will be the last. the theme park has announced an end to its whale breeding program. seaworld says the current killer whales will remain at its parks for many years to come -- quote -- "inspiring guests in new and natural ways." and the company says the orcas will receive the highest-quality care. seaworld is also partnering with the humane society to work against whaling and sea do you take pictures of your you've likely seen restaurant...people their food...the trend now is to post them on instagram. it may seem silly, but it turns out they're on to something. taking pictures of your food apparently makes it taste better! a new study from the journal of consumer marketing says it has to do with delayed gratification. waiting just a minute or two, makes everything seem more pleasurable. it looked like a during the last few seconds of new york's w-a-b-c's newscast, lightning struck the top of one world trade center. take a look... for all of us here have a great night.... goodnight... music it's not the first time one world trade center has taken a lightning it's not the first time one world trade center has strike but that bolt was impressive. one world trade center is the tallest building in new york's skyline. weather now today partly cloudy skies breezy today partly cloudy skies breezy afternoon highs will reach 60. we continue to slowly cool as we approach the weekend with highs on friday in the mid 50s and by saturday highs in the mid to upper 40s. overnight lows will start to drop back to the 30s the next couple nights sunday will be a cloudy skies but we shower. the middle part of back in the 60s our dan wells is of your top stories plus... we're live inside one of the biggest st. patrick's day parties in the tri-state we'll have a live report from molly malone's next xtra is sponsored by breaking news says the death toll from an airstrike this week by a saudi-led coalition on a market north of the capital, has nearly doubled, rising to 119. sadly there are 22 children among the dead. happening today happening today... an autopsy will be conducted in the death a four-year- old franklin boy. police say austin cooper was found not breathing on wednesday morning.. he was taken from a home on boulder drive, to atrium medical center, where he was pronounced dead. his stepmother, anna ritchie, is charged with child endangering. she is accused of putting the boy's legs in scalding hot water as a punishment the night before his death. also new this morning... police in hamilton are investigating a stabbing. to mark avenue and crowther's drive where the found the victim....who's currently at uc medical center. we're working to learn more details and will pass any new information as soon as we get it. we'll have to wait until at least sunday to learn more about that car that crashed into the ohio river. rescue crews say the water is too high... nd the currents are too strong to bring the car to surface. we still don't know anything about who was inside the car... r what kind it was. all we know is that it went over the combs-hehl bridge tuesday night in a 12-car crash. police are asking anyone who can't account for friends or family to come forward. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and 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 catherine weather now transition today partly afternoon highs will reach 60. we continue to slowly cool as we approach the weekend with highs on friday in the mid 50s and by saturday highs in the mid to upper 40s. overnight lows will start to drop back to the 30s the but for the most sunday will be a cool day with highs near 44 partly could see a passing a warm-up begins by next week getting back in the 60s today... is not just people across the tri-state are back in the 60s today... is not just any thursday. people across the any thursday. people across the tri-state are feeling the luck- of-the-irish for st. paddy's day! the party began, even before the covington. that's where our jessica brown has been live all morning. 'good morning! you are right doors will open around 5:30 this morning. and at 7 there will pipers and of coursekegs and eggs will be served the first 100 people thorugh the door will get a souvenir shirt. we have video from last years event and its always a major turnout. officials here expect hundreds of people to come down today for the event that will go on throughout the evening. of course there will be plenty of drink specials and even an extra tented area for folks to partake in live music, dancing, and irish food. now there are plenty of places celebrating st patricks day in the cincinnati area we have a list of places you can check out to get in the st pattys day spirit on our website at fox19now.com and we are continuing to dancers... coming up next toyota billboard frank cam a annual tradition before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen oh! the $4 menu. where all meals are under $4. it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous always keep laundry pacs away from children. keep them closed. keep them up. keep them safe. a message from tide p (vo) with thousands of qualityr pre-owned vehicles... rand exceptional customervservice, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... pflip your thinking about buying since 1977 ... the mc ging irish dancers will be all around town this st. patricks day sharing the culture and the spirit of the irish. we love it when they stop by deidre robinet here with us ... deirdre robinett will be speaking. she is a teacher with the mcging irish dancers. annual tradition they perform all around town ! we will have them two and then they will dance the magic of mcging the mcging school of irish dance offers irish dance classes in a nurturing environment where thousands of students have discovered their passion since 1977. from our humble beginning the mcging irish dancers have grown to become a household name in the city of cincinnati and are widely recognized around the greater cincinnati area and beyond. the mcging irish dancers' rich history has allowed mcging to become so much more than an irish dancing school. we pride ourselves on being an internationally renowned program that gives children self-confidence, poise, and a fit body and mind both on and off the dance floor. mcging is a family friendly school where your child will learn the skill of irish dance while building character, having fun and developing lifelong friendships. mcging irish dance classes are taught to children and adults of all ages with an emphasis on individual teaching staff ranges from school teachers to lawyers and from world champion irish dancers to dancers in lord of the dance. the mcging school of irish dance is a member of an coimisiun le rinci galeacha clrg , the governing body of irish dance, and our main instructors are all certified teachers and adjudicators within the organization. on a competitive level the mcging irish dancers have produced two world champion solo dancers and a world champion team, which made them the first school in north america to have a female, male and team world champion and ranks them as one of the most prestigious dancing programs in the world. on a performance level the mcging irish dancers have had the honor to perform in hollywood for the late great gene kelly, danced in the soviet union, and toured with the cincinnati pops. the mcging irish dancers are most proud, however, of hospitals, charities and schools. st. patrick's day performances! we will be at the main library at 12:25pm on st. patrick's day fade to black while they sc n magnum double raspberry. made with the perfect balance of raspberry ice cream, scious raspberry sauce, d belgian chocolate. discover magnum morning xtra today partly cloudy skies breezy afternoon highs will reach 60. we continue to slowly cool as we approach the weekend with highs on friday in the mid 50s and by saturday highs in the mid to upper 40s. overnight lows will start to drop back to the 30s the next couple nights but for the most part we stay dry. sunday will be a cool day with highs near 44 partly cloudy skies but we could see a passing shower. a warm-up begins by the middle part of next week getting back in the 60s wipe to traffic trending now animation content producer kara foxx is here with what's trending now... the fashion industry has been praised recently for diversity among female models, and now we are seeing the same for men. we have seen some breakthroughs for plus-sized models this year. ashley graham on the cover of sports illustrated is just one example. now a major modeling agency is including men of diverse sizes in its roster. img models has announced the launch what the agency is calling its "brawn" division. the first model to be signed is zach miko, who is the focus of a lot of attention online this morning. you might recognize him, he was the subject of buzz in the past for being target's only plus miko told buzzfeed news that the brawn division is the fashion world to the everyman. overwhelmingly positive amount of support for the new division. one lucky german shepherd has been rescued after falling off a boat in the pacific ocean. the 18-month-old dog -- named luna -- luna was presumed lost at sea and given up for dead weeks ago. her ownwers had been searching by water and by plane for days. but as fate would have it -- luna survived on her own for five weeks. she somehow managed to swim to san clemente island, which is owned and operated by the u-s navy. naval staff at a landing field there said luna approached them. "we're driving up the main road and spotted her, opened up the car door and whistled and she jumped." "i'm just speechless, really. there are no words that can explain it. this is not a day that we thought would ever happen." luna survived off of eating dead sea gulls, fish corpses, and rats. yesterday she was reunited with her family. still to come on the morning x.... do you like puppets? we'll tell you about the day of "announcer: now with the fox19 mobile app, you'll never be without fox19 news. from fox19.com to text and email alerts for breaking news and weather. it's all right here in the palm of your hand." frank cam they bring joy to kids of all with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, thlitae nutella takes pancakes to whole new level. make any day a pancake day with nutella. adults and this saturday you can learn what goes into the wonderful world of puppetry with a day of puppertry... terrance burke of wump mucket puppets and puppeteer linda mason here day of puppetry celebrate the art of puppetry with the cincinnati area puppetry guild. every spring the guild presents this event to share puppetry with our community. we feature performances, demonstrations, and more! all are welcome to attend this free celebration of the art of puppetry! the 2016 day of puppetry is saturday, march 19 from 9 am til 12 noon at happen inc, 4201 hamilton avenue in the northside neighborhood of cincinnati. click here for directions. performing fantastic shows this year: puppets and such mason marionettes come see our international puppetry showcase, featuring puppets from around the world! learn about cincinnati's history in the world of puppetry! make a puppet to bring home! happen logo thank you to happen inc for hosting this event. please visit them for more free creative programs for children and parents. more info at still to come.... seaworld making a big announcement about their killer doing starting today... next. breaking news michigan governor (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. p head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales p and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... p change your thinking about the obama administration's top environmental capitol hill today for what promises to be a tense hearing over who bears responsibility for the water contamination michigan. to argue that he point fingers over for the lead the water supply, saying he is now focused on solutions. new this morning new this morning 71 south was closed overnight... after a police chase began in symmes township and ended at we're told the driver refused to stop... but is now in custody. no word if any charges have been learn more information and will bring you the latest when we get it. also new this morning seaworld announcing they will stop breeding captive killer whales at all of its locations.... starting today. it's treatment of the orcas has come under scrutiny after the documentary "blackfish" looked into the treatment of the whales. seaworld say they'll phase out some of its killer whale "theatrical shows" due to the criticism... and declining visitor numbers. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information our website fox19 right now, we want to get a check of your weather with catherine weather now transition today partly cloudy skies breezy afternoon highs will reach 60. we continue to slowly cool as we approach the weekend with highs on friday in the mid 50s and by saturday highs in the mid to upper 40s. overnight lows will start to drop back to the 30s the next couple nights but for the most part we stay dry. sunday will be a cool day with highs near 44 partly cloudy skies but we could see a passing shower. a warm-up begins by the middle part of next week getting still to come we'll tell you how little tai chi while drinking.... chai tea! plus... jessica brown is taking us inside the big st. patrick's day party at molly mallones... coming up next hey, what are you doing? 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