instructs his military to have nuclear weapons, ready to use. see how the white house is responding. jess 2shot good morning everyone... i'm jessica brown rob 2shot and i'm rob williams. we want to get a check of your forecast with catherine this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow. high: 46 single lane closures in the left lane of north

left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and center lanes of north and southbound i-71 with all lanes reopening by 7 a.m. the following day. happening today a west end mother, a west end mother, accused of falsely reporting her newborn baby missing... is set to go before a judge today. jessica dblbx our jordan vilines is live with the latest on this story. live na'cole benton is the woman police say mislead them to believe that her baby had been was in her car when it was stolen outside of incident is something law enforcement doesn't take lightly and now benton is facing some hefty charges. 28-year-old na'cole benton is now charged with making false alarms, inducing panic and

official business. under ohio law, it's a crime to hamper or impede a police officer in the performance of their official duties. this charge encompasses a wide range of acts, including, for example: lying to a police officer, especially about an emergency. vo take a look here at this video we shot yesterday afternoon, it shows benton leaving her home on hopkins street with her child. her baby was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures since at that time, many were still unsure exactly where the child had been and what she had been exposed to in the hours before. live benton is set to report here in court this morning at 9 am. reporting live, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. a brutal beating in baltimore, is getting a lot of attention this morning. a high school resource officer is caught on camera, slapping and

on school grounds. in the 5-second clip you can see the officer yelling profanities while slapping a young man three times and kicking him as he walked away. the teen's attorney says his client was just trying to go to class. but the officer claims the teen doesn't actually go to that school, and became belligerent and angry when the officer asked him to leave. the 10-th grader suffered face and rib injuries from the intense blows. baltimore police and the state's attorney's office are now handling the criminal investigation. jess vplaz white house

president obama will nominate someone to fill the 9th supreme court spot...within one week. this, as a new poll says the majority of americans think he should fill the vacancy. the c-n-n poll shows 58 percent of people think president obama has the right to fill the spot, instead of waiting for a new president to be elected. and 66 percent...say the senate should give the nominee a chance, and have a fair hearing. more local news animation more local news now... c-v-g is adding more flights and destinations for the spring and summer travel seasons. you can now fly nonstop to destin... fransisco... baltimore on low- cost carriers. c-v-g says with around the time to book your flights. you'll see something new at the newport italian organizers announced the inaugural "lauren hill 5-k spaghetti run"! it's happening at festival park the morning of june 11th. the event will benefit the cure starts now foundation. the festival will be celebrating its 25th year in the tri- state. rob hplaz

lot of lately...tiger course. of course he was just watching others play during many are asking golfer will be back to competition, himself...woods say he doesn't even know that answer. i can't say hey - i'm playing next week or i'm playing here, i'm playing there. i can't say any of that, i don't know. and when will i know- i'll let you know. but i'm in a heckuva lot better place than i was in december. while a return still seems far off...experts say its a good sign he's at least swinging, some. bad news ladies....george clooney may no longer be a leading man. the actor and tri- state native says his career is quote "up in the air." clooney says he doesn't want to grow old in front of the camera,

comfortable in. the 54 year old also says quiting acting, would allow him to devote more time to directing. a big movement going on right now to put an end to the so called "tampon tax"... see why you may not have you pay extra, much longer. plus... do you want to see your xavier musketeers at senior night tomorrow? we're giving out two tickets to the game in just a little bit...so stick with us! fox19 weather open this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies afr trying brookse chocole, pele talk about online. lo at firstaste. i uld liquy it and bae in it. cue you, bokside! yo nefario plans

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and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow.

single lane closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and southbound i-71 reopening by 7 a.m. a new york woman went a long way to a suspended went a long way to try and get around a suspended license...

cardboard license plate, painted in the correct colors and everything. she had the fake plate on the rear of her car, but unfortunately for her...it didn't fool police. an officer recognized it was cardboard, discovered she was driving on a suspended license, and arrested her. jessica hplaz the movement continues to put an end to the so called "tampon tax" five women have filed a lawsuit to block new york's 4 percent luxury tax on tampons. this as several other states have bills in motion to remove it. right now...nearly every state has a tax on tampons. but many are complaining the state department is singling out women...by only taxing female products, while exempting similar products, used by men. how can it be that the guy in line in front of us is buying his chapstick and rograine - and not paying taxes, and we are, it felt like a tax on women. new york women reportedly pay 14- million dollars in taxes on feminine hygiene products

new york's tax commissioner has declined comment on the lawsuit. if you like roller coasters...you're definitely going to like this. after the break, we'll tell you about the new virtual reality experience coming to theme parks across the country. toyota billboard

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there will soon be a new way to ride roller coasters. samsung is teaming up with theme parks across the country to create virtual reality rides. meaning...you strap on a headset and instead of seeing steel beams and long lines, you'll have a whole other experience. whether it be flying through space...or pretending to fight crime, samsung says it will completely change your experience. ad lib 4 shot this morning, the

snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow. high: 46 carstar traffic single lane

and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and center lanes of north and southbound i-71 with all lanes reopening by 7 a.m. the following day. you decide tomorrow the bluegrass state is

tomorrow the bluegrass state is making political history... kentucky is holding its first ever republican caucus. rob dblbx and there's some big changes voters need to know about... our shawn lanier joins us live from florence with the details. live we are at the only voting location in florence.. it's the only place in boone county you can go and caucus. so what is this caucus.. the march 5th caucus replaces the usual republican presidential primary in may, so the caucus is the only opportunity for kentucky republicans to vote in the race for the republican presidential nomination. however, primary elections for local, state and congressional races will still occur in may. here's a a ted cruz representative on the confusion in kentucky "weve talked to a lot of people who had no idea there was a caucus on saturday., they didn't know what it was. they didn't know it was coming up."

now on our website fox19now.com but here is the republican delegates leader board according to fox news: donald trump: 329 ted cruz: 321 marco rubio: 110 john kasich: 25 live kentucky's republican delegates will be allocated proportionately among the candidates.. live in florence shawn lanier fox19 now reds today...a new exhibit will open at the reds hall of fame and museum..... and we've got a sneak peek...take a look! bobbleheads-the

over 500 different bobbleheads and includes every reds bobblehead giveaway since 2001... the exhibit celebrates the bobblehead collecting phenomenon....whic h was was introduced way back in the 19-60's.. who doesn't have a bobblehead in their collection? whether its on a shelf at home or a box in the basement, you've probably picked one up along the way. someone's either given one to you.. now this place, is a place where you can come see all the bobbleheads. the exhibit opens to the public today at ten a-m. "i'm always looking for something that will help them succeed. especially the kids who are fidgety, move around a lot, and have a hard time focusing. a new way to help kids concentrate... after the break, see the invention that a lot of teachers are excited about. and.. listen up xavier fans! be the 19th caller right now and you will win at pair of tickets to tomorrow's xavier game against creighton. plus... you get big east championsip t-shirts! call 513

off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only

another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow. high: 46 hplaz do you remember as a kid...when you just couldn't sit still? well studies have actually proven fidgeting helps students learn better. getting in the way of fidgeting...the typical stiff chair you'll see at most schools. now....some schools are implementing the "wobble chair" early research shows it helps kids

really making a difference on their performance. it definitely engages their brain, they have to think about being on the chair and it moves, so they really have to think about it more than sitting in a regular chair. i like about it that we can spin around and the reason why we're focusing is that we can move around, and the other ones we can't move around. right now, wobble chairs are relatively new to the market, but with more positive studies on them, researchers say they could be implemented in classrooms, around the country. it's safe to say...most people would not be comfortable cozying up to a but after the break...we'll tell you how the spider can actually help plus....the g-o-p heated...and at times dirty. we'll show you how it all unfolded,

fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital giveaway... next week-- stick with us for sure to get your sell out! traffic news... in batavia near

and i'm rob williams... let's get a look at our forecast with catherine this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly cloudy. low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow. high: 46 denise does traffic single lane closures in the left lane of north

closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23

through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and center lanes of north and southbound i-71 with all lanes reopening by 7 a.m. the following day. happening today today.. the west end mother accused of falsely reporting her newborn missing.. is set to go before a judge. rob dblbx our jordan vilines covered the story live yesterday.. she's on it again this morning but with a much different story. live na'cole benton is the woman police say mislead them to believe that her baby had been was in her car when it

something law enforcement doesn't take lightly and now benton is facing some hefty charges. 28-year-old na'cole benton is now charged with making false alarms, inducing panic and obstructing official business. under ohio law, it's a crime to hamper or impede a police officer in the performance of their official duties. this charge encompasses a wide range of acts, including, for example: lying to a police officer, especially about an emergency. vo take a look here at this video we shot yesterday afternoon, it shows benton leaving her home on hopkins street with her child. her baby was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures since at that time, many were still unsure exactly where the child had been and what she had been exposed to in the hours before. live benton is set to report here in court this morning at 9 am. reporting live, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. today, we expect to learn more

deadly crash that killed a mother and child in cold spring. police say a woman was driving southbound on alexandria pike when she crossed the center line, hitting another car head-on. a mother and child were in that car that was run into...and were pronounced dead at the scene. the driver of the other vehicle was taken to u-c medical center. no names have been released. new information in the death of a hamilton firefighter. the butler county coroner has ruled that smoke inhalation killed patrick wolterman. he died at a hospital, after responding to a house fire on pater avenue back in december. the coroner also officially ruled the death a homicide because the fire was arson. "this campaign for the last year, donald trump has basically mocked people with personal attacks." "this little guy has lied so much about my record. he has lied so much" rob hplaz

of friendliness on the stage in last night's g-o-p debate. relentless attacks on donald trump... between his flip flopping on issues, divisiveness or his past failures...ted cruz and marco rubio held nothing back. john kasich...seemingly left out of the war of words...tried to prove he was the adult in the room. "throughout this campaign, i've talked about issues. i've never tried to go into these scrums that we are seeing here on the stage." despite a lot of hostility between the presidential hopefuls...there was civility between trump and megyn kelly, who seemingly put their feud behind them. jessica vplaz the attacks against trump aren't just coming from the other presidential hopefuls... a lot of republicans are lashing out against him...including former republican nominee mitt romney. "if we republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished." "but you say, wait wait wait, isn't he a huge

he's talking about? no, he isn't and no he doesn't." "whatever happened to trump airlines? how about trump university? and then there's trump magazine and trump vodka and trump steaks, and trump mortgage? a business genius he is not." the attacks are certainly vicious...but we'll see if they work. next up are the kentucky and kansas caucuses tomorrow. rob ots the venom from a tarantula may be deadly, but it apparently has a therapeutic affect as well. australian researchers say individual toxins in the spider, blocks pain receptors in your brain. and a new drug...using parts of a tarantula, could be made into a pain killing drug in the future. u-s officials are calling it "a middle-finger to the west" see the latest action north korea has taken in

them. plus, we'll have a check of your traffic and weather conditions.. cool this morning...but a big warm up on the way. catherine breaks it down, 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

lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly

low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow. high: 46 single lane closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and center lanes of north and southbound i-71 with all lanes reopening by 7 a.m. the following day. breaking now... police have just arrested this

breaking now... police have just arrested this man...bruce canaris the 37 year old was charged with one count of robbery... this after police say he robbed the key bank on fourth street downtown...yester day. rob bam r it's safe to say north korea is responding the exact opposite as hoped. hours after severe sanctions were levied upon them...they fired off missiles into a nearby sea as an act of defiance. now, kim jong un now has instructed military officials to have nuclear weapons, ready to use. it's rhetoric that has many in the white house, concerned. "kim jong un is signaling to the world that the sanctions will not hurt him, he will not deviate from his nuclear and missile plans, and he will circumvent sanctions." "we fully anticipate that they will try to drive a truck through any loophole that they can find." the white house has not responded

threats...other than saying they monitoring the situation. star wars fans...are you ready to watch the force awakens, as many times as you want? after the break...we'll tell you when the popular movie will be digitally released. jess gfx now for your fox 19 now gas gauge report..

19 now gas gauge report.. the cheapest in the area... marathon at beechmont avenue and paddison rd $1.89

kroger at pavilion parkway near 10th street $1.96 happening today happening today across the region... a columbus man is due in court... accused of robbing eight stores in just five days. 20-year-old blake hector is accused of hitting gas stations and other businesses between february 8th and 12th. happening today happening today across the tri- state... bockfest officially kicks off today. the festival celebrates over- the-rhine's brewing heritage and the beginning of spring. a parade is set for 6 p-m, starting in front of arnold's on eighth street. some local students are helping to raise money to rebuild the rabbit hash general store, destroyed by fire last month. kelly elementary in boone county raised more than 11-hundred dollars... it will be donated to the store's owners today. rob 2shot more news in just a moment but first we want to check your forecast.

catherine has a look at today's weather. this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly cloudy.

and snow. high: 46 single lane closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and center lanes of north and southbound i-71 with all lanes reopening by 7 a.m. the following day. you decide

kentucky republicans will be able to cast their votes for the g-o-p nomination. jessica dblbx our shawn lanier joins us live with what you need to know about the caucus. live there's a lot to figure out because this is a change we are here at the florence baptist church and that's the only place in boone county you can go and caucus. a typical county like boone county will have one location for you to vote at, and a larger county they will have multiple. the march 5th caucus replaces the usual republican presidential primary in may, so the caucus is the only opportunity

republicans to vote in the race for the republican presidential nomination. however, primary elections for local, state and congressional races will still occur in may. here's what you need to know for tomorrow. republicans registered by december 31, 2015 are eligible february 19 was the last day that the republican party of kentucky accepted absentee applications completed absentee ballots must be received at the state party headquarters by 5:00 pm et on friday, march 4. saturday, march 5th, 2016 10:00 am 4:00 pm live of course we will have all of that on our website. fox19now.com live in florence shawn lanier fox19 now "star wars" fans:...you'll soon be able to watch "star wars" fans:...you'll soon

over and over the movie will be available for digital download april first. viewers can download other like deleted scenes and other material from director j-j the force awakens is the highest grossing film of all time in the u-s, 925 million dollars. the film will be released on blu-ray and d-v-d april fifth. the new harry potter ride at universal studies got a lot of but after the break, we'll tell you why some complaining. live look outside... the way. catherine has your forecast, next. toyota billboard

lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only

this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tonight: mostly

low: 31 tomorrow: rain and snow. high: 46 toss to denise for traffic single lane closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at socialville- fosters road bridge mile marker 22 to 23 beginning at 8 p.m. wednesday, march 2 through friday, march 4, followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. work will switch to the right and center lanes of north and southbound i-71 with all lanes reopening by 7 a.m. the following day.

that some the following day. tmz is reporting that some universal employees can't stomach the "wizarding world of harry potter" ride. it's the main attraction at the new park...and is expected to open at universal studios hollywood april 7th. the ride combines motion with video...so riders feel like they're flying around hogwarts. universal is not commenting on the reports. cedar point's opening day is still a few months away.. but you can already get a birds eye view of its newest thrill ride! the sandusky, ohio park released this aerial video recorded using a drone, of "val-ravn" -- the record breaking coaster that will debut may 7th. the video was shot last month and showcases the coaster's dramatic first drop at 90

check out the discovery in a los angeles attic.... 7 rare and identical ty cobb baseball cards from the early 1900's. before these...there were only 15 to known to exisit. the family who found them in their great- grandfather's home...wants to remain anonymous. the cards are easily worth a million dollars. rob 2shot bam center now here's a look at the three things you need to know before heading out jessica 2shot bam center a west end mom who police say lied about her 18-day old daughter being inside a stolen car...is due in court on several charges... a mother and her daughter are killed in a head-on accident in cold spring... police are expected to release more details later this mornign... 4 of the 5 gop debate stage in ben carson...was

formally drop out of the race today. rob levee hour... but don't go fox19now continues... show open jessica 2shot good morning, i'm jessica brown in for kara. rob 2shot and i'm rob williams. we do have a closings and delays along... mason, pendleton, lewis and counties in 2-hour delay. independent schools are closed...because of meteorologist catherine bodak joins us with a snapshot of your forecast. lingering rain and and chilly forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will bring rain and snow to the area. we will dry out on sunday with temperatures 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy.