It was quickly contained. But during that time administrators here at Amanda Elementary School took precaution for the sake of safety. Police and fire surrounded Amanda Elementary School around lunchtime today. And just a mile away emergency vehicles at a different scene for a chemical spill. Anthony gloss concerned parent i heard that it was chemical leak and that it was sulfur or something that could be acid so i was just worried that the kids were breathing all that in. It all began here at pilot chemical when crews noticed a leaking tanker truck. Thats when Middletown Police took to social media warning those in the area. And shortly after middletown city schools took action. Sam ison superintendent, middletown city schools they secured everyone into one room and they had all the windows shut and they had all of the proper authorities notified. Hazmet crews were also called to the scene to test the air quality. But eventually no threat was found. Were not experts in that area so obviously when the fire dept tell us its ok then we resume on. Just after 1 oclock classes continued as usual. But some parents did chose to grab ther kids from school early. I feel like everybody reacted really fast and got to the kids and took care of that situation. Middletown fire officials tell us the clear weather conditions that you see now also made it easier for the chemical toxins to quickly clear the air and remove any lingering threat. In his experience the superintendent says this is the first time anything like this has happened. Reporting live, from middletown briana harper, the now cincinnati. A developing story now out of dayton. Prosecutors there have chosen not to charge a man with the death of middletown mother brittany russell. Russell was found found with a gunshot wound inside a parked car last week. Her sixmonth old child was in the backseat. Police had arrested a 37 year old man days after she was found dead, but now say he is death. Police say russell had taken her daughter without permission in the hours before her death. Today police said they were justified when they shot and killed a man in cheviot and they say this video proves it. It was taken during the incident by a witness and it shows the confrontation with 36 year old paul gaston. 9 on your sides timyka artist updates where the investigation stands. Source timyka ins and outs this is not something that any officer wants to go through but police insist their actions were justified when the paul gaston reached for they thought was a handgun. Vothis is video of the moment officers fired a total of 9 shots at the 36 yo suspect. You can clearly see him reach for something with his right hand. There were numerous calls to 911 including from the suspects girlfriend and others who saw him waving a weapon in the streets. Then eventually crashing his car on harrison avenue and running away, appearing intoxicated. You can hear one female driver pleading for gaston to firedsource Police Shooting presser 911 tape sot 17 45 05 please do it please do it please do what youre asked please 17 38 47 mayor cranley i just want there to be a clear consistent message that when our officers are faced with a situation where there lives are in danger and and reaching for a gun that their legal action is justified although unfortunate take 9 03 50 timyks ins and outs the three officers involved. They are on leave pending further investigation on cam timyka artist for the now gaston has a police record. Mayor cranley says the investigation isnt over. The driver who police say caused a deadly wrong wa crash on 71 south early wednedsay morning may have been going the wrong way in the northbound lanes too. Just 30 minutes before that crash. Crash. Im just calling to let you know i was passing stewart road on 71 going northbound, theres somebody in the fast lane going southbound in the area. The calls say a minivan was first spotted around the montgomery road exit going south on the northbound side of i71. About half an hour after those calls. And eight miles further south. Police say taryn chin. Who was driving a minivan. Hit and killed jose arenas. But at that point she was now going north in the southbound lanes. At this point police are trying to figure out how she might have got turned around to go the wrong way a second time. Officers say chin had been drinking and they suspect she may have been using drugs as well. In brown county today a man and woman were hurt after they were attacked by a dog deputies confirm the couple had to be taken by air to the hospital following the attack on new harmony salem road this afternoon. They are expected to recover. Were told the dog involved is a staffordshire terrier and was confiscated. It had been fighting with another dog when the victims tried to stop them. Things are finally starting to temperatures return to seasonal levels today with highs in the low 40s. Skies will be partly cloudy, so well finally have more sunshine to enjoy during the day. Winds shift to the south on friday as a warm front lifts over the region. Strong southerly winds will gust near 30 mph and push temperatures to the upper 50s and low 60s to end the work week. Skies will be partly cloudy and no rain is expected so it will make for a beautiful but breezy friday forecast. Saturday is the best day of the extended forecast. Highs will be in the low 60s with partly cloudy skies throughout the day. Temperatures this high are 15 degrees above normal and more like late march levels. Scattered rain showers will be around on sunday, so it wont be as ideal to head outside. Its a 40 chance for rain during the day with highs in the mid50s. Temperatures slowly cool behind this rain as we head into the coming work week. After a winter off. Reds in action. For the first day of spring training its going to be a very different reds team this season. At least, the fans hope so. And joining us now with a look at some of the new faces and challenges ahead is 9 on your side sports director john popovich. Its the season of the optimisim when it comes to baseball. Pitchers and catchers have reported to camp and all teams are even at this point. But baseball fans here are smart. Its okay to be optimistic. But this year its a better yet to be realistic. Fans here are aware that the reds have been dreadful for hte past two seasons. A last place club in 2015. And theyve traded away some of their better players. So every fan enters this season with hope and thats the way it should be. But also knowing that this reds team john fay is covering the reds in goodyear. Hes tweeted out stories on jj hoover and Devin Mesoraco today. Look for john at wcpo dot com. Wcpo reds contributor john fay is in arizona with the team now. He sat down with manager bryan price to talk about this upcoming season. Who says hes approaching it differently. Insiders can read fays full interview on wcpodotcom right now. But first listen to this exclusive perspective on what fay believes price is up against over the next six weeks. Says again you can check out fays meanwhile. Former cincinnati slugger and hall of Famer Ken Griffey junior will be immortalized in bobble head form. The reds posted this picture to their instagram account. And say the first 25 thousand fans at the game on may 21st will get this bobblehead. Showing griffey in both his reds gear. And the Seattle Mariners uniform he retired in. Theres a new nightspot coming to the banks this summer. Its called the stretch. And according to developer four entertainment group. The bar will feature shows from local and national djs. The developer is the same one behind spots like lacheys and igbys. Its scheduled to open in the former Johnny Rockets space at the banks in jus a few months. Are you spending more than you have to when you use your credit card . Why it could pay to take another look inside your wallet. Its been the life source of our world since the beginning of time. But the massive decline in the Bee Population society. So what can we do its scary to think there may be weed killer in the food we eat. Now were going to find out for sure. The fda is going to Start Testing for an herbicide called glyphosate gleyefohseight . Which is the most commonlyused weed killer. Last year the World Health Organization declared it a probable carcinogen. The fda may start by testing soybeans. Corn. Milk. And eggs. But it has not yet outlined a specific plan. It may be reacting to pressure from the Government Accounting Office which criticized it for not publicly disclosing that it hadnt been doing the testing already because of the cost. From colonies collapsing. To beehives actually being stolen. One man. Just arrested in california. Accused of taking more than 60 hives. To rent back to desperate bee keepers. The nows andy choi shows us why this problem is reaching a critical point. 1 091 16 suggested super tim brod | highland honey bees [knock, knock] but if you put your ear against here and give it a little tap, you can hear what the heck . [knock, knock] its great the childlike curiosity with bees started more than 40 years ago for tim brod. But it doesnt take a beekeeper to know. You mess with the hive, you might get stung. 3. 14. 22but theres a lot worse things than getting stung. Whats worse is having no bees. And the painful realization for this shepherd of swarms is, with each passing year, these pollinating civilizations are closer to the brink of collapse. 3. 06. 51[long sigh] yeah hard for every one. Tims Company Highland bees has already lost 50,000 in business this year. 2. 56. 38of course its very hard for my business financially, but its indicative of whats coming. 2. 54. 15we have incredible systems pressures going on with bees. We have much less land. We have much less biodiversity, theres way new generations of pesticides that are contaminating and poisoning 3. 22. 34but these and certainly in the bee industry, theres a lot of chaos. People are trying to maintain the old paradigm. There are more and more reports of theft going on, of beekeepers stealing from other beekeepers. As the bees demise now ripples through own human infrastructure. 3. 09. 50 thats the signal for the bees to Start Building up. Beekeepers like tim still believe knowledge can turn the tide. 2. 59. 27we can start planting high forage. Whether we live in an apartment, that can be in a five gallon bucket. Whether we have a lawn, we can say, im not going to be using pesticides and insecticides. and if this hive mentality still feels like a lost cause3. 19. 02get in there youtim brod will tell you the hive he hopes to save is a lot bigger than you think. In boulder, im andy choi, for the now. Beekeepers in california say the recent unprecedented hive thefts come just before the states almond pollination season. California produces 80 temperatures return to seasonal levels today with highs in the low 40s. Skies will be partly cloudy, so well finally have more sunshine to enjoy during the day. Winds shift to the south on friday as a warm front lifts over the region. Strong 30 mph and push temperatures to the upper 50s and low 60s to end the work week. Skies will be partly cloudy and no rain is expected so it will make for a beautiful but breezy friday forecast. Saturday is the best day of the extended forecast. Highs will be in the low 60s with partly cloudy skies throughout the day. Temperatures this high are 15 degrees above normal and more like late march levels. Scattered rain showers will be around on sunday, so it wont be as ideal to head outside. Its a 40 chance for rain during the day with highs in the mid50s. Temperatures slowly cool behind this rain as we head most of us have credit cards. But you may not realize you could be missing out on extra benefits by sticking with the same old plastic in your wallet for years. 9 on your side consumer reporter John Matarese is in the newsroom right now with more on how you can get more credit. For your credit. Julie. When it comes to credit cards, loyalty doesnt pay. 25 Million People havent changed their credit card in at least 10 years. And another 20 Million People have never changed it. Thats according to a report out today from credit cardsdotcom. More Credit Card Companies are now offering signup bonuses and rewards as they compete to get new the report found one of the big reasons people arent getting new cards is theyre worried what canceling their old credit card will do to their credit score. You shouldnt close your cards. Especially the oldest ones. Because that will cause your Credit History to appear shorter. That could then hurt your credit score. But you can still get a new card. Just put the old card in a secure place like a safe deposit box. And its not just what you do with those old cards that could impact your credit score. Women may have lower Credit Scores than men even though they have less debt. Thats according to a new report that analyzes credit information. The reason may surprise you. Its because women make less on average. Which impacts their debttoincome ratio. But speaking of protecting your finances. Make sure you watch tonight at 9 on your side at six. With breakins and home invasions in the news almost about our security at home. So tonight at 6 on 9 on your side im on your side with real answers about how to build a diy Home Security and Surveillance System for just a couple of hundred dollars. Ill show you the high tech kits anyone can buy, and tristate homeowenrs who are using them to feel safer. Diy Home Security tonight at 6 pm on 9 on your side. Its National Drink Wine day but who really is raising a glass . Glass . The age group that drank the most amount of wine in 2015and the answer might not imagine a month of sick time at work or getting paid for two years if you lose your job. It might sound like a dream but its actually happening, just not in america. 9 on your sides Carol Williams with a look at the the us ranks last in the world when it comes to benefits at work. Thats according to a new report out from employment site glassdoor. Glassdoor. It looked at the us compared to 14 european countries. Denmark did the best with france close behind. Right now in france, employees may soon have a new rule that lets them ignore their emails at home so they can actually disconnect from the office. If you lose your job in denmark you can get 90percent of what you were making for the next two years. Compare that to the us where we get around half of what we were making for 26 weeks. Youre also guaranteed five weeks of paid vacation in denmark. And 18 weeks of Maternity Leave with your full pay. But those benefits definitely come with a cost. Workers in denmark have to turn over more than 38 percent of their pay security. Its 24 percent in the us. After a long day a good glass of wine might be just what you need. Today is the perfect day for that. Its National Drink Wine day. Day. Doctors say its something that can actually help your health. Moderate drinkers have lower risks for liver disease, type two diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and some cancers. Wine can also reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol. And how about this . A recent study found millennials those ages 21 to 38 drank 42 percent of all the wine sold in the u. S. Last year. The Wine Market Council found millennials drank more than 159 million cases of wine in 2015. Thats about two cases per person. Millennials considered High Frequency drinkers consumed about three glasses of wine per sitting too more than any other generation. Lot more than that. Olivia pope. In honor of tgit and wine day. The show tweeted out this gif. So whats in store for us tonight . According to Entertainment Weekly fitz gets a new Love Interest and its a reporter whos writing an lengthy feature on the president. President. We want to hear from you while youre watching. Tweet your thoughts to tanya and me tonight. Tgit starts tonight at eight with greys antomy then its time for scandal and how to get away with murder. Then tanyas back for 9 on your side at eleven apple battles back after a court orders it to hack into the iphone of a terrorist. Terrorist. So why does it matter to you that the company is fighting the order . And who is right . A look the battle welcome back to the now cincinnati. A developing story right now. The fight between apple and the fbi is getting even more reaction this afternoon. Apple refuses to help investigators open the cell phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters out of concern it could compromise the security of millions of iphones. But when its a matter of a person who killed 14 americans with links to terrorism whats the right thing to do . The nows laura harris asking that very question. Out and about today everyone we talked to say if given the option. They pick safety over privacy. 1 1115 how would we feel if we were always protecting our lives . 1 17 21 i dont fear my privacy, but i like my security thats more important to me. 1 141 18 its not just about me. A lot of people would be safer. While they think apple should hurry up and help tech giants like google are siding with apple googles ceo saying in part today Companies GiveLaw Enforcement access when necessary. But what the f bi is asking of apple could set a dangerous precendence for our future. Nsa whistle blower Edward Snowden tweeting out a lot about the case talking about the irony of all this. The same people who are charged with making cell phones secure for everyone. Are now being asked to break into them. So where would it stop . So heres the facts about this phone 1 too many incorrect passcode entries could result in the phone wiping itself clean. The fbi wants apple to help them make sure that doesnt happen. And thats what the court order is mandating apple do. 2 the fbi cant crack this code without the help of apple. The company i