tv The Now Cincinnati ABC January 28, 2016 4:00pm-5:00pm EST
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new details about a deadly crash in hyde park.what investigators now say happened just moments before a father and his daughter here hit by a metrobus.a developing story in warren county.heavy machinery is called in to dig into the ground.and neighbors want to know why.the cincinnati cyclones are going pink -- and they want you to do it too!a special game where those fighting cancer are the big winners.*this* is the now cincinnati. first on the now -- investigators say the metrobus driver involved in a deadly hyde park crash made an improper turn. turn.a 73 year old man was hit and killed. his 41 year old daugter was also hit-- but survived-- and was taken to uc medical center where she is now recovering.' recovering.'tamyka artist has more on the investigation.. and what we've learned about
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we spoke with the emilys mom earlier today. she says her daughter was brought here with injuries to her foot and ankle after being run over by the driver------((vo))57 year tyrone patrick, who 10 years as a metro bus operator, was turning left on onto erie, when he struck and killed emilys dad 73 year old stephen frank. cincinnati police say the intersection was clear, the traffic lights were all working properly. the driver gave a voluntary blood sample. and it does not appear that speeding or impairment were factors at all sot lt bruce the main issue or the main factor here was it driver attention. something that took the metro bus driver attention away from the roadie is there something the pedestrians could've seen we don't know trt 13 sec--------((vo tag)) once police have looked at surveillance video thoroughly investigated every possible angle, they will decide if any
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((timyka on cam))if emily frank's name sounds she is the owner of the cest cheese food truck. her family tells on your side that her dad recently moved back to the area to be closer to his daughter. timyka artist for the now emily and her father had just had dinner together when this crash happened.witnesses who saw the crash did try to help stephen frank. warren county officials spent the day digging in franklin. and people living in the area want to know-- what they were looking for-- and why. we sent the now's briana harper looking for answers. and, briana, what'd you find-- better yet, what'd they find? julie, they found a *car* buried ten feet under ground. within the last hour there were crews here from the warren county sheriffs office, and the engineers office examining the hole dug right here in this front yard off dixie highway."investigators were responding to a report of a buried car.after digging nearly 10 feet, they uncovered
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convertible. a bizarre situation that had neighbors looking for answers.pam owens// lives nearby "we just came over to look and i'm curious but it's scary just want to know if something will come out of it and hopefully it's not bad news."we're still not sure who this car belongs to, or why it's buried, but investigators tell me that after processing the scene, they do not believe it is connected to any sort of crime or foul play. reporting in franklin, briana harper the now cincinnati. repairs to a serious water main break that happened early this morning -- are now complete.residents impacted now have to boil their water through tomorrow afternoon. from a road to a river.you can see the flood of problems here in butler county caused by a water main break.one man ended up with three feet of water in his home.it ruined his family room and damaged his car.the 'break' shut down the intersection of kyles station and yankee roads while crews made repairs.neighbors say
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they saw when they stepped outside to find their driveways cut off by the current. i don't live in a flood zone. maybe a little water, but nothing like this. this.butler county water reps say the main that broke was more than 40 years old.they typically try to replace them after 50 years. devastating news for hundreds of local general electric engineers. engineers.the company confirmed it's laying off more than 300 nationwide -- but a whopping 238 engineers will be let go from the company's cincinnati operations.g-e reps say it's due to a shift from development to production phase.the company says this is a 7-percent reduction of the overall g-e aviation engineering population.g-e will notify those who will be laid off in the coming days. but in west chester -- expansion is the talk.john planes enterprises has proposed three million dollars worth of expansion projects. the company just got approval from the west chester board of
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65-thousand square foot warehouse expansion and six thousand foot office expansion are moving forward.as part of the deal -- the company was incentives. turning to our weather -- a way. a trough heads our way later this afternoon and it will result in a quick light rain chance. this is mainly between 5-9 p.m. as showers move from the northwest to the southeast. after 9 p.m., any leftover precipitation will change to isolated snow showers and flurries. currently, no snow is expected to accumulate. if we saw anything, maybe a quick dusting. while friday may see a few early clouds, some clearing breaks out later in the day. highs on friday will be in the upper 30s and low 40s for a seasonable day. by the weekend, an area of high pressure sets up over the carolinas and brings more mild air back to the tri-state. the weekend will see highs in the low 50s. saturday will be partly cloudy, but more clouds and a slight chance for rain are back for sunday. if we were to see rain on sunday, the better chance is in the afternoon. rain chances and warm air continue into the coming workweek. we continue to watch the timing of this rain and when we'll see our best windows of precipitation. but a more defined area of low pressure and strong cold front
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even those that ballot issue was defeated many said they would be in favor of legalizing it to help those with some health issues.the panel will analyze many facts and opinions before taking action. kentucky state police say the bodies of four people have been found at a home that exploded, then caught fire yesterday. yesterday.two of those people were found inside the home.the other two just outside.it all happened in columbia -- in the southern part of the state.the blast was felt for miles away but what triggered it remains under investigation. shortly after word broke that there were victims, community members headed to the local church to pray for those people and their family members. (mos)and to experience their grief of their loved and lost ones is hard and difficult. those four victims include three adults and a one year old little girl. "please stand down"...that's the plea from the leader of a militia -- whose members are holed up in a federal wildlife refuge in oregon..
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the refuge... and are arrested. ammon bundy himself was taken into custody tuesday night... after police stopped the car he was in.so was cincinnati native peter santilli.police shot and killed one of the protesters who was with him. right now... a total of 11 people are in custody...and bundy... through his attorney... is asking for a peaceful end to the conflict: runs=:09mike arnold | bundy's attorney: let us take this fight from here. go home and hug your families. this fight is ours for now in the courts." courts."the standoff started nearly a month ago... initially to protest two ranchers convicted of arson for burning away underbrush on federal government. developing today...the so-called affluenza teen is back in the u-s to face charges.a car took 18-year-old ethan couch to a juvenile detention center in texas earlier today. he had been fighting extradition for weeks after he was caught in mexico.this is
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released as he was extradicted today.couch is accused of violating his probation which stems from a deadly drunk driving crash in texas two years ago.he avoided jail time with the affluenza defense... that he was too rich and spoiled to know right from wrong.right now prosecutors are working to get his case moved from juvenile to adult court. do you remember where you were when the space shuttle 'challenger' exploded?today mark's 30 years since that national tragedy.seven astronauts lost their lives about a minute after takeoff - including teacher christa mcauliffe.today, her now 39-year old son, scott, laid a wreath at the space mirror memorial. he brought his sons - 6 and 8 years old -- with him. he said it was time they learned about the astronauts and the space program. a michigan officer trying to track down drugs.. is accused of taking it too far.. what one woman says he asked her to do during a
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it's this traffic stop that has a michigan police officer in trouble.the woman in that video says a routine search for drugs crossed the line.she says the officer asked her to shake her bra even after she says she admitted having a small amount of marijuana. :40 - :45(dawn hood / motorist) "made me feel like i was sexually intimidated, humiliated, violated, and very embarrassing. embarrassing.the woman has filed a complaint against the officer.she wants 50-thousand dollars to drop it. amazing video now-- of a kansas police officer rushing into a burning car to save the man inside! chief corey murrison was the first to respond to reports of
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spotted the owner lying on the ground just feet from the truck and video shows murrison drag that man away.what you can't see is the ammunition in the truck that was exploding because of the intense heat. 1:25-1:31(chief corey murrison, linn valley police dept.) "when you show up none of that stuff is really going through your mind you just see what's going on and you react to what you need to do at that time." time."that man is doing okay now but is getting help. investigators believe he was trying to commit suicide and started the fire himself. (ad lib) a trough heads our way later this afternoon and it will result in a quick light rain chance. this is mainly between 5-9 p.m. as showers move from the northwest to the southeast. after 9 p.m., any
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change to isolated snow showers and flurries. currently, no snow is expected to accumulate. if we saw anything, maybe a quick dusting. while friday may see a few early clouds, some clearing breaks out later in the day. highs on friday will be in the upper 30s and low 40s for a seasonable day. by the weekend, an area of high pressure sets up over the carolinas and brings more mild air back to the tri-state. the weekend will see highs in the low 50s. saturday will be partly cloudy, but more clouds and a slight chance for rain are back for sunday. if we were to see rain on sunday, the better chance is in the afternoon. rain chances and warm air continue into the coming workweek. we continue to watch the timing of this rain and when we'll see our best windows of precipitation. but a more defined area of low pressure and strong cold front
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million dollars worth of tickets to people who parked their cars despite the parking ban issued.the city had issued a snow emergency last friday meaning people had to get their cars off the street.all together -- that's about five thousand tickets at 250 bucks a piece. the fallout from lead- contaminated water in flint is far from over.crews are now searching homes and businesses for dangerous water sources. sources.the *whaley children's center is among the places where lead was discovered. workers there are preparing everything for the children with bottled water.and even some drinking fountains have been shut down.officials are keeping track of contaminated homes and businesses to inform the public. :59 "we don't want to be on a list like that, but i want to make sure the community knows that all our levels are normal." normal."officials at the *whaley children's center say they haven't been told the center is unsafe but have been testing and retesting just to make sure.
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an explosive rate right now... and the world health organization says the level of alarm is extremely high..a meeting to discuss the growing concern is scheduled for monday. monday.the virus is mainly spread by a certain type of mosquito.there is no treatment or vaccine... and the biggest concern is the impact it could have on unborn children.it has been linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in latin america.the virus is in 23 countries right now... and experts warn it could become a global pandemic... with 4-million cases in this part of the world this year. runs=:11dr. bruce aylward | assistant director general, world health organization: "so this virus has been on the move for some time so a lot of people have been exposed to this virus already in those areas but it will continue to move for some time is the expectation." expectation."this map from the cdc shows where the zika virus is considered active... the u-s is not yet highlighted. there are about 20 cases reported so far -- all of which were contracted outside the u-s. the warnings from the c-d-c and w-h-o are enough to make
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andy choi breaks down what you need to know to stay safe. 22.11.58"and it's a new infection, we don't know a lot about it."developing lab-based models of the zika virus, the university of colorado hospitals are focused on learning anything they can about the mosquito-borne illness that is now on the move. 22.10.34"the virus is currently in south america, central america, the carribean islands..."22.16.29"so the vast majority of people we think are asymptomatic. so about 80% we're estimating are asymptomatic."meaning you'll never show any symptoms...but if you do... they include fever, headaches, body aches, a rash, and redness in the eyes.the type of mosquito that transmits the virus is not yet common in the u.s... and doctors point out that so far, the only americans with zika are people who were infected while traveling outside the country.22.10.16"i think right now, americans need to be thinking more about their travel related plans. your
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definitely related to travel to these areas." and if you are traveling to those areas, doctors say the key is prevention. 22.18.12"that is wearing long sleeves shirts and pants, wearing insect repellant when going out doors. and using window screens and air conditioning while indoors to keep mosquitos outside."so while the world keeps an eye on the zika virus, doctors say for the majority of americans, the virus will be contained if prevention is top of mind. for the now, i'm andy choi. one of the biggest unknowns remains the possible birth defects linked to the zika virus...that's why the c-d-c issued a global travel warning to pregnant women. if you're like me, you have a drawer at home, full of expired coupons. next on the now-- which ones to toss-- and which can be used regardless
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expires.online deals site "rather be shopping" took a look at which coupons can be used after the expiration date. "bed bath and beyond's" 20 percent off coupons can be used no matter when you make your purchase."walmart" will honor coupons a few days late. and you can use "kohl's cash" and "burger king" coupons past their expiration dates as well. if you're like a lot of us you have old cell phones or computers sitting around your house gathering dust. dust.you want to get rid of them... but you're worried about what personal information might still be on them. 9 on your side consumer reporter john matarese joins us with some simple ways to stay one step ahead of thieves. today is "national data privacy day" the day set aside to remind all of us to do our part.and 9 is on your side with some simple ways to protect yourself. yourself.trading in your phone?... use the "factory reset" or "hard reset."that will clear nearly all the information from your phone's
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sim or s-d card.that's because even after you wipe your phone the card can still keep information about you.then it doesn't hurt to go back and double check your search histories and messages to make sure everything actually got deleted. for your computer the process is a little different.first save any files you want to keep to an external hard drive... or u-s-b drive.then you need to wipe your computer's hard drive to get rid of the information permanently.you can get programs to do this both online... and in stores that sell computers.we have a link to two free ones recommended by microsoft on our website. another option is actually taking out the hard drive and physically destroying it. after you've wiped your computer or phone there are a lot of places you can recycle or donate it.dont go away: i'll be back at 5:30 with how to check out a veterans
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moeny is really helping vets! we love facebook... and facebook is definitely loving us right back.that's because it's making tons of money off us... about 13-dollars for every user in the united states.that may not sound like much... but it's adding up to one-and-a-half billion dollars in profit in just the last three months.it's the first time facebook's quarterly earnings have topped even a billion dollars.most of the money is coming from mobile ads.facebook recently launched new technology designed to keep us online longer... and to better target ads toward our interests. the reds hit the road.and not just to leave a disappointing season in the dust.where you can meet some of your favorite players and coaches.
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welcome back to the now cincinnati... reds pitchers and catchers report to spring training in three weeks...but dozens of reds got a head start today ... as the annual reds winter caravan left from great american ballpark. ballpark.four busses of reds players, front office staff, announcers and legends hit the road today.they are headed in four directions. they will hit five states in "reds country." they're making scheduled stops at radio stations, malls and
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support them year after year. and they know that's especially important after a year with 98 losses. 13:20:08-18 bryan price. reds manager"let them know that we really appreciate their support and we hope they stay with us as we get back on top of things here and get back on top of the division. (18)billy hamilton, reds outfielder 13:21:10-24it's always good to go out and make somones day you see these people come out early morning, it's freezing,last year it was snowing ... it's always good to give appreciation back to the people who appreciate you. all four legs of the reds caravan will end their tour sunday at the florence mall ...and you're invited.they'll be there from 11-2, signing autographs and taking pictures. when you think 'hockey' ... do you think 'slap shots' ... 'speedy skaters' ... and maybe even 'flying fists'? one think you probably 'don't' think ... is pink.but this saturday ... when the cincinnati cyclones take on the quad city mallards ... there will be a rink full of pink ... and it's more than just a fashion statement. take
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10-1534-426:22:33it's always nice to play for something other than just the game 6:27:23for two of the cyclones ... the fight against breast cancer is close to home ... 105109 my grandmother had breast cancer at a young age 1530655238 my grandmother was diagnosed and battled through it, went through chemo and everything about 15 years ago goalie andy isles already shows his support for the cause ...61324 i have a pink ribbon on the back of my helmet, it's always been a focal part of my custom masks and on saturday his teammates will join him in a big way ... at the fifth annual 'pink in the rink' ... 7:42;20 what's it like playing on pink ice? (laughs) it's different 7:45 ... in pink jerseys ... it's an instant wow factor 25525 i mean to see these big hunky hockey players domed in pink and on this pink ice it's really a wow factor 30313but it goes beyond the wow factor ... (4 second nat pop) 110317 everybody has a connection in some way and that's why it's a continual fight to overcome this and find ways to beat this disease 111343they aren't just bringing awareness and raising money ... they're
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support to the cause.we actually have an auction right after the game 40425 so people can stick around they can bid on their player's favorite jersey and they literally come off the ice and they;'re sweating and everything else they hand off the jerseythat money stays in greater cincinnati ... the jersey auctions benefitting the pink ribbon girls... 1:54:00 we provide free meals housecleaning and transportation direct services right to these women and their families 1:59:28and this saturday ... that's a cause worth skating for. 6:49:37 to be out here representing people more than just yourself that's something that makes this game so fun and so special 65454 that report was filed by our producer tory wegerski. if you want to snag one of those pink jerseys ... and watch some hockey ... tickets are still available ... just visit 'cyclones hockey dot com' ... 'or' you can get a ticket by lacing up your running shoes for saturday morning's 'frozen 5-k!'the cyclones are pairing up with the pink ribbon girls
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through downtown cincinnati ... already 25-hundred people are signed up to run ... runners will get a race packet with a t-shirt 'and' a ticket to the game that night!visit cyclones hockey dot com slash 5 k to register. if you're a foodie, you're lucky you live right here in cincinnati. congratulations to two local restaurants for being named some of the best in the entire country. country.business insider called orchids at palm court the best restaurant in all of ohio. the ariticle says chef todd kelly's food 'epitomizes fine dining'.and lucky for us -- the best restaurant in kentucky -- is right across the river in covington. it's bouquet restaurant in mainstrasse.last year boca won best restaurant in all of ohio. the cincinnati police department is looking to fill its next recruit class. applications are being accepted right now to join the department.you have until sunday night at 11-59 to enter online.each recruit class has about 50 people. it takes six months of hard work...but it's
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pass, says the sergeant for police recruits! that">anyone over the age of 21 that is a resident of either hamilton county or the surrounding counties can apply. the starting pay once you become an officer is about 52-grand. he'll have to pay a high bond if he wants to get out of jail. that's the result of a ruling today from a judge... denying a murder suspect's request for a lower bond. this was the scene on january 13th in west chester ... after police say demarcus staley and three other suspects broke into tyler kassow's home ... intending to rob him... instead shooting and killing him.today his attorney argued the 19 year old deserves a lower bond ... because he's a graduate of princeton high
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college.the judge said the prosecutors believe staley was the one who pulled the trigger that night.he denied his request .. staley's bond is still set at one and a half million dollars... he's due back in court in february. there is a chance for rain as we head closer to the evening hours. a trough heads our way later this afternoon and it will result in a quick light rain chance. this is mainly between 5-9 p.m. as showers move from the northwest to the southeast. after 9 p.m., any leftover precipitation will change to isolated snow showers and flurries. currently, no snow is expected to accumulate. if we saw anything, maybe a quick dusting. while friday may see a few early clouds, some clearing breaks out later in the day. highs on friday will be in the upper 30s and low 40s for a seasonable day. by the weekend, an area of high pressure sets up over the carolinas and brings more mild air back to the tri-state. the weekend will see highs in the low 50s. saturday will be partly cloudy, but more clouds and a slight chance for rain are back for sunday. if we were to see rain on sunday, the better chance is in the afternoon. rain chances and warm air continue into the coming workweek. we continue to watch the timing of this rain and when we'll see our best windows of precipitation. but a more defined area of low pressure and strong cold front
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cambridge and now the club is hosting a celebratory roast in her honor. you spend all that money to go to college.but just how likely are you get a job the field you study after graduation?the f-t-c is now cracking down on devry university -- which has locations here in cincinnati -- for its career success claims. 9 on your side's carol williams breaks down the complaints. you're probably seen or heard them before in the school's ads like this one. one.name: "when i finish my degree in business, a new job at a great company. that's the graduation present i want. find your career success. learn how at devry.edu " "this ad is followed by the claim "90 percent of our graduates actively seeking employment had careers in their field within six months of graduation."but the new lawsuit the f-t-c has filed against devry accuses the school of misleading students. it's accused of counting
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field when they really weren't. the f-t-c also says the claim that devry's graduates had 15 percent higher incomes on average one year after graduation than graduates at other colleges is deceptive. federal regulators say they looked up actual incomes directly from devry grads... and they're aren't making more money. devry is responding to the suit... saying the f-t-c's complaint doesn't have legal basis.it says the complaint has examples that exaggerate prove them. the f-t-c says between 30- thousand to 50-thousand students may have been impacted by the advertising.if you're one of them you could get money back... depending on what happens with the lawsuit. listen up "back to the future" fans.newsy's grant suneson shows us how the delorean is now getting a reboot. we may not have the hoverboards that "back to the future ii" promised us, but
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own delorean. "are you telling me you built a time machine out of a delorean?" marty mcfly asks https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=qvsggtivcgs.the low volume motor vehicle manufacturers act exempts carmakers https://www.govtrac 14/hr2675/text that are producing under 500 vehicles annually from normal safety standards as long as they're making replica cars, like deloreans.the act lets the delorean motor company put a new engine into the body of an old dmc-12 model and have it be street legal, much to the delight of ceo stephen wynne. "it's a green light to go back into production that was prohibited," wynne said. wynne's shop in humble, texas, currently just refurbishes existing vehicles, since the company stopped making new ones after going bankrupt in 1982. (video via kprc http://www.click2ho uston.com/news/del oreans-to-go-back- to-the-future-and- into-production)but even though the company can legally make hundreds of cars per year, there's still a big challenge to making them, since no one's built a new delorean in more than 30 years. wynne said there should be enough parts for around 300 deloreans, and he hopes to sell them for less than $100,000
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ready in early 2017 and start producing one a week thereafter. watch newsy 24-7 on your tv or download the newsy app for on the go updates updates adhd impacts millions of people, probably someone you know. know.but more adults than ever before are finding out they have it.so what's behind the surge?we find out next on the
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wcpo 9 on your side... we usually associate a-d- h-d... with kids.but the now's terra hall found... doctors are diagnosing and treating this condition in adults who never realized they had it.. when jeremy didier was in her 30s, she noticed she was having trouble taking care of her husband, her kids, herself. jeremy didier (did- ee-ay), impact adhd counselor 02.13when i stopped working full time to stay home, things started falling apart. when i was responsible for putting things together like schedules, and feeding those
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the house up and doing laundry. that's when i realized something was really, really wrong. she got on medicine for depression and anxiety, but soon learned that those were only symptoms of a larger condition. after a series of tests, her psychiatrist diagnosed her with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or adhd. jeremy didier (did- ee-ay), impact adhd counselor 10.30a major misconception about adults with adhd is that it is shameful or that it can be or should be hidden. in reality, the best thing you can do is get the diagnosis, talk about it and no matter how old you are there are still things you can do to lead a relatively normal life. that's why many doctors now check for adhd in their patients who complain of difficulty concentrating ... feeling like they're in a fog ... underperforming at work ... dr. sudeep ross, chief medical officer at samuel rogers health center16.55 you're not succeeding at work, you're not succeeding at school, you are having difficulties paying attention, your relationships can suffer. treating the add can change all those things - it can be
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because while these commonly associated with depression, they could also simply be the symptoms of an undiagnosed disorder that started in childhood. terra hall, the now. an estimated 40-million adults in the u-s live with anxiety or depression.doctors estimate about 8-million adults are living with a-d-h-d. there is an organization here in cincinnati that's dedicated to helping children and adults with adhd.it's called *the affinity center and it's on cooper road. the final debate before the iowa caucuses will not feature the gop frontrunner. ... and 'that's' final. final.donald trump is standing his ground on his feud with fox news and megyn kelly. instead of appearing at tonight's event, the billionaire will hold his own event which he says will raise money for veterans groups. sen. ted cruz will now get center stage. cruz has challenged trump to debate him one on one.... an offer trump has refused. dowd: i think ted cruz is more disappointed than fox news that donald trump isn't at the debate, because i think ted cruz, as the polls show,
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ted cruz needs to start worrying about marco rubio. marco rubio now is starting to gain momentum in iowa, and if he doesn't be careful, marco rubio could come up and finish second. second.on the democratic side, bernie sanders and hillary clinton are in a statistical dead heat. the latest poll from nbc/marist and the wall street journal has clinton slightly ahead. by the way, sanders wants supporters to know he's fit enough to handle the presidency. presidency.today -- his campaign released his medical records so anyone can see them. the move is mostly customary -- but voters may find it important for sanders, who will be 75 years old on inauguration day.if he wins the presidency, he would become the oldest president
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(ad lib) a trough heads our way later this afternoon and it will result in a quick light rain chance. this is mainly between 5-9 p.m. as showers move from the northwest to the southeast. after 9 p.m., any leftover precipitation will change to isolated snow showers and flurries. currently, no snow is expected to accumulate. if we saw anything, maybe a quick dusting. while friday may see a few early clouds, some clearing breaks out later in the day. highs on friday will be in the upper 30s and low 40s for a seasonable day. by the weekend, an area of high pressure sets up over the carolinas and brings more mild air back to the tri-state. the
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low 50s. saturday will be partly cloudy, but more clouds and a slight chance for rain are back for sunday. if we were to see rain on sunday, the better chance is in the afternoon. rain chances and warm air continue into the coming workweek. we continue to watch the timing of this rain and when we'll see our best windows of precipitation. but a more defined area of low pressure and strong cold front
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it's a first for lego... one disabled advocates say is long overdue.the company just unveiled this mini-figure at a toy fare in germany.it's a boy in a wheelchair... part of the "fun at the park" building set that comes out in june.these images are from a german-based fan site.the new figure comes after this online petition calling for lego to make a more diverse set of figures. advocates say this sends a huge message and gives confidence to children with disablities across the world... that they are not marginalized. craig mckee is here with a look at what's coming up on 9 on your side. first, we sit down with a woman who desperately tried to save the man hit by a metro bus. her heroic attempts and what we're learning about the bus driver - who is well known in the firefighting
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plus, joseph simpson the cincinnati police officer indicted on theft charges speaks only to 9 on your side. what he and his attorney have to say about the charges and how they think the city is handling the situation. tanya -- ad lib wrap "a woman came here to rescue a burned cat getting a rescue of her own. that story
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barbie is getting a makeover - and people are talking about it. it.mattel is making the doll available in three new body types: types: tall, petite and curvy. they're an addition though -- the original body type that has triggered controversy over the years will remain on store shelves.critics said the toy gave young girls an unrealistic image and body type to aspire to.the doll has looked the same for 57 years. a burned kitten - in need of a new home -- finds a loving new owner. owner.but that's just the beginning...the new owner tells our anne mcnamara... in a way... they rescued each other. sot - cover(8616) :10 worst
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the ears...a kitten found near an apartment laundry room - with burns all over her body jeff fankhauser | chief veterinarian, dumb friends league :23 it somehow had gotten inside one of the dryers, so presumably that's where the burns occurred. dr. jeff fankhauser at the dumb friends league nursed her back to health...two months later...the search began -- for a new home. gloria mckeever | adopted burned kitten(8589) :34 immediately i had this heart thing and thought that poor baby mckeever saw these pictures on the news...and felt the two were kindred spirits...having suffered severe burns herself -- as a teenager.the scars now barely visibile...(8589) 4:04 i do. i have scarring. i've had plastic surgery a couple times on it. what she remembers most -- is a broken heart.(8590) 1:31 i was very much in love at that time and i had just left my boyfriend behind because of a military transfer and all i could think of is he is never going to want me nowi kind of thought my life was over as far as being a pretty girl.50 years later...she and the boyfriend re-connected...and got married. this was their wedding day.
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happily ever after and then in october he got bronchitis and it turned out to be stage four cancer and he was gone by the end of december gloria left lonely...nats where are you kitty?and looking...nats (8595) :18 there you arecome here little princess companion.(8590) 6:23 i guess i was kind of thinking the kitty needed to be rescued, and i kind of needed a new focus, a new rescue, i've got all this love and no place to put it now. she named the cat rosebud...because of her burned ears...but it's fitting...for this re- blossoming...for both of them. (8590) 6:49 just having that kitty in this house it's a joyful thing for the now...i'm anne mcnamara. vets say "rosebud" will make a full recovery. and all of her fur will become completely white again as she heals. another bank is going to let you get cash from an a-t-m... using your smart phone instead of your debit card.we told you about this new technology yesterday here on the now... chase plans to install the new
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america is now looking at doing the same thing... and will launch a pilot program next month.it's also working to let you pay credit card bills and cash checks using the new a-t-ms. the government is trying to help you cut the cost of your cable bill. bill.it's now proposing letting you swap your cable box... for a tablet or smart t-v instead. instead.you'd still have to pay for cable but not the box which you're forced to rent. the government says if you counted everyone who has cable that's 20 billion dollars.as you might expect... the cable industry is against this saying a government mandate could undermine the t-v market. the f-c-c is expected to vote on the proposal next month.if approved you'll have a chance to give your opinion. that's it from the now cincinnati. cincinnati.9 on your side at 5 starts right now. "it hasn't left my mind yet" yet"she watched as a metro bus hit and killed a man crossing the street.her split-second rush to help, and what police say the driver did, that caused the crash.
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clues.a mysterious find brings investigators, and big equipment, to someone's front yard.what they ended up pulling out of the ground. firing back.a cincinnati police officer indicted for theft says the city manager's name-calling is shocking. helping a firefighter's family. family.hamilton firefighter patrick wolterman lost his life in the line of duty.a supervisor delivered a final toast at his funeral. join me in a symbolic toast to the glass we never got the opportunity to share. to a fallen hamilton hero. tonight you can raise that glass, and help his family, too.9 on your side at five starts now! people don't get hit by buses and you don't want to ever witness that, it's traumatizing
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