saturday. thats when a flight was aborted in fort wayne because of smoke in the cabin. less than a month ago, another flight from st. petersburg florida had to make an emergency landing because of an electrical smell in the cabin.despite those complaints, and the report expected today, allegiant says the pilots union is making false accusations in the middle of contract negotiations and that its planes are safe. democratic presidential candidates faced each other in a debate in michigan, two days before that state's primary. primary.the debate was in flint, so naturally that city's water crisis took center stage.hillary clinton and bernie sanders also sparred over the economy. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry.// sanders: if you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- clinton: "you know -- " sanders: "excuse me, i'm talking!"

double-digit lead over sanders in tomorrow's michigan primary. clinton is among several candidates visiting the buckeye state this week.she's making a stop in cleveland tomorrow. g-o-p presidential front runner donald trump will hold a rally this saturday in cleveland.and governor john kasich is the keynote speaker at a gathering of republicans in sharonville saturday. kasich just received an endorsment from former california governor arnold schwarzenegger.he joined kasich at a rally in columbus yesterday..schwarzenegger made his announcement on snapchat. (arnold schwarzenegger/ fmr gov. of california) "i want john kasich to be the next nominee of the republicans and also to be the next president of the united states. here he is."(gov john kasich/ (r) presidential candidate) "thanks arnold, love you man!" man!"as far as we know...this is the first high-profile endorsement made on the popular app.ohio's primary is march 15-th. aside from the presidential race, there's also a race underway to replace former house speaker john boehner.and you can hear from the

tonight.this is video from a forum a few weeks ago.there are 17 candidates vying for the 8th congressional seat.15 are republicans.tonight's forum is at the parrish auditorium on the miami university hamilton campus at 6:30. 10 snakes in a burning apartment.that's what brought the spca to the scene of a fire this morning in mount airy.9 on your side's kristen swilley talked with the snakes' owner, and an angry neighbor. only the smell of smoke chesterfield court... but earlier today it was slithering with excitement... vo: ten ball pythons have a lot to hiss about after their aquarium caught fire this morning. this man, who didnt want to go on camera says, all ten ball pythons along with several salamanders are his. he says he rescued them... but they needed saving again this morning. the fire didnt hurt them but left the building filled with smoke... and neighbors fuming.... about a lot more than the reptilian

shereer lives across the hall she smelled smoke but was surprised to discover a missing fire extinguisher and empty smoke alarms. scarier she says than any snake. sot: denise sheerersomething told me denise come back to the house and that's when i got greeted by the firemen. and they told me don't even go the apartment because they've got too much smoke in it. vo: meanwhile the apartment owner says theres a no pet policy and if the snake savior keeps his rescues... theyll have to find a new home.kristen:while there was some smoke damage to the apartment with the snakes, theres only soot in the nearby apartments and none of the units are a total loss. in mt. airy...kristen swilley...9 on your side. here's a first check of your nine first warning forecast. mondays are tough, but it helps that we are going to be warming up into the mid-60s today! spring-like warmth will overspread the tri-state today

weeks. expect a mix of clouds and sun today. a woman accused of shooting her boyfriend in the head with a b-b gun faced a judge this morning.the judge set latawanda short's bond at 250- thousand dollars.according to the police report, the two were arguing yesterday when short pulled the trigger.she's charged with felonious assault.

partnership aimed at helping inmates return to the workforce once they get out of jail. the warren county jail, 'ohio means jobs' and the warren county educational service center are all coming together to get soon-to-be released inmates the skills they need to succeed on the outside.there are certain the program. happening now.new pictures just in from south korea, of joint u-s military drills happening there.the response north. what should you do if someone offers you drugs? just say no!!! no!!!remembering the life and legacy of former first lady nancy reagan. and why a false 9-1-1 call turned out to be the bright spot in one deputy's day. you're watching 9 on your side

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underway this morning. and in response, north korea is threatening nuclear strikes on the u-s and south korea. you're looking at new pictures just in from those drills which, u.s. officials say, are necessary given pyongyang's recent behavior. mourners remembering fomer first lady nancy reagan are leaving a growing display of flowers and flags at the main entrance of the ronald reagan presidential library and museum in california. reagan died yesterday of congestive heart failure at the age of 94. brandi hitt looks back at her life, and her love, president ronald reagan. (cameras flash // nancy hugs his casket) it was 12 years ago... nancy reagan gave this emotional goodbye to her beloved husband -- hugging ronald reagan's casket. now... preparations are underway for the former first lady to be she died sunday morning of home. sot - john heubusch / reagan library "she died very nats - (reagans dancing together ) the reagan's love story spanned more than 50

the way to the white house. husband's side. natsot -- (nancy singing) our love is here to stay..." outside the ronald reagan presidential library... families are condolences pour in from around the world. former first lady barbara bush saying - "we take comfort that they will be reunited once more." president obama adding - "nancy reagan once wrote that nothing could prepare you for living in the white house. she was right, of schwarzenegger / former governor of california "she was one of the greatest first ladies... an extraordinary human being." nancy reagan was her husband's most trusted advisor... and famously launched the "just say no" anti-drug campaign. sot - nancy reagan "what should you do if someone offers you drugs? just say no!!!" sot - barbara walters / abc news "i think she brought an elegance to the white house. // she was a dignified woman." she later became the president's fiercely devoted caretaker... during his battle with alzheimers. sot - nancy reagan "if a death can be... peaceful and lovely... that one was." at the nation's capitol... flags have now been lowered to half staff... in her honor.

funeral details are being finalized... but we've been told the public will have a chance to pay their respects... before a private service is held here at the reagan library... with more than a thousand invited guests -- including former presidents and heads of state. bh abc some good news this afternoon from president jimmy carter.he announced at sunday school yesterday he no longer needs to be treated for cancer. cancer.a carter center spokeswoman says he will continue to be scanned and resume treatment if needed.the 39th president was declared cancer-free in december.he had an aggressive form of melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain. normally false 9-1-1 calls are frowned upon. upon.i just kept saying that it made my day it was just the highlight of my day daywhy this deputy was so happy to find a 2-year-old on the other end of the line. and an incredible half court

this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is called

i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing and we're going to make sure it is stopped. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. you're watching 9 on your side at noon short forecast tease.i'll have the complete check of your nine first warning forecast in

in less than an hour, the denver broncos and quarterback peyton manning will hold a news conference to officially announce manning's retirement after 18 years in the nfl. nfl.the five-time m-v-p is one of only two quarterbacks to beat every team in the nfl. brett favre is the other. and he's retiring with several n-f-l records under his belt, including most career touchdown passes, most passing yards, most touchdowns in a season, and the most passing yards in a season . they lost...but one lucky basketball fan is still thrilled with the outcome of last night's memphis grizzlies game.somehow... the two-handed over-your-head half court heave goes in.he takes a victory lap before he's mobbed by the mascot.this fan's reward for his halftime heroics... a brand new audi a-3.

carolina needed some help getting dressing for the day. so she dialed 9-1-1 to ask the dispatchers how to put her clothes on. dal kalsi reports.. natsot:"you're a deputy sheriff two times!!"this 2-year-old little girl named aaliyah was very happy to see greenville county deputy martha lohnes.natsot: "watch me nei nei."they sang and laughed together in aaliyah's home on eldorado drive, where deputy lohnes was yesterday responding to a call. (martha lohnes, greenville co. deputy): "her grandfather answers the door and she just comes running up to the front with half a pant leg on and the other one is falling off." martha lohnes and her partner showed up at aaliyah's front door, because she called 911. natsot: 911 call: "greenville county 911."caller: "hello?" dispatcher: hello?.... greenville county 911."caller: "hello?"(martha lohnes, greenville co. deputy): "she wanted me to help do her shoes, and then she wanted me to hug her and hold her and it, i just kept saying that it made my day it was just the highlight of my day, she was so sweet and so welcoming (starts laughing)."aaliyahs' mom says her father sent her a message about what happened.

"he said, i answered the door and aaliyah comes running up and the cops help her put her pants on, so i started laughing."aaliyah's grandfather was watching her at the time and had no idea she had called anyone, let alone 911. (gene ryan, aaliyah's grandfather): "she brought the phone to me and i thought somebody had called, but when i answered it, nobody was there and when i hung up 911 called me back."he said she was watching cartoons. her mom says the fact that aaliyah dialed 911 was a surprise. (pebbles ryan, aaliyah's mom): "i've showed it to her, but i didn't know she knew what she was doing."and although aaliyah made a call for help for a non-emergency, the responding officer was thankful she made a new friend out of the accident. (martha lohnes, greenville co. deputy): "we have such hard, intense things that we have to deal with all day long, to have a little girl running up to the front door, asking me just the highlight of my day,

mondays are tough, but it helps that we are going to be warming up into the mid-60s today! spring-like warmth will overspread the tri-state today and for the next several weeks. expect a mix of clouds and sun today.tuesday, highs are going to soar into the low to mid-70s! we'll see a little more sun than clouds tuesday with gusty south winds. winds could gust over 20 mph at times.wednesday into thursday, a cold front will start to move closer to us from out west. an isolated shower or storm is possible wednesday, but better rain chances move

tonight you can learn life saving information if severe weather strikes!the nine first warning weather team is here to bring you reports about the impact of el nino, and how dangerous flooding can be! plus, we look at what you should be doing right now to prepare your house for spring weather... as well as a look back at some of the disasters to strike the tri-state.ahead of the storm airs tonight at 7-

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this news just coming into the 9 on your side newsroom.a u-s district court jury convicted a clermont county man on 11 counts of child porn. 61-year-old david guy of new richmond is facing decades in prison when he is sentenced. you're feeling some pain at the pump today... today...according to triple-a, the average price for a gallon of gas in cincinnati is one dollar and 90 cents.that's up about nine cents from last week.we're also paying more than other parts of the country.the national average is one-dollar and 84 cents. that's a jump of seven cents in the past two weeks.for the lowest gas prices you can always head to our website, wcpo dot com, and click on the traffic tab. a man who invented something many of us cannot live without - has died. ray tomlinson was 74-years-old. he's credited with devising

71 while he worked for a technology firm in boston. tomlinson is also credited for making the "at" sign...now a part of every e-mail address. he was inducted into the internet hall of fame in 20-12. hundreds of millions of dollars of your money - wasted. accusations against the metropolitan sewer district come to a head today.we're live in moments. an extra scare at a morning fire.the s-p-c-a was called out to this blaze because of what was slithering inside. thinking about buying a new smartphone?consumer reporter john matarese shows us the bells and whistles coming with the newest phones, and why you

passing the smell test.a debate this afternoon over whether one major sewer project in hamilton county is costing more in tax dollars than it should. should.9 on your side's jordan burgess is live with what the impact could be. in just the last hour the director of the metropolitan sewer district told the hamilton county commissioners here that his project is on budget investigator says he found. that director went through what's known as the lower mill creek partial remedy project in front of county commissioners..it's a long name that's supposed to do a

overflows as required by the federal government.a hamilton county monitor said earlier this year that the project is over budget.the director told commissioners today it's not. he says some of the numbers the monitor counted were things never meant to be part of that project cost.but the county commissioner's say they're concerned about leaving things out and not getting a true total cost of the project. gerald checcometropolitan sewer district directorit's a question of what are we deciding is the cost of the project. i think it's very clear in our mind what was and what was not.dennis deters hamilton county commissionerif you're going to do the project you don't leave any stone unturned on what will happen. that's the concern it seems like this is a shell game. these are the costs and we're pulling these out to meet the budget. the director says the projects are being un-necessarily delayed by the budget questions.. and if they're not finished by 2018 the county

financial penalties.reporting live your side. new at 12:30.the hamilton county sheriff's office arrested a man in connection with a heroin death.vance morgan was indicted on multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter. investigators say he supplied the deadly heroin-fentanyl mixture that killed casey fewell back in october. firefighters got a bit of a surprise when they responded to this apartment fire on chesterfield court in mount airy this morning.10 ball pythons and some salamanders were slithering inside.they're going to be okay, but they're going to have to find a new home.the apartment owner tells 9 on your side there's a no pet policy.there was some smoke damage to the apartment with the snakes, and there's only soot in the nearby apartments. any minute now, we're expecting the mechanic's union to go public with new safety concerns about allegiant airlines, which flies out of cvg. while we dont know exactly what the teamsters aviation mechanic's report will contain, there have been

saturday. thats when a flight was aborted in fort wayne because of smoke in the cabin. less than a month ago, another flight from st. petersburg florida had to make an emergency landing because of an electrical smell in the cabin.despite those complaints, and the report expected today, allegiant says its planes are safe. 9 on your side is monitoring this story for updates, so keep it here and online for the latest. here's a check of your nine first warning forecast. mondays are tough, but it helps that we are going to be warming up into the mid-60s today! spring-like warmth will overspread the tri-state today and for the next several

the democratic presidential contenders clashed sharply over economic policy in the latest debate in michigan. front-runner hillary clinton attacked rival bernie sanders for his opposition to a

accused clinton of backing bad trade deals that hurt american workers.and on the republican side, some party leaders are looking for a way to stop donald trump's march to the nomination.kenneth moton has the latest from washington. today, the final push for votes in the great lakes state. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in a sometimes nasty cnn democratic debate ahead of michigan's primary. (cnn debate 3-6) sot - clinton: "you know --" sanders: "excuse me, i'm talking." clinton: "if you are going to talk, tell the whole story, senator sanders." the candidates debated in flint, michigan devastated by the lead contaminated water crisis. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "it is raining lead in flint. and the state is derelict in not coming forward with the money that is required." over the weekend, wins for sanders in kansas, nebraska and maine but clinton took the big prize of louisiana pushing her way ahead of sanders in the delegate count. in the gop

trump both won two states. sot - sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate "our campaign is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump over and over and over again but cruz is closing the delegate gap...just 84 away from the frontrunner who is still taking hits from the establishment like lindsey graham who was on nbc's meet the press. sot - sen. lindsay graham / (r) south carolina "if donald trump's the nominee, the republican party will get killed, will get creamed, will lose, will deserve it." this morning trump fired back on twitter..."lindsey graham is all over t.v. much like failed 47% candidate mitt romney. these nasty, angry, jealous failures have zero credibility!" kenneth moton oncam close: trump and cruz are now calling for a two man race but marco rubio and john kasich are holding on until their states of florida and ohio vote next week. tonight's fox news town hall is in detroit. it will be clinton's first time appearing on the network in two years. km abc aside from the presidential race, there's also a race underway to replace former house speaker john boehner.and you can hear from the

tonight.this is video from a forum a few weeks ago.there are 17 candidates vying for the 8th congressional seat.15 are republicans.tonight's forum is at the parrish auditorium on the miami university hamilton campus at 6:30. more than likely, you have a smartphone. smartphone.but you also probably haven't bought one lately, because sales are down. consumer reporter john matarese found out what the companies are doing to bring

in less than 2 hours, there's a hiring opportunity for those of you with a good driving record. record.triple-a is holding a job fair this afternoon... ahead of the busy spring and summer months.it's looking for emergency roadside technicians for its roadside rescue team. to qualify... you must be at least 23 years and have a high school diploma or equivalent... and, as i mentioned, a good driving record.the job fair will take place at the triple-a fleet garage on west court street today... between two and six. nowadays pretty much everyone has a smartphone. the devices are everywhere... and that's one of the reasons smartphones sales are down for the first time.consumer reporter john matarese shows us what phone makers are doing now to get *you* to buy one. one. if you are like a growing number of people, your smartphone is probably starting to get old!for the

were invented, sales are down sharply this year.there's a reason for it... but manufacturers are now hoping to bring you back. -----------------remember the frenzy each fall when a new iphone came out? out?the crowds have been smaller the past two years....and smartphone sales the last quarter are down 6% nationwide.two reasons according to cnn: one: most of us have smartphones now...and two: carriers no longer offer subsidized new phones for $199.but apple hopes to restoke the excitement this septmeber....when it releases the new iphone 7.forbes says it will have wireless earbuds, and you'll also have the option to buy a mini iphone, the size of the old iphone 4. ---------------2 secs separator -------------but from the doesnt that stink file...the fact you cannot yet buy a cheap smartphone in the us. doesnt that stink?customers in india, china, and other devloping countries now have the option of basic

less!the best we can do are low end android phones for around 100 dollars. dollars.without subsidized smartphones.... customers are learning they are really carrying a miniature laptop computer with them.so take good care of yours, so you dont waste your money.jm 9 on your side. and john will be back today starting at 5...to look into problems with circus tickets this past weekend.what you need to know when buying event tickets.plus: hackers targeting apple products...late r today on 9 on your side. former wrestler hulk hogan's taking on a new opponent, in the courtroom.what's at the heart of his 100 million dollar sex tape trial. you may soon notice sculptures like these around town.the freestore foodbank is here to show us why this "can"struction is so important to the tri-state, and how you

you're watching 9 on your side at noon opening statements are now underway in former pro- wrestler hulk hogan's 100- million-dollar trial against news website 'gawker.' 'gawker' published 41-seconds from one of hogan's sex tapes in 2012.a six-member jury will determine whether gawker violated hogan's right to privacy when it published the video of him having sex with his best friend's wife. gawker claims since hogan is a public figure... the sex tape is newsworthy. let's turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9.

mondays are tough, but it helps that we are going to be warming up into the mid-60s today! spring-like warmth will overspread the tri-state today and for the next several weeks. expect a mix of clouds and sun today.tuesday, highs are going to soar into the low to mid-70s! we'll see a little more sun than clouds tuesday with gusty south winds. winds could gust over 20 mph at times.wednesday into thursday, a cold front will start to move closer to us from out west. an isolated shower or storm is possible wednesday, but better rain chances move

it's an annual tradition here in cincinnnati dating back to 1997. we're talking about the freestore foodbanks canstruction competition. its back and joining us now to tell us how you can check out the can scultpures areound town are sarah cook from the freestore foodbank.. and stephanie kirscher -- a co-chair for canstruction ..

event in cincy - beginning tuesday, march 8 and running through sunday, march 27, canstruction - a large-scale art exhibit featuring sculptures constructed of canned goods and other non-perishable foods - will be on display at various downtown cincinnati locations. - the collection of sculptures, which will require more than 60,000 canned goods to complete, is designed to call attention to the pervasive issue of hunger in the greater cincinnati community. - visitors to the exhibit sites are encouraged to donate a canned good or non-

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