SHIRT BY THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M MEGAN MITCHELL AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH KELLY RIPPIN. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE’RE GOING TO SEE SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S ONCE AGAIN TODAY. YES. METEOROLOGIST RANDI RICO TIMING THAT WARM UP WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME RAIN RETURN AS WELL. AND RANDI, I WAS JUST HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS. THE ALLERGIES, THEY’RE ALLERGIES ARE VERY AGGRESSIVELY ALREADY. WHEN YOU’VE GOT SUNSHINE AND 70 DEGREES. AND YES, STEVEN, THIS IS YOUR HEADS UP. HOPEFULLY YOU GOT THE ALLERGY MEDS. TWO WEEKS AGO. RIGHT. I’M GOOD. I’M GREAT. MY SON ALSO SUFFERS FROM SEASONAL ALLERGIES. YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY I WAS LIKE, BUDDY, THIS IS THE TIME WE GOT TO START DOING THAT EVERY MORNING HERE. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON THIS MORNING, OUR TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING OUT PRETTY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WE’RE SITTING IN THE 40S. IT’S 44 IN CINCINNATI, A LITTLE WARMER TO THE SOUTH. EVEN SOME 50S OUT THERE TOWARD MAYSVILLE, CLOSER TO 40 DEGREES IN SPRINGBORO. IT’S PRETTY COMFORTABLE TO START THE DAY AND CHECK OUT WHERE WE’RE HEADED. HIGH TEMPERATURES SOARING UP INTO THE MID 70S. THE RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY IS 76, SO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY IN RECORD TERRITORY AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY RIGHT NOW. OFFICIALLY, 44 DEGREES AT CVG, YOU WILL NOTICE MORE CLOUDS AROUND AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES. STILL THOUGH, HEADED UP INTO THE 70S AND STAYING NICE AND COMFORTABLE FOR YOU INTO THE EVENING. NOW LOOKING AHEAD TOWARD THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RAIN CHANCES CREEPING BACK IN A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE DAY TOMORROW, BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR THE RAIN TO MESS WITH YOUR PLANS. AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE TIMELINE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND THUNDERSTORMS COMING UP. KELLY. OKAY RANDY. THANK YOU. BREAKING THIS MORNING ON WLWT, A REPORT OF A BURGLARY ENDS WITH SHOTS FIRED. THIS IS IN READING HAPPENING ALONG SOUTH SOUTH TERRACE DRIVE AT ABOUT 11:00 AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. READING. POLICE SAY OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO THE REPORT OF A BURGLARY WHEN THEY FOUND A PERSON WHO HAD BEEN SHOT, AND A SECOND PERSON WENT TO THE HOSPITAL HIMSELF A SHORT TIME LATER. BOTH VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. POLICE HAVE NOT SAID WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING, OR IF THEY HAVE A SUSPECT. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON AIR AND ONLINE. 502 BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NEW TARIFFS ARE NOW IN EFFECT, AND IT’S ALREADY PROVOKING A RESPONSE. THIS ROUND PUTS A 25% TAX ON ALL STEEL AND ALUMINUM IMPORTS WORLDWIDE. UP UNTIL NOW, THE PRESIDENT HAS ONLY TARGETED CANADA, MEXICO AND CHINA, EXPERTS SAY THOSE HIGHER COSTS WILL LIKELY BE PASSED OFF TO BUSINESSES AND EVENTUALLY ON TO YOU. THAT COULD RAISE THE PRICE TAG BY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON CRITICAL HOME BUILDING SUPPLIES, FRAMING, ROOF SIDING, STEEL APPLIANCES, ALL THOSE IMPORTED. CONSTRUCTION COSTS WOULD BE GOING UP, AS WELL AS THOSE APPLIANCES THAT GO INSIDE YOUR HOME. MEDICAL DEVICES, BEER AND SODA CANS, CAR PRODUCTION POWER LINES ALL OF THAT COULD BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THEY’RE MADE WITH STEEL AND ALUMINUM. THE U.S. IMPORTED MORE THAN $50 BILLION WORTH OF THAT STUFF JUST LAST YEAR. THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS ALREADY RESPONDED TO THE TARIFFS OVERNIGHT, ANNOUNCING ITS OWN TAXES ON $28 BILLION WORTH OF AMERICAN GOODS. THEY’RE EXPECTED TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT MONTH ON APRIL 1ST. ALL OF THIS COMES AFTER ANOTHER BIG SELL OFF ON WALL STREET OVER UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS TRADE WAR AND CONCERNS ABOUT A RECESSION. YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR INDICES IN RED. YESTERDAY, THE DOW JONES DROPPING NEARLY 500 POINTS, THE S&P 500 FINISHING 42 POINTS DOWN IN THE RED. BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HIS TARIFF PLAN WILL BE WORTH IT. THERE’S A RENEWED SPIRIT AND ALSO A VERY IMPORTANTLY, THE TARIFFS ARE THEY DON’T WANT TO PAY 25% OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. IT MAY GO UP HIGHER, MAYBE GO UP HIGHER. LOOK, THE HIGHER IT GOES, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THEY’RE GOING TO BUILD. AND ULTIMATELY THE BIGGEST WIN IS NOT THE TARIFF. THAT’S A BIG WIN. THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY. BUT THE BIGGEST WIN IS IF THEY MOVE INTO OUR COUNTRY AND PRODUCE JOBS. WHILE ALL U.S. FUTURES ARE IN THE GREEN THIS MORNING, ASIAN SHARES, THEY ENDED MIXED OVERNIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT ALL OF THAT STUFF ONCE THE OPENING BELL RINGS AT 930. AND AMERICAN AND CANADIAN LEADERS ARE SET TO MEET TOMORROW TO TRY TO RENEGOTIATE THE FREE TRADE TREATY THEY SIGNED DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIRST TERM. THE PRESIDENT HAS ANOTHER ROUND OF TARIFFS SET TO BEGIN IN APRIL. RIGHT, STEPHEN? SO ALL OF THIS HAPPENING AS A CRITICAL INFLATION REPORT IS SET TO COME OUT TODAY. ECONOMISTS PREDICT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WILL SHOW THE RATE OF INFLATION WILL CONTINUE TO SLOW, IF ONLY SLIGHTLY. THAT INCLUDES FOR EVERYDAY GOODS, GROCERIES, GAS AS WELL AS CORE INFLATION THAT INCLUDES OTHER ITEMS LIKE CAR PRICES AND AIRFARE. WE WILL FIND OUT EITHER WAY. AT 830 THIS MORNING, FINANCIAL PROBLEMS ARE FORCING A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONSIDER CUTTING DOZENS OF STAFF MEMBERS. AND TONIGHT, LEADERS AT NEWPORT INDEPENDENT ARE EXPECTED TO DETAIL THE CHALLENGES THEY’VE BEEN FACING. THEY HAVE BEEN TIGHT LIPPED AHEAD OF THE MEETING, BUT DOCUMENTS FROM THE DISTRICT ARE GIVING SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. THEY SHOW THE DISTRICT IS FACING A $3.9 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL, AND LEADERS ARE WORKING TO PRESENT A BALANCED BUDGET BY MAY. AT A HEATED BOARD MEETING LAST MONTH, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSED CUTTING 21 POSITIONS DISTRICT WIDE. STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS SPOKE UP IN OPPOSITION, AND THE NEWPORT TEACHERS UNION CALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT TONY WATTS. WE NEED MORE SUPPORT, NOT LESS, FOR OUR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE ARE NOT REQUESTING COFFEE, LUNCHES OR A FREE T SHIRT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WE ARE ASKING FOR MEANINGFUL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. NO ONE RETURNED OUR REQUESTS FOR COMMENT, THE DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAID. IF WE’D LIKE TO LEARN MOR