a historic night at the cintas center... as xavier knocks off top-ranked villanova. snow is moving through the tri- state... we're tracking how much you should expect to see in your neighborhood. sot full "just demolished everything through this, couple houses that are gone completely, the church is gone" kara vo a powerful storm system sweeps across the east coast... leaving people dead or injured... and causing widespread power outages. kara 2 shot good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell

williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. while we will see snow showers this morning into the afternoon i do not expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why the surface temps are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger into this afternoon with a inch or less as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and

we warm it back to 50 degrees on saturday and then 60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a

closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. new this morning "it was definitely a historic win for xavier and its program. i was glad to be part of xavier

history" "just like to say that i'm part of something big, like part of the xavier musketeer family able to take on the number one seed there's people that doubt us but we were like strong tonight and it just feels great" for the first time ever, a top-ranked team hit the court at the cintas center... and after a big showing from xavier... villanova will likely fall from the top spot... the musketeers came out strong, leading most of the way in the first matchup of top 5 teams since the big east was reconfigured. xavier pulled away at the end of the game... against the only team they'd never beaten in league play... the crowd went wild as the musketeers crushed the wildcats... 90 to 83. "we just go out there and try to play as hard as possible no matter if it's the number one team team in teh country or whatever team it is you know we just try and play the same way" "everybody had energy, we were crashing the glass, hitting the extra

great team basketball and i think that's why we won" the musketeers improve to 25 and 3... next up for xavier.... seton hall university. they'll head to new jersey looking the second win this season over the pirates. tip-off is set for 12:30 sunday. happening today happening today... a parole hearing is scheduled for a man covicted of killing a local toddler more than 20 years ago. 18-month-old brittney billette died at cincinnati children's hospital in 1993. she had been beaten and burned by her mother's boyfriend, paul schaffner. he took a plea deal and was sentenced to 25 years behind bars. according to block parole dot com, brittney's family is fighting to keep schafnner in prison... the full ohio parole board will review the case later today. also today... dayton police officers say they plan to meet with montgomery county prosecutors, to discuss charges in the death of a middletown

there as brandon carr was taken into custody yesterday, in connection with the shooting of brittany russell two weeks ago. the 29-year-old was found dead in her car in dayton, with her 6-month-old baby in the backseat. the baby was not hurt and is now home with her father. a controversial bill has now been approved by a senate committee in indiana. the measure would allow law enforcement to withhold body camera video recordings from the public... if they prove it might harm someone or influence a trial. police would not be able to withhold video if a victim alleges excessive use of force or civil rights violations. new this morning a deadly storm system continues up the east coast... damaging buildings and taking more lives. a suspected tornado hit waverly virginia, a farming town about 50 miles south of richmond. four people were killed... businesses and homes were leveled... and some people say they were

cars, helpless as the storm struck. air. the glass started everything coming in off hope this wasn't it.' all i pray and pray and the wind actually picked the car up and dropped us down and all i could do was tell my uncle i loved him and pray." thousands in and washington, d.c., remain without power this morning. happening now we won't such severe weather in the tri-state... but with some strong wind gusts and all the recent rain, there is the potential for problems today... trees could easily topple... rob vo a woman is blue ash is already dealing with a mess... a giant tree crashed into her wynnecrest drive yesterday morning. the rain caused the massive tree root to rise.. sending it right through the bathroom ceiling. thee homeowner says her bed is just three feet away from where the

fortunately no one was hurt. a new study finds that nearly all drivers admit to unsafe behavior behind the wheel... we'll have the eye- opening results ahead. despite a less- than-stellar performance in nevada... presidential hopeful john kasich says he's not going anywhere... and update on the race to the white house, next. levee cam meteorologist frank marzullo has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming up. and fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital for the annual dream home giveaway. tickets will be going on sale soon so stick with fox19 now for updates.

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snow showers this morning into the afternoon i do not expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why the surface temps are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger

as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and

we warm it back to 50 degrees on saturday and then 60 degrees by

moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes

also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. happening today in the past we've seen artists like snoop dog and walk the moon... and today, we'll be performing at festival this rob dblbx joins us live from sawyer point with a preview of the big reveal... live the big reveal isn't yet but only a few more hours until we find out who that'll be hitting summer. take a look bunbury music past.. vo

june 5th, the bunbury music festival will be held right here in sawyer point park and yeatman's cove. the event first started in 2012 and is a three-day alternative and indie rock music festival that typically takes place on four stages with more than 50 performances . past headliners include jane's addiction, weezer, death cab for cutie, fun., mgmt, and the national. live the first lawsuit has now been filed after a cruise ship the first lawsuit has now been filed after a cruise ship set sail... despite a

storm. c-n-n obtained court documents.. as a passenger sues royal carribbean. the anthem of the seas was heading from new jersey to cape canaveral earlier this month, when it encountered massive waves and strong winds. the passenger claims while he was in his cabin, he was flung nearly 18 feet and knocked unconcious. you decide john kasich is sending a message to republicans who think he should drop out of the gop presidential contest: "forget about it." the ohio governor is now in a fierce battle to become the so-called establishment alternative to front runner donald trump. "we're going to come down here and you know we're going to perform well enough to continue and i think we're going to have some strong performances next tuesday." meantime.. the democratic presidential hopefuls continue to campaign in south carolina, ahead of saturday's primary. recent polls show hillary clinton with a big lead over senator bernie sanders.

democrats will vie for delegates in 11 states on super tuesday. two people familiar with the process says the white house is considering a republican governor as a possible nominee to the supreme court. but brian sandoval's communication director says the nevada governor hasn't been contacted by the white house. the nomination of a republican would be seen as an attempt by president obama to court the senate g-o-p. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said they will not hold hearings or vote on obama's pick. a shocking amount of people admit to unsafe driving... we've got the results of a new survey next. plus.. a rain-snow mix could cause problems for your morning commute... we'll check in with frank and denise after the break. "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

weather now anim while we will see snow showers this

afternoon i do not expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why the surface temps are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger into this afternoon with a inch or less as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and high of 35 degrees. we warm it back to 50 degrees on

sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane

each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. new this morning new this morning... a new study finds that almost 90- percent of drivers are unsafe... despite an increase in the number of traffic deaths last year. officials say that drivers know the difference between right and wrong,

doesn't stop them from making bad decisions... triple-a asked drivers about a number of behaviors known to be unsafe and even finding that more 42 percent text message or email while driving in the past month. nearly 1 in 3 drivers 32 percent admit to typing or email while behind the wheel. and nearly 1 in 3 have driven when they were so tired they had a hard time keeping their eyes open. and 13-percent reported driving when their alcohol level might have been near or over the legal limit within the past year. still ahead... a local district is put on alert.. after reports of a suspicious man near a school. adlib weather and traffic tease

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rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams. while we will see snow showers this morning into the afternoon i do not expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why