3 the final republican president ial debate. Before the Iowa Caucuses went on as scheduled and without donald trump. In the absence of trump, candidates tried to take a more civil tone with their counterparts on the stage. At one point cruz went after the moderators. Saying they were trying to bait candidates into attacking one another. Still the canidates did clash over differences on immigration, leadership, and electability. 3 gov. Chris christie r president ial candidate 59 there is no reason why you cant stand for principles, go and fight for them, and be able also to have to get things done in government. sen. Rand paul r president ial candidate i dont think you have to give up your liberty for a false sense of security. gov. John kasich r president ial candidate theres three lanes, theres the establishment lane, the anti establishment lane and the kasich lane. And the reason is ive been a reformer all of my career. 1 20 some of the candidates on the main stage were looking past iowa and toward new hampshire. That one is just eight days after the iowa caucus. Candidates have iowa. 3 donald trump, r president ial candidate 1 14 i didnt want to be here, i have to be honest. I wanted to be about five minutes away, and ive enjoyed that. But you have to stick up for your rights. When youre treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights. 1 26 fox news said they had an extra podium to the side of the stage. They say they didnt expect to use it, but had it just in case donald trump made a last minute decision to attend. His event was only three miles away at drake university. Mike huckabee and Rick Santorum showed up, after the two participated in the undercard debate. 3 today, some out of town landlords will learn if theyll lose control of five mismanaged properties in the tristate. The buildings in question were ruled public nuisances in december. Local 12s Perry Schaible joins us live with more on whats happening today. 3 we are told residents of these five properties will be bussed to the Hamilton County courthouse for this hearing. The landlords, from new the facts of the case. Today, theyll learn what their responsibilities are for repair, if any. And, what will happen to residents if things are not taken care of. Another option would be for the judge to appoint a receiver who would take over responsibility for the properties. The proposed receiver is expected to present a plan in court today to make the Properties Safe and healthy. The lawsuit comes after hundreds of complaints from residents and 18hundred code violations. It all came to a head when a roof collapsed at the burton apartments in avondale. 3 i dont want to have to worry about flood it happened in the middle of the night i dont want it to happen again it would mean alot to make better Healthy Living for every tenant mean a whole lot the landlords from new jersey also own alms hill, entowne manor, shelton gardens, and reids valley view apartments. Jo the Court Hearing is set for nine oclock this morning. Local 12 will be there. Well bring you the latest on local 12 and local 12 dot com. 3 right now a deadly listeria outbreak is expanding. The illness was traced to dole packaged salads from an ohio facility. And now cases are reported in eight states. The centers for Disease Control says 15 people have been hospitalized and one person has died. Dole voluntarily closed its Production Facility in springfield after the outbreak was reported last week. 3 General Electric is laying off engineers in the Greater Cincinnati area. Company managers are giving pink slips to more than 300 engineers in the u. S. Including 238 in evendale. A g e Spokesman Says other engineers took early retirement. Which reduced the number of layoffs. He says the company has developed a number of new engines in recent years and the layoffs come as those projects 3 a local company is testing delivering packages with loveland is flying an octocopter called the horsefly to test delivering packages. It launches from an electric truck and would be monitored by the driver to ensure there arent any problems and the package is delivered safely. The horsefly can fly at 50 Miles Per Hour and carry a package that weighs 15 pounds. 3 Marty Rucidlo we think this will be the future and its just a question of how long it will take to get all of the regulations in place to make it happen. The f a a requires all Unmanned Aircraft have a person operating them. Allow drones to deliver packages. But. Companies hope that will change in the next year or two. 3 a local couple is keeping history alive with a bed and breakfast thats so popular. It has a prestigious ranking in the world of b and bs. The willis graves building dates back to the 1830s. The main house and an additional log cabin are in burlington near the boone county fairgrounds. The b b is known quaint historic charm, and gourmet breakfasts. Bed and breakfast dot com recently ranked the destination in the top ten nationwide. 3 3 47 they did notify us and asked us why you think you should be and youre like everybody else, you write a little quick paragraph 53 that explains why you think you should be. Then sort of forgot about it 57 and the next thing you know, they announced that we were 3 59 so its pretty nice 4 00 and bed and breakfast dot com is probably the biggest website that you could be on 4 04 the family opened the b b 21 years ago. The log cabin was on property owned by c v g. The airport gave the family the log cabin after plans to extend the runway. 3 the rest of the country is catching on. That cincinnati is a foodie city. Business insider agrees. The publication says the best place to chow down in ohio is orchids at palm court downtown. And in kentucky. Its the bouquet restaurant in covington. The people at Business Insider say orchids is the epitome of fine atmosphere and extravagent food. As for the bouquet. They raved about the cozyness, the food and the extensive wine list. 3 theres a new sheriff in town. Well show you the new four legged officer to start patrolling a local neighborhood. A new way to share your feelings. Up next, find out how facebook is making it easier to tell 3 a new Police Officer is on duty in middletown and he has four legs. A 3 year old mixed breed named odin is the departments third canine. Odin graduated from a Training Program this week and is a certified narcotics officer. His handler is sergent andy warrick, whose former canine partner was put down last month. Odin was donated to the Police Department by the animal friends humane society. 3 facebook wants you to get more expressive. Moving beyond the simple like button. The social media giant has been experimenting with six additional emoticons in some international markets. They are called, reactions. And now. Anger, sadness, wow, haha, and love are going global. New details 3 are trickling in from flint, michigan. Well tell you the unbelievable new developments with the citys water crisis. Plus, spreading random acts of kindness. Well introduce you a woman who is sharing a lot with her neighborhood. Youre watching good morning cincinnati. 3 newewly `f3 newly release video shows the shooting between ranchers in oregon. And the f b i. Officials say Lavoy Finicum nearly hit an agent while driving around a roadblock. Then got out of the truck and allegedly twice reached for a weapon. He was part of a group of protesters that have occupied a wildlife refuge since january second. The leader, ammon bundy, was one of seven arrested. But there are still more holed 3 one additional person has left the refuge through the checkpoints. We believe there are four people who still time. Since the establishment of the checkpoints, nine people have left the refuge. Of those nine people, six have been released and three have been arrested by the fbi. The people still inside the refuge say they want the f b i to let them walk away and return home. Without being arrested or confronted. 3 were tracking disturbing details in flint, michigan. Newly released emails show that state workers in flint were being shipped clean water. A year before residents. The emails, released by the Group Progress michigan, are from last january. And they clearly show the tap water was not okay. They reveal violations of Drinking Water standards in the city. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that coolers of purified water were sent to the department of technology, management and budget. 3 the World Health Organization says the zika virus is spreading explosively. The disease is linked to serious birth defects. Like children being born with small heads. Pregnant women are the ones at serious risk. Us. In every case. The people were infected by mosquitos while they were over seas. 3 random acts of kindess are a major trend. And a louisiana woman is blanketing her town with warmth. 3 tammy miles i am not lost 1 20 i leave here and i feel absolutely fantastic knowing that if i helped one person today, then i couldnt ask for anything more. Nothing more. 1 30 tammy miles is working on a project to warm up people who live in her neighborhood. She sets out clothing and blankets with little signs that say, i am not lost. When she ran out of her own clothes and blankets to give away. She started asking friends for help. Tammy already blanketed her small town in alexandria, louisiana. So now shes starting a new project. Collecting personal hygeine items to give away. She shares daily stories on her Facebook Page named i am not lost. 3 3 3 3 in all shapes and sizes. Coming up. Well show you the changes a toy company is making to an iconic figure. Plus, an adorable alphabet. You just have to see why this video is trending this morning. Youre watching good morning cincinnati. 3 girls and women dont come in one shape, and now barbie wont either. Mattels famous doll will now come in four body types, seven skin tones with 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles. The Company Announced the new line of barbie dolls on its website yesterday. Mattel says the changes are the most dramatic ever made to barbie since she hit store shelves in 1959. The revamped barbie line comes after years of criticism over barbies unrealistic proportions and standard of 3 a viral video of a toddler reciting the alphabet is cute right off the bat. But you gotta wait for the w. 00 a. A. B. B. 03 18 w good job 21 3 video of a 2 year old boy practicing his abcs with his grandmother is going viral this morning. It should be. Because its about the cutest thing ever. Little john david gets increasingly excited as he recites his letters. People are showing john david lots of love and shares on facebook. 3 dinosaurs 3 thirty. Local 12s megan moore will give us a sneak peek at Jurassic Quest. 3 trying to make it to the white house. Coming up at five thirty. We have the highlights from the latest republican president ial debate. 3 3 now at five thirty. Talking about the elephant not in the room. Up next, he missed the still a topic of convesrsation. 3 plus, honoring local athletes. Well tell you why some golden n f l footballs are coming to the tri state today. 3 if you want to feel like your in a scene from Jurassic Park youll want to come check out Jurassic Quest here at the Duke Energy Convention center this weekend. 3 good morning. Well get to those top stories in just a moment. But first we want to start with a first check of your forecast. Heres meterologist john gumm. 3 3 just days 3 before the caucuses republicans took the stage in iowa to convince voters they are the right choice for president. Seven republican candidates stood on the main debate stage with the gop frontrunner missing. That didnt stop the candidates or the moderators from mentioning his name. In trumps absence from the main debate the spotlight fell on senator ted cruz. 3 ted cruz r president ial candidate 07 im a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. And ben, you are a terrible surgeon. Now, that weve gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. 18 dr. Ben carson r president ial candidate 1 20 i will gladly confess i am the only one on this stage with no political title. jeb bush r president ial candidate i guess im part of the establishment because barbara bush is my mom. Ill election is not about our pedigree. This election is about people who are really hurting and we need a leader that will fix things and that has a proven record to do it. 1 41 also in iowa donald trump putting on an event 3 29 donald president ial cameras. Like the Academy Awards, this is like the Academy Awards 33 republican president ial candidate donald trump took the stage at drake university. He was at an event he said would benefit veterans organizations. Trump said he didnt think his decision to forego the debate would hurt his chances with voters. The Iowa Caucuses will take place monday. 3 the n f l is sending golden footballs to local schools today. Purcell Marian High SchoolOfficials Say two of their alumni have played in a super bowl game. Each athlete will get a golden football to honor this years 50th game. Sycamore high school is also celebrating with another golden football. The honor will be presented at tonights Boys Basketball game. 3 could go back in time to could go back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth now is your chance. Or at least you can pretend this weekend as the exhibit Jurassic Quest stops here in cincinnati. Local 12s megan moore joins us live from the Duke Energy Center with the details. 3 3 if you want to check out Jurassic Quest for yourself you can find Ticket Information on our website, local 12 dot com. 3 now its time 3 for our facebook question of the day. Today is National Puzzle day. So we want to know whats your favorite Family Board Game . 3 we want you to join the conversation just like the local 12 page on Facebook Watch them whip. Watch these nae naes. Up next, well tell you why these local seniors are Getting National attention. 3 3 some local seniors dance moves are so impressive, they got second place in a talent contest. The women from the panorama apartments in covington performed a zumba routine to silentos watch me. Their whip and nae nae moves earned them a 500 dollar prize and their video got more than 9 thousand views. The money will go to the Benevolent Fund at panorama apartments. The ladies call themselves the nae naes. And plan show off their moves this afternoon when they get 3 hes learning the ropes. Well introduce you to a toddler who is taking on winter. In his own special way. Youre 3 3 right now. Special agents are training and preparing to keep people safe at the super bowl. The f b i says 90 k9 units explosives. Dozens of local, state and federal agencies will join them. The faa will watch for rogue drones flying in closed air space. The fbi also says 80 of its bomb technicians will be working. And technicians will have remotecontrolled robots that can also analyze chemical threats, using thermal cameras and sensors. Right now. There are no super bowl threats. 3 a Texas Middle School is closed today. After a gas leak made kids and teachers sick. More than 700 students had to evacuate the beaumont, texas school. Carbon monoxide is leaking from a boiler. And First Responders found gas in two hallwaysmore than 100 students who complained of headaches and dizziness were taken to a hospital. Carbon installed today. 3 a giant project thats on tap could halt the flowing fountains of water at niagara falls. More than 750 thousand gallons of water gush over the edge every second. But that water would be diverted to the side so the two 115 year old stone bridges could be replaced. Theyve been closed to the public since 2004. 3 20 40 38 either we replace them, or theyre going to crumble into the river. If they crumble into the river, were going to have an environmental mess to clean up. Water was diverted from the falls in 1969 for months so the U S Army Corps of engineers could study the effects of erosion. Last winter you may have seen that the falls appeared to freeze, forming huge ice formations. But underneath, the water kept rushing. 3 snow plows and salt trucks hit the roads during last weeks winter storms. And one road in kingston, tennessee is getting some special attention. 3 26 he was going all up and down the street. People stopping to talk with him about it. He was having a big time 31 three year old sam curry hit the road to do hes lacking in size. He makes up for in speed. His parents got him the bulldozer for his birthday last month. And in between snow balls. Sledding. And building snowmen. Hes taking care of business. Hes still learning the buttons. And his route is unconventional but when round two of Winter Weather comes. This little snow plow driver will be there to clean it up. 3 3 3 3 my dog ate my homework. And my car keys. Coming up at six. Well tell you the funny at work. Plus, celebrating a major milestone. Well introduce you to a woman who is spending her life doing something remarkable. Youre watching good morning cincinnati. 3 heart, joan jett the blackhearts and cheap trick are coming this summer for the rock