and i'm rob williams. we want to get a check of your forecast with frank marzullo. quiet and dry the next few days but much colder for your thursday. we start in the upper 20s this morning with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a high of 36 degrees. tonight mainly clear and a low of 25 degrees. then sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week. the ramp from

the ramp from hopple street to westbound i-74 will be closed beginning at 12:01 a.m. thursday, feb. 4. in addition, there will be a single lane closure on northbound i-75 from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps and lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. breaking now an update to breaking news we've been following all morning we now know the name of the victim in a deadly house fire in warren county. our jordan vilines joins us live from the scene in lebanon with the latest "fire crews initiated search and rescue efforts and were able to recover one

the structure. multiple searches revealed no other occupants that were trapped inside at the time. unfortunately that occupant was deceased when we removed them from the residence"

kentucky youth pastor is waking up in jail this morning... accused of sexually abusing a child. joseph niemeyer is charged with felony counts of sexual abuse, rape and sodomy, of a victim under the age of 12. we confirmed the 53-year-old was a youth pastor for new banklick baptist church in walton. it is unknown if the victim had any connection to the church. tense moments downtown overnight... after smoke filled the basement of mall in the carew crews blocked off streets for a while as they worked to clear the smoke. no one was hurt. take a look at this scene in westwood... s-u-v into the side of an apartment complex. the driver lost

but aren't saying why. no one was inside at the time. the driver was taken to u-c medical center with non-life threatening injuries. rob bam r a lot of world leaders are on edge this morning... as north korea announces plans to launch a new long range missile.. they are claiming a satellite is attached to the missile, and no harm is meant. however, u-s officials aren't buying it. they are in coordination with several countries in asia to shoot down the missile if it launches. they fear, it could be the first step towards nuclear warfare. "this is an attempt to build an intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to the united states or other destinations." we hope the dprk will exercise restraint and caution in its actions. it should not act in a way that could escalate tensions on the peninsula." the u-s is working right now to send their own missile defenses over near north korea. one official saying...they simply don't believe north korea will stop its efforts at nuclear

happening now more problems for the automaker is more vehicles ongoing problem with airbags. fox19 now's jessica brown joins us with the latest details. jess hplaz here we go again! another major recall for honda...this time they're recalling more than 2 million vehicles. this because takata explode and hurl passenger compartment. you can add this months where honda recalled more than 5 million cars for the same problem. in total more than 8 million cars have been recalled now. before the automaker focused on recalling older models but now the national highway traffic safety administration said that takata claims that more recent airbags are at risk for exploding...so the recall will effect newer cars. some of the cars affected include the 2007-2011 honda cr-v crossover , 2011-2015 cr-z coupe, the 2009-2014 fit

ridgeline sport utility truck...we have a full list of all the vehicles recalled including several acura models on our website at fox19now.com live at least 10 deaths, including nine in the united states, and more than 100 injuries have been linked to the defect. nine of the deaths were in vehicles made by honda. back to you. ok....time for a "how on earth did this check out this roof! firefighters say suffered some kind of medical condition causing of the vehicle. his car then drifted into the yard of hitting a vehicle parked in the driveway...and launching onto the roof, of the neighbor's house. that car must have had a lot of speed going.... we're giving away another 50 dollar

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your thursday. we start in the upper 20s this morning clouds this afternoon and a tonight mainly clear and a low of sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week. the ramp from northbound i-75 westbound i-74 and the ramp from hopple street to westbound i-74 will be closed beginning at 12:01 a.m. thursday, feb. 4. in addition, there will be a single lane closure on northbound i-75 from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps and lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. rob ots today...someone could miss out on 63 million dollars. a california

63 million dollars. a california lottery ticket worth that amount was purchased in november...but nobody ever came to pick it up. the ticket holder has until 5 p-m today to get their prize. if you think losing out on that prize is bad...it could be worse. one of the three winners of that huge 1-point-6 billion dollar jackpot, also their winnings yet. a homeless man is being credited with helping capture the two fugitives who broke out of a matthew chapman around a noticed the white van. despite being homeless...chapman

newspaper every morning, and says he knew immediately who it was. chapman notified police immediately and they were eventually able to run down the two men. do you have the fastest phone? what about the slowest... coming up...we'll tell you which wireless carrier you want to go with, for internet speed.

your thursday. we start in the upper 20s this morning with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a high of 36 degrees. tonight mainly clear and a low of 25 degrees. then sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week. carstar traffic the ramp from

westbound i-74 and the ramp from hopple street to westbound i-74 will be closed beginning at 12:01 a.m. thursday, feb. 4. in addition, there will be a single lane closure on northbound i-75 from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps

northbound i-75 westbound i-74 and the ramp from hopple street to westbound i-74 will be closed beginning at 12:01 a.m. thursday, feb. 4. in addition, there will be a single lane closure on northbound i-75 from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps and lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. happening now happening now... as the zika virus continues to happening now... as the zika virus continues to spread... airports are changing policies to reduce risks for travelers. dblbx our sara celi joins us live from c-v-g to explain. two major u.s. airlines say they are allowing staff members to opt out of flights to latin america and the caribbean amid escalating concerns over the spread of the zika virus and its effects on unborn

united ual said wednesday that it was giving pregnant flight attendants the option of withdrawing from assignments to countries affected by the mosquito- borne virus, which has been linked to babies being born with abnormally small heads.the cdc has advised pregnant women to consider postponing travel "to any area where zika virus transmission is ongoing." many airlines have already offered refunds to customers who have booked flights to countries affected by the virus, for which there is currently no viable vaccine. vo kara cam now let's take a look at some of the stories coming up now let's take a look at some of the stories coming up new for you at 6:30... kara gfx seemingly everyone

ice bucket challenge a couple years ago... now, we're finding out how the social media sensation has helped stop the disease. kara gfx a college university is taking a novel approach to staying in shape.. see what they're mandating that has a lot of students, unhappy. kara gfx and one of the world's most hated insects, may be gone soon. how scientists are closing in on destroying bed bugs. these stories and more.. coming up in our next half hour. 5, 5 dollar, 5 dollar footlong you've heard the commercial for years...but now it's an end of an era. starting today... subway will no longer offer footlongs for 5- dollars. they'll now cost business insider says the fast food chain had been offering the deal for nearly 10 years... but due to rising inflation... subway had to up the price. kara hplaz

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your thursday. we start in the upper 20s this morning with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a high of 36 degrees. tonight mainly clear and a low of 25 degrees. then sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week. rob bam r new this morning...

jersey girl is safe, after an incredible escape, from this fire. you can see the apartment complex quickly going up in flames. moments before...9 year old sophia saw smoke, ran to the balcony, and jumped into a firefighters arms. her mom actually taught her what to do when she was alone. so when the fire happened, she stayed calm...and didn't think twice about getting to safety. they told me jump." narmeen choudhury, mahwah, nj "so when they said 'jump' did you think for a second 'no, i don't want to?' sofiya doroshenko, escaped apartment fire "no." narmeen choudhury, mahwah, nj "you immediately thought you have to?" sofiya doroshenko, escaped apartment fire "yes." the fire destroyed six apartments before it could be fully contained. but fortunately, no one was injured. kara ots a new report has named the fastest wireless carrier in the u-s. and the winner

the company's 3-g and 4-g speed edged out verizon, in an open-signal data compilation. bad news for a-t- and-t and sprint users...researcher s say their wireless speeds don't even come close, to the top two. there are a lot of things you wouldn't want to find in your backyard...this would be at the top of the list. take a look...a florida woman walked outside to find an anaconda! it's one of the largest and deadliest snakes in the world. except they didn't realize that...so she asks her father in law to get it out with a shovel! fortunately, nobody was hurt and animal control eventually came to get it. but the woman says...she'll be extra cautious when going outside from now on. the zika virus is spreading quickly throughout the

after the break, we'll tell you about a case, much closer to home. plus, we'll have a check of your weather and traffic conditions... cool this morning...but a warming trend coming. frank will tell you when, next. "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

williams... let's get a look at our forecast with frank quiet and dry the next few days but much colder for your thursday. we start in the upper with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a high of 36 degrees. tonight mainly clear and a low of near 42 degrees we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week.

westbound i-74 and the ramp from hopple street to westbound i-74 will be closed beginning at 12:01 a.m. thursday, feb. 4. in addition, there will be a single lane closure on northbound i-75 from just south of the hopple street exit to just north

reopen at 5 a.m. breaking now breaking now... a house fire in has turned deadly. our jordan vilines joins us live from lebanon with what we know right now... a man was found dead in a house fire early thursday, lebanon fire officials said. crews responded to the 400 block of kuntz court about 2:15 a.m. an elderly woman and a man were inside the home when a small fire broke out in a back bedroom, fire officials said. she was alerted to the blaze by a working fire detector and was able to quickly escape. she went to a neighbor's house,

flames were showing from the home when firefighters arrived. they put out the fire, which appears to be on a mattress, fire officials said. that's where they found the man and were unable to revive him. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. new this morning new this morning.. a middletown woman admits to children... 8 kids were removed from what "horrible" home last week.

show that katina gevedon pleaded guilty to four counts of endangering children.. four additional counts were dropped. she has been ordered back to court for a pre- sentencing report on march 2nd. meantime, her husband anthony gevedon, senior, pleaded not guilty to the same 8 counts.. he will have a pre- trial hearing next week. covington police are piecing together the details of a home invasion. this is a picture of the man shot. his family tells us his name is michael miller. they say he went to this home on warren street to get his stuff when he was shot. the homeowner called police to report an intruder. police would not go into detail about exactly what happened --- but we did catch up with the homeowner who shot miller. "i do want the threats to stop. and i am very willing to prosecute anyone who threatens my family because to me they are committing a crime"

would not go into detail about what happened inside the house. she said the justice system will take its course. rob hplaz the zika virus has now struck a lot closer to home.. a family in kentucky with the virus after a mission trip the family is murray, but has months in haiti. says her 21-year- old son was the first to fall ill.. then, like a domino effect, it started hitting the rest of the family. "it felt to me like it was malaria again because i was just miserable." "when you're a mom, you just can't stop. you have to power through the pain." the mother says each person was sick for about 5 days, and there wasn't much they could do but take tylenol and benedryl, and hope for the best... but she says they're now stocking up on mosquito repellant. breaking now breaking now... presidential hopeful rick santorum is dropping out of the g-o-p race for president.

but failed to gain any traction this time around. he says he'll endorse marco rubio. santorum is the third g-o-p hopeful to drop out this week, following mike huckabee and rand paul. rob hplaz meanwhile on the democratic side...it's down to two hopefuls. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in a town hall in new hampshire..less than a week before that state's primary. the race in iowa was razor close...and now sanders leads big in the polls in new hampshire. clinton says it will not be easy to win two states in a row. "i have an uphill climb and i'm going to climb as high and hard as i can because i want to make my case for the people of new hampshire." "i am a progressive who gets results." i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes 15 million dollars from wall street. that's just not progressive

hopefuls will be at it again tonight...facing off in a debate at 9 p-m. the ice bucket challenge raised millions for a-l-s research. after the break, see how that money has lead to a breakthrough against the disease. and congratulations to sarah murdico from cincinnati....she is our watch and win, winner today! sarah, call us back in 10 minutes, and you'll win a 50 dollar gas card. and if you call... you'll automatically be entered to win a 2 night vacation package at the french lick springs hotel. call us...at 513-45- fox19.

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start in the upper 20s this morning with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a high of 36 degrees. tonight mainly clear and a low of 25 degrees. then sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week. the ramp from northbound i-75 westbound i-74 and

westbound i-74 and the ramp from hopple street to westbound i-74 will thursday, feb. 4. in be a single lane closure on northbound i-75 from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps and lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. i'm accepting the als ice bucket challenge... kara ots > kara ots you probably

sensation that was the a-l-s ice bucket challenge. we're now learning oregon state researchers have had a breakthrough...wh ere they essentially stopped the progression of a- l-s in mice...and now trials will be done on humans, to see if the new approach translates. the funds to do this high risk trial....came from all that money raised, in the ice bucket challenge. rob hplaz donald trump is accusing ted cruz of stealing the iowa caucus...and is calling for a revote in iowa... this after cruz campaign staffers were accused of lying about ben carson bowing out of the race, in order to get more votes for cruz. cruz says trump is just being a sore loser. and claims the whole situation is a misunderstanding. our political team passed on that public news report. what my team didn't do is there was later a second story where the carson campaign saying they are not suspending their campaign. and our political team did not forward that statement to our supporters as

that an impression had been left that was incomplete." next up is new hampshire...where in the latest poll, trump leads all other republicans by 17 points. everyone can agree bed bugs are a nuisance.. but after the break, we'll tell you why you may not have to deal with them, much longer. kara gfx now for your fox

19 now gas gauge report.. the cheapest in the area... thorntons at reading road near tennessee avenue $1.43 cheapest in covington... marathon at madison pike and hands pike $1.64 happening today happening today across the nation... new york city mayor bill de blasio wants to increase the solar power capacity of city- owned buildings five-fold. he will outline his plans during his state of the city address today. happening today happening today across the region.. an investigation is underway after a worker is killed in an accident at the g-m plant in defiance, ohio. officials say an electrician died after a fall tuesday afternoon. osha is looking into the man's death. louisville police are searching for a burglar after a rare collection of coins and 19th century political campaign momentos are stolen. investigators say more than one million dollars of belongings were taken from a home the day after christmas.

happening today across the tri- state... legendary singer barry manilow is asking for others to donate new or gently used musical instruments for holmes high school. starting today, the items can be dropped off at the b-b-and-t arena box office... in exchange for 2 free tickets for manilow's february 11th show. a downtown business kicks off a big sale before closing for good.. house of adam, on vine street, has been open for 61 years... the building was sold.. so its going out of business. rob 2shot more news in just a moment but first we want to check your forecast. kara 2shot frank has a look at today's weather. quiet and dry the next few days but much colder for your thursday. we start in the upper 20s this morning afternoon and a

clear and a low of 25 degrees. then sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week. carstar traffic the ramp from northbound i-75 hopple street to westbound i-74 will be closed beginning at 12:01 a.m. thursday, feb. 4. in

from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps and lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. happening now happening now... as people become happening now... as people become more concerned about the zika virus... airports are changing policies to reduce the hassle for travelers. kara dblbx our sara celi joins us live from c-v-g to explain. from cnn: two major u.s. airlines say they are allowing staff members to opt out of flights to latin america and the caribbean amid escalating concerns over the spread of the zika virus and its effects on unborn united said wednesday pregnant flight attendants the option of assignments to by the mosquito- has been linked to babies being born with abnormally

cdc has advised pregnant women to consider postponing travel "to any area where zika virus transmission is ongoing." many airlines have already offered refunds to customers who have booked flights to countries affected by the virus, for which there is currently no viable vaccine. vo kara ots scientists may have found a way to destroy the bed bug! a group of researchers in new york have identified genes inside the bed bug, that make it vulnerable. they've also found the insect is very similar to other bugs, they already know how to kill. with that knowledge, they're working on better insecticides...in hopes of eventually exterminating the pest.

university is taking a novel approach to fighting the "freshman 15"...they're making all incoming students wear fitbits. the students' fitness data will be tracked by the school and will contribute to their grades. as part of a physical education class, students must take a minimum of 10 thousand steps every day. school officials say they don't feel its unfair pressure on their kids... rather, they're promoting a full education of mind, body and spirit. a shocking discovery inside a

california. animal they found wandering around, after the break. live look outside... a warmer start to your morning...but it's about to cool down. frank has your forecast, next. toyota billboard weather open quiet and dry the

much colder for your thursday. we start in the upper 20s this morning with decreasing clouds this afternoon and a high of 36 degrees. tonight mainly clear and a low of

sunny with highs near 42 degrees friday afternoon. we warm back up into the upper 40s with sunny skies both saturday and sunday before our next cold front will drop temps back into the 20s and 30s for highs next week and snow chances build in for the first half of the week.

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hopple street to be closed beginning thursday, feb. 4. in addition, there will be a single lane closure on from just south of the hopple street exit to just north of the westbound i-74 exit. all ramps and lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. like it or not...you and your friends are a part of it now... it's the movie franchise that we're talking furious" series.....it light for a 9-th and 10-th installment. universal pictures says the 9-th film of the franchise will hit theaters in april of 20-19...and two years after that, fans will be treated to the tenth film in the series. "fast 8" is expected to arrive in theaters in april of next year. shoppers at a grocery store in california are shocked -- after a sea lion decides to do a little shopping of his own. customers immediatly pulled out their phones and started capturing it all.

climbed the 145-step staircase that leads from the shore up to the store. it took a litting coaxing, but they were able to lure him out with a little canned salmon. an important recall this morning... dirt devil says there's a shock hazard in 3 models of their total pet cyclonic upright vacuums. the model numbers are on your screen. the electric cord plug prong can detach...and remain in the outlet when the vacuum is unplugged. these were sold at walmart stores nationwide. rob 2shot bam center now here's a look at the three things you need to know before heading out kara 2shot bam center a man is dead...while 2 others are able to escape this early morning fire in lebanon... we have the latest details...in a live report...in just a minute. that massive deadly airbag recall....is expanding to newer car models. the takata airbags are blamed for at

notified 12 other automakers that their airbags are also at risk. and he's the 3rd republican in as many days to drop out of the race... rick santorum is the latest...joining kentucky senator rand paul...and mike huckabee. rob scan. and just in...all goshen schools...are on a 2-hour delay...because of black ice. this is their twitter page...telling everyone to stay home...study...and drive slowly. that's it for this hour... but don't go away... fox19now continues... show open kara 2shot good morning, i'm kara sewell. rob 2shot and i'm rob williams.

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