the way! michael the way! michael a babysitter set to be sentenced to child abuse. the victim's mother, one on one. mike much needed face lifts for a couple of areas around town. lifts for a couple of areas around town. i'll take you live to a neighborhood getting help. megan plus... tyler eifert honors the real heroes. how the bengals star flipped the script in hawaii. sot "this is fox19 now" a newport woman is set to be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal abuse in the first degree. one of the victims was not even six months old at the time. good evening - i'm megan o'rourke... in for tricia macke tonight. fox 19 now's michael baldwin is live in newport where he spoke to the victims mother. megan we are here

of the court house where the suspect will be sentenced. but the victims mother was to make her own plea to other parents to think twice about who you let watch your kids. this adorable little girl is sophie. she's not even two--yet she's been through more than most kids should have too. she is a victim of abuse. this is also a picture of sophie after she was taken to the hospital in november of 2014. the little one had an injury to her ear. prosecutors believe the babysitter desiree rankin had with it as she is set to be sentenced in campell county this tuesday. such a horrible time in my life and my familes life found rankin through one of her friends. she babysat sophie and another child for a few months then got the call that her daugher's eye was twiching. thinking it was siezures she

says doctors began to suspect abuse. aftermath of the childs ear. it was red, there was a almost like a circle evenutally it began to scab. but the question is what. that i can not answer only tell you what it looked like as it was healing. i have no idea what type of trama she had to her ear columbia street for her side of the not find her. diaz maintains her innocence that she injury despit that fact the she took a be sentenced. diaz media to get support to try and start a child abuse registry. and im going to fight for sophies law where there is a child abuse registery. simliar to a sex offender registry where parents can turn and look up a person who is going to care for our child. we weren't able to speak with the prosecutors but the victim's mother tells us rankn is looking at less then a year in jail or home confinment when she is sentenced. in newport michael baldwin fox 19 now. weather now turning now to weather..a warm up on tap for the weekend? chief

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school in middletown... it happened earlier this evening on state route 1-22... a pickup heading east... was struck by a dodge durango s-u-v... that s-u-v.. then also hit a rent-to- own truck... a woman and three-year-old in the s-u-v were taken to the hospital with non- life threatening injuries. the driver of the pickup was treated and released at the hospital.. no one in the other truck was hurt. developing now thomas more college fired it's campus safety director today, following yesterday's arrest on child porn changes. 52 year old robert marshall faces 36 counts of child porn after the graphic images were found on his home computer. marshall had been under investigation by covington police for nearly two years prior to yesterday's arrest on the crestview hills campus. the school released a

saying: thomas more college had absolutely no prior knowledge of this investigation. the college did not become aware of the investigation until marshall's arrest on wednesday. marshall had worked at thomas more since july of 1999. he will be arraigned on monday. you're looking at the turnout for a benefit fundraiser for the family of fallen firefighter patrick wolterman. the event was put on at firehouse grill in blue ash. proceeds from every old firehouse brewery pint sold - as well as all donations from the pass the boot went to woltermans family. we're founded by firefighters and currently owned by a retired firefighter, so we hold the firefighter very near and dear to our heart, they're heroes in our hearts and eyes. when we heard about it, instantly thought, what can we do. right now - police say they are working nonstop to find out who is responsible for wolterman's death.. that story - right

dot com. neighborhoods are going to get a facelift thanks to a program sponsered by local profit fox19 now's mike those neighborhoods improvements. we are here in mt. hear what people this rebeautification project coming their way. mt. auburn has its fair share of areas where improvements are needed... the city of cincinnati is teaming up with some local banks to kick off a 3- month effort to further develop two neighborhoods ...lower price hill. 1tony "on behalf of lower price hill and the residents i'd like to thank the city and their partners for chosing us." ..and mt. auburn... 1carol "we're all real excited. we'll have to get a community group together to decide what we want but we have a lot of buildings that have been abandoned, that need to be renovated and have families move into it." 1thomas "that's what i want to

night. tyrone patrick, the cincinnati and colerain township fire department chaplain, was the man driving the metro bus that fatally struck a 73-year-old man and hospitalized his daughter last night. the bus hit stephen and emily frank as they crossed the hyde park square intersection of erie avenue and edwards road around 7:30... stephen frank was pronounced dead at the scene. emily, operates a food truck and is the co-founder and president of the cincinnati food truck association. member says emily were close. everything that i've gathered they were extremely tight, the whole family was. i think this is probably the worst day of their lives. police said patrick made an improper turn into an intersection. the incident is still being investigated. the bearcats are home with what is likely of the season. jeremy rauch joins us in studio with

everything is march madness, and if uc didn't win this one tonight, at uconn, their hopes of making the tournament would take a serious hit. let's get down to trailing by 4 with a freshman jacob evans comes up with a huge steal the bearcats first minutes. now, 15 seconds left, gary clark gets inside, fouled. throw. so, it's 58-57 uc... but uconn gets another chance, three times the huskies come up short. a big time win for uc, as they take it 58-57. mick cronin: "we tried to get troy caupain to the basket, he got stripped. so, we got a bigger guy in there. you have to give gary credit, it's a one on three move, they brought the help, great jump shot, great pump fake, then he makes the free throw with 20- thousand fans screaming. so, really

shaq thomas right now." mick mentioned shaq thomas, he went down with a serious injury, we have an update from mick coming up. also, day one of the caravan is in the books. we'll from the reds. have you seen this? tyler eifert's sharpie is getting a work out while the bengals tight end is in hawaii for the pro-bowl. but, it's not eifert giving out autographs, instead he's asking for them. in the quick vine video, posted by the n-f-l twitter account, eifert is shown asking military hero's to sign a helmet. it's not quite hawaii, but kings island is doing its best to help us dream of warmer weather. this is video of the construction of the new tropical plunge at soak city. we're told, construction is going well. the seven story tall complex will feature six different water slides. here's what tropical plunge will look like when its ready for its first sliders on may 28.

going to get a facelift thanks to a program sponsered by local banks and non- profit organizations. fox19 now's mike schell...joins us live from one of those neighborhoods slated for improvements. we are here in mt. auburn tonight to hear what people are saying about this rebeautification project coming their way. mt. auburn has its fair share of areas where improvements are needed... the city of cincinnati is teaming up with some local banks to kick off a 3- month effort to further develop two neighborhoods ...lower price hill. 1tony "on behalf of lower price hill and the residents i'd like to thank the city and their partners for chosing us." ..and mt. auburn... 1carol "we're all real excited. we'll have to get a community group together to decide what we want but we have a lot of buildings that have been abandoned, that need to be renovated and have families move into it." 1thomas "that's what i want to see. that's what needs to be done." thomas mixon has lived in mt. auburn his entire life... 3thomas "that's going to mean the world for the neighborhood because people just ride past and throw their stuff out." the goal of the neighborhood

is to improve the quality of life in areas that need it most... the neighborhoods were selected after city leaders analyzed several factors including...vacant buildings, code violations, crime hot spots and drug arrests 3carol

to the city and those local banks. reporting live from mt. auburn...mike schell fox19 now a showdown in iowa.. live coverage in des moines- as the candidates face-off frontrunner... a bizarre discovery... unearthed in a local yard... after underground.. this virus has been on the world health it's "spreading americas.. and could infect four million people by the end of the year. coming up- what you need to know about the "zika" zee-ka virus. steve chroma

and ammunition.. authorities say the man tried to get through security at disney's hotel new york, located near the amusement park. police say the man, who is from paris, was carrying luggage containing two firearms and ammunition, as well as a quran. the paris area is on edge already following a pair of high-profile islamist attacks last year, that killed more than 140 people. one person was killed this morning ... after a car crashed into a miami county, ohio school bus. eight students had minor injuries. police say the car crossed the center line of a two-lane road north of dayton and hit the bus, head on. the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and died at the scene. police say the car was speeding. right now right now - the world health organization says the mosquito-borne zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the americas and that the "level of concern is high." there is no current treatment for the zika virus, and it can cause birth defects if the disease is contracted by a pregnant woman.

but in brazil, the warning sirens have been blaring for months. over four- thousand babies in brazil have been born with micro- cephaly, resulting in abnormally small heads that can cause brain damage, and long-term developmental problems. dr. bruce aylward, world health organization, assistant director general so this virus has been on the move for some time, so a lot of people have been exposed to this virus already in those areas, but it will continue to move, would be the expectation. the world health organization now says the virus has the potential of three to four million cases in the next 12 months. up to 1 and a half million people in brazil have been infected, but symptoms are mild, to none for most. the serious risk is only in pregnant women. there's growing support tonight - for a bill allowing domestic violence victims to break their rental lease agreements without fear of financial penalties. the bill cleared a kentucky house committee yesterday. supporters say the measure would give victims more safety from their abusers. the bill won strong bipartisan

committee - and now moves to the house for a full vote. the president has created a white house task force, that will tackle curing cancer. vice president, joe biden---who lost his son to cancer, will lead the panel. the vice president has said, he plans to seek out, both private and public resources. the panel is expected to meet for the first time, on monday. many folks have their eyes on flint as the water crisis and efforts to fix the problem of lead in the drinking water there continue. a state board has to recall michigan governor rick snyder over his handling of flint's lead-contaminated water. recall snyder for "failing to protect the health and safety" of the snyder's attorney says that's opinion, not fact. you decide 2016 you decide 2016... tonight the last g-o-p primary first votes are cast in iowa... and the republican contenders for president are

pack trump who is a no show tonight... but he's still getting a ryan nobles is from des moines... with the latest on the debate.. ryan? seven republican candidates stood on the main debate stage -- with the gop frontrunner missing. that didn't stop the moderators -- from name. megyn kelly/moderator : "let's address the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend." ted cruz/ r presidential everyone on this and ugly. and ben, surgeon. now that donald trump portion out of the way." laughs earlier -- four candidates

undercard debate. and set their sights on iowa. mike huckabee/r presidential candidate : "hello iowa, it's me. and you know me."

nation caucuses in iowa.. will trump's skipping the debate hurt the other candidates? we're of course all of the major

near the iowa caucus.. and we will have results once the first votes are cast monday night.. on air and on fox19 now dot com.. weather now adlib to weather steve cam

remembering the challenger.. after the break - we'll talk with a fox19 now personality who was on air... during the tragedy. i've never seen anything like this a car... buried for years ... in a local yard... what we're learning about the case.. a baby - dead at a daycare... and now the daycare worker... facing questions from police.. what we're learning -coming

plus... barbie gets a makeover! the changes coming to the popular doll. also... the one massive perk of amazon prime that you're not using. a somber anniversary... in our nation's history.. six astronauts and a teacher died, when the space shuttle challenger took flight 30 years ago. to

a wreath at arlington national virginia. it honored the seven challenger crew members who died when the shuttle blew up in the sky during launch on january we've been asking all day on facebook... for you you were on this day in 19-86. anchoring live as the event unfolded... with her account. after 60 seconds we dump out of our producer who was in so many of these launches, and he got into my ear from the with the broadcast, this doesn't look normal. know, it blew up and you're right it wasn't normal.

what we had seen, the it finally hit me exactly what we had seen, the loss of life that really our eyes on live television. you can hear more from betsy ross' reflections .. right now facebook page. adlib to weather steve cam

franklin ... rumors swirled that police were looking for a body buried in a car... the sheriff's office did go to a yard there and found a vehicle buried on the property.. a man recently reported that a car was buried in the yard...

well we saw it on facebook well my mother did and she told me about it and we was driving to somewhere in franklin, and just drove by here and seen it. crews found a 1960's model blue mercury convertible.. but found no evidence of a crime. sheriff's officials said they never had any reason to believe a body or anything would be in the car, but wanted to find out just what was buried, because of the unusual circumstances surrounding the discovery. texas authorities are looking for answers from a daycare owner after a child died in her care. holly harrison owns "all about kids" daycare near austin. investigators say she lied to them about details of five-month-old brody havins' death. according to court documents, it took harrison 14 minutes to call 9-1-1 after brody started choking on what was believed to be a mitten. records also show harrison called a friend and texted her daughter before she called 9-1-1, once she

officials say the want to know what happened so they can prevent similar tragedies. paul morris/assistant commissioner for child care licensing "what we want to do ultimately is to ensure whatever happened, we try to prevent it, to work with the provider so it never happens again and make sure that that information is shared amongst other providers." the state investigation into brody's death is expected to take about two more weeks. closer to home - there's a couple hundred engineers looking for work tonight. g-e aviation is letting go 307 engineers, 238 of them are from the cincinnati area. in a statement, g-e officials say the move isn't tied to declining business, but instead is because many jet engines that were being worked on are now heading into service and no longer need development.there are still more than 3-thousand engineers employed by g-e in our area which the company says is historically high. a collaboration between cincinnati police, the f-b-i and the i-r-s helped put an end to a major drug-trafficking

you're looking at christopher griffin and tonia whitfield who all pleaded guilty trafficking charges. the three were arrested last april after a series of raids that found large amounts of cocaine, heroin, firearms.... and a million dollars cash! agents also seized several luxury vehicles, expensive watches, fur coats and more! all three suspects could face a minimum of 20 years in prison when sentenced. and further north... a new part center is now open. the new a-c hotel by marriott... which has 130 guest rooms along with outdoor terraces. if you stay overnight, you'll also find an indoor pool and fitness center. are you one of the many with a fit-bit on your arm? a new lawsuit says one model might not work! filed against the company for the claiming that it monitor your heart rate as advertised! according to consumer

tested, the band would be less accurate during high intensity workouts. a cat in michigan is recovering after being found stuck in a drain pipe "bubbles" climbed through nearly 80 feet of pipe and got her head stuck through a small opening in a drain cover. she may have been stuck there for days. the drain pipe is located at a cattle auction in lake odessa. one auction attendee thought he heard a strange noise coming from the site. when he investigated further, he discovered bubbles. kendall tobias/found cat "the cat's head was in there like that. so we pushed the head through and got it going. and it laid there for a few minutes...like it was dead. about 15 minutes...we take another look at it...it "bubbles" was taken to a veterinary clinic, treated for a few swollen eyelids. bubbles will be up for adoption. lots of talk.. about

plus - how to make the most of an amazon prime membership some hidden perks--when we come back. still ahead... the bearcats get a big time win, but could a leave them player? jeremy rauch has an update in sports - coming up. and what would you trade for super bowl how about a house? homeowner is saying not so fast.. imaginations come

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the dolls are not expected to hit stores until march... but are already blowing up online.. tell us what you think - on our fox19 now facebook page. a colorado man's phone has been blowing up.. after a "friend", who is a steelers fan, put an ad in the denver papers. this friend put the denver die-hard's house on the market with the asking price of a pair of super bowl tickets. it says: "getting divorced; leaving her with nothing. will sell home for two tickets to the super bowl with airfare and lodging," it was his way of getting back at his gloating broncos fan friend. the broncos fan says it's not true -- and please -- stop calling! and---people are loving this kid's hilarious reaction, to holding his baby brother for the first time. at the phoenix hospital---everyone wanted a chance to hold baby wyatt when he was born including five year old hunter. a nurse placed wyatt with hunter, everything was good, but then wyatt showed that he has a strong set of lungs....which

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two, not three, but four times on the final possession this season... so tonight... in a must-win game... they were way overdue. seems like things always get crazy in hartford. and some bad news here, shaq thomas goes down early in the second half with a game-ending injury. mick said later, it doesn't look good for shaq, more on that in just a minute. didn't look good for uc until jacob evans hit a triple at the 7-15 mark. gave uc a 3-point lead. that would be the bearcats last

uconn takes advantage, jalen adams with the finish. huskies by 4. jacob evans then with a huge steal, he takes it all the and now it's a 2- minute to play. 15 seconds left, gary clark drives, bucket and the bonus. 2 of his 13 points. he would make the free throw. so, it's 58-57 uc... would they finally pull out a close game on the road? uconn had 3 and they can't bearcats close the win by one, here's mick on shaq. mick cronin: "ankle and foot. he had a bad ankle in high school. we're not sure. we'll x-ray him when we get home." bearcats do have a week off now... buckeyes on the road at illinois... jae'sean tate layin. buckeyes end the half on a 19-7 run. bucks up by seven in the second half, marc loving makes that a 10-point lead.

coming up... we head to louisville and columbus with the reds. you'll hear from walt jocketty. andrew norwell: "it means a lot to my family. they're all proud of me and so excited i'm in

jer hplaz gfx super bowl 50 is now ten days away for these guys, andrew norwell and luke kuechly. spent some time at anderson high school today, norwell's old stomping grounds, that feature is coming soon on fox19 now. let's go road tripping with the reds. the east took billy hamilton and the boys to louisville. pretty good turnout there. the north tour made a stop in columbus tonight. j-j hoover, corky miller and walt jocketty on that stop... walt used the words retool, restructure and reshape describing this seasons' expectations. walt jocketty: "we're trying to get our club back in contention. we didn't think we had the nuculous of players to do it with what we had. we're trying to interject some young guys with a lot of talent." tricia 4-shot steve's tracking the next 24 hours.. tricia cam

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