donates 50 cents to a local non-profit for every six pack of cocoa porter sol

sebring ohio, mahoning county, cumin they received automated calls from the school superintendent kenston schools due to dangerously high levels of lead in the water supply, that seven out of 47 samples showed elevated lead content could lead to the slightly acidic that loves the water treatment plant reaching the homes, the elevated samples from homes built before 1975 and people say that they have been getting boil alert and other noticesil but this the first time that the schools school was closed because of the water.me >> first school closed because of the lead level in the water which is co- water, you can use the water to cook there is a digestion of not use hot water at all becausee i wanted to hold the lead, and pregnant women and young children should use a different water source. >> the ohio-pa is today conducting initial testing, the ohiot emergency management emergency management agency is making bottled water available, the city says that the department working for the acidic level which should help your a result of taste testing monday to check cleveland police investigatin

residents in sebring, ohio... have now ...also been told....not to drink the water. the ohio e-p-a was inside sebring high school... testing water fountains and sinks. the school was closed after the e- p-a found elevated dangerous traces of lead. the city manager...there says... the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." pregnant woman and children are especially vulnerable. emergency officials are now distributing bottled water. returns... a college student working to make hospitals a less scary place for children...we'll tell you how, next. it might just be a perfect day to get outside... if you're looking to venture out... the mesquite ballon festival ends today... air balloons in the sky.... the festival has been going all weekend... it starts again this morning at the casa blanca resort and casino. the first lego league robotics state championship wa

officials in sebring, ohio...which is near akron...say unsafe levels of lead and copper--were found in some of the town's drinking water. originally it was thought to be just in one school's drinking water, but now it appears the problem is beyond that. local investigators are trying to figure out the source of the leak...with an e-p-a investigation residents are trying to take precautions to keep safe. "we have kids, pregnant women, women that are breast feeding that come in here. so we just don't want to take any chance until they say it is ok to use the water." "there's really not a lot of information just kind of waiting to see what the epa test results come back." "it just kind of seems like they stuck their head in the sand and chose to ignore it until the problem went away or until someone handed them a piece of paper and gave them a method for dealing with it." local officials say be more proactive handing out bottled water when possible and warning children and pregnant woman to not drink the tap water. as other cities try to fix their lead- tainted water systems, cincinnati i

residents in sebring, ohio... have now ...also been told....not to drink the water. the ohio e-p-a was inside sebring high school... testing water fountains and sinks. the school was closed after the e- p-a found elevated dangerous traces of lead. the city manager...there says... the problems began when the water plant was updated (richard giroux, sebring city manager): "that simply means it's slightly acidic. and as it goes into the older residential lines and into residential plumbing and it's not being used or poured out of the faucets and it's sitting acidic water is leeching the copper and lead out of the old pipes." pregnant woman and children are especially vulnerable. emergency officials are now distributing bottled water. turning now to dramatic video... of a taxi cab engulfed in flames and exploding! it was a close call for an elderly woman. and a quick-thinking driver got her to safety just in time. reid lamberty has the story from quincy, massachusetts. nats that, was the front windshield blowing out. listen again. nats it was one of six explosions john m

the town of sebring, ohio is still dealing with a water crisis .. ..like flint... sebring's water supply tested positive for high levels of lead ... have people unable to use water out of their faucet.one family says their son's blood shows higher levels of lead despite the precautions they've taken. (gary helmick/sebring resident) "we're getting the bottled water from the community center. we're not using the hot water. if we use the cold water we're letting it run for 30 seconds to a minute." minute."residents there are also reacting to the fact that it took three to four months to tell customers about the issue. u-s customs have arrested a man they say tried smuggling *live* birds -- in his *pants*. *pants*.the man was a passenger on a flight from cuba to florida.customs and was concealing six exotic birds in a fanny pack -- and three more in his groin area. the birds were turned over the the department of agriculture. breaking overnight... two people are dead ...in a shooting police say was targeting the homeless. it's a cloudy drive to work today with chilly t

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to give back to the place that we're from. " officials are dealing with lead contamination in sebring ohio -- that's east of akron near the pennsylvania border. tests have shown lead amounts well above federal standards in several homes. local e-p-a officials closed classes at sebring high school because high lead levels. the city manager said water problems began in sebring after their water plant was updated. acidic water began to leach lead and copper out of old pipes. this morning, a young person is covering after an officer's bullet grazed him on the las vegas strip. the incident happppned last night outside the bellagio casino. police say an officer confronted a man in front of the hotel, after seeing him wave a gun through traffic. officials say the suspect didn't listen to any commands. that's when the officer fired his gun at the suspect. but instead of hitting t suspect,tinvestigators say bullets grazed 2 "we do know that we have a juvenile that t ceived a graze wound as a result of the shooting. that juvenile was taken to umc and has since been released " police did take the sus

the town of sebring, ohio is still dealing with a water crisis .. water supply tested positive for high levels of lead ... have people unable to use water out of their faucet.one family says their son's blood shows higher levels of lead despite the precautions they've taken. (gary helmick/sebring resident) "we're getting the bottled water from the community center. we're not using the hot water. if we use the cold water we're letting it run for 30 seconds to a minute." minute."residents there are also reacting to the fact that it took three to four months to tell customers about the issue. u-s customs have arrested a man they say tried smuggling *live* birds -- in his *pants*. *pants*.the man was a passenger on a flight from cuba to florida.customs and border patrol agents say he was concealing six exotic birds in a fanny pack -- and three more in his groin area. the birds were turned over the you can credit the buzz around the movie "back to the future" late last year... but the delorean is coming back.35 years after the last one was made... the company is beginning production again.an

heidi griesmer / ohio epa) "we also recognize our office was probably too patient with the village as they were working with them to get the proper notification out." schools in sebring are cancelled today for the third day in a row. brian webb for cbs news./// ((denise valdez)) > ohio's water treatment plant serves about 81-hundred homes./// ((paul joncich)) > meanwhile donations continue to flow into flint michigan as they deal with their water crisis. more than six million bottles of water are being sent to students hit by the flint water crisis. the bottles donated by walmart, coke, pepsi and nestle will provide flint's 10- thousand throughout 2016. flint gained national attention to be contaminated with toxic levels of lead. state and federal officials have struggled to provide clean water for residents./// ((denise valdez)) > an app that lets you know when officers kill. ((paul joncich)) the backlash this new app is getting from law enforcement -- and why some are arguing it's there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the

brockovich also posted about potential water issues in stockton, california, sebring, ohio and in new york. >>> scientists say the zika virus is spreading at an explosive rate in central and south america. now, women who are pregnant are scrambling to cancel trips booked to infected nations. heather daniels explains most airlines are offering refunds for destination changes. 24 weeks pregnant and planned to take her trip to puerto rico but news of the zika virus has convinced her to cancel. >> it sounds like the possibility are very grave. something were to happen. >> reporter: mosquitoes spread zeke. it appears to be dangerous for pregnant women and those trying to get pregnant because it has been linked to babies being born with abnormally small heads. pregnant women with tickets to affected nations a refund or rebooking. jetblue and delta say they will work to accommodate any ticketed customers with concerns. major cruise lines say this will also try to accommodate pregnant women. "usa today" travel reporter cherese jones says so far, the virus has not had a major impact on the tra

this one in sebring, ohio. the head of ohio's epa is calling for a criminal investigation into a water treatment plant. an operator in sebring failed to notify the public that they may be drinking dangerous water. in the past year, officials say dangerous levels of lead and copper were found in seven of twenty older homes. but officials didn't issue a public notice until last week. schools in sebring are cancelled today for the third day in a row. health screenings will be held today. more news from paris, a taxidriver strike, more arrests happening since we first reported. the drivers upset over what they date -- police fired tear gas. eric: the cyclones pulled off a big win. vehicle comment from espn. -- a cool comment from espn. elizabeth: the eye with state fair reveals the first grandstand act. metinka: snow fell and roads slippery early, how soon will be snow be melting? shaina: no accidents yet, the interstates are pretty much clear. things picking up at 235 and 63rd street, a lot of people expect to the

``the city manager of sebring, ``ohio, says the school district ``cancelled classes as a ``precaution friday over water ``concerns. ``an advisory said children and ``pregnant women shouldn't drink ``tap water because of elevated ``levels of lead and copper found ``during tests at a handful of ``older homes. ``he says tests have shown the ``water in the distribution system ``is safe, unlike flint's. ``more basketball coming up in ``your morning blitz, including ``the college teams playing today ``and the matchups you won't want ``to miss. ``jennifer: temperatures in the ``low to mid 20s right now. ``but it's the wind chill down in ``have to dig out this morning ``from four to five inches of ``snow. ``we'll go through the snow totals ``and talk about when the sun ``returns coming up. ``thanks for starting your ``jennifer: welcome back. ``a couple tweets from viewers ``sending in snow totals. ``thank you for helping us fill in ``the map. ``anderson township, 0.7 inches. ``we did have, within hamilton ``county, a skim of snow. ``some locations may be surprised ``to wake up to a little mor

. >> that is sebring, ohio, but it's too earlty to early to know if that has been linked to water there. the tests show that lead readings are going down, but a few places are showing lead levels above federal guidelines. >>> they are asking the city to test 16,000 lead pipes that carry drinking water into homes. the memo from cincinnati city manager harry black. 75% of homes tested have no or very low levels of lead. but the councilman says after what has happened in flint, mish ask michigan, and sebring as well, cincinnati should be sure. >>> we should test the water more and we should be safe. >> we have filtered water. we don't see the minerals. i have heard that cincinnati water is very good. >>> water works runs two tests a year at 2150 locations 150 locationses in the city to meet federal regulation. >>> christopher cornell's lawyers asked for the tests he green town man ship was arrested last january outside of a township gunshot. he gun shop. he is accused of planning to blowup the cap to toll. capitol. >>> it's a 50 city tour that gives fans a chance to see them off the field,

p>>> we've been telling you about plead problems being found in the pwater in sebring, ohio, and in pchagrin falls. pand right now on the phone pjoining us is ohio's epa pdirector craig butler. p>> mark: craig, thanks for ptaking time with us. pwe know this is obviously a busy ptime you have going on here. pwe really appreciate it. pso recently an article came out pin the -- with cnn saying that pthe epa knew about everything pthat had been going on in psebring. phad at least some kind of an pidea that something was going on pback in august. pwhat steps were taken at that oint for sebring to know what pwas happening there? p>> thanks for having us on ptoday. pi appreciate it. pso we have been working with the psebring village operator to make psure they completed their pevery three years they have to pdo a water sampling for lead. pthat did take place in august pand september. pwe were told by the operator, as prequired by federal law, that he pnotified all of the residents. pand we took him at his word. pwe were also once they pdetermined they were going to pbreak a trigger for a federal pa

that we're from. " just like in flint, emergency officials are dealing with lead contamination in sebring ohio -- that's east of akron near the pennsylvania border. tests have shown lead amounts well above federal standards in several homes. this morning, a young person is recovering after an officer's bullet grazed him on the las vegas strip. the incident happened last night outside the bellagio casino. police say an officer confronted a man in front of the hotel, after seeing him wave a gun through traffic. officials say the suspect didn't listen to any commands. that's when the officer fired his gun at the suspect. but instead of hitting the suspect, investigators say bullets grazed 2 bystanders. police did take the suspect into custody. the trial for a man accused of driving drunk and injuring a cedar rapids couple in las vegas has jonathan donner was drunk and on drugs when his vehicle slammed into a tour bus last labor day. the crash seriously injured 39-year-old brian zerbee and 34-year-old sara zerbee. because of a separate case, the court set donner's new trial for july 25th. new this