after large and extremely dangerous tornadoes tear through the south. nats rain kara vo here at home... heavy rain swept across the tri- state overnight... we'll tell you if it will impact your morning commute. sot full "i started hearing screams get me out of here please help me get me out of here and bloody fingers came up through the sunroof" rob vo a kentucky police officer jumps into action --- saving a teenager trapped in her car that's also submerged in water. new this morning... heavy rain is

for drivers. heavy rain is causing problems for drivers. this is video of columbia parkway near taft... where the water was as high as three feet at one point... columbia parkway remains closed this morning.. no word on when it could reopen. kara 2 shot good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. new this morning... the national weather service will be surveying that damage from a tornado in western alabama. the strong system ripped roofs off of homes, downed trees and powerlines and damaged a federal prison. people packed storm shelters...

new this morning... the national weather service will be surveying that damage from a tornado in western alabama. the strong system ripped roofs off of homes, downed trees and powerlines and damaged a federal prison. people packed storm shelters... one man says he helped pull a resident to safety just in time... "it was one guy he was trying to come in and it looked like it was trying to suck him out..we tried to pull him in..and we finally got him in and got the door closed." fortunately, there were only minor injuries reported. weather experts will be on scene today to determine how strong the twister was... our meterologist matt hollaner

damage left behind and says it appears to be an e-f-2 with wind speeds up to 135 miles an hour meantime... nebraska is digging out.. wet, heavy snow caused major problems on roadways. officials asked drivers to stay off the streets... though city crews are doing their best to keep up with snow removal. parts of the state saw more than a foot of snow... and thousands of people lost power. new this morning new this morning... butler county police says alcohol is believed to be a factor in a rollover accident in madison township. it happened last night on state route 122 we're told a pickup truck crossed the center line, drove off the road, up and embankment and then went airborne... the vehicle rolled several times before coming to a stop upside down. crews cut the 77- year-old driver from the truck. he was taken to atrium medical center. investigators say several people called 9-1-1 to report the truck driving recklessly. happening today a mother is set to

2-year-old son, wandering the street... barefoot. officer jamie landrum bought a and fresh diapers. a picture posted on facebook, shows the officer lying on the ground, boy. the toddler on montana avenue early yesterday morning. police say his mother, tanisha caldwell eventually made her way to district 3 headquarters... and she was drunk. she's charged with child endangering. happening now right now.. police are searching for a critically missing man.. woodlawn police say victor turner has been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and requires medication. he was last seen at goodwill off of springdale in tri county. if you can help find him call police. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. frank joins us with a look at the day ahead. the heaviest of our

moved east out of the fox19 now viewing area however i will keep scattered showers in our forecast until 8am especially for areas east of downtown cincinnati. while the heaviest rain has come to a end our high water concerns remain with a flood advisory for the most of the tri state until 5:45am and a flood warning for mill creek in southeastern butler and north central hamilton counties remains in effect until 230 pm est wednesday. expect clouds to hold on for the first part of the day as temperatures stay steady in the mid into the 40s by late afternoon. tonight partly cloudy skies with temps back into the 20s and then cold and dry from thursday and friday 30s. we get back into weekend with our next chance of rain and snow late sunday into the first part of next week. carstar various lane and

be in place on interstate 75 at the state route 562/norwood lateral mile marker 7 this week. northbound i-75: single lane closure at 8 p.m. followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m.; ramp to sr 562 closed at 9 p.m., with all lanes reopened by 6 a.m. the following day, monday, feb. 1 through wednesday, feb. 3. happening today happening today... a vote is scheduled happening today...

to decide whether a boone county museum can move forward with an expansion. vo the group behind the creation museum wants to triple its size... asking to build a new parking lot and then a new building, bigger than this current one... large enough to host travelling exhibits, which sometimes require more than 15- thousand square feet. if approved, the project is expected to take three years and cost more than 15-million dollars... most of which will be paid through donations. the zoning and planning commission will vote on it tonight. you decide now that iowa has been decided... presidential candidates have shifted the focus to new hampshire.. ahead of next week's primary. "i think we will have a good contest talking about what results we can produce, what our records have been, both in domestic policy, foreign policy, national security, and i think the people of new hampshire will get a chance to really evaluate both of us. and i feel good about my prospects." donald trump/r presidential candidate it wouldn't be the worst

but i'd like to finish first. i think we will finish first. kasich says: "i've said all along if we get smoked up here, i get blown out, i'm going back to ohio. but i don't think that's going to happen sean, and i've been telling you all along we were going to creep up, creep up and begin to emerge." by the way... donald trump is now saying his decision to skip the last g-o-p debate before the iowa caucuses... may have contributed to his second-place finish. bill cosby is expected back in front of a judge today... why his lawyers say he can not be prosecuted for sexual assault. an officer takes an unusual way home from work... and comes across a teen in desperate need of help.. levee cam meteorologist

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the heaviest of our rainfall has now moved east out of the fox19 now viewing area however i will keep scattered showers in our forecast until 8am especially for areas east of downtown cincinnati. while the heaviest rain has come to a end our high water concerns remain with a flood advisory for the most of the tri state until 5:45am and a flood warning for mill creek in southeastern butler and north central hamilton counties remains in effect until 230 pm est wednesday. expect clouds to hold on for the first part of the day as temperatures stay steady in the mid 50s before falling into the 40s by late afternoon. tonight partly cloudy skies with temps back into the 20s and then cold and dry from thursday and friday with highs in upper 30s. we get back into the 40s this weekend with our next chance of rain and snow late sunday into the first part of next week. carstar various lane and ramp closures will

ramp closures will be in place on interstate 75 at the state route 562/norwood lateral mile marker 7 this week. northbound i-75: single lane closure at 8 p.m. followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m.; ramp to sr 562 closed at 9 p.m., with all lanes

wednesday, feb. 3. across the midwest... with blizzard conditions across the midwest... with heavy snowfall and strong winds... southeast dealing with tornadoes and heavy rain... but now ... the powerful storm system moves on to the northeast. fox news correspondent, jackie ibanez, has more from new york. the groundhog may have predicted an early spring... but a storm sweeping across the country... bringing tornados in the deep south... and blizzard conditions from the rockies to the great lakes. in denver ... more than a hundred flights were canceled ...

crossed and hope much longer." closed as well... kids grabbed their sleds and had a jones says: "i got up at six thirty and saw that they were closed so that was a bonus for me." causing power outages in with the fresh snow and strong winds... a blizzard warning will be in effect until wednesday morning. go back to a really is, it's a kind of go back to have power and you to adapt." many states across the midwest saw nearly a foot of snow... along with winds between twenty and forty miles per hour. mos says: " it is getting worse but i know the city plows are out today and we'll try and keep things open to make sure everyone gets home from work." luckily for iowans and presidential candidates... the storm came a day after the caucuses. cars and trucks were spotted slipping off the highways in iowa and minnesota. some people decided the weather was just too bad to go to work. flor says: "most dental work is not emergency-it's elective so we

appropriate due diligence that's appropriate to keep people comfortable and keep employees safe." the same weather system delivering strong winds and heavy rain in the southeast. ... with tornados being reported in alabama and mississippi. the high winds damaging several homes in the region. on-cam tag the storm is expected to bring heavy rain and wind to the northeast on wednesday. in new york, jackie ibanez, fox news bill cosby and his lawyers are expected back in court today in suburban philadelphia. they're attempting to throw out a criminal proceeding against the comic. the former district attorney who declined to arrest cosby on sex-crime charges a decade ago, testified tuesday that he essentially granted the actor lifetime immunity from prosecution in the case. the newly-elected district attorney insists there is no record of any such promise. a shelbyville kentucky police officer says he can't really explain why he didn't take his usual route home from work... but he did. and on a dark, curvy road, he

unusual. "so i backed up and i turned my spotlight on and i seen the toyota in the creek up on its side" officer toby lewis says he called from help.. then jumped 17-year-old tayler wilson was trapped inside the vehicle. officer lewis says he ripped off the that wilson's head was bleeding badly.. he held her up to take the pressure off until help arrived. "first thought is actually back to your own children and then you think about his young lady she's got a long life to live ahead of her and hopefully that she would make it to her graduation which now she's going to be able to do" "people question whether there is a higher power or not things and i think that there has to be" somebody's kid absolutely and whether it's mine or whosever you know it may be yours one of these days .. i hope somebody's there to help . the teen says she has a head full of staples and

lungs and broken ribs.. but is thankful to officer lewis for saving her. still ahead on fox19 now.. why generals say that women should have to register for the draft. but first... a check of your current weather and traffic conditions when fox 19 now returns. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. download the fox 19 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

moved east out of the fox19 now viewing area however i will keep scattered showers until 8am especially downtown the heaviest rain has come to a end our high water concerns remain most of the tri and a flood southeastern butler and north counties remains in expect clouds to day as temperatures stay steady in the mid 50s before falling into the 40s by late afternoon. temps back into the and dry from thursday and friday with highs in upper 30s. we get back into the 40s this weekend with our next chance of rain and snow late sunday into the first part of next week. carstar various lane and ramp closures will be in place on interstate 75 at the state route 562/norwood lateral mile marker 7 this week. northbound i-75: single lane closure at 8 p.m. followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m.; ramp to sr 562

the following day, monday, feb. 1 through wednesday, feb. 3. happening today happening today across the nation... michigan governor happening today across the nation... michigan governor rick snyder will propose $30-million dollars to help pay the water bills of flint residents facing an emergency over the city's lead- contaminated water supply. he will brief city officials about the plan today. happening today happening today across the region... a manhunt is underway after two inmates escaped from a

authorities say the pair smuggled a pool ball into their recreation center... then used window. they were discovered missing on sunday. happening today happening today state... a fundraising event is set for a battling d-i-p-g. in hamilton will donate 20-percent of proceed to kyler bradley... you must present a flyer... you can find it at fox19 now dot com. a man is accused of posing as a priest... performing masses and funerals... and scamming people out of a whole lot of money. adlib weather and traffic tease kara 2 shot roast it... roast it... slice it. w,and-carved slow-roasted sirloin. perfectly paired, rfectly served...

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