unresponsive a little over a week ago. she tells me he's in critical condition to file any charges in the case. mother "he's very strong and i believe god will bring him through this." jacquelyn butler speaking to fox19 calls the worst night of her life. on march 10th, butler came home to find her son stephen limp and barely breathing. according to the police, stephen was left in the care of butler's friend vernell brent. a doctor's exam revealed stephen had a large brain bleed, a bruise and cuts. jacquelyn butler mother "stephen is still in critical condition, i'm praying for him that he's going to pull through." butler says baby stephen is still at cincinnati children's and police are investigating. jacquelyn butler mother "i do not know exactly what happened and it's still under investigation by middletown police and i'm hoping to soon happened to stephen." as for the man she left her baby with... jacquelyn butler mother "i have not had any contact with him." waiting game. the single mother of three says she's surrounded by family and friends who are raising money for medical expenses. jacquelyn butler "taking time off from work, driving back and forth to cincinnati can get a little pricey." jacquelyn butler mother "i have my family, i have middletown to help me get through this time." steven's aunt who helped organize this benefit for him touched but the kelli gregory "when you see a face they say 'i'm here guys need help and for you' i think it's beautiful." a go-fund-me account has been setup for baby stephen, you can find a link on our website. i've also put it on my facebook page, name. in the studio, robert kentucky officials confirm that a local woman has died in a lexington hiking accident. police say 22-year old mary katharine stewart of kenton county was killed after a fall at raven run today. no othr details are being released at we'll be sure to let you know as more information comes in. it's been exactly one year since the death of courtney year old found shot to death outside her home in dry ridge kentucky. and friends gathered to remember her life. this was the scene at piddle park earlier tonight balloons, candles her memory. found shot to death on the street near her home... but since then, police haven't said if it suicide or something else. and as of tonight, no suspects have been charged. if you have any information that could help police with the investigation, call crimestoppers at 513-352-3040. right now trying to figure out what led up to a murder suicide in pikeville kentucky that left 2 local men dead. you're looking at 22-year old travis thompson of independence. police say he and 36-year old nicholas hopkins of florence were found shot to death early friday morning. officials haven't released any more details about the incident, but say one of the men was studying at the university of pikeville. fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked an early morning house fire in independence. flames broke out here on christopher driver around 5 a-m... and when crews arrived they say the roof was engulfed. thankfully no one was hurt but a cause is still unknown. police in demotte indiana say at least 29 people are recovering tonight after a bus carrying a high school basketball team overturned on the interstate! this was the scene officials say coaches, players and staff from the griffith high school boys basketball team were inside when it happened. one coach was air-lifted to a nearby hospital, but police say none of the other threatening. crash. switching gears now to weather... jeff when is spring gonna come back!? jeff any rain and/or rain/snow mix ended earlier today and we've been generally dry for the afternoon hours. highs topped out in the mid 40s. overnight we run a slim chance of seeing a some sprinkles of a light rain/snow mix but this activity should be sparse at best. by morning expect lows in the upper 20s. sunday looks dry with some sunshine mixed with clouds and highs in the mid to upper 40s. high pressure will build in and keep us dry and warmer through mid week with rain returning for thursday. championship hopes are still alive for xavier tonight... moving on to face wisconsin hopes are still alive for xavier tonight... moving on to face wisconsin tomorrow night! fox19 now's joe danneman and jeremy rauch join us live from saint louis with more. guys? jer hey frankie... right now, we are 22 hours away from tomorrow night's game against wisconsin, win, and the muskies are looking at a 6th sweet 16 in 9 years. all access pass very quiet - very calm room today. saw a lot of guys watching tournament games on their phones. they understand wisconsin is a name brand with some big wins this season. just... don't think x is intimidated by anyone in this tournament. chris mack: "the good thing is, it's not our first rodeo and we've been in this situation before. our guys understand what's at stake. they're not immune to social media and all the stuff that goes on. it's exciting. it's something i want them to remember the rest of their life and we're going to go out and play hard, put a smile on our face and hopefully we're still standing on sunday night." joe if you're an omen kind of person - last time these teams met... xavier beat same round in 2009. jer later on are the xavier big men slow? hear one what one badger said. thanks guys... after an overnight camp out.... these reds fans were first in line to get their hands on opening day tickets! this morning the team started selling ticket packages for the upcoming games. we caught up with the very first fan in line who said... she wouldn't miss the game for anything. "i was not expecting when i got here about 8:15 yesterday to be the first one in line, but it comes with a lot of perks! so i'm glad to represent the baseball fans of cincinnati." butted to "i'm always excited for it i'm taking my son for the 14th year in a row. so it's kind of become our thing. and i've been getting more family to come each year." if you're counting down... we're only 16 days away from opening day. take a look at this... for a suspect after this mural was defaced at a women's center on thursday. staff say under the black tarp... there is an image of an interracial same-sex couple that was vandalized. workers posted a note that reads quote... "we have chosen to cover up the vandalism because we don't want to give these actions more power. we are taking steps to respond to this issue and restore the mural." live now animation let's give you a live look inside the duke energy center right now where hundreds are coming out to support a great cause! you're looking at the "once in a lifetime" gala and auction benefiting the cure starts now. there's a silent auction, raffles, even a performance from the cincinnati ballet! the money goes towards helping children who are battling cancer! the festivities will carry on until midnight! you decide animation more tension surrounds the trump campaign tonight... after protests broke out near a rally in arizona this afternoon! take a look... dozens of came out, blocking roads to the rally near phoenix. the incident caused traffic to back up for miles until police eventually dispersed the crowds... but many of the protestors continued marching down the highway. similar, but smaller protests were also held in new york city after a four month manhunt... one of the last living suspects in the paris terror attacks is behind bars. and now, we're learning more about his history. c-n-n's steve nannes has more. nat pop the top suspect in the deadly paris attacks is now facing charges.. just one day after being captured following a shootout with belgian police. 26 year old salah abdeslam was released from the hospital saturday morning --and later charged with participation in a terrorist murder and taking part in a terrorist organization. french president francois hollande said paris prosecutors will seek the extradition of abdeslam -- a belgian-born abdeslam's lawyer says they will fight the extradition. but the attorney representing some of the victims' of the paris attacks believes the process will happen fairly quickly. samia maktouf paris attacks victims' lawyer "because it is under european law it will take less time which is good." butt sot "not only families, victims themselves they want and need they will ask to have an answer. they have alot of questions." nat pop abdeslam was taken into custody friday -- along with four others -- during a morning raid in brussels. authorities believe abdeslam has been in hiding there since the bloodshed in paris that left 130 people dead. samia maktouf paris attacks victims' lawyer "we only have abdeslam but we all know salah abdeslam is one of hundreds and maybe more people who planned this paris attack." i'm steve nannes reporting. coming up next... a robber in las vegas goes to lengths just to get nachos! you heard that right! see it for yourself in a moment. and a police department is under fire after a video surfaces of officers making meth! hear why they did it next. live wx tease we're now getting a look at the scene crash in southern russia this morning that killed all 62 people on board! this is the debris from the plane that was on it's way to the town of rostov-on-don from dubai. officials say severe weather and strong winds are the primary factors. before the crash russian authorities say the plane was unable to land at the airport because of poor visibility. here's something you dont see every day. the missouri state highway patrol is facing serious criticism tonight... after a training video surfaces showing officers making meth! but department officials say... there's good reason for the unusal sight. c-n-n correspondent erika tallan has the story. along the banks of the missouri river... people are still talking about our report last night... video surfacing of the missouri state highway patrol making meth... "i think it's crap. i think you don't have to make meth to walk in and know it's a meth lab." "i think they messed up. it just does not make any sense. narcotics officers association theyre saving lives in the process. thats jason grellner... the president of the missouri narcotics officers association. he says the highway patrols step by step recipe to make meth may look bad... but it was key in missouris war on meth. jason grellner/missouri narcotics officers association you don't know when an investigator is going to step into this lab. they need to know the process and what part of the process the cook is in so they know how to handle the chemicals for the safety of themselves and everyone around them. it didnt just help law enforcement clean up meth labs... and gather evidence... it helped identify a dangerous situation - so theyd know to get out. jason grellner/missouri narcotics officers association when you were finding 3,000 meth labs a year in missouri, a normal street officer going in a domestic call could walk in a meth lab, a fire or ems person called to a scene could walk into a meth lab. used it to train all... so they knew what they were walking in on. and he says as embarrassing as it may be for the highway patrol to there... there are a number of others online. that was erika tallan reporting. you're looking at surveillance video from a gas station robbery in las vegas that has police puzzled. investigators say the suspect in the footage came in, pointed a gun at the clerk... and stole nachos! nachos! eventually ran off and no one was hurt. "jaime valdez "guy talked need to pay.' he said no i'm not going to pay." butted to manager "when people steal something, i'm the suspect was later arrested after a car chase, now facing assault and burglary charges. more local news animation we've got more local news now... lots of great pets home tonight. you're looking at the mobile s-p-c-a adoption unit that stopped by the oakley kroger this morning. the event was part of a partnership with the north shore animal league who are currently touring the country with but a much less friendly sight at a school in lakeland florida on friday. you're looking at a 10 foot gator that showed up right outside a school! the guy in this video is actually a professional trapper who showed up after the police were called. no one was hurt, but those kids definitely had an interesting day... now, see that's a job i couldn't have. wx anchor/ in chroma any rain and/or rain/snow mix ended earlier today and we've been generally dry for the afternoon hours. highs topped out in the mid 40s. overnight we run a slim chance of seeing a some sprinkles of a light rain/snow mix but this activity should be sparse at best. by morning expect lows in the mixed with clouds and highs in the mid to upper 40s. high pressure will build in and keep us dry and warmer through mid week with rain returning for thursday. well the clock is ticking to get your taxes done.... but if you haven't filed... listen up! but if you haven't filed... listen up! we've got some of the most common mistakes most people make coming have you filed your taxes yet? to look for some common mistakes... takes a look at things that could cost you.. here's your simply money report. simply money animation found one in five americans who do their own taxes didn't get as big a refund as they shouldthanks to missed tax credits and deductions. the left on the table? $400! one of the most common mistakes is not itemizing. sureit's kind of a interest, state income taxes, big medical expenses and student loan interest may all be deductible for you. only two thirds of the 18 million americans in college claimed one of the higher education tax breaks. one in five households eligible for the earned income tax credit don't claim it. that credit is worth up to $6242 for taxpayers with three or more kids, and income up to $53,000. check the irs website at irs- dot-gov for more details. one other common mistake not keeping track of donations. the simply money point: if you don't want to keep a spreadsheet, make a filewhere you can stash receipts for those donations throughout the year. for fox 19 now and simply money, i'm nathan bachrach frankie gfx do you have a simply money question? log on to our website at fox 19 now dot com and right now cuba is getting ready for a historic visit from president obama! but after the long wait... a relations getting better between havanna and d-c? we've got a full breakdown of tomorrows event coming up next... stay with us. sot "10 pm reopen" for a limited time, you can get a great deal on this passat. wow, it looks really good... volkswagen believes safety is very important... so all eleven models come standard with an intelligent crash response system... hmm. ...seven stability-enhancing systems... hmmm... ...and equipment for two child seats. hmmm... for those who take safety seriously. like we do. is happening\ now! get a $1,250 volkswagen reward card and 0% apr on new 2016 passat models. frankie jupiter. president obama and his family will arrive in cuba on sunday afternoon for a historic trip aimed at easing relations between the two countries. but after 50 years of tension... how are residents in cuba reacting to the change in policy? c-n-n's patrick oppmann has more from havana. its been a long wait but cuba is getting ready to welcome a u-s president. after 50 years of isolation from america, cubans are elated that relations with the u-s have improved to the point that an american president is visiting for the first time in 88 years. alejandro ended his studies to drive tourists in a 1950 chevrolet, earning more in an hour than he would have pulled down as an engineer in a month. he says he hopes to soon drive more americans. alejandro martn,driver "i am only 21 years old. i never thought a us president would visit cuba. i hope that relations improve between the us and cuba, better, that's what cuba really needs." while the u-s economic embargo --which only congress can lift--is still in place, obama has dulled some of the sanctions' sharpest teeth. it's not clear how much cuba's communist leaders will open the economy in return. already the opening with the u-s has changed some cubans' lives. cici and her family sing happy birthday to her grandfather israel who is turning 83 and lives in florida. she is grateful for new areas with public wifi that the government has recently opened. internet in cuba is some of the most restricted in the world. president obama has vowed to push for more access. cici/hopes to visit family in the u-s "i am hoping for a little more flexibility now maybe to visit our family. it's been 16 years since we've been able to see them. now at least thanks to this we can see them on the tablet or on our cell phones. the separation has been too long." some cubans are looking to mark the historic occasion by engaging in a little capitalism. crafts maker buby caosa is selling obama buby caosa/making obama souvenirs "i think it's a gesture, something historic. his visit is historic and so people will take this keepsake with them: obama in cuba" obama's visit is just one step in building trust between two countries that for decades were on opposite sides of the cold war. many here say they have waited their whole lives for this moment. "ya era hora," is what cubans we spoke to told us about the new beginning with america. it was time. patrick oppmann--cnn havana. let's give you another live look downtown... jeff please tell me warm weather is on the way... live wx tease creighton announce jeff/chroma any rain and/or we've been generally dry for the afternoon hours. highs topped out in the mid 40s. overnight we run a slim chance of seeing a some sprinkles of a light rain/snow mix but this activity should be sparse at best. by morning expect lows in the upper 20s. sunday looks dry with some sunshine mixed with clouds and highs in the mid to upper 40s. high pressure will build in and keep us dry and warmer through mid week with rain returning for thursday. amy 2shot don't forget we're always on fox19.com... final quarter is next... sot "mobile squeezeback" bets oc hey stick around! i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. onetr ould seek treatment. i am ready catoday there's harvoni. retiary treatment for the most common type conic hepatitis c. rvisroven to cure up to 99% of patients o'ad no prior treatment. 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"they're like the top teams in our league, maryland, purdue, have size. they have guys that score from the wing. they have depth. they can roll bodies in obviously where they're at for a reason. they're talented. they've had a myles davis: "we bring our toughness to the game whenever we play. we try to out tough any team. we don't see teams up to opportunity and dwell in it." bronson koenig: "they're physical. they try to out tough you. they have a deep bench. they have guys that can come in and do a lot of things." nigel hayes: "they have extremely big guys and the problem behind that is they're a little bit slower than our bigger guys." joe jeremy live jer did you catch that from nigel hayes? their big guys are a little slower than ours. we put that on twitter... less than 20 minutes later, coach mack took the podium and said, talking about wisconsin's slow pace, "hopefully it plays into our big guys hands, from what i understand, our guys are really slow." joe we will get jalen reynolds reaction to that later in the show when we go one on one with x big man. before we send it check this out in the locker room tonight. makinde london, maybe the funniest guy on the team - getting loose with us. one-on-one with xavier's one-man monmouth bench mob - right now on fox19now.com. betsy, back to you. betsy hplaz bets cam hey joe, you got some good moves yourself..back to basketball now...you know, uk always seems to jell right before tournament time, and this year's no exception. so when the brackets came out last week, the possible matchup with iu was one that big blue nation was itching for..remember, these two state neighbors played each other every year for more than 40 years before the series was canceled in 2012. this is more of a regional matchup than a first- weekend one...iu had the one point lead in the half and really came alive in the second...thomas bryant scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, yogi ferrell had 18 and fifth-seeded indiana beats kentucky 73- 67 to earn a spot in the sweet 16. john says: congrats to indiana, i thought they played a terrific to come back. we made two or three plays but the 2 or 3 three- pointers broke our backand an isdie and one and leave a three-point shooter, so. alex says: it's different, this one you can't come back from. my career is overand you don't get another chance at it, so you just look forward to the future. yogi says: we just wanted to get the ball inside to thomasand i told coach crean that. i felt like thomas can close the game out for us. he scores such a high percentage with ten feet in around the rimso if we get the ball to him good things will happen. so tom crean, whose job was on thin ice a year ago, takes the hoosiers back to the sweet 16 for the third time in five years... indiana will play either top seed north carolina or providence friday in philadelphia. let's head to columbus, where national champ thomas more are in the final four, facing amherst... first quarter, moss with the runner, then it's abby owings with the drive, she ends with nine on the night, saints lead by seven at the half... in the second half, it was all saints and all moss..the long 3, she was 2 for 6 from the arc, saints up by 10.. then moss drives, splits the defense, gets the hoop and ends the night with 39 points to lead all scorers.. thomas more wins by nine--they'll play for the championship april 4 against tuffs university. to kentucky high school action as newcath faces dunbar in the state semifinals at rupp... second quarter, austin neff with the jumper, gives newcath the one point lead... still in the second, it's luke moeves with the three, 22... brian anderson gets the lead back the bucket and one, 24-23... it's darius williams for dunbar with the layin, makes it 47-41.. the newcath comeback falls just short, 55-47 dunbar wins. betsy hplaz welcome back...xavier depends on its frontcourt to keep this customer is running to get her deposit in today. too late. branch is already closed. but she could make the atm. the cutoff time. really? at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnight? what are you, a bank or a convenience store? i've got to make a deposit! you go, girl! she's got no chance. deposit hours that make sense for you, not the bank. welcome to huntington, its offense rolling, and the first-round win over weber state was no exception..james farr and jaylen reynolds combined for 30 points in that game--reynolds had 12 points of that total along with five boards. jeremy talked with reynolds about xavier's season--so far--and the muskies' tournament hopes. jeremy rauch: "back inside the scottrade center in xavier's locker room with jalen reynolds, some wisconsin players are saying you guys are slower in the post, what's your response?" jalen reynolds: "we'll just do the talking on the court." jeremy rauch: "what has motivated you so much in jalen reynolds: "it comes with trust, coach trusting in you to play your butt off and put it all out there." jeremy rauch: "what would you call your dunking style?" jalen reynolds: "metro style. detroit style." jeremy rauch: "your playing wisconsin, how do you reel it in and get mentally on point before a game like this?" jalen reynolds: "we listen to what a time to be alive by drake. we all jeremy rauch: "thanks jalen, back to you in the studio." thanks jeremy...it's the matchup for a slot in the sweet 16...xavier faces wisconsin tomorrow night--one consolation for musketeer fans..xavier is three and one against big ten schools in the tournament, in the last 10 years. defending champion duke and coach k are already in the sweet 16 after their win over yale, and besides acknowledging this is the smartest matchup of the tourney, let's give a shoutout to his 'welcome to the tournament' moment today..kennard had 13 points including 3 for 6 from the arc.. great job by kennard as duke advances to anaheim. in the cactus league, the reds had the lead up to the bottom of the 9th, that's when reds reliever blake wood uncorked not one but two wild pitches to help oakland score twice to take the win. iglasias got in for two innings, gave up one hit, struck out one, with two unearned runs. betsy hplaz and that will do it for sportswrap for tonight, remember, we'll have a complete wrapup of xavier's game with wisconsin tomorrow with post game and more from saint louis..so for joe, jeremy, rufus and everyone who makes this show go, i'm betsy ross, we'll see you