the company will go by the huntington name. there are more than 2,000 employees with first merritt in the akron area alone. huntington officials say first merritt layoffs are expected and some branch locations will be closed because the two banks are too close to one another. the deal makes huntington bank the number one bank by deposits in ohio. alyssa? >> reporter: 10 homicide in the city of cleveland in the first days of the new year. we'll reach 100 murders for the third year in a row. last year, 25 days into the year, there were three homicides. the year before that, eight at the time. this year, already ten. at last night's meeting, plan to deal with this reality. he wants to give peacemakers $250,000. these are the violence interrupters. he wants to put dash cam in police officers and body cams on all officers. and he wants to install surveillance camera in all neighborhoods you. era probably going to ask who wants to pay for this? budget talks return next week. holly? alyssa, thank you. >>> and checking on that forecast

stacey frey of a conference what's what's ahead as huntington and first merit combined. >> huntington bank will acquire first merit before the end of the year, forming the largest bank in ohio, huntington, based in columbus and combined they will have hundred billion dollars in assets, britain has 750 branches across six states, first merit, about half that, here it most of them will remain open through the rest of the year according to the huntington ceo, first merit employs about 1200 people in akron, in place will be offered jobs at other locations, for the rest of the future is yet to be determined. >> we have made a commitment to the first merit board, that we will replace those jobs if there >> and a first merit and continue me an important market for huntington. >> first merit recently attended the naming rights to the cleveland convention center, huntington bank plans to honor that commitment, customers will receive at least 60 days notice of any change that will impact you or account. traffic patterns are back are back to normal, along i-71 after an early morning accident inv

>> first merit will change to huntington later this year or the beginning part of next year. some of the branches will be closed. customers will have some discussions to make and some of the employees, they are worried about their future. >>> but i think it is just got >> long time first merit customers were surprised to learn their bank will be bought by huntington and $3.4 billion deal. >> we have 3 first merit bank we will still have that. >> many worry about the workers. >> eventually they will be closing in probably downsizing i'm sure. >> during a tuesday conference call, first merit and huntington's ceos promised all branch employees will be offered jobs. >> the akron is the most important market for first merit and will continue to be a very important market for huntington. >> however layoffs are expected at first merit downtown akron headquarters. how many and which positions has not been revealed. >> i think it will be significant in terms of the fact that it will be the higher paying jobs. finance department at the university of akron and says losing first merit is

. @>> huntington bank has @announced its plans to buy @first merritt for nearly $3.5 @billion. @the merger would make the @combined bank one of the @largest in ohio. @monica robbins explains what @employees and customers need to @know. @>> both banks served ohio since @the mid-1800s. @this deal won't be finalized @until the end of the year, but @the merger will mean job loss. @all branch employees will be @offered jobs at the @consolidated branches, but @the city may be headquarters @for the new combined company. @>> akron is the most important @market for first merritt and @will continue to be a very @important market for @huntington. @>> branches will most likely @stay as is for the rest of the @year and consolidations will @begin early next year. @they promise a seamless @transition for customers. @>> joining forces is going to @give us a great opportunity to @combine our company's @commercial small business and @consumer expertise. @>> anything with the first @merritt name will eventually @change to huntington. @huntington will also honor all @first merritt commitments, @in

welcome to huntington, red tape. i team reporter did some digging and here's what he found. >> >> police chase a car. cleveland police don't have dash cams. now the i team obtained this letter. prosecutor has been offer offering to buy dash cams for police. since 2014. the prosecutor office says. it even set up demonstrations. all that time and city police still rely mostly on witnesses. after chases. and other incidents. >> even now -lt city is doing more testing. >> . what the hell is going on. >> councilman floored by what we shared. he's been leading call for dash cams for years. pointing out the cameras may have answered questions about the police shooting of 12 year-old rice. >> the ohio epa says school leaders took the proper steps to protect students at one school. from led poisoning. there could be a problem tonight. >> an unexpected warning on the agencies web site regarding water quality. caught district officials off guard. the posting warned of led in the school drinking water. despite the fact that the

@huntington will honor first @merit's charity donations. @>> huntington has offered to @fund a very substantial new @foundation in akron, funded @with $20 million which will be @used to support those in need @in akron and the excellent not @for profit communities who @serve the community. @>> so if you are a first merit @customer, they promise a seam @less transition. @branches will not change over @until next year and there is a @chance some will close if @they're in close proximity to @huntington bank. @those details still need to be @worked out. @>>> ford's ohio si assembly @plant adding a truck to the @production line up. @the avon lake plant will make @the ford f series super duty @cab. @the f series is america's best @selling truck for 39 years @straight. @there is no word on whether @it employs nearly 1400 people @and is one of the largest @employers in lorain county. @>>> the canton police @department is welcoming a very @squad. @officer ryan davis brought k- @9tuko home this afternoon. @davis and others will train him @as a full fledged officer. @tuko comes to northeast ohio a @of anot

the ceo of huntington calls the deal great, but admits that there will be layoffs. our partners at the akron- beacon journal speak with steve steinhower and he said it's too early to tell how many employees will lose the jobs. the company is working to keep the numbers low. name and the headquarters will be in columbus for as many people know, is headquartered here in akron. the deal is expected to close this summer. and he plans to tour the first merritt campus here in akron meg? >> all right, thank you, sarah. >>> in a few hours, canton's newest k9 will arrive in northeast ohio. the officer will be making his partnership. this is a look at davis with k9tucco; the new police dog was donated to the canton police department thanks to the houston-based non-profit k9s for cops. the officer spent the entire weekend in houston searching for the perfect companion and this is after losing his previous partner jethro three weeks ago. he was shot and killed while responding to a call with officer davis. davis said it's an emotional journey but the process of choosing a new p

huntington is acquiring akron-based firstmerit. dan deroos has the impact. >> dan: mark, on paper and financial world it looks like a win for the state of ohio with two ohio-based banks merging to one. that's 150 years worth of banking that will now become the largest bank in the state of numbers and talk about jobs. this is a $3.4 billion acquisition of stocks and monies. huntington buying firstmerit bank creating the largest bank in ohio, $100 billion in assets and cover about 8 states all in the midwest. as far as people who own stock, real quickly if you owned firstmerit stock will you get 1.27 shares of huntington for every stock you had plus $5. now let's talk about what will eventually have to be decisions made. they have not announced anything on this. when it comes to job let's take and be real about this. huntington is based and has headquarters in columbus firstmerit in akron. you don't need two headquarters of two major banks. something will have to give there. you have a lot of banking institutions whether they are act

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live in huntington with carrie . carrie: there was some concern with whether the railroad trains would be restored in time for today's commute. 11 of the 12 will be operational starting at 5:00 a.m.. fort washington port jefferson , huntington and bring greenport bridge will be running. they say additional work needs to be done on the hempstead and long beach and far rockaway branches. they are using alternate branches where has been issues that workers had to deal with. 2000 worker spent the better part of the weekend digging out tracks from 2 feet of snow. it's a frozen switches that made it very difficult to get equipment where it was needed. we are going to be talking with the commuters and the first train rollback here. something you have to be away with mta saying they will be cross honored . it's a lot of information to deal with. is the latest live here at the train station in huntington station.>> is 436. the mayor says cleanup has been a success. it really was pretty amazing.>> except for the problems in qu

huntington ban sp. babylon brin sp. also, phi yacht. >> we had gotten a call about happen half an hour from someone on the babylon bench. >> the direction that we wanted to get is moving forward and we weren't sure bewe would get some moving. than to be standing on the platform where it might not be able to get going. moving, we started doing that. it's better news we had before. the line we are still having trouble on is the rt w notice. we have three large pieces of equipment moving on the tracks trying to clear the snow off the tracks and off the 3rd rails. also, the long beach branch, hempstead branch, those are out of service until further notice. but we do have lines coming from the outside. we were able to make a lot better progress than exfected. and we are hoping to get service going on all directions. if not now, very soon. >> certainly more encouraging news that the last time we spoke with. yours are making shore thigh lines that were clear and thought we could count on for service at midnight, we were findin

at huntington, we love working with small businesses. in fact, we're the number-one sba lender in our region. all these businesses are too small. what we need to do is merge them. florist, coffee shop, bike repair, architect, funeral home. now they're big enough for me to take seriously. you're scaring the townspeople. relocated. helping you grow. just another way we're looking out for your business,

that's the latest in huntington. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. >> very frustrating, i'm sure. juliet: the mayor says the snow cleanup has been a success except queens. folks there are not too happy. ben: residents say they cannot get out because of the streets. ridgewood. they have taken matters into their own hands and made sidewalks into roads. they show the area on their own because the clouds have not been seen.the mayor admitted that the city department did not do the best job here in queens. the commissioner said queens is the largest borough with the most roadways. some pockets of this have seven more inches of snow than central park. you can see the car coming down the sidewalk. this is what people have had to do to get anywhere out of the area. let's look at the video shot in glendale. the streets were packed with untouched no and a lot of people are feeling like queens is the forgotten borough and the mayor is calling out the sanitation department saying they had borough. we caught up wit

he's in huntington tonight. >> reporter: that's right, sandra, just east of the huntington train station. this is one of several branch that is railroad officials insist will be up and running by 5:00 tomorrow. no, others will not. commuters into new york city tomorrow. >> that's good enough for me. that works. >> reporter: many commuters are relieved tonight despite the empty parking lots and deserted flat forms. railroad officials say their busiest branches will be up and running at daybreak. it's a race against time. rail workers are struggling to get the trains in place to restore at least partial service for the morning rush hour. it's not enough to clear the tracks of snow. not enough to get the ice off the switches. before they can get the system and you happen running they'll have to clear all of the stranded trains before this train can leave huntington station they'll have to tow the it. i'm told the height of the storm as many of a dozen trains became stranded and all of them fortunately without passengers. the impact of the storm was worse than first believed. some trains wer

huntington bank is taking over first merritt bank. unfortunately that means there could be some layoffs. ohio.com is reporting that huntington bank will try and keep those layoffs to a minimum, though. this is what we know so far. the newspaper also reports some branch locations will close because two banks are close to one another. the $3.4 billion deal reached last night will create the number one bank by deposits in ohio, and we know that later today huntington ceo steve steiner will visit the akron head headquarters to talk with employees. >>> 10 homicides in cleveland in the first 26 days in the new year. we'll exceed 100 homicides for the third year in a row. last year, 25 days into the year, there were three homicides. the year before that, eight at this time. as i just mentioned, there have been ten already this year. councilman zach reed presented a plan to deal with this unwanted reality. he wants to give a group called the peacemakers $250,000. these are the violence interrupters in the city. he also wants to put dash camer

huntington bank buying first merritt. what the deal could many for -- mean for local jobs. >> and changes for sharon, the state getting behind the teacher's proposal to make the highways safer. >>> first, we have to go to corrina pysa. >> and a traffic alert, breaking i-71 in medina county. a semi truck driver falls asleep at the wheel and issue somees into another semi and overturns and this is e-71 southbound lane is open and the leave turned truck blocking two lanes and both drivers are okay and that tow truck is on scene and we'll update you. let's show you the maps and the greater cleveland area looking okay and drive type is looking good and taking you 13 minutes and average speed is looking fine. 71 at 271 and traffic is moving on that right lane. somara, how's it looking outside? >> we're seeing rain for a lot of neighbors this morning. as the low much police, we're seeing the moisture approach from west to east and mansfield and ashtabula there. if you're seeing rain over you right now, give it 30, 45 minutes and

. >> huntington is expected to take over first merit by the end of the year and a three half billion dollar deal, they say it is too soon to say how many employees will lose their jobs but how many branches will be closed. in akron, combined bank will use largest ohio bank with operations in eight states, with some plaintive and first merit branches near each other, say that there will be some closures says that customers will be notified and all first merit ranch employees will be offered new jobs, huntington says it plans to move some operations to akron but no details on what jobs will be affected. >> we will replace those jobs if there is loss of the two years and i would like to minimize the loss . and replaces replace as soon as possible. >> the combined entities, but do nothing to deteriorate customer service if anything there will be enhanced service on a >> peter mair dan horrigan release a statement that says they lost of a corporate headquarters is disappointing but are looking forward to working with huntington, then foundation to contribute $20 million in the next decade

at huntington, we love working with small businesses. in fact, we're the number-one sba lender in our region. all these businesses are too small. what we need to do is merge them. florist, coffee shop, bike repair, architect, funeral home. now they're big enough for me to take seriously. relocated. helping you grow. just another way we're looking out for your business, no matter how big or small. at devry university's college of business, we're looking for what the companies are looking for: the go-getters. students who want to go places, in the business they're in now, or the start up they haven't even started yet. at devry we teach, what's been business-world tested. so if you want to learn today, and make an impact tomorrow- our kind of different. devry university's college of business. denying rumors she has cancers. tonight. the singer says quote. >> . says she isn't backing away. her post said she was muslim. because every human deserves to be loved. today. hawkens held a news conference in response. to the controversy. >> . hawken

he represents huntington. the congressman says it's time to pass the torch. once he's out of office he plans to work on his second novel. >>> a mixed bag on wall street today. stocks stabilizing after yesterday's low start to the year. the closing bell rang about an u.s. averages fluctuated between gains and losses all day, the dow closed about 10 points higher. the nasdaq closed nearly 12 points and the s&p was up at 4 points.

at huntington, she can link with her savings account for free. for a fee of $10. to transfer her own money? hashtag obviously. free transfers from savings when you're overdrawn. welcome to huntington -- one of money magazine's they say snake escape from disney's animal kingdom dropped average free from above and bit her son the grandmother saw the snake bite the bullet according to the family went into cardiac arrest and diedo a short time later a family's attorney says they plan to sue disney seeking damages for the boys injury in the wrongful death of the grandmother.y d there was a pet snake those are questions that we had it's easy to point fingers and cast judgmentoi intel you're actually in issues of the person who lost the love and affection of the grandmother. they did not address the woman's death of the parker present of said they's allegations are in mischaracterization of the facts disney says the snake was a wild non- venomous snake and was not part of the ports collection. mayport a high school newspaper because of the pictures of topless people that

a lot of confusion and frustration here at the huntington station this morning. if i step out of the way you can see people packed into the waiting area because it is too cold to stand outside. a lot of people showed up because they heard from the mta that seven of the 12 branches were expected to be up and running at 5:00 a.m. that has been pushed back until 7:00 a.m. the port washington, oyster bay, oyster bay, port jefferson, huntington, babylon, and greenport branches are expected to be up and running starting at 7:00 a.m. the mta says additional work is still leased to be done on hamsa, west hempstead, long, long beach and far rockaway branches. those will not be running this morning. they are advising commuters to use alternate branches or service will be restored. be only partial service. over the weekend lirr was suspended, we do have some pictures to show you. 2000 workers spent most of the week and digging out tracks and equipment from over 2 feet of snow. there was stranded trains are frozen switches which made it difficult to get cleanup equipment to

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welcome to huntington, tonight -- a heart warming update on a story we brought you last week. we showed you a wedding proposal that was caught by survellance camera thomas.the bar where it took place wanted to know who the couple is and if they got married.nine on your side's tony mirones found them -- and shows us where they've been -- and what they've created. ((nats of baby))five month old violet's parents have an romantic marriage proposal story to tell.adam foster/proposal caught on video "i had to make sure that she was on the same page that she wanted to get married."the met in high school and started dating about ten years later because of facebook.adam foster/proposal caught on video "i actually asked her dad, her father for permission."with dad's blessing, adam foster the question.adam foster/proposal caught on video "so i would just throw out a feeler and say hey would you marry me and just joke around." listen up guys, women don't jessica foster/proposal caught on video"i just needed to know he was serious about it... i'd say not till you asked me the right way."th

at huntington, we love working with small businesses. in fact, we're the number-one sba lender in our region. all these businesses are too small. what we need to do is merge them. florist, coffee shop, bike repair, architect, funeral home. now they're big enough for me to take seriously. you're scaring the townspeople. relocated. helping you grow. just another way we're looking out for your business, gmts anim"you're watching good morning tri-state at 5 on 9 on your side!" oranges are being recalled this morning.they were sold in jars at walgreens ...they could include glass shards. shards.according to the food and drugs administration glass was found inside 8-ounce nice! brand mandarin oranges in light syrup.so if you have them -don't eat them.there have been three complaints filed....one person injured. it with any complaints.that number is 5-6-2--9-2-1-2800.. a big shift is brewing in the polls.a monmouth university survey is showing that bernie sanders has taken the lead over hillary clinton in the race for the democratic presidentia

welcome to huntington, >> cammy: final check of weather? >>ly snows moving in. all the that stuff will continue to push into the east. another heavier banded snow back to the west. we will watch that one move in >> rob: thanks very much. we will see you tomorrow night everybody. >> cammy: good night fp is depression more than sadness? it's a tangle of multiple symptoms. brintellix (vortioxetine) is a prescription medicine for depression. brintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple symptoms of depression. "for me, brintellix made a difference." tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. brintellix has not been studied in children. do not take with maois. your medications, including migraine, psychiatric and depression medications, to avoid a potentially life-threatening condition. increased risk of bleeding or bruising may occur, especially if taken with nsaid pain relie

. >> an extremely special experience in every state but to walk back here in huntington, this is it. this is everything. >> reporter: we caught up with chris in his home town, huntington, long island. >> that was me 20 years ago. programs like this during summer, i graduated from this this is my life, this is where i come from. >> they too can come back in the future and be great role models. >> reporter: no matter what, kids always loved him. aside from small donations the trick is still funded and his goal is to inspire people to volunteer, with 13,000 new miles. he had signatures and advice and reminders of the work he says is priceless. >> if you can make a positive difference in the life of one kid it is worth it. >> reporter: like father like son, he hoped chris got some of his passion from him and couldn't be more proud. >> the motions flow when i look at what he is doing. kerry: a community came to get there, of fallen police for an emotional event. >> reporter: the young widows of officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu excepted could get from that foundation. >> with these le

at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnight? what are you, a bank or a convenience store? i've got to make a deposit! you go, girl! she's got no chance. not the bank. welcome to huntington, one of money magazine's best banks in america. >> rob: if north korea actually tested a bomb none really believes them. they believe that was it was consistent with some type of of atomic debt nation. no matter what it was the united nations security council is condemning it. >>> it is always dangerous to predetective what the stock market might do, but there is a troubling sign overseas tonight. trading was halted today on the chinese market. lead to a global selloff. >> cammy: a texas grand jury indicts. woman because of this traffic stop. >> get out of the car. >> cammy: it started as a lane change violation. but is escalated quickly. he claimed she swing at him and quicked him. she was found hanging in her jail cell three days later. >>> if you were planning on flying any time soon you may want to pay teengs story. airline safet

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at huntington, she can link with her savings account and then we transfer the money for free. we do that. for a fee of $10. to transfer her own money? hashtag obviously. free transfers from savings when you're overdrawn. welcome to huntington -- >> for indeed that's who we have. >> people in one part, has a reason to believe. one woman is helping change a community by not allowing today's poverty to decide their future. >> debra dixon as we continue our focus on childhood poverty. cincinnati's crisis. >> some girls have just been called to the principal's office in rock dale academy. it's not what you think. it's a reward like the leadership trips, showing them a world beyond avondale. >> remember some things beyond chicago chicago. >> and i said what. >> you did -- >> and got to keep up with you guys. >> students are taught, dreams could come true. it could happen something called gross mind-sets and grit goals. >> sunset. your mind, your brain is getting smarter. and bigger and that -- >> what's the word for that? >> growth mind-set. >> growth mind-set and grit. >> what is g

at huntington, we love working with small businesses. in fact, we're the number-one sba lender in our region. all these businesses are too small. what we need to do is merge them. florist, coffee shop, bike repair, architect, funeral home. now they're big enough for me to take seriously. you're scaring the townspeople. relocated. helping you grow. just another way we're looking out for your business, new this morning... goshen township police need your help catching two credit card thieves. thieves.police say these two women used a stolen credit card in amelia just days after christmas.they're hoping you can help identify them.if you police at 513-722-3200 also new this morning... a warning for people in middletown.police are investigating a report of counterfeit money used at a taco bell ... ...officers don't know who used the fake bills ...but we're on your side to make sure you don't get ripped off... there are two big things to check to make sure youre money isn't counterfeit. there is a black security band... that can also be checke

at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnight? what are you, a bank or a convenience store? i've got to make a deposit! you go, girl! she's got no chance. deposit hours that make sense for you, not the bank. welcome to huntington, you know what all of that nonsense in last saturday night's bengals-steelers wound up costing the offending parties?more than 83-thousand dollars. the nfl handed out fines today for that bad behavior. and two pittsburgh coaches, mike munchak and joey porter each got docked ten grand. porter was in the middle of the scrum, after vontaze burfict leveled antonio brown. and he's coach adam jones was trying to get to, when he bumped a game official. jones was hit with a fine close to 29-thousand dollars. steelers lineman, ramon foster was fined for an unsportsmanli ke conduct call for just over 17-thousand.wallace gilberry and domata peko were each docked 86-hundred and 81-dollars.and for pulling reggie nelson's hair, steelers assistant coach, mike munchak was fined ten thousand....for going onto th

at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnight? what are you, a bank or a convenience store? i've got to make a deposit! you go, girl! she's got no chance. deposit hours that make sense for you, not the bank. welcome to huntington, one of money magazine's exclusive details about major move by rob kardashian. why he's ditching khloe gaenting and getting his own place. and is going onnen with courtney kardashian and weechlt take you inside his bachelor pad. and the "pretty little liars" grow why the producers are change the way you see the characters. >> the writers have a streak scene in almost e scene. >> it's all online at www.etonline.com. . >>> time for the answer. which auditioned for the lead role in "risky business". >> nicolas cage. >> first right answer in weeks. cruise. nicholas wo a golden globe. >> speaking of the golde globes, we're deep it in this we're with all the stars that are hoping t globe to their mantle. it's what we do. take care, everybody. >> the moment has finally arrived. >> i'm going to celebrat

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and ripley - union - lewis - huntington schools. members of the good morning here to get you ready for tomorrow. jennifer ketchmark will have the latest conditions.. and up to the minute forecast. we'll constantly update any school closings and delays. and.. our live drive camera willshow you road conditions as they develop. be sure to join us starting at four-30. a drive-by shooting is raising new worries tonight in the west end. at least one bullet hit a 17 year old in the backside.the gunman... still on the loose tonight. this shooting and others incidents have many residents worried. nine on your sides john genovese joins us live with that from u-c medical center. john. that young man was rushed here and expected to be ok. this shooting happened on linn street letting out--and it has some parents are saying enough is enough at a spot where five schools are walking distance away"it's just sad - the whole situation's just sad" a shooting on linn street near wade-as 'taft high' was letting out "i just saw people school - and by tha

welcome to huntington -- good evening everyone. it's a challenge every nfl team faces in the off season...replacing coaches...replenishing the staff.vance joseph left last coach....marvin lewis reached out to kevin coyle, who he knows well. coyle coached the secondary here for 11 years before leaving for miami. now he's coming back. plenty of experience with the latest hires. jacob burney will work the defensive line. he has 21 years in the pros. he replaces jay hayes who went to tampa bay.and bill lazor who was offensive coordinator for the dolphins comes here to work with quarterbacks. he takes over for ken zampese who moves up to offensive coordinator. the philadelphia eagles have a new head coach and they also reached into the past. they've hired doug pederson who used to coach donovan mcnab in philly. in college basketball, the xavier musketeers have moved to their best ranking ever....posting at number five in the last associated press poll. the muskies are 16 and one and chris mack wants his players to keep their eye on the

welcome to huntington, it comes as cries investigate a reported house explosion. on beaver street. this is near an elementary school. photographs and video from viewers show a home that has been reduced to rubble. there's still no word on any injuries here. be sure to stay with fox8.com for continuing coverage. >> . two former alabama sheriffs deputies say they were fired after they recorded the sheriff asking them to break the law. the ex-deputies say they were dumbfounded when the sheriff asked them multiple times to give him marijuana. the pair recorded the sheriffs request. and contacted the local district attorney. in the state attorney general. however. they were later fired. leaving them struggling to provide for their families. >> it was embarrassing. and very shocking. at the same time. it was epl embarrassing for him to think that i would stoop low enough to commit a criminal act. because of my position. and then from there just dumbfounded thinking a new sheriff is testing his employee. in what a way to test somebody. >> so far. no criminal charges have been filed agains

>> reporter: the huntington ceo said this will be great for both banks and admits there will be some layoffs. this announcement was made last night and our partners at the akron-beacon jr. spoke with the chief executive. according to him, the combined cuffs will go by the huntington name and headquarters remaining in columbus; however, he told ohio.com that some branches will close and because of redundancies, some employees will lose their lobs and it's too early to know how many, but he plans to encourage employees to colpipe the jobs and the deal needs to be approved but it's expected to go through in the summer months and he will be here in downtown akrond too and is across the east the -- expected to know here to tour the first merritt campus. sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >>> now to more jobs and news. the former hoover distribution center in stark county is closing. all 96 jobs there will be gone. gti said they have too many centers in the midwest. according to ohio.com, employees at the jackson township facility were notified yesterday. workers can apply for jobs at other tpi

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welcome to huntington -- >> it was 18 degrees now it's near 40. the snow is sticking pretty easily. >> engineering department is very pleased about that. all right. let's show skwrou the deep south. this is the next batch of moisture. which willll eventually get drawn north ward. you can see a little hint of that happening down near the not much happening here. mostly clear. we can thank the south winds for that. watch what happens -fpt oeut to the west. you'll see a pretty strong wind shift. that will be brought in here saturday morning. that will bring the colder air back in. we'll go with 37 tonight. a lot of places will hover near 40. the slow melt will continue. partly cloudy tomorrow. could see colorful sunrise. watch for it.tc then the rain showers move in. and this will be the last mild day. at least for a while. the high of 44. colder air starts to ooze in. and it will continue to get cold. for the next several days after that. you'll see the progression of the daily high temperatures coming up in the 8 day. dear fellow citizen, i know ho

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. >> huntington, west virginia. take a look at this. >> my goodness. >> this is the middle school huntington east right here, this is what it's looked like over the last couple hours. want to keep going? >> keep going. >> i don't see any bluegrass out there. >> the bluegrass is covered. >> covered. >> at this time. that is for sure. so yes, it makes our storms, we downplaying that, but obviously we're thankful it was a lot of storms for a couple hours, no tornadic activity with this system. and getting it right back out of here. now, we'll have our own share of weather issues which is why we're here to talk about it. over the next day or two, but as far as the dangerous storms and that potential, that has quitted to the east of the -- exited to the east of the state for this round of storms. you can see how widespread this goes from nashville, even in to central alabama and snow around atlanta and more of the rolling hills in northern georgia, going up through the carolinas around areas, of course, dc, pennsylvania,

at huntington, we love working with small businesses. in fact, we're the number-one sba lender in our region. all these businesses are too small. what we need to do is merge them. florist, coffee shop, bike repair, architect, funeral home. now they're big enough for me to take seriously. you're scaring the townspeople. relocated. helping you grow. just another way we're looking out for your business, aj mccarron is heading into playoffs leading the cincinnati bengals as their quarterback.. he's married to a supermodel.. but we'll talk more about katherine webb tomorrow night.. and guys, you'll want to see that interview. aj is pretty confident, well spoken and just a nice guy. we talked about how his life changed since he went from backup to starter.. and the accident that almost killed him. so let's kick it off with, how much fun are you having leading the team for the playoff game? yeah you know it's a dream come true for myself. you know it's just a special moment for my family, myself to be a part of this team and this organization.

so is this stop here on huntington avenue in alexandria. this driver says riders are complaining. >> it is very dangerous. >> they know better. we pay our taxes. but they should be doing better. >> so far, no one is taking responsibility for the huntington stop. >> reporter: we called vdot, alexandria, fairfax county, and metro. all of them were almost positive it wasn't their job to clean the sidewalk. as far as the condition of this bus stop? we are still waiting. >> just like you get out there after everybody else. get out yourself. people come out here and get this snow up. >> reporter: delia goncalves, wusa9. >> so after a flurry of more calls, no one has stepped up to claim responsibility. a spokesperson sent us two statements in the past hour. the first said it was a work in progress. later they admitted that statement blaming the mess on the park service and the department of transportation. we will stay on it and get you an answer. >>> right now, we are following breaking news. an ambulance crash in dc. garrett haake live at the sc