>> otto frederick warmbier. >> larry: otto frederick warmbier?id this kid get arrested in north korea and then just give the cop his fake i.d.? "yes, sir, we've got american student otto warmbier here. his birthday is 4-20, and he lives on 69 weed avenue." what's a college student even doing in north korea? >> he was on a private tour in north korea. >> it's a chinese-based tour company that advertises and brags, "come on our tours. we're going to destinations even your mother doesn't want you to go to." >> larry: no, cancun is a destination your mother doesn't want you to go to. north korea is a destination you don't want you to go to. what were you expecting some spring break spot full of underage strip clubs? because north korea's version of "girls gone wild" is just middle-aged women eating full rations of oatmeal. okay, so what'd he do wrong? >> he's accused of trying to steal a north korean political banner from his hotel. >> larry: listen up, frat boy, this isn't like the time you stole sig ep's goat. this is north korea. they're not known

in a statement issued wednesday, governor kasich says 'north korea should immediately release otto warmbier and let him return to his family here in ohio. his detention was completely unjustified and the sentence north korea imposed on him is an affront to concepts of justice."neack says warmbier's release won't work with more sanctions."i don't think that pressure being brought to bear on north korea works very well."she's hopeful former u.n. ambassador and arizona governor bill richardson may better luck flying under the radar."people who are not official u.s. representatives-they probably have clearer paths into to this afternoon the state department called on north korea to pardon warmbier, grant him special amnesty and release him on humanitarian grounds. the ohio supreme court rules that the state can execute an inmate who survived a botched execution. execution.romell broom's 2009 execution was called off after a team tried to find a suitable vein for two hours. broom was sentenced to die after killing and raping a cleveland girl in 1984.no new execution date has been set. the grant

the reason for the mix up and why it ws related to a multi breaking news...otto warmbier of cincinnati....arrested in north korea... has been sentenced.we'll tell you how many years he'll be behind bars. and divers swarm the ohio river looking inside a car that plunged off the combs- hehl bridge.what officials are saying about the accident this morning. good morning tri-state.i'm chris riva...and here with 9 first warning meterologist, jennifer ketchmark.welcome back..it looks like there's some chances for rain and maybe even thunderstorms in the area.is that right? before sunrise, the rest of our wednesday forecast will be mostly sunny, windy and cooler. highs will top out in the mid 60s. temperatures will be cooler as well tonight, dropping into the mid 40s with partly cloudy skies. breaking in the live alert center...the american student from cincinnati arrested in north korea is now sentenced to *15 years of hard labor in prison. this is video of otto warmbier publicly apologizing last month.north korea is accusing the 21-year-old of trying to

kier: otto warmbier' s travel your mother would rather you stayed away from." now, he faces prison by a totalitarian government that hates america. former governor bill richardson is working to try to get warmbier released. why he went there? well, the americans that go to north korea are often young people looking for adventure, and retired folks hoping for the experience of a lifetime. back to you. warmbier is being used as a they are calling for his release on humantarian grounds. mark: merrick garland will have senate and judiciary committee leadership. he was the nominee announced on wednesday. if confirmed he would replace justice antonin scalia. and court of appeals judge. he worked on high profile cases like the oklahoma city bombing and unabomber. on wednesday and emotional garland proudly accepted the nomination to the highest court in the land. was watching on tv. she was crying. my author would be very proud. nomination is setting the stage for a constitutional showdown. republicans have said they will not hold a hearing for any makes. garland will m

otto warmbier was accused of trying to steal a banner hanging warmbier is a student at the university of virginia. he said that he took the banner as a trophy for the mother of a friend who wanted to put it up in her church. >> a lot of people will be excited about this. cuba is open for business for u.s. citizens. as of today, the obama administration has all but removed restrictions on travel there and opened the door to cuban athletes playing major league baseball. that is without having to defect. best of all, for some americans, well, you can now buy cuban cigars and rum overseas and bring them back here so president obama arrives in cuba next sunday. >> that's on my bucket list. i would like to go to cuba. >> i'd like you to bring back rum. >>> health alert. tu guidelines issues for those prescribed highly addictive painkillers. >> a train barreling towards a van, how it ends. because it's the only almondmilk made addictive painkillers. >> a train barreling towards a van, how it ends. prescribed highly addictive painkillers. >> a train barreling towards a van, how it ends. of ou

korea.the north korean government says this video shows 21-year-old otto warmbier stealing a political banner from his hotel.no word if this video is authentic. warmbier was sentenced earlier this week to 15 years of hard labor. his family is now hoping former new mexico governor bill richardson ... now known as a "north korean troubles..hooter" can help win federal officials are now investigating the hacking of donald trump's private information.the group "anonymous" has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack... releasing the presidential candidate's social security number and cell phone number... among other things.meanwhile... other g-o-p leaders are attacking trumps comments saying people will riot if he loses the nomination at the g-o-p convention this summer. democratic senator bernie sanders is conceding defeat to hillary clinton in missouri's close primary.he also says he won't ask for a recount... saying he -quote- "prefers to save the taxpayers of missouri some money."voters went to the polls tuesday ...but the republican race in missouri remains too close to call betwee

otto warmbier has now been sentenced to serve 15 years of hard labor in prison. the 21-year-old was convicted of subversion and sentenced following a one hour trial. in a statement prior to the trial, he told reporters he wanted the banner, the mother of a friend. more news in just a moment but first your forecast. kara 2shot frank has a look at today's weather. a passing / isolated before 7am cloudy and breezy high of 65 degrees. carstar traffic single lane closure at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night tuesday, march 15 through friday, march 18, with lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following day. dan bam r a lot of people in illinois are waking up to damage after illinois are waking up to damage after several tornadoes touched down... you can see a funnel cloud forming in central illinois here. damage to several farms has been reported.. but no word of injuries at this time. the severe weather struck right as many voters were heading to the polls for the state primary. a little farther south, flood waters continue t

korea.the north korean government says this video shows 21-year-old otto warmbier stealing a political banner from his hotel.no word if this video is authentic. warmbier was sentenced earlier this week to 15 years of hard labor. his family is now hoping former new mexico governor bill richardson...now known as a "north korean troubleshooter"... can help win his release. governor john kasich continues to campaign ahead of the utah republican primary...he has three town hall meetings planned in that state today.. today..his push for voters there comes as an interesting topic about the governor has been trending on social media. described kasich's persona as "groovy youth minister".. a lot of people online agreeing with that strangely accurate description. queen elizabeth is refusing to return to london to meet president obama next month. instead, the president will have to go to her... she's spending the winter at windsor castle.obama will meet with the queen there for lunch.he's heading to the u-k to urge britain to stay in the european union. passengers on a flight to new york had a fr

student-- arrested in north korea, has been sentenced to 15 years in a hard labor camp. 21-year-old otto warmbier was convicted and sentenced after a one-hour trial in north korea's supreme court. he was charged with subversion for trying to steal a propaganda banner while visiting north korea in january. during a tearful statement before his trial-- warmbier says he was paid to steal the banner, and only accepted because of severe financial difficulties. there is more ahead on this early edition of good morning washington. we continue to follow what figures to be a busy day on the roads, with metro rail service shut down. complete weather & traffic coming up.. in less that three minutes. dense fog advisory until 7am for western md, nw va & eastern panhandle of wv. today: patchy, dense fog early. partly to mostly cloudy. isolated late day showers/t-storms. highs: 70-76 winds: se -> nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 42-49 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. breezy. is metro still ahead and then there were 5.. is bowing out of the presidential race after suffering an historic defeate t

otto warmbier confessed to a "hostile act" in a taped news conference released by north korea today. he is accused of trying to steal a banner or sign containing a political slogan from a hotel in jaunary. warmbier suggested he was lured into his criminal act by the u-s. otto warmbier/detained uva student: "i wish that the united states administration never manipulated people like myself in the future to commit crimes against foreign countries. i've made the worst mistake of my life, but please act to save me." warmbier said he wanted the banner as a trophy to give to the mother of a friend. north korean leaders say the conference was held at his own request, but it's not clear if he was coerced to speak. wade's foods in radford is closing. its owner blames big box and chain grocery stories for wdbj7's justin ward tells us how the business isn't totally moving out of the new river valley. the signs in the dairy section say it all. greg wade/owner: "it's a sad day for the wade's family, it's a sad day for all of our employees." customers noticed it in the produce and meat isles too. p

london. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: after begging for his freedom -- >> please save >> reporter: otto warmbier is waking up in a north korean prison this morning, sentenced to 15 years hard labor. >> please think of my family. >> reporter: fingerprinted, handcuffed in front of the cameras, led away, guilty, the north koreans say, of subversion. the courtroom shown video of the university of virginia student stealing a propaganda banner from his hotel. >> the worst decision of my life, but i am only human. >> reporter: otto warmbier reportedly says he stole the banner for a member of his church group. >> the allegations for which this individual was arrested and imprisoned would not give rise to arrest or imprisonment in in the united states or in just about any other country in the world. >> reporter: otto warmbier's travel company boasts of tours to destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from. now he faces prison by a totalitarian govme former governor bill richardson is working to try to get warmbier released. why he went there? well, the americans that go to north korea are o

twenty-one-year-old american - otto warmbier - a student at the university of virginia...put on display for the media by the north korean government monday. warmbier says: "i have been very impressed by the korean government's humanitarian treatment of severe criminals like myself." warmbier- who was arrested in late january - is being held by north korea... accused of stealing a political sign from a hotel where he was staying during a trip to pyongyang over new year's eve. warmbier says: "i committed my crime" warmbier says: "aimed at harming the work ethic and the motivation of the korean people." previous detainees in north korea say authorities pressured them to make apologies ...they later recanted after being released. earnest says: "we've seen the news conference and we're aware of this particular situation and have been for almost a couple of months now. the fact is there's no greater priority for the administration than the welfare and safety of u.s. citizens abroad." this all comes as north korea is expected to face tough new u.n. well as a long-range rocket launch earlier th

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trying to steal propaganda in north korea-- will spend the next 15 years in prison, 21-year-old "otto warmbier" has been convicted of "subversion". the university of virginia undergrad admits he was trying to take a banner home from his hotel as a "trophy". he was arrested in january... and will be forced to work hard labor while serving out his sentence. president obama is expected to announce his supreme court pick-- as early as today. a group of advisers-- who are helping him vet the candidates-- wrapped-up their work yesterday. "justice antonin scalia" died last month. in orange county-- winter park is getting a brand new library-- thanks to voters. a referendum to build a new facility was just approved. fox 35's tiffany still ahead on good day orlando-- through many hurdles... the plans for a downtown u- c-f campus are ready we will have the details on the state funding-- that was just approved for the project. plus this-- deputies need your help finding the man-- accused of brutally beating another man outside of a bar. the details on the attack... and how the welcome back-- the downtown

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given him a count of 142, north korea sentencing a ohio college student to 50 years hard labor,, otto warmbier was last seen last month at a news conferencest officials say he tried to steal a banner with a political slogansri they say he is at spy for the cia, he is the university of virginia student, home. >> you are calm and you find an suv on top of your cary happened to a baltimore woman. >> it was on top of my car, my first thought was is everybody okayay ? and then wonder how that happened?a >> kelly gregory was stunned when the police explain what happened the driver ran a red light and got hit by another car sending an airborne and landed on top of her car, there were no injuries seriously andt now she needs a new car. >> it will be pretty quiet with temperatures diving into the weekend and then a quick reprieveii in the back of into the '50s and 60s . we have a today a high of 61 at hopkins . with other 50s metrowide . lots of 50s and 60s, 40s and 50s upstream and it'll be a slow process but we will start to cool down with a high in the upper 30s approaching the between 230 and 430 h

they claim this is proof that american student otto frederick warmbier. >> my sister needs me. human. >> it didn't work. warmbier is sentenced to 15 years hard labor. >> what are the conditions he'll be facing? >> he may be forced to work in agriculture as it happened with other american prisoners. he may spend his days planting apple trees, for example. it will be fairly grueling forced labor. it is very likely that he will be interrogated by agents of the state security department. this is the north korean gestapo, the internal security agency, if you will. >> human rights groups say similar conditions were experienced by kenneth bay, who was held for about two years. tonight otto warmbier's family is not commenting on the sentence. >> the department believes the sentence is unduly harsh for the actions he allegedly took. >> the regime claims he was encouraged to steal the banner by his church, a secret organization at his school, the university of virginia and the cia. kenneth bay and matthew miller were also accused and were released much earlier. >> i would say that otto w

north korea saying its highest court convicted otto warmbier -- sentenced him, rather to 15 years hard labor. warmbier is 21 years old. he was arrested earlier this year apparently for trying to steal a propaganda banner from a hotel room. he was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial overnight. >>> and the prince william county will have a board meeting on changing the name of the goodwin middle school whether it prompted that message. the school will be renamed after a highly respected leader who is black. >> he found the message in mailbox last week. >> when the democratic process is playing out, you get some people whose voices are raised in an unfortunate way. hopefully, at the end of the day, the focus is going to return to what is going to be the inspiring name for students in the future. >> community members will have a chance to voice their concerns, the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. at the kelly center in manassas. >>> and nhl playoffs begin. >> score! >> our caps clinching a spot in a big win over the hurricanes last night. that big goal from alex ovechkin in overtime mad

think of my family. family.that's american otto warmbier .... his tearful "confession" given at a press conference in pyongyang and released yesterday ... it's not clear if this was coerced. warmbier is a cincinnati native and a wyoming gradute ... news of his detainment in north korea broke in january. few americans have seen and now that warmbier is being detained there, it raises ongoing questions about safety. safety. the now's fay fredricks talks to one man who traveled there, to find out what americans face. ((take vo)) mandatory courtesy: "leeabbamonte.com" stretching into the sky .. the shiny yanggakdo hotel boasts a bowling alley, 6 restaurants, 2 spas, a casino ... and...sot on the lighting fixure in the ceiling there was a microphone coming down like you'd see in the old soviet union.((take vo))this is where american student otto warmbier got into trouble in pyongyang ...it's also where adventure traveller lee abbamonte spent 3 days ... back in 2009.((sot ))if you were to ask me - what's the most interesting place in the world - my an

north korea's highest court has sentenced a wyoming high school graduate...otto warmbier warm-beer to serve 15 years warmbier allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel. "please, i've made the worst mistake of my life, but please act to save me." that video was released last month... the 21-year-old was convicted of subversion and sentenced following a one hour trial. in a statement prior to the trial, he told reporters in pyongyang he wanted the banner, quote, "as a trophy" for the mother of a friend. we will continue to follow this breaking news and bring you any updates. breaking an update on breaking news we've been following for you overnight... the combs-hehl bridge is back open, after a 12-car accident forced a vehicle into the water... officials confirmed crews found the vehicle at the bottom of the ohio river... a dive team was sent in overnight, to determine whether any bodies were inside the car. still no word on the divers found in the dark waters overnight.... kara dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live near the bridge with the la

was detained in south korea is now sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in prison. 21-year old otto warmbier admitted on video that he tried to steal a propaganda banner from hotel in january.but he could have made the statement under duress. warmbier is a student at the university of virginia and was visiting north korea with a new year's tour group. 3 the ohio state highway patrol is investigating a deadly accident in clermont county. it happened about nine last night on u.s. 50 near whitney drive. police say 51 year-old randell marsh of cold spring, kentucky lost control of his truck and ended up in an embankment. he died at the scene. investigators say it appears alcohol played a role in the crash. 3 time now is xx election results are in. we'll tell you who won the big races across ohio and beyond, just ahead. but first, scary accident on the combs-hehl bridge. the latest on a car that went into the ohio river, possibly with three people inside, next, on good morning cincinnati. break one3 a vehicle goes off the combs-hehl bridge into the ohio river. we have the latest on the search for

otto warmbier is starting his sentence of 15 years hard labor but american diplomats are working hardo get him out. >> please. >> reporter: after begging for his freedom -- >> please save my life. >> reporter: otto w prison this year sentenced to 15 years hard labor. >> please think of my family. >> reporter: fingerprinted, handcuffed in front of the cameras, led away guilty of subversion. the courtroom shown video of the university of virginia student stealing a propaganda banner from his hotel. >> worst decision of my life. but i'm only human. >> reporter: he reportedly said he stole the banner for a member of his church group. >> the allegations for which this individual was arrested and imprisoned would not give rise to arrest or imprisonment in the united states or in just about any other country in the world. >> reporter: otto warmbier's travel company boasts of tourist destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from. now he faces prison by a totalitarian government that hates america. former governor bill richardson is working to get warmbier released. why he went th

negotiator says the young man is being used as a north korea released this video - showing 21-year-old otto warmbier )s desperate apology. warmbier - who is a third year business major at u-v-a - is accused of stealing a political banner from a pyongyang hotel two months ago. a former u-s negotiator with north korea - says while he cannot verify if the student was forced to read from a script - kim jong un s regime has made others do that. the student s family is making a personal appeal to north korea )s leader kim jong un. they say warmbier has apologized for anything he might have done wrong - and should be allowed to return home. children who have been sexually abused - are often too frightened to testify while their attacker is in the courtroom. and that could mean - accused child predators go free. but there s new hope for justice "hearsay" is permitted - in these cases. tracy sears has the story new at 5. "i wish i could have done something and she put her hands around me and just said mommy- you didn t know- you couldn )t know." this mother- who asked that we protect her identity... says the

grad has now been sentenced to 15 years "hard labor" by the north korean government. 21-year old otto warmbier was detained earlier this year on a college trip... for committing a quote "hostile act" against the government. late last month, warmbier appeared in this emotional video released by north korean officials... where he apologized and confessed to trying to steal a propaganda banner. today governor john kasich called for his immediate release... calling his arrest quote "completely unjustified." last night, uc made the long trip to spokane, washington. tonight, xavier has a much shorter trip. jeremy rauch joins the tournament plants you where they seed you. ride as a 2-seed. the x-men playing just five hours down the road in saint louis. a big sendoff for the musketeers just hours ago at cintas. jalen reynolds, hugging it out with the fans. edmond sumner, xavier's stud stopping for a selfie before it's just a 20-minute a one-hour flight expectations come and they like that. myles davis: "we're always used to being underdogs and trying to go get everybody else, but it's good now because

otto warmbier was convicted and sentenced for trying to steal a propaganda banner from the hotel. or information about the university of cincinnati professor facing child born charges. mark: the investigation into her fes or holt parker victim last july. child port was being distributed over an e-mail address linked to parker. they tracked online chats we discussed exchanging child pornography. he was barred from university property and order to have no now to commitment 2016 . candidate donald trump picked up three states in the primary. he lost ohio, but won florida. also north carolina and illinois. missouri is to close to call between donald trump and ted cruz. nbc is giving the win to trump. he is halfway to the delegates needed to secure the nomination. ted cruz has 396. governor kasich had a big win in ohio. mark: john london joins us with what is next for the governor in the gop presidential race. john: last night' s confetti is now a fun memory for team kasich . there is no time to linger. john kasich has for philadelphia with ohio in his pocket. is one how to win in ohio

otto warmbier was arrested in late january. the university of virginia student is accused of stealing a political sign from a hotel where he was staying during a trip to pyongyang. he apologized and wept... although it isn't known how much of the display was an act. "we've seen the news conference and we're aware of this particular situation and have been for almost a couple of months now. the fact is there's no greater priority for the administration than the welfare and safety of u.s. citizens abroad." this comes as north korea is expected to face tough new u-n sanctions following a nuclear test in january... as well as a long range rocket launch earlier this month. last night.... the movie "spotlight" won the academy award for "best picture".... once again drawing attention to the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. amy kellogg has more on how art is reflecting a very serious issue in (script) a big admission from a top vatican official. an australian cardinal says the catholic church made errors concerning its sex abu

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otto warmbier is a 21-year-old student from ohio. he entered north korea as a tourist.s he was leaving, and the beginning of january, he was arrested at the airport and accused of committing an act hostile to the state of north korea. tot was that he attempted steal a propaganda poster from the hotel where he had been staying. this sentence of 15-years of hard labor is severe compared to sentences for people in a similar position. long sentence with hard labor is normally reserved for christian mercenaries and people leaving bibles. is especially tense. that may explain the severe sentence. at the moment, there are sanctions against north korea, and daily announcements from pyongyang that are hostile to the united states in particular. to 15 been sentenced years, but the history of these things is that normally people are led out even within one year. that does not help his state of mind now, nor that of his family in the united states. ♪ katty: in the u.s., we are used to popular culture and the presidency intersecting. in beijing, president xi jinping for aing under s

otto warmbier was detained in january as he prepared to leave north korea after visiting the reclusive country with the tour group. today was the first we had seen of the 21-year-old since his tear-filled apology broadcast on state media in late february. government of dpr korea for your forgiveness. please, i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> reporter: in the bizarre rambling and likely forced confession he claimed to have tried to steal a political banner from his pyongyang hotel as a souvenir for a family friend. the latest american to be detained in the north. kenneth bay was sentenced to 15 years for attempting to overthrow the government. but was released in 2014 after serving less than two years. on the same day, another american, then 24-year-old, released. he had been sentenced to six years for committing hostile acts. but served just two months. when we visited north korea, we had been closely monitored. and our bags had been carefully checked going both in and out of the country. in the statement, warmbier took only floor at a hotel in pyongyang. i stayed in the sam

trying to steal propaganda in north korea-- will spend the next 15 years in prison, 21-year-old "otto warmbier" has been convicted of "subversion". the university of virginia undergrad admits he was trying to take a banner home from his hotel as a "trophy". he was arrested in january... and will be forced to work hard labor while serving out his sentence. president obama is expected to announce his supreme court pick as early as today. a group of advisers--who are helping him vet the candidates-- wrapped up their work yesterday. whoever the president selects-- will have to be confirmed by replace justice antonin scalia... who died last month. belgian police searched through the night to find any suspects who escaped a raid on a brussels apartment... tied to the paris terror attacks. one suspect died and four officers were wounded during yesterday's raid. that suspect has yet to be identified... but police say it's not "salah abdeslam"... who has been on the run since the deadly attack. spring is in the air.... at least on the u-c-f campus. the knight's holding their first spring practice of th

this is otto warmbier, 21 years old, university of virginia student, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in north korea. here's why. apparently he tried to steal a poppropaganda banner, sentenced by the high court this morning. he wanted the banner as a trophy for the mother of a friend. he says he was offered a used car if he could take it that is why he said he took it but now for that effort, he will get 15 years of hard labor in north korea. and clearly, a rough, rough morning for him this morning. we'll follow this story as it develops throughout the day today. >>> a homeless man from san francisco will receive $100,000 reward for pointing police toward two orange county inmates who escaped from jail. the men escape in january and were the subject of a manhunt several days, two target employees and a man whose van was stolen by the escapees will split the remaining $350,000. >> john: president obama could name a new supreme court nominee. sources say they're done with the vetting process for someone to replace antonin scalia. republicans have vowed not to vote on anyone the presiden

college student from the tri-state who is being held captive by north korea. video shows 21 year old otto warmbier stealing a political banner from the hotel where he was staying with a tour group. warmbier.. who is from wyoming.. is now sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. his family is now hoping former new mexico governor bill richardson can help win his release. new at 11... north korea fires a ballistic missile in the direction of japan.these pictures are from past missile tests. the missile went down in the sea of japan.north korea also fired two missiles last week. five deputies in north carolina are now on suspension because of what they didn't do at a donald trump rally in fayetteville. you probably recall this incident. a protestor being taken out of the rally by sheriff's deputies... another man punches rakeem jones. now.. the sheriff there is disciplining the deputies who were there because they did not take any action. three of and 'suspended without pay' for five days. two were 'suspended without pay' for three days. "i don't think anyone could have anticipated the environment we had

. >> reporter: 21-year-old otto warmbier looked disoriented as north korea's top court, where the universitydent pleaded for a light sentence. >> please save my life. >> reporter: he didn't get one. 15 years hard labor. >> i beg of you. i am only human. i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> reporter: but his crime, a human rights group said, was more like a college prank. the ohio native allegedly stole a propaganda banner from his hotel. warmbier said in his confession it was for a church group back home in exchange for a used car. north korea found him guilty of subversion. former governor, bill richardson, who has negotiated with north korea in the past, is working to secure warmbier's release. >> i'm trying to get him ea grounds, but keep the politics, the bad relationship between the u.s. and north korea out of the equation. >> reporter: warmbier's family has stressed that their son has apologized and called for his are elease. the white house today accused north korea of holding warmbier as a political pawn. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. >>> very special night for several w

otto warmbier, a 21-year-old virginia, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial this morning at north korea' s supreme court. the former wyoming student was charged with subversion. mark: before we get to politics, re staying on top of breaking news of a vehicle found at the bottom of the ohio river. lisa: the recovery effort remains underway after the car went over the combs-hehl bridge during a 12-car accident. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is leading the way with the investigation and what witnesses say happened. dan: good morning. there are still a lot of questions in the investigation. campbell county officials tell us the search efforts have stopped. no word if this will continue once the sun comes up. investigators say the car plunged into the ohio river in one of a series of crashes last night. we' re told there were 12 vehicles involved in four separate crashes during rush hour last night on the combs-hehl bridge. crashes. it' s not clear how many people may have been in the car, which was found at the bottom of the river. campbell county' s police chief wouldn' t comment

otto warmbier. he tried to steal a banner with a political slogan from his career. he was encouraged to do this by the cia. >> sheila: the basketball team and fans will travel to st. louis for the first game against weaver state. yesterday and then headed to take on st. joseph. both of those teams play friday. it will be an exciting weekend. >> bob: cool down for the weekend. i don't feel guilty about >> john: we were in the 70s earlier this morning. now down to 58 as expected. cold front has come through the area. i didn't have a whole lot of rain with that front. look at the winds. those winds are whipping out there. >> bob: they are whipping. >> john: we will whip it real good. 36 miles per hour gusts at the airport. airport. you get the picture. it's going to be a windy day. if you drive a high profile vehicle like minivan or suv that bob is in now you have to hold on to that steering wheel. it is a nice ride, bob. 58 right now. mid 60s. they told me to stretch. this is what you get. 65 later today with a blend of sun and -- back up there we go. windy again tomo

more information, as it becomes available. 3 new this morning: an american tourist received a "otto warmbier" was detained back in january... propaganda poster from a restricted area in his hotel. 5-day new year's group tour of university of virginia student said he wanted the banner "as a trophy" for the mother of a friend. yesterday he was and sentenced to 15 years of a police officer is in critical condition this morning after a shootout in texas. police say he was shot by a wanted man and his son... after they fled a traffic stop. gunshots rang out after police say the father and son abandoned their car and ran into the woods. the father died at the scene. the hospital in critical condition. the man's 20- year-old son was later arrested... after hundreds of officers searched a 2-square-mile area. 3 (walter president barack obama could name his pick for the next u-s supreme court nominee today... he's reportedly narrowed it down to two judges... to replace the late justice antonin scalia. "sri srinivasan" is 49... was born in india... grew-up in kansas... and could be the first asian-amer

american college student learns he will serve 15 years hard labor in a north korean prison. convicted otto warmbier of crimes against the state for trying to steal a propaganda been aer from his hotel. last month the university of virginia student made an emotional confession. he said a u.s. church asked him to bring back a trophy from north koreaa. it's still unclear if his confession was voluntary. >>> find an alligator in your house? you will call animal control. >> for one lakeland woman the 6- foot gator in her home is a welcome guest and she's fighting to keep it that way. that is a 125-pound pet gator named "rambo" with his owner, marythorne. she dresses him up, lets him ride in the back of an atv. >> even has a bedroom in her house. she's had "rambo" for 11 years, now officers say now it's grown to six feet she must have 2 1/2 acres of land to keep him on. currently she doesn't have that kind of space. fwc today in the fight to keep him. >> we'll stay in touch with mary and let you know what happens. she even says her gator is trained. >> maybe rambo picked her. you know how sometimes -- bu

otto warmbier removed a banner from his hotel room, considered a crime against the state. diplomatic efforts are under way. former governor bill richardson characteri college prank. >>> 26-year-old from virginia captured in iraq earlier this week, he's accused of fighting for isis and now khweis says he regrets his decision to go to iraq and it was all about a girl. >> i made a bad decision to go with a girl and go to mosul because i wasn't thinking straight and on the way there, i regretted. >> once he made it there he found he hated it. it was too strict and he wanted to return to the u.s. he's likely to face hard questions from u.s. investigators about what he was doing in isis territory. >>> and speaking of secretary of state john kerry has spoken out against isis accusing the terror group of committing genocide against christians and other muslim groups in iraq and syria. isis is blamed for thousands of deaths, many forced to convert to islam will be killed. change america's military strategy. >>> rest defenses of flint, michigan, say they found no answers during a he