>> well snow makes for a challenging morning rush-hour commute for drivers all over the tri-state. >> folks navigated snow-covered tristreets and neighborhood in both sides of the river. snow forced hundreds of closures and delays. it forces a lot of events and churches.

bottom of our screen. >> many people share nightmare in the community. this is what it looks like in floor epps. >> leads to slow going for folks heading to work this morning. with that, we say good afternoon. that. >> arriving right before rush-hour at a time where we seen recent cold temperatures. it created the perfect storm, wouldn't you say >> yes, it did. >> let's go with meteorologist with more on what's happening. >> good afternoon. hate to jump the gun. we're not done with snow. thankfully. tonight, there won't be no snow. tomorrow, there won't be no snow. as we're mentioning, team of meteorologist, one will come just in time for the weekend to start.

posted for brown, adams county and our bottom row of counties, owen to mason county from 5:00 a.m. on friday to 7:00 at 7:00 on saturday. that's a fairly large window. where the watches in effect, that suggests the potential for a lot of snow. in this case four or perhaps more inches of snow. totals will be lower for the upcoming event. not tonight or tomorrow. friday, friday night, very early on saturday. closer to interstate 71. more on friday system in a minute. first, we're cloudy to mostly cloudy. temperatures gradually fall in the mid to upper teens. cincinnati, have us down to 18 by midnight. overnight, we'll see some partial cheering. we'll level at 14 degrees.

no snow. the clouds are still here. the clouds will start rising rapidly. last check, 17 in wilmington. 23 in harrison. and factor the wind, windchill for most between 10-15 degrees, some spots. harrison and middletown has wind chills in the upper teens and lower 20s. we get filtered sun tomorrow. especially in the afternoon. more sun then. they track the secondary wave of snow before we get to the weekend. saturday and sunday, it looks warmer and quieter. the late week round of snow brad. >> check back, road crews will be playing catch-up >> cindy benter, what are you finding, sydney? >> brad and paula. the roads are fairly clear where

we're on west fork right now. kind of making our way through mount aries forest, area, heading towards corain. much of what we've seen so far. we left the station probably last 45 minutes, went down hopple street. heading northwest, was pretty snow covered still. some of the outside lanes are snow-covered. we're catching to make your way towards colerain. some of the side streets have not been cleared. if you're seeing some bad roads in your area, feel free to tweet me, and i'll check out some roads near you. we'll let you know how they are. for now, reporting live, sydney

>> those are promising pictures. we'll get back to see if there's anything worst. asking to share the pictures at local 12 facebook page. >> local 12 viewers does a great job. a lot of people, with some great pictures. a lot of animal pictures. tim, this is the girls having breakfast. wilson creek in lawrenceburg, indiana. who are the girls? isn't that a great picture. love that picture. thanks for checking in. you cannot have snowfall in the area. becky does a great job in showing to us. and thank you for checking in as well. one more picture from chrissy.

have a nice picture of a golden retriever. that picture, casy chrissy, and willard, mini walrus playing in the snow. that's absolutely fantastic. join in the conversation to help us tell the tale. local 12 news. >> and this is a live shot of cut-in-hill. i've seen a lot worst than this. this is pretty nice right now. we'll keep you up-to-date with the traffic. local12.com. we'll continue our live coverage for the evening commute. where we are right now, impact on businesses. we will hear from local workers about what happened to them and the issues they face today. later at 6:00, larry davis is going to be joining us. he will explore the question that everybody is asking, why was it so bad this morning with so little snow. paula.

it was -- another plunge. this is how it ended. one point, it was down 500 points. john schmitt's port folio manager, joins us with a look what's driving the markets down. . >> and it should be a good thing. and you should buy more gasoline. it's cheaper. >> and oil falling about a year ago. it's really a result of slowing, concern of a slowing economy. started as an oversupply situation. we're producing of the country, massive amounts oil. and we started cutting back. saudi arabia is ready to pile on. and since then, it's been more after demand concern in the last few weeks. that's why the markets have been more on the edge. particularly china.

starting to arrive. >> people at helm, goes to the gas pump. how low is gas compared to where it's been? >> it's very, very cheap. gallon of oil is cheaper than milk. >> and based on inflation >> inflation, we have not seen prices like this in decades. >> and we know it's moving the market down. that's the negative, low prices. what should people do? s&p 500 at one point is so low, it's # 1 percent down for the year. that's huge people's 401(k), tied to what's happening in the s&p 500. losing a lot of money. what do we do? >> few opportunities in the last special years. average down. we have not had the opportunity. really since 2009, the market has been up about every year. with the correction, ira, 401(k).

at a cheaper price. it's hard to do. >> and been in the business for 30 years. usually when you feel your best. when you feel your worst, you should be feeling your best. >> did see comeback midday. >> and that's the way emotion works. there's a point, during, i guess around noon hour, for every stock that's up, 30 were down. that's the advance decline. and that's a dramatic number. >> and they are having a big meeting overseas and the word, lower prices for longer than expected. would you agree with that >> i would agroo. >> fundamentally, we would have a huge amount of oversupply in the market. through. and over the next few months, if we start to see that, we will see a recovery. right now, it's lower for longer.

part here to go buy a big gas-guzzler and spend more money on gasoline because iran will be pumping more gas than oil. >> do other things -- your lifestyle, all things being equal, gotten better >> and you did a good job of trying to make me feel better. >> good luck tomorrow. >> another day. >> thanks for coming. and sign-ups for one of the area's popular annual events is on the rise.

running out for you to take a >> second day in a row. protesters have a road block. and they are calling for new election. days before a january 24th presidential and legislative runoff. few thousand people joined the protest. and the young man at the tail end, smashed cars and wind chills -- windshields. senators were discussing a resolution to postpone the vote >> calling for teachers to stop

lawmakers resolve the district's crisis. administrators had to close 85 schools, forcing thousands of students to stay home. the protest is meant to call attention to the class sizes and poor condition at detroit city school >> sign-ups for race for the cure. race takes place saturday, along the river front in honor of the 19th year for the race. it costs about $19. we have a link and more information at local12.com. and also happening today, international museum selfie day. you have a chance to win a free and enjoy the arts membership. all you have to do is take a selfie and share it on twitter and instagram using the hash tag museum selfie. the winner will be announced friday. turning compulsive behavior

>> a man turns an obsession into a delicious passion? >> we're done with accumulating snow for today. another round of snow as promised. a look at the storm watch early friday morning to early saturday morning.

>> live look, 75 and 275 around sharonville. roads are clear much and it looks like it's going okay. traffic conditions on the evening commute. hopefully, they will be all right. morning. >> it was it you have. >> 71 this morning. you guys do okay? >> yeah, i did fine. i never really get too bothered by this. being a chicago boy, you drove in this all the time. it's not a big deal. whenever the timing, it is nasty. >> you know the worst for me, i cut through mount adam. and it was worst going down. one point, i couldn't stop. avs is gone. and sliding about five car lengths, almost going into an intersection. >> and cautiously optimistic that crews, they have done late good job.

that were not in good shape this morning. they will have all night and all day tomorrow to keep plowing and clearing the roads, before the next round of snow. we've been mentioning, two rounds of snow. one came today. the other is on the way friday. there's a lot of uncertainty. what i'm about to show you, the forecast that we have now, the best available guidance, the best forecast based on the information we have. winter storm watch for owen, robertson, mason, brown and adams county, from 5:00 p.m. friday to 7:00 in the morning on saturday. the watch area is the most likely area to receive 4 or more inches of snow when the watch is in effect. this watch may be upgraded to a warning. it may be replaced with a winter

additional watches, advisories posted close to areas 71. the heaviest snow we received on friday, especially late and especially during the evening will be south and southeast cincinnati. that hasn't changed. more on friday's system in a moment. if you're out and about tonight, some roads may not be in the best of shape. roads for clues, gotten. and you should be able to get out and about tonight. and partial clearing and overnight, temperatures falling in the mid and upper teens. you could track clouds as they break up in at least some tri-state communities. you should return the track tomorrow. updated forecast and updated planning forecast numbers. and up in oxford, it's cloudy.

the winds sustained between 5-10 miles an hour. partial clearing this evening. and filtered sun tomorrow. snow returns. especially areas south. southeast of cincinnati. and windchill in cincinnati, now 14. temperature 22. will only drop a few degrees tonight. eventually eventually, no snow. this evening and overnight. satellite and radar, we'll make a run tonight. and likely stay cloudy and mostly cloudy for much of the evening. and notice the lack of snow, live precision live hd. some roads will stay tonight for what fell early today. there's no additional snow tonight. high pressure tries to scrub through. sun will be filtered tomorrow.

clouds will increase, getting into the back end of tomorrow. friday, we start with a cloudy sky but we finished with snow, especially south and southeast of cincinnati. at this point, watch and effect, heaviest snow will be late friday. there may be some. fayette union, franklin county will walk away to nothing or next to nothing. potential with four to eight inches of snow, well to the southeast of cincinnati much night. not for tonight and tomorrow. we'll start tomorrow at 14. and tomorrow, sun and clouds for much of the day, especially during the afternoon. touch in the way of cloud cover, early in the day. once we take care of the wind and snow, friday and saturday, we get some sun and a high of 37 on sunday >> we can never look so good. taking a bite out of the

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>> life events, making the transition from high school to college could cause those types of things. >> and stigma is heavy within our country. people label you as crazy. and not being a highly functioning member. i didn't want to tell anyone, when i started getting stressed out. business. as well as a sweet opportunity to use a familiar obsession, cake as an ice breaker to open up conversation. james hopes to take a bite on the stigma surrounding mental

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m kkkkk >> if you were outside this morning, you know hills were not your friend. dorchester not far from local 12, learned the hard way. why not call it, mount auburn? >> the cost of interstate, close by in mount adams. people encountered plenty of hills. that's where i was. i really did go through an intersection. it was so slippery, i was moving. you can't break when it is just ice. >> video during the strides >> with a blood pressure monitor on you at the time.

>> snow made its way out but long. >> scott dimmich is here what we can expect tonight and the system that may be headed our way on friday. scott, a lot of questions, right? >> absolutely. this is the case with every winter storm in the tri-state. we have to see where the moisture. and we have to see how much moisture there is in the system. those. er to cast gets complicated. we try to get you what we know. in the coming hours, coming days, team of meteorologists, will get specific with what we know as new data comes in. new forecast posted from owington, and mason to brown county. 5:00 a.m. to friday, through early saturday morning. i think the start time of the watch is a little early.

weather event, potential storm will be centered late on friday. for the afternoon and evening commute on friday and also for friday evening, totals will be lower to the north of the watch area and our friends in the far northwest part of the tri-state will miss out completely. we'll hold on to a partly cloudy sky, temperatures dropping down to the upper teens. and then we'll drop into the mid-teens overnight with some partial clearing especially early. satellite-radar, some breaks in the clouds in the west. i believe a lot of the breaks in the clouds will be filled in with more clouds because, toss a considerable amount mid level clouds. and wind chills are down in the teens for most.

and then we'll discuss friday's storm. more on that in a bit >> snow totals are rather low. they were enough to make things tough for the morning drivers. they make things tough for local businesses. and more on the east side of town >> and all over the tri-state, the snow created quite a mess in the roadways. it kept a lot of kids home from school. some people got to get out with it. how to check out, how the snow impacted local businesses in the east side? >> it's hard. >> it's very cold when i first come in. especially yesterday when it was 6 degrees. >> at the corner of church and valley in newtown, nancy de mayo is the pit master. it may be snowy and cold but it's not stopping her. filled with tasty barbecue. and thanks to the snow, business on a day like this. >> and it's probably pretty

>> plenty of foods, come on down. >> and general manager of pf chang, expected. and hopefully not as snow as the commute ends. >> >>. >> and here's to hoping to getting home as fast as the sidewalks this morning. >> probably rush-hour, goes down, so i don't deal with the traffic. and it's not exactly having an easy day either. >> car battery died. we had to call aaa and have them change our batteries. i think he's installing a new one. >> after 16 years in ohio, she has a permanent solution. >> i get to move to florida. >> as for today, my mom and i get to make a memory >> that's the spirit.

local 12 news. >> that's a good final snow week. the coverage winter weather. more on how local school administrators made the calling to cancel classes and at 6:00. larry davis wants to know how little snow could make things so bad on the roads >> lawmakers consider ressurect, to lift the ban on sunday, carry out alcohol sales. the so-called blue laws have drawn well funded battles. and the bill would require grocery and convenience stores to keep alcohol in separate areas of the stores away from toys, school supplies and candy. clerks would have to be at least 21-year-old to sell the products. indiana lawmakers consider a proposal that will raise gas and cigarette taxes to pay for improvements to the state's

the measure is built as an alternative to the funding plan. the proposal would raise cigarette costs by $1 a pack and allow the state's gas tax to inflate for inflation. that will hike the tax. and spence spoke out against the plan during the recent state of the state address. boost spending. we have talked a lot today. earlier, i spoke to ron paul, in jul, in jul started talking about the market crash. he's not backing a concern, there's a lot of down side left for wall street. >> i suspected for a while and made my own judgment and my own personal opinion for selling

i did it a year ago and was probably a little early. i am concerned. i am concerned on where we go from here. in someplaces, oil prices dropping could be a good thing, particularly if you're using oil to do other stuff. and the stocks have been so inflated in their prices. >> we talked about the senators bills that would allow doctors to increase, treat for soboxin. and he also thinks there will be more support for a bill that will give congress more oversite over the federal reserve. and 5:30, hear from the thoughts of the economy, which is doom and gloom. in the last half hour, john schmitt, who stayed the course and was more up beat. a little calmer. >> stay calm, everybody. average age of new moms.

>> liz bonis shares us to share details and in today's living longer report. >> good afternoon, guys. researchers are looking at the age of new moms, found fewer teens are giving birth. that's a good thing. many women are also waiting until they are older to start a family. that means the average age now of first time moms is 26-year-old and 4 months. that's the highest it's been until now. ob-gyn case medical center that supplies, it's certainly a good thing that teen births are down. delaying the start of the family, could introduce new complications. mothers should talk to doctors. women in the late teens and late 20s have the fewer problems of pregnancies. the complications does increase after age 35.

odds of downs syndrome goes up. and the odds in carrying the pregnancy to term. and it's possible that women could be infertile before going to menopause. studies show, there's no one time that's right. you should seek your primary care provider. it is critical at any age to look at the months before getting pregnant to up the odds of having a healthy baby. nutrition, if you're thinking about getting pregnant, the things you would do already pregnant need to start 3-4 months ahead. all the babies's systems are down. you could avoid alcohol, good nutrition, prenatal vits. those kind of things.

about breast caca chipotle will soon offer paid sick leave to employees. either being employees, if they don't have to come to work ill. it should reduce the chances of customers getting sick. the chipotle managers will close the restaurants on february 8th for company wide employee training on food safety. jc penneys will be selling appliances. they will be carrying washing machines and refridge raters. it is an effort to boost sales

and the price of oil suffered the worst one day drop since september. take a look. dow jones industrial fell and yeah, when that's considered good, that's really sad. it was down more than 500 points. nasdaq slipped five points at the end of the day. s&p 500 lost 22 points. would you try it? there's something new in mcdonald's in japan. chocolate french fries. mcchocolate is covered in two kinds of chocolate sauce. the chocolate french fries will only be sold only in japan for now. >> why only there? >> i'm sure it's a test market. all you have to do is show this on several services all over the place. it will be in america.

. >> from the terrorism alert desk in washington. michelle marsh. the pakistani taliban is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack in the university. 20 people were killed and more than 60 others injured. four gunmen stormed out of town. the gunmen reportedly breaking down doors to shoot at students. the man suspected of cutting up the attack, the is same man that

school in december of 2014. professor at kent state university is under investigation by the fbi for alleged ties to isis. the student newspaper, after the editor said, she's contacted by the fbi and homeland security is part of the investigation to homeland professor. and officials say he's under investigation for a year and a half and hasn't been charged with a crime. a new united nation report, 19 thousand civilians were killed in 2014, october 2015. report attributed to most of the violence in wash. i'm michelle marsh >> pretty much says it all. father has a shock of his life

anthony is thankful his wife and young son, were out at the time. and parker had to take matters to his -- under his own hands and kill the tiger snake. the tiger snake is the most deadly behind the eastern brown. >> i would call someone to help me. >> snake? >> snow. >>nd an all the snow, poses quite the dilemma from area schools, as you imagine. some district schools on buses and others have a large number. and coming up at 5:00, angenette levy how the school leaders make the crucial decision. larry davis will look into the question many are asking. why were the roads so bad with such a small amount of snow that

interesting developments in covington. this has to do with the race for mayor there. former state senator, joe meyer, filed the paperwork to challenge mayor karen. this is major issues that could change the issues of covington. at 5:00. >> looking forward to it. >> taking a look at the traffic at cut-in-hill in covington. this is pretty darn smooth, 4:50 in the afternoon. >> we're great for the rest of the night and rest of tomorrow. brighter and warmer, before our next round of snow comes in on friday. we said all week long, we will have to get through the first event and before the second event. the late event is uncertain after all. and pretty much got one to three

2.4 officially in cincinnati. the attention turns to the late week system and who will see snow and who will miss out. the winter storm watch has been posted for owen, pendleton, robinson, adams county. this is in effect 5:00 a.m. on saturday. i believe most of the impacts from the winter weather event or potential winter storm on friday will be during the back half of friday afternoon and friday evening, with temperatures in the 20s. some of the snow, could be moderate and heavy at times in the far southern counties. just to the north of the watch area, there will be likely at least some accumulation or snow showers. this is the most uncertain area. most of the model guidance county. they received little to no snow. with the winter storm watch out and potential for the national weather service or four more

transition area here, at least an inch or two of snow. and simply put, further south, southeast you go, more likely you are to see snow. further northwest in the tri-state, connorsville, this is not going to be a significant event for you, based on the latest guidance that we have. again, this is for the back end of the workweek and the early part of the weekend. no certain for any snow tonight. partial clearing is, brighter tomorrow. more sunnily, more clouds early and we await the friday system. totals range from over an inch to three inches of snow in vivie. officially in cincinnati in the international airport, 2.4 was the total. snow has moved out. i don't anticipate any snow showers or flurries this evening. temperatures range from the

and mid-20s in forest park, foster and georgetown. windchill is in the teens for most. we're 22 in cincinnati. at best, partial clearing is best for tonight. and this is actually the system out in the plains that will affect us. it will dive to the south and then gradually, ride in the appalachian. it will be in the northern edge of the system. we have no snow to track in the tri-state. live precision doppler hd, forecast models shows clouds trying to break up some this evening and overnight. partial clearing this evening and overnight. tomorrow, start with clouds and including when you tune in to good morning. cincinnati. and we'll pick up more sun as we get to the afternoon. partly sunny. mix of sun and clouds. we're brighter tomorrow and warmer, to make the most of tomorrow.

morning commute on friday, it could be messy. potentials for four or more areas of snow. more of that in the coming days. and cloudy to mostly cloudy. with temperatures dropping in the mid to upper teens. planning forecast shows, we're windy with snow developing on friday. again, the potential is there for a messy late afternoon, early evening commute. if you're out and about this weekend, we'll be warmer. some flurries early saturday. finally some sun. we're not going to worry about it. >> praise for an actor for his

>>nd an at 4:00, . >> and pulled a man from his home in hidden valley, california. john black shows us the meeting of the father of the man he saved. >> i don't look at it as heroic.

>> actor jamie foxx embraced the father he saved from a burning car on monday night. >> he didn't have to do anything. you know, like i said earlier? i think we all hope that we can do something when the time is there. the question, do we feel our own life. >> and brett was speeding when he swerved off the road and hit a drainage ditch. his car flipped several times and bursting into flames, right into front of fox's home. he heard the crash >> god has a son. we're good now. these are tears of joy. it worked out the right way. >> it captured the dramatic scene playing out in fox's home. >> someone is trapped?

the car is on fire. >> the driver pulled over to help fox. together, they pulled the victim out of the car before it was fully engulfed. >> i have to help you get you out. i don't want to have to leave you. you have angels around you. when we pulled him out, within five seconds, the truck goes up. >> god bless you. >> victim suffered burns. he was charged with driving under the influence. you have will the way the dad expressed himself. >> right time. >> and we're back at 5:30 local 12 news live at 5:00. and stay warm and go and watch movies. >> snow blankets the tri-state, leading to the closure of some school districts and universities. the couple of inches of snow,

>> bad timing and it may not be