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Severe storms, but still has the slight risk for our southern and eastern counties. Highs reach the mid 50s by 2 p. M. And then temperatures fall quickly this afternoon. Well eventually see a rain to snow transition overnight. A few isolated snow showers will come down as we head into wednesday morning with little to no accumulation. This means no worries on the roads for the wednesday morning rush. Thursday will bring yet another chance of light snow but it will change over quickly to rain here in the tristate. We are still tracking this system, so well let you know if anything breaking news about what happened before a 14 year old student opened fire at Madison High School yesterday. Our partners at the journal news say authorities have learned that James Austin Hancock showed another students his gun and as that student was alerting officials. Shots were fired in the cafeteria. Hancock faces six charges including attempted murder. He pleaded not guilt to those charges in Juvenile Court today. And were learning more about what he did after the shooting, but before his arrest. 9 on your sides jay warren is live to kick off our Team Coverage. Jay . Fourteen year old James Austin Hancock denied the attempted murder charges here at Butler County Juvenile Courtbut in the day since the shooting we have now learned that there is a video of the shooting although that is something that is not being released today sheriff Richard Jones officer responded back to the cafeteria in nine seconds after the shootingsheriff jones says that after the shooting hancock fled the school out of the cafeteria doors and through the parking lot at the high school and up this hill towards highway 122 it was on top of the hill that hancock reportedly dropped the. 380 calibre handgun that he had and kept running for these woodsbut it was there that ultimately deputies and police would capture him sheriff Richard Jones Butler County the way i understand it and went to the Principles Office heard the crack crack crack he knew it was gunfire he took off immediately nine seconds thats fast. Now hancock is due back in Juvenile Court on the fifty of april for a Pretrial Hearing and it will be at that point where we learn whether the to try this fourteen year old as an adultcoming up at five oclock i have an interview with the prosecutor about the process jay warren 9 on your side hamilton we are learning a little more today about the victims of this shooting. Shooting. 14 year old Katherine Doucette played eighth grade football this past fall. Cooper caffrey also played football. We already knew he was on the wrestling team with hancock. School will be back in session tomorrow at madison. The nows Kristen Swilley talked to the superintendent about plans to put students nerves at ease. Kristen every Single Person on madison staff is inside that figure out how to move forward after a shooting that injured four and left so many concerned for their safety. Sot philpot, 7 seconds we believe getting kids back in school as soon as possible with supports is the best for them. Vo superintendent Curtis Philpot made his mission clear. Getting things back to normal. That starts with students heading back through these doors tomorrow. Today, the whole staff was back inside. Sot Curtis Philpot, 9 seconds teachers, classified staff, custodians, aids, cooks, bus drivers. Everywhere that takes a paycheck from this place well be meeting with. Vo that staff will be in place throughout the students first day back. Even greeting them on the school bus as they board. Theyll also fill a room likely to be on everyones mind. Sot Curtis Philpot, 10 seconds well also have additional supports in our cafeteria. Were very concerned about students returning to the cafeteria, so well have additional supports days. Vo there is a Crisis Response team inside to talk to Staff Members who need someone to talk to. Counselors tomorrow for students in the media center. And tonight a walk through at the school from 67 30. Sot Curtis Philpot, 4 seconds so families can feel comfortable with their return to school tomorrow. Vo and eventually get the home of the mohawks back to a place where they feel safe. Sot Curtis Philpot, 5 seconds again with our goal of returning to as much normalcy as we can. Kristen that walk through starting right here at 6. Reporting at madison. Kristen swilley. For the now cincinnati. The nows Briana Harper continues our Team Coverage now she is live at the school with more on how the Small Community is reacting one day later. The reality of what happened yesterday in this school behind me is still sinking in for parents and students. But as i spoke to people in the area today, i found its even involved. And one man, who graduated decades ago, gave us a little perspective. I really couldnt believe it cause we usually dont have that kind of trouble around the schools. A new normal here in madison township as residents try to accept news of a School Shooting happening so close to home. Vernon helton has lived in the community for over 60 years and calls himself a proud graduate of Madison Local Schools. But says during his time things were different. Vernon helton madison township resident everybody maybe might have fight a little bit amoung themselves, but not nothing devastating like that. Another thing that has changed is the way support and information is spread. Following mondays School Shooting, people took to social media immediately using hashtags like mohawakstrong and prayformadison. This generation is growing up under different circumstances. From threats at school becoming more common. But helton believes the community that hes called home for so long can make a comeback using a timeless strategy by sticking together. Kids accept things easier than a lot of the adults so i think theyll fall right back in place where it should be. Our coverage continues throughout the evening on 9 on your side. Anchor chris riva talks to a mother whos not sure she wants to let her kids return to school and youll also hear from people who knew the suspected gunman very well. For now, reporting live in madison township Briana Harper, the now cincinnati. Authorities have just released new 911 calls from the shooting. The call you are about to hear is from two students who started walking to a friends house after the shooting and stayed on the phone for their ten minute walk. Walk. 4350 youre an 8th grader, where are you . Im at the football field. They were shooting in the lunch room are one more thing we learned today the Butler County Sheriffs Office says there is no connection between yesterdays shooting at Madison High School and a teenager from Middletown High School who found with a gun yesterday. Yesterday. There were some worried the cases may have been connected. That middletown teen may face charges. In other news. The man accused of murdering his brother at a church on sunday will face charges. Charges. Police say 68 year old Daniel Schooler shot and killed his brother, the reverend william schooler. They say he pulled the trigger as the reverend was finishing services at st. Peters missionary baptisth church on sunday. Schooler is charged with murder, felonious assault and using a weapon despite previous trouble with the law. Dayton police say the shooting was domestic and the rest of the congregation was never in any danger. A mother confesses she put benadryl in her sons feeding tube posing a Dangerous Health risk. Risk. Jessica valik was arrested last september while her four year old son was at cincinnati childrens hospital. Have killed the child. The boy was being treated for a rare and debilitating skin condition at the time. Her confession is part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Bad luck for passengers on a dream trip to the carribean carribean why a ship well known to the world is headed back to port early for the second time this year its the biggest primary day yet. Super tuesday. And a lot is at stake. We will breaking news the New York Times is reporting that former Cincinnati Red Aroldis Chapman is being suspended for 30 games. This is being handed down by the Major League Baseball commissioner. Under its Domestic Violence policy. Chapmans suspension will dock his pay one point seven million dollars. Chapman now plays for the new york yankees. He will be eligible to play may ninth. Its important to note that chapman was never officially charged with Domestic Violence. In a statement just released by deny hurting his girlfriend but admits he could have made better decisions. He doesnt plan to appeal this suspension. It all comes down to this. Super tuesday is certainly not the end of the fight to win the democratic and republican president ial nominations. But it is most likely a defining moment in the process. Process. Today is when the most states vote all at the same time in primaries and caucuses. Heres a look at the process in springfield, massachusetts. Pretty quiet while we were there. A similar scene in savannah, georgia. Analysts expect this will be a makeorbreak moment for both ben carson and john kasich especially. Ted cruz and marco rubio are hoping to gain traction against frontrunner donald trump. And Hillary Clinton is hoping to establish herself as the undisputed frontrunner over Bernie Sanders for the democrats. The nows todd walker is in texas, the state with the most delegates up for grabs today, with a look at the numbers numbers todd adlib there are 1,460 today. 865 for democrats. 595 for republicans. So far. Only 2 percent of democratic delegates have been allocated. And 5 percent of the republicans. Later today that will jump up to 24 percent for democrats and 30 percent for the gop. Thats why today is such a big deal. And texas is the biggest prize. 155 delegates for the republicans. 252 for democrats page 2for donald trump. The delegate count is already in his favor. Hes expected to take most of the states. Except here in texas. Thats got ted cruz pretty happy. Page 3for the democrats. Of the pledged delegates. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders are pretty close. Hillary does have a lead. But its not insurmountable right now. Hillary is expected to do really well today. So this her. Page 4but if you add in the democratic super delegates. Who are party big wigs. And get to make their own choices. Hillary clinton is wayyy out front that sticks in the craw of Bernie Sanders supporters. But thats the structure the democrats have had for a few decades now. So this could very well be the day that the race starts to truly take shape. At least by the numbers. Live in houston. Todd walker for the now. Now. Looking past super tuesday. Republican frontrunner donald trump could the nomination. Nomination. A new nationwide poll shows if the general election happened today both Hillary Clinton and clinton has 52percent support among registered voters compared to 44percent for trump. Sanders would win with 55percent support compared to 43percent for beat marco rubio and ted cruz in headtohead matchups. But clinton wouldnt win as readily as sanders. The survey also asked voters which of the candidates they trust the most to handle top issues. Trump tops the list on immigration, terrorism and the economy. Voters say clinton would do best with foreign policy, Race Relations and health care. The survey is split between trump and clinton on gun policy. Trump made a beeline for ohio today, stopping in columbus ahead of the march 15th primary. Primary. He spoke at a hangar at Port Columbus International airport. Its his second stop in ohio. He was greeted by a huge cheer when he stepped off his private jet. But not everyone in the crowd was pro trump. Four protesters were kicked out for displaying a mexican and us flag during the speech. Another two protesters were escorted out chorus of boos. Take a listen. Crowd booingtrump goodbye by the way do we love our police tehy do such a great jobcheering cheering its a winner take all state. And Governor John Kasich is still in the president ial race. Kasich says he will stay in the race until at least ohio where new polls show him losing ground to trump. Ohios Republican Party has vowed support to kasich. As Hillary Clinton focuses on super tuesday results right now, the state Department Released the final emails connected to her time as secretary of state. State. Its part of the investigation into whether she compromised National Security when she used a personal e mail server for work. In all. More than 2thousand e mails contain information thats now considered classified. But at the time they were sent, that was not the case. The released documents total more than 30 thousand emails. More than 52thousand pages. Clinton maintains she did nothing then, a more defined area of stronger showers and storms will push east across the tristate through 4 p. M. This is when we could see damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the tri state in a marginal risk of severe storms, but still has the slight risk for our southern and eastern counties. Highs reach the mid 50s by 2 p. M. And then temperatures fall quickly this afternoon. Well eventually see a rain to snow transition overnight. A few isolated snow showers will come down as we head into wednesday morning with little to no accumulation. This means no worries on the roads for the wednesday morning rush. Thursday will bring yet another chance of light snow but it will change over quickly to rain here in the tristate. We are still tracking this system, so well let you know if anything more bad luck for royal caribbeans ship, anthem of the seas. Just a month after riding out a Violent Storm that packed Hurricane Force winds the ship is cutting a trip early and racing to port because of another storm. Storm. The ship ended a trip to the Eastern Caribbean two days early. Company Officials Say it is headed back to new jersey now. But thats not all. Passengers are battling the norovirus about ten guests a day are reporting symptoms. 27 haley dostigam passenger we actually did a walk by the medical facility to get off the boat and the medical facility was jam packed, standing room only, literally just full of people and thats when we kind of went whoa . This is not good. Good. The company says norovirus didnt impact the decision to bring the ship stateside early. A man uses a shopping cart crime how he turned it into a weapon and helped police catch hes known as the anonymous shopping cart guy. And officers are thanking him on social media. Police in portland posted this Surveillance Video on facebook. You can see officers were chasing a suspect through a Grocery Store. Thats when a quick thinking shopper pushed his cart in the way, causing the suspect to trip. Officers made their arrest. And the unidentified shopper picked up his cart and continued down the aisle. Police posted, thanks for sacrificing your groceries to stop a fleeing suspect. by the way, that suspect was not hurt, and arrested on charges including Disorderly Conduct and parole violation. Right now astronaut scott kelly is headed back to earth after spending a historic year in space. He tweeted out his last sunrise from space this morning. The International Space station has been his home for the last 340 days. Thats double the youre looking live right now inside kellys home for the last year. When he lands, scientists will monitor him over the next few months to learn how living in space for that long affects the human body. They plan to use what they find out to eventually send astronauts to mars. What if you could fly anywhere in the world in just six hours . Nasa is working on a commercial supersonic jet that could do just that. Its designed to go faster than the speed of sound. This type of travel ended more than a decade ago when the concorde was grounded. But nasa is trying to bring it back. This time with a design that will use less fuel and be quieter. Only one person can fit in the prototype. But nasa says eventually the technology could be used to make a jet that holds 1hundred people. Big trouble for Quarterback Johnny Manziel. Manziel. The after hour activities that have landed him back in the headlines n