white out conditions when a snow squall raced through the tri-state white out conditions when a snow squall raced through the tri-state today.this was what drivers on i-71/75 near 12th street faced just before noon. and communities all over saw similar sights today.

on i-74 near the ohio/indiana boarder..and near richmond, indiana.massive pileups are still being cleaned up this hour. hour.we'll update you on all that in just a moment -- first we want to get you to chief meteorologist steve raleigh.he walks us through what happened -- and what comes next. tuesday is a 9 first warning weather alert day . snow is expected to fall in the early morning hours and start to accumulate during the morning drive. a half to 1" of snow could easily accumulate during the morning rush alone. in all, 1-2" of snow is expected in the tri-state. a winter weather advisory is in effect and continues until 7 p.m. snow is likely to impact the entire viewing area, and we likely will see problems through the morning rush. plan for slower driving conditions, lower visibility and stopped traffic due to crashes. it will also be very windy as the snow falls. winds are expected at 15 to 20 mph from the west and gusting up to 35 mph. what does this mean? low visibility, blowing and drifting snow, and overall, poor travel conditions. snow will stop accumulating across most of the view area by 3 p.m. then tonight, temperatures fall fast into the single digits. this will lead to wind chill values

right now i-74 at the ohio, indiana line is shut down after 30 cars collided when that snow squall came rolling in.chopper 9 the only helicopter getting you breaking news first has this exclusive vantage point from the air of the crash site. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live off i-74 where many of the people involved in

in an instant--cars slamming into semis-"we felt at least 10 impacts to that truck" a jack-knifed big rig first of several more to come "soon as i hopped out, semis just kept coming and slamming' into the pile. there were cars trapped under where they were hitting" with mangled metal lining the lanes and filling the embankment. i-74 harrison was no visibility. and then it hit like lightning" the scene - surreal - some calling it... apocalyptic"just as we clear those vehicles - you hear behind us - the crunching of aluminum and steel" police say 40 vehicles were part of at least two separate collisions "there are some injuries - we don't know the extent or the number of people who are actually injured at this time" sergeant stephen wheeles says it will be some time until the westbound lanes are reopened "normal tow trucks aren't able to haul those large semis - so we're having to try to find other large semis and other

vehicles" there are no reports of any life-threatening injuries. when you see those images - that's almost tough to believe. we've seen a steady flow of tow trucks taking those cars out a time. again - it will be several more hours until everything is cleared up. this pileup left wreckage that even hours later -- still isn't cleared.9 on your side's chopper 9 -- the only local helicopter getting you breaking news first dan looks at the crash site from above.. its still closed

in the city of cincinnati salt trucks began pretreating roads at seven last night.with crews handling 12 hour shifts -- the second round of drivers will work on city roads until seven tonight.as many as 60 pieces of equipment were on the roads throughout the blast of winter working to clear snow and lay down salt.we asked how crews think they did. 57.29 we did a good job mother nature helped us temps stayed up so it allowed us to pretreat ahead so looks like we started our pre treating worked well 57.42.10 57.42.10a quick reminder -- if you spot a salt truck out on the road tonight or any time this winter -- remember to give them some space.the state may not be responsible if your vehicle is damaged. with the cold means the snow that melted today -- will refreeze tonight.so don't forget to check in with *good morning tri-state* as soon as you wake up tomorrow for the

roads look.the team will also keep you in the know if there are any weather delays or closures. a troubling story out of east price hill today.a teenager is killed and police say his father pulled the trigger. police at the scene on blanchard avenue early this morning say a father mistook his son for an intruder - then shot and killed him. they say the boy, now identified as jeorta (jor-tay) mack, decided to skip school and go back home through the basement door. his father heard the noise, and police say he shot his son once in the neck. he was taken to children's hospital where he was later pronounced dead. courizma williams, neighbor/friend neighbor/friend i said where is he at? is he ok? that was the main answer i wanted to know. and then i watching the news and they say he died and i just i lost it. i totally lost it when i found out. it breaks my heart. 9 on your side's julie o'neill is working to get you more about what happened and what's next.we have the 9-1-1 calls... you'll hear those starting at 5 on 9 on your side. cincinnati police also updated

officer involved shooting that left a robbery suspect dead in west price hill.mayor cranley said today that the officers involved were 100 percent justified.it all started just before eight last night when police say 45-year-old robert tenbrink tried to rob the walgreens off glenway avenue. officers encountered that man minutes later -- and it was captured in graphic video -- that shows him comply for a moment before he points a handgun at officers. chief eliot isaac071240 - any loss of life is a tragedy where it's not our intention to do that, but if we are put in a situation, we will respond. officers will protect ourselves and we will protect the citizens of cincinnati. cincinnati.officials say the officers gave tenbrink orders several times before they fired.the officers involved are now on paid administrative leave. the reward for information about who set the fire that killed a hamilton firefighter has gone up dramatically.

announced today it has jumped from 10-thousand dollars to a 25-thousand dollar reward. it was last month that firefighter patrick wolterman died while looking for people believed to be in a burning home on pater avenue.multiple agencies now say that fire was arson.the police chief says they were ablet o raise the reward amount thanks to public and private donations.call crimestoppers, 513 352-3040 if you know anything. if you're wearing a fitbit-- fitbit--or considering buying one, you'll want to hear this. the latest in a lawsuit claiming the device could be doing more harm to your health than good. the powerball jackpot jumped again today.. and there are some rumors swirling around the billion dollar prize. next we separate fact from fiction. and later-- a new recommendati on regarding women and mammograms. but this one's different than what the american cancer society suggests. which rules should you follow and why? you're

your fitbit may not be properly reading your heart rate.and the device's maker is now facing lawsuits over faulty numbers.adam racusin talked with the latest plaintiff to file suit. by tracking your workouts, calories burned and steps taken - fitbit has become one of the most popular fitness products on the market.some of their products even track your heart rate.but - a class action lawsuit is taking aim at the companies pulse - and whether or not its purepulse trackers work as advertised.sot 3:14"it was dangerous to rely on those numbers because it wasn't accurate and had i worked out harder i could have put myself at risk"mic qkate mclellan is one of the faces of the lawsuit.mclellan says she bought a fitbit to track her heart rate while working out.but she knows her body and says the heart rate the product displayed was well below how fast her heart was actually beating.sot6:18"they advertise it as being great to track your heart rate when

number they're displaying as your heart rate isn't your heart rate."mic q the lawsuit alleges the purepulse trackers consistently mis-record heart rates by a very significant margin.it claims fitbit promoted the heartrate feature, profited from it and by doing so defrauded the public and cheated its customers.sot9:48"i paid extra for the heart rate monitor because i wanted to stay in a safe range and that's the extra part that isn't working" mic qthis is not fitbit's first legal run in.last year team 10 uncovered several hundred new complaints about fitbits that were supposed to be fixed.people complaining online and to the cpsc about rashes while wearing the popular fitness trackers. fitbit was faced lawsuits over the rashes.sot9:13"they're not being fair and they need to make a change"mic qwhile this isn't a rash, mclellan believes safety is at issue. and the company needs to improve its products. products. this is just the latest trouble to befall fitbit.last year, the company began receiving complaints about people getting rashes while wearing the devices.the company responded by saying that the best fix is to just

this shows you just how cold it is in parts of the country right now.an entire building is encased in ice in nebraska. check out all those icicles. the building caught fire this past weekend... and crews had to fight the flames in below freezing temperatures.that caused all the water to freeze. there's now around 10 to 12 inches of ice on the building. a huge snow squall caused big problems today... we've talked about this massive pile up that has i-74 closed near the ohio/indiana line.but its the cold we need to worry about next.right steve? tuesday is a 9 first warning weather alert day

traffic due to crashes. it will also be very windy as the snow falls. winds are expected at 15 to 20 mph from the west and gusting up to 35 mph. what does this mean? low visibility, blowing and drifting snow, and overall, poor travel conditions. snow will stop accumulating across most of the view area by 3 p.m. then tonight, temperatures fall fast into the single digits. this will lead to wind chill values below zero on wednesday

the powerball jackpot jumped again today.it's now at an estimated 1-point-5 billion dollars ahead of tomorrow's drawing.and with all that money up for grabs there are a lot of misconceptions and myths going around.9 on your side's carol williams takes a look at fact from fiction. there are a lot of them too! maybe you've seen them on your facebook or twitter pages.so we're clearing them up for you. you.first off... the "multi-state lottery association" says one of its most frequent complaints is "why are all the jackpot winners from certain states?" lottery leaders say that's not true.they say probabilities equal out over time but in

there are also claims the odds of winning the jackpot are worse than in the past.that is true.last fall... the lottery added more numbers to choose from.that changed the odds to one in 292-million.but the lottery says the change has actually helped jackpots get bigger. and you may think.. the smaller the jackpot... the better your odds.but that's not true.the odds for each ticket are the same no matter how big the jackpot is or how many other people play. but the lottery says the more tickets that are purchased the greater the chance there will be multiple winners. 9 on your side is your home for tomorrow night's powerball drawing!we'll be the first to see the winning numbers when we carry the drawing *live* at eleven. chipotle fights back in the wake of its recent struggles. sales are down following an e.coli outbreak in six states

norovirus outbreak in boston. but the company isn't worried about the bottom line. chipotle temporarily shut down stores in washington and oregon after the rash of cases. but some of the locations closed didn't even serve contaminated food.a marketing expert in denver, where chipotle is based, says the company appears to be rebranding itself... similar to how tylenol did in the early 80's after bottles of the pain reliever were contaminated. cliff young of cu denver "they need to explain to the public, here's what we're doing and here are the results. it can't be i'm just going to do this. they have to show us that they're doing that." that."a chipotle spokesperson has said it will release information about its future plans in the weeks ahead. as we age, alcohol takes.. bodies. next on the now-- what you need to know before you pick up that next drink. and a touching gesture from the president to joe biden. it's a story the v-p says the

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taking a live look outside -- we are under a *winter weather advisory* until seven tonight. blowing and drifting snow can be a problem in some parts of the tri-state.and temperatures are going to get *cold*how cold?steve has a look at your 9 first warning weather forecast in just a few minutes here on the now cincinnati. if you have lower back pain you may have tried everything from special shoe inserts... to velcro back belts. belts.but the solution may be the opposite of what you'd think.researchers in a new study in "jama internal medicine" say the answer is exercise.they found it reduces the risk of repeated low-back pain in the year following an episode from 25 to 40 percent. it doesn't matter what kind of exercise you do... just that you're doing it.they recommend everything from back and ab strengthening... to range of motion exercises. but here's the problem. researchers say health care providers don't prescribe exercise nearly enough.they

patients participate in an exercise program... even if they have long-term back pain. researchers say this points to a bigger issue... with the health industry focused on selling products.a past study in the same journal estimates we spend around 80-billion dollars a year on spine problems. in the next five years more than 5-and-a-half million americans older than 50 will be struggling with substance abuse.that's twice the number of just ten years ago.the now's tania rogers shows us this growing concern. michael walsh knows the effects of drinking too much. for him, social drinking turned into an addiction. michael walsh--"but i think what it became was a learned behavior that that's how you have fun." he's been sober for 17 years..... years spent helping others struggling with addictions.michael walsh/harp --"alcohol is a poison. drugs will get the better of you, whether they are prescribed or not. so whether you are a heavy user or just a casual user, the cumulative effect over time

where that substance is not your friend anymore." dr. dan fortier, a geriatric doctor is also noticing.dr. dan fortier/geriatrics --"what i am seeing now is that a lot of retirees at young ages, coming down in their 40's and 50's and that they are drinking a lot more than they used to." dr. fortier says some may be using alcohol as a coping mechanism, especially after fortier/geriatrics--"they don't know what to do with their time fully. and so they get bored, and they will drink just to relax."tania rogers/reporting ----the doctor says drinking too much can also affect their health.- it can increase the risk of a stroke- it can affect the person's memory- liver damage ---- though dr. fortier tries to encourage his patients to limit their drinking, walsh says it's never too late to stop drinking altogether. michael walsh/harp--"it's very difficult sometimes to change when you are older, really change your life and see that alcohol is a problem. they have really good recovery outcomes, they seem to do really well, if they

really want to change their lives."for the now, i'm tania rogers. rogers. part of the issue is that our bodies take longer to process alcohol and drugs as we age. the "national institute on alcohol abuse" recommends healthy people over 65, not have more than 7 drinks a week. and no more than three drinks on a given day. we're getting a rare look at just how close president obama and vice president biden really are.biden is now revealing the surprising offer the president made while his son was sick. name: "he got up and he said don't sell that house. promise me you won't sell the house. he's going to be mad at me saying this. he said i'll give you the money. whatever you need, i'll give you the money. don't joe. promise me. promise me" me"biden's son beau suffered a stroke in may 20-10... worrying the family he may have to step down from his position as delaware's attorney general.he finished his term... and later died of brain cancer in june 20-15.the white house's press secretary says the president's offer is a sign of how the president

legitimately become good friends. the state of the union address... is now just hours away... away...the president takes the stage in front of congress for the last time.. he's got quite the check list to go through.. what he'll say to get you to check this box.. a mother and her daughters killed in columbuswho found themwho is accusedand what police are now saying "i'm john matarese. 2 for 2, and 4 for 4 deals are taking over lunch menus these days. but is there a catch? im on

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welcome back to the now cincinnati... weather the big story today. all of that morning snow... now giving way to colder temperatures temperaturessteve is tracking what we'll see in the hours to come. tuesday is a 9 first warning weather alert day . snow is expected to fall in the early morning hours and start to accumulate during the morning drive. a half to 1" of snow could easily accumulate during the morning rush alone. in all, 1-2" of snow is expected in the tri-state. a winter weather advisory is in effect and continues until 7 p.m. snow is likely to impact the entire viewing area, and we likely will see problems through the morning rush. plan for slower driving conditions, lower visibility and stopped traffic due to crashes. it will also be very windy as the snow falls. winds are expected at 15 to 20 mph from the west and gusting up to 35 mph. what does this mean? low visibility, blowing and drifting snow, and overall, poor travel conditions. snow will stop accumulating across most of the view area by 3 p.m. then tonight,

lead to wind chill values below zero on wednesday morning. and here's a look at another huge pile up in indiana-- this one in i-70 in richmond. initial reports from police were that upwards of 30 cars were involved.. but as the

reduced by about half. nine semis and four vehicles collided -- shutting down the interstate. according to indiana state police, a semi was traveling too fast for conditions, lost control and jack-knifed. police say another semi came up over the hill, couldn't stop and then started the chain-reaction crash. i saw a guy just swerve off and jackknife and everybody jus started piling into them themas cars came up over the bridge they were unable to stop before running into the back of him himpolice say there were only three injuries-- the most severe was a broken leg. before the next round of snow gets here, download the new scripps "snow cast" app. use it, along with our 9 on your side forecasts, to track how much snow will fall in your area over the next 48-hours. you can download "snow cast" in apple's app store. a woman and her two daughters were found stabbed to death today in columbus.police say a third child was found with

authorities say they have a suspect already in custody. he's the 32 year old woman's ex-boyfriend.police say the woman's *current* boyfriend went to her apartment and found her, along with her ten and seven year old daughters. secretary husted testified today before ohio house.he wants online voter registration secretary husted says he has been pushing to allow online voter registration in ohio since 2010.he wants lamakers tomake it law across the state. online voter registration in other states has proven to save taxpayer dollars.we'll keep you posted if it happens. tonight is the last time president obama will give a state of the union address.. it's his last year in office.. so it's highly unlikely he'll propose any new ideas..the now's todd walker takes a look at what he *is likely to do tonight.. as president obama takes the podium for the final time tonight.. it will be a chance

of everything accomplished over the last 7 years..3:43 he's got to make the case that what he has done has worked :47 the economy.. check..6:41 the millions of private sector jobs that have been created :46 healthcare reform.. check. 6:50 despite predictions that obamacare was going to be a job killer look at where we are now :55foreign policy?? 7:12 the reproach mont with cuba the iranian nuclear accord :16ehhhh but we have this problem known as isis now... let's leave that one blank..climate change? there is that deal in paris that was just reached..7:25 which many people see as historic :26the president is going to call that one a win.. but 2015 *was the hottest year on record.. we'll put a question mark there..he's not likely to mention any of the current candidates by name.. but hillary is running on a platform that would continue a lot of these policies.. and the republicans want to end or reverse sevearl of these.. so while they won't be mentioned.. everybody knows who he'll be talking about... 5:34 i think he's going to have to discredit the

particular but by talking about some of their more incendiary some of their more radical proposals :44did the president get everything he wants??? woof.. no..7:46 i'm sure he'll touch on immigration reform, gun control absolutely :53it's been a heck of a last 7 years.. tonight the president is going to try to influence which box you check..for the now, i'm todd walker. you can watch the president's final state of the union address right here at nine. allegiant airlines is expanding routes to and from the tri-state. today at the cincinnati- northern kentucky international airport officials announced *two* new destinations... to destin florida and washington d.c. those flights will begin this spring.but the airline will also offer *charter* services to montego bay jamaica starting this summer.the additions mean 100 new employees -- and a plan to hire 50 others. just one month after making history... "space x" is going for a repeat.the company says

rocket this weekend... and land it upright on a drone ship in the ocean. "space x" has tried this before... but the rocket has crashed or tipped over in the past.this is video of the company's first vertical landing of the rocket on land last month."space x" missions have been unmanned so far.but nasa is giving them the go ahead to take a crew to the international space station in late 20-17. bill cosby loses another big honor in the wake of those sexual abuse allegations. allegations.the college now distancing itself from the comedian. and even in moderation -- is your soda making you fat?what you need to know before you

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they added an hour. ...two mill - great, i've lost count. p happy hour just got happier. p get half-priced winter shakes,r now from two to five. at steak 'n shake this morning's snow has been over for hours but its still an issue for some.traffic in most areas is moving okay this hour but some drivers may still see blowing and drifting snow.if you have to head out tonight -- be careful.

university is changing its position... and taking back bill cosby's honorary degree. last fall... the school had said it doesn't rescind honorary degrees when new information about the recipient comes up. but now in a new letter from the university's president... he says the school changed its mind because of "renewed distress" for students and alumni who are sexual assault survivors.george washington university presented the degree to cosby in 1997.since then... dozens of women have accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting them over the years.he's now facing criminal charges in one of those cases. this isn't the first time a college has taken away an honorary degree it gave to cosby.oberlin college -- near cleveland -- rescinded it's degree in december. this may make you put down that can of soda.there's new evidence sweetened drinks can cause unhealthy fat to build up in your body over time. that's according to findings recently published in the journal "circulation."the fat they're talking about it called "visceral."it's not like the fat the builds up

your organs instead... and can affect your metabolism over time.researchers found drinking at least one sweetened drink a day is linked to a more than 25- percent increase in visceral fat volume.that's compared to people who don't drink soda. this study comes just as the city of baltimore pushes forward a proposal to require some businesses to put warning labels on sugary drinks.many of those businesses say they would lose money.other opponents point toward federal studies that say sugary drinks are safe in moderation.city leaders say something has to be done though.one in every three baltimore children are overweight or obese. baltimore isn't the first city to take on sugary drinks.in 2013 -- new york city tried *ban* the sale of sweetened drinks larger than 16 ounces. the state supreme court overturned the order a few months later. a foster dog faces fire.. and saves the people who saved her. her.next on the now -- how she saved their lives and what it cost her... and the bengals might not be

still going to watch for the ads.the plan big companies have to catch your eye this

you're watching the now on wcpo 9 on your side... a foster dog saves the florida family she was staying with but gives her life in doing so. lexi -- the german shepard -- needed a place to stay after her owner was evicted from her home so an animal rescue group helped her find a temporary home.little did that family know *how* lexi would repay their kindness. she barked to wake the family as their home burned but lexi coudln't get out herself. (1:06-:13 ceceila patterson this was the bark that somethign was going on and you bark. lexi's owner says she already misses her but isn't surprised she gave her life to help others.firefighters say if lexi hadn't of done what she did -- the family and their home might not have survived. we're getting a new impressive

released this picture one of its spacecrafts took last year. check out how big the planet is... even though nasa says the picture was taken from more than one and half million miles away.the planet is around ten times the diameter of earth.the little white dot highlighted at the bottom right of your screen is saturn's moon.you can see it looks tiny in comparison. we're getting an early sneak peek at some of the commercials we'll see during the super bowl.newsy's katie link shows us how they'll be different this year. super bowl sunday isn't about "america's game," or team rivalries or all the good food you have at your neighbor's house while you watch. ok, well it could be about all those things, but it's also totally about the commercials. (short version cuts this part -

entertained during the commercial breaks, you're not https://nrf.com/sites/ default/files/super% quarter of the more than 100 million americans who watched super bowl 49 did so for the commercials.in comparison, only about 12 percent watched for the halftime show. sorry, katy.)advertisers know they have a huge audience with even bigger expectations. and history proves making that huge audience sad can backfire. let us refresh your memory. nationwide insurance ran this commercial https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=trvslkan08u that featured a child who turned out to be dead. "i couldn't grow up because i died in an accident," the boy says in the commercial. to celebrate its centennial, dodge https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=jkklqms19tu got a bunch of 100-year-olds together to share words of wisdom, though they sounded more like last words."keep your eyes open and sometimes your mouth shut," a woman says in the commercial.while most of this year's ads haven't been released yet, the new york times reports overall, they'll be a heck of a lot more cheery.here's what we do know: doritos is hosting its last "crash the super bowl" < https://crashthesupe

which lets people pick from one of three ad options on its site. this year there's an option for a tinder spoof https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=mim3uys9qja, an ultra-weird ultrasound and some cute dogs https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=mnradrb9tss trying to get inside a grocery store to buy doritos. colgate is reportedly using a version of this ad https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=sfshh1br-9w, which urges people to save water by turning off the tap while brushing their teeth.and sadly, budweiser https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=xasjrrmmg_q is parting ways with the pup. the company's vice president of marketing for the u.s. told bloomberg : "we've done the puppy commercials on the super bowl for the last three years and everybody loves them. they have zero impact on beer sales."that's tough to hear. but the famous budweiser clydesdales are still expected to make an appearance < http://adage.com/art icle/special-report-super- bowl/budweiser-pulls-puppies- super-bowl-ad-plans/301384/> , so we at least have that to look forward to. to.watch newsy 24-7 on your tv or download the newsy app for on the go updates

tuesday is a 9 first warning weather alert day . snow is expected to fall in the early morning hours and start to accumulate during the morning drive. a half to 1" of snow could easily accumulate during the morning rush alone. in all, 1-2" of snow is expected in the tri-state. a winter weather advisory is in effect and continues until 7 p.m. snow is likely to impact the entire viewing area, and we likely will see problems through the morning rush. plan for slower driving conditions, lower visibility and stopped traffic due to crashes. it will also be very windy as the snow falls. winds are expected at 15 to 20 mph from the west and gusting up to 35 mph. what does this mean? low visibility, blowing and drifting snow, and overall, poor travel conditions. snow will stop accumulating across most of the view area by 3 p.m. then tonight,

the single digits. this will lead to wind chill values below zero on wednesday

call it a small business stuck to a big idea. they're hoping to set a guinness world record. but as the now's andy choi show us, it took years of hard work to make it happen. [nats of sticker applied to ball]if you want an idea to stick...13.12.49john "it started as one sticker..."john fischer's your guy. his company, stickergiant, started this crazy ball of adhesive amusement. 13.11.21student "oh there's a giant sticker ball, let's go be a part of it!" student "it caught us off guard!"and now it's ready to set a guinness world record. yes, there's a category for world's largest stickerball. and it all started with just a fistful of stickers. 13.15.57 john "there's over 150,000 stickers on here."13.06.22 student "yes, history right here."13.27.51choi "we know that one sticker weighs less than a gram. guiness says the number to beat is 220 pounds. this ball weighed in at 230." 13.14.43john "hashtag largest

the ball is impressive. but the business behind the ball is what really keeps it rolling. 13.16.32"yeah i started this company in my basement selling political stickers." that was 15 years ago when john was laid off. today, stickergiant is a $10 million dollar company with 30 employees, boasting clients from all over north america. 13.16.43"and last year we printed over 10,000 miles of stickers, go back and forth across the country."it's a testament to sticking with the gameplan. and this record-breaking attempt makes it all very clear, john is having a ball in the process. for the now, i'm andy choi. guinness will "officially" measure the sticker-ball tomorrow, which just so happens to be national sticker day. now here's carol, wtih what what's coming up, starting at 5. 5. what a day it's been! of

that terrible pile-up on i-74,,, tonight many of the people who survived that pileup are giving credit to a mystery man...who they say got out of his car, and helped direct traffic around the pileup....but then disappear. our scott wegener has that story. and a horrifying story: a local father mistakenly shoots and kills his 14-year-old son. our julie o'neill tells us how such a terrible mistake happened. that's next at 5. 5. and the anger over the bengals' ugly loss to the steelers has not gone away...at 530 popo will tell us about how some fans are petitioning the nfl to investigate. tanya -- ad lib wrap a developing story -- a suicide bomber takes action overseas overseaswhat we know about the attack in turkey today. and what should you do?we look

mammograms.. and the new recommendations that has so

a scary scene for tourists.the turkish prime minister is now blaming isis for a deadly suicide bombing... that targeted a popular area for tourists in istanbul. at least ten people are dead... nine of them german citizens.the prime minister says the man behind the blast came from syria.but says he

refugees turkish authorities are tracking... who have recently come into the country from syria. the mom of the so-called "affluenza" teen is now out of jail... but authorities are keeping a close watch on her. her.you're looking at video of tonya couch getting out earlier today.she's now required to wear an electronic ankle monitor. couch posted bail last night... after a texas judge reduced it to 75-thousand dollars.she's charged with helping her son ethan get to mexico.police say they took off after he violated his probation for killing four people in this drunk driving crash.he's serving probation instead of jail time... because his defense argued he was too rich to understand right from wrong.ethan is now fighting his extradition from mexico. it's one of the most confusing health headlines lately...when should women start getting mammograms -- and how often? often?the now's anne mcnamara talked to a doctor about the newest set of recommendations. the latest mammogram

federal panel -- called the preventive services task force. they say women ages 50 to 74 should get mammograms every two years. women in their 40s should consider it -- based on their risk factors. graphic 2 compare that to the american cancer society...who as recently as october...said...women should start yearly checks at age 45...and only **55 and up should test every two years. graphic 3but wait there's more...the a-c-o-g recommends women start yearly checks at age 40. so which recommendati on is right? we asked oncologist dr. dev paul. dev paul, d.o., ph.d. | rocky mountain cancer centers:55 that's a very good question and it's hard to know what the right answer is. everyone realizes that these studies are not 100 percent and there are problems with all of the studies done. one of the big arguments for screening every two years -- is the stress surrounding "false positives"...when a mass is biopsied...but ends up benign. 3:48 we kinda wasted the woman's time doing all that stuff, it cost a lot of money, and for a lot of women there's a lot of anxiety -- hey that could be cancer -- you do all

but as for patients who come to see him...dr. paul recommends starting yearly screenings at age 40...despite conflicting guidelines. 1:04 the bottom line is they have some guidelines for us to follow -- they are guidelines -- doesn't mean you have to do this or not and sitting down with the physician and patient together -- they can decide what would be best for the screening of certain women as of now...most insurance companies are still paying for yearly exams...a good option for patients who'd rather be safe -- than sorry. for the now...i'm anne mcnamara. later this month...more than 30 groups will meet for a conference to try to reach a consensus about mammograms. mammograms.at that meeting -- they'll decide when and how often women should get checked that's it from the now cincinnati... cincinnati...9 on your side at 5 starts right now. complete chaos!dozens crash in this massive pileup.new at five - hear from the drivers who say they feared for their lives.

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