to make sure everything's in order in the household plus you have to work a job or two. on the other side of the democratic race.. in a few hours.. a national nurses group will be here in a bus to campaign for sanders.they also plan stops at union center and smale park.reporting live.. jordan burgess. 9 on your side. g-o-p presidential candidate donald trump is staying in ohio... cancelling a rally in florida to focus on the buckeye state. what it's calling a "massive" rally tonight in youngstown. both ohio and florida have winner take all primaries republican race. trump was just here in cincinnati in front of a large crowd yesterday in west chester.and about one-thousand demonstrators chanted outside during the event.he's been at the center of controversy over violence at his rallies... and we're hearing today from the protestor who tried to rush the stage at a trump event near dayton. "donald trump is a bully. and he is willing to destroy this country for power for himself." himself."officials arrested that man... and trump has accused him of having ties to isis. according to a new quinnipiac university poll released today... trump is now tied with ohio governor john kasich... at 38-percentted cruz has a project 16 percent of the vote... and marco rubio --three.trump also tops rubio in florida's republican primary by a wide margin... 46-to 22.the same poll finds hillary clinton is ahead of senator bernie sanders in both states. trump's main rival in ohio... governor john kasich... is getting a powerful ally on the campaign trail today. today.former g-o-p presidenial candidate mitt romney will join kasich today at events in north canton and westerville. but it's *not* an endorsement. in fact... romney has not endorsed *any* of the g-o-p presidential hopefuls.but kasich *did* notch an endorsement yesterday from west chester republican and former house speaker john ohio's primary is tomorrow.and nine on your side and wcpo dot com have complete coverage leading up to and the day of the primary.look for the latest all day both on air and on line. sherry hughes has a first check of your nine first warning forecast. expect another round of showers and possible storms today as low pressure passes through the area. high temperatures will reach the mid-60s. rain may be heavy at times as the showers push through our warm and moist air mass. expect .25" to .50" of cleanup is underway right now in clifton at the intersection where a balcony collapsed yesterday. yesterday.9 on your side's kristen swilley joins us live with the latest. crews working to clear out the aftermath of yesterday's collapse. the building inspector will be assessing exactly what went wrong, but the leasing agent tells me it could all be due to that missing column...that caused one balcony to collapse on top entire corner. now crews arrived early this morning. they expect this initial cleanup phase to last until about 2 o clock, but sharon lane whose daughter stepped off the balcony moments before the collapse is just happy she stepped inside in time. sot: sharon lane"of course immediately we ran out because we didn't know who had been out on the deck and we were afraid there was someone in that...that mess and of course there wasn't and that's good, and that's what we're thankful for." just to give you an idea of how much of a close call this was. sharon says there's a neighbor on this bottom floor here who was sitting in that chair when those top two balconies came down. reporting cincinnati police are still looking for the suspect who shot and killed a man in avondale. avondale.officers say 21-year-old trazone mahaffey was shot around six o-clock last night inside a car at the gas station near the corner of burnet and northern avenues. avenues.police are still looking for a suspect.if you have any information that can help police, call crime stoppers.the number - 513-352-3040.you don't have to give your name and you can earn cash for clues if your tip leads to an arrest. terror on the tracks...an amtrak train topples over in kansas... in the middle of the night.how many passengers are now in the hospital. on the run... in a stolen cop car...how this high-speed chase through southern california came to an end. anything to declare?the secret cargo allegedly on the way to the u-s... and how smugglers tried to get them on board a passenger jet. you're watching 9 on your side there's still no word on what caused the derailment of an amtrak train in kansas late last night.more than 100 people were on board when it went off the rails.at least 29 people have been hospitalized... but their injuries are not considered life threatening. police in l-a are defending their decision to shoot and kill a driver... who stole a police cruiser and led officers on a wild chase across southern california. this guy is not giving up ... ... a number to this police cruiser as well well l-a-p-d officers finally caught up to that driver after the nearly hour-long chase. another police cruiser rammed the suspect's stolen car... and opened fire after he escape.no officers were hurt. a cincinnati appeals court has rejected a lawsuit by a family... who tried to sue a private catholic school over their son's *staring.*the family claimed st. gabriel consolidated school violated procedures... after their seventh-grader was given a one- day suspension for staring at a girl.the 1st ohio district court of appeals found that the principal didn't violate school policies... even though student handbook. the man accused of taking his son from an alabama home in 2002 and raising him in ohio with a new identity will appear in a cleveland courtroom.54-year-old bobby hernandez pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and other charges.his attorneys are trying to reach a plea deal. prosecutors say his son learned he'd been taken when he began applying for college last year. the fbi is now investigating whether two hellfire missiles... designed to shoot down helicopters... were smuggled to the u-s in *coffins* *coffins*bomb-sniffing dogs discovered the missiles at the plane originated from lebanon... and was allegedly bound for portland, oregon.the f-b-i is trying to determine who was going to receive the missiles... and what were they going to be used for. bound for the big dance.not one... but two tri-state schools will take the court in the n-c-a-a men's basketball torunament.when you can catch xavier and cincinnati tipping off... cincinnati is well known for its loud basketball fans.but you might be surprised with where we stack up... compared to other cities.who tops us in team spirit. expect another round of today as low pressure passes through the area. high temperatures will reach the mid-60s. rain may be heavy at times as the showers push through our warm and moist air american workers brought us back from the crash. we need jobs that provide new penalties to stop companies from moving profits for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. we've gotta create new jobs and industries of the future. 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 about two minutes. it's time to start planning where you're going to watch our local teams in the n-c-a-a tournament.the brackets... the matchups and game times are out. xavier and u-c are getting both play friday.but they're not alone...indiana, kentucky, and dayton are all in the field of 68.xavier is the highest local seed at two... and the muskies will face weber state in saint louis on friday. here are match ups and game times for all of our local teams.kentucky and indiana lead it off on thursday night in des moines.i-u has the early game. if those two teams win... they'll meet in the round of 32.friday, xavier and uc both play late...about 9:20 for xavier ...around 10 for u-c against st. joseph's. dayton has an early tipoff friday at 12-15. the tri-state is well represented at the n-c-a-a tournament... but just how well do we support our teams. we're near the top. top.wallet-hub ranked 297- cities to find the best spots in america that support basketball.cincinnati took the 30th spot... thanks to our interest in xavier and u-c. but we got dinged for expensive ticket prices and the lack of an n-b-a team.the number one city... *los lake city and oakland. you're paying less for that trip to the supermarket or department store.that because gas prices are heading back down. down.the average price in ohio is one-dollar and 93 cents. while it's up about 37 cents from a month ago... gas prices have inched lower recentlybut don't expect it to last...some refineries may cut production... and drive those prices back up... thanks to plenty of oil on the market. 'springing forward' with daylight saving time on sunday has thrown off a lot of people's body clocks... and it could create some dangers on local highways.according to the triple-a... 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. the group says some police departments report seeing as much as a ten percent increase in crashes during the spring expect another round of showers and possible storms today as low pressure passes through the area. high temperatures will reach the mid-60s. rain may be heavy at times as the showers push through our warm and moist air mass. expect .25" to .50" of recall alert...nissan is recalling a popular electric model this morning...what you need to watch out for... before you get behind the wheel. celebrating a special number... how one of america's biggest pizza chains is marking international *pi* day... and how you can get a slice for lunch time treat...the surprise diner who showed up japanese automaker nissan is recalling more than 47- thousand electric leafs in the u-s and canada over potential brake problems. problems.the national highway transportation safety administration says cold weather can cause the car's brakes to lock up.the recall includes leafs from model years 20-13 through 20-15. it's pi day!march fourteenth numerically is ... three point one four... also known as 'pi'. some 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 one-four years. blaze pizza is offering all pizzas for 3 dollars-14 cents tody. today is also national potato chip day.it's believed a chef invented them in 18-53... after a picky customer kept sending his fried potatoes too thick and soggy.the chef sliced them even thinner, fried them crisp and added more salt.the rest... as they say... is history. a popular brand of dog food is being recalled because it may not contain the recommended level of added vitamins and minerals. minerals.those are the purina wet dog food products .... the recall includes beneful prepared meals, beneful chopped blends and pro plan savory meals with best by dates of june 2017 to august 2017... purina says it's concerned dogs could get sick from not eating the vitamins they need.you can return them for a full refund. this is not where you expect to find a sea lion...people at a fish market in san diego were surprised to find the sea mammal chilling out in the parking lot.the animal apparently wasn't in a hurry to leave.he reportedly jumped into one car... played with a radio... and even got behind the wheel.sea world rescue making a statement...the sister of sam dubose asks a presidential candidate to step in and help. that plan that bernie sanders says will prevent other tragedies. getting out trumped?the presidential candidate who may be getting down and dirty with the ohio primary on the line... where is he?the mystery surrounding the inventor of "sweatin' to the oldies"... and the black magic that *some we are less than a day away from primary day in ohio.a lot is riding on the outcome for both democratic and republican presidential candidates. that's why you'll find scenes like this one at places across the state.this is a phone bank at hillary clinton's campaign headquarters as volunteers make calls to potential voters. those workers got a visit from the president of emily's list.. a group that funds pro- choice democratic female candidates across the country. we asked her about the push. sot18 secondsstephanie schriock emily's list president everywhere i travel i see the most amazing volunteers and it's about the personal touch and reminding people you have to vote. lives are busy, you have to pick up the kids, you have to make dinner, you have to make sure everything's in you have to work a job or two. two.workers plan on making calls until as late as 9 tonight to try to get their supporters to the polls. a tri-state woman asked a pointed question to one of the democratic presidential candidates during a town hall last night.terina allen... the sister of sam dubose... asked bernie sanders whether he would make police officers more accountable for fatal shootings.sanders talked about de-militarizing police departments and making sure they reflect the diversity of their communities. the american people are tired blacks, whites, all of us are tired of seeing unarmed people getting shot. we're tired of the way of seeing any more country on earth. earth.last summer-- samuel dubose was shot and killed by former u-c police officer ray tensing... who's now facing murder charges. g-o-p presidential candidates are focused on ohio tomorrow... and its winner- take-all delegates. canceled a rally tonight in florida at his own golf course...he'll instead appear at youngstown-warren airport in the northeastern part of the state.of course... he spent yesterday here in the tri-state. with both candidates tied in ohio... governor john kasich is going on the offensive... he's asked his aides to give him a list of donald trump's quotes promoting violence at rallies.kasich has so far declined to criticize trump... trying to be a positive alternative to what some are calling a nasty g-o-p primary. ohio's primary is tomorrow.and nine on your side and wcpo dot com have complete coverage the primary.look for the on line. people living in a clifton apartment building are demanding action from the city. they want an inspection of their building immediately after a balcony fell. fell.no one was on the balcony when it collapsed yesterday afternoon.the apartment is near the corner of ludlow and middleton avenues.we are told one of the women who lives there had just stepped inside her apartment. ordered all flags across the state to fly at half-staff... following the unprovoked murder of a police officer. officer.officer jacai colson... a four-year veteran of the landover police department... was ambushed yesterday outside his own station.they also say the alleged gunman opened fire on the first officer he saw.that gunman and three of his brothers are now in custody and facing murder charges. eight firefighters are recovering this morning after an early morning fire in maryland.officials say the firefighters were injured after the roof of the home collapsed on top of them. amazingly... they're all expected to survive.there's no word yet on what caused the fire. the floodwaters are finally receding in parts of louisiana... hit hard by several days of non-stop rain. it could take at least a week parish can get back into their homes and assess the damage.in mississippi... emergency officials are watching the rise of the pearl river... which could reach 21 feet by this afternoon. it's not just the south...a several northern calinfornia families to evacuate.a weekend full of rain sent the hillside sliding away... putting the homes in moraga in harm's way. one of the families was forced to leave after the foundation and floors of the home buckled... causing the back deck to collapse completely. "it's fallen another four to five feet overnight and it's really getting precarious" precarious"residents don't know when they will be able to return to their homes. it's a mystery that's going viral... the fitness guru hasn't been seen in public for more than two years.we're talking about richard simmons some sources claim he's being held against his will.but as abc's nick watt reports... he's finally speaking out. the short shorts? that disco 'do? a pop culture fixture for so long? but richard simmons now hasn't been seen in public for more than two years, since the 2013 macy's thanksgiving day parade, sot: melody chiu, people magazine. friends of his have spoken to media saying that he is being held there's elder abuse. this new york daily news splash has tongues wagging? a rather camera-shy mauro oliveira, simmons' former assistant, says he thinks the fitness icon is being held in his hollywood hills mansion by members of his staff. sot: mauro oliveira32:14 n: but what do they want from him? his money? m: absolutely. what else? the house alone is worth $10 million. "i am not kidnapped? i am just in my house right now" 67-year-old simmons told entertainment tonight late last night. "it was time for me to take some time to be by myself. for the past 40 years i have been traveling, teaching classes, and i had a knee injury, so i had a knee replacement, which was very difficult for me. i have really just been taking it easy?"oliveira, who last saw simmons two years ago, just self-published this e- book, king rich and the evil witch, detailing what he thinks is really going on. sot: mauro oliveira13:28:22 n: and who's the witch? m: the house keeper. // 28:55 so the house keeper has control over him through her witch craft? m: that's what i believe. yup. // 30:29 m: i said, 'is she controlling your life now?' and simmons' house keeper did not his spokesperson telling us oliveira's "ridiculous? completely untrue." and simmons told et, "the people that surround me are wonderful pushing your buttons...those nosy telemarketers are at it again!the simple step that can help take you *off* their your money. spending time with your kids gets lawmaker approval...the state where you may never have to choose between family and work. it's more than reality...the high-tech device you could be ride. breaking news just into the nine on your side newsroom.the husband of sarah palin is seriously hurt in a snowmobile crash.sources are telling a-b-c news that todd palin is in the intensive care unit at a hospital in alaska.sarah palin was on the campaign trail... supporting donald trump when it happened.she is leaving a town hall event in tampa right now... and is husband's side.details on what happened in todd palin's crash are not clear. an important warning 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 don't waste your money! when the phone rings, and it's an automated call youre not expecting, do you know what to do?here's 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....you've 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 don't do it!the website consumerist says by pushing any button you are letting the caller know you are a real live person. you're almost guaranteed to get more, not fewer calls, after that!----------------2 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.doesn't 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: don't let a robocaller know you are a real live person.dont answer it....or if you do, just hang your money. and john will be back today starting at 5....with warning about a new car repair scam. plus: more cincinnati uber drivers are speaking out about changes to the company....that could mean fewer rides for you. it can be a real struggle for parents... deciding which school functions to attend... and which ones to skip.but some california lawmakers are working on a bill that would give parents paid time off for school related activities. activities.assembly bill 24-05 give parents three paid days off a year... so they can play a more active role in their child's school life. (assemb. mike gatto, (d) los angeles) "there's a trend in the united states that people are pushing toward a more humane society.""you end up with kids who are more engaged in their school, parents who understand better what their students are working on and then you end up having a more productive workforce in the future." future."the proposal would apply to businesses with more than 25 employees.not everyone is happy about it... saying it's not fair to singles and couples without children. maybe something you can enjoy with the kids?six flags has unveiled north america's first virtual reality roller coaster. it's a roller coaster you ride while you wear a v-r headset. the coaster zooms your body through the usual drops and twists... while your headset provides a digital world with lasers and explosions and aliens. taking a snooze...daylight savings time can throw your body for a loop...the simple step you can take to stay well rested... and ahead of the expect another round of showers and possible storms today as low pressure passes through the area. high temperatures will reach the mid-60s. rain may be heavy at times as the showers push through our warm and moist air mass. expect .25" to .50" of rain. making your daughter's dreams come true...the organization helping tri-state teens look their best at prom... no you're watching 9 on your side at noon we lost an hour of sleep this weekend... so here's your chance to make it up.today is national napping day. day.it's observed the day following the return of daylight saving time.if the little groggy... doctors say a nap can be just the thing to give you a boost. let's turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9. i'm joined now by meteorologist sherry hughes... expect another round of showers and possible storms through the area. high temperatures will reach the times as the showers push mass. expect .25" to .50" of high school proms are expensive. shoes, jewelry, flowers, dinner, and the all important dress quickly add up... so a local organization called "kenzie's closet" is stepping up to make sure any girl gets to feel like a princess on prom night. kathy smith is the executive director of kenzie's closet joins me now with how 'you' can help create a night to remember for tri-state teens. experience are you trying to help these teens create?- now people this might seem 'silly' to go to all this effort for a prom ... but your group thinks proms are about more than just pretty dresses right?- what do you need from the community to help out?- what's your favorite part of making this experience happen for these girls?* it's that time of year - the fun and frenzy of getting ready for prom. this is a momentous event in the life of a teenager and one that is not to be missed.* the reality is that many girls in the tri-state are experiencing poverty or financial challenges. their families are struggling to get by and the money for prom attire is just not there. but the experience of prom has been proven to provide a confidence boostand help teens feel like part of their school community. how can this big event be shared with all students? that's where kenzie's closet comes in. * kenzie's closet works with the schools to identify juniors and seniors in need. they come to kenzie's where personal shoppers help them select just the right dress, shoes, purse and jewelry for an empowering and life-changing experience. it's a look out over the city from the nine on your side skycam. we'll have a final check of the nine first warning later today at 4 on the now cincinnati... cincinnati...the jobs most americans believe are safe from eventual robotic replacement. replacement.plus the harm daylight savings could have on your health. health.and the push to protect protesters in light of intensifying disruptions at o'rourke and me for the now cincinnati... today at 4. let's get one last check of your forecast.expect another round of showers and possible storms today as low pressure passes through the area. high temperatures will reach the mid-60s. rain may be heavy at times as the showers push through our warm and moist air mass. expect .25" to .50" of rain. that's 9 on your side at noon for this xx.we'll see you again at four for the now cincinnati. cincinnati.and don't forget - keep 9 on your side - at your side - everywhere you go. download the wcpo 9 on your all across america families are coming back to time warner cable pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 30 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. >> announcer: do you have a favorite dish that you just can't seem to master? 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