. >> friends and family on both sides of the river are trying to come to grips with the death of

>> mary katherine stewart or kate, died as a result of a fall of a nature preserve. stewart's family lives in kentucky beforing heading to college, she was a student. >> and dr. cale was a principal in mount notre dame. >> katie was a wonderful woman. she did bring a smile. she was very involved with her school, with our other students. she served as cosponsor president in her senior year. she did that with energy and commitment, creativity. i think she was a young woman who made other students feel comfortable in being who they were. >> in park hills, rich jaffe,

>> and private prayer service to remember katie will be held for students, and alumni. it is not open to the public. two men are going to prison on the death of a student last year. the victim 73-year-old, kyle engal walked in as they burglarized his home. prosecutors say louise and kirby bludgeoned engal to death. they were able to match the blood found in the clothes found found. and they described how engal was beatened over the head 15 times. they told me they don't believe justice was served. >> it's sad that, you know,

crime to the most vulnerable of citizens, elderly and children, walk out a prison ever, you know. we've had to change the law. we have to change the process. >> mario and kirby, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges. kirby, 37, ten of those are for trying to escape from the justice center as they awaited trial. chas chasity >> and officials say lavern was in the -- on tilersville road. and the toyota sequoia hit two vehicles. three people were rushed to the hospital with injuries from the crash school officials were busy on both sides of the river.

after student made verbal threats. all students were made. and bomb squad was called and nothing was found. police took a 14-year-old into custody. two students, both girls were under arrest for writing a message at river view east academy today. the school was searched and nothing was found. that forced evacuations at college hill high school and middle school. nothing was found and those students did return to class. today's threats followed a social media post that threatened violence against schools. it threatened to bomb mount healthy corain among others. it opposes violence to every other school, within a 50 mile radius. police obviously looked into it, and 15-year-old was arrested in college hill in connection to the post. >> fired police sergeant, charged with sex crimes involved

sat in court. former miami township claremont officer was charged with three counts of gross sexual imposition. he's accused of groping and spanking a woman in the explorer program. as debra dixon told us, the prosecution wants the jury to hear other allegations. >> today's hearing didn't have to do with the three gross sexual imposition charges involving the police explorer. it had to do with what nine other women alleged, that the fired miami township police sergeant did to them. they are talking about sexting. a lot of talk about spanking, employee, another police officer, and the question is, could what they say be used in the gross sexual imposition trial. there's a lot of arguing. there's a character assassination.

i will have more on the argument today at 5:00 and some video was being used in the case. debra dixon reporting. >> the judge wants more information before making his decision. that includes what the prosecutor calls sexual explicit text messages from videos and swing's phone. >> i have not been outside today, this morning, it was a late morning. it was really sunny. it felt colder than it looked. you could still feel spring. >> the sunshine is still nice. scott is with no wake weather to give us an update on the temperatures and a warm up. >> warmer air still on track today, tomorrow and wednesday. temperatures will fall back down to the 40s. won't be as cold this evening and overnight, compared to late last night and early this morning. notice it's mostly clear skies overhead, 8:00, 10:00, midnight. temperatures dropping in the 40s. overnight, we'll settle in to

i don't expect any significant fog issues. and hardly a cloud in the sky. we have no rain to track on precision doppler hd. we promise highs will be around 50 degrees. that's where we are right now, cincinnati kentucky international airport. wilmington, slightly cooler at 47. notice winds now between 5:00 and 15 miles an hour, for most. the wind will be screaming out of the southwest tomorrow much we have plenty of wind to track tomorrow. also wednesday, and thursday. we're dry tonight and a drop in temperatures later this week. we'll talk about that and a potential warm ip for the weekend. and all of that coming up in ten mibs. megan. >> scott, thank you. investigating another deadly bridge crash.

early morn >> firefighters battling a fire if fairfield today. the fire started around 10:45 in a home in wood stock drive. it appears it started as a gas leak. no one was hurt. police investigating another deadly crash in the bridge. it happened before 10:00 last night on the bridge near kellogg

41-year-old scott pedryias died in the crash. police say speed and impairment are factor. lit meyer is in serious condition at the hospital much he's charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. the interstate did reopen around 1:30 in the morning. car slams into a pole. sheriff officer spotted two suspicious men at redding road. the suspect's car, and struck a utility pole and gas line pole. it caused a gas leak that had to be repaired. two men had no idea and police are trying to figure out >> terry okita has some of the

researchers warn vegans, people who eat strict plant diet, should have levels of b 12, iron and other nutrients closely monitored. team of researchers, found antibiotics could reduce the number of appendectomy. it also resulted in a higher rate of recurrences: new treatment for stroke victims, may prevent swelling of the brain and death. they found patients 70 and under, who took a drug, were ten times less likely to die of brain swelling. those are some of the day as top health stories. terry okita, cbs news, los angeles. >> and i could eat vegetables. it's hard. it's hard to prepare that much healthy food. >> and very much so. you have to preprepare, if you want to cut out the meat. >> and jurors consider punitive

tapes lawsuit. >> and horrific spring break crash leaves three teenagers dead. >> sun won out but satellite and radar data well to the west,

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>> three teens are dead in a spring break crash. sunday afternoon, the driver of the white car spun out of control and went across the median. the car flew in the southbound lanes that collided with the 18-wheeler. there were four teens in the car >> jurors consider punitive damages against gaulker media. it comes after they awarded hulk hogan 115 million over a lawsuit over a sex tape. the case is being closely watched by media lawyers and privacy advocates. hulker posted a lawsuit after having sex with his best friend's wife. hogan didn't know he was being taped. >> and today, it seemed like yesterday.

still kind of cool. >> sunny start. 5 degrees warmer. everything worked out. >> good job. >> happy. >> keeping it going forever. >> yesterday, today, it's the first full day of spring. >> techniqueities, where it began. >> and it's officially officially. >> and welcome in some special guests. this is a nice tour group from hamilton township. >> excited to be around. >> they are. >> and we have sun in the tri-state now. we'll keep a close sky and mostly clear sky in the evening. temperatures fall through the 40s. we'll be quite as cold tonight compared to last night. and we won't be as cold early tomorrow morning compared to early this morning.

there will be some thin whissy clouds. i suspect much of tonight, will be mostly clear, ples and and dry. don't forget, even though you could track clouds and rain. if you have outdoor plans and i don't blame you, you could get the updated forecast. wkrc, among the thousands that joined our play. and up in college hill, don't have a nice green hue to the ground yet. with time, especially warmer air returns, we'll start to see more trees, more flowers bloom. check the dew point down in the 20s. even though they have some cumulus clouds in the mix, right now, no hope for any rain.

night even with dry air in place. overnight lows in the mid to upper 30s. tomorrow, basically summed up in three words. sunny, windy warmer. hour. enjoy tomorrow. we have rain and thunderstorms coming later in the week. stronger storms. air quality index today, good. pollen count low much mold count low. i don't know if we will be that lucky, especially with the wind going up. i suspected pollen count will get to the moderate or high category on wednesday. it's 57 now in bridgetown. cooler in lake wanaka. each of the locations will take 49. northern kentucky international airport. down to the overnight low in the mid

highs between 60-65 on thursday. much due to the fact, we'll have a westerly to southwesterly component tonight and tomorrow. it's a slow fall in the temperature tonight. we will drag the warm pocket of air to the west and southwest in the ohio valley tomorrow. as promised on local 12 news, live at noon, good morning, cincinnati, cum lus clouds mixing with sun today. we have those but we still have rain to track on precision doppler hd. notice on the forecast model, shades of gray, showing the clouds fading away. the lines of equal pressure are tightly packed tomorrow am that suggests gradient winds. not thunderstorm winds but winds that are a result of strong area of high pressure down to the south. strong area of low pressure to the west. wind will stay up tomorrow night. wind will stay up on wednesday,

we'll call tomorrow windy. we'll call wednesday breezy and back to windy on thursday. also notice isolated showers favored to the west and northwest of the cincinnati on wednesday afternoon and evening. down to 36 by 6:00 in the morning. quiet, peaceful, tranquil. not just tonight but tomorrow. up to 62. but windy tomorrow. make sure your phone is charged during the day. loose branches and limbs may be toppling down. outages is typically the case. winds are up wednesday. rain and thunderstorms. can't rule out some stronger storms there. we put rain chances for easter. >> i love the money, how it's dumping up and down. >> in the machine, we have one,s instead of the bunny. >> and if you want to see it, only if you want to see it, i could bring it out for you. >> think about it.

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state of the art, $3 hundred million research, led to some colorful suggestions. the ice breaker is the most advanced in british research ever. operators requested inspirational names like a historic figure or landmark. the favorite name is garnering 26 thousand is the rr as boating makes boat face submitted by user james han. i don't know why we have to tell you it's james. voting ends april 16th. the vessel is set sail for antiarc ca. and tonight, it's a big night for us here in local 12, as we host a special town hall meeting. >> and it's part of the childhood poverty, cincinnati's crisis project we launched in october.

town hall. i know we have quite an array of panelist. >> we will. we will have people who are dealing with the problem and are new to dealing with the problem. who is doing it; right? who is doing it wrong for a lot of years. cincinnati, that's what we're dealing with for decades. i know, paula, as we're talking about it. i've been raising money for the homeless for decades. you learn in the last several decades, this city has raised more than a billion dollars a year to deal with the poverty problem. the numbers don't change the numbers are staggering. in the city we're dealing with a 44 percent child poverty rate. outside of that, we are dealing with 108 thousand kids in our area, that are in the poverty level. and it's simply unacceptable. we're one of the worst in the nation. so as you said, channel 12 set out in october, what are we

what do we need to find out and how could we make it better? tonight, it's one of the steps of trying to find ways to make it better. len marmore who was appointed executive director of the child poverty council will be dealing with that for the mayor. she will be part of the panelists as well. we will have national experts. people who are dealing with the food situation. we want you to participate as well. angenette levy is dealing with social media on facebook and on twitter. go to us on twitter at local 12 on our facebook page as well. ask questions you may have that we may be able to answer. we'll go live 7:00 to 8:00 on local 12. i miss you guys. we have things to do. >> we miss you, too. look like you're running for election. >> town hall runs from 7:00 to

watch it on local 12. make sure to have it in the freedom center. and historic meeting between president obama and cuba's president today.

p >> historic meeting in havana between president obama and raul castro. two, talked about issues about culture and human rights. and chris martinez has the latest on the landmark meeting from havana. >> this is a new day. nuevadia. president obama and fiddel castro talked. and he said it's possible for the countries to work together. for castro, it means an end to the trade embargo.

believe to the economic development. >> president obama says havana must do its share as well. >> i discussed with president castro, to take with cuba, to show, it's ready to do more business. allowing more ventures and allowing companies to hire directly. >> two continued the dialogue for months to come. >> it's forcing changes in the preparation for today's baseball game between the tampa bay rays. and it's a reminder, not all cubans are giving the president a warm reception. >> on sunday, and overwhelmingly, cubans who spoke with us, saw the president's visit as a reason to celebrate. >> we love obama. >> we need deals and relations, united states people and cuban people.

chris martinez, cbs news, havana cuba. >> president obama and castro praised the work both nations have done so far in resuming normalcy. later this year, more regular commercial air flights over a turn to cuban skies. federal health workers approve an injectable drug to treat patients to the deadly drug anthrax. and the condition occurs when anthrax bacterial spores are inhaled. because anthrax is a potential bio terrorism weapon, the u.s. government has been funding the development and production of therapies. >> blue cross, blue shield, anthem, is suing pharmacy manager, express scripts over prescription drug prices. and the nation's second largest health insurer. anthem said today, it wants to

drug prices that are higher than competitive bench marks. no allergies is a big problem this time of year. it looks down right beautiful. >> i'm allergic to pollen. the right pollen is not out but it will be soon. >> do you have a pollen report for us, too? >> i showed you a few minutes ago. air quality index is good. the pollen count is low and mold count is low. those numbers have been in the moderate to high category for much of the last 3-4 weeks. the air quality is improved. the only way to not like the forecast, forecast for the next 7 days ahead, if you like snow.

it will snir to the mid to upper 30s. not as cold early tomorrow morning, compared to early this morning. morning: satellite radar shows streams of lake erie. here at home, cum lus clouds bubble this afternoon. no rain to share with you on precision doppler hd. and we're about 5 degrees warmer than we were 24 hours ago. 52 the current temperature in harrison. mason is up to 54. and thal mus is at 52. wind speeds will pick up tomorrow. windy on tuesday. : we have a threat for stronger storms later this week and we also need to discuss easter weekend. we've made some adjustments for the forecast, specifically for easter sunday. if you missed it, i'll share it with you coming in 10 minutes.

kill my flowers this weekend. thank you, scott. >> doctors at one new york hospital, found a simple way to relieve the pressure. molly hall has a look. >> to close our eyes >> this is how dr. john and his operating team prepare for surgery. >> we'll take a nice deep breath in. >> everyone in the neurosurgery team stopped what they were doing. >> to breath >>nd a this kind of settled down, calmed down. be present. >> the doctor started the session a year ago to bring quiet to a sometimes stressful, hectic or. >> we focus on the moment, the breathing and relative calm that's come up in the operating room. we're starting the operation in a way of calm as opposed to chaos.

could help increase focus and better emphasize with patients. >> helps to -- which i cannot control at this exact moment. >> dr. book bar says, it's a risk-free routine that's improved every area of his life. >> as a married man with four kids, incorporating a small practice of mindfulness. >> predicts mindfulness will be a trend as surgeons realize the benefits of taking a moment to breath. marley hall, cbs news, new york. >> and doctor believes another benefit, practicing mindfulness is a happy surgical team. his staff has more respect for one another and they get along better. >> like when i get on a plane. if the pilot is happy or flight attendant is happy. >> you want everybody to be mindful and happy.

happy most of the time. checking the broadway blockbuster. >> bartender was shocked by the tip she got. >> comedian amy schumer on the picture, was taking in the broadway blockbuster hit, hamilton, saturday night. she and her friends got the hottest tickets in town and enjoying a round of drinks. >> intermission, schumer and her friends, ordered a second round of drinks, $77. that's when bar captain was hit with a real show stopper. >> hit the credit cards and slipped the credit card slip. amy wants to make sure you get a tip >> i look at it and i'm completely shocked. >> become totally still. i look over. what's going on. she was totally shocked. >> and bar manager, mike anthony

$1 thousand tip. >> first thing i thought to my head, are you sure? he's walking away, of course, of course, thank you. thank you so much. >>nd a five other bartenders were working. they split it among the 7. each collecting $170. >> i felt choked up a little bit. >> something i never witnessed. >> the bartenders say they've been to hamilton before. some are aspiring actors and comedians. they think there could be a kin ship. >> she used to do some bartending. everybody knows she's hysterical and smart. >> and how are they going to spend the windfall. >> put it towards rent. >> and really good chocolate. >> random people are commending on the picture. i live off tips. this is unbelievable. . >> that's not a bad way to bring down the curtain.

they feel like paying isis >> the fbi and federal safety regulators, high-tech connected cars are increasingly vulnerable to hacking. they are sighting demonstrations, where researchers took control of the car functions, breaking and steering. drivers should make sure to keep the software up-to-date. >> as president obama continues his today. it will be the first american company to operate a hotel in the island. starwood that owns the weston, sheraton and w brands, plans to

air b and b is making moves in cuba. they could open the listings to travellers around the world. cuba, air b and b fastest market. >> stocks open mostly higher. the dow edged up 21 points. nasdaq climbed 15. s&p 500 rose 2 points. twitter turned 10-year-old. the birth cry was a tweet set by founder jack dorsey on march 21st. the unique 140 character format, invited users to express themselves with short messages that pop up immediately. it's a main stay of social media, impacting anything from politics to culture and to entertainment and style. definitely heads that change the landscape so to speak. still to come, cammy durkin has a look on today's developing stories.

let kids be active. >> organizers tossed hundreds of eggs into the pool. giving the kids a chance to

one was specifically marked. one easter basket filled with candy and toys. >> i love that. >> can't put jelly beans in the eggs. >> get a little messy. >> i was a swimmer. we used to have contest, they would throw goldfish in the water. you have to swim around and get them. it's probably not a good idea. they did survive, usually. >> cammy is here. >> tennis uproar. the head of the major protennis tournament comes under fire after controversial comments made about women. female tennis stars ride on the coattails of the men. serena williams, as you imagine, had a strong reaction to that. and local college student who fell from her death on a nature preserve in lexington is

there's a private funeral for katie stewart. rich jaffe will talk to those who knew stewart. >> and a look at the child poverty rate in the city. debbie bowen was one of the lucky few to break the cycle. she didn't do it on her own. perry schaible will have her story of tragedy and triumph >> she's quite a woman. traffic right now, 75 at kiles. and moving smoothly in a lot of directions. our parking lot was kind of empty today, too >> some on school break. >> sun is out. it's going to be a nice evening to be outside. tomorrow, it's just as nice as today. if you like sun and warmth.

it will stay out wednesday and thursday, too. let's not spoil the fun, shall we? it should be a peaceful evening. taking the dog out for a jog. sunsetting after 7:00. down to 48 by 7:00. look at the sun at the atrium and everywhere in the tri-state. the temperature is 52. the numbers are far apart. any clouds will not be producing any rain. the wind is calm in oxford. it's very light. at last check in the atrium weather cam, atoss the rad dison. and this is the dry air mass. the temperature warms up quickly and then we fall quickly down to the 40s and 30s in this particular set-up, when we have

50, the temperature at the international airport. wind out of the west at 10:00. tomorrow, it's sustained in the southwest between 15-25 miles an hour. can't rule on gusts as high as 40 miles an hour tomorrow. that's within an abundance of sun and high level clouds. 50, the temperature in cincinnati. will drop down to the mid 30s overnight. we'll race back up to the 30s, 40s, 50s and eventually between 60-65 tomorrow. area of low pressure that gave us rain and snow is still spiralling over new england. southwestern part of canada. and these clouds spilling up and over ridge of high pressure. the plains are in advance of the the area of low pressure that will give us isolated showers, especially west and northwest to cincinnati wednesday. widespread rain and storms on thursday. sweeps go around on precision doppler hd. and mid to high level clouds

overnight and tomorrow. the center between 20 and 45 thousand feet. it won't produce any rain. notice, the sun will start -- some to finish on tuesday. thin wispy clouds coming through live at noon tomorrow. also 24 hours from now. enjoy the peaceful stretch. rain will be widespread on thursday. looking over the latest guidance, again, at this range the storm prediction weather doesn't put us in a high risk. i'm giving you an idea what i see for a threat of stronger storms. lower threat is in the shade of green. that's where the highest threat we will be. as we progress through the week, good morning. cincinnati, maybe put into a slight risk. maybe put into a marginal risk. some stronger storms are possible on thursday. most will see rain.

enough instability and the wind is moving fast enough, a few thousand feet above the ground, to promote some stronger storms. damaging straight line winds threat. if we see any stronger storms. just know, rain and storms are likely thursday. tomorrow will be quiet. 36, the forecast overnight low. we're windy from 9:00 to 5:00 tomorrow. mostly sunny, too. 62 the forecast tomorrow. warm the next couple of days. tomorrow, tomorrow night, especially wednesday. some showers late on wednesday. especially during the afternoon and evening. especially over south eastern indiana. some stronger storms. potential air and brief cool shot on friday. clouds decrease. we're back out at it with sun on saturday. rain chances have gone up in the

if you have easter plans, you may want to set them early, if you don't want to be interrupted by rain. forecast already updated. if you missed the weather cast about 30 minutes ago. enjoy your evening. it should be really, really nice outside. if you like warmth. >> and group of moms whose sons died in an early age, to warn families of the danger of youth sports. >> they are holding an even to washington, d.c. to kick off the save your brain campaign. many are weighing in on the subject. take a look at the comments. mark my words. due to litigation and lawsuits, football and other contact sports will start disappearing as you know it. if you don't want your child to play in a contact sport, like football, soccer, there's plenty of other sports. >> my son is almost 19. started playing football at age

yes, as with other parents, i knew the risk. when it comes down to it? did i really know and understand the full risk. >> edward says, let's just put dresses in our boys and get it over with. just let them sit in the living room and playing video games. losing weight could be a real challenge. for many women, it's about motivation. >> a doctor suggested i have weight loss surgery.

i realized i . woman shares her journey of losing 130 pounds and reversing diabetes. >> she's being featured in a medical magazine and hopes to inspire others. every day is about getting up and moving for fitness instructor myra anderson. >> been so motivated by my fitness i shifted careers and started to work in the fitness business. >> stark change. >> doctor that saw me suggested i have weight loss surgery. i kind of frowned in the idea. i realized i needed to make a

>> i have been diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol. i was on medication. >> anderson never did have that surgery. instead she exercised daily and lost a whopping 130 pounds on her own. >> i'm going to be featured in that. i actually reversed the diabetes, and no longer could take medication. >> i need to encourage other people who have been in the same situation that because you have the diagnosis, doesn't mean that's the end. >> teaching group exercise anywhere from churches to zum ba, changing lives one day at a time. >> if i could do it, so can you. >> hopefully, she does change others's lives.

>> former police sergeant faces charges for sex crimes. what other women now say he did to them as well. >> he was convicted. and he could change everything for a former tri-state officer. >> good-bye atm car. how this new way to withdrawal money promises more security. this is local 12 news live at 5:00. good evening, everyone. talk of spankings, sexting and touching was a big part of the hearing for a former police officer today. >> hearing was to decide how much of thing to about john and here should hear. >> for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old explorer during a ride along. >> there are nine more women who have something to say.

explorer, the 50-year-old father of three groped her during a police ride along, and took him to the basement and spanked him. the spanking thing came up with other women who came forward, including bank tellers of former police officer and where john swing worked security. >> you could see spanking of the buttocks, both of victims and consistent in constant discussions with the women, is a tie that bound >> and behavioral fingerprint is important to prove, in order for the women's stories. it has to be relevant and show a pattern. >> the court has warned against using this type of information to accomplish what respectfully the state is trying to