young." a heartbroken father breaks his silence after his 4- year old is found dead a police say he was dipped in scalding water. but first... developing news from northern kentucky.... i have obtained the video of the moment a car crashed into the ohio river tuesday afternoon. good evening i'm rob williams... take a close look... we're gonna take this video full..... a homeowner on the kentucky side of the river... had surveillance cameras set up around the house. one of those cameras

the terrible accident happened. fox19 now's mike schell is live along the river... mike... that car is still in there... right now...unfortunatel y...this is still a waiting game before the recovery efforts can begin... authorities say it is just too dangerous at this point. learning more about who may have been behind the plunged from the comb-hehl bridge.. campbell county family has come forward to say their loved one is missing... 1chief "its a strong possibility that we believe we know who might be...had been driving at the time the vehicle went over the bridge." the potential victim has not been identified but police say that drives between on the combs-hehl bridge.. "for us, the most important aspect of this occupants in the vehicle so we're not going to might distrub that. the the vehicle involved is a mid- 2000 model red pontiac gran

car...and authorities say it is sitting in up 27 feet in swifty moving water.. 4dale "this river is very unfriendly right now, very unforgiving. we have to have the current, the speed of the current in a certain position before any of these divers can do their work." captain dale appel says the river is running about three times faster than it needs to be in order to recovery mission.. 3dale "we must all keep in mind that it is not a normal dive. recovery skills are needed, needed." 2dale "we will bring in a tow boat, a studded platform with a crane capable to lift a 3000 pound vehicle." as of now, the plan is still to get divers in the water early next week, but the ohio river is setting all the rules... 1dale "i know the river will cooperate eventually but we have to get it to the point where its a lot friendlier. its too unforgiving right now." mike remote authorities are keeping an eye on the forecast and possible showers in the area this weekend. they say anything over an inch of rain could keep the rate

level. reporting live from fort thomas, mike schell...fox19 now... right now a franklin step- mother is in jail on new, upgraded charges.. after police say she scalded her 4-year old step-son.. as punishment. anna ritchie was arraigned by video today in franklin municipal court. her bond remains at 350-thousand dollars.. but she is now charged with child endangerment.. for allegedly dipping austin cooper's legs into boiling, hot water tuesday night. cooper's father called 9-1-1 after finding the boy unresponsive in his bed the next morning. cooper's grandmother was very emotional when we asked her what she thinks should happen to ritchie. "she should get life in prison. death row. don't put a needle in her arm. just put her to should never be allowed to walk the streets again. and because she's an evil, evil monster. no 4-year wrong to be punished

we're hearing from the father of little austin... robert ritchie the third. "that whole day just seemed like a big blur. it's a like a nightmare on a loop. "he was a big r2-d2 guy. and he loved darth vader. and i actually got him one of those kyler ren's a few weeks "is there anything you her about? just why. he's so young. he's "the lord taught me, even through the hardest things in life. if you can't forgive he can't forgive you either. especially something like this, you gotta have faith. you gotta keep your head on straight. that little boy would every day. he'd want me to go out and have fun for him. and do everything i can for him. anna ritchie could

charges for what allegedly happened tuesday night. a mother has admitted to watching her boyfriend beat her daughter before its death back in december. 23-year old rebekah kinner entered a guilty plea in hamilton today to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of 2-year old kinsley. rebekah's boyfriend, 27-year old bradley young is accused of beating the 2-year old so badly she had no brain activity and was on a ventilator before her death. now now... police just released new information on how they were able indict a man in connection with the shots that were fired at great american tower busting out these windows. turns out technology played a critical role. fox19 now's robert guaderrama explains. intro: police would not say if rayshawn herald shot the bullets that hit the great american tower but they do confirm the gun

possession. nat pop police say 18 in the span of four the target: skyscraper. police, the resulted in little bullet casings submitted to a national ballistic database called nibin. the big break in the months later following the recovery of casings from this shooting on reading road. the man in the video: 23-year-old rayshawn herald. lt. colonel michael john police investigative bureau they collected that evidence and entered that into nibin as well and at this point we started seeing the benefits of using nibin technology." kevin lattyak firearms section supervisor, crime lab "what it allows us to do is to compare cartridges from different crime scenes and compare them to see if there's a link between those different shooting scenes." and in this case, police say there was a match. lt. colonel michael john police investigative bureau

there was a correlation between the incident happening at queen city square and the shooting involving mr. herald in may." yesterday, rayshawn herald was indicted for unlawful possession of a firearm. police say nibin is a game changer in cracking down on shootings. kevin lattyak firearms section supervisor, crime lab "a comparison of a cartridge case, comparing it to the database, it can do within hours, what it would take a firearms examiner a lifetime." tag: the hamilton county coroner says thanks to the new technology, they already have a few more hits in connection to other unsolved shootings. in downtown, robert guaderrama, fox19 now. herald is currently serving time for that reading road shooting. he faces up to 10 additional years if convicted on this new charge. reds take a look at this, people in line at great american ball park for reds opening day ticket packages... they're early

don't go on sale until tomorrow. that's right, a limited number of tickets go on sale at 9 a-m. now according to the first woman in line, christie macke... the turnout this year, isn't quite as large as last year... 'you know i'm wondering if it's becasue of peoples outlook on the whole team. it's cincinnati and it's baseball and there is no place i'd rather be right now." the "opening day double play" two- game package includes one ticket to the april 4th season opener against the phillies... plus one field box ticket to any other game in april they want. maybe one of the biggest upsets in tournament history just went down in saint louis. what's the story guys? joe a lot of sad michigan state fans here, a good reminder for x that anything can happen. coming up, it's getting wild under the arch. we'll hear from

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that man is 44- year- old tracy martin -- we were there for his first court appearance. police say martin was under the influence when he crashed his car in sycamore township last august... causing a chain reaction that sent several people to the hospital, some of them seriously injured. one of those victims... elizabeth sexton.

meeting with the u-c heath air care --- flight team who saved her life after the accident. today, she got a chance to thank the team and show them the progress of her recovery. elizabeth and her parents also got to take a flight in the air care chopper. one that she could enjoy this time around. this could be big for those headed to collegeand their parents. high school graduates in kentucky may be able to go to community college free of charge. the proposal has been approved in the kentucky house and is now headed to the senate. students would still have to apply for grants and scholarships to cover some costs.. and maintain a 2.0 g-p-a. the bill could cost tax payers about 20 million dollars a year. roof cam enjoy the great weather... because winter-like conditions are coming back. your forecast is

this customer is running to get her deposit in today. too late. branch is already closed. but she could make the atm. still won't beat the cutoff time. really? at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnight? what are you, a bank or a convenience store? i've got to make a deposit! you go, girl! she's got no chance. deposit hours that make sense for you, not the bank. welcome to huntington, one of money magazine's

killed 5 horses. the fire broke out at a barn on kyles station road in liberty township just after 6:30 this morning. according to the fire chief paul stumpf no people were hurt. the barn is a complete loss. the fire shut down kyles station road for several hours but is now reopen water bottles are piling up before getting trucked to flint, michigan. the butler county united way has joined forces with the m.a. folkes company and the mayor of hamilton to provide clean water to the people of flint. if you would like to help, you can drop off water to the butler county united way or m.a. folkes company on mcbride court. they're taking water till the end of the month, monday through friday from 9 to 5. we're just a few hours away from both xavier and u-c kicking off their march madness runs! our sports guys --- joe danneman and jeremy rauch join

guys... another big day of upsets! joe arch madness - rob. we just saw what a lot of smart basketball people are calling the biggest upset in ncaa tournament history. national championship contender michigan state is out. let's go inside maggie o'bryans just down the road in saint louis. this is happening hours before tip- off between xavier and weber state. the muskie players, they're aware of sparty, down tonight. james farr: "it's very important. you don't want to be the team on the other end saying that a team like weber state is a cinderella team. no disrespect to them. they're a great team. they won the big sky. if we don't go out there and handle our job, it could be a long

so - how you hangin' in bearcats fans? no fan base in the country will wait longer to see their team than uc and saint joe's. this is the bearcats on the floor in spokane. they play the final game of the first round tonight. farad cobb: "it's a great feeling you know. all week you've been preparing to play on the big stage and being here last year it was such a great experience that all you want to do is get out there and have fun." joe uc is a trendy pick to do some damage in the wide open west region. saint joe's is the better seed - but the bearcats are favored to win. jeremy more tournament coverage coming up. weather now animation jeff... we're looking at some rain tomorrow right? jeff weather

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others using others using heroin behind the wheel.... but how are police working to stop these incidents from even happening in the first place! tonight... is now letting its employees drink on the job! says... it's a good idea. and next time you go to starbucks... you might wanna your cup! a new class action lawsuit says... you might not be getting what you we'll tell you why.... and tonight on fox check out new episodes of sleepy hollow at 8, followed by second chance at 9. then we're right back here at ten. a huge night for xavier and u-c.... joe and jeremy are ready.. guys! joe/jeremy live jer ready to stay up late... the final games of the night are in saint louis in spokane with x and joe to dayton? saint louis ahead.

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where two seeds tonight are now on high alert. jeremy happening now... wisconsin and pitt are playing in the scott-trade center. xavier gets the night cap against weber state, and they are aware of that upset alert. trevon bluiett: "we know what we're capable of and i feel like there's a lot of people that really count us out to not win a national championship and we look at it differently. we're just going to go out and play our game and play the way we know how to." the first game of the day here in saint louis, dayton taking on syracuse. this was a 2-point game at the half, and the montage of misses speaks for itself. ud had 2 field goals in the first 13 minutes of the second half. is that bad? cuse would 70-51, and here come the waterworks. sad day for this little flyer. an early exit for dayton. charles cooke: "i just want to win and when you fail to do that, it's tough. so, go back to the drawing board and figure out what we

energize us to be better." we demand a recount for mister basketball in kentucky. newport central catholic's ben weyer is dominating the state sweet 16. twenty-seven points today in the breds' win over murray. new cath is back in the state final four for the first time in more than 60 years. jer coming up tonight on the fq, a report from des moines before iu and uk face off tomorrow. we're live in saint louis, back to you. we want you to meet a very special 8-year old girl from pitttsburgh. this is emily ruggieri. for the past 3 years, she's been donating girl scout cookies to the children's hospital of pittsburgh... all in memory of her dad. this year, emily

from a nursing school in kentucky and decided to buy cookies from a local cincinnati girl scout troop... and you can see here, she personally delivered them to the cincinnati children's hospital medical center! we will see you tonight at ten.... don't forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next!!! next!!! announcer: fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19now.com and download the fox19 now app. jeff more rain heading for the tri-state. how to plan your weekend around

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