captain melissa arnold. right now overseeing engine 49. captain arnold says it' s a title she' s very proud to own not just for being the first woman but because of the hard work and effort she has put in. before becoming captain arnold, she was one of four women to hold the rank of lieutenant. any proposal could be law in kentucky and could equal a free college education for your son >> a beautiful springlike day . it big-time changes on the way mike: a big push in the bluegrass state that would give kentucky high school grads the opportunity to go to college for free. natalie clarke leading the way on this story. reporter: one step closer for all high school graduates. the college for free. >> you already have a 1% income anyways. if i had the opportunity, i would have jumped at it. >> she believes house bill 626 is what kentucky needs. >> it was a wonderful opportunity to do that. it means colleges are really going to have to work even kentucky high school graduates would have the opportunity to go to community college for two years. an

. >> they blaze a trail on the job. melissa arnold became the first female captain. arnold is a 17 year veteran and one in four, to hold the rank as >>> beatened to death. >> murder charges are expected to be filed against the man accused in the beating of 16-year-old hailey hall. two weeks ago she was left with severe head and internal injuries. and local 12, debra dixon, talked to investigators, her 33-year-old boyfriend has a history of crime. >> told her i loved her. and coming through this. >> hailey hall spent a lot of time in susan foster's home. her daughter and hailey were best friend. >> didn't approve of boyfriend, william arnold. especially after hailey stopped by with a bruised face. i'll help you. i said, he did this to you, didn't he? i already told, he beat her up. >> this is where hailey was beaten in a parking lot in a club. you would think, there are several witnesses. her boyfriend was charged in the beating. a funny thing happens when witnesses have to testify against her boyfriend william arnold. court records shows, they often didn't show up. >> stated they were g

melissa arnold is the first woman in the department's 162- year history to be promoted to capitain. arnold is a 17 year veteran of the department. are you wearing green today? celebrate with not one...but two free parties taking place today and tomorrow on fountrain square. square.they are going on for the next two days.the first starts this morning at 10 a-m and runs until 10 this evening. and again tomorrow starting at 11.live music from celtic rock bans, authentic irish cuisine, merchandised and of course...green beer. should you go out be careful of having too much fun and then getting behind the wheel. the middletown police department will be out looking for both drunk and agressive drivers in various neighborhood s and business districts arond the city.you are urgied to make arangements ahead of time. and you are urged to report suspicious activity or impaired driving by calling police, just make sure you get the license plate and description of the car. 276 drunk driving death happened over the last four year...50 on ohio roads.how about celebrating the safe way? are serving "

melissa arnold is the first woman in the department's 162- capitain. arnold is a 17 year veteran of the department. now for a check of weather.. wake up. for that we go to nine first warning chief meteorologist steve raleigh. steve. set for the next several days as temperatures cool right to the 40s by the weekend. as for now, the weather stay quiet. thursday is a mostly sunny and quiet days. highs will push to its almost time for the madness to begin. and rarely have things looked so good for xavier before the tournament. nine on your side's john popovich and chris riva are in saint louis with the musketeers. precis: john popovich and chris riva are in saint louis to cover the xavier men's basketball team in the first round of the ncaa tournament. they arrived this evening, along with many fans. the musketeers are seeded second in the tournament, which has many fans hoping for a final four finish, if not the supreme battle. the president names his choice for the high court. why republicans say that choice won't fly right now. a new danger from hoverboa

melissa arnold" is a 17- year veteran of the department. she was one of four females in c-f-d history to hold the rank of lieutenant.right now she works out of station 29 in madisonville .she will be reassigned due to the promotion but it sill not known where, the kentucky secretary of state is out promoting a new voting tool. tool.secretary of state alison lundergan grimes is touring kentucky to promote the new online voter registration system.grimes unveiled "go- vote-k-y-dot-com" this week. her first stop was last night at northern kentucky university.the hope is that new system will get people to vote.the deadline to register for the may 17 kentucky primary election is april 18. hillary clinton slamming bernie sanders on climate change and donald trump taking aim at one of his protesters. this week politifact put them both to the test on the {hillary sot "the clean power plan is something that sen. sanders has said he would delay implementing, which makes absolutely no sense". that's hillary clinton going after bernie sanders in the las

melissa arnold is a 17 year veteran of the cincinnati fire department. has been one of only four lieutenants in the department history. now she has a new title. captain. >> 54 guys on the list and they are all good guys. towards the number that is going to be in the range to get promoted. >> a title she is proud of not necessarily because of the first woman but the education and follow through. it took her two times to pass the test, three trials to become a lieutenants, and this was her second attempt at becoming a captain. >> i don' t really think of it as a gender issue. i' m glad that it actually paid off. >> why do people wait so long? it' s because of this. effort. >> one of 20 other firefighters being promoted to captain this season. she hopes to hear her permanent house assignment in the next month. mike: the next level of promotion' s district chief but she plans to get settled into her new role. the cincinnati zoo nursing five cheetah cubs back to good health. the cubs were born last week at the breeding facility under difficult circumstances. they are now in critical care. buildin

t., melissa rivers. and arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. >> she did love a party. and she would want this to be a party. this is not a tragedy. this is a celebration. >> the first lady was also remembered for her grace and style. renta were great friends. >> nancy adored de la renta. >> this is nancy reagan's beautiful evening dress from the early 1980s. you notice the beautiful details of the beautiful silk flower and this very simple, elegant collar. amazing grace >> but nancy's greatest bond was with her beloved ronnie. >> most importantly, she will once again lay down beside the man who was the love of her leave. the one she loved truly all her days. they will watch the sun drop over the hills in the west toward the sea. my father will tell her that the lights below are her jewels. >> they just were madly in love, i think, from the very beginning until i'm sure the very last minute. >> you know, the former first lady often said that her life began when she married ronald i think we all have that goal, to have that kind of relationship and love. and, you know, m

melissa hugged john before the ceremony and arnold schwarzenegger sat with his estranged wife maria shriver. >> she did ove a party and she would want this to be a party. this is not a tragedy. this is a celebration. >> it was interesting that two of the journalists who covered nancy reagan during her years in the white house were part of the service. diane sawyer read from the gospel. >> the word of the lord. >> reporter: tom brokaw. >> god bless, nancy. mrs. ronald reagan. first lady. and the unlikely friend of a reporter. thank you, nancy. >> reporter: mrs. clinton is one of four first ladies who attended nancy reagan's funeral. michelle obama, laur bush and rosalynn carter also made the trip to the reagan library. what does it mean to see the other women who understand what it's like to be in one of the most pressure-packed positions in the world? >> i admire each of these women. there's no guidebook about how you go be a first lady. there are extraordinary contributions from each of the women that i'll be sitting with today at the service and i couldn't be more privileged to be among t