senator sherrod brown sits on the committee on veterans' affairs. we spoke with the senator over the phone wednesday. "i'm very concerned about what happened in cincinnati. i have spoken up. i think [w]cpo has done a really good job in helping to unearth a lot of this and there's just no excuse for not taking care of our veterans." we don't know if there will be a shake up inside the hospital.the va has not said what dr. temeck's status will be while these investigations are underway. jason law 9 on your side. tonight -- formal charges for the woman accused of hitting a child with her car in west price hill... then driving off. ruby estepp has been indicted on failure to stop after a crash -- and driving on a suspended license.officers arrested her the night of the crime.she was released -- and didn't show up to court the next day. he was doing what so many of us do every day... driving home from work.but jose arenas' morning commute was deadly... and new at six we're hearing from coworkers -- who are overcome with sadness. he was hit head-on by a *

senator sherrod brown sits on the committee on veterans' affairs. we spoke phone wednesday. {02:49 "it's up to us, it's up to the [senate] veteran's committee, which i sit on up to congress, it's up to the v.a. to make sure these issues lets get a check of your 9 first warning forecast.... with chief meteorologist steve and when we come back the late breaking developments we're learning tonight in a deadly officer involved shooting in we are staying on top of breaking news in cheviot.a man is dead after being shot by three cincinnati police officers.the officers were responding to a report of an intoxicated man waving a gun - on harrison avenue near the westwood line.when officers got there just after 5, they discovered a pickup truck that had crashed into a telephone pole.after a short exchange the man pulled a gun from his waistband.officers ordered the man to put it down - and when he didn't - he was shot.his name has not been released. we'll have the latest information on 9 on your side at 11. sympathy tonight from and 700 wlw radio personality-

senator sherrod brown and several other u-s lawmakes introduced a bill today - to fast-track the development of a zika virus vaccine or other treatment options. "the zika virus - like so many other public health threats - is never more than a plane ride away... away...and we must make sure the u.s. stands ready to prevent its spread and give care to those who need it," there are new, more serious charges in a hit and run crash that killed a cyclist last month. a grand jury has now charged melinda woodall with aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of michael prater. police say woodall was under the influence of drugs when she hit prater on kellogg avenue in anderson township. she was also driving under a suspended license. an 18-year-old has pleaded guilty plea in the death of his friend. friend.tristan lacey was drunk behind the wheel of his car when he crashed on beckett ridge boulevard on december 26- th.his friend - mark valentine was riding in the back seat... and died after being taken to the hospital.lacey will be sentenced next month. in northern kentucky news tonight,the case ag

vo live kara ots ohio senator sherrod brown is thorough investigation into cincinnati's v-a hospital. whistleblowers raised concerns the quality of care for veterans has been hurt by management issues there. brown says there should be action to hold people accountable for failures that have negatively affected veterans' care. rob ots rhinegeist could be named the best new brewery in the country...but it needs your help. u-s-a today is asking readers to vote for their favorite through the end of the month. right now, rhinegeist is in second place, behind a brewery in colorado. follow the story on our website, fox19now-dot-com. it's been a busy off-season for the reds, but it's time to get down to business. pitchers and catchers report for spring training in arizona. which means fox19 now's jordan vilines has great american ball park to herself this morning. - it won't be too much longer until this stadium is packed once again. - opening day only 47 days away april 4 lot of new and exciting things for fans to look forward to this year... what's new for 2016 at the reds hall of fame incl

a spokesperson told 9 on your side ohio senator sherrod brown plans to grill va sectretary bob mcdonald over conditions inside cincinnati's va hospital. this week a joint "scripps news washington bureau" and "wcpo" investigation revealed widespread problems inside cincinnati's va hospital, including concerns over cutbacks, mrsa infections and unsanitary surgery equipment. today we spoke with congressman brad wenstrup at a veterans job fair in anderson township. on the house committee on veterans' affairs- said he believes the hospitals acting chief of staff should step aside until the investigations are completed. <"i think when you have a situation like this it doesn't do anyone any good to keep the same person in charge until things are cleared up at least. that should be a call that maybe the secretary will make, or other administrators within the va." {13: {13: the senates' hearing on veterans affairs will be held tuesday in washington. a blue ash sixth grader is using a student project to make life better for kids fighting cancer. cancer.eleven year old remie russell wants to make

million to demolish vacant and what it lighted homes to help another homeowners avoid foreclosure, sherrod brown and route 44 part of a group pushing for the treasury department to allocateroa $2 billion for what it calls the hardest hit fund goes to towns devastated by the foreclosure crisis of 2,008 -- 2,010 over the past six years have used $570 million from the fund to help more than from 4,000 stay in their homes for them in sabering by some percent of our sample considered safe and protected from the same the same epa still working with the village to fine-tune the water chemistry to keep the levels safe.e partially because of the wind that it transported the warm air from the south and west, there is still a wind advisory in in place of the western portion of the state for the next hour and a half or so . wind gusting to 53 is not gusting at all issue movies . the temperatures are rising, near 60ar and findlay and we still have some clouds around skies clearingrr it ready for a and warmer than today . tomorrow , a sunny start and end to your saturday a great day to o get out to enjoy it .

senator sherrod brown and several other u-s lawmakes fast-track the development of a zika virus vaccine or other treatment options. in a statement, brown said today: "the zika virus - like so many other public health threats - is never more than a plane ride away... away...and we must make sure the u.s. stands ready to prevent its spread and give care to those who need it," turning to democracy 2016 - does he have a shot? shot?ohio governor john kasich's presidential campaign could come down to the results of the new hampshire primary happening today. in some polls kasich is within sight of a second place finish in new hampshire.his campaign got a boost today - finishing first in the town of "dixville notch" which votes at midnight. :06 - :11"i mean, it was huge. i just saw trump, i said 'trump i crushed you.' he goes, 'yeah you did. you killed me." me."kasich already promised to be on the campaign trail tomorrow in south carolina. on the democratic side - hillary clinton is making no predictions - only saying she'll keep working until the sanders is the predicted winner - winning by do

reporter: senator sherrod brown had a lot of questions for mcdonald. he wanted to know more about the investigation into whistleblowers' claims of mismanagement here. mcdonald says that if there are any issues found, he has plans to correct them. >> it supports va four agency priority goals and my five va transformational objectives to modernize va and improve the veteran experience. improve the employee experience. improve internal support reporter: the cincinnati v.a. facility was brought into the spotlight after whistleblowers came forward complaining vets quality of care was unacceptable. brown says there are also allegations of nepotism and lack of cleanliness. mcdonald says he knows the cincinnati v.a. hospital has a history of being one of the very best in the country. quarks -- >> it is an important facility. it has been historically a good facility. we need to dig into this and find out whether or not these allegations are supported and then take action as quickly as possible to remediate them. reporter: mcdonald says he has plans to visit the

ohio senator sherrod brown announced...he received a new commitment from the v-a secretary. sen brown: once the beginning of the investigation is completed///i'm hopeful in a very short period of time that secretary mcdonald and i will together visit the va in cincinnati after the hearing... mark: hi mr. secretary, mark greenblatt with scripps news we followed up about the v-a.s investigation. secretary mcdonald: we take these allegations very seriously and that's why we're digging into them. when we have more to report we will obviously report it. mark: deputy secretary gibson said yesterday on a reporters call, after a few days on the ground omi investigators quote unquote, saw something which lead them to them to want to call... led you to want to call in the ig. what is it? secretary mcdonald: that's not appropriate for me to tell you what that is. --pretaped tag-- mark greenblatt scripps national investigative correspondent runs = 1:35 - 1:43 so now it's a waiting game... leaving whistleblowers on edge, and veterans continuing to question cuts in care. mark greenblatt s

. >> ohio senator sherrod brown announced a new commitment. >> i am hope that we will visit cincinnati soon. >> we followed up about the v.a.'s allegations. >> we take them seriously and we are digging into them. >> deputy secretary gibson said that after a few days on the ground. investigators saw something which led them to for you to >> what is it? >> it is not appropriate for me to say now. >>> for more on the investigation go to our web site. >>> a popular eatery forced to shut its doors temporarily. >>> and given drug laced food. >>> if you have information to email us at newsnet5.com. elk and elk. serious lawyers for serious injuries. call 1-800-elk-ohio. >>> all new at six. the future is on the line for a popular diner in the border of cleveland and lake wood. the opener open -- owner was told to clear out. >> he closes the door next week. >> and why the dinero clifton is being forced to move. >> here at the corner of west 117th and clifton. awnings has been a fixture for years. at lunchtime most days the dinero clifton is packed. >> i eat here twice a week and i'm from clifton

senator sherrod brown has introduced new legislation that he says treats opioid addiction as a multi-faceted problem. he says his legislation includes prevention, crisis response, and long-term recovery support. senator rob portman has been promoting legislation that is already moving through the senate. it includes federal support for treatment and recovery programs. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. randi: good morning. bundle up. there will be sunshine and temperatures should get to about five degrees warmer than we were yesterday. the good news is the wind is only about five miles per hour. he could still feel like the single digits early this morning as you head out. a system will drop some snow from chicago into louisville. our better bet is later in the day. maybe about half an inch of snow tomorrow evening. looking ahead at the seven-day forecast, cool air and breezy conditions into the weekend. 25 on valentine' s day. another chance for snow on sunday night, i slyly better chance of bringing us accumulation. kyla: it is pretty quiet and we deserve a quiet morning. w

tim ryan and senator sherrod brown introduced resolutions to recognize the team yesterday. 5:26 on this wednesday morning.. weather and traffic coming up. what this means for the current locations in for their employees. >> sheet is not a burglar.r. thought's my eyes that and focus. after couple seconds i realize i fire here. i northeast ohio coming nearly escapes. as we had to break get 5:22 at 5 his look at i 77 77 an eye for it. the along with i closer look at the morning commute and we come welcome to fox 8 news in the morning. today is wednesday, february 3ry halfway through the work week foror some of us. a live look at downtown cleveland with the beautiful skyline. >> i'm wayne nd dawson. let's get to what is happening weatherwise. >> for thehe most part it has to ber a little bit of leftover rain for the r past, looks like a little streak of rain thatai actually extends east of mansfield all the way to southern wayne county. that is about c it, once the liner showers moves through overes lyndon eventually looks like that's going to l move through medina and western cuyahoga coun

take quick soundbyte from sherrod brown..... and on wednesday-- even president obama's press secretary weighed in. mr. earnest: " this is a situation that the white house is aware of." . the v-a served notice to remove hetrick from his position. he responded by announcing a sudden retirement. mark live tag mark greenblatt scripps national investigative correspondent runs = 2:08 - 2:18 we spent four months on the ground collecting documents to support allegations from reporting is far from over. mark greenblatt, scripps news washington next on action news.... live at 6:30.. a veteran's heartbreak. in just a matter of minutes.... his best friend was gone! and... there's one thing..... that's going to make tracking him down.... even more difficult. and.. 3 people are dead in another case of workplace violence. tonight.. case to find out what made the shooter snap. stolen.... right from his friend's front yard!!! 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston tells us why the dog's owner doesn't really think it was

senator sherrod brown from ohio is now working on legislation to address lead concerns in water sooner. the announcement follows ohio' s epa calling for a federal overhaul. senator brown says he wants to speed up community notification and the response cities have to take. current u.s. standards require days of high lead readings. ohio' s epa director wants more thorough lead testing and faster notification. it' s tax season, which means big refunds are on the minds of not only you, but also identity thieves. mark: wlwt news 5' s sheree paolello joins us with an example of how the crime is so widespread it can happen to anyone. sheree: thousands of people will be victims of stolen identity tax refund fraud this year. investigators say thieves use stolen personal information and in many cases, tax filers don' realize they' ve been victimized until their legitimate returns are rejected. >> identity theft cases can be among the most challenging types of tax fraud for us to handle. and we understand it is very sheree: think it can' t happen to you? well, think again. one of the victims in

mount unionhi with a resolution tonight the purple in december, since 1983, congressman tim ryan, sherrod brown and rob portman introduced resolutions to recognize the team yesterday.owod >> it has grown so much for me it was a perfect place to learn and tope still be at home to help myll mom to run her business. >> congratulations to all of the staff and students should sendto that are awesome, my godson also played on the team . she said johnny, money, billy want but you may soon not call mr. manziel a cleveland brown said. >> j.t. is has the latest on the quarterbacks coach are in today sports report cks. toppled wednesday to you, the johnny manziel sideshow may soon the past and are according to multiple reports they will part company with him during theee new league year commencing march 9 . the team will be better able at that time to absorb the 4 million-dollar salary cap upon his release, yesterday sashi brown issued a statement that the end of the line is there that the team has been, clearly out of their expectations on and off the field his conduct is counter to the expectationsc and

you've got to think ohio senator sherrod brown. forget about julian cat e troh, forget about martin o'malley. you've got to win ohio, and if ohio is on the ticket either way, president or vice president, pick sherld brown who's not as well known, but he's important and a good guy, to be your running mate. and i predict the electoral vote will be 303-235. in other words, every state that obama won hillary will win except florida. it'll be the same except not florida. so it will be a smaller margin. but that's what i predict, and we'll see what happens. trump has shocked everybody, so i don't know. we'll have to see. i actually have thought at times that it might be people coming to see him and they won't vote for him. we'll see what happens next week and the week after. it would be funny if f if it ended up he did not do well at all. but a hot of people like to be around a reality star. doesn't mean they're going to vote for him. we'll just have to see. i still think rubio will be the nominee. all right. anyone else have a question?

sherrod brown has wants a plan to fix the problems. >>> 200 kroger pharmacies will offer narcan. but cvs made a similar announcement. how many more local pharmacies may need this. we reached out to giant eagle. they are exploring options but unable to do so. heroin related overdose deaths jumped 18% in 2014. >>> brazil has a massive effort to stop the spread of zika virus. zika 0 aims to eliminate the mosquitoes. they are raising awareness about the dangers of zika and how to remove breeding sites. brazil's president thinks it will not compromise the olympics in august. meantime more than 50 people are dead and dozens more wounded after missile attacks in syria. some of the attacks include children. at least 5 medical facilities and two schools were hit this morning. doctors without borders says one of the clinics was opposition activists says it was carried out by russian war planes in support of a major advance of syrian troops. >>> four journalists are are behind bars after being accused of providing false information to enter the country. the journalists were covering rallies of

meanwhile, ohio senator sherrod brown is calling for a thorough investigation into cincinnati's v-a hospital. where whistleblowers raised concerns about management issues. rob bam r a lot of people are unhappy about the f-b-i's court that apple help them hack into the i-phone of one of the san bernadino shooters. protesters were seen at apple stores throughout the country....calling the request, government overreach. apple c-e-o tim cook agreed...saying the hack would create a backdoor to the iphone, and potentially compromise all users privacy. "the government's claiming that no one should worry because it's only going to be used in this one case, but what apple is saying is that this is not just a one dimensional key but it's basically a master key that, if ending up in the wrong hands, could really violate the security of everyone's iphone all over the world." apple has publicly said it plans to fight the court order... a lot of us are probably guilty of drinking a quick cup of coffee every morning... after the break...we'll tell you why the drink is a lot unhealthier, than you might kara

senator sherrod brown is addressing led concerns and water sooner. this followed the epa calling for an overhaul. they want to speeding up notification and the response communities must take. right now u.s. standards require you to be notified within 60 days of high readings. the epa wants the more thorough testing and faster notification. mike: kroger is offering narcan over-the-counter. there worked for months on a doctor approved protocol including a detailed checklist to make sure that the family members are you ready to use narcan. it will be offered as an inhaler sheree: also tonight a bill heading to the indiana statehouse could allow people to access their currently sealed birth records under a proposal that' s now heading to the indiana house. people who have been adopted would be able to access records starting in 2018. mike: drivers going faster than before. ohio state troopers are pulling over more drivers for going excessively fast. , a patrol ticket analysis showed troopers nabbed about a thousand people each year going 100 miles per ho

. >>> sherrod brown's office is hosting a workshop to resenior citizens avoid scams, identity and credit schemes and it is free. for jamal dunston. officers say he is one of four men that used a fake dating profile on a web site to rob other men. he went to meet a woman at a home and came face to face with a guy with a gun. another man was robbed three days before. in this crime. looking for a stolen 2006 gray toyota camry with this license fia 5357. the person that stole it is accused of beating a woman and tying her up before taking off in her car. this happened as the for -- at the former parkview motel. the woman is a manager at that hotel and lives there. she woke up to find a guy in her room. he demanded money before attacking her. she is out of the hospital this morning. >>> avon lake police are investigating a rash of home burglaries where suspects are kicking in front doors. it happened to a number of homes the last couple of months in the area here around the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on saturday night. thieves are targeting high dollar jewelry. >>> we have new information on

. >>> today sherrod brown's office is hosting a workshop to help senior citizens avoid scams. >>> akron police are looking for 18-year-old jamal dunston. police say he is one of four men that used a fake profile on men. a man went to meet a woman at a home and came face to face with a man with a gun. another man was robbed there days before. three other men are charged in the crimes. looking for a stolen 2006 gray fia 5357. the person that stole is is accused of beating a many woman and tying her up before taking her off in her car. parkview motel. the woman, the manager of the motel and lives there, woke up to find a guy in her room. attacking her. morning. >>> avon lake police are investigating a rash of home burglaries where suspects are kicking in front doors. it happened at a number of homes the last couple of months around the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. saturday night. the thieves are targeting high dollar jewelry. >>> time check for you. 6:07. five on your side investigation. we have been following this for a year now. >> a woman defending herself against claims that she is

this is sherrod brown. this is corey booker. is tammy baldwin. we are progressives. -- we know what it done.to get things and that's why we want hillary clinton as our president! [cheering] mr. franken: and along with hillary clinton as our president , we want a democratic senate. [applause] ,r. franken: if i am not wrong there is something we can do about that here in new hampshire. this is a state that has done some very odd things. it elected a woman governor and senator. that is so odd. what other state has done that? no other state has done that. could it happen again? [applause] mr. franken: how? oh, yes. i get it. i accidentally said something i was not aware of. hassan will be your next u.s. senator. [applause] mr. franken: and she knows they are different jobs. jeanne shaheen has told her they are different jobs. we need her in the u.s. senate. i give you your great new hampshire governor, governor maggie hassan. hassan: thank you, al franken. give it up for al franken, everybody. he is in the united states senate fighting for working families, just as hilla

senator sherrod brown and rob portman say they'll ask the treasury department for more the hardest hit fund has helped ans faces foreclosure. >> we want justice! we want justice! jonathan: several organizations came together friday morning in flint, michigan, to march for water. the march was organized in part by reverend jesse jackson. hundreds participated in the roughly one-mile march to the flint water plant. protesters held signs. down. >> this is a crime scene. jonathan: the city's water source, as many understand by now, was changed in 2014. and the neglect of adding a certain additive to the water meant that the pipes leached lead, causing high concentrations of lead to be in the city's water fly supply. a class action lawsuit is in the works. it's my understanding the water there is relatively lead-free at this point. the water in se bring, ohio, now safer to drink. the epa announced the results of the latest tests, which found that all but four tap water samples contained lead below the federal legal threshold. the epa says running the tap for a few minutes eliminates detecti

senator sherrod brown from ohio is now working on legislation to address lead concerns in water, sooner. mark: the announcement follows ohio' s epa calling for a federal overhaul. senator brown says he wants to take. current u.s. standards require you to be notified within 60 days of high lead readings. ohio' s epa director wants more thorough lead testing and faster notification. andy dalton might want to throw a gps tracker in his luggage the next time he wants to get away. lisa: the bengals quarterback is having more trouble trying to relax in the offseason. miriah: last week dalton created the twitter #bagsearch2016 after his luggage fell off the bed of his truck. the twitter-verse was listening and he got his bags back. dalton posted this picture, saying the power of social media is real. but it turns out, he only got to enjoy those bags for a few days. dalton tweeted this out last night -- "i can' t make this up. bagsearch2016 is back on. american airlines it' s your turn , to find the luggage now. unbelievable." so this time he lost his bags on a flight, and so far, they have not

. >>> ohio senator sherrod brown released a statement saying: >> denise: under the conference president obama must make the nomination for his replacement, followed by a as attorney friedman explains while the position will be filled, scalia's legacy can never be replaced. >> there was no justice ever like scalia, there never will be another . for better or worse, certainlyly, a power on the supreme court of the united states, and the legacy that he leaves will be one that will last for a generation. scalia who has a cleveland connection he started practicing law here after he graduateed from harvard law. and he's taken many trips back cleveland. he was the [ unintelligible ] the loss is a very not only significant al development, consequence that we will see debated, discussed and argued throughout 2016. december we can expect a lot of heated discussion surrounding what is next. president obama's nomination for scalia's successor could tilt the views of the supreme court toward liberal. >>> snow storm to blame for a fatal car collision on i-78 in western pennsylvania. more than 60 cars

first i want to thank the cosponsors, the coauthors of the bill, senator sherrod brown of ohio is the lead democrat on this bill. it is a bipartisan bill, of course. senator portman and senator kaine have also been very helpful. they are original cosponsors of the bill, stopping medication abuse and protecting seniors act. we have 25 cosponsors. we had a very constructive hearing last week in the senate finance committee about this legislation, this approach. senator hatch said he hopes the bill would move very soon. i hope the bill will move very soon. it's very, very important. here's what it does. the bill authorizes medicare when it discovers, when medicare discovers a beneficiary is obtaining multiple prescriptions well beyond what any individual should appropriately have. then medicare would have the authority to require that person to get their prescriptions in the future from one doctor and get it filled at one pharmacy. it's called locked in because you're locked into a single doctor, you're locked into a single pharmacy. and that in one step would go a very, very long way to