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A deadly start to the morning in lousiana and mississippi. After tornadoes hit the region. At least three people are dead. Seven people critically injured. And dozens more hurt less seriously across the gulf coast. Two of those deaths. At a Mobile Home Park near new orleans. About 100 homes there were damaged. An 18 year old in mason stands accused this morning of trafficking in lsd and a synthetic designer drug. Investigators say he was dealing across mason and deerfield township in Warren County. Nine on your sides ashley zilka with the reaction from tristate parents. For some parents its hard to imagine a High School Student trafficking large quantities of lsd and other drugs. Rick tripp mariemont father 07 03 its still shocking to hear. It is just something parents have to deal with. 09but thats exactly Task Force Says Logan Fitzpatrick was doing throughout mason and deerfield township. The teen was arrested on february 8th after police searched fitzpatricks parents home where he lives. Major Steve Arrasmith com mander of the Warren County Drug Task Force12 55 given the age of logan and the type of drugs that he was selling, we moved fairly quickly on this one. 01police say fitzpatrick sold undercover detectives bulk amounts of lsd and 25c a designer drug new to the area. Major Steve Arrasmith com mander of the Warren County Drug Task Force13 43 most cases especially this 25c as they call it, the sources are typically out of the country and you can order this stuff online unfortunately. 55at one point detectives say fitzpatrick sole them ecstasy and marijuana. Major Steve Arrasmith commander of the Warren County Drug Task Force 13 32 its kind of scary that they dont seem to make that connection of what they are doing and the impact that has on our communities. 40melanie brand east gate grandmother 05 37 its terrible. I dont know why they cant get a better hold on it. Police say up call for parentspay attention to your children. Major Steve Arrasmith com mander of the Warren County Drug Task Force14 25 if your kids dont have a job and they have large quantities of money and cash in their pockets maybe ask some questions. 31 happening today. The tri state truck driver will be sentenced for his role in a deadly accident last year in northern kentucky. Prosecutors say Christopher Thornhill was texting and driving. And falsified logs when he caused the accident near the i71 75 split in verona. 45year old mark sevilla died. And several others were hurt. New this morning. Gop president ial candidate donald trump still celebrating his big win in the nevada caucus trump earned a doubledigit victory over his closest rivals. Rivals. Nats of cheering. Cheering. Thats a look at his supporters cheering. When trump was declared the winner. Just seconds after state. Trump wasted no time celebrating his landslide. And took aim at the Buckeye State and Ohio Governor john kasich. Were going to do very well in ohio. Were beating the governor. Its always nice to be beating the governor. Its going to be an amazing 2 months. Months. Marco cruz finished a distant second. Just ahead of ted cruz. John kasich finished dead last. As republicans caucused. The Democratic Candidates for president held a town hall. Hall. Bernie sanders and Hillary Clinton spoke to voters in south carolina. Sanders. Whos trailing. Is under pressure to improve his standing among minorities. For clinton. Polls suggest voters are struggling with her handling of benghazi and her private email sever scandal. She says if elected. She will not lie. Hillary Clinton d president ial candidate the facts are that every single time somebody has hurled these charges against me, which they nothing. Clinton also praised president obamas decision to close the Detention Center at guantanamo bay. She called it a quote continuing recruitment advertisement for terrorists. The next democratic contest is saturday in south carolina. Hillary clinton is widely expected to win over bernie sanders. But yesterday. A federal judge raised her e mail controversy again. The ruling. Clintons top aides and state Department Officials should testify under oath about their roles in the private email server she used as secretary of state. It could be one of the biggest ballgames in cincinnati history. And its taking place tonight. Tonight. Number one villanova. Coming to the Cintas Center to take on number five xavier. And the musketeers. Hoping for a little payback. Villanova won handily when they played in philly last month. In fact. Xavier is winless against the wildcats since joining the big east. Theyll tip off tonight at seven. In front of what could be a recordsetting crowd. And youll want to get there early. Since traffic a nightmare. The soggy wednesday forecast is underway as rain falls for the morning drive. Scattered showers and isolated storms will continue throughout the rest of the day as highs climb to the mid 50s. Well switch to snow overnight as temperatures fall. Traffic your side investigation on cincinnatis va hospital. Getting attention on capitol hill. The responce were getting. All the way from the top. Sending a message. The outcry this morning over a racist license plate. And what one the cincinnati va hospital was the focus of many tough questions on capitol hill. And in the middle of it. Va mcdonald. The Scripps News Washington Bureau and wcpo spent four months investigating whistleblowers concerns. Findings include allegations of misconduct by highlevel officials at the local and regional office. Which has triggered two federal probes. Scripps National Correspondent mark greenblat spoke with mcdonald. We take these allegations very seriously and thats why were digging into them. When we have more to report we will obviously report it. Deputy secretary gibson said yesterday on a reporters call, after a few days on the ground omi investigators quote unquote, saw something which lead them to them to want to call. Led you to want to call in the ig. What is it . Thats not appropriate for me to tell you what that is. Is. Our Scripps National bureau and wcpo will stay on this and bring you that preliminary report as soon as possible. Right now on wcpo dot com. Why secretary mcdonald says the va hospital here is one of the best in the country. And a look at the ethical concerns at the va uncovered were learning this morning what first reponders found inside the room. Where Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead. Dead. A report obtained by the Washington Post shows that nothing appeared out of place in scalias west texas resort suite. Scalias bed covers were smooth and didnt show any sign of a struggle. Scalia died in his sleep on february 13th. Minnesotas governor is demanding the state revoke what hes calling an offensive licence plate aimed at muslims. The image of the trucks licence plate went viral on facebook over the weekend. It caught the attention of minnesotas department of public safety. Which says the plates never should have been issued. The soggy wednesday forecast is underway as rain falls for the morning drive. Scattered showers and isolated storms will continue throughout the rest of the day as highs climb to the mid 50s. Well switch to snow overnight as plans moving forward. City leaders in west chester approve a big new supermarket. Why nearby residents dont think its a super idea. Wine workout. Its the fitness craze sweeping the nation. How your favorite gmts animyoure watching good morning tristate at 4 30 on 9 on your side a controversial kroger store is getting the green light to Kroger Marketplace store to move forward this Consent Decree holds everybodys feet to fire and by holding it to the fire if they dont complete it theyre in contempt of court the legal battle against developer Silverman Company cost the township 300thousanddollars. Two years ago amid pressure from nearby residents trustees denied the request we believe and still do that the original plan was sound even without this enhanced bufferamong other requirements this plan for a landscape buffer to be built during the first phase of the project if we wouldve gotten this buffer guarantee in the beginning this couldve all been completely avertedstill were being sued to be forced to do something that was voted against some say the changes arent enough this is an accident waiting to happen school buses and twolane road deb lawrence door i dont really think that they were listening to their constituents this time heres a workout almost anyone can get on board with. Its called the wine workout. Workout. A california mom used wine as motivation to get fit. And its going viral this morning. Morning. April storey posted the 15second long exercise the clip has been viewed more than 25million times. april storey created wine workout what i want to show people with my videos is that fitness is something you can do every day, you can do it anywhere, and you can use anything. Anything. No matter the number of comments. Both positive and negative. Storey is hoping they all get the message. Its a fabulous february giveaway on 9 on your side. Watch good morning tristate from 6 t0 7a for your chance to win a 100dollar prepaid every weekday watch for the weather word of the day and enter it at wcpo dot com slash win. Your nine first warning weather. Facing life in prison. Not some hardened criminal. But a threeyearold. The unfortunate mixup that sent his family into hiding. A smoke free uc. The plan to the soggy wednesday forecast is underway as rain falls for the morning drive. Scattered showers and isolated storms will continue throughout the rest of the day as highs climb to the mid 50s. Well switch to snow overnight as a story out of egypt that would be funny if it hadnt really happened. A threeyear old boy is apparently off the hook after being sentenced to life in prison last week. Week. Authorities are calling it an unfortunate mixup. They say the boy had the same name as a much older man. Convicted of killing three people during a protest in 2014. But after looking at the evidence. A Court Finally cleared the toddler this week. A smokefree campus. Thats what uc president santa ono wants to see a year from now. Ono has tasked a committee with creating a plan to reach that goal. Last fall. The uc Student Government approved a resolution supporting a tobacco free campus to promote health and a better environment on campus. Uc currently smoking policy bans smoking inside buildings. And within 25 feet of entrances and windows. The centers for Disease Control is investigating 14 possible cases in the us. Been spread by sex. Among the new findings. Zika can be transmitted by men to women. But not vice versa. The cdc says because of that. Its repeating a recommendati on that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant avoid sex with someone whos been in at least two weeks. A nineyear old girl is serving as an inspiration to other children. Struggling with weight. Shes lacing up her boxing gloves. Gloves. Jesselyn silva has been boxing since she was 7 years old after her dad took up the sport to lose weight. This 74pound phenom works out for nearly two hours. 4 days a week at a new jersey gym. But with very few female boxers her age. She usually spars with older boys. Jesselyn is now training for the Golden Gloves in march. Shocking accusation. A child taken away from a mother and her husband inside a tristate hospital room. What Authorities Say they found inside. A cincinnati company. Paying up. The multimillion dollar legal loss for johnson and johnson. And why the worst rain. And how that same storm system is showing its face here. Soon the country is going to start winning, winning, winning winningthe ballots are counted and donald trump is celebrating his victory in nevada. Who he immediately brought up during this speech. Xavier is hoping for a big win on the hardwood. Why this game is so big for the team. And seeing red not blue in the tristate tonight. Heavy rain through the night and now for your morning commute. Commute. Heres a live look from xaviers campus where you can see the rain coming down in buckets. 9 first warning mterologist Jennifer Ketchmark is here now to tell us how the soggy wednesday forecast is underway as rain falls for the morning drive. Scattered showers and isolated storms will continue throughout the rest of the day as highs climb to the mid 50s. Well switch to snow overnight as temperatures fall