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for kara. rob 2shot and i'm rob wi iams. meteorologist frank marzullo joins us with a snapshot of your forecast. a period of above average temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun, with mostly cloudy skies at times. overnight lows will drop to only 49 degrees. tuesday expect a sun and cloud mix with a high of 73 degrees. we stay dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and friday with on and off rain and thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. we begin with breaking news in the middle east... isis is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing near baghdad that's killed at least 47 people. officials say the bomber rammed his truck full of explosives into a military checkpoint. isis has been targeting public areas and government buildings in their bid to undermine confidence in iraq's shi'ite-led government. police are shooting in west we're told the
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outside of his car on trenton avenue, with multiple gunshot wounds. emergency crews rushed him to u-c medical center for surgery and he is expected to survive. police have not released the victim's name or any information about possible suspects. if you're planning to travel out of c- v-g this summer....you're going to notice some changes around the airport... rob dblbx jordan vilines joins us live in hebron with more on plans to tear down a concourse. live concourse c has been closed to flies in 2008 but later this year, the concourse will be torn down entirely, according to sources with the enquirer. in 1994, delta and cvg opened concourse c with the price tag of 50 million dollars and it was quickly recognized as the only building in the nation to serve 50- seat regional jets. the 48 gate concourse underwent two expansions in it's time and, according to officials, it was consistently busy with fliers traveling to small, medium and large cities until the airline bubble burst after 2011. live demolition is expected to begin in august, and it is expected to take up
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and remake the site. reporting live at cvg, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. dbl box good news if you're heading south for spring break in a few weeks... work crews are promising that eye-75 south at the kentucky - tennessee border...will repen by march 17th...after this rockslide. and one lane northbound will be
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the interstate has been shut down since february 26th.. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. jessica 2shot frank marzullo joins us with a look at the day ahead. a period of above average temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun, with mostly cloudy skies at times. overnight lows will drop to only 49 degrees. tuesday expect a
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degrees. we stay dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and friday with on and off rain and thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. toss to denise for traffic jessica 2shot
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set a number of records in both denver...and indy...won several awards, and earned two super bowl titles - the most recent coming last month over the panthers in super bowl 50. another major announcement in the sports world today...from former women's number 1 maria sharapova... she's called a 3 o'clock press conference....but it's not clear for what. many are speculating the 5- time major champion could call it a career...after pulling out of a recent tournament with injuries. happening today -- the united states olympic committee will hold a leadership meeting to discuss the zika virus. the mosquito- bourne virus has raised several concerns surrounding the 20-16 summer olympic games in
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where the disease is prevalent. rio organizers say august is brazil's cool season so the infected mosquito population will be smaller. they say they've also educated residents about eliminating standing water and have begun daily inspections of olympic venues. the world health organization declared the zika virus an international public health emergency last month. go!!!!! the world famous iditarod dog sled race is set to enter its 2nd day in alaska. 85 teams took off in a staggered start on the nearly one thousand-mile race to nome. the event is going on despite a lack of snow in anchorage this season. this year's winner is expected to cross the finish line in about nine days. jessica 2shot talk about a vacation surprise for a couple of pennsylvania brothers... and how one of
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and talk about some strong support. arnold schwarzenegger/ fmr gov. of california "i want john kasich to be the next nominee of the republicans and also to be the next president of the united states. here he is." gov john kasich/ r presidential candidate "thanks arnold, love you man!" nku political science professor joins me to talk about what needs to happen...for ohio governor john kasich to get the republican nomination.. most of us take
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with a high of 73 degrees. we stay dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and friday with on and off rain and thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. carstar anim toss to denise for
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rob 2shot we're keeping an eye on breaking news this morning... sara celi... joining us live with an update from australia... australian authorities... intercepting a fishing vessell carrying about 2 thousand weapons. the australian navy intercepted this off the coast of oman. on board they found more than 2,000 pieces of weaponry -- including 1,989 ak-47 assault rifles and 100 rocket- propelled grenades. us authorities say the weapons were sent from iran...and intended for rebels in yemen. live dbl box clinton: there's only one candidate, in either party, who has more votes than him, and it's me. cheers and applause sanders: "i would love to run against donald trump. and i'll tell you
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almost every poll has shown, is that sanders vs. trump does a lot better than clinton vs. trump. democratic presidential hopefuls debating in flint michigan ahead of that states primary tomorrow. it seemed like bernie sanders lost momentum to hillary clinton after super tuesday. joining me this morning with his perspective is n-k-u political science professor ryan salzman. donald trump 384 ted cruz 300 marco rubio 151 john kasich 037 hillary clinton 1130
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hollywood, to the white house nancy reagan, former first lady "it was a blind date, and i knew right away. took him a little bit longer." more on the life and legacy of former first lady nancy reagan...new at 7-30. and a reminder fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital for the annual dream home giveaway. tickets go on sale this thursday... for your chance to win the home in union...
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drive friday... until the victims were able to escape and call police. according to the police report, royal caused serious injuries to a 10-month-old boy. one neighbor didn't want to show her face... but says royal is the apartment complex's maintenance man. "it's horrifying. you always hear about horrific things like this happening but when it happens right next door to where you're living at it brings it much closer to home." royal remains in jail this morning, charged with felonious assault and kidnapping. no word on the infant's condition. ohio state patrol officers are showing off a huge stash of weed they uncovered during a traffic stop in monroe township in preble county. take a look... that's 120-thousand dollars worth of marijuana. troopers say they stopped a pickup truck... and a drug sniffing dog found three duffel bags containing 60- pounds of pot. the driver was arrested and remains in jail this morning. the justice department says it will drop a lawsuit against ferguson, missouri, if the city council approves a proposed
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reform its police department and court. the st. louis post- dispatch reports that the doj says it's prepared to press the lawsuit if the city doesn't approve the original deal. the investigation began amid the fallout from the fatal shooting of 18-year old michael brown. the officer, darren wilson, was cleared of wrongdoing and resigned. we're learning about new plans at the airport is set to get a makeover later this summer... rob dblbx us live from the airport with more on the plans. live concourse c has been closed to flies in 2008 but later this year, the concourse will be torn down entirely, according to sources with the enquirer. in 1994, delta and cvg opened concourse c with the price tag of 50 million dollars and it was quickly recognized as the only building in the nation to serve 50- seat regional jets. the 48 gate concourse underwent two expansions in it's time and, according
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consistently busy with fliers traveling to small, medium and large cities until the airline bubble burst after 2011. live demolition is expected to begin in august, and it is expected to take up to a year to tear down the facility and remake the site. reporting live at cvg, jordan vilines, fox 19 now. we'll get an update today from cleveland clinic we'll get an update today from cleveland clinic doctors on the nation's first uterus transplant. the clinic has scheduled a press conference to share details at 10 this morning. the transplanted
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from an organ donor. the operation took place 2 weeks ago. doctors believe this procedure could ultimately the ability to have children...who currently might not be able to. we know xavier's in...same as u- indiana... but there's a question mark around the bearcats...and the big dance... dan wells joins us live from uc's campus...where the cats made a big statement... good morning....a lot of people are saying the university of cincinnati men's deserves an ncaa tournament bid, following a 61-54 home win over number 24 ranked season finale sunday afternoon. check out this sellout crowd of more than 13- thousand at fifth third arena. u-c has seen bracketologists put it on the ncaa bubble....and of a ranked team in coming up
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upcoming aac tournament in orlando... the team will play fifth- seeded connecticut on friday at 2 o'clock. meanwhile xavier wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in program history with a 98-93 defeat of creighton on saturday musketeers team is seeded second in the big east tournament at madison square garden they will play at 7 o'clock on thursday. he's somebody who doesn't have to worry about he's somebody who doesn't have to worry about applying for any more jobs. judge returning from a vacation convenience store to buy lottery tickets. he later realized million dollars his brother also played powerball and was a winner..of 7- dollars. the judge, james
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eating breakfast at his regular spot when he checked his phone and realized he won. he then bought the breakfasts of everyone in the restaurant... and called his family to say, "we are going back to florida!" here's hoping he takes his brother bob back with him there's a new kind of race coming to the tri-state... and a new app to help you get rid of those annoying voicemails! 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." now let's get a check of traffic
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begin in the florida civil trial between pro wrestler hulk hogan and a popular news website. hogan is suing gawker for $100- million for publishing a sex tape of him and the wife of a tampa radio personality. the west coast is preparing for possible flooding... folks in fremont, california, were picking up sandbags in hopes of protecting their homes from water... heavy rain has already led to evacuations and rescues in some low lying areas of california. happening today happening today bellarmine president dr. joseph mcgowan will be laid to rest. unexpectedly last week after a brief of 71. hundreds gathered sunday to pay their respects to bellarmine's third and longest- serving president. state senator cecil to establish "jesse owens day" in ohio. he's introducing would set aside september 12th as the day to remember the "buckeye bullet."
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olympics..owens ran track at ohio state. happening today happening today across the tri- state... voters can compare and contrast the big g-o-p field of the 8th congressional district, in a forum. organizers say all 15 republicans competing to succeed former house speaker john boehner were invited. it starts at 6:30 in parrish auditorium of miami university's hamilton campus. triple-a is hiring for its roadside rescue team... a special career fair is set for 2pm- 6pm at the triple a fleet garage on west court street. candidates must possess a high school diploma or g-e-d and must be at least 23 years old. it helps us get going in the morning... how about a shout out for cereal! today is national cereal day. 49-percent of americans start their day with a bowl --or two-- of cereal. 2-point-7 billion boxes of cereal are sold every year. that's enough to wrap around the
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temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun, with mostly cloudy skies at times. overnight lows will drop to only 49 degrees. tuesday expect a sun and cloud mix with a high of 73 degrees. we stay dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and friday with on and off rain and thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. carstar traffic toss to denise for traffic breaking now...
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the united states and south korea, this time in reaction to the start of huge u.s.- south korean military drills. these threats have been a staple of north korean leader kim jong un. but they spike especially when washington and seoul stage what they say are annual defensive springtime war games. the north says the drills are invasion rehearsals. we're also following breaking news out of idaho... fox 19's sara celi joins us live with an update. sara? breaking now... police in idaho are looking for a gunman who shot and wounded a pastor outside his church sunday afternoon, it happened one day after the pastor led a prayer at a rally for republican presidential candidate ted cruz. tim remington was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside the alter church in coeur d'alene at around 2 p.m. local time sunday. a suspect has been indentified. the nation is
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lady nancy reagan today ... here you can see flowers draped over the entrance of the reagan presidential library. she is being remembered for her strength... her intelligence... and for changing the role of first lady. reagan died sunday at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure, at her home in los angeles. she'll be buried next to president reagan in simi valley california. here's president reagan's biographer...talkin g about the loss. cannon says: "she was a terrific person to be around. i feel a great sense of loss i really do and i'm surprised at that. the world was a more interesting place with nancy reagan in it." they were married for 54 years.. until the former president died in 2004. as first lady, she was known for her extravagant style.. and her "just say campaign. former president jimmy carter and roslyn, who lost the white house to ronald reagan, issued a statement
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for stem cell research raised public awareness and influenced decision makers about vital research for alzheimer's disease." carter surprised his georgia church congregation yesterday with news he is now cancer-free. he only learned of reagan's passing, afterwards. tomorrow marks two years since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared. here you see families of the people on board attending an early ceremony to mark the second anniversary. hundreds not only showed to mourn, but to renew the search for the plane. relatives released tagged with the names of all 239 on board. there has still been no confirmed wreckage found from the plane. a new survey finds less than half of american businesses have adopted the credit card chip technology that's intended to fight fraud. this story tops your consumer alert... only 37 percent of currently able to accept chip- enabled credit and
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to a survey by the strawhecker group. retailers, credit card companies, and merchants were supposed to adopt the new technology by last october first or face penalties. do you hate getting annoying voicemails? now, you can eliminate them entirely. the no more voicemail app makes your phone ring endlessly, until the caller hangs up. so far, its gotten good reviews from customers who say it saves you from nagging cold calls...and anyone who needs to leave a message, can do it through text. we've all heard how bad it can be to give into eating sweets right how bad it can be to give into eating sweets right before bed....so when you're hungry, what should you eat? a new study from texas a-and-m found the best thing for you is fruit. things like bananas, cherries and pineapples have a chemical in them that sends a signal to your brain, it's time to sleep. other good things before you doze off.. milk can help calm your stomach, and leafy greens are proven to relax your muscles, making falling
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you've probably heard of a snowmobile, but a ski car? not so much. a canadian mechanic added skis to his 2006 mercedes smart car and created this invention. the diesel fueled ski car allows a driver to jet across the snow on skis at up to 44 miles per hour, while staying warm. the invention was a local secret until someone snapped a photo and posted it on reddit, where the picture went viral.
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she's got a new title to go with her woman did.. and she's got a new title to go with her sore muscles - guiness world record holder. seventy three miles on treadmill. the record was 68 point and a half miles. suzi swinehart says her family was her biggest motivation. swinehart says: "my kids for it. they were kind of my motivators for this." swinehart says: "the topic came up with some of my running friends about a year ago actually and we were just looking at different guiness book world records and i saw this one and said, 'hey i think i might be able to do that.'" the furthest she had run on a treadmill was only 30 miles before her record breaking run. 30 miles before her record breaking run.
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the cincinnati museum is here with information on an event for your child...to help them get some hands on learning... jessica vo and... prepare to be amazed at the louisville slugger museum. they're here with a preview of their new "oddball" exhibit.... we'll have that...plus a warmup in your forecast...new at 8. show open see that? jill's gobbling up our bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. (mind-blowing sound) and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. (mind-blowing sound) everybody's a veggie lover now. what do you think? (mind-blowing sound) mind blown. bird's eye flavor full.
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meteorologist frank marzullo joins us with a snapshot of your forecast. a period of above average temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun, with mostly cloudy skies at times. overnight lows will drop to only 49 degrees. tuesday expect a sun and cloud mix with a high of 73
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showers kick in for the second half of the week and that wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and off rain and the weekend we continue to stay with rain chances. weather and traffic toss toss to denise for traffic new information this morning... c-v-g is going to get a little smaller this summer... rob 2shot jordan vilines joins us live with more on why the concourse c is being torn down. dblbx live concourse c has been closed to flies in 2008 but later this year, the concourse will be torn down entirely, according to sources with
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shooting in west price hill... we're told the victim was found outside of his car on trenton avenue, with multiple gunshot wounds. emergency crews rushed him to u-c medical center for surgery and he is expected to survive. police are reportedly searching for 3 suspects.... now word on their identities. right now, police have not released the victim's name. good news for drivers heading south for spring break... a repair project for a rockslide that's been causing closures on i-75 at the kentucky, tennessee border, is expected to be completed, right
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contractors have now pledged to open both southbound lanes by march 17th... and one lane of the northbound side by march 24th. the interstate has been shut down since february 26th.. detours are in place.. but are causing headaches for drivers. the entire repair project is expected to be complete on or before april 15th. and today will mark the end of an era... as peyton manning is expected to announce he is retiring from the n-f-l. the broncos quarterback is retiring just a month after leading the team to a win in super bowl 50.... manning is a five- time m-v-p, and the only quarterback to win super bowls with two teams. the broncos will host a news conference at 1 o'clock this afternoon. and check this out... the world's best- known dog sled race, is now underway in alaska. this is video from the iditarod's ceremonial start over the weekend. there are 85 "mushers" this year... each with about 16 dogs, who will run almost 1000 miles across the state.
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expected to take about 9 days for those teams to complete. coming up... a new exhibit is coming to the louisville slugger museum...we're showing you some of the oddities "ripley's believe it or not" is bringing to the "derby city." rob vo and...talk about a hazard on the course! what caused a teenaged pilot to make this emergency landing. sponsored reopen (vo) what's your dog food's first ingredient? corn? wheat? grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole
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two people are dead... two others hurt...at a workplace in western sydney. we now have video that attack... undergoing surgery right now... a six hour standoff also ended a short time ago. this all took place business. police say one of the people dead.... is the gunman... and people remained during the standoff. police do not know shooting. this morning, attorneys will announce the filing of another class action lawsuit over poisoned water in flint, michigan. the ongoing crisis, dominated the campaign trail over the weekend, ahead of michigan's primary tomorrow. last night, democratic hopefuls, hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders were in flint to face off in a debate. both, doling out harsh words for michigan governor, rick snyder. bernie sanders/d presidential candidate "i believe the governor of this state should understand that his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. he should resign."
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presidential candidate "i agree. the governor should resign or be recalled." snyder responded with a series of tweets, blaming the crisis on the bureacracy, listing a number of steps he's taken to solve the city's water problem. sanders and clinton will meet again tonight, for a by fox news. on the republican side, florida senator marco rubio is getting a boost this morning following a win in puerto rico. a victory in puerto will collect all 23 delegates for the territory. the florida senator now has victories in two states.... meantime, trump has won 12 states, texas senator ted cruz now has 6. she was one of the greatest first ladies, an extraordinary human being and such a wonderful partner to her husband, to president reagan, who was without any doubt one of the greatest presidents inthe history of the united states. former california
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delivering a heartfelt remeberance to first lady nancy reagan at a rally for john kasich in columbus yesterday. mrs. regaan died sunday at her home in l-a. she'll be buried next to her husband at the ronald reagan presidential library in california...still no word on when those services will take place. mrs. reagan was 94. miller says: "as i was driving through the neighborhood, i realized there was a plane on the golf course, and i was like 'oh my gosh!'" today, the n-t-s-b will continue its investigation into what caused a make an emergency course over the weekend. police say the 18- year-old pilot was directed to land at an airport in st. petersburg, florida, but wouldn't make it, due to mechanical luckily, the pilot country harming anyone in the process. coming
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there's a new top dog -- or at least, a top rabbit -- at the box office. "zootopia" exceeded expectations... opening with 73- point-seven million to top the chart... and easily pass "frozen" for disney animation's biggest three-day debut ever. "london has fallen" came in at number 2...followed by dead pool. 4shot adlib 4shot a period of above
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temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun, with mostly cloudy skies at times. overnight lows will drop to only 49 degrees. tuesday expect a sun and cloud mix with a high of 73 degrees. we stay dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper
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thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. carstar anim toss to denise for traffic things are getting a little strange around louisville slugger musem & factory...in a godo way. the museum has teamed up with reipley's believe it or not to create a brand new exhibit. this morning we have chris meiman with the louisville slugger museum and factory to tell us more. --how did this team come about? --ripleys...deals
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-anything new at slugger museum? things are getting around louisville slugger museum & factory. in a good way. the museum and ripley's have create a brand new exhibition, ripley's believe it or not! oddball exhibit showcases ripley's bizarre baseball treasures and other unbelievable findings. the show runs march 5, 2016 january 8, 2017. will show: -pete rose portrait painted on rose -half of a cow's hairball -a statue of babe bubble gum "impossible bottle" sculpture of his famous catch from the 1954 world series where: louisville slugger 800 w main st., about louisville slugger museum & experience
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making as you stroll through the factory where world-famous louisville slugger bats are created. award-winning factory tour, newly renovated galleries with interactive exhibits, historic memorabilia, the world's biggest bat, and more. create a louisville slugger bat with your very own name on it, just like the pros. louisville slugger museum & factory, 800 west main street, is open monday saturday, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., and sundays 11 a.m. 5 p.m. admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors 60+ , $8 children 6-12 , and free for children 5 and under. for more information, log on to sluggermuseum.co m or call 502-588- 7228. national "cereal
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airlines and boeing. the legal deadline for families to make claims against the airline is tomorrow. vice president biden and his wife, dr. jill biden arrived in the u-a-e early this morning... the first stop on the bidens tour of the middle east. during the trip, mr. biden is expected to discuss the conflict in syria, and pary a visit to u-s and coalition forces. later in the week, he'll travel to jordan and israel. twelve hours is a long time to do anything without stopping.. but imagine running for half a day. that's what one indiana woman did.. and she's got a new title to go with her sore muscles - guiness world record holder. seventy three miles on treadmill in 12 hours! the record was 68 point and a half miles. suzi swinehart of fort wayne says her family was her biggest motivation. swinehart says: "i was able to overcome some lack of confidence i've kind of struggled with a lot in my life. i quieted those voices that told
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swinehart says she has completed a few hundred mile races in the past but the furthest she had run on a treadmill was only 30 miles before her record breaking run. coming up... bearcat nation is abuzz this morning after a big win at fifth third arena last night...we're breaking down latest bracketology for cincinnati's college basketball dreams and maria sharapova says she has a big announcement today....could the tennis super-star
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temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun, with mostly cloudy skies at times. overnight lows will drop to only 49 degrees. tuesday expect a sun and cloud mix with a high of 73 degrees. we stay dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and friday with on and off rain and thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. toss traffic denise does traffic an investigation is
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victims were eventually able to escape and called police. officers say royal caused serious injuries to a 10- month-old boy. one neighbor didn't want to show her face... but says royal is the apartment complex's maintenance man. "it's horrifying. you always hear about horrific things like this happening but when it happens right next door to where you're living at it brings it much closer to home." royal remains in jail this morning, charged with felonious assault and kidnapping. no word on the infant's condition. developing news overseas... as north korea has issued another threat...this time warning a pre- emptive nuclear strike on the u-s and south korea. they say its in response to military drills, both countries are taking part in, today in south korea. south korean officials say these threatening statements are all too common from north korea, and they will continue to do the drills. back here in the tri-state, ohio state patrol officers are showing off a huge
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uncovered during a traffic stop in monroe township in take a look... that's 120-thousand dollars worth of troopers say they stopped a pickup truck... and a drug sniffing dog found three duffel bags containing 60- pounds of pot. the driver was arrested and remains in jail this morning. today, doctors at clinic will discuss details about the first uterus performed in the clinic doctors performed the surgery late last month in cleveland she'll be the first undergoing the a clinical trial for the treatment, which is still considered experimental. doctors say in the future, womb transplants could provide hope for women who are unable to have children, because they were born without a uterus, or lost it to thousands of have children because they were born without a uterus or lost it to disease. today, voters in ohio's 8th congressional district can compare and
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succeed former house speaker john boehner. organizers say all 15 republicans running for the congressional spot were invited to a forum, happening tonight. one democrat and one green party candidate are also running. tonight's forum starts at 6:30 in parrish auditorium of miami university's hamilton campus. the man credited for inventing email as we know it, has died. ray tomlinson was 74. he invented direct email messages in 1971. before his invention, electronic messages could be shared only on a very limited network. tomlinson is also widely credited for making the "at" sign-- the one that looks like "a"-- a part of every e-mail address. another major announcement in the sports world today...but it might not be the one you're thinking of. maria sharapova has called a press conference today in los angeles....but it's not clear for
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speculating tennis champion announce her retirement...after pulling out of a recent tournament for injuries. sharapova hasn't competed since losing to serena williams in the australian open earlier this year. selection sunday is just around the corner.. and after the bearcats got a much-needed win... their chance of going dancing... is looking better... jessica dblbx our dan wells is live at u-c to break down the latest bracketology. good morning....a lot of people are saying the university of cincinnati men's basketball team deserves an ncaa tournament bid, following a 61-54 home win over number 24 ranked s-m-u in the regular season finale sunday afternoon. check out this video it was a sellout crowd of more than 13- thousand at fifth third arena. u-c has seen bracketologists put it on the ncaa tournament bubble....and of course sunday was uc's first win over a ranked team in five tries this season. coming up next...cincinnati clinched the
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tournament in orlando... the team will play fifth- seeded connecticut on friday at 2 o'clock. meanwhile xavier wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in program history with a 98-93 defeat of creighton on saturday musketeers team is seeded second in the big east tournament at madison square garden they will play at 7 o'clock on thursday. coming up next...cincinnati clinched the fourth seed in the upcoming aac tournament in orlando... the team will play fifth- seeded connecticut on friday at 2 o'clock. meanwhile xavier wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in program history with a 98-93 defeat of creighton on saturday musketeers team is seeded second in the big east tournament at madison square garden they will play at 7 o'clock on thursday. today celebrates the breakfast favorite... it's national cereal day! about half of americans start their day with a bowl of cereal... and 2-point-7 billion boxes are sold every year... enough to wrap around the earth 13 times. 4shot list of the day: top-selling american cereal
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on play is crucial to your child's growth and development. the cincinnati museum center wants to give parents the tools they need to make sure kids don't get left behind. joining me this morning is jessica urban early childhood program developer at the cincinnati museum center. guest: jessica urban, early
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developer, cincinnati museum center topic - an art project that explores different artists, cultures, art movements and artistic styles.. event info learning through play conference cincinnati museum center march 12 & 13 open-ended, hands-on play is crucial to your child's growth and development. that's why we bring together the region's best childhood development experts every year. march 12 will focus on educators and provide opportunities for teachers to discover ways to include play as part of their curricula and to earn ohio and kentucky early
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also designed for parents to better understand how their children are developing through play. march 13 is a day dedicated to families and will host sessions and activities for families to experience the joy and benefit of playing together. registration info pre-registration for educator day is now closed. registration will reopen at the learning through play registration desk at 8 a.m. on march 12. pre-registration for family day is still open. to register for the learning through play family day on march 13 please call 513-287-7001. gfx weather now
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average temperatures kicks in today and will last with us at least over the next 10 days if not longer. our warm up starts this afternoon with a high of 65 degrees with a mix of clouds skies at times. degrees. sun and cloud mix dry the first part of the week before showers kick in for the second half of the week and that starts late wednesday into wednesday night with rain showers. temperatures stay in the mid to upper 60s on thursday and friday with on and off rain and thunderstorms. the weekend we continue to stay mild in the mid 60s with rain chances. carstar traffic toss to denise for traffic rob 2shot could you eat
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crossroads is having its annual beans & rice week starting march 7th. we eat cheap for a week and donate what we would have spent to charity. it might be fun to share some recipes for folks to make and discuss the initiatives we are eating cheaply for see below . beans & rice week initiatives: water wells for nicaragua. we'll invest and support our partner, amigos for christ, who is committed to making a positive impact on the standard of living in communities throughout nicaragua. water for flint, michigan. through the flint child health & development fund, we'll support short and long term needs of kids who have been
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community and city pools. locally, we'll help keep city and community pools open for the summer throughout southwest ohio, giving kids and families a community space to spend hot summer days. anti-heroin organizations. heroin addiction is a growing problem throughout our region. we'll continue to invest in local organizations who are on the front lines of the anti- heroin fight, like teen challenge ky, prospect house and heroin hopeline. gfx that's it for this hour... but we're
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let's toss it over to frank for what's ahead in the morning xtra. coming up on the xtra... the nation is remembering the life of one of the most influential first ladies of the 21st century... she's remembered for her grace, her passion, and for changing the role of first lady in the white house. we'll look back at some of her biggest contributions to the nation... coming up at 9 o'clock. plus... for many of us, a good night sleep can be hard to come by. we'll tell you what you should eat for a midnight snack, that will best help you fall asleep. and... we'll be in the kitchen with cuban petes on this monday morning, cooking up a pork marinade,
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lady nancy reagan today ... here you can see flowers draped over the entrance of the reagan presidential library. she is being remembered for her strength... her intelligence... and for changing the role of first lady. reagan died sunday at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure, at her home in los angeles.
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