3 3 time temp. Ahead at four30. A local colleges former security chief is scheduled to appear in court today. Plus. Its a big night in the race for the white house. Voters in iowa will start the formal process of choosing a new president. Youre watching good morning cincinnati. 3 now at four30. A tight race as iowa gets ready to caucus. President ial candidates spent the weekend drumming up last minute support before iowans cast the first votes. 3 offering peace of mind. The new local effort to make sure nothing bad happens to you when meeting an online seller in person. 3 for four years they covered each others backs in the line of duty. And now, theres a Major Movement to keep a k9 officer and his fourlegged parter together. 3 good morning cincinnati. Thanks for joining us on this monday. Im john lomax. And im sheila gray. The stories of the day are coming up. First a check of the weather. Heres meterologist john gumm. 3 the first votes in the 2016 president ial campaign will be cast tonight in iowa. The latest bloomberg Des Moines Register poll has donald trump leading the gop race in iowa at 28 percent, ted cruz at 23 percent. Hillary clinton 45 percent in iowa; Bernie Sanders has 42 percent. With polls showing a tight race, the candidates made their closing arguments to voters yesterday. Marlie hall has the latest from des moines. 3 pkg natshoping to dampen Donald Trumps momentum. Texas senator ted cruz made his final pitch to iowa voters sunday. sot ted cruz des moines if everyone here brings nine other people to the caucuses tomorrow night, we will win the caucuses tomorrow, we will win the nomination, and we will win the general election in november 2016during an event in sioux city, trump pushed back this time labeling cruz dishonest and deceptive for sending out this flier. sot trump 19 26 07 sioux city, ia a voter violation. You see this . Official documentation sent to voters, then they have grade for different things. that is terrible. Its a fraud. standup marlie hall cbs news des moines, ia forecasts here in iowa are calling for snow in parts of the state beginning tonight. Which could have an impact on voter turnout. Volunteers Hillary Clinton knocked on doors and made calls late into the night. As the two candidates made their closing arguments sot sanders together, were going to create an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent. sot clinton i will stand up and fight for you every day of this campaign, and when we win, i will stand up for you every day. Clinton lost iowa during her president ial bid in 2008. vo marlie with winfrey political analysts say this time around the former secretary of state is working on her likability. sot prof. Kelly winfrey Iowa State University 00 03 09 28 shes focused a lot on her relationships with people shes focused a little more on middleclass issues. With polls showing tight races on both sides. The fight for iowa could come down to the wire. Marlie hall cbs news des moines, iowa. 3 iowa voters will begin to caucus tonight at seven. 3 right now in local news. Thomas mores former security chief is expected to make his First Court Appearance today. Robert marshall was busted on child porn charges say the 52yearold had dozens of pornographic pictures of children on his home computer. And, that he apparently tried to wipe the computer clean. Thomas more emphasizes there is no connection between his crimes and the school. Thomas more fired him the day after his arrest. 3 today, we also expect to learn who will take control of five apartment buildings declared public nuisances. A receiver will take over the buildings in walnut hills, westwood, and avondale. The move comes amidst hundreds of complaints from residents. And nearly twothousand code violations. More than a Million Dollars in repairs and security measures are needed. Well let you know what happens. 3 a man is fighting to stay alive after a shooting in roselawn. He was shot twice in the parking lot of an apartment complex on glen orchard drive just after ten last night. Police arent sure what led to the shooting, and they dont have a suspect. Well share new information as we get it on local12 news and local12dotcom. 3 another man is hurt after a hit and run in anderson township. Deputies say Melinda Woodall veered off kellogg avenue yesterday. And his bike. Police say woodall took off. But her jeep was found abandoned in mount washington. Deputies caught up with her a short time later. Shes waking up in jail. Charged with aggravated vehicular assault and leaving the scene of a crime. Investigators believe drugs played a role in the crash. 3 people who live just north of middletown are on edge. Some of them have gone to their mailboxes. Only to find explosives inside soda bottle bombs were found in three different mailboxes in preble county. This is a picture of the bomb disposal robot taking one of those bottle out of a mailbox. No one was injured. But obviously this is causing concern. 3 i dont know why anyone would do it. Its really scary. Something bad could have happened to anybody. Deputies dont know who put the bottles in the mailboxes. And theyre not sure if there are any more out there. Ready to go off. 3 a new Training Facility for injured veterans and athletes is opening today at xavier university. Ride to recovery is holding a grand opening for its Hero Indoor Cycling Center this afternoon. And its hosting about veteran suicide. 22 veterans take their lives every day, so, starting tomorrow through the 22nd, cyclists will be asked to ride 22 miles on the new equipment. Riders will receive bike jerseys and shorts. 3 you can get free pizza for donating blood this week hoxworth is teaming up with the university of cincinnati for an allcampus blood drive. Its today through friday at Tangeman University center. Donors will get vouchers for a free pizza from dominos. 3 weve seen cases where people have been beaten, robbed, even killed when meeting an online seller in person. But a local sheriff is taking steps to make sure it doesnt happen to you. Starting today, sheriff Richard Jones is offering a safe area to conduct Internet Business transactions, since meeting a complete stranger can quickly take a drastic turn. The exchanges will happen in the main lobby of the Butler County jail between eight and eight, seven days a week. Local12s Adam Clements will have more about the initiative, ahead at five30. 3 the 42nd annual Catholic Schools week kicked off this saturday with the theme Catholic Schools communities of faith, knowledge and service. Today, archbishop of cincinnati reverend Dennis Schnurr will take part in a qanda session for Catholic High School students across the archiocese through a livestreamed webcast. We have a list of other things happening with Catholic Schools week on local12 dotcom. Just mouseover news 3 time temp. Adressing a growing outbreak. What could happen when World Leaders meet today over the zika virus. Plus. A winter storm brings death and destruction to the west coast. Well take a look at the damage, next, on break two3 good morning. ad lib 3 well know today whether the growing outbreak of the zika virus is an International Health emergency. The virus is spreading rapidly across the western hemisphere. Its carried by mosquitoes, and its linked to serious birth defects like children being born with small heads. Pregnant women are at serious risk. Right now there are 32 cases in the us. All people who were infected while they were overseas. The World Health Organization has declared a Public Health emergency only three times for the swine outbreak in 2014. And the resurgence of polio in 2014. 3 at least 50 people are dead after a triple bombing near syrias capital city. Isis militants reportedly detonated a car bomb at a bus terminal yesterday. Then two suicide bombings targeted onlookers and medics. Dozens of people are hurt. Right now representatives for president Bashar Alassad are meeting wtih a Syrian Opposition group in switzerland. To discuss ending the countrys civil war. 3 a second Virginia Tech student is locked up in the death of a 13yearold girl who disappeared last week. Police say 19yearold natalie keepers is charged for allegedly helping dispose of the body. This, after the death of nicole lovell, who disappeared from her home late tuesday or early wednesday. 18yearold David Eisenhauer is already in jail for murder and abduction. Right now, theres a search effort at a pond on the blacksburg campus. No word on what crews are trying to find though. 3 in denver this weekend that ended with one dead, and seven others hurt. And now, were learning that shot came from a Colorado Department of corrections officer. Attorneys for two biker groups are blaming each other for starting the fight during a motorcycle show saturday afternoon. The officer was a member of one of the clubs, which is made up mostly of police and military, and fired in self defense,no word if the fatal shot came from the officer. The man killed was a member of the other club. So far there have been no arrests. 3 we expect to hear new information today about last years deadly amtrak crash in philadelphia. The ntsb will its report on the accident last may. But already said last summer that excessive speed was a key factor. Eight people died when the train derailed. And hundreds more were injured. The train was speeding at more than 100 Miles Per Hour in a curve. With a speed limit of 50 Miles Per Hour. 3 a winter storm turned deadly in california over the weekend. Police say a man was killed yesterday when a tree fell in pacific beach. Traffic was also backed up on an interstate along the california state line for three hours after a 25car pileup. Meanwhile, powerful winds downed trees and power lines, and blew away rooftops as it moved across the state. 3 time temp. Apparently dinosaurs exist. And are fairly decent ice skaters. Weve got the video thats just blowing up on social media. Plus. A chance to play like the pros. Well take you inside the nfl experience. Next, on good morning cincinnati. Break three3 good morning. ad lib 3 a new Grocery Store is opening today in northern kentucky. Aldi is having its grand opening for its store on monmouth street in newport. Theres a Ribbon Cutting ceremony set at nine. And the first 100 shoppers will get Golden Ticket gift certificates. You can also enter to win a years supply of free produce. 3 theres an International Show of support for a southern ohio k9 officer. Trying to do what thousands have done before him. Keep his retired fourlegged partner. Bryant somerville has the latest on those fundraising efforts. 3 time has a showing us what really matters and in three days time matt hickey its hard to understand that theres so many caring people out there knows exactly what that saying means i really do appreciate it and i dont know how i can ever repay the people im very touched by their enthusiasm one week ago hickey retired from the Marietta Police department after 34 years. The last four years have been with him ajax right . Ajax at the end of his service hickey had the understanding that he could purchase ajax for 35hundred dollars. But the day he retired they told him no. Because ajax is considered City Property and valued at more than onethousand dollars hickey was told his partner would be sold to the highest bidder at a city auction. So you might be wondering, if hickey retired this last week why does he still have ajax . Well, the Marietta City Council keep the dog and to care for it while they figure out a date for the auction but then, corey orr yeah, basically wanted to help decided to step in. He created a go fund me page that would help hickey buy the dog at auction his idea uh, yes it was creator of account that in three days has received more than 45 thousand dollars it just goes to show how much a community can be brought together and how much they actually enjoy our Law Enforcement 34 years on the force has weighed on hickey seeing anger and hatredbut now yes, there is good in world he knows there is there is still good seeing this, its like, my goodness i am so wrong there is so much good out there and so many kind people and so many people who want to see a wrong rightedtime has had a wonderful way of showing hickey what matters most it makes me really think that it will work out one way or another something Bryant Somerville 10tv news 3 assuming that hickey is able to buy ajax were told the rest of the money raised will pay for bullet resistant vests for other k9 units. At last check more than 57thousand dollars has been raised 3 Actor Chris Pratt is trending on facebook this morning. He tweeted a quick note to people chasing their dreams. Pratt snapped this picture after a long work day on upcoming films, along with a tweet that reads in part. I felt like posting this to say to anyone out there chasing your dream, fifteen years ago i felt the same passion i feel today, but i had very little opportunity. I never stopped believing. Ever. Dont give up. Apply constant pressure for as long as it takes. It will break before you do. Go get it. Chris pratt starred in jurassic world. And if you remember this scene from the first Jurassic Park movie, you know dinosaurs dont do well on slippery surfaces. But video of an iceskating dinosaur has 55million facebook views. 3 take a look at the video out of minnesota. The trex starts off a bit shaky at first, but after two minutes is doing hops and spins like a pro. Of course, there are few tumbles too. It was posted by t rextuesday. Which says it releases new videos of the carnivores adventures each tuesday. Who knew trexs were so athletic. 3 now heres 3 3 3 the events leading up to super bowl 50 are attracting big crowds. Cate cauguiran cawguhran takes us to the n f l experience. 3 the experience started with special delivery to moscone center. Nat the actual Vince Lombardi trophy for super bowl 50 49er great, roger craig signed for the coveted trophy and with white gloves, put it on display. Officially kicking off the opening of the nfl experience. Mos too quick to cg our jaws dropped. Just wow this is the greatest day of my life so far the interactive theme park gives fans a chance to play like the pros. Sot maria brooks monte rey can cover with vo im really impressed with it. This is super fun, that 40 yard dash, i tried that first. That screen that they got lit. Like teamnat i dont know about this one. It might be too bigmeet nfl legends in person. Through Virtual Reality the experience also showcased fifty years of big game history sot roger craig ive been to a lot of nfl experiences and this is the best one sot ava davi dublin c are you having fun here . A yesc what do you like so far a everything the nfl experience was spread throughout all of moscone center. Inside and out. And some told us. One day wouldnt be enough to cover everythingsot famita alleyne richmondwe just knew it was going to be a whole day so im wearing my walking shoes for a reason because were planning to be here for the whole day. Cate standup we asked the crowd who would win super bowl 50, the Denver Broncos or the carolina panthers\mos family the panthers the broncosno the pantherstexas 3 you can watch the panthers and this sunday, right here on local 12. Kickoff is at six30. 3 time temp. Still ahead. Its National Weddings month. So go to our Facebook Page and share your best or worst wedding story. Plus. Setting aside a bitter rivalry. Why players from the bengals and steelers put their differences on hold. Ahead break four3 february is National Weddings month. So today on facebook, we want to know. Whats your best or worst wedding story . 3 we want you to join the conversation just like the local 12 page on facebook to share your thoughts. 3 3 show open 3 now at five. The 20 16 president ial election begins today. As iowans head to caucus sites across the state. Well hear last minute pleas from candidates. 3 protecting your pet. Well tell you about a new strain of dog flu and tell you how you can avoid the illness. 3 coming up, ill introduce you to a unique College Student who is beating the odds. Thats next. 3 good morning. Well get to those top stories in just a moment. But first we want to start with a first check of meterologist john gumm