p >> afternoon, everyone. thanks for joining us. parts of the tri-state under a winter weather advisory. >> light snow is falling in the afternoon. how much snow could we expect? ?

it's a good reminder, we're still into winter look how heavy it's coming down at times. that's on top of the raddison. and especially in the bridges and passes. this heavy ban is pushing inside the 275 loop. northern kentucky has been getting it in the last couple of hours. from dry ridge, crittondon. that's heavy snow. that's the big wet flakes we're looking at in our camera, from pendleton all the way eastward in the southern tier, in kentucky to mason county. and no advisory out for downtown cincinnati. we're seeing the minor snow all across the area.

that are mainly wet. there could be slick spots in the overpasses. along i-71, going northward. a few flurries from time to time, in south eastern indiana. you could see in some of the roadways, visibility is reduced. we have a light coating on the grass. i-71 at 275. traffic is moving along. the wet roadways. look at the roadway temperatures, are a few degrees above freezing. crittondone, 26. the overpasses is a couple of degrees colder than that. they cool off a lot faster. these are actual temperatures at or above freezing. that's what they will be with a chance of snow. they will start to taper from 9 to midnight. temperatures drop around

they have a few stray snow shower. and we'll tell you who has the best chance to see a couple of slick roads. round two could move in with rain and snow showers in the weekend. finally, how warm we get, the big warm-up is on the way. it looks like they will stick around for a while >> and brandon, so as we head to rush-hour, we're keeping a close eye on the road conditions for the evening commute. >> what do we do when this happens? we drive around with the video grapher to get a firsthand look on how things are going. sydney, what are we finding. >> i'm with the photographer. he's with the wheel. so far, all right. the roads are heading toward florence mall. on the way down, 71 south. slow go. day. i could tell you, drivers are dealing with visibility issues,

home from work. the snow is not sticking to the pavement, but it is starting to kick to the grass here in northern kentucky. and i think other areas are going to see a little more than that, as the temperatures do get a little cooler this evening. we're going to continue to drive around and keep you posted. live, sydney benter, local 12 news. >> thank you, sydney. city of cincinnati and urban housing development. they will take serious steps to improve. >> cdc property stands for the building. and working in the store this afternoon. what the changes mean for people living in the buildings. rich. >> tcb is a boston-based developer, way back in 1998. what got them to trouble, was a group of low-income subsidized apartment buildings, they took over from the new york group in

under a lot of pressure, things are starting to turn around for the residents. tcb took over 28 different buildings in november of 2012. that included 40 buildings that were especially problematic, this one at 518 hail. it's the number 2 property of shootings last year. and among other things, they are required to put 25 thousand aside for each apartment. get new management and security all in the next couple of months. and believe it or not, it's working to some degree. coming at 5:30, we will take you inside one of the buildings. you will meet a woman whose name is happy. we will show you why. she's living up to her name. brad. >> i like that, rich. we will check in with you. tcb owns approximately 11 thousand units.

other properties here in cincinnati. local 12 news cameras, only tv news cameras in juvenile court, when the 12-year-old boy answered to charges. he faces charges that include aggravated menacing, having alcohol and having an object indistinguishable of a firearm in school. they contacted police who confronted the boy from the chief program on joseph street. that's when the officers say they found him with an aersoft gun. the judge ordered him to be in juvenile until the investigation is complete.

say the 9th grade student made classmates. and the judge ordered he get a psych evaluation. name. it's going to take longer than expected for cincinnati mayor's task force for reducing child poverty. local 12 news is continuing to investigate child poverty. and reporter, jeff hirsh, shows us one of the big challenges the mayor group's facing. >> nobody said it would be easy. the effort to remove the cincinnati dramatically high poverty rate. let's show you one reason why longer. and this is the chart of the federal low-income antipoverty programs. there's 80-plus of them spending trillion dollars a year. trillion dollars to come to cincinnati. they will have to navigate

to go through local programs, tax programs, charitible programs. we will look more of this and some of the problems that the coalition is facing coming at 6:00. jeff hirsh, local 12 news. >> it's not an easy solution. one we've been dealing with for decades. we're learning more information on the frantic search for the baby in a stolen car. >> local 12, joe webb has been following the story since it first broke. he joins us live, where police joe. >> paula, i could tell you, the new information is really pretty bizarre. as you pointed out, everybody this morning is so excited that the child is reunited with the mother. the fact of the mother is, the 18 day old baby girl was never

this is all an roos. the mother, 28-year-old benton is making false charges, making false reports and inducing panic. for those who haven't been following, we have pictures this morning, about 7:00. nicole benton called police, her car was stolen and her 18 day old baby lamillion. the police fund her car at the high school. at some point, 9:20, the mother showed up in her apartment, hey, we found her. everybody is okay. i went to pick up the baby someplace else. what we learned few minutes ago from lieutenant sanders, she made every bit of this up. >> apparently the mother left the home. casing the immediate area as

trying to locate the child much she left the home in a taxicab she went a few blocks down the road. return to the child, to the mother. >> which indeed, in fact, she had never left her mother. the child was with the mother all the time, according to police. when they arrived in her house in the west end, after she filed the report, she wouldn't let them in. they were a bit suspicious. the woman was saying she was distraught about someone stealing her car who had a baby in it. as she said in the interview and in the sound bite, she left in the cab with a baby. : she told

in western his where the baby was dropped off. she's facing very serious charges in addition, two juveniles are charged with stealing the carment one of them, just leaving a few doors down from nicole benton. the other one was the person we believe was driving the car at the time it crashed in western hills. a lot of effort, a lot of manpower. they got the fbi involved. they got calls from the national media and national law enforcement, and asking what they can do to help. all, for some reason, they don't know why, made it all up. and i'm dumbfounded having covered it all day. in this business, we cannot make it up.

truth. >> and looking at the reaction, and this is thot what we're expected. people are trying to think it's fishy. it doesn't look like that's the case. >> and it really didn't. this is an 18-year-old baby. >> even police needed, and when everybody was, was celebrating, the child was back with the mother and everybody was happy. police admitted, there's more of the story, and we'll get to that.

the information they needed, to get the woman charged with the crimes >> >>. >> they are being taken care of. >> and that's the good thing in all of this, thank you, joe. >> you talk long enough, the mother will probably reveal the

>> leaders of the university off following a crime neighborhood. police held up in east 4th street. the man handed the employee a note demanding money they say he didn't show a gun. he's described as being in his late 20s and stands about 5'5". he has a tear drop tattoo in his left eye as well as tattoos on his left knuckle. if you recognize the man, you're asked to call 352-3040. leaders at uc breaking ground on a new 6 million dollar project and blue ash project. the building will cover 16 thousand feet. inside, it will house office, and bunch of room to keep up with the school's increasing enrollment. >> spring break is around the corner as the snow flies. >> first at 4:00, getting the best deals on the spring travel plans.

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with the heavy b . >> this is; right? you will make the promise today. this is the end of winter. this is the last of the stuff, flying from the sky to see; right?. >> i wish we can.

we can see all the way to april. we're -- >> we're near the end. >> we have some visitors in the studio. say hi, guys. they are the fast best. >> and no one could catch up with them >> welcome, guys. >> 30 minutes or so, outside. when i went outside an hour ago, it was very light. about 30 minutes ago, we saw the heavy ban of snow. this is actually, the banwidth

of snow down there. if it didn't melton contact, we would be up few inches of snow. mason county, that's where we have the highest chance. we've seen a half an inch on the ground, latest report coming. you could see the ban of heavy snow. down the ohio river and back to brooksville. it's maim moving to the north. it's going to come down pretty heavy. in downtown cincinnati.

i-71-75. it's the on and off snow throughout the day. eventually, it will move toward brown, claremont and clinton county. they moved the camera on me. i noticed some snow accumulations on the side. keep in mind, we're starting to see some light snow in the overpasses. overpasses cooled down. that's what we're watching out for. you just saw some in the camera

and they've been insulting it very heavily. and wind coming around 6:00. and at least in the next couple of hours. we're going to be for a while now. the snow continuing to move from the west. there's the back edge. i think we taper to flurries. and we're going to expect us clear out, as we clear out the day on friday. paduka at 45, that's the warmer weather heading in our direction. you could see it in the extended forecast. how we see a little break on friday. that could produce some light snow. a coating of most. >> and we can concentrate on incomes week. >> 8 degrees on tuesday.

>> would you get to pay, you know, to extra vacation. according to a recent survey, almost half of the workers responding, they would pay their company for additional days off. >> that surprises me.

now, because there's lots of deals for spring break vacation. in today's consumer watch, mary maloney, on tips on how to getaway. >> resale site, nearly two-thirds of the people, plan to take a spring vaca. >> 62 percent of americans are planning to travel. we know they are planning to travel, book their ticket between 30-38 days in advance. >> if you want to save some cash, don't wait. >> the best time to book your deals is right now. you will pick discounts on hotels and airfare. >> sometimes the best deals are a drive away. >> because gas is so expensive. a lot of people are planning to stay closer to home, instead of

>> you could spend the extra money to save more or save the cash for the next big vaca. i'm mary maloney. >> the focus on that nice sunshine. also ahead, first at 4:00,

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>> and there was no beating trump on tuesday. he took seven out of 11 states. cruz won 3. rubio 1. today, the archrivals will beat again in the democratic stronghold of detroit for the 11 sanctioned debate. republican party chairwoman, romney mcdaniel, a niece of mitt romney, the g.o.p. wants a piece of >> the debate begins at 9:00. will it be a game change ner a state where donald trump is polling well ahead of the others? we'll find out on tuesday, when the 59 delegates are up for grabs. the democrats will face up next week in flint in the weekend. paula, back to you. >> coming tonight at 5:30, local 12 news, larry davis, looks at whether local republican leaders

as their national counterparts. most of the viewers don't think mitt romney will have much sway on whether they vote donald trump or not. >> to talk about the controversy, jay klein says, the establishment of controversy, fighting half as hard. we're not as worried as a trump presidency right now. >> so mitt won't vote trump? kills my vote. trump it is. scott believes conservative republicans cannot believe to pull together, against the opposition instead of their throats. >> lee says, at this point, anything that pounds some sense to people, will be worth a shot. you could add your comments, by going to the local 12 facebook page and give us a like while you're there. >> speaking of a chill in the air, the snow is flying. probably heavier in someplaces than others. >> it's still coming pretty

dramatic weather camera, looking at the weather. and these are pretty good flakes moving on through with the ban. you could see the lighter blues, seeing some heavier snow. it produced a half an inch of snow so far in pendleton county. and up to three inches of snowfall from the ban. and we missed out in the heaviest of the snow, staying to the south. nonetheless, it could create a couple of slick spots across the area. the heaviest of the ban is right along the ohio river. they are starting to cross through claremont county and southern claremont county. in the next hour or so, moving closer to the east. right now, it's just starting to pull away from downtown cincinnati. they saw the heaviest from the snow. the impact, south and east of cincinnati, from kimble county

the north, northeast at 30 miles an hour or so. and it is creating a couple of slick spots in the overpasses. i-275, this overpass is notorious. it cools off very quickly. if you look at the corner, you could start to see some snow accumulating. this is not the case 10 minutes ago. we are developing some slick areas. we saw how much a little bit of snow, could do like it did this morning, created a mess. even though the actual pavement temperatures is slightly above freezing. it's coming heavy enough to overcome some of that. temperatures, at the airport, 33 degrees. it will stay that way, even dropping a couple of degrees. most of the snow will move out in the next couple of hours. coming up in 15 minutes, we're talking about when we can see another chance of a rain-snow mix and plus how high temperatures could go next week.

>> thanks, brandon. >> not going out for coffee. >> kind of get that. >> kind of guess that. >> keeping a close eye on the road conditions for the evening commute. >> sydney is driving the roads for us. so far, the roads have been decent. >> we're about seven miles or so out of dry ridge heading south on 75. and the roads have been fine so far. 71, 35, near the city, busier throughout the day. as we go further out, the snow picks up dramatically for a while. we seen slushes of snow where it starts to accumulate. it's pretty wet. i would say, visibility is the biggest issue for folks, heading home right now. the flakes at times, were quite big. they were very wet snowflakes.

right now it's died down, for folks that are heading home. temps are hovering around freezing right now. as always, look out for the bridges and overpasses. we will continue to drive around and keep you posted on road conditions throughout the evening shows. for now, reporting live. sydney benter, local 12 news. stay safe. what it takes to inspire a group of athletes, shattering the stereo types. >> the north texas cheer squad you will want to cheer for. . uniforms sparkly. bows, big. and the world of competitive cheer, and it's huge in north texas is more than a well-choreographed show. >> it's really truly life skills and life lessons. >> line up at the start.

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with a look at the developing stories. >> first at 4:00. >> he was humiliated and put on a bus in his underwear. he's 4-year-old. >> and mother is outraged after her child has an accident in school.

the sno >> mother is furious after a teacher sent the 4-year-old at school in her under wear. she's furious after he soiled his pants. she thinks the administrator should hold teachers accountable. >> how do you walk by a school of teachers and get on a bus in underwear in 40 degree weather? >> the child was put on a bus with a sweatshirt, to conceal his underwear while alternative clothes was donated. >> why not just contact the mom right away? >> seems to be such easy problems. a look ahead. >> the question, was it improper

or perhaps a police cover-up. two cincinnati police officers are charged with covering up the off duty car year. jeff hirsh has the dramatic testimony from a key witness. horrible accident. and then, we learned it was a mysterious murder. duante was a good kid who made it his choice to stay out of trouble. deb dixon shows us the answer to the question. >> and as we look at traffic where? i-171 and 275. i don't know if it's vision problems with the snow or cloudiness. are we seeing a ton of this. >> we saw from sydney benter, it seems to look okay. from the

>> it's coming through the area. you could see in northern kentucky, what's happening there is moving to cincinnati and the rest of ohio, an hour down the road. i want to show you a traffic camera. i-275. there's snow in the shoulders, now only. now seeing snow cover not only in the overpasses but roads themselves. there's also tire tracks. some are going very fast. it became snow cover in the past 10-15 minutes. the eastern end of the loop is where we can see some problems, as we get through the rush-hour in the next couple of hours. we're monitoring the camera and some of the cameras along 275 as well as precision doppler hd. i've been working with erica in the background. she'll have an update as the heavy snow is coming out. the back edge, it's close to the area.

doppler hd. in the back edge of the heavy snow, along i-75, kentucky. it's pushed through there. we have about a half an hour to 45 minutes to go of the heavier snow. some slightly better road conditions. if you could wait an hour or two to head out. you could see the back edge pushing through crit tondone. and slick conditions possible on aa highway. and they've seen a half an inch of snow already. up to ab inch in the 275 loop. that's where we have the snow covered roads, which banks become icy very quickly. this will push through porings of claremont, warren and clinton county in the next few hours. that's the counties next in line for the possible snow and

and winter weather advisory is only out for owington, dry ridge, bracken and mason county. that goes out until 11:00. as we've seen in the cameras anywhere, south and east of downtown, is where we are looking at. up to an inch of accumulation. you could see the snow coming down, downtown. the back edge is so close. it will be more showery and nature, on and off as we go through the evening hours. it was 33, not too long ago. other locations, up and down, and right at 32 in wilmington. someone updated 32 as well. 35 in hamilton. i suspect with the heavier snow ban shortly, a temperature will come down. you see a little green with raindrops. in. there's still a couple of

overnight, down to 33 degrees down midnight. dropping down to freezing early tomorrow morning. we can have a couple slick spots, as we have the weak ban that we're expecting to produce a little bit of rain and snow early tomorrow morning. be careful in some of the overpasses tomorrow morning. john gum will be with you. he'll have updates with that. another storm system that could bring another mix of rain or snow. that's it. we're done with the snow for the rest of the week. >> upper 60s and 70s near

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5:00. . showers are looking impressive at times in parts of the tri-state and are enough to prompt a winter weather advisory. the good news, the snow hasn't been enough to cause many problems on the road just yet. >> that may be the key word. the temperatures get colder. erica is here with the first look at the evening. >> we have some snow pushing through cincinnati. areas of claremont and brown county. this is moving north, northeast. highland county and clinton county, you are in line to see the snow shower activity. this is in areas of pendleton county, brockton county. and mazeville, getting into southern brown county. also, a lot of claremont county, seeing some heavier snow thour