the big apple. right now two busloads of xavier students are headed to new york city. city.ninety-four students piled onto the buses before 7 this morning.they're going to new york to watch the xavier basketball team play in the big east tournament.they're also doing a service project there.. helping kids through the educational alliance.. i think it's going to be very intended. it's a bonding experience with all your fans and friends that go with you and you get to watch xavier basketball and it's in madison square garden the mecca of basketball as they say. say. let's go x (cheering) (cheering)the students expect to arrive in new york around 8 tonight.xavier will open the big east tournament on thursday at 7 against the winner of st. john's and marquette. new information in this overnight train derailment. what investigators now believe sent two cars careening into a creek. remembering nancy reagan.the the former first lady. the bizarre police chase that this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is

the xavier basketball team has lost... at the buzzer... wisconsin hit a 3- pointer to win the game. developing now... a deadline tomorrow for hamilton county to decide what it's going to do with pounds and pounds of human waste. see there's a place called the little miami waste incinerator that processes the stuff. but it's not up to code.. and needs to be.. by tomorrow. otherwise.. the waste has to go somewhere else... fox19 now's frankie jupiter spent the evening in two places where officials have proposed the stuff go. this evening it was business as usual at the rumpke landfill in colerain township, but it's the potential new business that has some people saying, no way. "our message is clear, we would like to be heard from, before a decision is made." colerain township got wind that they may be a solution to a smelly issue. the epa set a march 21st deadline to bring the little miami waste failing to do so means it has to shut down. "our folks have a lot of concerns about the odors that we already do experience. there is obviously risk of spills that may occur." those who live n

the xavier basketball team has lost... at the buzzer... wisconsin hit a 3- pointer to win the game. fox19's joe danneman and jeremy rauch are in st. louis and will have an update soon... by creating the hit musical hamilton.... lin-manuel miranda has thrust the often- forgotten founding father... alexander hamilton into 2016 pop culture... and now - plans to remove hamilton from the ten dollar bill... may be changing... the ten dollar.. founding father without a father.. that would be - alexander hamilton who served as the first treasury secretary... the creator of hamilton - during a recent visit to the white house... pressed the current treasury secretary on the value of keeping hamilton on the ten but the move to put a woman on the ten dollar bill.. has been gaining momentum since last summer... now questions still remain as to whether or not the musical hamilton .. can save hamilton.. from being replaced on u-s currency. spring is in full bloom... in death valley, california.... the mixture of fall and winter storms combined with warm sunshine has created a breathtaking sight to

riva su open: many around the xavier basketball say the program has gone to the next level, meaning they can championship. head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has taken it to a new level." riva track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an apreciation for the city, but also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping stone. hopefully he will be national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i think chris understands x

they play for a spot in the sweet 16 tonight...-- chris riva shows riva su open: many around the xavier basketball say the program has gone to the next level, meaning they can compete for a national championship. head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has taken it to a new level." riva track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an apreciation for the city, but also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping here a while and win 3 or four national titles. mayb

the xavier basketball team and its crew are headed for saint louis for the n-c-double-a to send them off right -- the players showed their gratitued by taking time to shake hands and take pictures with anyone wanting them.the littlest fans and even the more mature got their moment to say thank you to the musketeers and wish them luck. brittany conley/2010 xavier alumna"i think it's a great experience they both love baseketball and to be able to get this close to the players that they've cheered for all year, they love it."ray zwolinski/1966 xavier alumnus "he truly likes it he started coming to, how old were you aj when you started coming to the games, don't know, probably five." five."the team, cheerleaders and band loaded up buses this afternoon.their first game in the tournament is friday night at 9:20 versus the weber state wildcats.the musketeers ended temperatures fall a bit more tonight, dropping into the mid 40s. while this is still well above normal for mid march, it's a bit of a change from the last few days. skies will be partly cloudy overnight. thursday is a partly cloud

riva su open: many around the xavier basketball say the program has gone to the next level, meaning they can compete for a national championship. head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has taken it to a new level." riva track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping stone. hopefully he will be here a while and win 3 or four national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i t

riva su open: many around the xavier basketball say the program has gone to the next level, meaning they can compete for a national championship. head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an apreciation for the city, but also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping stone. hopefully he will be here a while and win 3 or four national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i th

the xavier basketball team charter was on final approach into laguardia airport late today....and head coach chris mack lean near the window and took this shot. xavier's conference tournament is thursday. and as the uc bearcats head south to orlando for their conference tournament, they're taking with them a first team all conference player. bearcats junior guard troy caupain earned that honor today. more trouble for former dixie heights quarterback zeke pike. he was arrested early monday and charged with dui, then later charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana. to compound it, when the county sherrifs in calloway county searched pike's car, they found a gun.pike was kicked off the auburn team soon after signing there...and booted off the murray state team last summer. the reds are playing the giants tonight in arizona. not a good night for the projected opening day starting pitcher. anthony desclafani went three innings, but gave up four earned runs.the giants lead the reds, 9-4 in the seventh. in the line up tonight, the best position player the reds have in their farm system

the game tomorrow. )) xavier won't play until tomorrow night. but chris mack won today: another coach of the year honor. this time, it's the basketball times that's honored him. that's two...with the musketeers in st. louis 8 teams spent some time at the scott trade center thursday.....the xavier musketters were the second to last team on the court.-it wasn't grueling........and because it was open to the public....it didn't show much...but it was a chance for fans to see one of the top teams in the country.- -actually this was xavier's second practice of the day. the bused to a local high schol gym at mid morning for a hard workout. this one was shorter, light...but important in another way wayit was a way of getting acclimated to a facility that xavier hasn't played on...one the players aren't familiar with:james farr bite...what he uses the time forblueitt talks about the practicechris mack biteeach team spent 50 minutes on the court.......but there were hardly any fans in the stands....hardly any noise in the arna...that all changes on friday.john popovich, nine on your side with the musketeers just not a good day for the locals

the court... xavier basketball brings families together.riva su close "the entire basketball family here in st. louis is hoping their basketball team extends the at the ncaa tournament - chris riva 9oys." jason will call for graphic fullskies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning. traffic we've got new video of otto warmbier.the wyoming graduate his family hopes can help facilitate his release. donald trump always said he could unite both sides of the isle.why democrates and republicans aren't coming together for the reasons he new details this morning concerning the wyoming highschool graduate being held captive by north korea. the government there says this video shows 21 year old otto banner from the hotel where he was staying with a tour group. warmbier is now sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. his family is now hoping former new mexico governor bill richardson ca

country and rise into the top 5 in the polls.now 94 students will get to go on a trip they could only dream of.they'll head to new york to watch xavier in the big east basketball tournament at the famed madison square garden. xavier is the second seeded team in the tournament behind villanova.. so fans are hopeful of a deep run.but the trip will be a success for the students regardless of what happens on the court.tomorrow students will take part in a service educational alliance serve dinner and do things like help kids homework.then they'll prepare for game on thursday at 7.. winner of marquette and st. john's. those students expected to check in about 6-30 this morning.and in case you were wondering the students are on spring break right now.. so they're not missing class for two twenty year olds will be in court today accused of a drive-by shooting. shooting.aliyah jackson and marquis nelson were arrested in sycamore township last night.officers say the couple admitted to firing multiple shots at a car on kenwood road. two people were inside that car at the time-they were "not" hurt.the pair will be arrainged this morning. and a man accused of stealing gum

the xavier basketball team tonight is in new york city the night before the big east tournament starts. here's sports director joe d. just off the phone with a member of the xavier staff... and word is the guys just did finish up a late team dinner within the hour... and will rest tonight before a shoot-around on wednesday. they just did make their dinner reservation at carmine's after head coach chris mack recorded this video of the team plane landing with the city in the background. they don't play until thursday... but... wednesday is a work day. they'll be scouting marquette and saint john's - the muskies will play the winner of that game. don't forget fox19 now lands in new york tomorrow. see our reports starting wednesday night and all week long at the big east tournament. check out this video... it shows a total solar eclipse... this video provided by nasa- pretty cool stuff.. but unfortunately you were unable to see the ecplipse here. adlib to weather bodak chroma key high pressure is delivering beautiful weather to the tri-state! these mild temperatures will continue for the n

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 hoverboards. why some of them are much more prone to catch fire. nine is on your side with the warning signs. opening night at home. the plan to give you perfect seats at home the same day movies debut in theaters. what's good for your heart may also be good for your brain. the seven things you can do to help you think faster. you're watching nine on your you're watching 9 on your side at 11 president obama's choice to be the next justice on the supreme court tonight may not make it past the front door on capitol hill. merrick garland is considered to be a moderate.. and is highly regarded in legal circles. he currently serves on the d-c dis

the following day. xavier's basketball team is making again... tournament. us live with the huge news for the xavier musketeers... xavier's basketball again... this time.. with its tournament. our sara celi joins details. live ' huge news for the xavier musketeers... they are the number 2 seed in the east region headed into the start of march madness this week. vo selection sunday... turning out to be super. the team takes on the number 15 seed, weber state, in the first round. this is a history maker for the musketeers... the best showing ever in the tournament for xavier. the team takes on weber state on friday at the scotttrade center in st. louis. live the game tips off at around 9:20, following a matchup between wisconsin and pittsburgh. coming up... a big day as well for another local team. i'll have the details later in the show. today is national potato chip day! every year on today is national potato chip day! every year on march 14-th, america's number- one snack food is reportedly eat between four and six pounds

this morning the xavier basketball team is waking up in new york. tonight, and xavier will be in action tomorrow. before the game arrives, the players are staying busy in new york. this is jalen reynolds giving food to a homeless man. xavier says this is a tradition for jalen, and he started it two years ago after x joined the big east. jalen and his teammates will get back on the court tomorrow. they are taking on the winner of the st. johns-marquette game. xavier' s tournament opener is set for 7:00 tomorrow night at madison square garden. kyla: a young man we first introduced you to last spring is now facing a new challenge. 19-year-old logan brinson has an undiagnosed chromosome disorder. despite the immense medical hurdles, he' s spent the last year being an engaging part of the community and touring as an elvis impersonator. last week some medical challenges put him in the hospital. now he' s on life support in critical condition. mark: but he' s hearing the community' s support, thanks to facebook. this amazing way of making us realize that the world is watching and praying and b

plus, musketeer fans pack the bus.we're following xavier basketball in the big apple on i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american who's not being paid what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. 3 3 3 jen dalton looking at tri-state roadsi-75 is clear 3 a sea of xavier fans are about to flood the big apple, as the musketeers gear up for the big east tournament. students boarded buses yesterday morning to leave for new york. the fifth- ranked muskies open postseason play tomorrow. they'll take on the winner of marquette and saint johns. organizers say the crowd on the "x-treme fans" bus gets bigger every year. 3 "the first year we took 44, the second why not send another bus, sent 92 ast year, sending 92 again. we had a waitlist of over 70 students. so it's great to have that much xavier spirit around campus."

it a 12 point game. creighton gets within three. xavier makes a few free throws. next week ner in new york at the big east tournament. xavier basketball teams that have been on the cintas floor, not one of them has ever played the schedule that this team has played. 26-4. the best regular season in the history of our program i'm proud of our team. >> we knee that we were capable of doing something like this, but it was great to see it done. it is -- everything was meant for them. for them tonight. >> aly: makes you feel so good. >> the wildcats playing for the sec contributory negligence title. lsu ben simmons has been taken out of the the running for a the award. simmons made some comments about ulice after the game. kentucky wins it 96-77. >> top ranked thomas moore. moss for the three, she had 26. finish withed 27 assists tonight. saints also diverted 30 of their points. moss is just so unfair. 62 state wins for the >>> ohio high school hoops today. past record nineteens nothing. defending d one state champs. division one district finals. this runs back before the ball leaves his hands. the tip in also good. lakota east hands the f

facing charges.a former assistant coach for the xavier women's basketball team is headed to court today. good monday morning, tri-state. i'm kathrine nero.chris riva the first monday of spring is a little chilly, but we're in store for a warm-up this week, right? jennifer calls for graphic full fullgrab your jacket before heading out the door today as temperatures dip below freezing. skies will be partly cloudy and highs improve a few more degrees, up to the 50 degree mark this afternoon. we'll warm quickly in the days ahead before showers and we're on top of breaking news...a 15-year old has been arrested for making a bomb threat against severla tri- state schools.cincinnati police tell us tht student sent a facebook message... warning people not to attend dater... west hight... aiken and walnut hills because he was -quote- "going to be the next osama."hundreds of students and parents sent that threat to cincinnati police... and that student was arrested last night.he's currently being held in juvenile hall.we have a crew following up on this story... and we'll bring you new informatio

the south. they are working to clear that accident. we will continue to keep you updated on that as well. we've got more breaking news as well. >>> xavier coach chris mack has been named the basketball writers henry rival award xavier basketball is number 5 in the country. again, chris mack, coach of the year for the musketeers. >>> former first lady nancy reagan lies repose tomorrow ahead for her funeral on friday. she will be laid to rest next to her husband former president ronald reagan. former first lady, michelle obama is scheduled to attend. she died of congenial heart -- congestive heart failure. >>> martin is known for signing the beatles and went on to arrange nearly all of their songs. martin went on to produce more 1997, candle in the wind, honoring princess diana. >>> several buildings were destroyed after a massive explosion. the early morning blast injured nine firefighters. they are expected to be okay. they are on the scene responding to a natural gas leak. the explosion destroyed a grocery store, coffee shop, restaurant and several other businesses, all expected to be okay. such a massive explosion. >> and we're at the just the beginning of it, aren't we. we're goi

the trial for the former xavier women's basketball coach accused of groping a rescheduled.bryce mckey's trial was set for today.it's now rescheduled for april 11th. a player he coached claims he invited her over to his covington home where she claims he innapropriately touched her.mckey's attorney had already entered a "not guilty" plea on a third-degree sexual assault charge. a police chase ended with two people hurt -- after the car crashed into a power pole and gaslight on east sharon road. road.the car went airborne in the crash ...first responders found one person unconscious and trapped inside. that victim and another person were taken to west chester hospital. we are investigating ...... came up on themduke energy crews were on scene for hours trying to get everything back in working order ... while police completed their investigation. who investigators say died after his step-mother put him in scalding water will be held tomorrow. tomorrow.services for austin cooper will be at the "herr-riggs funeral home" in middletown.warren county's coroner ruled the 4-year-old's death a hom

sports fan in this town, you took another serious gut punch on sunday night, as maybe the best season in xavier basketball history. in this spot right here where wisconsin hit a buzzer beating three to beat the musketeers in the second round 66-63. and as you can imagine xavier very emotional walking off the floor coach didn't do much but right behind him miles davis knocked down a complete tower of powerade cups and was yelling as he walked into the locker room, several players followed with tears in their eyes after the loss obviously very crushing, very emotional, the most heartbreaking loss in a long time for xavier. ok so the season ends for the musketeers here in the second round in st. louis let's go inside xavier's locker room now for some reaction. jp- i can't even explain it, i really can't, just sat there in shock for a while, and just now that it's over it kind of sucks what's that moment like when you see the ball go through and the season comes to an end trevon bluiett - devestating you know there's no good feeling when the season ends, so you know that's pretty much it does it hurt more whe

the musketeers. they love playing physical basketball. one game stands between savior and another ticket to the sweet 16. anchor: here' s a look in xavier' s bracket. the winner of the notre dame game plays the winner of the xavier game. they are tipping off that it: 40 p.m. in high school basketball the boys were hoping to nail down a spot in tomorrow state championship game. the thorough breads taking on lawrence dunbar. darius williams had 20 points. 11 rebounds for dunbar. he gets the tip in here. 55 to 47 dunbar. they are playing in the division pouring in 39 points. this game was a battle. the saints coming out on top. tom is more will play for a second straight national title in indianapolis against top universities. courtis: something going on with the reds. a final check of the weather. erik: think of it as a transition to spring, a slow handoff rather than a quick pass. temperature starting off in the 40' s sunday, sunday afternoon into monday. 47 by the afternoon. 63. and 70 degrees, slow warming trend. tomorrow on the cool side with a few clouds here and there. warming up by the end of the week. courtis: a slow handoff? erik

this morning for our chat is jessica brown xavier students are on their way to this is video shot just about 2 hours ago.. as the watch their men's basketball team. xavier is the number 2 seed in the 2016 big east tournament at madison square garden. xavier finished second in the big east regular season race... and will play its first game at 7 thursday night against the winner of the first round game between marquette and st. john's. our joe danneman is hitting the road as well... he'll bring you starting thursday... only right here on fox19 now. an ohio man may have trumped the cookie monster on cookie monster on this one. police say a man stole around 600 dollars worth of girl scout cookies outside of a wal- mart. the girl scouts were using the money from the cookies they sold to go towards a trip to tennessee. a gofundme account has been set up for the troop. troop. spring break is nearly here for their families... and many of them will take to the skies to reach their spring break destinations. the t-s-a says it's ready to effectively screen the t-s-a says it's ready to effectively screen the more than 65 this spring break travel seaso

the xavier coaches are inside scouting who they will play tomorrow - including head coach chris mack. today named the national coach of the year by the us basketball writer's association. xavier's first ever national coach of the year. thrilled for chris because it's a testament to what he has built over seven years. i get that this was for this season, but really when you think about what he has done over seven years, you're carrying on the xavier tradition. you think about the great coaches that we've had at xavier and for chris to be our first national coach of the year what a great honor for him but it also puts a stamp on the program. what's interesting is that mack won national coach of the year, but didn't win the same award in his own conference. more on that - and we talk to xavier's james farr at the team hotel later in the show. live in nyc joe danneman fox19 now. thanks, joe. the bengals also the first day of free agency. we'll break it all down, plus high school tournament basketball, coming up later. still ahead flu concerns in ohio.. the number of cases sparking concerns... plus - houses leveled.. after a natural gas explosion.. wha

the final. xavier is on the court right now, warming up for its tip off tomorrow night against weber state.chris mack has won another coach of the year award, this one from the basketball times.and first up first for xavier will be weber state tomorrow night. alright."((davis: i think we'd be crazy to overlook weber state. they won their conference championship. they're a very, very good team. we're going to treat weber state like we have every team this year. try to stick to what we do and hopefully, we'll be alright. )) and it'll be a late night workout for the bearcats...on the court after nine, cincinnati time out in spokane. spokane.and both indiana and kentucky play their first round games tonight, both in des moines. uk against stony brook, iu against chattanooga. and john calipari know the first step in a journey to a championship is usually the toughest. one."((calipari: the first game's the hardest. i'll throw that out there. and allthe coaches who've been here a number of years know, the teams get better as you advance. but the first one is the hard one. )) it's not rounding up the old band. but the reds dipped into their recent past today simon.he was looki

deal. the bengals are resigning, eric winston, a big part of the locker room. the musketeers of xavier. chris mack, got basketball coach of the year. he's the first one to win the henry iva award skwi sophomore gary clark named as the aac defensive player of the year. he's the only player of the league to rank in the top 6th in rebounds. was a beast in the offensive board, averaging 3 1/2 per game. make sure you get the skinny. richard skinny has the preview of the tournaments. >>> and not the news brian price was hoping to hear. pitcher michael lorrenzan scratched. right-hander had issues against his tendon. reds could have used him. they got lit up. and all the rangers, with 18 hits and 11 runs. nd they combine to go 0 for 6. two days after and we need voters who want safer gun laws and who are disappointed in leaders who stand in their way to remember come election time. i share it's time we had leaders with the courage to stand up to the nra. i'm p.g. sittenfeld. in the senate, i'll fight for commonsense gun safety, criminal background checks, ban assault weapons. i approve this message because ted strickland

the second xavier and u-c's turn.sports director john popovich has a preview... years ago....nobody could pronounce the name of the school correctly.....now they're signing autographs and greeting fans.....the basketball world knows all about xavier-but now comes the real test.....they've been among the best teams in the country all season....can they handle the press and move deep into the tournament? they know what it takes takes so far xavier has played in big games and big arenas by sharing the ball and finding the hot man. i asked chris mack if he worries with this bigger stage and bigger level of excitement that that could change the musketeers play the wildcats of weber state tonight....the projected tipoff time is 9:20....john popovich nine on your side with the xavier musketeers in st louis (sorry, no skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs in the mid 50s this afternoon. rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning. caught in the act?we're getting a look at a tri-state student's act of defiance... that got him 15 years of hard labor in no

xavier is getting ready for the big east tournament. support. dan griffin has more. good morning to you. dan: good morning. all eyes on xavier basketball as 30 they head up to the big apple. xavier has the number two seed behind villanova. the team matched the most wins in school history, 26. to help keep out the energy. officials even made sure that spring break was going to land at the same time so that students would have to miss class. good timing for them. more on this coming up later this morning. kyla: thank you for that into insight. we have an update on the roads. india: we are still dealing with the accident in covington at 4th street and russell street. pete rose way, we have some construction that will last until 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. until friday. here is a look at 275. looking good. 70' s coming up thursday. aidan has track practice again. shorts? randi: absolutely. highs are going to be in the 70' s. the wind is coming out of the 15 mile per hour wind through the afternoon. just some clouds this morning. we should get in on way more sunshine this afternoon. temperatures in the 50' s fo r most of us. 57 in delhi. cool

the year ... xavier is the number two seed in the tournament... the muskies will face the marquette golden eagles.keep in mind history hasn't been kind to them at the tournament. it's not just basketball for xavier superfans... who traveled with the team to new york...students did some service work yesterday at a new york after school program... helping kids with their homework and serving them dinner.organizers say while seeing the sights is great... they'd rather be spending their time helping others out. areas of patchy fog are likely for your morning commute and wet pavements from a steady flow of moisture will slow things down for the morning commute. rain and lowered visibility due to the rain will be a constant feature throughout your thursday, so don't leave home without your umbrellas and take it easy on the roadways. highs today remain unseasonably warm relief for drivers.some good news if you're heading south on interstate 75...why northbound drivers will have to wait a little longer. it's gonna be *yuge*...police officers... searching for the bandits who made off with a piece of the "donald."the business... forced to go the public will once again pay their respect today to

he's accused of groping one of the player on his team.this morning the trial for a former xavier woman's basketball coach is set to begin. bricks crumble and fall in over-the-rhine.the owner of a century-old building can't understand why.what he's saying about this starting scene downtown. county woman who tragically fell to her death at a nature sanctuary over the weekend.why so any people turned out in support. good morning i'm kathrine nero. spring is officially here but it doesn't feel like it yet. your day is staring out chilly. but the warm up is coming. grab your jacket before heading out the door today as temperatures dip below freezing. skies will be partly cloudy and highs improve a few more degrees, up to the 50 degree mark this afternoon. we'll warm quickly in the days ahead before showers and

the second round saturday.today... it's xavier and u-c's turn.sports director john popovich has a preview... years ago....nobody could pronounce the name of the school correctly.....now they're signing autographs and greeting fans.....the basketball world knows all about xavier-but now comes the real test.....they've been among the best teams in the country all season....can they handle the press and move deep into the tournament? they so far xavier has played in big games and big arenas by sharing the ball and finding the hot man. i asked chris mack if he worries with this bigger stage and bigger level of excitement that that could change change the musketeers play the wildcats of weber state tonight....the projected tipoff time is 9:20....john popovich nine on your side with the xavier musketeers in st louis skies will be mostly sunny again tonight and temperatures will be a bit cooler. winds are shifting to the northwest today and this will keep highs rain returns for saturday with the potential for a few snowflakes mixing in early that morning. caught in the act?we're getting a look at a tri-state student's act of defiance... that got him 15 years of hard labor in north korea.who his family is turning to for help. a new view

the a win in last night's big east tournament! a live look now at midtown manhattan... what's up next for xavier basketball... fater the break kara 2 shot good morning -- it's just about 6:30 i'm kara sewell. and i'm rob williams... let's get a look at our forecast with frank the rain has dead in what police murder-suicide. officers were called to springcrest drive in fairfield township around 9 o'clock last night. the police chief says a woman shot and killed her daughter, then turned the gun on herself. we're told a relative found the bodies in the basement of a home. the police chief says he will release more information later this morning. new this morning new this morning. aircare is called after an early- morning crash in hamilton. officers say a driver lost control on u-s 127, hitting the sign in front of cohen brothers recycling. cut him out of the car. we're told he was wearing his seatbelt and was flown to the hospital as a precaition. no word on a cause. hundreds of northern kentucky jobs are being eliminated as the innotrac facility in hebron shuts down some of the workers will be eliminated in may

the musketeers in st. louis. last sunday xavier wanted to be one of the elite 68 basketball teams in the country. tonight they want to be one of the eliite 16. they have a good chance but they have to take care of business in st louis tonight. tonight.the musketeers sent home weber state on friday night....it's wisconsin on the card tonight. it should be a tougher task for the muskies......wisconsin played for the national championship a year ago...the badgers are just off a challenging season in the big ten. -and there's a lot of red badger fans here in st louis....chris mack was asked if this might feel like a road game tonight for his this is familiar territory for both these programs. xavier is trying for its sixth sweet sixteen in nine years. wisconsin has been to the sweet sixteen four of the last five. john popovich, nine on your side with the musketeers in st louis. ((take vo))and the daily newspaper in las vegas is reporting that mick cronin is a candidate for the vacant unlv coach's job.apparently the running rebels have gone soft and the school is intrigued by cronin's ability to coach

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the arena will host first and second round games in college basketball's biggest xavier looking for a trip to the final four of course...it would be their first time if they make it the game starts at 9:20 tonight. coming up we'll talk about uc's game in spokane washington. the juicy kentucky- indiana matchup for round 2 is now set... jamal murray led five players in double figures with 19 points... fourth-seeded kentucky routed stony brook 85-57, setting up a showdown with rival indiana in the second round of the n-c-a-a tournament. indiana took charge in its own opener against chattanooga.... the hoosiers easily beat up that team the wildcats meanwhile haven't faced the hoosiers since beating them 20-12. the matchup is set for tomorrow evening at 5:15. for all the very latest as the n-c-a-a tournament to fox19 now dot com.. or download the fox19 now mobile app. students and look... a good cause. and a local mother for her efforts to like barbie. meteorologist catherine bodak has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming you're looking at the annual saint baldri

xavier. >> i think right now the team that played the best in the state of ohio, that's definitely xavier. been playing exceptional basketball. they're a team that can make a good run to the final four and possibly -- i know they have desires of cutting the nets down. >> here's what the mid west looks like. virginia and a hampton. then texas tech and butler, purdue, little rock. and gaels of iona are going to try to upset iowa state. seton hall, utah, fresno state. dayton flyers, will play syracuse. michigan state against middle tennessee state. moving on, south region looks like this. kansas against austin peay. colorado against utah. california will play hawaii. vanderbilt or wichita state. buffalo cruise miami. temple versus iowa. villanova will play unc ashville. out west, oregon got the top seed. they'll play and beat holy cross or southern. st. joe, cincinnati is the eight niner. baylor versus yale. duke will play down there texas northern iowa. texas a&m against green bay. commonwealth. oklahoma to take on cal state bakersfield. going to be a quiz later. have those down pat. nit. they're going to play akron zips. are

the events he has planned this we get up and get moving. 57 degrees right now. happy tuesday to you. kyla: xavier' s basketball team getting ready for the big east tournament. mark: a family is looking for answers after the body of a local mother was found. kyla: desperate to find a missing mother and child. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 today. kyla: good morning, everyone. mark: thank you for joining us. let' s get a check of the forecast. good morning. randi: yesterday was a little on the cloudy side with 63 for the high. today, low 70' s. bring on that springlike weather. many spots already well above

will be even busier as the weekend starts here at the big apple with the musketeers still playing basketball. big east semis tonight xavier and seton hall 9:30 tipoff at madison square garden. with the musketeers in nyc i'm joe danneman for the fox19 now morning news. st jude animation there are still some tickets for the st. jude dream home giveaway... but for a chance to win... you'll want to get your ticket before they sell out! call the number on your screen... 1- 800-537-1735... it's 100-dollars to be entered in the drawing for the home and other prizes. wood worker takes a deaf woman's order using sign language... the video you have to see is just ahead. plus... kidnapped sisters are found alive....11 months after they were reported missing. what led investigators to their location.. next. levee cam meteorologist frank marzullo has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming up. to order for herself at a fast food restaurant.. it was all thanks to a cashier. cynthia walker is deaf... when her mother heard about a young chik-fil-a cashier who knew sign languge, they went... cynthia started signing

musketeers now preparing to face wisconsin. the 7th seed who beat pitt today by the score of 47-43. xavier moving on showing the basketball universe they earned the two speed. brad steinke is in the show me state. going to make it to the weekend xavier not one of them. they made sure they took care of that business. a perfect way to drop a round match up. they got some early offense off their bench. they held the wide cats four of 21 from behind the stripe. only 13 points out of the miles davis. that was a team that saw some up sets early. >> we watched the game earlier and we saw that. so that kind of made us want to be more locked in because those we changed our defensive straj strategies a little bit. >> there wasn't a guy that wasn't paying attention. that's how the group has been all year. i didn't worry about a let down. >> reporter: what's that again? now they look ahead to the badgers really top to bottom a really decent effort out of xavier. not succumbing to any of the hype. remy did aincredibloff the knocking down the wildcats leading scorer. so they are the off and running. >> brad: all right brad we will the

the gop. hawaii and idaho are holding nominating contests for in idaho. mark: xavier basketball fans headed to new york city for the tournament. school officials say they scheduled spring break to: side with the tournaments so students do not have to miss class. xavier has a number two seed headed into the big east tournament play. the muskies first game will be thursday for taking on the winner of the saint johns-marquette game. kyla: time to get a last check on your most accurate forecast with randi. randi: these guys are clearing out and we are headed to the low 70' s today. it will be nice and warm, maybe on the windy side that we have three days in a row with high temperatures in the 70' s. a small chance for a sparkle tomorrow west september the better chance for rain kicks in the second half of the day thursday in a thursday evening. a couple of days to get outside >>> good morning. breaking overnight, a commuter train derailed near san francisco, plunging one car into a creek. passengers attempt to rescue fellow riders. >> we were trying to dig her out while the train wa

the trial against a former xavier women's basketball coach... accused of groping a player... is expected to begin.. begin..bryce mckey is charged with sexual assault.two student-athletes claimed that mckey invited them to his covington home last august to say goodbye before he left for a coaching job in maryland. that's when the alleged attack happened.he resigned from that job after those allegations surfaced. this morning the owner of an over the rhine building that partially collapsed yesterday says he had no idea it was in that kind of shape. now that building is replaced with a pile of bricks and lots of questions.nine on your side's rose ann argon spoke with the owner of the building at 13th and walnut. "i had somebody look at the structure maybe went down and reinforced it.. the structure and everything but had no idea that rear of the building was anywhere near what it was."near this. crews say it happened around 2 this afternoon. neighbors couldn't help but look."take a look to the left and i was just amazed."no one was hurt. in fact- miller says no one was there. ch

xavier's chris mack hauled in a huge honor today he was named the national college basketball the big one, the moe iba award. chris is the first xavier coach to win the honor. the muskies are in new york getting ready for tomorrow night's game in the big east tournament. uc's gary clark was named the defensive player of the year on the american athletic conference the bearcats first tournament game is on friday. high school hoops moeller and wilmington in the division one regional semifinals at the cintas center. moeller's isiah payton spots up hanging right with them. wilmington's jeff mansfield goes back door to cameron stewart. a big night for jarron cumberland, the three. and wilmington beats moeller 40 to 37. also in division one at the cintas center. lakota east talking over the gameplan against centerville. the thunderhawks mark isom taking the baseline for the lay-in. a close game all the way. centerville's daniel buckenroth with the take for two. east was in a battle and needing help. but buckenroth with another big bucket, 37 to 36. centerville meets wilmington on saturday.

the game of basketball without worry. george: how about a lease -- e setting up the house for the xavier fanslise . >> cincinnati bearcats will go toe to toe with saint joseph' s. size versus versatility. and the bearcats to come away with a win. size and paint. >> it could hurt us. that will be our challenge. it' s probably the story line. reporter: reporting from spokane arena, wlwt news 5 sports. george: meeting syracuse today, the big second half. advancing 70-51. that young man kind of says it all. and really that is how michigan state fans feel. it is just the eighth time in tomorrow at 630 in the state final four. and the hurricane trailing by 11 late in the fourth quarter. mike: i love these rivalries. i' ve got about 15 friends and for two years they have been handing it to me over a couple years ago. you get them back. i love how the ncaa sets these have huggy bear there. we will be watching tonight. it the possibility over the weekend. kevin: here we are tonight, a cold night in chilly night. probably will mix with snow. and the spring storms will have surprises. ll have another update >>> breaking news tonigh

because xavier wants to spend the week playing basketball in new york city. jalen reynolds - one of the first muskies on the team bus to start the trip to the big apple. x just did leave late this afternoon. their first game is thursday. they are one of the favorites to win. it's just not much is guaranteed in march. chris mack: "every team we play is 0-0. the only thing we're guaranteed is two games - one in the big east tournament and one in the ncaa tournament. that's all you're guaranteed. so, it's up to you to play for more." video just now in from head coach chris mack... this is the xavier team plane landing in new york city within the half hour. xavier plays either saint john's or marquette on thanks joe. the players aren't shipping off to the big apple. 92 xavier students loaded up the bus bright and early this morning... to start their trek to new york city for the big game. we caught up with some who say this years trip... means a usual. "yeah i think everyones planning the trip it was within 5 minutes it filled up. i think everyone is super pumped