Transcripts For WCPO 9 On Your Side News 6 20160213

Serving justice. He passed today at a resort in west texas. Apparently of natural causes. Abc news will have much more on scalia, his legacy and whats next for the court coming up at 6 30 here on nine on your side. Also happening now. Todays cold will be followed by a new round of snow in the tri state. To help you prepare. We start with meteorologist Sherry Hughes and your 9 first warning weather. A Winter Weather advisory will take Effect Tomorrow for the tristate. Saturday night partly cloudy, even colder, low 6sunday afternoon snow, around 1 by 9 p. M. , high 27 sunday night snow continues, the Us Veterans Administration has launched not one, but two federal probes. And already announced sweeping changes in response to a fourmonth National Investigation that we havent even aired yet. At issue, a new scandal at the va. The agencys headquarters announced the twin investigations after a team of our investigative reporters at the Scripps Washington Bureau va officials about our upcoming report. Scripps National Investigative correspondent Mark Greenblatt has details from washington on the fallout thats already coming from the soon to air investigation. This senior official at a va hospital didnt exactly welcome our questions but back at the agencys headquarters in washington, theyre taking an upcoming scripps National Investigation so seriouslyofficials already removed authority from jack hetrick, a highranking va network director, who for now will no longer oversee the cincinnati va medical center. Instead, the hospital that serves more than 40thousand veterans in ohio will report in to va executives in pittsburghto ensure no conflict of interest, while twin federal investigations get going. The sudden shakeup comes just days after we met with top Agency Officials and told them about issues raised by dozens of whistleblowers, concerns veterans and the alleged unethical practices involving Senior Leaders and their family. What we found already has the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs calling for better oversight of local va leaders. If, in fact, this is true, i would hope that the secretary would take it seriously. Because if he doesnt, well examine it from the committee standpoint. The va also issued a statement in advance of the scripps investigation saying, we will investigate these allegations and, if substantiated, hold anyone accountable as appropriate based on facts and evidence. It is simply the right thing to do for our veterans and our hardworking, dedicated employees there. Now they initially announced an internal investigation, but we continued to ask questions, and the agency went on to ask for an independent look from its inspector general. Now you should know a Family Member of va executive jack hetrick has threatened to sue us if we told you about some in the process of confirming final facts and figures before we issue our report. Mark greenblatt, for the Scripps National bureau in washington right now on wcpo dot com and our mobile app. The inside story on how the scripps investigation into the veterans adminstration began. And the threats made in an attempt to stop our digging for the truth. Now at six. A fire in oakley. On a street where the houses are very close together. Nine on your sides roseann aragon joins us from the scene. Roseanne. Im here on the 2700 block of madison in oakley just over an hour ago fire crews responded to a 1 alarm fireflames and smoke coming from from this house on the corner of woodland and madison as you can see multiple fire crews are still working at putting it out now we spoke to the fire chief just a moment go he says he believes it my have started in the 2nd floor kitchenno one on that floor was home witnesses above the home. A very cold day for firefighters. Fightign fires in these conditions. When it is so cold. Makes it even harder to do and keep the firefighters safe. Fire crews are still investigating nobody home on the second floor people were in the 1st flooreverybody was evacuated and no one was hurt thats all the information we have right now well have the latest as we get it. Reporting live ra 9 oys. Face to face. The republican candidates for president debate in just a few hours. In a race that has become even more contentious since new hampshire. Young girl comes to an end. The memories many are sharing tonight of grace white. Thank you for spending this time with us youre watching nine on your side at eleven o the republican president ial race has become even more bitter in just the last 48 hours. And its against that back drop that the candidates will face each other tonight in South Carolina. The debate in greenville will begin at nine oclock. Six candidates will be on the stage. Including Ohio Governor john kasich. Donald trump is leading in the polls in South Carolina. Tonight prayers are going out to the family of a 6yearold girl who has died from dipg. The same brain cancer that took lauren hill. Nine on your side first told you about the efforts to help grace white last fall. Her family is from northern kentucky. Had moved out of served in afghanistan. But returned here so she could be treated at childrens hospital. Many are remembering grace tonight for her sweet. Funny smile. Well have more on her passing at 11. In other news. The search continues right now for whoever killed a man in covedale. 23 year old Derrick Johnson was found today in a car on tulsa court near anderson ferry. Police first responded there because of a call that someone had been shot. Call Crime Stoppers at 513 352 3040 if you can help police. A crash on i71 north near kenwood road closed the northbound lanes today. The Loveland Symmes Fire Department posted these pictures on facebook. Some people were hurt. But were told they will be okay. Ken broo is in tonight with the latest in sports sportsincluding a big day on the road for the xavier musketeers. Sports is coming heres a look at what youll see tonight on nine on your youre watching 9 on your side at 6 fire in amberely village. Firefighters are now inthe 31 hundred block of long meadow lane. So far. There are no reports of any injuries. Nine on your side has a crew on the way to the scene. More information tonight at 11. A Winter Weather advisory will take Effect Tomorrow for the tristate. Saturday night partly cloudy, even colder, low 6sunday afternoon snow, around 1 by 9 p. M. , high 27 sunday night snow continues, totals by monday am 13, low another day, another game, another reason to believe in xavier. They went on the road to indianapolis today. And the butler didnt do it. In large part because of good shooting and hustle. Look at j. P, murca force the jump ball with this block. Xavier was up 4329 at the half. The musketeers shot almost 60 percent from the floor. Look at remy abel, who was five of dight from the field todayand the muskies controled the paint. The feed inside here to jalen reynolds. Only took four shots. Made three of them. Macura was strong again off the bench, five of nine, three of five from outside the arc and 13 total points. And xavier ran its set plays well. The inbounds, not the cleanest of handles, but kaiser gates got the end out of its bench today. Butler, just 14 points. And 12 of those bench points, courtesy of edmond sumner. 7457 final, xavier goes to 223 with a win over butler, no room for error anymore. Uc has to win a lot. And win games like it had today. East carolina was at fifth third arena. Lets go to the fifth third arena. Where the bearcats had it dialed in early. The ball into the hands of farad cobb, and draining the three. Uc by twobut uc struggled outside the arc. Just hitting one of its first eleven. But troy caupain tried to warm things up. Uc shot just eight of 27 from three. But nice hustle here. Jacob evans will come up with the rebound, the drift into the corner and get the ball, and hit a three. They didnt come in droves. But you put 16 from Octavius Ellis and 15 from gary clark. And you get what uc gave us, a 7560 win. At South Carolina today, kentucky head coach john just two and a half minutes into this game against the gamecocks. Calipari was told to leave the premisis. Tossed after picking up a second technical foul. Some think it was staged. Others think it was done to empower his team. Whatever his motivation, it workd. Because the wildcats schooled their opponent. Jamal murry steps in to come up with the steal and the finish. Laer with kentucky up eight, marcus lee sets the pick, then rolls and converts with a slam. Murray, by the way finished with 26 points. Later, tyler ulis willcreat the turnover. And then ulis on the break, lobs it for lee for the ally oop finish. Ulis had 12asssists, 27 points. And with calipari, the wildcats roll, 8962 is the final. Nku, on the road this afternoon at illinoischicago. And the norse wind up losing, 7977 is the final. And the dayton flyers wound up beating rhode island last night, by two. And the flyers had no two points as scoochie smith. Not only does scoochie go behind hims back for the reverse, he winds up drawing the foul, as the rlyers beat rhode island, the nba all star game is tomorrow night. And the over riding theme is a celebration of kobe bryant. Usually, the nba all star game is a celebration of not having to play any defense. But this year, bryants last year in the nba, its in large part about him. He bursts onto the nba scene as a teenager, back in 1996 and has been a central figure in the course of the nba since. Trt 22outcue . Three, four generations . kobe no im happy. I feel great about it. Im looking around the room that guys ime playing with that are tearing the league up and they were like, three, four my first all star game. And its like its truly, how players can say they played 20 years and have seen the game through three, four generations . lebron james could be someone who says that at some point in his career. But when asked star game, it was clear that isnt something thats crept into his thinking. Trt 12 outcue . Know the right time james i dont know, i think you look at retirement like propsoing to your girlfriend to make her your fiancee. Theres not a, not a. How do you know its the right time. You dont know the right time pebble beach pro am, always an entertaining event. Bill murray, a pereniel attendee. Obliging an autograph. And signing this mans head. Jay z. Hiroshi iwata, on the ar five eleventh, playing Spyglass Hill plays this like a fiddle. He converted that to birdie. And lefty is lurking. Phil mickels on the par five 18th. His short game today was terrific, chipping in for birdie. Mickelson through 15 right now, minues five and leading iwata by one. Our top story tonight. In case you missed it. Breaking Antonin Scalia has died. Scalia was one of the leading conservative voices on the high court. And the longest serving justice. He passed today at a resort in west texas. Apparently of natural causes. He was 79 years old. Abc news will have more on Justice Scalias for this saturday. Were always on with breaking news and weather updates on wcpodotcom. Welcome to world news tonight. Breaking news. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died. The longestserving justice on the nations high court, a towering conservative figure known for his blistering dissents, his strict interpretation of the constitution. The court and the conservative movement suffering a huge loss. Team coverage tonight. And good evening. Thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im tom llamas. And we do begin with that breaking news. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died. Justice scalia was the longestserving justice on the high court. Appointed by president ronald