Handled the situation well. He has a message, tonight, though, for fellow parents to keep an eye on their kids. Samuel 1 56 talk to your kids, get on their Facebook Accounts or whatever, if you see something that you know not know anything about, make sure you ask whats going on t. J. officers tell me theres nothing more to this and that students are safe. In North College hill, t. J. Parker, 9 on your side. Police say he stole three guns on three consecutive days and tonight hes sitting in jail. Jail. Ricky barrett junior of florence faces two counts of theft. For stealing firearms from the west chester cabellas. Cabellas. Dectectives said the man walked into the store in january and walked out with a gun he didnt pay for. Then he did it again the next day and the day after that tonight police havent identified a motive behind the thefts. And finding barrett wasnt difficult for police. He was already in jail. Serving time for misdemeanor theft at the cincinnati premium outlets in monroe. An elderly man with his oxygen cord before taking his stuff and tonight those folks will have to pay high price for freedom. Freedom. The four are charged in a robbery back in january at a home in middletown. The victim says four people broke into his home tied him up hit him in the head and took his television and some prescription drugs. All four are being held on 150thousand dollars bond. You can shoot at a Commonwealth Police officer and only be charged with a misdemeanor. Tonight one kentucky lawmaker wants to change that. That. Were talking specifically about police k9s. Right now a suspect is only charged with a felony that k9 has to retire. Retire. Nine on your side told you about Covington Police k9 ernie who was shot twice. The man who wounded him only got a misdemanor because ernie returned to duty. Today that bill cleared the kentucky senate. A new name and owner for the horseshoe casino could mean a new place for visitors to lay their head. Head. Its certain that the company will invest in new slot machines and expand the owners say theyre open to building an onsite hotel. Theres no hotel right now because the horseshoes owners promised not to build one and cannibalize downtown busineses. But wcpo insiders can read why jack owners dont see it that way anymore. A proposal in kentucky to make it more difficult for abortion clinics to open is getting backing from the commonwealth s governor. Governor. One of the requirements under the bill includes a certificate of need from state regulators before new clinics would open. This would apply to facilities that open starting in july. Governor bevin says the state needs the power so it can ensure safety. The aclu says the bill is designed to close clinics. Chopper nine the only local helicopter getting you breaking news first is keeping an eye on traffic in last nights Republican Debate is being remembered mostly as a night of low blows. Blows. Most of the candidates ramping up the harsh rhetoric as we get closer to some of. trump he referred to my hands, if they are small, Something Else must be small. I guarantee you there is no problem. Problem. cruz i really hope that we dont see yoga on this stage. rubio well, hes very flexible so you never know. Know. kasich lets stop fighting fighting the debate was the highest rated debate of 2016. During the debate the gop candidates all pledged to back up the future nominee. And governor kasich talked to wlws Bill Cunningham today. Kasich was asked if as trumps vp before the ohio primary. Heres what he said. Under no circumstance under no zero. Below zero. How can i get below zero . Can i go below zero . And ads for and against the candidates are starting to pop up in the tristate both on radio and television. Kentucky republicans caucus tomorrow all ohio voters head to the polls in a weekandahalf. Cleveland police requesting thousands of riotcontrol suits ahead of a big summer event they dont want to get out of hand. The Republican NationalConvention Convention the city is expecting 50thousand visitors this july when the part names its president al nominee. Theyre also buying long sleeve jackets and shin guards for hundreds more officers on bikes. Dancing for a good cause. The theme at a fundraiser happening tomorrow at uc. Uc. This is video of last years uc dance marathon. Childrens Miracle Network at cincinnati hospital. This year the marathon is 12hours long. It starts tomorrow morning at eleven. Dramatic rescue. A Police Officer in the right place at the right time when a car catches fire. What he did to save a life and the respect one family paid to that officer. A fiery crash leads to tense moments. All of it caught on camera. Why police think that driver ran right into a gas pump. Im John Matarese do you like those miniature bottles and cans of coke . Sure they have a lot less sugar. But im on your side with a big downside. So you dont waste your money. Youre watching 9 on your side caught on camera a state trooper saves a woman from a burning car car this happened in missouri. The trooper saw the womans car crash from a distance. He pulled up on the scene and zoomed in close you can see the trooper pull the woman from the car. He says in just over a minute the car exploded. You know once a car catches on fire, the time that they take to go up is pretty quick quickthe woman was badly hurt in the crash but is expected to make a full recovery. Her husband got the chance to meet and thank that trooper. And thank him for doing everything to save his wife. Another story of a fiery crash. This one in washington state. Check it out police say that driver is a gas pump. And that man sat inside that vehicle for almost 40 seconds before getting out. We dont know if that man suffered any injuries. Police havent decided if theyll charge the driver. Your nine first warning forecast is coming up. On the run. Run. 112845 were going to have to strugglecharged with stealing over 100thousand dollars. The addiction investigators tell us that turned this once trusted emt into a crook. If it seems too good to be true. It probably is. Im out of money. They stole from me and tricked me, and lied to me, social media scammers. John matarese explains how to avoid getting bitten. So you dont waste your money. Youre watching 9 youre watching 9 on your side at 5 30. Breaking right now. Ben carson announcing a new job after all but officially ending his campaign. The retired neurosurgeon will now be the new National Chairman of my faith votes. The nonprofit Educational Group says it will undertake a National Media campaign that will gather steam into the november president ial election. Most of us know to be careful on craigslist. Because many there may be trying to scam us. But consumer reporter John Matarese says those scammers are now moving to social media first, though, an investigation into some popular pickup trucks. John . The ford f150 pickup is the top selling vehicle in the us. But tonight the government is investigating 400 thousand of those trucks. Trucks. The nhtsa has 33 complaints of brake pedal going to the floor, which has caused several crashes. The trucks under investigation are 6 cylinder ford f150 trucks, model years 2013 and 2014. If youve had any problems with yours, let me know. The hottest new coca cola prodcuts are those cute mini cans and bottles. Bottles. You may have seen them in a recent Super Bowl Ad seven point five ounce cans, instead of 12 ounces. Nutritionists love them they have 30 percent less sugar. But Time Magazine says the small cans are more expensive that better buying the big one, and pouring half down the drain. Ive been warning about craigslist scams for years. Scam artists pretending to sell somthing, just to steal your money. But now that most people are on to that. Theyre moving on to social media sites, where you may not expect to see them. Were on social media all day long. So why not shop there too . Thats what many young people like Octavia Holloway are doing. Finding great deals on facebook and instagram. When she found someone on instagram advertising fashion at big discounts, she sent a message. Message. He would put the picture up of it and he would put up under what it was a little bit of information, she said she was interested in some shoes and other items. But didnt have the money right away. Away. I said this is when i get paid, so this is when i will have the money, and he said oh yeah i understand. Gotta save money here and there. So the seller told her she could pay just 100 now, the rest later. Payment. So she did. And the seller disappeared. Disappeared. Im out of money. They stole from me and tricked me, and lied to me, police say scammers are moving from craigslist to facebook and instagram now. Now. And a lot of scam artists out there looking to find a quick buck, and people fall for it. Once the money is wired, there is no tracing or recovering it. It. We cannot track where these transactions go,octavia and her mother, said they learned a lesson and hope that by sharing this story they can someone else. Else. Be careful, really be careful. And be safe. And double check before you send your information. One other scam catching a lot of people a post that appears to be from your friend about a great deal or grant money. Only your friends account was hacked. Speaking of facebook. Be sure to like my John MatareseFacebook Page for daily consumer alerts so tomorrow could start off a bit wet. Wet. Nine on your side meteorologist Sherry Hughes is tracking rain and snow chances for the start of the weekend. Another quick moving clipper system moves through the ohio valley on saturday. This initially brings a rain snow mix on saturday morning as temperatures drop to the freezing mark. But temperatures will warm a bit more quickly, resulting in more rain than anything tomorrow. Highs top out in the mid to upper 40s. Sunday looks better with partly cloudy to and be sure to join us this monday for our nine first warning weather special ahead of the storm chief meteorologist Steve Raleigh and the entire nine First Warning Weather Team have reports aimed at keeping you and your family save if Severe Weather strikes this spring. Ahead of the storm airs this monday at 730. On nine on your side punished over a picture. Two middle school girls unhappy with lunch take their concerns to social media. One of them is in trouble tonight. We will tell you why new at six. He fell 11 stories. And lived to tell the tale. An indiana mans amazing story of survival. Coming up. And heres what youll see the possibilites of 3d endless. And this could be the future of surgeries that help keep people on their feet. That is a knee implant. It was used at Indiana University health hospital. And it has benefits compared to old knee replacements. This device sits on top of the tibia and the bone growth goes into this highly porous metal metalthat doctor says its starting to change knee replacements across the country. But he admits its not a longterm solution yet. Theyll have to wait a few decades to see how successful it really is. An eighthgrader says her school lunch is disgusting so she took to facebook to complain. And now shes being punished punished here are those pictures. A cold and slightly pink chicken thigh and pizza with beans. Students cant take pictures or video without permission at that florida school. Lexi falance says she asked the lunch lady but that didnt matter to they handed me a piece of paper and said heres a referral. the vice principal said somebody saw you taking pictures of the lunch and said you posted on the social media mediabut check this out another student did the same thing and got away with it. The school says they assume only a few students get away with breaking the rules. Nine on your side at six is next. Carol joins us with the stories were working on for you. New video just into our newsroom shows a dramatic confrontation between a man and a cincinnati Police Officer. The man says he was just walking down the street when the officer started following him. Now the department is looking into this video. And the case of a missing indiana emt takes a new track he once saved lives. Now, hes a fugitive. Sot we were shown bad numbers and they got us, you know, we believed him. Track what investigators say turned a trusted medic into a thief. Track a confrontation with cincinnati police. Sot you are violating my constitutional rights, you are violating my constituational the police made right after seeing this video. Track 11 story plunge. Sot what did the doctor say . Youre lucky to be alivetrack an indiana mans amazing story of survival after a vacation accident. Youre watching nine on your side at six. New at six. He says he was racially profiled and harassed officer. A man recorded his confrontation with the officer last month. His cellphone video has led the Police Department to launch an internal investigation. Investigation. Nine on your sides jason law is here to play that video for you. Jason . The video were going to show you was recorded by Charles Harrell on his cell phone. It begins with harrell walking down the street and you can see an officer on a bike following slowly behind. take sot charles walking down street, get me a cappuccino. This is what we have to go through in cincinnati harassment. Just asked me do i have a problem . Cop sir, im going to need you to stop right there. Stop right there. Charles whats your problem . Cop you were crossing against the light. Charles its says walk. Cop it says walk now. It turned walk after i stopped you. Charles sir you were scaring me, sir. I dont know why youre following me, anyway. You followed me all the way down the street. Just so you can get cop set your stuff down for me. Charles i dont have to set my stuff down. Heres my id. Cop dont reach around. Charles im getting my idcop dont reach around charles dont f touch me. Why are you touching me . I can get my id out of my pocket. Cop im not asking you to reach for anything. Keep your hands out where i can see them. Charles i dont have to set my things on the ground. This is my phone and cappuccino. I didnt do anything. Cop put your stuff on the ground. Charles no i dont have to. You are violating my constitutional rights. Cop put your stuff on the ground now. Im not going are are violating my put your hands behind your back. Charles you are are violating my constitutional rights. Cop put your hands behind your back. Charles you are are violating my constitutional rights. You are