twc's home wifi is so strong the same time. come back today. you'll get 30 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. call now. >> good afternoon. the car this plunged off the combs hill bridge at this time yesterday afternoon is still at the bottom of the river. >> crews suspended because it's the strong current.

live with the latest. fill us in. >> unfortunately, nothing really new. no action out here in the ohio river. no boats, no divers. the only thing we did see, up above the bridge. crews are out there to repair the damage. we took a drive by and saw a couple of vans and worker, rook looking at the concrete area. it started yesterday afternoon, 4:30, with the chain reaction crash involving four vehicles. somehow a car came flying through the air and plunged into the river below. how it managed to happen is still a big question? the campbell county police chief, looking to reconstruct the accident scene. we don't know who was in the vehicle, if it was one person, more than one person. the divers not get back into the water. we're hearing sunday, possibly into monday.

you could see behind me, the ohio river is moving at a fast pace. they don't want to risk injuried to divers, submerging in the car. >> megan, thanks very much. police said they have gotten a little bit of information about the car. it may be a pontiac grand prix or similar model. yesterday, we believe it was an suv. they believe it was red. they are asking if they have any information, that could help them, if you have any family or friends that may have been in the area, would are missing, to give them a call. in other words, polar bear causes excitement when she escapes closure. >> and the zoo manager, at no time, visitors at any danger. it took about two hours, to get back into the closure. managers say the bear got out of the primary holding area around

malfunctioned. they say they made it into a secondary area that's accessible to a staff members. they asked the visitors in the area to stay in place until they can secure the bear. >> i grabbed the poor little boy, who hasn't seen the parents around and brought them inside. everybody was running. and so as it developed, they said they hadn't contained it at that point. >> they kind of looked nervous. everybody is piling out. what is going on. we just got here. >> again, at no time is anyone in the zoo in any danger. it sure didn't take long for the cincy shirts to get out here. they put the new shirts for us. >> it was nearly a flawless election, good turnout, great weather and things went downhill. >> the crash on i-275 on the

prompted a local federal judge to order the polls to stay open for an extra hour. joe webb joins us from the situation and joins us from the newsroom on what he found out. >> judge susan delot ordered the polls to stay open. delot said she called the secretary of state's office and assistant attorney jen on duty said they needed a court order. lot dictated the order over the phone to a clerk. it was time stamped at 7:21 secretary of state has a different story. husted got an order to keep the polls open until 8:30. that call came in at 7:32, two minutes after the polls closed. hamilton county got a notification at 8:01 to stay open.

order at 8:14. less than 100 people voted county wide after 7:30, likely have no impact on the race's outcomes. >> in ohio, we're a place where legal issues surrounding elections seem to flow freely. this was the latest and in a line of federal intervention in the courts. >> and i spoke with judge delot by telephone this afternoon. she can't explain her reasoning. felt she had adequate facts to stay open. the federal office stays open just for cases like this. they have no written complaints. judge delott said they did receive phone calls from voters. hamilton voter elections, found the polling places were closed. at this point, there was nothing

we received the complaint here but that person was not delayed by the bridge. we heard by election director sherry poland. >> i think this will be an ongoing issue for a while. >> president obama to fill the seat in the rose garden. >> epic battle and vowing they will not act until the next president is sworn in craig boswell has more on the controversy. president obama introduced an emotional merit garland as a place to replace anthony scalia, mere supreme court. >> than serving as a member. >> and garland, chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals and is regarded as a moderate. the 63-year-old was born in chicago and graduated from harvard high school. president obama, regarded him as

>> his qualities and long commitment to public service, has earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. >> the bipartisan support will be key if the nomination moves forward in the senate. >> while it is the president's constitutional right to nominate, it is also the senate's right to withhold consent. president obama says he's reached out to every member to discuss the nomination. for now, the g.o.p. leadership is digging in, saying the on appointment should wait. >> and the balance of the supreme court for the generation to come. and fundamentally reshape america. >> garland makes his first visit on thursday to meet the members of the congress. craig boswell, the white house. >> judge led in prosecutions after the oklahoma city bombing.

>> i got not coffee time but deck time, dog time. i thought it was really nice early in the day. >> we're dealing with a nice stretch. fortunately, it will chill out. how quickly it will chill out, it's coming in. scott gives us an idea. >> looks like the first wave will come in tonight. as paula and brad was mentioning, the sun was out. the mix. as i promised, local 12 news, live at noon, cumulus clouds would space themselves out. notice the precipitation, to track on precision doppler hd. the temperatures will be falling through the 50s this evening. we'll start off with a clear to mostly clear sky. and eventually clouds will return. these will be mid-upper level clouds late in the evening and overnight. down by 44 at 6:00 in the morning.

and notice the clouds favor early in the overnight. temperatures have nudged up some from where we were at lunchtime. 62 at the international airport. notice, sustained winds, anywhere from 10-25 miles an hour. gusts as high as 35-40. we made adjustments to the weekend forecasts including chances for flurries, including it's cool in the weekend. there's another in the planning forecast, i'll share with you in 10 minutes. >> thanks, scott very much. >> sports teams has hit the road. >> really. >> so i'm back on the sports desk

4:00, it was hard to say >> march madness on the way. xavier musketeers and the supporters. the group loaded two buses in the afternoon. cheerleaders banned. team boarded the second bus. they will take on weaver state and in the ncaa tournament, friday, 9:20 p.m. kentucky wildcats, they will play stoney brook on thursday and a game you could watch right here on local 12.

first at 4:00, it is going to be on star 64 tomorrow. friday, because of the basketball coverage. >> we still sit here. we are broadcasting this place. i could deal with it. >> trading for an upcoming 5k. maybe a marathon could mean running alone for miles. >> one mother says, your routine should include preparing for the worst. she's invented a new type of bra with self-defense in mind. training for a marathon last april, jennifer patronna, near her home in texas. she was not prepared with the scary encounter with the man lurking in the woods. all she can think of is getting away and back home to her two sons. >> if i was going to be killed senselessly, how bad it will

>> jennifer took action. she sewed a sheath in her sports bra. that grew into this. she patented her idea and designed booby trap bras, a way for women to support the pepper spray. >> that had to happen for me to go forward. i'm excited i got away >> and for a message of safety and empowerment that something cindy andrews appreciates. she likes to walk the kids. >> and you want to trust everyone. >> a message patronna and another mom is not unlikely the story. >> and just to be prepared, just in case. >> nice bra retails for $54.99,

just in case, pepper spray bra posted at $49.99. click on the get it button. >> and work for your bras as well. not this group, but they make them. >> would you consider that a booby trap bra then? >> you wanted to say it. >> system shut down the system in dc. >> high water forces an interstate down south. >> last check, we have winds sustained between 15-22 miles an hour. and gusting as high at 49 miles an hour at times. the highest gusting in local airports now. more wind is forecasted

>> inspection teams have cleated half -- completed half the work, and amid the shutdown. inspectors are walking hundred miles of underground tracks, checking power cables for potential issues. workers shut down the second busiest transit system for a system wide safety inspection after several recent electrical fires. the workers planned to open unless the inspectors planned

>> spokesperson for the texas department of transportation, saying the traffic is being devoted near the texas louisiana state line because of the high water. closure could last into next week. officials say the river is expected to crest thursday and friday. it will get even worst. what a nightmare. talking to paula just brought, st. patrick's day is tomorrow. >> on a wednesday. >> and you can. you could wear green for me. i can't wear green. >> i have to stand in front of a green wall. they can't change the colors on that. >> they can't change the colors. recalibrate. tomorrow. wear green tomorrow. >> and there's one trick. >> would have been cool. >> and feeling good. the sun is out. you guys feeling good? i will get little help from the

just not yet. >> they've been cute? they've been cute. nice night to be out for a walk, out for a run. the community is way down. it's almost like a taste of spring without the spring like humidity. sun is still out at 5:00. 61. sun is sill out. temperatures have been slow to rise this afternoon. we were in the 70s early this morning. and then clouds cleared out. cooler air. it's more difficult for us to warm up, despite the sun we had today. let's head out to college hill. beautiful blue sky. puffy cumulus clouds. dew points is down to 26. notice the winds sustained over 15 miles an hour in spots. the wind will relax in the next couple of hours. sustained between 5-15 miles an hour for much of the evening and the overnight.

we will have mid and high level clouds coming tonight. no rain, no freezing rain. cooler air is oozing in the tri-state. and we're windy tomorrow. winds relax over the weekend, but the cold air is already here by then. pollen count is moderate. i wouldn't be surprised if this is in the high category. thanks to the wind we have tomorrow and all the wind we have today. dew point 32. dry air mass. some clouds overhead. we'll take the number down to the 50s and ultimately between 40-45. close to our after rang low for the first time in a while. the warmth we had yesterday is going away. warmth will come back next week. we will not be topping out in the 70s in the week ahead. notice, in the network of radars, some showers in the show-me state.

precision doppler hd later on tonight. with so much dry air in place, i suspect that will be rain that ground. tune to good evening. cincinnati. local 12, local authority app. may see some return early tomorrow. that's likely rain before it evaporateings and reaches the ground. rain aloft, probably won't reach the ground, clouds thin out and mostly sunny for the 4th day of the workweek. still windy tomorrow but the sun is back after the quick moving disturbance slides through tonight. 44 by 6:00 in the morning. ultimately, and jump down to the 40s, 50s and 60s tomorrow. cooler air is on the way for the weekend. yes, those are flurries early saturday, early sunday. >> no. >> flurries, meaning no

brad, have yourself a weekend forecast forecast. >> that was weak. >> i told them to be loud. >> that's so weak, won't participate. >> some flakes, early, saturday and sunday. >> that's good, failing grade. >> coming in 30 minutes. >> should be good at it, out of practice. >> getting a jump start on st. patrick's day. >> first at 4:00.

it is,, donon >> white houseworkers are celebrating st. patrick's. and it's a tradition that the first family imported from chicago chicago chicago. >> it's important for young people to get the exercise they need. >> some show us, some kids in houston already know how to moove. >> this is what happens when you turn kids loose in an arena with 5 cabs. all hell breaks loose. what is it like for the kids? >> whatever people say, don't listen. >> you could listen to tray

this 16-year-old rancher is from oklahoma. pronounce. any kids who could hold, scramble a calf, could take it home. not the one they catch. they give sponsors $1500 to buy a calf of their choosing from a breeder. the kids spend a year raising their calf and then bring them to the rodeo. they compete tonight to see who did the best job. the winner could get $9 thousand at the rodeo auction. after last year's scramble, tre bought turbo. that's when the trouble started. cattle had four summits and turbo had serious issues with his main one. >> that shut down. stomach sort of turned. >> and the vet thinks something got hooked.

there's about, there's a quarter together. >> after that. >> he got an abscessed tooth after that. >> after all, that, by golly, the bovine made it to the big show. if they make it for toughness and tenacity, the title holder will be turboed. >> i just know a whole lot about the animal. >> we don't know what happened to tre. >> we have to follow with this. there's an app for that. first at 4:00, the presidential candidates move

>> the top green foods for green >> believe it or not, the votes are being counted in missouri. no matter the outcome, tuesday was a big night for hillary clinton and donald trump. don champion has the latest. donald trump has more than half of the delegates needed to win the republican nomination. north carolina, illinois, and

his loss to john kasich in ohio creates. trump's rivals is trying to prevent, to clenching before the convention. >> and will be held and have a convention plate. even the strategy, he's got so much in the front of him. >> crews is still second in the delegate. hillary clinton scored a string of surprising wins, giving him a commanding delegate leads. >> bernie sanders, remains determined and defiant. he campaigns in phoenix, ahead of next week's primary. don champion, cbs news, miami. >> hillary clinton says he will not ask sanders to drop out of the race. >> president obama introduced chief judge merit garland from the circuit court as his nominee for supreme court justice. i spoke with congressman about the move. chavit says he could discuss the

decision will be made until after the november election. >> i would much prefer, the senate wait until the american people could weigh in. i mean, justice scalia, who passed away recently was kind of the gold standard, i think when it comes to supreme court justices and to think we replaced his philosophy with one that would probably be opposed by the president. country. i say let's wait and let the american people weigh in. which they will do in right around the corner. >> he ran unoppose the tuesday night and will face democratic congress. she issued a statement, there's no election year escape clause for the senate to consent for the choice.

by the way, my full interview by the congressman will be seen local12.com, under the news tab. will be connect with the congress link. he will give his thoughts on collecting social security. >> and he talked about a broker convention. >> and what do you think the chances are. >> republicans will come together. they will at least be momentum around one candidate and they will quickly work it out. he doesn't think it will be. >> and decent day, when we talk about snow, could we stop talking about -- >> little bits. . >> you see it. you see it, it's there. >> and i'm the guy that gives you the historical perspective. the last accumulating snow in the spring, in the back and march. we were in the midway point of march. we have time for flakes to come around.

looking at historic records. when we're talking about snow, first at flurries at times in spots over the weekend. we'll go through the planning forecast, weekend forecast in detail coming up. simple forecast tonight. mid-high level clouds. temperatures back in the 50s. down in the 40s overnight. this will feel cool compared to where we've been for the past weeks. down to 40-45. early tomorrow rng month, mid to tonight. notice to the west, the disturbance that brings us mid-to low level clouds, brings us some rain. and it will be rain to evaporate before reaching the ground. temperatures between 60-65 area wide. coming up, more wind is forecast tomorrow. we have showers returning early in the week. we go to the timing on that.

lapse coming in 10 minutes. >> scott, we've established, tomorrow, it's st. patrick's day. >> new report shows, you shouldn't wear the color. you should actually eat it. medical reporter, liz bonis, to explain why. >> lots more than veggies. it's kind of the one that we're a little bit irish. march is also national nutrition month. eating green could give you more than just good luck. it could give you good health. from the water that flows green to the beer that's brewed green. the color green everywhere, as we celebrate st. patrick's day. what if you could use the day to change your health for the rest of the year, rather than the traditional st. patrick's day food. maybe you should find other green foods, that could make a difference for every part of your body. take one of vicky's favorites.

>> and perfect pairing, along with the cousins with broccoli and brussel sprouts. for fiber that cuts fiber or waist weight. >> my favorite green foods is cucumbers, spinach. eat green avocados, you have a nutrient of smooth skin. >> broccoli and col lards. >> how do you prepare. . >> and you have the formula to help fight heart disease. and limes could protect your hearing. green peppers could help fight colon cancer. cucumbers, they are a localry food that puts you in a good mood >> take my cucumbers and i put

pepper, with vinegar, and let it refrigerator. it's a good healthy snack. >> i love her. you have to know, the corn beef in the cabbage, bacon and col collard greens. and they always taste so good. i've learned, what do you ask we put in them. cancel it out a little bit. i'm glad people are eating them. rebecca, 5:30, mom who is changing the world with the

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we have the worst childhood poverty in the country. >> then and now, we're digging for answers, the facts. some of the reports have led to reasons for hope. others led to further questions. over the next few months, local 12 will look at the route causes and potential solutions to childhood poverty. we're not looking for a band-aid and don't promise easy answers. that obviously doesn't work. that's our goal. we set out to review the progress or lack there of. 1964 local documentary on the project student featured, willy grimes, worked his way out of poverty. >> it's about you. your determination to make your life better. if you don't want to do that, you can't make the excuse of environment. that's a choice. you choose that. i refuse to do choose that.

is looking for a way out. we went looking for answers with the largest charity, united way. as rich jaffe reported in late october. each agency invests more than 60 years in community programs. officials here admit, we have a long way to go. >> there's no silver bullets for this. the situation we're in today, is taking decades to get to the point. >> the poverty professionals say priority. >> helping people get in the jobs they need for today and tomorrow and providing incentives for them when they set and keep jobs. and then it's long-term, getting every job prepared to stay in school. >> the united way told us then, they are helping hundreds of families and want to help more. we will keep checking in for

what will really make the difference? universal preschool could be a november ballot issue. jeff hirsh traveled to denver to show how children there benefited from the four years. >> we have a lot of goals and hope. i want my baby to be -- to have a beautiful future. and then there's this goal. >> all right. would is ready to help >> food is critical to life. we introduced you to tony fair hed, whose charity feeds hundreds a week. and jan cranley, announced his plan. we're asking the key lieutenants, plan is on track and how last week's initiative was hurting. there are programs working towards assisting certain communities. debra dixon will focus on such program, finding success in lower price hill.

weeks. we want you to join local 12 and local12.com for the poverty town hall monday at the underground railroad freedom center. i will be moderating the event from 7:00 to 8:00. it will be here on local 12. as we said on local 12, angenette levy, will be anchoring our social media coverage. you could rsvp. e-mail our web master at local12.com. uber is not just for catching a ride. the ride company is expanding the food delivery service by launching the stand alone uber eats app. they have been with local restaurants for more than a year. they will start in chicago, houston, l.a. and san francisco. a series of food safety

bottom line in chipotle. polls lost. it's the fergs also ever more the u.s.-mexican chain >> dow jones industrial rose, and nasdaq climbed 25 and nasdaq

>> saw chipotle, and really am >> guess what? we have a visitor. >> hi. >> hi, cammy. >> taking a look at the developing stories. >> i don't usually come here at this time of the day. >> john kasich is looking for votes in the state where he was born after winning in the state he now works. after the victory in tuesday's ohio republican presidential primary, governor kasich went to pennsylvania. that's the state where the demographics sued the buckeye state. and am coulding at 5:00, taking a look at john kasich's, to be the national nominee. >> derrick jones loves his job as an ironworker and his job as a father of four.

bar year ago doesn't add up. it has police wondering if there's a motive for murder or if there is something darker than that. and then the clock is ticking and the doors are closing for a very popular senior center in blue ash. the sycamore senior center will shut down permanently at the end of the month. today, hundreds of people who use the center, got to look at alternatives. and rich jaffe showed us how the people are losing a lot more. >> i will be back with rob braun. >> and as we look at 7, 8, 5, kyle's lane. >> all right, at 4:49. >> and brad. >> taking a look at the traffic, how is it looking.

we don't get to show you the time lapse often enough. it's a weather in motion. . >> we will show you the time lapse. 11 hours from the weather cam. atop the rad son, cincinnati in covington. the sun is up. cumulus clouds in the morning. broke out in the sun. in the back end, here's the cumulus clouds filling in the afternoon. i have the time lapse, following me in local 12. 30 seconds with fun, cumulus clouds and sunshine wroo remind me, we have to do it a little more often. >> you are in control. >> and now you've enjoyed it, you have to encourage me to join more often. >> it's really hard. nice change there. >> this is a live shot that we typically show. >> and 59. atop the radson.

the win is temporarily up. i suspect it will be kicking up in the next few hours. 62, the current temperature in the national airport. mazeville, 65. harrisville, 63. sustained winds now center between 13 and 23 miles an hour. we've had gusts in the 35-40 miles an hour range earlier today. we had the higher gusts. hamilton at 33. winds will die down in the next few hours. we'll have winds sustained between 5-15 miles an hour, in the evening and overnight, with high to mid level clouds coming through. we'll take 62 in cincinnati, down to 40-45, early tomorrow morning. that's close to average. it's noticeably colder than we've been for the last couple of mornings, last couple of weeks. we've not seen temperatures close to average sometime this

note the disturbance, producing rain at least on radar. while there may be returns on the precision doppler hd, later on tonight, it's going to battle it out with dry air. dryer air is going to win. if you go to local12.com, live local news at 11:00. you may find some returns. that's rain that is not reaching the ground because we have so much dry air, on the wave of low pressure. it gave us widely scattered showers and thunderstorms late last month. late this evening, early in the overnight, nice quiet start to tomorrow. this model wants to give us showers on thursday. we'll leave those out. i believe we're mostly sunny, perhaps a touch more of cloud cover in the afternoon. once we get closer to the weekend, better up level support

we'll have isolated rain showers for at least a chunk of saturday and sunday. perhaps some flurries mixing in early saturday and sunday. when we say flurries in, local 12, we mean no accumulation. just flakes flying around. clouds gradually increase this evening and then gradually decrease overnight. down to 44 by 6:00 in the morning. we jump from 46 at 9:00, to 58 at noon. if you want some cooler weather, i offer it to you this weekend. again, some flurries, some rain showers over the weekend. way too warm for any flakes. and by the way, the wind is going to be up on thursday. next forecast update, 5:15 on local 12, meantime. local 12 weather authority app has been updated. enjoy your wearing green tomorrow.

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we love spending each othther >> attention emoji lovers.

created her own sound effect emoji app. >> mercy anderson is your typical 13-year-old girl. she may have changed the face of the emoji >> using the symbols like she does alot. she came up with what is a sound idea. >> and emoji that you could second to your friends and family. . >> and i know. this is one of the ideas, that's so simple, you wonder no one came up with it before. >> my friends love to make really weird sounds. i like sending emoji. >> it's an app in the apple app store. >> making an app was alien to

>> i reached out to a few friends in the app engineer world and audio world. . >> it's called audioots, with an ts in the end. >> not yet a money maker. she's likely to have one. >> right now we're not making any money with it, but in the future, i hope that we can really -- that will donate to sbca, breast cancer. >> and remember audiot and mercy henderson. >> and by the way, happy st. patrick's day. >> i think that will make money. it's a neat idea. >> smarter than i am.

robb and cammy, local 12 news, at 5:00. >> recovery effort is suspended for a car and the people that plunged off a local bridge in the ohio river. why it could be several days before we learn what happened to the vehicle and the passengers. >> a polar bear makes an escape for it. how she breaks her enclosure. >> and is it safe? the tip you need to hear so you don't compromise your security. this is local 12 news live at 5:00. >> good evening, everyone. high water levels, lead a rescue team to suspend efforts to recover the car that pledges through it to the bridge. >> it could be days before we know about the people who may be in the car. megan amongelo is along the river, with the newest

megan? >> i cou ld tell you no boats and no divers. i could tell you, we know exactly where the river is. the river is too murky and the current is too fast for them to get to the car right now. traffic was backed up for miles. and this thing started with 12 vehicle chain reaction crash. somehow, a car was hit. it flew up in the air and over a concrete barrier and dropped, crashing into the -- and the drivers were very shaken up and here's what they told 911 batchers. >> going to the river, there's a