it's 5 o clock. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams. during the morning hours, the scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime

50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 carstar bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by

562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. happening today several officer- involved shootings have dominated headlines across the nation... several officer- involved shootings have dominated headlines across the nation... following accusations of racial discrimination. today, u-c is hosting an event to tackle that very topic... rob dblbx our sara celi is live on campus with the details. live experts from around the country... and

chief... taking about race and policing during a confernce that starts today. this weekend's events also include a lunch with valerie lemme, who served as cincinnati's city manager during the 2001 riots. the event kicks off today at 12:30 at the tangeman university center. topics for the conference include: institutional racism, law enforcement and representation... racial profiling... the state of police community relations... policing black girls and women's bodies... and immigration policy. vo this conference... held against the backdrop of the ongoing sam dubose case... in with uc police officer ray tensing has been charged with murder... tensing shot dubose during a traffic stop last summer.... the university recently settled a lawsuit with dubose's family... paying them 5.3 million dollars. live charles jones, a uc political science professor, worked with several other academics to bring this conference to uc. a car is found a car is found buried 10 feet

in warren county. the sheriff's office says there's no evidence of a crime, but the discovery is the talk of the town... a 1960's model blue mercury convertible was unearthed along dixie highway in franklin yesterday... as numerous people showed up, to see what was happening. 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. we're told a man had recently reported the buried vehicle. rumors were swirling that there was a body in the car.. authorities say that's definitely not the case. new this morning.. a possible break in the disappearance of an indiana university student. lauren spierer was last seen in 20-11. martinsville home thursday... cadaver dogs were were seen digging in the dirt. a convicted sex property, and is offenses. i-u students say they're hopeful

break in the case. "if we can find her that would be awesome and i think a lot of students would feel a lot better about it too. i hope it brings the family some comfort 00:39 and just calming in the situation theyre in" investigators have not released any information on what, if anything, was found in the raid. happening today happening today... a benefit will be held for victims of a new year's day fire. organizers say the family lost almost everything when the morrow apartment building was set on fire. the crime, jumped river after a chase with police... he four bands will play at tonight's benefit, which starts at 5 at sugar run grill. happening today... western & announce major gifts to three tennis tournament major donationt to benefit cincinnati children's, u-c barrett cancer center and tennis for city youth.

university of kentucky. that's right... u-k is now offering a new undergraduate course: "taco literacy: public advocacy and mexican food in the us south." the class aims to teach students about mexican foodways in kentucky and the broader south. assignments involve eating mexican food and talking about it... still ahead... barbie is getting a new body! we'll show you the changes to the iconic toy, ahead. officials are now sounding the alarm about the outbreak illness... who is most at risk, next. fox19 welcome back to fox19 now roast it... roast it... slice it. slow-roasted sirloin. perfectly paired,

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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 and it can cause birth defects if the disease is contracted by a pregnant woman. symptoms are mild for almost everyone else. w-h-o says there's a potential of three to four million months. so this virus has been on the move for some time, been exposed to this virus already in those continue to move, would be the expectation. the u.s. who have places dealing with the zika virus outbreak can now change their itineraries without penalty. alert once again,

arrested near disneyland with guns. authorities say the man tried to get through security at a hotel, located near the amusement park. police say the man 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. a former bearcat is living up to his nickname of "mad max"... we'll show you why.. the must-see video is next. at age 57, barbie is getting a makeover! we'll show you how the doll is changing.. and what people are saying about it.

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cincinnati. n-b-a and playing in china.... and his nickname was never more game wednesday night... shoved and to the back of the opposing team's center... mad max began other end of the court. .. bulldozing several players until a teammate was finally able to calm down the 2005 uc grad. adlib 4shot adlib 4shot frank marzullo joining us now with a look at your

during the morning hours, the scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on

both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy.

increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 carstar traffic denise does traffic requires single sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. i-75 will also be until 6 a.m. just days before the stage in iowa to convince voters they are the right choice for president. the elephant not in the room -- donald

just days before republicans took the stage in iowa to convince voters president. the room -- donald his own event. jordan vilines explains. last night, donald trump took the stage at an event that took place less than three miles away from where the gop debate was held. trump was at drake university hosting an event he said would benefit veterans' organizations. trump told the crowd they raised 6 million dollars in one day... but not everyone supported trump's participation in the event. "i am the only veteran bill and martha in this race

event over across town on some sort of faux veteran sort of issues." trump told cnn that he didn't think his decision to forgo the gop debate would hurt him with the state's voters. back to you. facebook may be looking into taking on uber and lyft. a patent application reveals the social media giant may get into ride sharing. the idea is an expansion of facebook's event feature... and it would help users share vehicles or find a travel buddy to get to events. it could also connect with someone you can travel with on public transit, like the subway. the patent has yet to be approved. forget using your fingerprint to unlock your phone - android phones may be getting facial recognition! google just partnered up with chip maker movidius to put a chip inside android phones to identify the user's face adding another layer of security kids and their

sizes... and now.... mattel is now offering barbie in tall, petite and curvy. doll will be skin tones, 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles. mattel has been transforming barbie for the past two years to bring her in line with more realistic body types and to reflect the diverse group of kids who play with her. "they're getting away from labelling. there's all different skin colors, all different types of hair that goes with these and all different bodies." "i've talked to a lot of people and teh reactions are overwhelmingly positive because we're not a one size fits all country or world it's about customization it's about having choice and with barbie consumers finally have a choice" 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. the bearcats are back home this morning following the team's biggest

jeremy rauch explains what it means for the rest of the season in your morning wake up call. pkg uc basketball is all about playing tough, and until the final 90 seconds last night, i thought we were watching lose another tough game this season. four times this year, this team couldn't close out a big game. mick cronin reminded, they have closed out games, but nothing of this proportion yet, not a game like this, on the road, with those obnoxiously loud uconn students yelling in mick's ear all game long. last night, the bearcats hung tough in a game they had to win stay in the conversation for march. yes, it was an ugly game, but what jacob evans and gary clark did in the final minutes, a freshman and a sophomore, reminds me that the future is bright for this team. it reminds me that a mick cronin team can still score less than 60, and tough out a win,

haven't seen much of this year. so, now what? now...they control their own destiny for a bid in march. it doesn't mean they have to win out, it just means they need to win most, and that's more than we could've said before last night. before last night, we called this kind of game, a tough loss. now, they've shown us they can come home with, a tough win. i'm jeremy rauch, and that's your morning wakeup call. remember the sinkhole collapse at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky? you'll soon be able to see it up close and personal... the daily news reports the one- thousand-square- foot "corvette cave-in!: the skydome sinkhole experience" exhibit will use 3-d, pieces of rock and other electronics to give visitors an interactive experience. it's set to open next month on the two-year anniversary of the 30-foot sinkhole that struck the museum on february 12th, 2014

we're following breaking news... after a man is shot in winton terrace.. the latest on the investigation is next. plus... why experts say it's more important than ever... to get started on your taxes early...

and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist catherine bodak. during the morning hours, the scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and

50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 carstar denise does traffic bridge work requires single

requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. breaking now breaking now... police are investigating after breaking now... police are investigating after a man is shot in the stomach in winton terrace... officers responded to kings run court just after three a-m.. but we're told the shooting happened about two blocks away. it's not clear what led up to the incident... the 28-year-old man was taken to u-c medical center, he is expected to be o-k. new this morning new this morning... a strange story out of hamilton... police there investigating after a woman was found naked near a

9-1-1 after seeing a woman with no clothes on --- near greenwood cemetary. police tell us --- officers took a rape report and are investigating the possible assault. also new this morning... a convicted arsonist is found guilty of sexually abusing a child under 12 years old. kenton county commonwealth attorney rob sanders says a jury recommmended life in prison for ronald lee king. the 52-year-old is already serving 20 years for a shooting and fire in covington. he shot a person in the arm then intentionally set a fire at a mobile home on amber drive in 20-14. sanders said the child victim came forward about the sexual abuse while king was in jail for the arson. thomas more college has fired its campus safety director after police arrest him for having child porn. 52-year old robert marshall is facing nearly 40-counts of child porn and could get 20-years behind bars. investigators say they found the graphic images on his home computer. he will be arraigned on monday and right now sits in jail happening today people from

the university of cincinnati today... to talk about race and policing. kara dblbx our sara celi is live on campus with more on what will be discussed at the conference. live experts from around the country... and cincinnati's police chief... taking about race and policing during a confernce that starts today. this weekend's events also include a lunch with valerie lemme, who served as cincinnati's city manager during the 2001 riots. the event kicks off today at 12:30 at the tangeman university center. topics for the conference include: institutional racism, law enforcement and representation... racial profiling... the state of police community relations... policing black girls and women's bodies... and immigration policy. this conference... held against the backdrop of the ongoing sam dubose case... in with uc police officer ray tensing has been charged with murder... tensing shot dubose during a traffic stop last summer.... the university recently settled a lawsuit with dubose's family... paying them 5.3 million dollars. live charles jones, a uc political science professor, worked with several other academics to bring this conference to uc. a planned

in louisvile under fire ---- kentucky governor matt bevins says health workers are performing illegal abortions there. they are unlicensed they are doing it knowingly and they are going to be brought to justice on this front the new planned parenthood began offering non surgical abortions last week instead of referring the women to another health clinic. governor bevin says that violates state law. planned parenthood, however, says it is operating legally. happening today happening today... a groundbreaking ceremony will be held on a new office building for cincinnati children's hospital medical center. construction will begin on vernon ii on vernon place... it's that hospital's commitment to the avondale neighborhood. also today... a new flying j travel center is set to open in warren county. the truck stop is located just off i- 71 on state route 350 in lebanon. company officials say the 9-million dollar travel center brings 70-

two kentucky state extra mile to help a during the weekend's blizzard. a patient at the u-k markey cancer center was scheduled for a chemo treatment last friday, but couriers were unable to get the necessary louisville. trooper picked up drove to handed it off to who drove it to lexington. to complete the normally 90 minute drive, but everyone worth it. with these patients, dose, then they can be off days. and days is "it was a single mother that raised me. this is kind of a way of her saying, hey, do something good, for what people did for me while i was in the hospital." the hospital showed their appreciation for the troopers by treating them to kentucky's wednesday night. waiting to file your taxes typically

wait for a refund. but it could also put your money at risk.. nathan bachrach explains. if you always wait 'til the last minute to file your taxesthink about making a change this year. procrastinating makes it more likely you'll get ripped off! tax fraud is boomingthanks to all of those hacker raids on databases. if someone has your name, birthdate and social security number, they can file a fake return in your name, then divert the refund to themselves. thieves strike early in tax seasonbut you can beat them to the punch. start gathering your paperwork now. that means your w-2, and any 1099s you receive, too. this is also when you need to put together a list of your charitable donations and medical deductions, as well as any home office expenses. if you're self- employed, make sure you have proof of your

payments, too. then--file as soon and rememberyou can still reduce making a contribution to your roth ira! for fox 19 now and nathan bachrach. is in store for the and those temperatures are going up even more next week! is convicted of why the victim's mother is calling for a new law, next. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play weather now anim

scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 carstar denise does traffic bridge work requires single denise does traffic bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be

a local mother is calling for change.. after her daughter is hurt at the hands calling for change.. after her daughter is hurt at the hands of a babysitter. rob dblbx our jessica brown the information/ good morning rob and kara. what do you think about a child abuse the same as a sex offender registry..but for parents to go and who would could babysitter for here in northern fighting for just "sophies law" in honor of her daughter. check out the

even two years old yet and is the victim of child abuse. she was taken to the hospital after having an injury to her ear...and prosecutors believe the babysitter named desiree rankin had something to do with it. sophie's mother jennifer diaz says she doesn't want someone else to have to go through this. "i'm so glad my child is alive...but it could've turned out the opposite and i think i can prevent this from happening to other children." diaz has a petition going around right now to have a public child abusers registry for parents. we'll put more information on our website at fox19now.com we should mention the babysitter desiree rankin plead guilty to abusing sophie and another child. she will be sentenced february second. some animals are picking their

presidential candidates... in a very unusual way... plus... the show goes on without donald trump... but he was just three miles away... details on the debate drama next. nats i got chills grease:live is coming to your t-v! you can watch the remake of the 1971 musical... live... sunday at 7.. only on fox 19 now.

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pundits are speculating who will win the iowa few days... these rodeo bulls in cedar rapids votes of their own. in what may be the strangest way to predict who will succeed as the next president - on the pictures of the candidates their guess is hillary clinton on the democratic side - and donald trump side. adlib 4shot shot

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hours, the scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 carstar toss to denise for

bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. you decide 2016

republican presidential debate before the iowa as scheduled -- and trump. even though trump wasn't there... he still dominated part of the event. jordan vilines is here to explain. fox news had an side of the stage. they said they didn't expect to use it, but had it just in case donald trump made a last-minute decision to attend... which he didn;'. and his top rival, senator ted cruz, acknowledged right out of the gate. "let me say, i'm a stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way" in the absence of trump, candidates tried to take a more civil tone with their counterparts on the stage. but... at one point.. cruz went after the moderators--saying they were trying

into attacking one another. overall though, it seemed last night's debate was still more toned down without trump there to put in his two cents. back to you. new this morning new this morning... one of the people arrested in connection with the jailbreak in southern california... worked at the prison as a teacher. officials say she taught english classes to one of the escapees... but they're still working to determine the extent of the relationship. the trio escaped one week ago. at this point, there's no confirmation that she brought tools into the jail, she's denying having brought the tools but what we do know, is that she provided google things to prepare for the escape. the woman has denied the allegations. now believe the driving a stolen g- van. paul kantner, an original member of the 1960s rock group jefferson he stayed with the transformation from hippies to hit makers as the eventual leader of successor group jefferson starship.

organ failure and septic shock. he was 74. race and policing is the focus of a local conference that's drawing people from across the country.. details ahead. rob live cam and looking live at downtown cincinnati. your weather and traffic is next stay with us wx animation roast it... roast it... roast it... slice it. w,and-carved slow-roasted sirloin. perfectly paired, rfectly served... d starting at just $10.99?!

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mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 sunday: showers developing after 6pm. mild. high: 55 bridge work requires single lane closures on

requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. rob ots circuit city is making a comeback. do you remember circuit city is making a comeback. do you remember the retail store? they were known for their electronics and went out of business in 2009, but new owners are

thousands of stores across the country over the next five years. all women in the military will now be guaranteed 12 weeks of maternity leave. doubling the previous longstanding policy of 6 weeks. however, some are unhappy the time off isn't longer. the navy recently decided to give women 18 weeks off when they have a child, and expressed dissapointment that the defense department didn't follow suit, with all branches of military. a video is going viral right now of a 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 his five year old brother hunter. a nurse placed wyatt with hunter, and everything was good, until the baby got a little antsy. think hunter found out, it's harder to handle a baby than

rob 2shot the world health organization is warning about the rapidly spreading zika virus.. the steps you need to take to avoid getting it, coming up. kara vo plus, a bank manager sees a masked man running towards his store...and immediately steps up to stop him. see the dramatic scene unfold, next. we realized viewing this piece of the video may cause distress or make someone uncomfortable

necessary to show the f-b-i releases new video of the deadly raid and shootout, connected to the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. cincinnati city officials tackling the issue of racial bias in policing... their plan to weed out racism...coming up in a live report. sot full "let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend."

republican presidential hopefuls debate the issues without the frontrunner... but donald trump continued to remain in the spotlight. kara 2shot good morning everyone... i'm kara sewell. rob 2shot and i'm rob williams. we want to get a check of your forecast with catherine during the morning hours, the scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 sunday: showers developing after 6pm. mild. high: 55 bridge work requires single