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.

we continue to follow our big story from yesterday....after reports of an 18- day old baby is taken in a stolen car... today...the story takes us to the justice mom is set to face a judge. that's where we find jordan vilines... 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 home. this type 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

alarms, inducing obstructing official business. under ohio law, it's or impede a police performance of their official encompasses a wide including, for example: lying to a police officer, especially about an emergency. vo take a look here at this video we shot yesterday shows benton leaving her home with her child. her the hospital for precautionary measures since at that time, many were still unsure exactly where the 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. springboro community schools are confirming a

are confirming a cough, or pertussis, at springboro junior a notice sent from the state of ohio and warren county have seen an increase in the number of pertussis cases. since whooping cough is contagious health leaders consider two or more related cases an outbreak. missing from the debate stage last night, ben carson... he said he didn't quote "see a political path forward". he's expected to go into more detail about his campaign today at the conservative political action committee conference in washington, d-c. and we'll have much more from the debate....all throughout the hour. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. jessica 2shot catherine bodak joins us with a look at the day ahead. this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper 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 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

today marks the beginning of the spring break travel season at cvg... they've announced more flights...and destinations. you can now fly nonstop to destin... los angeles... san fransisco... houston and baltimore on low- cost carriers. c-v-g says with spring break just around the corner.. now is the time to book your flights. by the way...kara says hi from anguilla... she posted this picture on her twitter page...saying she's traded the snow...for the sun. jessica 2shot how residents in flint affected by the lead water...are taking matters into their own hands... rob vo and huge news from apple...and how you could soon be alerted...if your phone is being monitored.

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carrier...and the government...ahead of next week's filing deadline on the 2nd anniversary of the plane's disappearance. a global aviation agreement sets a two-year deadline for lawsuits by next-of-kin over air accidents. this all comes as investigators look into whether a piece of wreckage found on wednesday...belong s to the jet. a group of community activists are taking it on themselves to start getting lead pipes out of the ground in flint, michigan. people from flint city hall to lansing are trying to figure out the best plan to remove thousands of lead service lines from underneath the city. but local residents aren't waiting around for someone else to take action. they're putting shovels in the ground "this is the people, this is the people coming together. it's a human right issue, we have to take it upon ourselves to do something and take action." "it's scary actually because even though the pipes will be new, the water is still bad, you still have to worry about the water." it's still unknown if there are lead pipes connecting many residents home underground in the street or if there are lead pipes in the home.

say the'll will continue to use bottled water and filters. reports from inside prison say former subway spokesman gained has already gained 30 pounds. fogle gained the weight during his in prison. he first became famous for losing 200 pounds by becoming their spokesperson. fogle is serving a child pornography and sex with prostitutes the report says he'll buy a box of honey buns with his commisary money...and eat it in one sitting. rob 2shot john kasich is adding some star- power to his campaign... and a young girl's unusual 9-1-1 call... she just comes running up to the front with half a pant leg on and the other one is falling off." so what was the emergency that landed that little girl some new

caller: "hello?" martha lohnes, greenville co. deputy : "she wanted me to help do her shoes, and then she wanted me to hug her and hold her and it, i just kept saying that it made my day it was just the highlight of my day, she was so sweet and so welcoming starts laughing ." a two-year-old girl in south carolina needed some help getting dressing for the day. so she dialed 9-1-1 to ask the dispatchers how to put her clothes on. and although aaliyah made a call for help for a non-emergency, the responding officer was thankful she made a new friend out of the accident. 4shot adlib 4shot this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper

and chilly temperatures are forecast. daytime 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

toss to denise for traffic si ngle lane closures in the left lane of north and southbound i-71 at

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. kasich "i will support whoever is the republican nominee for president." the bad blood among the four gop hopefuls flowed freely in the 11th debate....but all of them did throw their support behind trump...if he were to win the parties nomination. but that didn't stop the steady stream of insults. donald trump/ r presidential candidate: "this little guy has lied so much about my record. he has lied so much about my record." marco rubio/r presidential candidate: "you see what happens again when you challenge him on a policy issue?" the first

guy thing." john kasich/r presidential candidate: campaign, i've talked tried to go into these scrums that we are seeing here on the stage." the republicans turns to the bluegrass....where will take place tomorrow.... us live in florence...and shawn...there's some changes people need to know about if the polls. 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

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 coming up." we have all of that information right now on our website fox19now.com republican delegates leader board according to fox news: donald trump: 329 ted cruz: 231 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 dbl box meanwhile---lookin g ahead to sunday.

will have a battleground ohio campaign kickoff according to a tweet from his official page. he'll be joined by special guest, former california schwarzenegger. months left in office...but that doesn't mean president obama is washington.. he says he'll live in years...so his finish high school she's currently a freshman...his other daughter malia is a senior. five women have filed a lawsuit to block new york' state's so-called "tampon tax." they want the state tax department to stop imposing a four percent luxury tax on feminine hygiene products. the department classifies pads and tampons as general

ineligible for a "medical supplies" tax exemption. the complaint says the department taxes products used by women only, but not items used by both genders. jennifer weiss- wolf/lawyer menstruation and periods are soemthing that people have been ashamed of or stigmatized or werent talking about and if women aren't at the decision making table that people's whose lives are really impacted by it, whose thinking about it? --butted to-- laura stausfeld/plaintiff 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 each year. new york's tax commissioner declined comment on the lawsuit. if you have a work- issued phone, chances are, your boss may be watching, what you do on it.

about it. reports out this morning say... in the new i-o-s update, the tech company will send you a message, if your phone is being monitored. apple has not said it will release the update, but does have several announcements scheduled for march 21-st. heading out west now... the reds will look to remain unbeaten in spring training...as they face the giants this afternoon in arizona. they're coming of a 9 to 1 win over the indians. today will be the first time johnny cueto gets to see his former teammates in person...as a member of the giants. be a hit.... the new bobbleheads exhibit at the reds hall of fame and museum opens at 10 this morning. it showcases over 500 different bobbleheads and includes every reds bobblehead 2001... the exhibit celebrates the collecting and we're asking you on facebook your favorite bobblehead in your collection? let us know...send us a picture.

tomorrow...but we're getting feedback on the major changes to the exam... school wrestler...want's this weekend's tournament postponed... it's a story any parent with a child who plays sports should hear... and, in case you forgot! it's friday!.. which means the tri-state's fish fries are back up and running. now, we have a whole list of fish fries on our if your favorite fishfry isn't on this list, let us know! e-mail web at fox19 dot com. show open jessica 2 shot

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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 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. today, we expect to

information...includ ing the names of a mother and child who died in this cold spring kentucky crash. police say they were driving southbound on alexandria pike when she crossed the center line, hitting another car head-on. the mother and child were in the second car. they were pronounced dead at the scene. the driver of the other vehicle was taken to u-c medical center. no word right now on any charges. we'll be in court in about 90 minutes...when a west end mother answers to charges of lying to police...about her missing baby... jordan vilines covered the story live yesterday.. she's on it again this morning but a much different story.

the woman police say mislead them to baby had been was in her car when it was stolen outside of home. this type something law doesn't take lightly and now benton is facing some hefty charges. 28-year-old na'cole benton is now making false 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 range of acts, including, for example: lying to a police officer, 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

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. new information in the death of a hamilton firefighter. the butler county coroner has ruled that smoke inhalation killed patrick wolterman. that's according to the journal-news. the coroner also officially ruled the 28-year-old's death a homicide...because the fire has been ruled as arson. wolterman reportedly suffered burns to more than half of his body. he died at a hospital, after responding to a house fire on pater avenue back in december. breaking interstitail breaking news just in.... cincinnati police say they've arrested the man caught in this picture robbing the key bank downtown on fourth street. 37-year old bruce canaris was taken

without incident around 2 this morning... he's charged with 1 count or robbery. and up north in butler county... fairfield police are looking for this guy who robbed the first financial bank on south gilmore road on wednesday. he's about 40-years old...6 foot tall...and 210 pounds. this is a pretty clear picture...so take a good look. he did show a handgun to one of the tellers...and got away with some cash. again...call police if you recognize him. there will be increased security at north college hill middle and high school after a fight between students spills out into the community... then moves to social media with serious threats. as a result, there will now be additional private security, the staff is also revising the school safety plan. school officials say those involved are facing serious consequences and charges are pending. the re-designed s- a-t college entrance exam debuts nationally tomorrow- and is getting good reviews from some of the students who took it early this week. among the

straightforward and shorter. the new exam focuses less on vocabulary words and more on real- world learning and analysis. students no longer will be penalized for guessing. and the essay has been made optional. in california -- a high school wrestler is concerned his fellow athletes could pick up herpes during an upcoming state tournament. blake flovin says he got infected during another wrestling competition last month. he says he may have spread that infection to other wrestlers while he was practicing. so he's calling on officials to postpone the wrestling tournament, scheduled for this weekend, until the incubation period is over. "they need to be stopped from wrestling or the state tournament needs to be postponed. so, just trying to prevent this disease from getting to other people." state sports officials say they'll go ahead with the tournament, but doctors will be on hand. they also say all wrestlers have to pass a skin inspection before

how guilty are you of unsafe driving? a new report out this morning says most of us are. and wait until you see what the city of cleveland wants to buy ahead of the republican national convention... sot "now with the fox19 mobile app, you'll never be without fox19 news. from fox19.com to text and email alerts for breaking news and weather. it's all right here in the palm of your hand."

a judge has unsealed the autopsy report for bobbi kristina brown... it shows the 22- year old daughter of whitney houston and bobby brown died from drug intoxication...and immersion in water. she was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her home in january of 20- 15...and died 7 months later. now let's check in with denise...who's keeping an eye on your morning

denise does 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. a new triple-a report out this morning shows 87 percent of us have morning shows 87 percent of us have done something the wheel...in the past month! behaviors include distracted driving, driving while impaired, drowsy driving, speeding, running red lights or not wearing a seat belt. the biggest

the wheel? talking on a cell phone. 66% of us say we've talked on a cell phone while driving within the past 30 days. another 42 percent admit to reading a text message or email while driving in the past 30 days. still ahead...the major store...that's offering some major deals today. rob vo and we're giving you some extra reasons to pick up that cup of joe this morning... details...after the break.

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nation... liquidation sales begin at 140 sports authority stores...days after the company filed for bankruptcy. the closest locations to us are near columbus...but you will be able to find deals online

card...experts say use it now...or risk losing its value. government is proposing to lift threatened-species hundreds of grizzlies. the bear than five times years ago. yellowstone would still be prohibited. 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. it's national

the founder of the society for the promotion of good grammardesignated march 4th as the holiday back in 2008. to celebrate... do your best to use proper grammar and use hashtag #nationalgrammard ay to post on social media. and on facebook we're asking what your biggest grammatical pet peeves are... adlib 4shot anchors adlib during 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 toss to denise for traffic single lane

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 by double lane work will switch north and reopening by 7 a.m. the following day. developing now overseas... in a show of anger about the u.n.'s

developing now overseas... in a show of anger about the u.n.'s recent sanctions, north korean leader kim jong un has ordered his military on standby for nuclear strikes. the regime was slapped with sanctions because of its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. the north fired off short-range projectiles into the sea on thursday. the south is on the record...saying it believes north korea is preparing a terrorist attack against them. new plans show the military services are already beginning to recruit women for combat jobs....including as navy seals, and could see them serving in previously male-

marine corps infantry units by this fall. the marine corps estimates 200 women a year will move into ground combat jobs. you decide tomorrow...voters int he bluegrass head to the polls...for kentucky's republican caucus... but how high will voter turnout actually be? let's head out to shawn lanier in florence...at one of the caucus locations... 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 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 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

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news debate, trying to stop his momentum ahead of tomorrow's primaries where 155 delegates are at stake. fox's caroline shively has a wrap up from washington... shively says oncam intro : "before the debate, donald trump said he knew his rivals would attack, saying: bring it on. and last night they did." trump: don't worry about it little marco, i will. rubio: all right, well, let's hear it big donald. trump: don't worry about it, little marco. it was trump verses rubio verses cruz last night... as the two senators tried to take down the feisty frontrunner. cruz says: "donald trump has written checks to hillary clinton not once, not twice, not three times. ten times." ted cruz and marco rubio jumped on trump throughout the two-hour debate... including for not releasing audio of an off the record interview with the new york times. in it, trump allegedly said he was much more flexible on his immigration plan than he's said in public.

terms of immigration -- and almost anything else -- there always has to be some, you know, tug and pull and deal." ohio governor john kasich refused to get drawn into the fight... but warned voters about continuing to elect politicians with no experience. kasich says: "we're putting people in that don't understand compromise. they don't understand policy... they're getting more and more frustrated with the system which is why we must pick somebody that has a record of achievement, not just talk." shively says oncam tag : "despite all the fighting onstage, rubio, cruz and kasich all said they would support trump if he is the eventual nominee. in washington, caroline shively, fox news." new this morning... cleveland-dot-com is reporting that the city is hoping to buy as many as two-thousand sets of riot gear for the republican national convention. here's a look at what the riot control suits may look like. the money to pay for the suits would come from a 50-million dollar federal security grant. the city also wants to buy 310 sets of riot-control gear

police riding bicycles. as for the democrats, according to the latest national polling numbers by "ras-mussen reports", hillary clinton has a sizable lead over bernie sanders. the former secretary of state, leads the vermont senator, 53 to 31. sanders is beginning to step his attacks on clinton... "in many ways, democrats can say what they want. we're in this race to win it. i don't run negative campaign ads, but i do think it is appropriate that in a campaign that we distinguish your differences with your opponents." both hopefuls...will have their own debate on sunday in flint michigan. drinking a lot of coffee ... could help reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis. a new study of people in sweden and the u-s found consistently higher among those who drank little or no coffee. in fact, drinking six or more cups a day was linked to a 30- of the disease. experts say caffeine appears to suppress the chemicals in the inflammation. attention "star wars" fans -- "the force awakens"

download april first. nats of movie viewers can download other features as well - like deleted scenes and other material from director j-j abrams. the first six "star wars" films were made available for digital download for the first time ever last april. the force awakens is the highest grossing film of all time in the u-s, making more than 925 million dollars. the film will be released on blu-ray and d-v-d april fifth. just ahead.....we're celebrating the release of the movie just ahead.....we're celebrating the release of the movie "zootopia"...with the cincinnati zoo! and it's coming down to the wire on american idol.... nats of singing rob vo who was sent home....and who will be the one left standing? plus we'll show you how you can win a free trip to

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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 weather and traffic toss toss to denise for traffic happening today

before a judge... about her baby car when it was stolen... our jordan vilines is live at the courthouse with more on what charges she could dblbx live na'cole benton is

believe that her baby had been was in her car when it was stolen outside of home. this type 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 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

hours before. live benton is set to report here in court this morning at 9 am. reporting live, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. a former miami township finance director will now spend six years in prison and face a lifetime sex offender status. harry steger was sentenced for his conviction of gross sexual imposition. investigators say steger had sexual contact with a child under the age of 13.. various times over the course of a year. parents with students at springboro community schools are being asked to keep an eye on their kids, after a confirmed case of whooping cough, or pertussis, at springboro junior high. a notice from the district, says the state of ohio and warren county have seen an increase in the number of pertussis cases

cough is contagious, health officials say they wait until two or more related cases are reported to declare it "an outbreak." a newport tradition, is now adding a new way to pay tribute to lauren hill. organizers of the newport itialianfest have announced the inaugural "lauren hill 5-k spaghetti run." it will kick off at festival park on june 11th. the event will benefit the cure starts now foundation. this year, the itlalian fest will celebrate its 25th year. it won't be long until the reds are back at great american ballpark... and today a new exhibit opens at the reds hall of fame museum. it's called " bobbleheads: the exhibit"... and it showcases over 500 different bobbleheads and includes every reds bobblehead giveaway since 2001... the exhibit celebrates the bobblehead collecting phenomenon. you can check it out beginning at 10 o'clock today. coming up... we're back with the cincinnati zoo... they're showing us a "mini lop rabbit," in honor of the opening of "zoo- topia" today rob vo plus...a local

hometown... we'll show you the video nick goepper created at perfect north gepper . sponsored reopen almost two years have passed, and

still trying to solve the biggest puzzle in aviation history. malaysia airlines flight 370 dissappeared on march 8th, 20-14... and victim's family and friends still have no idea why. investigators are now trying to determine whether a peice of debris found off the coast of southern africa is part of the

mozambique's civil aviation authority, now says he is skeptical about the find... saying the debris is consistent with a smaller plane. joao martins de abreu, ceo, mozambique civil aviation authority : "in aviation we should not speculate. we should have a clue that should tell us." he also says the new debris doesn't have any marine life growing on it, which means it probably hasn't floated across the ocean for two years. investigators in australia, will have the final word. i'm going to win ohio. and when i win ohio, it's a whole new ballgame. after another tough debate last night... ohio governor john kasich says he's still confident about winning in ohio. as the war of words between senator ted cruz and senator rubio and donald trump continued, last night, kasich focused on policy. cruz says: "donald trump has written checks to hillary clinton not once, not twice, not three times. ten times." marco rubio/ r presidential candidate: "you see what happens again when you challenge him on a policy issue?" the first thing he does is launch an attack on some little guy thing. " donald trump/ r presidential candidate: "don't worry about it, little marco,"

"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 all of the harsh words... when asked at the end of the night whether they could support donald trump if he wins the republican nomination... cruz, kasich and rubio, all said they would. here in the tri-state republicans attention now turns to the bluegrass....where the gop caucus will take place tomorrow.... rob dblbx shawn lanier joins us live in florence...and shawn...there's some changes people need to know about if they're heading to the polls. 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

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 we have all of that information right now on our website fox19now.com but here is the republican delegates leader board according to fox news: donald trump: 329 ted cruz: 231 marco rubio: 110 john kasich: 25 "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." live kentucky's republican delegates will be allocated proportionately among the candidates.. live in florence shawn lanier fox19 now meanwhile---lookin g ahead to sunday.

will have a battleground ohio campaign kickoff rally in columbus, according to a tweet from his official page. he'll be joined by special guest, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. a local olympian is showing some love to his hometown... check out this video posted to youtube, by lawrenceburg native, nick goepper gepper . it's filmed at perfect north slopes, as well as downtown cincinnati. the bronze medalist says "no matter where i go, what i do, i'll never forget where i've come from." 4shot adlib 4shot this morning, the lingering rain and

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

with temperatures warning into the 60s next week. today: mostly cloudy. chilly. high: 41 tomorrow: rain carstar anim traffic

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following the journey of officer "judy hopps" as she becomes the first rabbit to join the force... "zootopia" is in theatres today! in honor of disney's newest animated movie, we're joined by rascal and her zookeeper eunice frahm. guest: keeper eunice frahm " she's bringing mini lop rabbit, rascal " he'll be on leash and harness and have him eat treats in front of the " she'd like to have him sit on a table that way frank can pet him etc while eating treats. " rascal is a mini lop rabbit. " he will be turning 4 years old on april 1st april fools baby! " domestic rabbits live 8 to 12 years. " most pet rabbits varieties of the european rabbit " rabbits have legs, strong claws

and hearing " young are born after a gestation period of about 30 days. they are born blind and hairless " at the zoo we feed timothy hay, romaine lettuce, carrots, sweet potato, rabbit pellets " rascal is part of our summer barnyard bonanza show where he jumps hurdles during shows twice daily " rascal is trained to wear a leash and harness so that he can get exercise around children's zoo and interact with zoo guests " cincinnati zoo penguin days presented by firstenergy solutions ends march 11 " early entry starts march 12 members can enter the zoo at 9am " tunes & blooms begins in april! coming up... why a soccer icon says

she's donating her brain to science plus...as the f-b-i is investigates vandalism at an

get hate crime laws passed in the state. we're back after the break. taking a daily dose of aspirin, might

for those looking to decrease their risk of certain cancers. a new study released yesterday finds that aspirin, taken regularly and in low doses, was linked to lower risk of colon and gastrointestinal cancers. researchers say you should always talk to your doctor before you start taking it daily, because of other risks from long- term usage, such as internal bleeding. an american soccer star is now pledging her brain, for concussion research. brandi chastain says she's hoping to help those suffering from head injuries. chastain's penalty kick gave the united states the 19-99 women's world cup title. her brain will one day go to the boston university school of medicine... she wants to expand concussion and c-

she'll be one of the first high-profile female athletes to donate their brain to this type of research. c-t-e is caused by a hit or repeated hits to the head can only be diagnosed, after someone has died. the first trailer for one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, is now posted online, and it's already getting a lot of mixed reviews. columbia pictures' "ghostbusters three" is a brand new version of the 19-84 classic... starring "bridesmaids" alumni kristin wiig and melissa mccarthy... and s-n-l's leslie jones and kate mckinnon. "thor" actor chris hemsworth is the receptionist... it'll be in theatres, july 15th. just ahead... so go rest high on that mountain and we're breaking down some of the biggest moments from the "top 8" on

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i'm jessica brown. rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with catherine bodak. 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 toss traffic denise does traffic

deadly crash that killed a mother and child in cold spring. was driving southbound on alexandria pike the center line, head-on. the mother and child were in the second car. they were pronounced dead at the scene. the driver of the other vehicle was taken to u-c medical center. no names have been released. a west-end mom will be in court this morning... accused of falsely reporting her newborn was missing. na'cole benton is the woman police say mislead them to believe that her baby was in her car when it was stolen outside of home. this type of incident is something law enforcement say they do not take lightly and now.... she is facing some hefty charges.

with making false alarms, inducing panic and obstructing official business. new information in the death of a hamilton firefighter. the butler county coroner has ruled that smoke inhalation killed patrick wolterman. that's according to the journal-news. the coroner also officially ruled the death -- homicide because the fire was arson. now hamilton police can investigate his death as a homicide. wolterman died at a hospital, after responding to a house fire on pater avenue back in december 3-days after christmas. he was just 28- years old. breaking news this morning...as cincinnati police say they've arrested the man caught in this picture robbing the key bank downtown on fourth street. 37-year old bruce canaris was taken into custody without incident around 2 this morning... he's charged with 1 count or robbery. the f-b-i is investigating an incident after people are caught on camera, spraypainting racial slurs on a mosque in

early sunday morning as members of the muslim faith prayed spraypainting profanities attacking muslims american muslims indiana state laws against hate to do so has days at the statehouse. missing from the debate stage last night, neurosurgeon dr. ben carson...after statement this not see a quote --"political path forward". he's expected to go into more detail about his campaign today at the conservative political action committee conference in maryland. this, all coming after dr. carson had a dissapointing showing in the 11 states that held contests on tuesday. cedar point's opening day is almost here... but you can already get a sneak peek of its newest coaser! the park released this aerial video introducing the val-ravn. riders will be dropped at a 90- degree angle and

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coming up... we're talking "idol!" we'll show you coming up... we're talking "idol!" we'll show you some of the biggest moments from the "top 8" performers plus... it's friday! you know what that means... no meat. we'll be cooking up some lenten lunch

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millions of good jobs lost.

the jobs moved overseas. only one candidate for president has consistently fought trade deals that ship ohio jobs overseas. bernie sanders. sanders opposed the disastrous nafta trade deal. opposed special trade status with china. now he's opposing the trans-pacific trade deal. while others waffle, bernie is fighting hundreds of thousands of new job losses. for jobs. for us. bernie. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. its down to 8 on american idol. who did well. we have belinda lipscomb -- one of the founding members and vocalist of midnight star who had a double

guest: belinda lipscomb of midnight star once again la'porsha renae was the strongest performer of the night singing halo. one thing i'll be looking for is more movement but this young lady can sang! next was a powerful performance by

tonight she accompanied herself playing piano. the song ;rest high on the mountain trent harmon was the strongest male among the first chosen. i liked how he was taming his vibrato and used it very complimentary singing when a man loves a woman. of the bottom three my favorite performer of the 3 ladies was avalon young who completed the top 8. so we're down to these 8: dalton rapattonni lee jean sonika vaid mckenzie bourg la'porsha renae trent harmon triston mcintosh avalon young a moment like this....some people wait a lifetime and a reminder that

fox19 now is giving and a reminder that fox19 now is giving away a trip for two to see the american idol series finale in hollywood. it's easy to enter... log on to fox19 now dot com, select contests, and then choose, idol giveaway. the winner will be selected march 25th. and don't forget to watch american idol, tonight, right here on fox19 now. weather now weather now 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

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 toss to denise for traffic

lent. a fish fry is always

one. joining me this morning is gm michael gaines and executive chef ian jordan from johnny's italian steakhouse. guests: michael gaines, manager of johnny's italian steakhouse and executive chef ian jordan will be the guests. they'll walk through how to make the grilled tuna piada and also mention a few other lunch specials grilled tuna piada ingredients " flatbread, sliced " " saku tuna grilled rare " 2 oz. olive tapenade " 2 oz. fresh mozzarella " 3 oz. sliced thin roasted red peppers directions 1. cut square flatbreads in half diagonally. 2. spread tapenade on entire surface of bread,

ingredients on half. 3. fold over into a smaller triangle and brush with clarified butter. 4. grill on flattop until browned and cheese is melted. 5. mark on char grill briefly. coming up... a warning for drivers this

drivers this morning... why triple-a says 87 percent of drivers

month. what to on the roads

proposing to lift threatened-species hundreds of yellowstone-area grizzlies. the bear than five times years ago. hunting within yellowstone national park prohibited. happening today happening today a columbus man is due in court... accused of robbing 20-year-old blake hector is accused of hitting gas businesses between 12th. happening today across the tri- state... kicks off today. the festival the-rhine's brewing heritage and the beginning of

a parade is set for 6 p-m, starting in front of arnold's on eighth street. that's it for this still on for two coming up in the xtra... more! coming up in the xtra... why a group of women are suing "tampon-tax." we'll explain at 9 o'clock plus another look forecast... don't go away!

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and i'm jessica brown... frank has the day off today five women have filed a lawsuit to block new york' state's so-called