andrew: they know their crowd at molly malone' s. tvs all over underneath these beer signs this morning. pulling those off so people can watch march madness games. partying here at molly malone' s and this will kickoff at 7:00 this morning. a large crowd expected in covington. they will have st. patrick' s day celebration for everyone. lots of irish music. three stages set up. cincinnati gaelic athletic association. along with that you can also celebrate across the river in cincinnati on fountain square. more celebrations on the square starting at 11:00 this morning going all day long. food, green beer on the square as well. lots to see and do today if you s day. maybe taking the day off from march madness games today. make sure you stay safe today and also we want to see what you' re up to. should us some pictures and send them to the u local section of wlwt.com. lisa: thank you. walking away from $13 million. mark: the star who retired after a dispute with his team. lisa: the thomas more women' s basketball team looking for another

patrick's day party at molly malones... toyota billboard st. patrick's day is carry the centimeter, something something something... [ beeping, whirring ] great caesar salad! and now the name your price tool shows people policy options to help fit their budget. is that a true story? yeah! an average of over $500 when they switch. i mean about you inventing it. i invented the story, and isn't that what really matters? so... what else about me? underway... are you wearing green? our jessica brown joins us live in covington where people have been partying since before the sun came up! 'good morning! you are right doors will open around 5:30 this morning. and at 7 there will pipers and of coursekegs and eggs will be served the first 100 people thorugh the door will get a souvenir shirt. and its always a major turnout. officials here expect hundreds of down today for the event that will go on throughout the evening. of course there will be plenty of drink specials and even an extra tented area for live music, dancing, and irish food. now there are p

he is going to stay until about sleep but people look here at molly malone's all day long. and luck of the irish, top of the morning, why not grab a beer, guys. >> why would you want to stand. up. >> opening round of basketball today. oh, the bars are going to be -- >> oh, yeah. >> there's grate party in loveland, too at the knights of columbus, they have the big irish, day today. saint patrick's day named for ireland eos saint, you didn't know. >>> and get more juice in your lives local jews >> why milil >>> 6:09 this morning in cincinnati refine, three local juice places, off the vine is a little place on vine street where the juices and nut mill beings are served in cute glasses that can be returned and reused. rooted juice reand kitchen offers of juices, and glue ten salads, and the juicy has a juice place where you can get the juice shipped to you. see the must try flavors along with all that is new and happening in town at cincinnati >>> john. >>> we are down to 36 degrees, you may need the jacket as you step out on saint patrick's day, you will get to mid-50s at noon

a live look now at molly malone's in covington. drinks...food and everything irish will be served to celebrate the holiday...and of course march madness games playing in the background competing with irish music. this is just one of many restaurants in the area ready to help people celebrate the irish holiday.head to our now time for nine first warning traffic and weather together... you'll notice a change as you head out the door this morning, it's cooler! temperatures ranged from 58- 650f as many of you left on wednesday. we'll drop to the 44-490f range today for the morning rush. it wouldn't be a bad idea to grab a light jacket. minus the cooler another beautiful day. we'll only see a few hit or miss clouds today and temperatures warm to the 60 degree mark. 540f is considered "normal" for the 17th of march, so we are doing well! but here's your 9 first warning, it's going to turn windy this afternoon. winds will pick up from the west at 10 to 20 mph and will gust up to 35 mph. this is mainly from 1-6 p.m. which means it won't la

that's what the folks are doing at molly malone's. local 12's perry schaible joins us *live* from covington with more on what customers can expect. 3 top o' the morning to ya! the luck of the irish is upon us....and for many the day starts with kegs and eggs. that's what people can do here at molly malone's starting at 7 am. this is video 3 of last years celebration. the door today get a souvenir shirt. there will be music, dancing, and of course....beer. this year the restaurant is working with the cincinnati gaelic athletic association. court street will be closed. a large tent will be put up. volunteers will demonstrate traditional irish sports like gaelic football and hurling. st. patrick's day is named after the patron saint of ireland. it's the official feast day...named in the early 3 perry will be at the pub all morning long and bring you a look from inside in our six o'clock hour. 3 a piece of history will be demolished.up next, we'll tell you which local hotel is going to be torn down.cincinnati's skyline is one of the best.

a live look inside molly malone's in covington right now.it's saint patricks' day. may the luck of the irish be with you today...we'll be it's the wearing of the green tonight for the cincinnati cyclones.this is the st. patrick's day-inspired jersey that players will be wearing tonight and tomorrow night at u-s bank arena.the jerseys will be auctioned off after the games.the cyclones will also be serving up green beer today and tomorrow. how did this happen?!take a look at this crash in baltimore maryland yesterday morning.police say that s-u-v ran a red light, was hit by a car, went airborne and flipped, and landed on top of another car!!the three people in the s-u-v went to the hospital and somehow are all expected to survive... celebrating a grand opening today in west chester. chester.the good will company is opening their newest located on cincinnati dayton road.there will be a ribbon cutting at 8-45 and shoppers will be allowed inside at 9am. parts of the lone star state are under water this morning. flooding has forced some people from their homes...and some

the party began, even before the sun came up at molly malone's in covington. that's where our jessica brown has been live all morning. kara dblbx live good morning! you are right doors will open around 5:30 this morning. and at 7 there will pipers and of coursekegs and eggs will be served the first 100 people thorugh the door will get a souvenir shirt. we have video from last years event and its always a major turnout. officials here expect hundreds of people to come down today for the event that will go on throughout the evening. of course there tented area for folks to partake in live music, dancing, and irish food. now there are plenty of places celebrating st patricks day in the cincinnati area we have a list of places you can check out to get in the st pattys day spirit on our website at fox19now.com and of course, there's a lot of 4shot today partly cloudy skies breezy afternoon highs continue to slowly cool as we on friday in the mid 50s and by saturday highs in the mid to upper 40s. overnight lows will start to drop next couple nights but for the most

you can go inside as well, molly malone' s can make you feel irish for a day. they will have green beer, and lots to go beyond that as well. live music, and dancing and celebrations of irish culture during this daylong party. it will open up the festivities at noon, and the party will continue until 8:30 tonight. expect to live music with several bands to perform truck today. it is a great place to celebrate. they always do it big for st. patrick' s day. there will be people partying it up today. the doors open at 7:00 this lisa: thanks. for those will be out, not locking too bad -- looking too bad. starting out with the kegs and eggs forecast. a wee bit chilly early, lunchtime expected to be sunny but a little on the windy side. then for dinner time, still breezy by run 61. looking great for st. patrick' s day. the rest of the forecast is imperfect, by the weekend a bit of a cooldown on the way. lisa: two polar bears lose of the cincinnati zoo. mark: how it sent the zoo into lockdown mode. lisa: students and staff at walnut hill planning -- proven today. mark:

this is video from molly malone's in covington. they start serving at seven. local 12's perry schaible is heading that way right now and we'll catch up with her at five to see the crew getting ready for the big bash. 3 time/temp interest rate to remain unchanged for now. what prompted the federal reserve to hold off on an increase, just ahead. plus, a closer look at problems on election day. the differing opinions about how hours were extended at local polls and when people were notified. 3 but first, new but first, new information surfacing about bergdahl desertion case. the reason the army sergeant says he left his post in afghanistan, next, break two3 good morning... (ad lib) 3 we're learning new information about the case of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. newly released documents from a military investigation show bergdahl's reasoning for afghanistan in 2009. bergdahl said he was trying to draw attention to what he saw as leadership problems. other documents show army doctors diagnosed him with a personality disorder. bergdahl is facing a general court marti

patrick's day parties in the tri-state we'll have a live report from molly malone's next xtra is sponsored by breaking news says the death toll from an airstrike this week by a saudi-led coalition on a market north of the capital, has nearly doubled, rising to 119. sadly there are 22 children among the dead. happening today happening today... an autopsy will be conducted in the death a four-year- old franklin boy. police say austin cooper was found not breathing on wednesday morning.. he was taken from a home on boulder drive, to atrium medical center, where he was pronounced dead. his stepmother, anna ritchie, is charged with child endangering. she is accused of putting the boy's legs in scalding hot water as a punishment the night before his death. also new this morning... police in hamilton are investigating a stabbing. to mark avenue and crowther's drive where the found the victim....who's currently at uc medical center. we're working to learn more details and will pass any new information as soon as we get it. we'll have to wait until at least sunday to learn more about that car that

kara dblbx our jessica brown joins us live from inside molly malone's in covington.. with a preview... live 'good morning! you are right doors news... a group of republicans plans to meet today to discuss ways to stop g-o-p front- runner donald trump. attendees will consider a contested convention or rallying around a third-party candidate.... but no such candidate has been identified. two days later... missouri's primary remains too close to call. right now, donald clinton lead by less than one point... with 100- percent of precincts reporting. we're being told some absentee and provisional ballots remain uncounted-- officials say overseas absentee ballots will be accepted until noon tomorrow. re-counts are also possible in both races. under missouri law, a candidate who loses by less than one-half of 1 percent, can seek a recount. march madness is about to take over the tri-state... we've got a preview as local teams prepare to hit the court... coming up. live cam and looking live at downtown cincinnati. your weather and traffic is next stay with us wx animation a c

doors open at 6 at titled kilt in florence or you can head over to molly malones where bag pipers will start the day at 7 :00. the holy grail opens at 8 30 this morning and it happens to be their 5th anniversary. lastly, you can check out fountain square for for music and more beginning at 11. we' ll have a live report on all of the day' s events coming up at 5:00. you can check out some irish heritage at the main library downtown. there will be a tribute to irish music, songs and dances starting at 11:45 but a warning that of course, feel free to share with us your st. patty' s day fun by posting pictures to the u local section on wlwt.com. mark: happening today an annual saint patrick' s day tradition walnut hills high school will be hosting its saint baldrick' s fundraising event in the high school gym today. the brave the shave event will raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. students and staff will be joining in on the fun. this year' s goal is to raise 13 ,000 dollars. the event kicks off at 10:45 this morning. lisa: a lot of the book at the first haircut at the season

the line was out the door at molly malones in covington this morning.if you're headed down there -- they'll have live music on all three stages throughout the day. going early for kegs and eggs has become a big tradition! 18:42:16 jessica pauley "my friend and i actually met on st. patrick's day, we've been friends for 10 years and it's thing."the party lasts into the wee hours of the morning. if you're still trying to nail down plans later tonight-- we have a list of the top 9 places to sport your green on our website -- wcpo dot com. st. patrick's day is a popular holiday when it comes to drinking.and police across the tri-state will be looking for drunk drivers.there will be a d-u-i checkpoint later tonight in middletown... and officers tell 9 on your side they're also looking for aggressive drivers and people who aren't wearing seatbelts.if you spot an impared driver... you can text *star-dui* or call 911 to report it. if you're in the mood for a festive st. patrick's drink without the booze... head to your neighborhood triple-a office.all triple-a offices in the greater cincinnati area

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a lot of places opened early serving irish breakfast and people are in the midst of all molly malones started at 7:00. 7:00 >> you can get them with cream chose or part of a breakfast or lunch sandwich. >> bob: i love that guy. it is a but full st. patrick's day out there to boot. >> john: sunshine, guys. beautiful. it is a little chilly. in the low 40s. consider a jacket as you step out. low 60s later. winds will pick up later this afternoon. could gust over 20 miles per hour at times that will make it feel cooler. that 62 running 8 degrees above the norm for this time of the year. cold this morning we are a few grows cooler. 39. then we head to the upper 50s tomorrow with an increase in afternoon. that is still above normal. that ends through the weekend. it gets chilly. we are talking mid 40s for highs saturday and sunday. showers saturday could be a snow day of spring. >> bob: last time for it, have a great st. patrick's day everyone. >> sheila: take care. >> announcer: local 12 news is always on, on air, on line and on the go. we are proud to be the local station. prprovid .