festival is underway... and today... we'll find out which singers and bands will be taking the stage this year. kara dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from sawyer point with a preview of the big reveal... live vo live do you remember when you got your

safe sex? for many it comes in middle school...and now schools across the country are saying more than a lesson is needed. a san francisco middle school is among several schools giving out condoms...to kids in 6th through 8th grades. the school board says middle schoolers are sexually active....and they want to protect all their students. but a lot of parents...feel it is too early. "we are talking 11 to 14

ready for it.. i don't think this is appropriate" "we don;t see the sexual images are kids are exposed to.. many are starting younger and younger, condoms are a preventative measure." recent data from the c-d-c shows 5 percent of middle schoolers are sexually active...and only 50 percent of those kids, use protection. an abandoned kitten found...and then turned into a star. after the break, find out what makes this cat, so special. and congratulations to tom rolfes from fairfield....he is our watch and win, winner today! tom, call us back in 10 minutes, and you'll win a 50 dollar gas card. and if you call... you'll automatically be entered to win a 2 night vacation package at the french lick springs hotel. call us...at 513-45- fox19. frank weather open

as the polls show her widening her lead in the state...she received a critical endorsement from senate minority leader harry reid. meanwhile, bernie sanders is no longer campaiging in south carolina, instead taking visits to several tuesday. given up on but his focus is to delegates as possible. "we're not writing off south carolina, now you all know that on march 1st there are a dozen states that are holding elections and the nature of the world is look, i believe every election or caucus has to be taken seriously. i'm

for granted." clinton leads sanders in the polls in 9 of the 12 states democrats will vote in, on super tuesday. a kitten in california is getting a lot of love this morning...for having a mustache. that's right...take a look for yourself. "sally ann" has had a tough road...she was abandoned at a salvation army before being discovered by an employee and taken to a shelter. she is now getting medical treatment..and will soon be up for adoption. her online fame came just at the right time...with a lot of people now wanting to take her in. if you thought that kitten was cute...we've got something even better. coming up...we'll tell you the new popular household animal...trending across the country plus....hear what xavier players had to say, about their big win over top

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people are seeing everything from tornados to blizzard like conditions. the storm has left a lot of damage in its wake...with many businesses and homes leveled... at least four

killed...from twisters in virginia. some people say the storm came in so quick, they couldn't get to safety in time. my truck went up in the air. the glass started caving in on me. i saw everything coming in off the roof and i said, 'boy i hope this wasn't it.' all i could do was pray and 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." the storm system is continuing to move up the east coast...and could cause more damage today. happening now the severe weather missed the tri- state, but some strong winds and excess water could still cause problems. dblbx our jessica brown is live from blue ash to explain. live rob vo a woman is blue ash is already dealing with a mess...

history made at the cintas center....xavier took down a number 1 ranked team for the first time in 12 years! safe to say...the fans were pretty excited about it.

building to come out strong...eventually pulling away late in the second half to beat villanova, 90 to 83. it's the first time they've beaten villanova since joining the big east....and the first time they've knocked off a top 5 team since 2004. the players credited their work ethic and hard play, as the reason for their success. "everybody had energy, we were crashing the glass, hitting the extra guy and i think we had great team basketball and i think that's why we won" we knew we could beat anybody in the country, and we knew we had to prove ourselves against villanova especially if we want to go far in march or we want people to pay attention to us the musketeers improve to 25 and 3... next up for xavier....is another tough test, on the road against seton hall on sunday. a new warning from military officials...north korea will fire a nuclear missile if they get their

doing to stop them. plus, we'll have a check of your traffic and weather conditions.. some places seeing snow, wet roads frank will tell you what to watch for, 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 frank weather open while we will see snow showers this

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resolution to punish north korea, for recent nuclear missile tests and other violations. it's described as the toughest sanctions handed down yet. this as top military generals urge the pentagon to take every step to prevent north korea from getting their hands on a weapon of mass destruction. warning that kim jong un will use it, if provoked. "i think that his stated purpose is to protect his regime and if he thought his regime were challenged, he states that he would use wmd." "they pose a real threat to hawaii and to the west coast of the mainland united states and soon to the -- to the -- to the entire u.s." the u-s military is currently preparing for the worst...building up

a sizeable military near north korea, if action is needed. move aside cats and dogs...there's a new popular household pet. after the break, see the trending animal many people are now bringing into their homes. now for your fox

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boone street $1.77 there's a new popular pet making its way into people's homes. after several celebrities decided to give the the miniature pig a try, the trend took off. now, thousands of people each year take in the cute animal. and they're finding out, they are just like a cat or dog. they can be house trained...form bonds, even learn tricks. "they're very very intelligent animals and pick up things quite easily." "they're very social very loving she just likes to be held and riding around with me we go to ball games with my sons team." the problem used to be resources to take care of them. but now virtually all pet stores carry pig food, vaccinations and can do routine maintenance on them, like any traditional pet. rob 2shot more news in just a moment but first we want to check

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into? coming up...we'll tell you the retailer that ranked as worst in america. and you're taking a live look outside... snow coming down in some parts of the tri-state. frank has your forecast, next. toyota billboard weather open

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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 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 saturday and then 60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. toss to denise for traffic single lane closure

in the mid 30s today 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 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. rob 2shot bam center now here's a look at the three things you need to know before heading out kara 2shot bam center another round of severe storms slams the east coast.... 4 people are confirmed dead in virginia...where a state of emergency is now in place... it's the last chance for the gop presidential hopefuls to win your vote...ahead of super tuesday... the 10th republican debate is set for houston texas tonight... and in front of the largest crowd in cintas center history...xavier knocks off top ranked villanova...90 to 83.

highlights and reaction...straight ahead. rob levee that's it for this hour... but don't go away... fox19now continues... show open kara 2shot good morning, i'm kara sewell. rob 2shot and i'm rob williams. watch & win: tom rolfes of fairfield meteorologist frank marzullo joins us with a snapshot of your forecast. losing sound 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

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 saturday and then 60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. rob 2shot the mixture of strong winds today...with the wet ground...could mean some problems... kara dblbx jessica brown joins us live from blue ash where the wind has already caused some problems to the mixture of strong winds today...with the wet ground...could mean some problems... kara dblbx jessica brown joins us live from blue ash where the wind has already caused some problems to explain. we're here in the neighborhood on wynnecrest avenue on blue ash. the snow is already starting to come down. the wet conditions and strong winds can cause these trees in this neighborhood to