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certainly an upsetting situation for a lot of folks who want to see this come to a resolution. you can see the bridge, the combs hill bridge, there are crews working on it right now. presumably that's where that car went off after that four-car collision. pile-up. that car that they believe is a pontiac grand prix, red in color, went over the bridge and into the water. crews did try to make rescue efforts. it is unknown who was exactly inside of the car, the owner of the vehicle, we don't know how many people either. they are ruling it a recovery mission rather than a rescue mission. sunday they hope to be back in the water trying to get that. we do know they believe they know exactly where the vehicle at this point. certainly news that will help them in the recovery process.
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the current too high. sunday and monday we hope to learn more. adam clements, local 12 news. for now, we'll send it back to you in the studio . >> john: thank you for that update. you can find out the latest local12.com. local 12's meteorologist scott dimmich is in the weather center today taking a look at the river levels and what the rest of your day has in store. here is scott dimmich with your no wait weather. >> very simply put, it is around 38 feet. it will be rising to 41 feet by tomorrow morning. don't see anything abnormal with respect to rates. water temperatures are in the 50s. that's warm enough where they can do a recovery or a rescue whatever they see fit as necessary. in terms of flow rates, outside
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don't see anything abnormal. weather wise this afternoon. we'll be rising into the low and mid 60s. some clouds early in the afternoon. more sun late in the business day and then we're back to a mostly clear sky for this evening. in fact, for at least a couple of hours, there may be spots that are completely clear as temperatures fall back down through the 50s and late tonight back down into the 40s. we have no rain to track on precision doppler 12 hd. temperatures range from the mid mid-50s to near 60s. mason just above 60 degrees. the wind cranks back up tomorrow. showers before we get into the weekend and cooler air arrives just in time for you to head out
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we'll talk about wind speeds where you live coming up. >> john: we're also following the news today that president barack obama has officially revealed his nominee to the supreme court. federal judge merrick garland has been proposed to replace antonin scalia. judge garland is the chief judge for the united states courts of appeal for the columbian circuit. the president believes that garland has a record of bipartisan support and was best poised to serve on the court immediately. >> after completing this decision. i've selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of america's sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to
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modesty, integrity, even-handedness and excellence. these qualities and his long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. >> if he's confirmed he would be expected to align with more liberal viewers of the court. garland remains a tough sell. republicans control the senate. gop leaders want to deny president obama a chance to alter the balance of the court before he leaves office. >> the confusion started at about 7:45 last night when the
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received an order from susan de lot that the polls were supposed to stay open until 8:30. they couldn't tell whether it was real or a prank. finally the order did go out at 8:01. >> there was a traffic accident, as a result, the judge just made a decision that we were hold to the polls open. >> now, that was confusing, because so many of the polls had no way of knowing the delay was actually happened. if that poll was still open, the votes were marked as provisional. that could eliminate the provisional ballots.
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first at 4:00. >> he was rs arrested on january 2nd. he tried to steal a banner with a political slogan on from his hotel. john kasich called on north korea to immediately release warmbear and that continuing to hold him only further alienates north korea from the international community. >> investigators say 51-year-old randall marsh of cold spring was driving on u.s. 50. he was pronounced dead on the scene. marsh was wearing a seat belt. >> we have a local breaking news alert that's affecting visitors to the cincinnati zoo. a polar bear got out of his primary holding area within the past 15 minutes.
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only accessible to staff. no one was in the polar bear exhibit at the time. while there's no immediate threat to anyone. they asked visitors to stay where they are until they can secure the polar bear, they are not letting anyone through the gates right now. this precaution will be provisional. we'll let you know when we get new information. a manhunt is underway for a man accused of stabbing someone in the neck. the victim was taken to uc hospital but his name and yet. >> the heroin epidemic has grown in northern kentucky, so has the spread of disease. health officials are blaming needle sharing for that. program. they will operate a needle exchange. addicts will be especially to
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>> one of the secondary outcomes of heroin addiction is sharing needles, then you share whatever is your bloodstream with the person that you're using with. hepatitis c and hiv are common in high risk populations for those who share syringes. the goal is to get the dirty syringes off the street. help will be available to those who would like to seek treatment for heroin addiction.
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>> the votes are still being inspired in missouri. tuesday was a big night for hillary clinton and donald trump. the latest from miami. >> donald trump now has more than half of the delegates needed to win the presidential nomination. >> my numbers went up. i don't understand it. nobody understands it. >> reporter: his loss to john kasich in ohio creates an obstacle for the front runner.
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campaign goes on. >> get to cleveland where the convention will be held. even in that strategy for john kasich, he's got someone in front of him which is ted cruz. >> even with marco rubio out of the case trump will need to win nearly 60% of remaining delegates which might be challenging. >> on the democratic side hillary clinton scored a string of impressive and even surprising wins giving her a commanding delegate lead. >> thank you, florida. thank you, north carolina. thank you, ohio. >> reporter: she's now nearly 2/3 of the way to the democratic nomination but bernie sanders remains determined and defiant. >> you do not have to accept the status quo, we can do better. >> cbs exit polls show more voters believe clinton would make a better commander-in-chief
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were more realistic. >> clinton says she will not ask sanders to drop out of the race. >> one of the nation's busiest transit systems has been shutdown. washington, d.c. is shutting down its transit systems at least until tomorrow. officials announced the closure after an electrical fire caused delays. they want to make sure there are no more faulty cables. march madness is underway and the xavier huskies. the first bus will include the cheerleaders and band members and the team will be on the second bus. xavier takes on st. louis on friday at 9:20 p.m.
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>> i came to work about 2:30 this morning and the temperatures are already about 70 degrees and we've seen it cool off a little bit. >> we're going to be in the 60s this afternoon. we won't be in the 70s, but still warmer average. i suspect we'll become mostly sunny this afternoon in most tri-state communities and we have some thunderstorms early this morning when john was coming into work. if you were watching good morning cincinnati, those are long gone. a sea of cumulus clouds. back to a sunny, to mostly sunny sky. afternoon high temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s this afternoon. no rain in the forecast this afternoon, this evening or tomorrow, but the wind will be
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you can get the latest on how strong the wind will be where you live through the afternoon on local 12's weather authority app. the updating planning forecast and the hour-by-hour forecast for you there if you're out and about enjoying a relatively sunny but also windy afternoon. temperature 58 now. up on the star 64 transmitting tower. there's the sea of clouds as promised. the wind will be up for the remainder of the business day. more sun later on this afternoon and the wind will gradually relax this evening. the wind picks back up tomorrow. plan on wind gusts as high as 35 or 40 miles an hour this afternoon. the air quality in cincinnati is good. the mold count is moderate. the pollen count is moderate. this may spike into the high category tomorrow. thanks to all of the wind today. 63 in maysville.
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and 60 in hamilton. wind gusts range from about 15 miles an hour to as high as 31 miles an hour. wind gusts are approaching 40 miles an hour in spots. so our focus this afternoon is going to be on the winds sustained out of the west between 15 and 25 miles an hour. gusts as high as 35 or 40. 60 now in cincinnati. up into the low and mid-60s this afternoon. a narrow band of clouds coming right through indiana, ohio and parts of northern kentucky right now. that access of instability moves off to the east later on today. that means this area of sun from chicago to st. louis moves in later today and picking up some of these clouds later on tonight. for the time being, we have no rain, no storms to track on precision doppler 12 hd. we will enjoy a 24 to 36-hour period with no chance of rain. i suspect that's moisture up in
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there will be clouds around, especially early this afternoon. then we'll finish out the business day with more sun. clouds gradually return tonight. tomorrow, sunshine will mix with clouds and will once again be windy. we're trending cooler as we get deeper into the week. highs even this weekend will still be relatively close to average. we're not going to see temperatures soar up into the 70s like yesterday afternoon. 62 at 1:00. 64 by 3:00 in the afternoon. tonight, the sun goes away, some clouds return, but overall clear to mostly clear this evening. down to 53 by 10:00 tonight. early friday morning temperatures are down into the 30s. cooler air is coming for the weekend. but rain chances have come down for late weekend this weekend compared to what we had forecast earlier in the week.
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>> we want to recap our top story right now. it may be days before crews can recover. police say that efforts have been suspended because of already high and rising water levels. it plunge into the river yesterday afternoon during a train reaction crash on the bridge. it may be sunday or monday before divers are able to go in. you can find the latest on our website at local12.com. >> all right. a quick note, that the polar
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area, it is under control and >> marisa: when the lawyer draws up the papers, all you have to move on. >> luca: i wouldn' t think of standing in your way, marisa, if that' s what you really want. and if it' s really your idea. >> noah: stalling, luca. >> luca: am i? you' re just standing there thinking about what' s in this divorce for you. >> summer: look, can we just try guys? >> luca: no, it' i' m not offended in the least. your question' is in it for me? what? for better or, let' s be honest, for worse, while i' what?
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