Candidate hes not a war hero. He is a war hero hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured, okay, i hate to tell you. Heis a war hero, because he was captured, okay . Okay . Donald trumps remarks called out at his own rally. The father of a southwest ohio man captured and killed in iraq more than a decade ago. Tells trump hes got some questions about those comments he made about senator john mccain last summer. In front of more than a thousand people packed into the Savannah Center for donalds Trumps Campaign rally in west chester yesterday. Keith maupin, father of matt maupin, the soldier captured and executed in an ambush in iraq back in 2004. Asked trump to clarify those remarks you just heard. Heard. 9 on your side reporter tj parker was at the rally in west chester on sunday. He spoke to maupin who says he got what he was looking for from trump. Keith 1 52 tell me matt aint a hero no, were going to have a problem keith maupin never had intentions to get involved at a political rally. Until he wanted to get something straight with gop front runner, donald trump. Keith 00 35 i said you know i want to ask you about a comment that you made a while back that prisoners of war werent really heroes and that you really didnt like captured soldiers i said id like you to clarify that for me and he did it was nearly 12 years ago keiths son, Staff Sergeant matt maupin was taken captive in iraqa prisoner of war who was later killed. Keith 1 41 that hit home for me and i wanted to ask him about it id never thought id get a chance to but i did at the rally woman introducing keith 11 47 mr. Keith maupin, keith stand up cheers keith got his opportunityand says he got the clarification he was looking for. Trump 12 58 they are heroes just so you understand they are real heroes keith 4 09 i needed to be right exactly where i you when i asked him that question, he come off the stage and come over to me and i thought that was pretty good keith 5 03 he was pretty honest straight forward with me on whether hell cast his vote for trump he says hes thinking about it just satisfied he got to ask his question. Keith 3 33 i couldnt stand still and let that go by donald trump played to his audience yesterday. Highlighting his own time in the tristate. He says he practically got his start in business. Right here in cincinnati. Loved the job. I loved cincinnati. I must tell you i really loved it. It. And he knew just what to say to get the west chester crowd roaring about a key issue close to many cincinnatians hearts. cheers that was apparently a hit with the hit king. A couple hours later trump tweeted out a picture of a ball he says rose sent him. As you see there. Its a signed baseball asking trump to make America Great again. Not everyone was glad trump was here. There were antitrump protesters outside the rally. But the tone was largely civil. Entirely unlike the violent scenes that have ended in arrests at trump events in chicago and saint louis in recent days. Two People Holding signs supporting democrat Bernie Sanders were thrown out of the rally itself after disrupting trumps remarks. Mitt romney is hitting the campaign trail again. This time, barnstorming the Buckeye State with Ohio Governor john kasich. Kasich. Romney will join kasich at events in north canton and westerville today according to the kasich campaign. The team effort comes one day before the states pivotal winnertakeall primary. This is not meant to be an endorsement. Romney has not endorsed any of the president ial hopefuls. The 2012 republican nominee is making a campaign trail comeback as part of his escalating efforts to prevent donald trump from clinching the republican nomination. Earlier this month, romney recorded Campaign Calls for rubio, as well as kasich. Last night at a democratic town hall in columbus. The issue of Police Accountability came up. And it was a Police Shooting here in cincinnati that was the catalyst. The sister of sam dubose posed the question to senator Bernie Sanders. You remember dubose was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a university of Cincinnati Police officer. Whos now been charged with murder. Heres what happened at the town hall. Yesterday my brother was going to turn 44. Systems tirina first of a ll. Terrible and unjust loss any Police Officer who breaks the law. Must be held accountable, period period sanders went on to say that if hes elected hell direct the department of justice to investigate every death that happens in police custody. We are counting down the hours until the ohio primary. Polls open on election day at 630 am but you can vote early in person today at your local board of elections starting at eight am. Early voting ends at 2 00. And nine on your side and wcpo dot com have complete coverage leading up to and the day of the primary. Look for extended coverage all day both on air and on line. Right now police are searching for the person who shot and night. Police say 21yearold Trazone Mahaffey was shot around six oclock sunday inside a car at the gas station near the corner of burnet and northern avenues. Avenues. If you have any information that can help police, call crime stoppers. The number 3523040. You dont have to give your name and you can earn cash if your tip leads to an arrest. Jennifer will call for graphic full next on good morning tri state. How the people who live in this building in clifton are demanding action. After a balcony crumbles to the ground and. March madness in the air. Were previewing the big dance in just a few today People Living in a clifton Apartment Building want the city to do a thorough inspection of their building after a balcony. With no one on it. Came crashing down yesterday afternoon. Afternoon. Take a look at this video. The apartment is near the corner of ludlow and middleton avenues. Again, the good news is nobody was standing on the balcony when it collapsed. We spoke to a couple of the buildings residents about what they witnessed. Tabitha schmeh resident35 19 its something you dont see every you know you dont expect it to happen and then when it does its just crazy dane ritzy resident39 23 its freaky, i hope they inspect the building and i hope that were not under any threat we are told one of the ladies who lives there had just stepped inside her apartment right before the collapse happened. Coming up. Get ready because were going dancing weve got a look at march madness next. And. Feeling a little drowsy this morning . Youre not alone. And it might make your morning commute unsafe why springing forward could put you at risk behind gmts animyoure watching good morning tristate at 4 30 on 9 there is madness in the air in the tristate. March madness madness and two local teams are getting ready to lace up their sneakers for the big dance. Xavier and the university of cincinnati. Both making it into the nca a tournament this year. The brackets were laid out last night. Xaiver, uc, indiana, kentucky, and the dayton flyers are all in the field of 68. Xavier fans are thrilled about the teams high seed. Landing a number two spot which most thought was beyond their reach after they went out in the semifinal round of the big east conference tournament. Theyll take on weber state in round one in saint louis later this week. Heres what coach chris mack had to say after he learned where the muskies had landed. Trt 18outcue . As long as we can. chris mack you are defined by how you play in march in the tournament. It wont take away the feeling i have of coaching this group. Going to try and keep this thing rooling as long as we as for the bearcats. Fans whod been holding their breath over the teams balancing act on the bubble can breathe a sigh of releive. Uc is seeded solidly at a nine. Theyre heading west to spokane to play saint joes in a late night game on friday. Heres how the team reacted. Trt 20outcue . Of the backboard goes mick cronin as soon as they said were in, i said when . Friday is great. Gary is smiling, really a lot of guys in there are smiling. Octavius ellis after all the losses we know exactly what it takes to win. We cant stop until the redlight on the top of the backboard goes. and if they beat st. Joes, it will lead to a round of 32 match up against oregon, the top seeed in the west. Heres the rest of the bracket the bearcats will operate in. Oklahoma and duke are also in that side of the bracket. Here are match ups and game times for all of our local lead it off on thursday night in des moines. Iu has the early game. Late game times are approximates. If those two teams win, theyll meet in the the round of 32friday, xavier and uc both playy night games and both will be the late tip offs at their venues. The only local team that has an early tip in the opening round is dayton. The flyers have the first game on friday, at 1215. On your side is going on the road for the tourney with both xavier and uc. Uc. John popovich is heading to st. Louis to cover the musketeers. Keenan singleton is off to spokane to cover the bearcats. Now lets check in with with no traffic issues, minutebyminute updates on killers in custody. The unprovoked ambush that claimed the life of a baltimore Police Officer. And how his co workers are remembering his life. Pushing your buttons. Those nosy telemarketers are at it again the simple step that can help take you off their introducing longhorn s big, bold, steaks. Our new 10 ounce filet. Our 16 ounce tbone. And our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. Only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. An unprovoked attack ends the life of a Police Officer in baltimore. Baltimore. Investigators say a suspect ambushed a police station. Opening fire and killing officer jacai colson. Police say they were able to return fire on the suspect yesterday. That suspect was shot but is expected to survive. A second suspect was also arrested. A state attorney called the officers death a crime against our entire community. were following a developing story out of los angeles this morning. Morning. Firefighters and Us Coast Guard have teamed up with haz mat crews and have spent the night cleaning an oil spill at the port of los angeles. Officials say its been leaking fuel. Leaving a visible sheen on the water. Feeling sleepy . springing forward with Daylight Saving time on sunday has thrown off a lot of peoples body clocks. And messed with their sleep schedule. And that could have an effect on your morning commute today today according to the triple a auto club. People who get just six or seven hours of sleep are twice as likely to get in some kind of crash. Compared to people who snooze for a full eight hours. And if you cut your night short wiht five hours or less of sleep or five times. The group says some Police Departments report seeing as much as a ten percent increase in crashes during the spring time change. Makes it worth being extra careful behind the wheel this week. An important warning tonight for the next time a telemarketer calls. Consumer reporter John Matarese shares the one thing you never want to do if you pick up the phone. So you dont waste your money when the phone rings, and its an automated call youre not expecting, do you know what to do . Heres what you should not do follow the prompts and press 1, 2, or any number they tell you to. So the phone rings. And yup, another automated telemarkeitng call blah blah blah. Youve won a trip. Or can lower your credit card rate. Then they tell you to press 1, 2, or 0 to speak with an operator, or press 6 to be removed from their calling list. But dont do it the website consumerist says by pushing any button you are letting the caller know you are a real live person. Youre almost guaranteed to get more, not fewer calls, after that 2 secs separator and from the doesnt that stink file. What can happen when you push a button in reponse to a robocall. The caller then puts your number on a list of live and potential future customers. Some will even sell that list to other telemarketers. Doesnt that stink . Consumerist says if you get an unwanted robocall, hang up as soon as possible. If you capture the number on your caller id, you can report it to the ftc or the do not call list. List. So my advice dont let a robocaller know you are a real live person. Dont answer it. Or if you do, just hang up. That way you dont waste your money. Its pi day march fourteenth of course. Three point one four. Also known as pi. Todays a day for nerds to constant. And its an excuse for the non mathematically gifted among us to eat some the traditional pi day meal. Of pie. Pie. Some more perqs to pi day. A few National Pizza chains are offering specials to celebrate their pies. Pizza hut is running a contest where anyone can take a shot at solving three tricky math problems. If you find the solutions, you could win free pizza for three point fourteen years. That s a lot of pie. Spending time in the Buckeye State. Donald trump is back in ohio. Just one day before the primary. Why hes pulling out all the stops to win your support. Lawmakerapproved time with your kids. The state that says parents need to connect with their loved ones. And why some arent in favor of family a change of plans for donald trump. Why hes decided to stay in the Buckeye State and where the candidates will be vying primary. Good morning tristate, im riva. And im kathrine nero. Nero. You could see some fog on your way into work. Lets get to 9 first meterologist jason adams in for jennifer