reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now. new this morning new this morning... the search for a missing northern kentucky mother appears to have come to a tragic end. a woman's body has been discovered on route 8 near snag creek and the ohio "i'm here at the academy awards otherwise known as the white chris rock hosts the oscars, quickly addressing the the lack of nominations... he later took aim at boycotted the awards show, skipped the big invited anyway. and social media exploded as a five- finally got a win. leonardo dicaprio golden statuette, taking best actor for his role in "the revenant". some were surprised when "spotlight" won the best picture academy award. the film tells the story of the boston globe's pulitzer prize- winning investigation into child sex abuse by catholic priests. and "mad max: fury road" won more honors than all other films... a total of six, including best costume design and best film editing. its closest competitor was "the revenant", which won three. "for thousands of years, we've been telling stories in the dark, around a weathe

reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now. happening today the army staff sergeant accused of killing this virginia police officer... is set to go before a judge today. officer ashley guindon gwin'-duhn was fatally shot when responding to a domestic violence call saturday. she was remembered in a candlelight vigil yesterday evening. patrol, when she and two other officers responded to a call from the wife of the accused gunman. "we strive to surpport our community and make it safer. and in so doing, we sometimes have the very unenviable task of dealing with true evil" 32-year-old ronald hamilton is charged with the officer's murder. he's also accused of killing his wife before police arrived. obama will award the nation's highest military honor to a navy seal who helped rescue a u-s hostage in afghanistan. in december 20-12, edward byers junior took part in a risky mission to save a doctor kidnapped by the taliban. another seal died in the mission. for his heroic effort, president obama is awarding the ohio native, the medal o

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. if you get a phone call about a warrant that can be dropped for a price -- it's a scam. kentucky's attorney general joined county sheriffs to get the warning out. law enforcement does not contact people over the phone concerning federal warrants and would never ask for money. the number of calls reported has grown in the past few months -- to as many as 50 a week. andy beshear d ky attorney general: keep in mind, over 90 percent of unwanted calls right now are scam calls. you're going to receiv a lot of them. back, is hanging up. if you receive one of those calls... you're asked to call the attorney general's office... or your local sheriff. a big project in cincinnati's over- the-rhine and pendleton neighborhoods is now officially underway. we're talking about ziegler park.... at the intersection of east 14th and sycamore streets... its undergoing an expansion and renovations. yesterday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off the project... which includes a new pool, basketba

live in otr, sara celi fox 19 now. it's no secret airlines have been "squeeze" on passengers -- so to speak -- in order to fit more seats on planes. a congressman out of tennessee says he wants to put a stop to it. representative steve cohen wants a new law to establish minimum standards -- limiting how small and how close together seats can be. he says it's a safety issue, because it's not clear whether especially- crowded planes can be evacuated effectively. critics say that will increase the cost of tickets and put air travel out of reach for many americans. if you thought "harry potter" was over and done with, think again. an eighth installment of the harry potter series will come out this summer. it's not a traditional book. it's a hardback version of the script book for the two-part play, "harry potter and the cursed child". it will be released july 31st-- harry potter's birthday. youtube plans to take on streaming services -- such as netflix and hulu... it just released three made-for- youtube movies, and will a

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. happening today today, family and friends will say today, family and friends will say their final goodbyes to a former butler county sheriff.. dick holzberger also served as a hamilton police officer and a hamilton council member. he died last sunday after suffering what appeared to be a massive stroke. he was 70 years old. the funeral for dick holzberger is set for 10 a-m at st. julie billart catholic church in hamilton. new information new information this morning involving the case of shayna hubers who killed her kentucky enquirer, he had no idea he was a felon and did not mean to lie on a jury questionnaire. shaynahubers is serving 40 years in prison for shooting 29-year- old ryan poston six times in 2012. the juror pleaded guilty in 1992 of falling behind in child support... he says he didn't know the charge was a felony and acted in good faith filling out the questionnaire. because felons are not allowed to serve on kentucky juries, hubers is asking the judge to set aside her co

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. now... republican hopefuls ben caron, marco rudbio and ted cruz took questions from audience members last night at a town hall in greenville, north carolina. the candidates answered questions regarding national security and foreign policy, and readiness to be commander-in-chief. but there were also plenty of lighter moments... "if you asked my wife, if you asked heidi, what her drivers her crazy about me the most, it is my iphone, if she could fling my iphone out the window and into the trash, she would be thrilled. really the key is not so much the volume with which you speak, but it's the content of what you say. that's what's going to make the difference." "you're obviously very accomplished. did you always know you wanted to do public service?" "i wanted to play in the nfl. laughter and i would have if it weren't for my lack of speed, size and talent." the other 3 hopefuls get their turn before saturday's south carolina primary... jeb bush, donald trump...and ohio governor john kasich wi

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. dbl box developing now... the f-b-i is investigating a major data breach of the national fraternal order of police. it's believed hackers got access to thousands of names and home addresses, of police officers. the f-o-p say they've notified the department of justice cyber crime division. their website and system has been taken down... and outside consultants are now working with internal personnel to get both safely back online. not aware of any threats to officers or their families. two california inmates that escaped jail-- are back behind bars this morning. jonathan tieu two and hossein nayeri knee-air-ee were on the run for nearly nine days before they were recaptured....and brought back to jail. they were found in a stolen van parked in the san francisco area-- nearly four- hundred miles from the jail where they were being held. officials believe tieu, nayeri, and a third inmate...cut through a steel grate and crawled tunnels to get out of the jail. we could learn more about the

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's frank joins us with a look at the day ahead. the warm up begins today with temperatures right where they should be around 42 degrees for a high. we are starting out with lows in the low to mid 20s and partly cloudy skies. one thing you will notice as we warm to 60 degrees on friday it will become windy into the afternoon with a sun and cloud mix. even warmer with highs near 63 degrees on saturday before our next chance of rain by sunday morning and scattered showers on sunday afternoon and high of 56 degrees. next week we will remain near normal in the mid to low 40s and dry the first half of the week. carstar breaking news he's heading to cuba next month. the administration is expected to make a formal announcement later today. obama and cuban president raul castro announced in late 2014 that they would begin normalizing ties. the obama administration is eager to make progress on building diplomatic ties with cuba before obama

live praters is at uc reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. happening today happening today... a new program designed to help prevent problems during online sales transactions.. is set to begin in butler county. kara dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from the sheriff's office with the details. live butler county sheriff richard k. jones is offering a safe area to conduct internet business transactions. those who make purchases on internet sites such as craigslist and ebay normally do know the buyer or complete stranger to conduct any business has potential to be dangerous. having a safe place to make the exchange can make a difference. there have been several cases where people have been assaulted, robbed, even killed from using these sites to make purchases or sell items. in may of 2015, 17 year old john winstel buy video games. he without bond, after the remains girl were discovered over the weekend. lovell. home in blacksburg, virginia.. her remains found about 100 miles away in north carolina. "i didn't think that would happen to her because she was always the cutest l

live in otr, sara celi fox 19 now. one of people's sexiest men alive is alive. the magazine put ryan reynolds on the cover, declaring him the he and his wife first time parents back in december. the magazine named reynolds the sexiest man in 2010. you can see reynolds in his new movie "deadpool" this weekend. 4 shot time now for the fox19 flashback... it's when ryan less than sexy in one of his funniest movies. there's another debate tonight between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. we'll have a and burger king is unveiling a new product...one it's never sold before. we'll tell you about it in 20- minutes. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play weather now anim the good news we >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i f

fox 19 now's sara celi is live in rabbit hash with the very latest. since the fire here at rabbit hash, there has been an outpouring of support to rebuild the 185 year old landmark store. and today duke energy will present a check for $25 grand as rebuilding efforts. at 9:30am. the store burned earlier this month... and investigators say the fire started in the roof, then spread to the rest of the building. no one was hurt. take a look at this new areial video that shows the afterman of the fire... viewer matt neary shot this with a drone.... you can already see crews working to rebuild... and sift through the damage. gray & pape is working to develop a rehab plan for the rabbit hash its national register of historical places listing. also, a grassroots effort to raise money for the rebuilding effort on go fund me has already raised over 54 thousand dollars. reporting live, sara celi, fox 19 now. history is about to be made at the cintas center. the new college basketball polls are out and we now know villanova will be the number 1 team in the country

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. all you harry potter fans out there - universal studios in hollywood has a new restaurant - the three broomsticks. "welcome muggles come right in .. i have frozen butter beer for you." book series about magical treats inspired by the book series about england's most beloved boy wizard- harry potter! they did everything possible to capture that spirit of the harry potter books and the movies. they'll even be serving butter beer. i got you a hamster...i paid for it....hugs...crying some sweet video you have to see this morning- check it out- six-year-old abigail stout and her big brother daniel collapsed in an embrace of happy tears after she surprised him with the gift of a hamster. daniel had been doing extra chores to save for a pet hamster. received a lot of birthday party, and wanted to spend her brother working so hard. the family took abby to petsmart to buy the pet while daniel was at a sleepover. become mcdonald's we'll explain..in your consumer alert. and a chilling helicopter

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. happening now happening now... police are searching for a suspect following a shooting in arriving officers say they found the victim shot twice outside some apartments on glen orchard drive. medical center and rushed into surgery... but police tell us he is expected to survive. happening today expected to discuss how to keep the flint water crisis from happening here. cincinnati councilman chris smitherman has orded a report on more than 15- thousand lead pipes on private property within the city of cincinnati. smitherman's proposal is on the agenda at today's law and public safety committee meeting. and today...bottled water from a local fundraiser will be delivered to flint, michigan to help their residents deal with the water take a look here at was held at the kroger in norwood this weekend... it was a partnership between norwood success, the s-n-c church and of course, kroger. hplaz months of speculation on who will become the today, we finally see our first vote. the iowa caucus will be our first chance to s

fox 19 now's sara celi joins us now with more on the protest. sara? they're having it here.. at 3pm... sunday afternoon. the group is demanding justice for paul gaston.. and melvin murray, jr. brian taylor: "we can't continue to sit by and let this happen." so black lives matter cincinnati is taking action.. yet again... planning a rally for sunday afternoon at western hills high school... it was prompted by this... cincinnati police caught on tape... shooting paul gaston on february 16th. black lives matter activists say the nine shots fired by police... are murder. they demanded that officers be indicted. brian taylor: this is institutionalized racism. this is one of the sharpest, can't make it up, examples that you see. black lives matter also demands answers for the family of melvin murray, a man who died on september 4, 2015, after striking a tree. the group says police rear-ended murray's car. brian taylor: "we have to understand as a society that that they're not going to stop doing this, until we make them stop we spoke with family members of paul gaston about this th

reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now. new this morning... the search for a new this morning... the search for a missing northern kentucky mother appears to have come to a tragic end. a woman's body has been discovered on route 8 near snag latest on air and online at fox19 now dot com. happening now... if you're planning on using i-75 south.. headed towards tennessee.. you might run into a little problem. take a look at this video. the tennessee department of transportation says the freeway is shut down just south of the kentucky- tennessee border due to a rock slide. crews don't expect the roadway to re-open until march 24-th... so your spring break plans could be interrupted. the detour forces you to get off in corbin, kentucky taking 25 east into tennessee. it could add an hour or more, to your trip. more election coverage now... donald trump is taking heat right now...for failing to immediately reject the kkk's recent endorsement of him. the republican frontrunner later did tweet that he does reject the support of former klan leader david duke. here he is talking about the e

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. reds are you ready for baseball? pitchers and catchers report to spring training today... our jordan vilines is live outside of great american ball park with the details. the reds' pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp today. they'll have their first work out in goodyear, arizona. the rest of the team reports next week. the first full squad practice is set for tuesday. cincinanti's first preseason game is set for march 1st monday, april 4th against the pirates. we've probably all done it...been a little too glued to little too glued to are phones. texting and walking is actually becoming a real the national safety council has released a new report showing in the last decade, more than two thousand people each year get walking that number is on tech companies are combat the transparent. where you can see through the camera lense, while walking. the f-b-i has ordered apple to unlock a terrorist's iphone...but they are adamantly against it. see why your privacy could be jeopardized, if the f-b-i gets thei

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. if you're attending an event at u-s bank arena, you probably want to leave a few minutes earlier. new security measures were put in place last night for the blake shelton concert...and as you can see, the lines were long because of it. were installed and every single person entering the building had to go through them. this is a permanent addition... not just for last night's concert. mcdonald's is testing its own version of a southern classic. instead of chicken and waffles...it's the chicken mcgriddle! it's a chicken patty between two syrup filled buns. the new item is being tested at 11 restaurants in ohio...no word yet on exactly which ones. customer surveys will determine whether the new sandwich sticks around. we're giving away another 50 dollar gas card in just a few minutes... stick around to see if your name is called. plus...disney says a mary poppins sequel is in the works. find out which actress is in line to "i feel good. it feels like a weight lifted off of me a little b

reporting live sara celi fox 19 now. next up for the n- f-l... the combine. but does it really give a good preview of which players we should expect to see on rosters this season? jeremy rauch has your morning wake up call. pkg it takes a certain kind of person to order the combo platter in a restaurant. i've only done it once... and can think of maybe one other time, else order the combo platter, the appetizer sampler, whater you'd like to call it. the point is, you get that much variety, it just messes with people's heads. the mozzarella sticks, the wings, the onion rings, so much talent on the plate, but it's overwhelming. reminds me of the nfl combine. i'll head up to indy next week, and we'll talk with coaches about the players they like. marvin lewis won't ever talk about a specific player, a, because that's some strategy on his part, and b, what do you really know about a player after a couple days at the combine? so much talent, so many options to choose from, but at the end of the day... rarely does a combine take a player from a 5th rounder to a fir

reporting live, sara celi, fox 19 now. rob bam r the 5 year destructive war in syria is about to reach a temporary ceasefire. to stop the beginning this could get syrian residents. white house officials say isis grow because of the instability in temporary opportunity to permanently end the war. get ready to throw your car key away... volvo is now making a smartphone app, that can drive their cars. the app, which is basically a "digital key," will let a driver open the door, get in, and start the car without touching their phone. it will work like a remote control key fob. officials say they hope the technology will be convenient and help with vehicle security. the list of the most popular dog breeds in the u-s kennel club says the top five dogs of 20-15... went unchanged from in fifth place... fourth, bulldogs... third, golden retrievers... second... german shepherds... and labrador retrievers still reign supreme. they've been on top for nearly a quarter century. that's longer than any other breed since counting started i

reporting live, sara celi, fox 19 now. "free shipping" just got a little harder to come by for amazon's non-prime shoppers. to come by for shoppers. if you spend enough money on the web retailer, you get free shipping. ...but amazon just raised the minimum amount -- so now you'll have to shell out 49 dollars before an order ships for free. the previous minimum was 35 dollars. amazon prime memberships -- which cost 99-bucks a year -- are not affected. starbucks is overhauling its rewards program. the goal is to speed up service at the checkout. under the old program, members got one star per visit -- and it didn't matter how much was spent. as a result, customers were asking baristas to ring up a series of items as separate transactions. the new program is based on how much a customer spends instead. forget a password... mastercard is launching new technology so you can use selfies to approve online purchases. if you want to use your pic to pay -- download the mastercard identity check app. it has you take a buy something o

reporting live, sara celi, fox 19 now. history is about to be made at the cintas center. the new college basketball polls are out and we now know villanova will be the number 1 team in the country, when they come to visit tomorrow. it's the first time ever a number 1 team has come to cintas. xavier is ranked number 5, it's highest ranking ever... e-s-p-n experts say a win against villanova would give xavier the inside path towards a number one seed, in the n-c-a-a tournament. i will continue to bring you the latest information right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. right now, we want to get a check of your weather with jeff... weather now transition a quiet afternoon on tap before awet and windy wednesday. look for sun and cloud mix today with clouds increasing this afternoon and evening a high of 50. rain develops late night into the overnight hours low 41. periods of studied a heavy rain through wednesday mornings commute into the afternoon and evening. winds will gust upwards of 35 mph or high wednesday afternoon and evening. rain totals coul

reporting live, sara celi, fox 19 now. just ahead...will he stay or will he go? why a deal that would send jay bruce to toronto, may be off. and... brand-new poll numbers are in for the ohio primary -- can john kasich top trump in his home state? how the candidates stack up -- next. kara 2 shot good morning -- and i'm rob williams... meteorologist jeff creighton. toss traffic this morning in the mass shooting happening over the weekend in michigan. a 14-year-old victim who was shot in the head, has now been identified. this is abigail kopf. her parents, speaking out at a press conference last night, say she now remains in critical condition, on a ventilator. she is alive, and she is fighting for her life. i want everone to vibrant, beautiful young lady and did not accused shooter is facing 16 charges in saturday's gun including six counts of murder, and eight firearms he's now being held without bail... fort thomas police are investigating a crash that killed a driver and two others. was speeding on eastbound i-275, when the driver lost control and the vehicle be

reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now. new this morning confirmed the body found is that of turner... kentucky state police have confirmed they're investigating but would not elaborate. police have said the 31-year-old had not been heard from since january 31st, when her boyfriend allegedly dropped her off at the california market on the double-a highway. we will continue to follow this developing story and bring you the latest on air and online at fox19 now dot com. happening now kara hplaz if you're planning on using i-75 south to go towards tennessee the next few weeks...you're going to run into some problems. take a look at this video. the tennessee department of transportation says the freeway is shut down just south of the kentucky- tennessee border due to a rock slide. crews don't expect the roadway to re-open until march 24-th... so your spring break plans could be interrupted. the detour forces you to get off in corbin, kentucky taking 25 east into tennessee. it could add an hour or more, to your trip. 5 ku klux k