out here." the leader of the armed group occupying a wildlife refuge is asking people to stand down as police arrest more people. we're tracking a chance of flurries or even light snow showers for later today... sot full "i don't like being taken advantage of. in his case i was being taken advantage of by fox, i don't like that"" rob/vo and a heated interview between donald trump and fox new channel's bill oreilly about why he refuses to reconsider skipping tonight's debate. kara 2 shot good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot

williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. we will start out with a partly cloudy sky today and morning temperatures in the mid 20s. this afternoon increasing clouds with a high of 41 degrees. we could a see a few light sctd. rain / snow showers late this evening after 6pm with flurries then overnight. this will not be a huge deal. overnight lows drop to 27 degrees then a sun and cloud mix on friday and high of 38 degrees. the warm up kicks into high gear on saturday with a high of 52 degrees. we stay in the low 50s into early next week however rain will develop late sunday and continue into the first part of next week. breaking now breaking now... police confirm a breaking now... police confirm a man has just been flown to u-c medical center with a life- threatening stab wound. officials tell us the victim's girlfriend drove him to mercy west hospital. police are working

the stabbing happened-- but officers were told it may have happened in winton terrace. the victim is in critical condition. new this morning new this morning... police have identified the man and woman who were struck by a metro bus in hyde park square. emily and her dad stephen frank were hit by a metro bus while crossing in a crosswalk in hyde park last night around 7:30. it happened right at the intersectin of erie and edwards road. her dad died at the scene..he was 73 years old. at last check, emily frank was in serious, but stable condition at u-c medical center. no passengers were on the bus on at the time. no one else was hurt. cincnnati police say this is an ongoing investigation. "the metro bus will be taken to the main metro garage and will be held there and examined, we'll review any surveillance camera footage and we'll canvass this area for

as the city of flint michigan figures out how to fix water system, cincinnati is trying to prevent a similiar situation from ever happening. smitherman has orded a report on the nearly 16- thousand lead- lined pipes on private property in the city of the goal will be to over the last 5 years and make sure lead isn't the water. public conversation, get the information out and then say, 'hey, how can we help to solve it?'" officials from cincinnati water works say our system here is much different than the one in flint-- mainly because our water is treated in a way that lowers corrosion with pipes. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. frank joins us with a look at the day ahead. we will start out

and morning temperatures in the mid 20s. this afternoon increasing clouds with a high of 41 degrees. we could a see a few light sctd. rain / snow showers late this evening after 6pm with flurries then overnight. this will not be a huge deal. overnight lows drop to 27 degrees then a sun and cloud mix on friday and high of 38 degrees. the warm up kicks into high gear on saturday with a high of 52 degrees. we stay in the low 50s into early next week however rain will develop late sunday and continue into the first part of next week. carstar toss to denise for traffic bridge work

bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. tonight and friday, jan. 29, will all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. the following day. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. tonight and friday. new information new information

home explosion in adair county, kentucky. officials have identified the victims as mitchell coomer and his wife lori... their one year old granddaughter kinley rodgers... and their friend steven keltner. many gathered at a church to remember pray for the victims' relatives. "it's hard today the family was here. last night the family was here. to experience their grief of their loved and lost ones is hard and difficult." the cause of tuesday's explosion remains under investigation this morning. an ohio bill that would divert government funding away from planned parenthood has cleared one of its final hurdles. the republican- controlled state senate passed the legislation yesterday. the house where republicans also hold a majority must o-k the bill before it could go to republican governor john kasich for his signature. businesses in louisville could soon face a citation.. and fine...

shopping carts. a new proposal would require businesses to add their name and telephone number to each shopping cart. if one is found off-site, and doesn't have that information on it, businesses could be fined up to 100- bucks per cart. officials say the abandoned carts are an eyesore, collect trash and cause traffic issues. still ahead... the reds caravan is hitting the road... we've got all the details in a live report. and the debate drama continues... into donald trump's past... after some recent comments levee cam meteorologist frank marzullo has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming up.

gerber baby. this is seven- month-old isla of troy, michigan. her photo was chosen by a panel of judges from more than 170- thousand entries. isla's parents will receive 50- thousand dollars in prize money... gerber will share her photos on social media throughout the year and she has the option of appearing in ads. but isla won't

baby on products. rob & wx chat toss to wx

with a partly cloudy sky today and morning temperatures in the mid 20s. this afternoon increasing clouds with a high of 41 degrees. we could a see a few light sctd. rain / snow showers late this evening after 6pm with flurries then overnight. this will not be a huge deal. overnight lows drop to 27 degrees then a sun and cloud mix on friday and high of 38 degrees. the warm up kicks into high gear on saturday with a high of 52 degrees. we stay in the low 50s into early next week however rain will develop late sunday and continue into the first part of next week. carstar bridge work requires single

southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. tonight and friday, jan. 29, will all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. the following day. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. tonight and friday. reds it's time to think spring.. and reds baseball! the caravan hits the road in just a few hours... our jordan vilines joins us live from

need to know... live the 2016 cincinnati reds caravan kicks off today from the reds hall of fame & museum and will travel over 3,300 miles making stops in five states over four days. vo a few of the caravan-ers stopped by the reds hall of fame, including marty brennaman, former red dmitri young, and reds catcher tucker barnhart. the four caravan tours travel through ohio, indiana, kentucky, west virginia and tennessee providing fans with the opportunity to interact with current and former players, top minor leaguers and broadcasters. at each of the 16 fan stops, the groups will field questions and sign autographs while time allows. live the government is suing the operators of the for-profit devry university, alleging operators of the for-profit devry

they misled consumers about students' jobs and earnings prospects. the federal trade commission says it was deceptive for devry to claim that 90-percent of its graduates landed jobs in their fields within six months. says devry was misleading when it claimed that its graduates had 15 percent higher other colleges or universities. says numerous devry counted as field"... were people not. new information about the weeks- long standoff in according to an complaint, the members that took over a federal wildlife refuge had

night-vision goggles. and we've just learned three more people have been taken into custody. the complaint also says workers at the facility have been prevented from reporting to work because of threats of violence. eight people were arrested earlier this week- including pete santilli of cincinnati. some group members still remain at the site. you decide instead of fighting with his republican rivals -- donald trump is at war with fox news, opting to not attend the network's debate tonight. but despite the boycott-- trump went on fox news last night to explain his decision. bill o'reilly/host : "kelly's question was within journalistic bounds. number two..." donald trump/r presidential candidate: "i disagree." bill o'reilly/host : "that's good. that's good. you made your case. don't walk away, that's what america is about, robust debate. don't walk away from it." donald trump/r presidential candidate: "let's talk about something more important." trump agreed to a truce and appeared on the o'reilly factor... as a new anti-trump pac started airing attack ads. meantime, critics

about something trump said megyn kelly in 20-11... "do you really think you're a better moderator than i am? no i could never beat you. that wouldn't be close. you're doing a great job by the way." instead of tonight's debate, trump says he'll hold an event to raise money for veterans. on the democratic side... a lot of people buzzing about bernie sanders' tax plan. supporter call it "a robin hood tax." his plan would raise over 19- trillion dollars in higher taxes over 10 years, for middle and high wage earners... sanders claims higher taxes would be offset by better government services. "to the wealthiest people in this country who sometimes have an effective tax rate lower than truck drivers or nurses, yes, you are going to start paying your fair share of taxes." sanders is also proposing to end obamacare and replace it with a single payer system. house minority

"what bernie said was i'm going to reduce the cost of health care and it may involve some people paying a tax. we're not ... we're not running on any platform of raising taxes. he's talking about a single- payer, and that's not going to happen. i mean does anybody in this room think that we're going to be discussing single-payer?" have you seen this? have you seen this? just in time for the super bowl there's a new budweiser clydesdale on the "mac" was born morning at the warm springs ranch in boonville, the ranch is home to more than 70 of budweiser's heard of 160-plus clydesdale horses. no word if mac will make an appearance bowl ad. still ahead... a step forward is expected today.. in the case of a local

tracking some temperatures... next. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play weather now anim we will start out

cloudy sky today and morning temperatures in the mid 20s. this afternoon increasing clouds with a high of 41 degrees. we could a see a few light sctd. rain / snow showers late this evening after 6pm with flurries then overnight. this will not be a huge deal. overnight lows drop to 27 degrees then a sun and cloud mix on friday and high of 38 degrees. the warm up kicks into high gear on saturday with a high of 52 degrees. we stay in the low 50s into early next week however rain will develop late sunday and continue into the first part of next week. carstar bridge work requires single lane closures on

requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. tonight and friday, jan. 29, will all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. the following day. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. tonight and friday. happening today happening today across the nation... it's been 30 years since the challenger tragedy. seven crew members died when a booster engine failed, causing the shuttle to break apart. nasa will pay tribute to the crews of apollo 1 and space shuttles challenger and columbia, during the agency's day of remembrance. more than 150 walmart stores

country will be closed today.... and won't reopen. officials say in some areas, the residents will now be without access to a grocery store or pharmacy. happening today happening today across the region... crews are investigating the cause of a three alarm fire at an indiana apartment complex. firefighters spent several hours battling flames in newburgh.. outside of evansville. no injuries reported. a celebration kicks off at the university of louisville's louis d. brandeis school of law today... to mark the 100th anniversary of its namesake's appointment to the u.s. supreme court. brandeis served on the court from 1916 to 1939. happening today state... the city of announce the neighborhoods chosen for this year's neighborhood enhancement program. the 90-day collaborative effort is designed to "jumpstart" community revitalization and reinvestment. two communities have been selected. f-c cincinnati is

players on the current roster, as well as those hoping to earn a spot on the team, will be at wall 2 wall soccer in mason from 10 until noon. the event is open to the public for oberserving. a good samaritan who pulled a crash victim to safety, is sharing his story... coming up.