our evan millward is following john kasich's campaign near cleveland, ohio.tom mckee is first - jay warren joins us with the mood of the voters ... jay? it's all a matter of perspective like every electorate you can't paint it with one brush stroke and that's the same today--clearly there is a wave of anti- establishment anger--on both sides but a quiet determination on the part of voters to have their voice heard. our first stop today was in bond hill at st. aloysius where we caught a handful of voters choosing their candidates and sending their votes off to be countedamong the voters was annie pearl abernathy who said she felt her vote today was an extremely important one((annie pearl abernathy/bond hill))"i felt that this was very important and that as many people that can should come in and vote today for the president and it is really a devastating thing that is going on today in the whole world needs to come together and pray on once accord." ((everett rucker/st. bernard)) "we have some people with some extreme political views that going to send the country into a downward spin we mu

that was jay warren reporting. officers were brought in on overtime to help with safety concerns.nine on your side is working to learn how much money that cost. cost.and is the ohio primary ballot too confusing?that's what many early voters are saying.right now on wcpo dot com - we take a look at the ohio primary ballot so you know what to expect when you head to the polls in the morning. and count on nine on your side for up to the minute election results when the polls close at 7-30.we will have a special half hour election show tomorrow following this newscast. a 16 year old girl who was badly beaten outside a club has died after three weeks in a coma. is live at the hospital with more. according to police- 16 year old hailey hall died here at uc medical center today from her injuries. her boyfriend is accused of beating her outside a nightclub last month. she never recovered. a close family friend says hall needed brain surgery and had been in a coma since the alleged beating. police say this man 34 year old wi

at the junion-senior high school just monday. 9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren has the complete story tonight from middletown- in addition to the awful timing this afair grew in proportion today after middletown city schools sent out a message to parents that stoked fears both in madison township and here in middletown this is a mug shot of 23 year asleep in his car in the drive way of turning point church pastor greg cox spotted the out of place car this morning ((pastor greg cox/spotted car)) "got out tapped on the window couldn't tell because the windows were tinted and thought well i don't need to be fooling around with this ." so he told a deputy at the high school who was able to wake miller butler county sheriff richard jones says miller was drunk had two handguns in his car and roughly seven hundred rounds of ammunition((sheriff richard jones/butler county))"this is not a good place to be if you have any bad intentions or if you want to drink and drive we've got a lot of police there."deputies ulimately came to the conclusion that miller was just in the

jay warren.. was in troy and got a chance to speak to the winner. through that door a triumphant warren davidson who has just won this special election besting fourteen other republicans he just walked in to greet his supporters and we want to show you that right now ((warren davidson/wins special primary)) :11-18 7 seconds of nat((warren davidson/8th district primary winner)) :18-36"it's just amazing to be where we're at today knowing that we gathered signatures on dec. 14 and filed paper work on dec. 16th and right at 90 days later we're getting ready to go forward to the next step of this race.------jay look live----- :36-50and while davidson says he's not taking anything for granted this win in a very heavily conservative his trip to washington--jay warren 9 on your side troy ohio as many as five tornados are confirmed to have touched down across four ohio counties yesterday. yesterday.one of those tornados was an e-f one.it blew through phillisburg tearing the roof off a home and damaging several nearby barns.winds were clocked as high as 105 mi

jay warren 9 on your side over it's back to the drawing board for a pro-marijuana group. group."grassroots ohio" will have to rephrase the petition and resubmit it before the measure can appear on a ballot. ohio attorney general mike dewine found at least two issues with the language. grassroots ohio plans to resubmit its petition to dewine's office later this week.dewine has already approved one medical marijuana ballot proposal and will make a decision on a third measure by friday. the "i-step" student exam is almost officially a thing of the past. past.indiana governor mike pence signed a bill into law this morning repealing the "indiana statewide testing for educational progress." exam. 20-17 will be the last year students will take the test. the state legislature approved the measure earlier this month. the bill also lays out a plan to study other testing options for indiana students. kentucky attorney general andy beshear is suing volkswagen. volkswagen.the lawsuit was filed today.it claims the automaker's vehicle emission cheating scheme violated the state's consumer prote

a judge in federal court this afternoon to answer to child porn charges.9 on your side reporter jay warren has the story from downtown. according to the f.b.i. holt parker used the online handle of *daddy cruel* and said he would committ suicide if he was ever caught-------pkg------ the f.b.i. arrested parker on tuesday morning at his house--in their afidavit but failed to destroy a flash drive with thousands of child porn images and that he said he sometimes used his wife's uc email account to access his daddy cruel accounthe has since been banned from the campus of ucaccording to the f.b.i. parker made sordid comments about child sex in emails and chats and was actually identified by yahoo for sending emails containing pictures of prepubescent girls additionally the f.b.i. says in one of his chats he bragged about having sex with an 8- year-old girlparker holds a phd in classics from yale and according to his bio he has published on sexuality slavery and sadism------jay look live------during the f.b.i. search parker reportedly apologized to his wife for ruining their livesparker is curre

happened.9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live with the charges these teens are facing - jay? the two teens are each charged with failing to report a crime which is a fourth degree misdemeanor--the butler county sheriff said that as the week has gone on the investigation evolved and this new information came to light-- school let out here at madison junior and senior high school this afternoon ending a week that no one will be able to forgettoday sheriff richard jones through the investigation detectives learned that two teens knew that austin hancock had a gun on monday but didn't say anything--((sheriff richard jones/butler county))"i stress to you the people that are listening to this today we're not going to put up with it. the schools are not going to put up with it. your kids will be kicked out of school."now whether that is in the works or not the district won't from the district that while they currently remain students here they were not in school today((aj huff/madison local schools))"this was definitely a development that we wouldn't have eve

will all be on the table but for right now they're just taking this return one step at a time--jay warren 9 on your side madison township austin hancock's family released a statement today about the shooting.they say they've been a part of the community their entire lives... and didn't expect a family member to be involved in an event like this. another threat at a tri-state 15-year-old facing charges. charges.wyoming school leaders say they caught wind of a verbal threat made by one student.no weapons were involved.police charged that teen with aggravated menacing. the threat led to an increased police presence at the school. that teen has been suspended. the shooting at madison high has other districts reconsidering how they'd handle a similar situation.the superintendent of franlin city schools says the board is meeting this coming monday to and security plan. monday's shooting is renewing a hot debate nationwide -- should teachers and faculty be armed?you can voice your opinion and join the conversation on our facebook page. new information this evening -- we now know hamilton firefig

knew austin hancock allegedly brought a gun to 9 on your side butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live for us this afternoon at madison junior and senior high school--jay?? they knew but didn't say anything--that's according to the sheriff and the district and it runs counter to what these kids are taught on a day to day basis today school let out at 2:30 here at the junior and senior high school capping off what has been a week everyone here wants to put behind themthe butler county sheriff richard jones told reporters today that the investigation evolved and that they are still tracking down leadsjones said that parents need to talk to their kids about what is the right thing to do when you see a gun at school and that is to tell someonethe sheriff reminded everyone that the charges could even be more severe if you knew of the shooters intentions and didn't say anythingultimately he said the training that goes on is designed to save lives ((sheriff richard jones/butler county)) :16"they have drills tell em and we tell em and we tell em report these things when you see them it

kids about how the first day back went - after a shooting injured four people.nine on your side's jay warren has the just hours ago - the family of the accused shooter james austin hancock released a statement. statement.it says in part, "we are devastated by austin's actions at school on monday. we pray for the immediate recovery of the injured students and for the healing of the entire community. our family has lived in this community our entire lives and we never expected anyone to experience the event that occurred on monday and we certainly did not expect that one of our family members would be involved." that was from madison township to wyoming where we now know a 15-year-old freshman was arrested for making a threat in that school district. school leaders say they caught wind of a verbal threat made by a single student. no weapons were involved, but extra police did remain at the high school today. "with the recent heightened awareness societally and also this week we certainly recognize parent concern and we are very emphatic to those concerns." concerns."the student faces two count

we're learning more about what he did after the shooting, but before his arrest. 9 on your side's jay warren is live to kick off our team coverage.jay? fourteen year old james austin hancock denied the attempted murder charges here at butler county juvenile court--but in the day since the shooting we have now learned that there is a video of the shooting although that is something that is not being released-- today sheriff richard jones officer responded back to the cafeteria in nine seconds after the shootingsheriff jones says that after the shooting hancock fled the school out of the cafeteria doors and through the parking lot at the high school and up this hill towards highway 122 it was on top of the hill that hancock reportedly dropped the .380 calibre handgun that he had and kept running for these woodsbut it was there that ultimately deputies and police would capture him ((sheriff richard jones/butler county))"the way i understand it and went to the principles office heard the crack crack crack he knew it was gunfire he took off immediately nine seconds that's fast." now hancock is du

court--that case will most assuredly be bound over here to the warren county court of common pleas--jay warren 9 on your side lebanon allegedly beaten to death by her boyfriend is expected to take a plea deal tomorrow morning.rebekah kinner faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of her daughter kinsley.her boyfriend - bradley young faces murder charges. new tonight.a liberty township man is facing child porn charges. charges.the butler county sheriff says phillip holmes downloaded child porn off the internet.the "internet crimes against children taskforce" was first tipped off to holmes' alleged internet activity and contacted the sheriff's office.holmes could face deportation to england -- if he's convicted. tonight - we're gaining new insight on the mystery of who - if anyone- was in a car that crashed off the combs-hehl bridge- into the ohio river on tuesday. nine on your side obtained 9-1-1 calls from witnesses who say they saw the car go into the river. one witness - even saying he saw a couple of people in the water... nine on your side's t-j parker goes through the conversa

cafeteria.nine on your side's jay warren continues our team coverage from the butler county juvenile court - where hancock was earlier today ... jay? will he be tried as an adult? that decision ultimately rests with a judge here but it must first be set in motion by the butler county prosecutor who right is still looking at the evidence james austin hancock walked into butler county juvenile court and through his attorney denied the charges of attempted murder--that is the same as pleading not guilty in adult courtsince the shooting we have learned that investigators believe hancock waited for a school resource officer to leave the cafeteria before opening fire on his classmates classmates((sheriff richard jones/butler county))"did he as i'm concerned when you pull that trigger i don 't care if you're fourteen or fifteen or eighteen or forty. the possibility of someone dying or being injured or the mental stress it's not good." jones explains that his deputy responded to the cafeteria in nine seconds and that hancock ran out the cafeteria door to this hill across the school's parking

students and staff tried to get back on track 9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live for us this afternoon from madison township--jay?? jay?? in talking to madison local school's superintendent curtis philpot this first day back went about as well as it could have --the butler county sheriff's office had an increased presence here today and counselors were available for kids who needed to talk today an orderly dismissal as kids filed out the front of the school--a far cry from what it must have been like as kids ran out in the confusion of monday's gunfire perhaps the most difficult time today was the 8th grade lunch which is when the shooting happened-- came down to eat with the 8th graders in the cafeteria there were therapy dogs available for kids to pet but the extra presence of deputies was perhaps the most notable difference that could be seen from the outside ((superintendent curtis philpot/madison local schools)) trt :21 "this week we've got an increased security presence moving forward i definitely want to increase our security presence i don't know i

side is the only station with a bureau dedicated to butler and warren counties and our reporter jay warren has the story--jay?? permitting child abuse and endangering children are the other two charges--now tonight for the first time her father doug kinner spoke to reporters stating that rebekah loved kinsley. rebekah kinner cried as the prosecutor read the statement of facts this morning--that she did nothing last november as brad young beat and shook her two year old daughter kinsley so severely that kinsley died as a result ((rebekah kinner/pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter))"do you understand if you enter a plea of guilty it's a complete admission of your guilt. yes i guilty you'll be forever waiving or giving up your right to a trial. yes. is that what you wish to do? that's what i wish to do."in court today was scott senft-kinsley kinner's father--senft says when he sees kinner and young he can only do one thing ((scott senft/kinsley's father))"all i can do is stare at them i can't do nothing i can't talk to them i can't ask them why they did it i can't do none of that."with

brother--so if you have any information that could help police--call crimestoppers at 513-352-3040--jay warren 9 on your side south lebanon and keep an eye out for this says carnes may be driving a white 2001 buick lesabre.it has an ohio license plate: g-m-k 52-33. new developments in the murder of middletown mother - brittany russell. curtis burdette is charged with killing russell.he is in jail on a one million dollar bond!he was in court today.he faces several counts including aggravated murder and felonious assault. burdette did not enter a plea - but is expected to be back in court one week from today. russell was found shot to death outside a dayton, ohio apartment building in february. russell's six-month-old daughter was in her vehicle with her. the baby is okay. a brand new development will prevent the sewer district in cincinnati from trucking around human waste to lower price hill. this stems from an incinerator that's shutting down on the east side. side.nine on your side tom's mckee is live in the east end with reaction to this new development. msd already trucks the sludge the li

raising money for the leukemia- lymphoma society.9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren shows why the kids always know who they are fighting for. it was a test of strength in lauren richardson's class today--as these students tried to hoist four hundred dollars in coins--but there are other examples of strength sitting and walking among the students here at mason middle school seventh grader maya collins was diagnosed with accute myeloid leukemia four years ago ((maya collins/cancer survivor)) "i would probably describe it as hard but everything will be ok because you can get rid of it and it positive attitude is as bright as her blue hair is featured with classmate ben terribilini who also has blood cancer in a new school video shot by richardson--((ben terribilini/cancer survivor)) "i had a bone marrow transplant radiation therapy and chemo."maya and ben's classmates watched their video in class today and will march out this weekend with a boost of motivation for one more fundraising push--((lauren richardson/mason middle school teacher)) "last year when we started pen

madison junior senior high school cafeteria two others othersour butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live for us this afternoon at madison junior and senior high school--jay?? they knew austin hancock allegedly brought a gun to anything---officials believe the school shooting that left four students wounded might not have happened if they had spoken up today school let out at 2:30 here at the junior and senior high school ending a week that won't be forgottenthe butler county sheriff richard jones told reporters today that the investigation evolved and that they are still tracking down leadsjones said that parents need to talk to their kids about what is the right thing to do when you see a gun at school and that is to tell someone "today is a lesson for everybody pay attention to your surroundings teach your kids and in high school as they get older sometimes they have a tendency to already know everything and they might feel like it's like being a snitch it's your life and you don't want to end up going to court and being stuck with something like this." the two are charged with

property manager and to best plumbing out of loveland for comment but so far we haven't heard back--jay warren 9 on your side fairfield a west chester woman dies in a serious crash. crash.police say 72-year-old "john morlock" was going east on tylersville road this morning when he struck two other cars at kingsgate way. his passsenger "la verne were taken to west chester hospital. it's not clear what happened causing "john morlock" to run the light. three suspects pleaded guilty today to their involvment in a brutal homicide in st. bernard. but the family isn't satisfied with the case being over. <"we just feel like justive isn't completely served."> served.">nine on your side's scott wegener was in court and has the story. one by one, they faced the judge.and one by one, james kirby, chasidy brewer and mario lewis pleaded guilty to their involvement in the brutal beating death of seventy three year old carl engel.engel's battered body was found in his home in st. bernard a year ago.police say kirby and lewis broke into his home for a burglary that went bad.kirby was handed the stiffest senete

butler county sheriff's office the superintendent says there will be a conversation about forward--jay warren 9 on your side madison township just hours ago - the family of the accused shooter james austin hancock released a statement. statement.it says in part, "we are devastated by austin's actions at school on monday. we pray for the immediate recovery of the injured students and for the healing of the entire community. our family has lived in this community our entire lives and we never expected anyone to experience the event that occurred on monday... monday...and we certainly did not expect that one of our family members would be involved." that was sent to us by hancock's aunt. from madison township to wyoming where we now know a 15-year-old freshman was arrested for making a threat in that school district. school leaders say they caught wind of a verbal threat made by a single student. no weapons were involved, but extra police did remain at the high school today. "with the recent heightened this week we certainly recognize parent concern and we are very emphatic to those concerns." c

kinner faces a maximum of 25 years in prison--brad young is scheduled for his trial on april 25th--jay warren 9 on your side in the butler warren newsroom. funeral services and a visitation are being held right now for a teenager beaten to death outside of a night club. club.hailey hall died monday -- after spending two weeks in a coma.the 16-year-old's visitation is happening now at the "hodapp funeral home."she will be buried tomorrow. william lamar arnold was arrested - and - according to cincinnati police could be charged in hall's death. police in south-east indiana believe the criminal justice system is being targeted in two pipe bomb explosions. explosions.the first explosion was across the street from the most recent one happened in the driveway to the home of a jefferson county superior court judge.there were no injuries in either incident. federal, state, and local authorities are investigating. you see them right there... they're little babeis ... those little babies are cheetahs and they are receiving critical care at the cincinnati zoo. the tiny little felines were born premature

count of destruction of property to prevent seizure he is being held on a 250-thousand dollar bond--jay warren 9 on your side downtown the attorney for the boyfriend of a missing middletown woman says he is unaware of new developments in the investigation. just yesterday -- lindsay bogan's case was re- investigation.her boyfriend has plead guilty to promoting prostitution in relation to the case.eric sexton's attorney claims the case is over and his client is now serving his time.bogan has not been seen for six months. wyoming native otto warmbier has been sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor in north korea after a so-called confession to stealing. stealing.state and federal officials are calling for his release, but as our scott wegener tells us, the north koreans may not be listening. "he's in a tough bind right now."that is no understatement. wyoming native otto warmbier has been sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor in a north korean prison camp after the college student's so called 'confession.'"i understand the severity of my crime."that crime-- allegedly trying to steal a politic

-at that point we will learn whether the butler county prosecutor wants to try him as an adult--jay warren 9 on your side hamilton school leaders starting tonight. tonight.a forum starts at six for parents of junior and high school students.parents of elementary school students can attend a meeting tomorrow night at six.both meetings are in the school's auditorium. the warren county sheriff's office confirms tonight - a missing mom and her young son are safe in florida. the pair went missing last week. police say the mother - kallie carnes - shut down her facebook page and turned off her phone before leaving a note saying she was leaving. police were concerned they were with a man who had previously assaulted the child. kallie and her son are now in custody of police in central florida. the warren county sheriff's office says no charges will be filed. now at 5--a 'west chester' teen will spend six years in prison for a drunk driving crash that took the life of his friend... mark valentine. an emotional day in court as that sentence was handed down. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us w

our butler and warren county reporter jay warren is working this story right now and will have new information coming up on nine on your side at five. a 17-year-old is in custody after police discovered a potential threat at bridgetown middle school. they learned of it-- thanks to a tip that came from the boys mom. green township police chief jeff bart explains this all started after a call came in about a runaway possibly tied to a picture of a hand holding a gun. but no face was visible in the picture and it was unclear whether or not it was did arrest the teen, and former bridgetown middle student, last night after he tried to run twice. there was no gun found on the suspect or in the surrounding area.family member say they're just happy no one was hurt. "i was saddened and a little bit worried about sending the kids to school today but the principal assured me the school was safe today, so i love oak hills high school and bridgetown. i don't have a problem sending my kids cause i know they're safe here." that granddad did not get a call, but many parents tell us they did receive an automat

press conference on the two new charges here at the sheriff's office coming up at one o'clock--jay warren 9 on your here's a live look outside from skycam nine! nine first warning meteorologist jason adams here is with your first look at the new at noon.the 28 year old mother accused of lying to police and launching a two hour search for her new born baby went before a judge... judge...police say -- after na'cole benton's car was stolen from her hopkins street home, she made up a story that her baby was inside, even though the child was with her the entire time.as 9 on your side's timyka artist reports, this story is far from over. her attorney plans to argue this was all a misunderstand ing.timyka joins us live with the story... timyka? na cole benton did have her day in court this morning. morning.she is charged with inducing panic, making false alarms and obstuction of justice for sending authorities on yesterday's wild goose chase to find her missing baby who was never police.benton's ford focus was eventually recovered after the juvenille suspects crashed it along prosperity place, n

the area's only dedicated warren and butler county reporter jay warrent has the latest on making things somewhat normal for the families. more bomb threats and more costs. we're taking a closer look at what a series of school threats is doing to the school's bottomline. the impact for administrators and the connection to your pocket book. we're on your side with what we've found out. "airport security lines are getting longer and longer and those wait times are only going up. can the tsa do anything to change that? i you're watching the now on wcpo 9 on your side... two teenagers are battered but alive today after their plane crashed on a golf course in florida!a 17 year old was piloting the 1939 vintage plane saturday.his 18 year old girlfriend was in the passenger seat.two other planes were flying with them. they were headed to nashville and everything was fine until an engine cut out during the last part of the journey.that teen says he tried to make an emergency landing but realized he wouldn't make it to an airport in st. petersburg.he's a certified pilot and his training kicked in

office wants your help to find all three of them. 9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live in south lebanon -- digging into these new developments - jay? kallie carnes has been missing from south lebanon since wednesday--she shut down her facebook page turned off her mother saying she was leaving--but what has family and now the sheriff's office worried is who she and her son are with. this is a picture of 20- year-old kallie carnes and her young son grant--they were last seen on wednesday in south lebanon at their home on parkview driveerica baker is kallie's mother and grants grandmother says when she got home there was a note on the nightstand((erica baker/missing woman's mother)) "it basically said for me not to worry that they had to go that she needed to do this for her and try to get her crap straight and that she loved me and that she was sorry that i didn't get to say goodbye to grant."but baker is worried and so now is the warren county sheriff's office--today i spoke to major brian tinch ((maj. brian tinch/warren county sheriff's office)) "based on the fa

your side is the only station with a bureau dedicated to butler and warren county and our reporter jay warren is live there with the today rebekah kinner pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter-child endangering- and permitting child abuse she cried as the prosecutor read the statement of facts this morning---stating that kinner created substantial risk to kinsley by violating a duty of careby pleading guilty kinner admitted that she allowed her boyfriend brad young to use exscesive physical discipline on two year old kinsley and failed to seek care for her after kinsley had suffered beatings about her head and body "at this time how do you wish to plea? guilty. as to count two charge of child endangering in violation 2919.22a how do you wish to plea? guilty. as to count three a charge of permitting 2903.15a a felony of the first degree how do you wish to plea? guilty. sentencing is set for may-- kinner faces a maximum of twenty five years in prison on the three chargescoming up at five thirty kinner's father will speak for the first time about his daughter and what happenedjay warren 9 on

seconds - as the suspect tried to get away. 9 on your side's butler and warren county reporter jay warren is live at the butler his story--jay?? deputy kent hall ran into the school cafeteria with his gun drawn--there he saw kids on the floor and one teen sprinting outside-- running for this hill away from school--that's what deputy and school resource officer kent hall says austin hancock did after the shooting here at madison junior and senior high school((deputy kent hall/butler county sheriff's office))"first thing that i knew wasn't right was hearing pop pop pop. it was very distinct and i knew right away what it was."so he started running towards the cafeteria--((sot))"i open up my door and i'm probably twenty five feet away from the cafeteria as i enter the caf i see several kids laying on the ground looking to my left looking to my right i see a possible suspect running so i have to make a decision."but when he saw school staff helping the kids he took off after the suspect who by then was starting to run across the parking lot towards this hill ((sot))"the young man is a lot youn

jay gray, nbc news, havana, cuba. >>> still to come at 11:00, throwing insults back at donald trump. why senator elizabeth warrenk to social media today to call trump a loser. >>> plus, have you heard what the director of a >> they ride on the coattails of the men. they don't make any decision, and they're lucky. they're very, very lucky. >> well, you think serena williams might have something to say than? she does. you'll hear it next. >>> oh, and temperatures today only in the 40s and 50s across our region. but tomorrow we're back closer to 60 and 70. not too far off. see you in a minute. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. are you a fan of "the voice"? i know a lot of us are. you'll want to join us tomorrow morning. we'll have a preview with our exclusive interview with owen danoff. he is a singer/songwriter and he is going to compete in the battle rounds. everybody is counting down to the cherry blossom bloom. won't keep you up at night.n know you have insights from professional investment strategists to help set your mind at ease. know that planning for retirement can be the least of your worries. with the guidance of

warren buffett is in the top three with $60.8 billion. what >> it would be a nice problem to have. >>> after nearly a year in space, astronaut scott kelly is back on earth. as jay gray explains, his trip to the international space station is part of nasa's plan for an even longer journey. >> scott kelly, back on mother earth, after 340 days in space. >> reporter: 340 days, 250 miles above the planet in orbit longer than any american astronaut. >> it feel like i had been up there my whole life after about the first six months. that is like the normal increment. the normal increment is six so a year is really long. >> reporter: scott kelly spent his time on the international space station, 49 weeks, locked in research and snapping a gallery of rivetting photos posted on social media. now, nasa hopes to get a clear picture of the effects of an extended stay in space comparing scott to his jeannette acheally identical twin mark who remained on earth. both astronauts going through a battery of tests providing data the space agency hopes will ultimately help them make the two or three year trip to mars. >> by going to mars, it will make hypings better here on earth.