fox19now continues... show open kara 2shot good morning, i'm kara sewell. rob 2shot and i'm rob williams. meteorologist frank marzullo joins us with a snapshot of your forecast. a breezy morning as have come to a end skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday a high of 59 temps leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday

wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation breaking now... north korea allows the world breaking now... north korea allows the world to get its first glimpse of a young tri-state mann american -- who's currently being held in the country. sara celi joins us live...and sara...not only are we seeing otto warmbier...we're hearing from him too. live this confession... not without a few bizarre twists... including warmbier saying that he met with a member of friendship united methodist church.... who then encouraged him to steal a political

of the hotel he stayed in while in north korea over the new year. in front of state media, he said that church member offered to pay him to do this. warmbier made a series of detailed statements in front of a large confrence of state media and some members of the diplomatic community. this so called press confrence happened at the people's palace of culture in pyongyang.

nearly 40 years ago killed his roommate and ate part of his brain is under review for parole. sixty-year-old david allen chapin is serving life at a prison, for shooting donald liming in october 1978 in milford. chapin told a court-ordered psychiatrist he ate liming's brain as part of a "mutual agreement" between the friends. the ohio parole board held a closed hearing february 1st, but a prisons department spokeswoman told the enquirer members couldn't reach a majority decision. a review could take several weeks. investigators in adams county are still trying to figure out what caused deadly fire yesterday this is video near the gate... of the mobile home park on ohio 125 near blue creek road... our cameras were not allowed any closer. officials identified the victims as 66- year-old carol

cynthia hochchild. the suspect in a deadly shooting of a pastor inside a dayton ohio church...will face murder charges today. yesterday...revere nd william schooler was gunned down in his own church...by his own brother...daniel schooler...who was arrested at the scene. there are reports he has a history of violence...and could be mentally ill. vonetta mcgraw, church member : "i can't believe it i can't believe it that my pastor is gone." loretta smith, church member : "everybody loved pastor schooler, everybody loved and adored pastor schooler." congregation members say daniel schooler didn't come to church much. an autopsy is also planned for today. and indiana and ohio are tthe top of the nation's list for seized meth labs, chemicals and dump sites, according to a new report. ohio ranked fourth last year, as authorities uncovered just over one-thousand labs, including

process... the u.s. department of justice... says indiana topped the nation, followed by tennessee and missouri. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. kara 2shot frank marzullo joins us with a look at the day ahead. a breezy morning as

thought. the irs hack...is worse than first thought. how you can find out if you're a victim. and we're talking everything "oscar" this morning... "if they nominated hosts, i wouldn't even get this job. you'd be watching neil patrick harris right now." from the controversy over the lack of diversity....to the winners...and the snubs...we have you covered!

shooting and killing a virginia police officer on her first day as an officer will be in court. officer ashley guindon was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call on saturday. the suspect, ronald hamilton, is accused of killing his wife before opening fire on officers. her loss....just 24 hours after being sworn in...is resonating throughout the state. "she was not only driven and passionate, but exceedingly intelligent. she struck us that way as we interviewed her, prior to hiring and rehiring

seeking, that type of passion and intelligence." final arrangements are still being made. the two other officers injured during the incident are still in the hospital recovering from their gunshot wounds more emotional testimony is expected in nashville today...as erin andrews....and the man who videotaped her through the peephole at several marriott hotels...take the stand. she's looking for 75 million dollars after that video leaked online. michael david barrett pled guilty

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with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation carstar anim toss to denise for traffic the right lane of northbound i-71, at

assume his new role march 15th. dr. williams was selected after a 9 month national search. he previously served as president of fisk university...and served as dean of several business schools. this time tomorrow, voters and caucus-goers will begin making their choices for democratic and republican presidential nominees in more than a dozen states and u-s territories. super tuesday represents the key point in the primary race. 595 delegates are up for grabs for g-o-p, 865 for the democrats.... ...and judging from the ramped up rhetoric, the candidates are taking aim at the frontrunner... sen ted cruz/r presidential candidate "donald trump as the nominee means hillary probably wins and we lose this country hillary clinton/d presidential candidate "we don't need to make america great again. america has never stopped being great." sen. marco rubio/r presidential candidate "donald is not gonna make america great he's gonna make america orange." you'll hear from trump in our next half hour...

votes... ohio...march 15th indiana...may 3rd kentucky...may 17th is the democratic primary...this saturday is the republican caucus. frequent travelers know, leg room is shrinking on airlines...leaving some people feeling packed in like sardines. but right now... new york senator chuck schumer wants the f-a-a to require airlines to abide by a seat-size

here's a look at some of the new stories we're working on for you after 7-30... ohio governor john kasich says it's "ohio or bust"....what he's saying about super tuesday. plus it appears that johnny manziel hasn't learned his lesson...and there's video to prove it! and a young boy sees his first vending machine...wait until you see what happens next. those stories and more...new at 7-30. today is february 29th....and that means its leap year...which only comes around every 4 years... rob dblbx fox19 now's jordan vilines is at u-c

we'll tell you who's cracking down...and why!

and i'm rob williams... look at the forecast with frank marzullo. a breezy morning as our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this

will be closed from 7 a.m. until noon monday, feb. 29 for pavement work. i am praying to the heavens so that i may be

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who then encouraged him to steal a political sign from the staff-only section of the hotel he stayed in while in north korea over the new year. in front of state media, he said that church member offered to pay him to do this. warmbier made a series of detailed statements in front of a large confrence of state media and some members of the diplomatic community. this so called press confrence happened at the people's palace of culture in pyongyang. north korean officials call warmbier's actions a "hostile act"... the goverment also alleges that warmbier is a prospective member of the z society at the university of virginia, and that he may have tried to take the political solgan to gain membership in that group. warmbier offered his apologies and begged for forgiveness during the press conference. warmbier says: "i understand the severity of my crime, and i have no idea what sort of penalty i may face, but i am begging to the korean people and government for my forgiveness. live a spokesperson for

methodist church told cnn that warmbier is not a member of the church. officials for the university of virginia also declined to comment about this case. reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now. new this morning... the search for a new this morning... the search for a missing northern kentucky mother appears to have come to a tragic end. a woman's body has been discovered on route 8 near snag

latest on air and online at fox19 now dot com. happening now... if you're planning on using i-75 south.. headed towards tennessee.. you might run into a little problem. take a look at this video. the tennessee department of transportation says the freeway is shut down just south of the kentucky- tennessee border due to a rock slide. crews don't expect the roadway to re-open until march 24-th... so your spring break plans could be interrupted. the detour forces you to get off in corbin, kentucky taking 25 east into tennessee. it could add an hour or more, to your trip. more election coverage now... donald trump is taking heat right now...for failing to immediately reject the kkk's recent endorsement of him. the republican frontrunner later did tweet that he does reject the support of former klan leader david duke. here he is talking about the endorsement on cnn's state of the union.

unequivocally you condemn them and you don't want their support?" donald trump/ r presidential candidate "well i have to look at the group. i mean don't know what group you're talking about. you wouldn't want me to condemn a group that i know nothing about. i'd have to look. if you would send me a list of the groups i will do research on 'em. and certainly i would disavow if i thought there was something wrong." trump will spend super tuesday in columbus...and louisville. governor john kasich said over the weekend that he believes trump will sweep super tuesday, but it's ohio where kasich is putting his focus. "i think it is critical for anybody who's left in this race to be able to win their own home state. if you can't win your home state, you need to get out. so we're going to go to ohio. i will win ohio. if i don't win ohio, then it's time to call it over. but i'm going to win that state, and then it's, you know, we're off to the races." ohio's primary is 2 weeks from tomorrow. most polls right now have him trailing trump buy just a couple of points. we're giving away a

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it's easy to enter... log on to fox19 now dot com, selet contests, and then choose, idol giveaway. the winner will be selected march 25th. and don't forget to watch american idol, thursdays only right here on fox19 now. now let's get a check of your monday morning commute... here's denise johnson... denise does traffic the right lane of northbound i-71, at the jeremiah morrow bridge, will be closed from 7 a.m. until noon monday, feb. 29 for pavement work. a major letdown on the road for 5th ranked xavier

come out later today. most experts say they don't have a shot at a number 1 seed now. no more 5-hour energy on campus? this story has a lot of people talking... rob vo and a 5 hour rescue to free this little guy... how...and where did he get stuck? you'll hear from

a nightclub in miami. the video is on the tmz sports website. it shows manziel wearing a hat and dark sunglasses, while drinking a bottle of champagne. tmz says the video was taken thursday night.... just hours after dallas police announced that manziel's domestic violence case was going to a grand jury. manziel allegedly hit his ex-girlfriend collleen crowley so hard, he broke her eardrum. tmz says it reached out to manziel for comment, but have not heard back another quarterback is in the spotlight this morning- tom brady seems to understand what "hakuna matata" is all about. pause for nats the new england

quarterback reenacted the iconic "circle of life" scene from his new puppy, he posted the video on his facebook page with caption "everything the light touches, fluffy." brady's other two dogs, lua and scooby, are by the king's feet in the video, adlib 4shot anchors adlib during 4 shot

our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly look for rain and possible tuesday tuesday night after will drop on leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will wednesday breezy then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation carstar traffic toss to denise for traffic the right lane of northbound i-71, at

diversity, while leonardo dicaprio and "spotlight" won big -- we take a look

10 minutes of his opening monologue on the topic, using humor and frankness to make his point. the show continued to punch the subject with skits and other funny and serious moments throughout the 3- and-a-half-plus telecast. dicaprio says: "thank you to the academy thank you to everyone in this room..." in the lead acting category, both frontrunners didn't disappoint as leonardo dicaprio won for "the revenant" and brie larson took one home for her role in "room" larson says: "i'm in love with my life, by phases, easy -- i'm in

woody and buzz lightyear of toy story awarding inside out fellow pixar characters buzz and woody presented the blockbuster "inside out" the best animated feature. biden: "performing her oscar- nominated song "till it happened to you..." and vice president joe biden introduced an emotional performance from lady gaga singing "till it happened to you". but sam smith's 007 title song "writing on the wall" grabbed oscar gold. reporter tag

edward byers junior - took part in a risky mission to save a doctor kidnapped by the taliban. byers also has five bronze stars, two purple hearts and other medals and awards. the number of people caught up in the theft of tax- payer data last year is seven times larger than originally thought. in may...that number was 104- thousand...then it grew to 330- thousand. now the agency says it's grown to 720-thousand. starting this week, the irs will warn affected taxpayers about potential

used wasn't right, creating too many leap years leap day babies the chances of having a birthday on a leap day are 1,461 live dbl box here are some more leap year fun

there are about 187,000 people in the us and 4 million people in the world who were born on leap day. in most states, leaplings must wait until march 1st to be eligible for any age-specific privileges...like driving at 16...smoking at 18...or drinking at 21. us presidential elections and summer olympic games are both held every four years and occur during leap years. all he wanted was

a breezy morning as our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation. weather and traffic toss toss to denise for

countries. i entirely beg you and the government of dpr korea for your forgiveness." live a deadly fire is now

in adams county.... this is video near mobile home park on ohio 125 near blue creek road... officials identified the victims as 66- hochchild jr. and the couple's son and his wife were also inside the house at the time of th fire, but were able to escape safely. dayton, ohio is still in shock, after their pastor was killed at church. william schooler,

expected to appear in court, on murder charges, today. today, a local holocaust survivor will be laid to rest. werner verner coppel was a prisoner at auschwitz concentration camp. he escaped after two years. after fleeing nazi germany coppel came to america. he has spent decades speaking on the holocaust, and educating people about the dangers of discrimination. coppel was 91 years old. information on today's visitation and funeral is on fox19 now dot com.

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a community in virginia is coming to grips with the death of a police officer, killed during her first day on the job. 28-year-old officer ashley guindon gwin-don was on her first patrol, when she and two other officers were shot at during a domestic call. all three were hospitalized.... guindon succumbed to her injuries. hudson says: "we strive to support our community and make it safer, and in so doing, we sometimes have the very unenviable task of dealing with true evil." 32-year-old ronald hamilton is now being held in the shooting. he is a member of the army who works at the pentagon. the original call to police came from crystal hamilton.... the suspect's wife. investigators say she was shot to death by her spouse before police arrived. an investigation is underway into an officer-involved shooting in salt lake city over the weekend. a teenager, shot by police... some witnesses

stick right before police arrived. salt lake city police saying it started saturday night when two officers saw the teen attacking a man with a metal object outside a homeless shelter. witnesses say they question, whether the shooting was necessary. king, his little cousin or his brother tried to take the broomstick from him. because we were trying to solve it before the cops intervened. but they already ran up with their guns. . they ran up with their guns pulled out and said, 'drop it' one time and then shot him. four times." the teen's condition is unknown at this time... police have still not releasd his name, because he is a minor. today, court resumes in erin andrew's civil suit against an alleged stalker, and the nashville marriott. michael barrett pleaded guilty to stalking in 20-10 after recording andrews nude through a peephole at the hotel and posting the pictures online. andrews is seeking 75-million dollars in damages... saying that someone on the hotel staff told barrett which room andrews was staying in. she's expected to take the stand, today.

beauty products is getting some heat this morning, after a major mistake on the red carpet. total beauty tweeted out this photo of whoopi goldberg's oscar ensemble, saying "we have no idea oprah was tatted, and we love it." the tweet was quickly deleted, but the damage was already done. luckily... oprah didn't seem too mad. take a look at her response: oprah, apparently watching the show at home with her friend gayle, syaing "we all love whoopi goldberg, bug we don't look alike, jeeze!" the company says they will apologize by donating 10 thousand dollars to the charity of goldberg and winfrey's choice. adlib 4shot a breezy morning as

have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation. carstar anim toss to denise for traffic

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once every 4 years! how folks at u-c medical center are making the most of leap day. plus... who was best dressed on the red carpet last night? we're breaking down some of the best... and worst looks... in the next half hour. 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

look at some fun facts about leap day.. leap day by numbers -it takes earth 363.242 days to orbit the sun -when a leap year is added every 4 years, the calendar is still off - to fix that: only centuries divisible by 400 are leap years live coming up...

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let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff creighton. a breezy morning as our rain showers have come to a end

overnight... we're now getting the first glimpse of a wyoming high is currently being held in north korea. student at virginia. he was back in january, after he allegedly

banner containing a political slogan. in front of state media, he said that church member at friendship united methodist church offered to pay him to do this. "i wish that the united states administration never manipulated people like myself in the future to commit crimes against foreign countries. i entirely beg you and the government of dpr korea for your forgiveness." a spokesperson for friendship united methodist church told cnn that warmbier is not a member of the church. the u-s state department says it's aware the 21- year-old is detained in north korea. but has declined to comment "due to privacy considerations." new this morning... the search for a missing northern kentucky mother appears to have come to a tragic end. a woman's body has been discovered on route 8 near snag creek and the ohio

2. titanic : $3.23 billion 1. gone with the wind 1939 : $6.8 billion : $6.8 billion was best dressed at last night's and... it's not just leap day, the last day of national surf & turf day. we're with longhorn steakhouse... with their take on a filet, paired with a

style at its best. the ruby red/wine beading covering the nude mesh on this dress is just gorgeous. the trumpet silhouette of this gown complements her baby bump. it was a perfect chose for

elizabeth kennedy " were used to mindy giving us color, rich jewel tones. this look was way too boring for her. i really wish she would have given us more. " i was not a fan of the cut of the top of her dress. the tie in the back looked as if it were pinning her arms

the hair and the makeup. olivia wilde in valentino " i've been up in the air about this dress since i seen it. i'm all about being different and standing out but this dress also feels incomplete and a little off to me. " the pleated detail at the top as well as the pleated detail at the bottom seems a bit much. there is also a short pleated cape in the back. " along with the pleats, you have the beaded pearl clutch and the wide choker on the neck. there are a lot of elements to this look that send your eyes in a lot of directions. " the color works, the dress not so much. gfx weather now a breezy morning as our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy our rain showers have come to a end

---a day when you don't have to choose you can have both. longhorn steakhouse grill master dennis desmond joins us this morning -- he's making their famous flo's filet paired with lobster tail. will be making our famous flo's filet paired with a lobster tail. national surf and turf day national surf and turf day is a food holiday that is celebrated in the united states. while it has a set date on which it occurs, it is not exactly an annual celebration. the date set aside for it is february 29, which is leap year day. the celebration is only celebrated every four years. it is unknown why february 29 was chosen for national surf and turf day. there are over 365 food days and several share dates. surf and turf is a steak and seafood entree found on the menu in many north american steakhouses. the

is either beef steak and lobster or steak and shrimp. the exact recipe can vary as well as the cuts of steak used. one combination is a new york strip steak coupled with a grilled lobster tail. instead of lobster, a skewer of grilled or fried breaded shrimp is also an option. another way to make surf and turf is to use other meat besides beef, such as chicken, pork or kielbasa. coming up in the xtra...frank's back

and... it only happens once every 4 years! it's leap day! we're going to tell you about some of the big deals companies are offering in honor of the holiday... and you don't have to be a "leap baby" to take advantage. plus, jeff creighton has your latest weather

(avo) my name is pamela and i've been making dog chow for 36 years now. my dog girlfriend is 17 years old. she's been eating dog chow from her very first day and she can still chase squirrels. she can't catch them, but she

i'm frank marzullo. and joining me this morning for our chat is jeff creighton today, a local survivors will be laid to rest. werner verner coppel was a prisoner at verner coppel was a prisoner at auschwitz