3 the Northern KentuckyHealth Department is launching a new initiative today in hopes of cutting down on the spread of disease in the region. A Needle ExchangeProgram Begins in grant county. Local 12s Adam Clements joins us live in our newsroom with why we could see more programs like 3 sheila. Health Department Officials in Northern Kentucky say there is a tremendous need for Something Like this. And efforts are under way to grow this program so people throughout the entire region can have access to clean and sterile syringes. Heres how it works. If you have dirty. Used needles. You can take them to the Grant County Health center in williamstown. In return. Youll receive clean. New syringes. People who take advantage of the program will also have the opportunity to hear about options for treatment. Should they be struggling with addiction. Now this is the first center of its kind in the independence district of Northern Kentucky. Which consists of kenton. Campbell. Boone. And of course. Grant county. Officals say. This is by no means a home run solution to combating the heroin epidemic. But if it helps addicts great. But main priority. Is keeping people from spreading disease. 3 number one. They dont have to keep living their lives like this. Number two. If they are going to use. Here is a program that will help you, that will prevent you from getting those diseases. Between people that theyre using with. Coming up at six ill share a staggering statistic with you. And tell you why it has Northern KentuckyHealth Officals terrified that a deadly virus could soon be plaguing the region. Reporting live in the newsroom. Adam clements. Local 12 news. Sheila. Back to you. 3 the program will run every wednesday from one to four. The Health Center is located on barnes road in williamstown. 3 Governor John Kasich pulls an upset in the Buckeye State. He took all 66 delegates in his home state in the president ial primary. Kasich thinks the win will establish him as the alternative to donald trump. Local 12s jeff hirsh spent the day with the Kasich Campaign at Baldwin Wallace university outside cleveland. 3 donald trump was leading ohio a few weeks ago. But that lead disappeared by last week. Trump did win florida. 3 arguably the biggest prize of the night with 99 delegates. He also won North Carolina and illinois. Missouri is still too close to call between trump and ted cruz. 3 Bernie Sanders went in to last night hoping to carry the momentum from last weeks upset in michigan. But he fell short in ohio. And Hillary Clinton takes home the prize. Now shes focusing on donald trump. When we hear a candidate for president call for rounding up 12 million immigrants, banning all muslims from entering the united states, when he make him strong, it makes him wrong. Hillary also won florida. Illinois. And North Carolina. Now shes looking ahead to november. Saying the next president must make a difference in peoples lives and bring the country back together. 3 why this may not have been the year for a hopeful and optimistic message about our future, i still remain hopeful and optimistic about america. Marco rubio was hoping to win his home state of florida. Instead, he ended up suspending his campaign. Rubio spoke of his parents struggle when they came to this country from cuba. And said the fact that he got this far in the race is evidence of how special this country is. 3 were also tracking a battle going on for ohios u s senate seat. Not on the republican side. Because incumbent rob portman easily won the g o p primary. But, for the democrats its been much more intense. A 31 year old Cincinnati City Council member took on a 74 year Old Former Congress man and former ohio governor. Defeated p g sittenfeld for the democratic ticket. But sittenfeld says his political career is not over. 3 sittenfeld 00 i learned a lot about the people of ohio. They have hopes and dreams and aspirations and concerns that deserve meaningful leadership. I learned a lot about myself. Including that there is a resilience there. Im not someone who ever gives up so i see this as a beginning, not an ending in any way. 22 sittenfeld said he would do anything he can to help strickland win against portman in the general election in november. 3 stay with local 12 all morning long. Well continue to update you on election results. But first, audible emojis. Well tell you why the tears of joy and birthday cake emojis are going to Start Talking to 3 attention emoji lovers a new feature is pairing your favorite characters with sound effects. And the genius behind it is a 13 year old girl. Mercer henderson is changing the face of emojis. Her best friends. For instance the birthday cake would sing happy birthday. The surprised face says oh my gosh and the little door says shut the front door 3 44 my friends and i love to send emojis and to make really weird sounds and i thought why not put the two together. 50 the idea is now an app in the apple app store. Its called audiots. The teen says shes not making any money right now. But hopes to in the future so she can donate it to the spca or to aids and Breast Cancer research. 3 election results. Up next, local 12s megan moore will break down the president ial primary. Paying with a selfie. Well tell you why it could be safer than a simple password. Youre watching good morning 3 3 as the nation watched closely for ohios primary results. Hillary clinton came away with the win here in the Buckeye State but donald trump did not. Candidates came away with big wins elsewhere and it was a devastating loss for another. Local 12s megan moore is taking a closer look at the election results. 3 as the super tuesday results rolled in. Hillary clinton, donald trump and john kasich came away with significant victories. While Governor John Kasich gained the big win from his home state of ohio. Marco rubio couldnt say the same. A prompted rubio to suspend his campaign. As for wins in other states. On the republican side trump didnt get ohios 66 delegates but hes celebrating winning the majority of the super tuesday states. Taking florida North Carolina and illinois. For democrats clinton won North Carolina ohio and illinois amd her focus on florida paid off with a win as well. Marco rubio ends his bid for president after a crushing loss in the Sunshine State to donald trump. Rubio is the first sitting senator to lose a primary in his homestate since 1960. Bernie sanders and ted cruz also picking up delegates and keeping their respective campaigns viable. 3 Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate we are doing something very radical in american politics were telling the truth. sen. Ted cruz r president ial candidate tonight was a good night. Tonight we continued to gain delegates and continue our march to 1,237. According to the associated press. Missouri for both republican and democratic races are still too close to call this morning. Looking ahead. The candidates now turn their attention to primaries that are happening next week in arizona and utah. The next Republican Debate is scheduled for march 21st in salt lake city, utah. The next democratic debate has not yet been announced. John back to you. 3 as soon as we get the results from the president ial primary in missouri we will share those with you. 3 a poll worker in cleveland, ohio was arrested after flashing a gun at a polling station. 45 year old alan bethea got involved in an argument with another poll worker. Witnesses say that bethea was 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. 3 39 52i 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 in the room voting. Betheas position as an election day worker has been terminated. Charges. 3 the man who tried to jump on stage at Donald Trumps rally saturday in dayton is now facing federal charges. Thomas dimassimo was detained before he reached trump. The Wright State University student says he wanted to take a stand against trump. Hes charged with illegal entry on restricted ground. 3 Online Retail giant amazon is asking for the patent for selfie pay. Amazon shoppers would be able to authorize a purchase with a selfie photo instead of a password. The system uses biometric facial recognition software. To confirm that the human in the picture is eligible to make the transaction. In its patent filing. Amazon says facial Recognition Technology is more secure than a password or pin 3 now lets take a look at 3 Virtual Reality is trending this morning. Well tell you about a big announcement in the tech world. Plus, Indiana Jones is coming back. 3 well tell you if the films star will reprise his role. 3 playstation is trending this morning. Thats because sony announced the price of their new Virtual Reality headset. Sonys version will cost a few hundred dollars less than competitors with a four hundred dollar price tag. The head mounted display works with the playstation 4 console. The headset immerses users in a 360 degree virtual world. More than 50 games will be available the the released in october. 3 Harrison Ford will grab his whip and satchel once again. Oh, and. Of course. His hat. Indiana jones is coming back to the big screen. Disney said the legendary, fedorawearing archeologist will return to the big screen for a fifth film adventure. The film will reunite ford with director steven spielberg. Ford has played professor jones since 19 81s raiders of the lost ark. The newest installment hits theaters in 20 19. 3 filling John Boehners seat. Coming up at five thirty. Well tell you which candidate came out of left field to score a place in the running. 3 were tracking a terrifying up at five thirty. Local 12s Perry Schaible joins us live 3 3 doling out a harsh sentence. Were learning the punishment for a local High School Graduate who is detained in north korea. 3 a Record Number of votes. Well tell you just how many ohioans cast their opinions at the polls. 3 good morning. Well get to those top stories in just a moment. But first we want to start with a first check of your forecast. Heres meterologist john gumm. 3 a car is still in the river after it plunges off the combs hehl bridge. This morning, crews will work to get the vehicle out of the water. And there are still questions about victims. Local 12s Perry Schaible is live with more on recovery efforts. 3 witnesses say three people were in the vehicle as it went over the side of the bridge and plunged nose first into the ohio river. Crews have located the vehicle in the water between kentucky and ohio. This morning they resume efforts to get it out of the water. The car went over the side of the bridge about 430 yesterday afternoon as a travel from kentucky to ohio. Witnesses say to crash it sounded like an explosion. Police are still trying to figure out what happened. 3 there were 12 total vehicles involved in the collision. The Accident Reconstruction Team is at the scene now and will try to piece this together and well take some time over the nex week, two weeks to get all the pieces put together and well provide updates periodically as we get them. So, still a lot of details to come on this crash. The search will resume at daybreak. 3 well continue to update you on the latest on local 12 and local 12 dot com. Perry will join us again for a live update at six thirty. 3 according to chinas official news agency, north korea has sentenced an american student to 15 years hard labor for crimes against the state. Otto warmbier was arrested on january 2nd of this year as he was about to leave the country. Hes a wyoming graduate. In a press conference last month, he says he tried to steal a banner with a political slogan from his hotel in pyongyang. But he may have made the 3 its been 25 years since someone other than john boehner represented ohios 8th congressional district. The former House Speaker resigned in october. 17 candidates are vying to replace him. 15 of them republicans. And, the results show an outsider, businessman warren davidson, has come out on top. Local 12s larry davis spoke with the nominee in middletown last night. 3 davidson will take on democrat Corey Foister and Green Party Candidate james condit, jr. In november. 3 another big story on election day was at county polling places. It was a record breaking night in hamilton county. Since 1976, tuesday was the biggest turnout in 40 years for the republicans and the second largest for democrats. Some local democrats and republicans were happy with the results in the ohio primaries. 3 amy whalen to be someone whose on the ground and seeing that groundswelling of support and to have it come out that shes the projected winner and then to have it come out that shes the projected winner is the volunteers that have worked so hard here. Tony rosiello the frontrunner trump has alienated a lot of people. Its going to be time soon to bring all of us together if thats possible because we wont win without that united factor. The crash on the combs hehl bridge that perry told us about just moments ago caused polls to stay open until 8 30. The only problem is that the message got out after the polls had closed. 3 march madness continues. And the muskies are heading out of town today. The xavier travel party will load up two buses this after noon at 1 15. The first bus will include the cheerleaders and band members. The team will be on the second bus. Xavier will take on weber state in the first round of the n c a a tournament in saint louis on friday at 9 20 p m. The university of cincinnati will play saint joes on friday. The university of kentucky will play stoney brook on thursday. 3 traveling the world on two a man who wont let anything 3 today is National Kick butts day so gateway will hold a cigarette butt litter cleanup on the urban metro campus in covington. The event is fueled by a 40,500 grant from interact for health as part of the the gateway healthy place the two year program focused on implementing gateways tobacco free grounds. The clean up will take place from ten to noon behind the center for technology. 3 i think its good for the school. Because the whole idea years ago was to bring the urban campus back to covington. And if its something gateway can give back to the Business People in the area to support them. Great. Since its kick butts day we want to hear from you. What bad habit are you trying to kick . Just like the local 12 Facebook Page and share your thoughts. 3 issuing a late apology. Up next, the oscars are sorry for their portrayal of asians at 3 3 flint, michigan, isnt the only city dealing with a toxic water crisis. In newark, new jersey, dozens of schools have elevated lead levels its because of aging pipes and fittings. And now Health Officials are taking action to keep students safe. Most parents are applauding the decision to test 17 thousand students for lead. Younger kids are most at risk so Health Officials decided twothousand students in Early Childhood programs will get the blood tests first. 3 34 39 Joseph Mccallum d Newark City Council im more concerned about the kids who actually can reach the water toddlers are too short. The water supply is fine old pipes and fittings inside aging buildings are to blame for the spike in lead levels. Part of one Elementary School in the district is 135 years old. Newark schools recently admitted that it knew about elevated lead levels more than a year before parents were notified. 3 a recent ecoli outbreak is cutting into chipotles bottom line. The restaurant chain says it will likely record its first quarterly loss ever for the first three months of this year. Chipotle hasnt posted a loss since it first started trading on wall street a decade ago. But the eatery faces growing Legal Expenses linked to a federal criminal investigation into the ecoli scare. Its also considering raising prices due to additional food safety protocols. In addition, chipotle was forced to launch an Aggressive Marketing Campaign to win back customers fearful of the ecoli scare. 3 the battle between apple and the federal government is getting more heated. The tech giant is refusing to help the Justice Department unlock the bernardino shooter syed farook. Apple says creating a new software to bypass existing security measures could pose a longterm cybersecurity threat. The company also says forcing its engineers to write code for the government would be a violation of their free speech. The government fired back at apple saying theyre attempting to make the case bigger than a single iphone. Theyre accusing the company of using this case as a 3 some would say its a little late. But the academy of Motion Picture arts and sciences has issued an apology for jokes chris rock made about asians while hosting this years oscars. 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. 3 a 27 year old man in china isnt letting his disability keep him from seeing all his country has to offer. 3 quan peng is a paraplegic who around. Last summer, he left beijing with the intention of making a Cross Country trip. With the help of a navigator app, hes already traveled over 12hundred miles. And hes documenting his journey on social media. Quan has seen 27 cities so far and is more than half way to his goal of visiting 52 cities. He says he decided to take the trip simply as a personal challenge but he hopes he encourages other people to travel and explore the world. 3 extreme kayaking is going viral this morning. Coming up at six. Well tell you why some adventure seekers are in hot water. Celebrating Saint Patricks day. Well tell you why youll want to bite into some green this week. Youre watching good morning trump being trump, now at 6 00, the sweeping statement from the voters at the Buckeye State. We will tell you about a program that in Northern Kentucky designed to get dirty needles off the street. A new place to honor veterans, what you will see at Veterans Plaza coming up in the spring. The weather is on the downward spiral right now. Get outside and like enjoy it this morning. Its 70 degrees, john. You said we must its spiral, its going to be a nice day, just going to be a little cooler, that is all. , you know we were at 70 earlier this morning, but now were falling off 64 degrees at the airport, still upper 60s to the east, west uninotio, laurel, indiana, 69, threat a sign of what is coming, we will drop in the 50s, we already hit the high point for the day. 68 degrees, west winds at 17 and theres the new data, 64 as we continue to fall and temperatures will continue to fall through the morning, no rain on radar. We had isolated showers and storms overnight, especially south of town. Those have pretty much naided away. Told front has made its way through the tristate, falling temperatures, gay at 8 00, 61 at noon, and mid60s we will rebound in the afternoon, wind