temperatures are plunging into dangerous territory tonight. good evening- i'm tricia macke.. with the chief meteorologist steve horstmeye.. we want to go straight to the chief for what we'll face in the morning. steve cam

a like winter, sub- zero wind chills are here. that means we're all going to be heat. to save, while staying warm, fox19 now frankie jupiter has more. frankie what are you doing up there. staying warm, as you mention were going to cranking up the heat indoors escaping from the bitter cold. this one of the free ways to make it a little bit warmer this winter. if you've got ceiling fans--reverse them, that'll draw the cool air from the floor up to the ceiling, and make the room feel warmer! nextspend fifteen to twenty bucks to replace your

dirty filter makes efficientand bills! heater insulating $20, too. that'll make it more efficientand save and if you're like me when i'm at home. i one of those on. frankie jupiter fox19 now. when the temperatures drop... its important to remember to keep your pets inside.. and now a new bill in the ohio house is pushing to punish those who leave them out in the cold... with fines and possibly jail time. house bill 94 would make tethering an animal outside... illegal under certain circumstances. we spoke to a vet..

dangerous time of year for animals.. well this time of year can be difficult for pets, especially for people who like to leave their pets outside and for pets that like to stay outside and play long. the cold can definitely affect their breathing, and lead to coughing, especially smaller pets or older animals that have medical problems, and then its really the risk of exposure, like frostbite, damage to their toes, ears, violators would be fined on a first offense... and jail time would be possible for continued offenders. as the plummet... be sure you have the fox19 now weather of your hand... with weather app. after being found with gunshot wounds on a wooded trail in police say 23-year was found on a behind bracken woods lane around 6 last night.

medical center where he died from his injuries. cincinnati police are investigating this as a homicide. anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers at 513- 352-3040. callers may remain anonymous. recognize this popular summer festival? this is video of the st. rita fest.. from a few years ago.. but the st. rita fest tradition is coming to a close... on the group's facebook page - organizers posted - st. rita will focus on other funding avenues to ensure its future success. st. rita school for the deaf has put on the festival since 19-16 - making it the longest running festival in the tri- state. you can check out the thirteenth amendment and the emancipation proclamation in person at the freedom center.... tomorrow... and you can do it all for free.. the national underground railroad freedom center is offering free admission tomorrow.. in honor of dr. martin luther king, junior day. the reds hall of fame and museum is offering half price admission tomorrow..

to commemorate the late dr. king... the tri state has a lot to offer. ....including a scavanger hunt at the cincinnati- hamilton county library.... we have a list of activities and deals on our website on fox19 now dot com... we're back with another check of your cold... forecast - after the break. sot "steve open"

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sportswrap.

this city knows the weight of a loss, but that weight soon became a can't wait feeling, with hopes of the steelers going down tonight. joe we can't be on the couch with every bengal... but... we can show how they reacted as the steelers season ended. hint - hashtag - karma trended on twitter tonight in cincinnati. it's how we watch sports now... not everyone - but many of you... t-v on - phone unlocked - twitter open. and for three- and-a-half quarters - not a single bengal tweeted. when the steelers fumbled away momentum... it set up this post game tweet from dre kirkpatrick. - comes around - hashtag karma." and - just like the jeremy hill fumble bengals... pittsburgh. in peace" - tweeted rey maualuga. took the broncos of game to finally score a touchdown...

it's the t-d... that made everything o-k in the world of george iloka. that purple thing is called smiling face with horns - so there's that. no mile high miracle for ben roethlisberger. steelers lose... and i think mo sanu needs mo smiley faces. feels like closure in cincinnati. kind of. but - still not really. manning and brady will meet for the afc championship. petyon manning: "obviously, we're excited to be in the game. we knew we'd have to beat a good football team tonight to get there. we'll try to enjoy this one tonight and get a jump start and preparing for that game on monday and we'll talk about who we're playing on wednesday." the afc championship is set. the top two seeds will play in denver and the winner will play for a super bowl. seventeeth time tom brady and peyton manning will meet on the same field. manning is two- and-one against brady in afc championships. no fonts

music announcer: "out of control. out of control." dre kirkpatrick: "coach has control of this team." adam jones: "y'all think it's just cool to fine a coach? when we bleeping lost a game we've worked since april for." hue jackson: "first thank the people in cincinnati. mike brown, katie and troy and obviously marvin." marvin lewis: "ken's been through this a couple of times when we hired jay particularly. ken and i've spent a lot of hours together." music joe and jeremy chroma joe need to sit down after a week like that. bengals lose - lose vontaze burfict for three games and lose their best offensive mind. jer took a flash twitter poll this week, the overwhelming reaction is, the fans like ken zampese as o-c. he did get overlooked twice, something he spoke with me about one on one. jeremy rauch: "alright ken, you've been around this team for a long time. you worked with carson palmer and andy dalton, what have you learned about what it takes to win here?"

best thing about the organization is they give you players to play with." jeremy rauch: "has this felt like a long time coming for you?" ken zampese: "no. i love what i've done all these years coaching the qbs. opportunities come when they come." jeremy rauch: "we've seen andy dalton improve immensely this last season. how much of that goes back to your work with andy dalton?" ken zampese: "it's a we thing. it's a tag team effort." jeremy rauch: "will your offense look similar to hue's offense?" ken zampese: "i think coach jackson set a great foundation. we'll go." needs to change with this offense? will it be marvin jones back?" lewis can comment on players coming back. i just know that whoever our best to get more out of them than we've gotten so far." ken." ken zampese: "you got it." joe and jeremy chroma jer

there was talk of marvin lewis offering hue jackson a chance to become head coach someday. i asked marv if that was ever a discussion with zampese, marvin laughed it off and said i'd been reading too much in the papers. joe

coach his list of it's massive. guys like adam jones and reggie nelson can now sign with any team they want. that list and free on if he'll be back. marvin lewis: "i don't think we'll have as much change as you think that we'll have in players and getting guys back here and signed and i think the lesson has told our guys they have a pretty good home here." george iloka: "it doesn't matter what you feel - it matters what you show. you can tell a girl you like her, but it's how you treat her that lets her know how she makes you feel so we'll see. i just want to be where i'm wanted. they want me here, i'll be back. if they don't, obviously i'll be gone." joe and jeremy chroma joe adam jones did say this week he would like to stay in cincinnati... but... made a point to say he needs to make sure his family is taken care of first. translation - the man knows this is his last big

back to playoff football. seahawks and panthers-- right here on fox19 now. and we begin with the pride of saint x, luke kuechly, pickin' on russell wilson. he scoots in. his 5th interception, 2nd for six this season. carolina wasn't done, stil in the first half, cam newton fires it to greg olsen. "i'm old greg!!" it's an old fashioned carolina barbecue, up 31-0 at half. but the seahawks do have russell wilson, gets russ-diculous here, finds jermaine kearse in the back of endzone. it's a 10-point game. now a 7-point game, they need the onside kick, and it comes that close. panthers recover. ballgame. panthers hosting carson and the cardinals next sunday in the nfc championship. luke kuechly: "you learn to battle. that's what playoffs football is about. we knew we had our hands full with seattle. they're a great team. they've been in this situation before. we were excited to come out in front of the home

top two seeds in both conferences next sunday. next here - we're driving to dayton to fly to the hoop. see it next on the wrap. joe and jeremy 2shot bam/gfx joe

before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal zen. the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! the $4 menu. where all meals are under $4. at steak 'n shake. tonight with a guarantee.. the xavier basketball team will make school history on monday. jeremy here are the teams ranked ahead of xavier who lost this week. x-u will at least jump michigan state

maryland. joe x is currently seventh. thinking top five - but even if they only move one spot in monday's new poll... it'll be their highest ever ranking. good to see howard stern at cintas center. it is a big game. winner of xavier and top twenty-five depaul wins first place to themselves in the big east. did raeshaun gaffney bring her a-game? yes - yes - yes - yes - she did. all signs point to a big game for the fairfield high school product... fist pump for a three... and a one woman fastbreak. quitely good season at xavier... muskies tipped off with a fourteen- and-three record. gaffney finished with a game high 21-points. mason grad bri glover kicked in eight points... but... depaul made eleven threes. xavier, 70-53... only xavier's second loss at cintas this season. roger bacon taking on lebron's high school team in

a little snap, crackle and pop right here. they call him the cereal killer. then on the inbounds, bacon playing the inside out game, so many emotions, alex freem pfriem is feeling joy. bacon trying to hang around. johnson out there ballin, finds elijah fulton for the bucket inside. but st. vincent st. mary gets the w, 66-56 the man with the beard is sprint cup driver paul menard. and this is paul menard this week at a new menard's store in town. we know you'll 'save big money at menard's'... but... the track he'll drive here in the tri-state is about to spend major money to repave its track for the first time since it opened in 2000. paul menard: "it needed it for sure. the surface itself was coming apart so you had to do something. hate to see a repave because it usually takes a couple years for the double

understanding is that we'll have different banking on each end - a low bank and a high bank on either end of the track." our carstar collision of the week, luke kennard's ball fake colliding with broken ankles. the franklin product, put up 30 points in a loss to notre dame. but this... this is like almost giving candy to a baby, and then taking it right back. bam/gfx