3 bob herzog looking at tri- state roadszero problemsi-75 is clear in the cut-in-the-hill mitchell ave construction 3 new this morning...a shooting investigation is underway right now in college hill ... police say two men went up to another man as he got out of his car after work, and tried to rob him.this happened around midnight on north lynnebrooke drive off kenneth avenue.the 45-year-old victim was shot in the hip, and is now recovering at u-c medical center.police say he's a c-c-w holder, and may have hit one of the suspects when he shot back at them. 3 also new this morning ...one man is recovering at the hospital right now after a shooting in kennedy heights. the victim and three friends were in a car on montgomery road overnight.police say another car pulled up, and someone inside fired eight to ten rounds into the other car. no word on a motive. 3 two families including a dozen children are forced from their homes in a late night fire ... it happened just before midnight on winneste avenue in winton hills.firefighters say an electrical short sparked the flames in the attic, which then spread to a utility room. in the end, four adults and 12 children were displaced, but no one was hurt.the damage is estimated at 15-thousand dollars. 3 time/temp ...ahead at four-30 ...rallying against animal cruelty ...activists will hit the streets before a shocking abuse case goes to court.plus ...deadly storms down south... we'll look at the damage, and what we're seeing here today ...you're watching good morning cincinnati. break one3 3 3 good morning cincinnati.thanks for joining us on this wednesday.i'm john lomax.and i'm sheila gray.the stories of the day are coming up. first a check of the weather. 3 3 3 while we're dealing with wet weather.. people in the south are are assessing the damage from deadly tornadoes.at least three people were killed when twisters moved through louisiana and mississippi.the national weather service says there were at least seven tornadoes.two people died when a tornado mangled trailers at an r-v park in louisiana.crews are still looking for people who could be trapped under debris.31 people were taken to critical condition.a man who lives next to the r-v park says his family hid in their bathroom for safety ... 3 i got into the bathtub with my dog. they were praying. i was crying. i was so scared. i mean the house would not stop shaking.the national weather service also says a tornado hit pensacola, florida. thousands in that area are without power. 3 the national weather service is hosting weather spotter safety training tonight in wilmington.spotters volunteer their time to report severe weather to meteorologists.. and that helps with decisions on weather watches and warnings.the training starts at 6-30 tonight at the grove banquet hall on winton road. there's another one on march first. we have a link to register at local12-dot-com. 3 a man is expected to be sentenced today for his role in a deadly crash ...phillip young is convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide. in august of last year, young lost control of his car on seymour avenue in bond hill. the car hit a pole and trapped ladonna gann, who died at the hospital.investigators say in the crash. 3 two people are also due in court today to be arraigned on animal abuse charges.the puppy named "charlie" was found starved to death after he was tossed in a dumpster ... still in his cage ...katie schmuck and jacob goodwin are charged for the neglect.meanwhile, the animal advocacy group, ohio voters for companion animals, will raise awareness to this kind of severe abuse with a rally in front of the hamilton municipal court.that starts at seven.the arraignment is set for eight.and local12's perry schaible will be live with the latest, ahead at five on good morning cincinnati. 3 more local news ...the talk about bringing the cincinnati streetcar to northern kentucky heads to our nation's capitol. a group of supporters will be in washington d-c to explore getting federal money for a feasibility study.they'd like to see the streetcar line run across the taylor- southgate bridge.and they're looking at how to get the streetcar from newport to covington.. possibly over the fourth or 12th street bridges. time/temp ...the zika virus? or something else ....health workers are trying to pinpoint the cause of birth defects in south america.plus ...donald trump comes out on top in yet another caucus ...now candidates are looking ahead to the next stop on the campaign trail ...ahead, on good morning cincinnati. break two3 good morning... (ad lib) 3 new this morning ...rescuers say they have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 23 people on board in nepal.the plane was on an 18-minute flight after it took off from a resort town west of kathmandu.. and then contact with it was lost.it was going to a starting point for trekkers going into the mountains.investigators say the plane appears to have flown directly into a mountain. all of the passengers are confirmed dead. 3 now to the latest on the zika virus ...teams of health workers from the u-s and brazil are trying to determine if the virus is to blame for a birth defect in newborns ... the teams are working in paraiba, one of the epicenters of brazil's zika outbreaks. they're hoping to pursuade 100 mothers whose new babies have the defect.. to enroll in their study.organizers expect it to take a month to gather the data, and several more months to analyze the results. 3 turning to campaign 2016 ... for the white house are turning their focus to super tuesday following last night's republican caucus in nevada. donald trump pulled off a big victory. in the battle for second, the race between ted cruz and marco rubio is still too close to call. danielle nottingham has the latest from las vegas. 3 -nats-after picking up a third-consecutive victory in last night's nevada caucuses... donald trump continues his winning streak... with an eye on super tuesday states:(sot trump 00:51:32) we have great clinching the gop nomination. (sot analyst) i think it really primes him well to head into those march 1st states. i think he is well positioned to up: danielle nottingham cbs news las vegas, nevada) as trump continues to gain momentum...the rest of the gop field is battling it out to become his alternative. entrance polls show a majority of caucus-goers who favored a candidate with more political experience backed marco rubio over ted cruz.the texas senator addressed supporters shortly after polls closed: (sot cruz) one 3 week from today will be the most important night of this campaign.they'll face trump in their next debate tomorrow night in texas...before voters in 11 states pick their choice for commander in chief. danielle nottingham cbs news las vegas, nevada. 3 on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders continue to stump for minority votes ahead of south carolinas democratic primary this saturday. 3 time/temp ...giving back for burn care ...how a local dad and daughter are returning the support they received in their challenges of parenting .. why challenges of parenting .. why some parents say laws aren't keeping up with un-married moms and dads.. and it's putting some in a tough spot .. in family 4-1-1, next, on break three hi dad. uh huh. yeah...sorry about that. think about it there must be higher love down in the heart what do you think? and in the stars above hi ted, glad you could join us, we think you' re going to like these numbers. bring me a higher love 3 3 the syrian shrine circus comes to the b- b- and-t arena at northern kentucky university this weekend.it raises money for children.. some of whom need medical care and can't afford it. and for one local dad and his daughter, what the shriners do is very personal. local12's liz bonis shares their story. 3 {** pkg **{**vo **lauren lind was just six years old her body.{**sot **< tease is at 23: 19/ stand up is at 23: 52 (first one)/ she now has very pleasant memories of playing on play equiptment that's here at shriners hospital ,,and she says it's been quite a journey to simply get to a better place,, but she says if she had it to do over,, she wouldn't change a thing..and now she,,and her dad, ,are giving back>{** sot**< 3:18 yeah, i would do it in a heartbeat,, i like the quote that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.>{** vo **you see there are now 22 shriners hospitals , 20 in us one in canada, one in mexico {** sot **< mark shugarman/ (sugarman) 12:40 /hospital admistrator/ we provide care regardless of a families ability to pay.>{** vo **so to help with that.. lauren became a shriners hospital volunteer,, and her dad joe lind became a shriner-the shriners raise money for the families who need shriners hospital care -- through events such as the shrine circus.{** sot **< 7:28 shriners are a group of men and women who their journey and their goal is to help chidlren.>{** vo **you see joe knows what it is to have this kind of support - his daughter needed a lot of it on this road to recovery -- in every surgery --{** sot **< 8:20 what they did, is they would take skin from the good would put that on the burn side.> {** vo **so for years -- lauren was in a lot of pain --in spite of all that -- {** sot **< 7:45 today i can actually tell you it's probably one of the greatest things that's ever happened to us as a family.>{**sot **< 3:32: 25 it's made me stronger and it's made my who i am today,,and i wouldn't change a second of that,,reporter asks and did you ever think as a six year old with burns that you would say that ? no,no i did not.> 3 liz bonis reporting.lauren is a member of a group called soar, which stands for survivors offering assistance in recovery .she speaks with other burn patients to encourage them.lauren and her dad get to kick off one of the shows this weekend.the circus runs friday through sunday.for ticket information, just go to get it now links at local12-dot-com. 3 now here's bob with a local 12 traffic alert. 3 (traffic check)bob herzog looking at tri-state roadszero problems i-75 is clear in the 3 most research in the last 30 years shows kids thrive when they're parented equally by both mom and dad..but, only 17- percent of american children whose parents are separated or divorced have "shared parenting", according to the u-s census bureau.when my family 4-1-1 series last year focused on the issue of shared parenting, we got a tremendous response from parents who have children out of wedlock.i spoke with parents who say laws haven't kept up with the trends. 3 1:37:35 gets times greg - i shouldn't have to prove i'm a good dad. greg gross wishes he could spend every minute of every day with his sons hunter and miles. 2:39 nats- push. like that. you try.but greg's no longer with their mom, and he says she decides how often gross1:29:17 - greg - basically she said you get these days. if you don't like it, you're not going to see them.1:31:40 basically, she has what they call legal custody because we weren't married.7:10 what do you think about this color? jessica barger and the father of her son aren't together either, but they're committed to parenting jordan equally.super jessica barger00:00:46 jessica - i think it's important for him growing up to see that you know we do get along.01:54 jessica - i think he's very lucky to have his dad so involved and have such a great relationship with his dad. super sheila gray 2:31:00 the number of americans who are married has been declining the parents and dads have the money and send the child support. kids should see both parents cooking dinner, booking breakfast, getting ready for school, helping with homework. hubin says having both parents involved is also better for kids' financial well-being. his group would like to see the end of temporary custody orders when parents head to court.8:05 this is gonna take awhileboth parents we talked to agree the laws should be changed.04:36 jessica - there are a lot of dads out there who do really try and who do wnat to be involved, and i think that mom and dads as along as they're both equally willing to parent and do it the right way that they should be looked at equally in court as well. 1:45:04 not only dads that are in this situation right now, but dads who have been in this situation. we all need to come together. 1:45:16 and it needs to change.until it does, greg says he'll spend every minute he's allowed with hunter and miles.. because these moments...18:34 da da! yeah. ... have changed his life. my kids. 3 right now 20-states are considering legislation which would push for more equal shared parenting.a spokesman for the 'national parents organization' says it's an uphill battle because many judges and domestic relations attorneys like the system the way it is.we have a link to the n-p-o website.. which includes a report card for states at local12-dot-com. 3 time/temp ...superhero showdown ...we'll tell you when advanced tickets go on sale to see batman and superman go head to head on the big screen.plus ...local12 is keeping an eye on stormy weather..our team coverage continues, ahead at five, 3 on good morning cincinnati. 3 3 3 some people skipping this year's oscars will be more than two-thousand miles away... at another star-studded event. david daniel has the story in this morning's hollywood minute. 3 (nat)"creed" director ryan coogler will not be in hollywood sunday to see if sylvester stallone wins an oscar -- he'll be in flint, michigan. coogler tells buzzfeed, his group "blackout for human rights" is holding a night of entertainment and fundraising for that community devastated by contaminated water. other stars, including director ava duvernay, singer janelle monae, and comedian hannibal buress are also set to take part in "justice for flint.""the greatest gladiator match in the history of the world: son of krypton versus up! warner brothers says advance ticket sales for "batman v superman: dawn of justice" will begin next monday, february 29th. the dark knight and the man of steel collide on the big screen march 25th.(nat-music) 3 david bowie is gone, but his final album, "blackstar," lives on -- as an "insta-mini- series." the first of 16 episodes debuts thursday (2/25) on instagram, featuring images inspired by "blackstar" -- one more parting gift from the legendary artist. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. 3 3 (show open) 3 good morning.we'll get to those top stories in just a moment.but first we want to start with a first check of your forecast.here's meterologist john gumm.