find politicians . >> it's not just a tree-covered hillside but big things may be coming to the site of the old price hill incline. paula is off. sydney benter joins me. some day you may be walking down the incline, soaring above it, staying lit up from halfway across town. >> those are among the proposals at the top end.

looks back at the former location. the price hill incline went from the last part of the lower price hill inside in 1943. a new restaurant, theater and projects. the right of way remains covered with trees and brush. the community group, price hill will, will present a bunch of the ideas. >> and we want it to be part of the people's minds. that will be the main question. what do you want to be about the incline site? >> one designer suggest an incline visibility projek, less expensive at quarter million. >> includes lighting up the support pier for the incline. by the way are still there and are almost all intact. and just about every five to ten

>> other costly ideas, gondola to connect with another larger gondola to the other part of the city. that's a lot. >> biggest reach, as far as bending. in between, perhaps we can put a park in there with serpentine walks so you could actually climb the hill and there might even be a possibility of a smaller incline, similar to what you may see in pittsburgh. >> granted, some of the ideas may seem kind of pie in the sky or -- gondola in the sky. the thing to keep in mind, it's called price hill will. they believe they will get something done somewhere down the road or up the incline. jeff hirsh, local 12 news >> the community meeting is at 6:00 p.m. at the incline theater.

neighborhood consensus on which project or projects to push for and start working on a funding and developmental strategy. >> sentencing for the driver in a deadly crash. prosecutors charge scott raines with murder and speeding. police say his suv crossed the center line in crest view hills last march, hit two other cars. other drivers, mary anne, she was killed in the crash. range sentencing is sentenced in the afternoon. we will let you know what she decides as soon as she wins it. william sunderland pled guilty to two counts of .

must go through a sex abuse program. and employees at the wal-mart told officers they became suspicious when the man filled the cart with electronics and started with a second cart. he parked one to the front door and told police he had forgotten his credit card. the men took off when he saw them. he raised on the road. he eventually crashed to the rock wall and got into an suv. he ran across the interstate and jumped the medium. police have released the surveillance video. clarence jones. if you know anything about this, you're asked to call crimestoppers 352-3040. fire investigators are looking into what started a house fire today in price hill. firefighters put out the fire in moreatto avenue around 11:00. a person inside the home woke up to find the first floor filling

when crews arrived, they found heavy smoke in the basement they had $10 thousand worth of damage. >> it has felt pretty warm, to last week's cold snap. will that continue? >> we will begin the day in the 40s. we're in the 40s and soon will be dropping in the 20s. there's warmer air as we get into the weekend. we're cloudy with no flurries, no sprinkles and temperatures will be falling below freezing in the next couple of hours, all the way to 28 by midnight. we will start tomorrow, temperatures centering in the twebt 20's and we have no flurries or sprinkles, rain, snow, freezing rain or sleet to track on large precision live hd. down to 35 at the international airport. middletown is at 37. factor the winds, sustained about 5-15 miles an hour. it feels like temperature or

upper 20s. temperatures will likely center where wind chills are now. once we get into the overnight. we're mostly cloudy from late tonight, all the way through tomorrow. we have some flurries coming, at least for some on thursday. and then warmer air comes our way just in time for the start of the weekend. we'll take you to the planning forecast in 10 minutes. brad? >> scott, check back with you. >> two more bengals headed to sunday's probowl. they announced cedric feldman and eric jones made the roster. and second behind the franchise record nine players. sed is on his way. he has a baby on the way. >> make more than anything. i'm terrified. i am in chicago right now. that baby could come at any moment. she says she won't have it until we get back.

>> made the promise. said, she will hold out. you're saying that now, but when labor hits, the story may change a bit. >> yes, story may change a bit. >> february 6th is the due date. >> have some time >> first one. you could imagine, with him in hawaii, she might be a little tense >> i would say so. >> relaxing moments. >> hope they have good friends at home, looking out for her. >> raised the bad boy, tedy kramer delivers a key speech.

close look at the . >> wall to wall soccer in mason and sc sings nat -- cincinnati hosting. as well as some of the players that stood out in a recent open tryout. it's open to the public. the team released the inaugural season today. the first home game, april 9th against charlotte. and tedy kramer will speak in an event in university tonight. he will deliver the keynote address and take part on the

in a couple of weeks, you could see an on screen screening. and the impact on the reds. it will be shown on february 16th. tedy will be there for the panel discussion after the film. find the link to buy tickets on local12.com. >> isn't that great? congratulations. local blood drive has become so popular. it's moved to a bigger location. the cyclones has hosted the queen city blood drive. past years, they've held it in u.s. bank arena. this year, it will be in the energy duke energy center. all donors will get a pair of t-shirts. free pizza and a gift bag. let's head on down. >> awesome. good depression. common, but a serious medical condition that affects one in ten american adults. >> it could be so mild and be so severe, it prevents the person from functioning. good news, the depression could

in today's health minute, they show us emerging treatments that may offer even more promise. >> jerry spencer has dealt with depression most of her life. she says a few years ago, it became almost debilitating. she enrolled in massachusetts jen hospital in boston, that's testing a new and promising blood treatment called near infrared light. >> near infrared light through the forehand gets to the powerhouse of the cell, which are the mitochondria. in the area that's the source of light. >> the light also decreases inflammation in the brain and increases connections between neweron newerons. jerry believes the treatment works. >> i'm functioning. i'm working.

>> another novel approach to treating depression, the use of small doses of the anesthetic drugs katamen. depression is the most common mental disorders in the u.s. and it causes by the chemical imbalance in the brain. >> a lot of people don't realize it's a treatable condition and feel better in some cases as little as few weeks. >> depression is the most common depression in the u.s. it's likely caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. >> and had a good winter and hopefully depression is down. pope frances gets a special run visit. >> and for especially dangerous prisoners. >> we have temperatures in the 30s.

wind chills are down in the 20s. .

charges is linked to vietnamese gang. the 43-year-old was in jail on attempted charges. and 27-year-old husan niari accused of kidnapping and torture. officers believe they escaped friday morning. at the vatican today, meeting between the pope and hasan began with handshakes. he gave the catholic leader a persian rug. and they hope it will position iran as a key player in the middle east efforts. it's the first time in two decades that the pope has met an iranian president. we are following breaking news right now outside minneapolis. we have word one person is dead, several students are injured. we're taking a live camera now, elementary school bus crash. the indianapolis star is

curb at the school in lawrence and hit a few people. the person killed was an adult. the parents are just now getting to the scene. we will keep an eye on the story and bring you any new details as we get them. again, one person dead in a bus crash in a school in an elementary school in indianapolis. one person dead is an adult. we will bring you more as we learn it. moving on, the weather department. it's been a nice respid from the snap and cold. >> we have had rains and cold. it was nice and quiet this evening. if you're out and about for any reason, walk the dog, hanging out with friends and family. rain and snow won't be in the way. >> hanging out around 2:00 a.m. this morning, it was nice and balmy. >> it was. >> what was going on around 2:00 a.m. >> around 50.

brad was doing. if you were up, 5:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., we were noticeably warmer. temperatures now in the 30s, dropping in the 20s by midnight. i expect little to no clearing between now, at the start, first at 4:00 tomorrow. we're cloudy this evening. mostly cloudy overnight and throughout the day tomorrow. you could track the clouds and track the rain that we have down to the southeast, meaning well outside the tri-state. rain that's not coming our way, weather 12 rain authority app. search for wkrc google play. and i updated the forecast the same numbers you see, local12.com. on air and that's what you see on the app. very simple forecast. picture perfect set up here in the weather cam for a weather evening. it's cloudy now. we see no signs of any sun breaking through the clouds this afternoon. also in the entry weather cam, top of the radson, looking in

and clouds over those towers with the temperature of 36 now in covington. we're cloudy this evening. mostly cloudy overnight and tomorrow. if you want some warmth, we have sun coming in the start of the weekend. we're cloudy in the international airport. windchill of 36 and wind sustained around 15 miles an hour. take 35 now in cincinnati. 28 by midnight and ultimately we'll drop to the mid twenties by early tomorrow morning. highs tomorrow will be near above freezing. we're relatively cool right now. and then we start to see warmer air come our way even with more clouds late in the workweek. we'll have the sun-cloud mix with highs in the 50s on saturday. right now we're locked in the clouds. i mentioned a moment ago, rain on the side of the tri-state to the south and to the southeast. rain will arrive despite the appalachians and will not be coming our way.

breaking up in the next several hours. clouds will not have much tomorrow. no rain to track and doppler hd. front off to the southeast is the lifting mechanism, creating the rain down to the deep south and up into the mid-atlantic. notice here, at least flurries, sprinkles, in the mountains. here at home, just a cloudy sky. showers are aggressive. i believe we have stable air, two, three, 4 thousand feet above the ground. that keeps us trapped in with at least the possibility of some clearing. once we get to thursday night, after some partial clearing, clouds thicken back up. there will be flurries to the northeast of cincinnati. flurries, meaning no accumulation, especially over southwestern ohio. best chance for any clearing during good morning. cincinnati tomorrow and through local 12

temperatures flow through the 20s and 30s. we're mostly cloudy tomorrow. want more sun, want more warmth. we're up to 55 degrees for the first day of the weekend. and showers move in, especially late sunday and continue into sunday evening. still warm, even with more clouds and showers to the back of the weekend. here's brad. girls. >> i have barb. >> barb about 6-month old. mixed terrier. >> great little dog. >> probably going to be about a 20-25 thousand, adulthood. pretty active. >> oh, oh, oh!. >> you have got? >> zoey and sally. >> sally is a pretty good dog. pretty laid back in fact, when you go to pet her, she rolls on her back and wants

zoey, is a little needy. will need some good grooming. she has a nice coat but needs to be maintained. >> three cuteies here. >> and -- >> girls over here. >> and samuel. we have samuel and william. samuel and william are about two months old. they will make great companion animals, both neutered and ready to go to a good home. >> beautiful. >> everybody ready tomorrow at -- >> noon. 3949 colerain avenue. >> barb is ready to go.

>> and more on the . >> road rage in austin, texas. the whole thing is caught on camera. >> witness says before the fight, man made obscene gestures. what escalated died down as well. when the light turned green, the men got back in the cars and took off. two fighting drivers were gone

officers are now questioning witnesses and what they are calling an aggravated assault. arrested. >> so fun. >> and any snow, south of us, caused some problems from arenas around lake cumberland. jamestown arena. they are still counting the slips and the boats affected. five of the late cumberland, seven marinas have been damaged. >> it looks like pain. >> people pack a council meeting. >> and ahead at 4:00. >> you may notice dry skin, especially in your hands. liz bonis.

what too doo to . >> ahead of ohio's e pa is calling for a criminal investigation after the operator of water treatment plant in northeast ohio. failed to warn people they may be drinking dangerous water. and erica thomas has more on the seabring village council. >> i drank the water. >> drank the water.

>> people packed the seabring chambers, overflowed in the highway, all concerned about the water crisis. one major issues, who knew what when? cory crews, asked rich derue when he learned about the problem. >> you and mr. banks knew about that. >> it wasn't in the council. council has advised of that. it was a routine magnet. >> i know what the letter looked like. i got the letters from wkbs today. >> and i want to clarify. >> other major concern, the safety of children in town. only some were tested for lead

lead. >> do you know even for sure your house tested positive. . >> he doesn't go anywhere else. >> high levels. >> and not the city, lacks communication, very much so >> out in the hall, i found naurn rhinehart. they welcomed daughter adre'anna 12 days ago. they found out of the water advisory two days ago. and only heard about the meeting hours before. they are concerned about the family's future. >> i'm just finding out there may be lead in it.

with my daughter now >> >>. >> two taken in schools and sea brinks are above the federal for copper. and representative says today, the latest test at the preschool found excessive lead levels in two drinking water fountains. >> matt bevin, how he wants to spend $3 billion of taxpayer money in the next two years in the first budget address. the governor is -- governor is set to set his budget speech. >> police say a man held up a gun when he walked into the stock yard's bank on paxton avenue around 2:45 yesterday afternoon. if you know who he is, give

remember, you don't have to leave your name. >> we'll be dropping into the 20s in the next few hours. we will have a cloudy sky and this evening. wind chills, in the low to mid-20s by early tomorrow morning. the wind will be up, between 5-15 miles an hour this evening and 5-10 miles an hour overnight. in cincinnati, down to 28 by midnight. we'll be cloudy this evening and cloudy early in the overnight. best chance for any clearing tonight will be very late. just in time for good morning. cincinnati. we'll have temperatures in the 20s by then. we have no rain, snow, freezing rain or sleek to track. at least we will stay dry for the late afternoon or evening

satellite and radar, shows plenty of rain. extending from the west, down to the eastern part of tennessee. and with the rain, moving to the tri-state. and notice the cloudy skies over all of northern kentucky, southwestern ohio. temperatures in the 30s. most have a field -like temperature and windchill in the 20s. coming up, review some of the hour data and hour-by-hour timing, any breaks in the clouds late tonight and tomorrow. stray flurries in the forecast. for some on thursday, highs will be in the 50s to kick off the weekend. take a look at the planning forecast in a bit. brad. >> thanks, very much. complaints. those dry cracked hands. joining us, is skin soothing report.

this time of year, it feels like you simply can't get enough lotion in your hands these days. maybe because you will need more than lotion to keep your hands feeling like sand paper. we team up with skin experts with the laser center in norwood for some great ideas that may come in handy. when you're outside and this cold right now, no matter how much you cover it up, it's hard to avoid the impact of the wicked winter weather. it means your hands and fingers feel -- >> dry and cracked and sore. they are red. they hurt. >> most of us know, when you come in from the cold, moisturizers and product could make a difference. it's not just about rubbing lotion or gels on the hands. it's getting underneath the skin and getting something to observe to avoid the dry-cracked hands. >> tons of things you could do,

>> and the skin specialist who said in the season of sickness, you have to wash your hands a lot. after you do that, she recommends using a gentle brush. it helps hands belter observe product's moisture. it's one of the things you could do to help reduce the signs of aging that show up on the hands as we get older. >> there's many, many things we can do to prevent aged appearing skin. . >> after the exfoliation, jamie suggests the products that has jojoba oil. >> the oil is made from a seed that comes from a shrub that grows in dry areas. it's said to have a lasting effects on dryness that could lead to cracks on the fingertips. the tips are important for flattering fingers. >> they are very important. i love to wear, i love to wear my rings and jewelry and have my

the more you do that, the more attention you draw to your hands. my hands are just in terrible shape. >> finally, she can turn around what's in terrible shape with the help of hot knits that fit moisturize. >> nice treatment to have for your skin for 10-15 minutes. the skin. >> and you could get that, it looks like jojoba but pronounced jojoba oil. it costs about $8 a bottle. the idea, the oil is stickier and go better than the lotion that sits on top. the combination is all bet. >> and especially this time of year. i use the antibacteria this time of year and that's very drying.

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s&p 500 gained 26 points. the winter storm kept many in the east coast indoors. one point, nearly 1. -- and that would be a record for saim multitannious views. on demand viewing, 66 percent higher in baltimore and washington. chances are you probably have more facebook friends than you could keep up with. new study published with the journal royal society of science, shows an average of only 4 percent of the facebook friends are considered your support click. and study says, the average count, 12 people as closed friends. >> i have 13 close friends?

>> i have to think about that iff >> from the terrorism alert desk from washington. i'm jonathan eliance. four suicide bombers attacked a market and town in camru region near the border of nigeria.

the region in the past month. isis claimed responsibility for the bombings in the city of hon. and booby-trapped car exploded in a government checkpoint in the city. few minutes after that, a suicide bomber detonated the explosive belt in a crowd of people. easy jet is reporting a fallout in air travel following the attacks of paris and suspected bombing of a passenger jet near egypt. and it says in november, businesses, to and from the country have fallen and passengers just choose not to show up from their flights. from the terrorist alert desk in washington. >> and do what they clock. stay where it is. the clock will remain 3 minutes to midnight. facing their decision on global climate change. last year, they moved the clock, two minutes closer to midnight for the same reason. >> i don't even know what it is.

>> you don't have a doomsday clock in your bedroom? >> it's happy where i live. >> invite us, to join us >> religious group building a massive noah's arc tourist attraction has won a legal battle in the state of kentucky. larry davis shows us how the battle, withdrawal of the potential tax incentive worth millions. larry will have more on the answers for genesis. . 5:30, joe webb shares a housing trend that's made its way to northern kentucky and it's raising some eyebrows. covington businessman wants to build a home in the city's west side neighborhood out of two recycled shipping containers. this is a concept that's been used successfully all over the world. and at 6:00, some teenagers were looking to get high.

concoction of gasoline and soda. the case from a small town near nashville is getting national attention. john lomac will share the frightening story that every parent wants to know about. that's coming at 6:00. thanks. and taking a look at traffic 75, kyle lane. fair standard at 4:49 in the afternoon. any danger of any moisture? >> no sun glare. stepping up the evening. if you want to grill out, feeling bold, there's some that says grill out, when it is this cold. >> bring your grilled out food here. >> that would be nice. >> in charge? of grilling out? have to bring the food. >> there you go >> we will be having some grill out.

>> write down the list. after we get down to the weather cam. temperature, 33, up in college hill, on the star 64 tower. factor the winds, staying around 10 miles an hour, brings the windchill down, feels like temperature down to 26. what you will see is what you will get all night long, except the sun will set and it's difficult to see the clouds. sunset tonight will be after 5:00. temperatures are now in the 30s. earlier, local 12 news, we told you we would be in the 40s and we were. temperatures in the 40s and overnight, will settle into the mid to upper 20s. fairfield at 26. newport, 38. factor the wind, wind chills is down to 39 in laurel. 27 in hillsborough. baitsville has a windchill of 30 degrees. 35 in cincinnati. down 10 degrees to get to the overnight low. we're cloudy with absolutely no clearing late in the arch and this evening.

it will be very late and nearing sunrise tomorrow. i showed you in the weather cam, college and the case in oxford and covington. and short term, cloudy skies, queen city. to the east, to the southeast, and well to the south of cincinnati, there's a ban of rain extending from new orleans to knoxville. and into the far southern part of pennsylvania. all the rain is moving to the northeast. that will not be coming our way late in the afternoon and this evening. precision doppler hd, no rain, >> snow. freezing rain, sleet, any type of precipitation, close to cincinnati, is just not going to reach the ground. notice in the forecast, bleeps flurries in the afternoon. i've been being reports. no evidence of flurries around the evening. can rely on some flakes

you'll be very lucky if you see anything fall from the sky tonight. everything is cloudy. waynesville, connorsville, dry ridge, bethel. best chance of any clearing, in time, the start of good morning. cincinnati. 10:00, 11:00 tonight. still cloudy. once you see some clearing tomorrow, clouds will thicken thursday. there will be stray flurries. notice in the forecast model, some signs of brightening of sky or at least temporary clearing tomorrow afternoon. overall, we're cloudy to mostly cloudy for the next 24 hours. but we'll also be dry. forecast tonight, 25 by 6:00 in the morning. we'll be in the 30s for the next couple of hours and we're back in the 30s tomorrow afternoon. planning forecast shows, straight flurries, focus to the

thursday. we're up to 55 on saturday. weekend forecast hasn't changed all that much. showers late sunday. more showers monday and tuesday. saturday's big day to get out and do something >> of course. >> be sure to tune in to local 12 news. >> and thank you, scott. >> thank you very much. >> i have some opinions. indiana made the teaching of the cursive writing. >> there's a bill to make it required again. what you think about it. mandatory. everybody should have their own signature to set them apart from everybody else. their printed name will be worth verified. >> michelle hugo, nothing has to be signed in cursive. it has to be your signature. i sign all legal documents in connecttive prints. i'm not sure what connecttive prints is. very few people to sign a document where the signature is

>> would rather schools focus on teaching typing rather than cursive. dead style of writing. >> like cursive. >> a frentd of my son received a congratulatory note for being team. written in cursive. couldn't read it. you could imagine, going to local 12 facebook page and page. i think we'll give brad two cents right now. >> now that you say that, my kids tell me they can't read my cursive writing either. >> cursive is good. i like cursive. a 12-year-old boy is working hard to change some perception. >> i have autism.

because a lot of people . >> 12-year-old genius plans to graduate from high school last year. he hopes to have a ph.d from college. >> in some ways, it's a regular between boy. in others, he's not at all. >> jason clark says he likes his math teacher because he knows

he wants to prove he could graduate from college ahead of most students. >> i have autism so that's a brave thing because a lot of people associate autism with low functioning. >> they've had him in a number of schools. >> he was reading harry potter at 3. >> i'm not going to put him a dorm room with a bunch of college kids. >> he has taken two iq tests. >> they were above 150, which is genius. >> it's harder to make friends because i don't have as much as

>> his best friend is the datsun mix dog named rebel. >> i love him. he helps me calm down a lot and he loves me as -- he's just my dog. >> his parents say he has progressed so much they can no longer help him with his less ones. >> we're both smart people but he knows things that we don't have anything about. >> he dreams of making games for a living >> hopefully will start a new path for other kids that may be following the other similar path. >> yeah. >> and wow. >> that's great stuff. >> best of him. >> we're back at 5:30. rob and cammy with local 12 news at 5:00. >> thanks very much. it's a long-awaited decision. the group behind the arc counter, is celebrating a victory. why the judge says violated