A restricted area of the hotel he was staying in. He was convicted and sentenced in a trial lasting just one hour. Warmbier was arrested in early january as he tried to leave the country after visiting as a tourist with a new years tour group. Breaking news now as efforts to recover a car that drove off a bridge over the ohio river have been suspended. This is exclusive video from chopper 9. The only local helicopter bringing you breaking news first. Of the 12 car crash that caused that car to go off the combshehl bridge on i275. At this stage. Officials are still not sure how many people were inside. Jordan burgess is live with what it will take to figure that out. You can see how dark it is out here. So those rescuers have decided to stop their Recovery Efforts for now. But out there under the water. And in the middle of the river here not far from the bridge is where searchers say that car is right now. But they havent this is another look at the chopper nine footage of that crash that led to all this here on the combshehl bridge on i275. Campbell countys police chief says this was a 12 car crash that involved 4 different collisions. At some point. Its unknown exactly how. A car went over the east bound side of the bridge. And floated a short distance before falling to the bottom of the river. Crews used Sonar Technology to locate the vehicle. And worked for hours to figure out if anyone was inside. Before stopping those efforts a few hours ago. We asked them about what it will take to recover that vehicle and anyone who was in it. Theyll make an assessment based on the vehicle itself. First identify if there are victims in the vehicle and then theyll make an assessment whether its best to extract any persons that police say no one on the bridge suffered any serious injuries from the crash. The wreck closed i275 for seven hours. But everything is open this morning. Reporting live. Jordan burgess. 9 on your side. We are going to go all the way to cleveland and secure the republican nomination. Cheering. Cheering. Governor john kasich is vowing to take his campaign all the way to the Republican National convention. After scoring a major victory here in ohio. Governor kasich is moving forward this morning following that big win in the Buckeye State. Saying hes the only voice of reason in the gop president ial race. Race. 9 on your sides Evan Millward shows us how he plans to unite the party. And the nation. Governor kasich now heads to back on the campaign trail already. Positioning himself now as the antidonald trump. Last night saying he even and he told hundreds gathered here at Baldwin Wallace university his campaign wasnt about him not about democrats or republicans but about americans. Gov. John kasich r ohiowe put one foot in front of the other and i want to remind you again tonight, that i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. lt. Gov. Mary taylor r ohiomany of us have been on the campaign trail in ohio and outside the state and you could sense it, feel it, but when you actually physically hear it, its really exciting. That was Lieutenant Governor mary taylor who also told me tonight she thinks kasich won the Buckeye State because he has run against negativity. Kasich angling now for a brokered Republican Convention not far from here in downtown cleveland this summer. With the Kasich Campaign in berea ohio, em, 9oys. As evan mentioned. Despite impossible odds to secure the gop nomination. Nomination. Heres a look at the delegate count after last nights primaries. Kasich picked up all 66 delegates up for grabs in ohio. Missouri is still too close to call. But hes still far behind gop frontrunner donald trump. Ted cruz and even marco rubio, who suspended his Campaign Last night. This morning. Donald trump is looking past the primary fight. And towards hillary clinton. Following big wins in florida, illinois and north carolina. Trumps victories put him in the drivers seat for the gop president ial nomination. Ted cruz didnt win any states last night. But he finished a close second in missouri. He says the Overall Results show it should be a head to head contest between himself and trump. Were going to go forward and were going to win, but more importantly were going to win for the country. Were going to win, win, win. Butt to delegates and continue our march to 1,237. 1,237. With three candidates remaining. A contested Gop Convention is still a possibility. Its still likely that none of the candidates will enter the convention with the delegates needed to secure the nomination. In the democratic race. Hillary clinton may have ended the feel the bern movement. Clinton won ohio. Florida. North carolina. Ohio. And illinois. Eveny single state in yesterdays primaries. Clinton cruised to a fairly easy win over Bernie Sanders in the Buckeye State. Despite a recent poll which showed a narrowing race. Sanders managed to pick up some delegates. Keeping his campaign alive. This morning. Hes saying its not over yet. And is refusing to drop out until the Democratic National convention. 9 on your side is giving you an interactive tool to see how you and your neighbors voted during the ohio primary. You can find this map on w cpodotcom. You can scroll and see which candidate won county. We also have a map for the democrats. After a few isolated storms 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, traffic were keeping a close eye on the nations capitol this morning. The decision president obama could be making in the next few hours. And the shortlist hes said to be using. A hefty reward is going to a homeless man in california. What he is credited with well be watching today for fireworks. Over president Barack ObamasSupreme Court pick. Pick. We could learn who the president wants to replace the late antonin scalia. As soon as this morning. The choice would essentially be the tiebreaker. Between the four conservative and four liberal justices on the court. Sources say the president s short list is down to just these three Circuit Court judge sri srinavasan. And Appeals Court judges Merrick Garland and paul watford. Senate republicans say they wont hold any hearings to consider the president s choice. Late. But the academy of Motion Picture arts and sciences has issued an apology for jokes chris rock made 2016 oscars. Oscars. Rocks offensive remarks came three weeks ago. The comedian was recognizing the Accounting Firm of Price Waterhouse coopers as the official ballot counter for the award show when he brought three asian kids on stage. Rock hailed the trio as the firms most dedicated, accurate and hardworking representatives. Inmates who escaped from a Southern California prison are the reason a homless man is now getting a new start at life. Life. Matt haychapman saw the escaped inmates in a whole foods parking lot and called authorities. Authorities. Now haychapman is getting a 100thousanddollar reward. He says he learned about the manhunt from a newspaper at a mcdonalds. Haychapman is living in a public park. He says hell use the reward money to start a new life and help his grown children. The inmates he spotted were two of three who escaped from the Orange County after a few isolated storms 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. An ohio poll worker gets offended when questioned on the job. What he did next has him facing charges this gmts animyoure watching good morning tristate at 5 on 9 on your side working the polls can be stressful. One man in cleveland was arrested yesterday after station where he was working. Working. 45yearold alan argument with another poll worker. Witnesses say he got upset after he was corrected for improperly handling a situation with a voter. They claim that, when he was asked to leave, he responded that someone was quote going to die. And showed poll workers a gun he had in his backpack. He left and was picked up by police about three blocks away. I was terrified. Terrified. I mean, i was shaking. I didnt know what to do. Because theres. Children here, you know . Were all working here together and theres about 40to50 people in the room voting. Voting. Betheas position as an election day worker has been terminated. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, having a weapon under a disability and drug abuse. An alleged burglar armed with a sword. Is attacked by the homeowner armed with a golf club. It sounds like the start of a joke but it was a reality this week in indiana. Indiana. Whats crazier. Is that the homeowner says its tried to break in his front door after throwing something through the doors glass window. I opened the door he said may i come in . May we come in . that was it. It. Police say the man then swung a sword at the homeowner who grabbed a golf club and hit his neighbor. Police say the neighbor is a registered physician in indiana and in Good Standing with the professional licensing agency. Hes now being held in jail. Facing charges of battery and burglary. Police let get your latest nine first warning forecast well see a few isolated showers and thunderstorms until 6 a. M. Before this activity comes to a close. That are left should be after that, the bigger story skies along with windy conditions. Winds will be southwest today at 1520 mph, gusting to 30 mph. And temperatures will not as a passes early this morning will start ushering in cooler air. 60s today. Temperatures fall a bit more tonight, dropping into the mid 40s. While this is still well above normal for mid march, its a bit of a change from the last few days. Skies will be partly cloudy overnight. Thursday is a partly forecast. Highs will end up near the 60 degree mark, which is again on the warm side. Friday is another dry day but its definitely highs will stay chilly only near 50 degrees. In fact, this weekend highs drop to the upper 40s with a chance for rain on both days. Morning rush isolated storms until 6 a. M. Partly cloudy, warmlow 54 wednesday mostly sunnya little coolerhigh 66wednesday night partly cloudycoolerlow 44 thursdaypartly cloudymild, breezyhigh 60thursday night traffic headlines around the world. The litter of shark ray pups are making splash. Well tell you why this is such a rarity. And heres what youll see a new Needle Exchange program being launched today in northern kentucky. Why this could be a game changer. Well tell you why. The fda could give the goahead to a drug extracted from marijuana. What they say it could be used to treat. The Newport Aquarium has some good news this morning. The only litter of shark ray pups in the world is flourishing thanks to a team of biologists providing the eight pups were born to mom sweet pea in january. Its the only litter born in captivity that has survived. The Breeding Program at the aquarium is helping biologists write the book on shark ray development. The research will help scientists learn how to preserve the species. See more video of the pups and learn about their many milestones after a few isolated storms before sunrise, the rest of our wednesday 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. A trip to the windy city almost doesnt happen for a grandmother and her toddler granddaughter. How two police a new Needle Exchange program being launched today in northern kentucky. Why this could be a game changer. The fda could give the goahead to a drug extracted from marijuana. What they say good morning tristate. Im chris riva. Riva. And im kathrine nero. Some rain showers could be popping up across the tri state this morning. Lets get straight to 9 first warning meterologist Jennifer Ketchmark. After a few isolated storms 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. This could be a game changer in the ongoing struggle against heroin addiction in the tristate. The Grant County Health department is launching a Needle Exchange program, the first in northern kentucky. 9 on your sides Kristen Swilley has more on how you or your loved ones can get medical attention and clean needles you need. As if the danger of heroin itself werent enough, we know that addicts share needles and when they do they share diseases. Including hepatits c. Starting today, Health Officials hope to reverse that trend one needle at a time. They were surprised years ago to discover hepatitis c cases times the national rate. Now the director of clinical services, jennifer hunter, believes if she cant get people off heroin, she can try and keep them safe. And its why she launched the areas first Needle Exchange program. It begins this afternoon here in williamstown at the Grant County Health department. You dont have to be from kentucky or give your name to get fresh needles. Hunter says she realizes the program may not be popular at first. What everybody tells us is that it takes some time for them to build trust. Maybe for the first second week nobody will show up. Were ready for that. It might not happen. We might not get anyone, but were just going to keep offering it week after week. The program will be available every wednesday from 1 to 4. Participants are encouraged to come back every week with their dirty needles in containers provided. Reporting live. Kristen swilley. 9 on your side. Happening today. Kenton county judge executive, kris knochelmann, will be holding a forum on the heroin epidemic group thats been working on a plan for almost 9 months. Representatives from kenton, Campbell Boone counties are working together on the plan to make an impact on the heroin crisis. 9 on your side will be there and have the details for you today at noon. Expected in court todaythe woman accused of driving the wrong way on i71. Killing a man. Apparently drove the wrong way in both directions of the interstate before the crash last month. Police pieced together taryn chins route from 911 calls. They say she went south in the northbound lanes last night starting at montgomery road. Then. She crossed over somewhere. And endedup going north in the southbound lanes. Thats where police say she hit jose arenas head on killing him in the Construction Zone between dana and taft. 9 on your side will be in court and have more for you at noon. A university of cincinnati professor arrested on child porn charges has a hearing today todayholt parker was taken in by fbi agents at his clifton saying that parker has been suspended. And is barred from university property. This morning a middletown womans disappearance is considered a homicide. But investigators are still searching for a body. Police recently searched a field on cincinnatidayton road for the body of Lindsay Bogan but didnt find anything. She was reported missing six months ago her boyfriend has been charged in relation to the case. A texas man is in custody this morning. After a shootout that left the suspects father dead and an officer in critical condition. Hundreds of officers scoured a 2 square mile area looking for 20 year old ed mciver junior yesterday. Fort worth police say they were trying to pull mciver and his father over. They sped away. Then ran into a wooded area where the shootout began. Soon the fda could give the goahead to a drug extracted from marijuana. Marijuana. It is said to help treat dravet drahvee syndrome. Its a rare form of epilepsy that causes children seizures. The drug reduces the number of seizures. This would be the first cannabisbased drug thats fda approved. The battle between apple and the federal government is heating up. Up. Apple lashed out against the government with some of its legal arguments. The company is refusing to help the Justice Department unlock the iphone of a San Bernardino shooter. Apple is now saying it would be a violation of free speech. A Court Hearing in the case is scheduled for next week. Tense moment caught on camera in illinois illinois two Police Officers saving a 19month old girl who was choking on the side of the road. The toddler and her grandmother were driving to chicago a few days ago when the girl stopped breathing. Her grandmother called 911. Take a look moments later, officers arrived and did the heimlich maneuver and cpr the child began breathing almost immediately and regained consciousness. The ncaaa tournament is officially underway with the first four in dayton. And neither were close. Dayton. Florida gulf coast absolutely rolled over fairleigh dickinson. 9665. Thats the most lopsided victory ever since these play in games started. In the late game. Wichita state took on vanderbilt. A bit closer here. The shockers win 7050. Tonight holy cross takes on southern. Followed by tulsa and michigan im headed to st. Louis to bring you coverage of the xavier muskies. Sports director john popovich, and photographer phillip lee will be there too. 9 on your side will have all the game highlights during march madness. So be sure to stick with us. After a few isolated storms 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, throw a wink and get what you want. The new patent amazon has picked up and how it will make shopping easier for customers. Prepare for the worst. Shell be a paraplegic for the rest of her life. Life. A young girl is giving hope to others. After she performed a common dance move take a look at this chilling picture. It shows hand shooting at police in maryland. His two brothers who are videotaping the attack are allegedly heard laughing as their brother attem[ts a mass shooting and suicide by police. Ford is hit twice. Falls to the ground but survives. One officer was killed. All three brothers are facing charges including assault. Attempted murder and now possibly murder. And some new video just released showing two Inmates Escape from a canadian prison in 2013. You can see two inmates dangling from a rope attached to a helicopter. The helicopter was hijacked and helped in the prison break in quebec. A guard actually took this video but wasnt able to shoot down the inmates because the guards werent armed. They were eventually arrested paying to park in covingtons effect in just over two weeks. Weeks. The city adopted the new parking plan last october. Businesses say their customers had a hard time finding parking. Paybyplate kiosks are going up on west fifth and sixth streets along with main street. The new parking plan takes effect march 30th. Pretty soon youll be able to spend your money, literally, in the blink of an eye. Amazon has just been awarded a patent for a technology that allows you to wink into you phone or tablets camera to authorize a purchase. Purchase. Theres already facial recognition security software. But it could be beat with a photograph. The new Biometric Technology will offer a prompt, like blink your right eye. To authenticate a users purchase. Mastercard is also testing what it calls selfie pay. Which compares a five year old ballerina is now recovering from a spinal injury all because she did a backbend. Backbend. Eden hoelscher of california had leg pain just before christmas but when she said she couldnt feel her feet, her parents rushed her to the hospital. She was later airlifted to ucla where doctors told her parents she could be paraylzed from the injury. mother, Kylee Hoelscher we couldnt pick her up and we couldnt move her. We couldnt even comfort her by picking her up. Up. Eden says she wants to be a ballerina. Her parents are trying to make that come true and are taking her to specialists around the country. Trending now. A video going viral of a young girl on youtube. Youtube. The video shows her learning to play the violin. But has a little trouble with her bow. Watch her reaction as shes going along playing to her sheet music. And the bow breaks. After a few isolated storms 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. A driver slams his car into a storewhat Officials Say prompted him to do it and what hes being compared to this morning. Up close lesson on meteorology. Students at an Illinois College scramble for safety during a thunderstorm. The damage left behind to the video game. Grand theft auto. This is Security Camera video of the angry man driving his car into a showroom in beijing and destroying everything in sight. According to officials. The man sued the store last year for selling him a car he wasnt satisfied with. The lawsuit was withdrawn last month. No one was injured from the rampage and Police Investigations are underway the same thunderstoms that moved into the tristate this morning left behind a big mess overnight in illinois. Illinois. This is a look at those storms in rock island. Authorities say a tree fell on a Residence Hall on the campus of augustana collegeno injuries were reported. But students were moved out of the hall at least for the night. There were also reports of a tornado in the area. Two kentucky kayakers walked away from this terryifing plunge with more than just bragging rights. They also got a hefty fine after trespassing onto the cumberland falls. Personal goal for the extreme sporting duo. The two say they hope to do it again. They just it legally. Let get your latest nine well see a few isolated showers and thunderstorms until 6 a. M. Before this activity comes to a close. Even by 6 a. M. , any storms that are left should be exiting our area quickly. After that, the bigger story for the day is mostly sunny skies along with windy conditions. Winds will be coming in from the west southwest today at 1520 mph, gusting to 30 mph. And temperatures will not as a warm. The cold front that passes early this morning will start ushering in cooler air. Highs are expected in the mid 60s today. Temperatures fall a bit more tonight, dropping into the mid 40s. While this is still well above normal for mid march, its a bit of a change from the last few days. Skies will be partly cloudy overnight. Thursday is a partly cloudy and mild forecast. Highs will end up near the 60 degree mark, which is again on the warm side. Friday is another dry day but its definitely going to be cooler. Highs will stay chilly only near 50 degrees. In fact, this weekend highs drop to the upper 40s with a chance for rain on both days. Morning rush isolated storms until 6 a. M. Wednesday mostly sunnya little coolerhigh 66wednesday night partly cloudycoolerlow 44 thursdaypartly cloudymild, breezyhigh 60thursday night partly cloudycooler againlow allergy relief. What you can do now to help ease the effects of allergy season. Since experts say the season has after a few isolated storms 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 this morning in Healthy Living spring allergies are blowing in early. Were on your side with how to get a jump start on treating those allergies. Allergies. The unseasonably warm weather means pollen counts are on the rise across the country. Even if you havent experienced the runny nose and itchy eyes yet there are things you can do. First vacuum your floors and shut your windows to keep pollen out. Out. Take off the clothes you were wearing outside so pollen doesnt bother you later on. On. And track pollen levels online and stay indoors when you can. Can. For relief for allergies try nasal steroids and anti histamines. A new study finds going cold turkey is the best way to quit smoking once and for all. All. Thats compared to smokers who try to wean themselves off cigarettes gradually. In the study almost half the people who quit cold turkey were not dive crews in the ohio river after a car falls in to the water. How this happened and how the voting situation was the tiniest bit of rain on the radar this wednesday morning. Meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark is tracking it for us. The search resumes for a car missing in the ohio river, hours after it plunged off a bridge. The campaigns move ahead. How the candidates did on another big tuesday, and the races that are still too close to good morning tristate. Heres a look at your 9 first warning radar. Expect the wind to be the story later today. Lets go right to Jennifer Ketchmark with your 9 first warning forecast. Jennifer calls for graphic full at keyafter a few 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