morning news. it's saturday - february 6-th i'm dan wells jessica 2shot and i'm jessica brown weather now

here is video that was sent to us by a viewer brian westbrook... the fire happened around 6 on lafeuille avenue. no word on if anyone was hurt. at this hour. investigation. .. start with developing news. emergency crews were called to an o'clock this crews responded to the 18-hundred block fairfax avenue where flames could be seen coming from the roof. heater may have started the fire. been reported. an 11-year old girl is recovering after a hit and run in west price hill! and right now...

the victim, 11- year-old london smith was hit while walking home from school on afternoon. she suffered injuries to her leg, mouth and face. year-old ruby estepp, was arrested shortly after the crash... but didn't show up for court yesterday morning. she's charged with leaving the scene of an accident, and driving under suspension. a billboard in warren county is offering cash rewards for tips leading to the arrest of heroin dealers. take a look at it...its gota lot of the billboard is at state route 48 and millgrove road. someone who was constant reports turns out the billboard is working...the warren county drug task force says... since its been up their phones off the hook with tips. people are starting to everywhere regardless of where you live...so i think this is a step in the right direction as far as

involved in helping us" warren county deputies say they are going to be following up on all the tips. the rewards will be based on the success of the investigation. if you would like to report heroin activity in warren county...that number 427-call. a new study from the hamilton county health department shows an alarming trend when it comes to heroin in the tri- state. there's apparently a spike in the use of fentanyl.. it's a powerfull painkiller about 100 times more powerful than pure heroin. police say fentanyl is now being mixed with heroin and it's causing a major spike in overdose deaths. according to the study, 60 percent of overdoses in 2014 were tied to fentanyl. you can find a complete list of help-lines, treatment centers and counseling resources log on fox19 now dot com. an adult gift store

the city said the owner was trafficking drugs, cincinnati police say an undercover investigation into the pink pyramid on race street back in 2013 found that the store had been selling synthetic marijuana and a drug called "poppers" despite pleading guilty and agreeing to stop selling the products, c-p-d says several months later the store was once again selling the illegal products. the owner was charged with a felony. developing now developing news at least seven people are dead after an earthquake in taiwan . take a look at this surveillance video showing the exact moment the 6.4 magnitude earthquake happened. the quake damaged several buildings and brought down a 17-story residence in tai-nan city. officials say more than 200 people were trapped and had to be rescued from the buildings. in the hospital with injuries, and at least 26 people are

a new bill being proposed in indiana could make it more difficult for women to get an abortion. several state senators are pushing for a law that would make it illegal to get an abortion based on the fetus' race, gender or potential disability. it also targets the recent planned scandal... and would make the use or selling of any remains illegal. greg taylor/ indiana state senate if you and your wife were to go home and take that chance that born with down syndrome or some couldn't do that. planned parenthood officials have spoken out against the proposal... saying that this type of bill would cause many woman to seek unsafe and illegal abortions. nearly 9-thousand uber drivers in san francisco are threatening to cut-off service for those trying to get around during the super bowl festivities. the reason? a recent fare cut...causing those workers to make less money! some local drivers

protest of their own yesterday.... by refusing to pick up passengers at c-v-g. and while no official protest is planned locally... many drivers say they might just stay home and not drive! "i think you'll have a lot of drivers that won't even get on! what's the point. why not go watch the game and celebrate and have fun yourself! you're not gonna make any money out there at 80 cents a mile." the fare cut comes from a 25-percent discount being offered to riders. uber officials say the rate change is just part of business... tied to a change in ridership. happening today dan 2shot desk the search contines for a local woman who's been missing since janurary 31-st. fox19 now's shawn lanier is in campbell county where she was last seen with the lastest shawn live shawn vo the pendleton county sheriff's office announced dan 2shot desk players are now

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from the ncaa tournament... jess vo and one person has died after a massive crane collapses in lower manhattan... the latest on that investigation in just a few minutes. players are now reacting to the

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of kentucky... the university of louisville is self- imposing a post season ban ahead of the upcoming n- c-double-a basketball tournament. this of course follows an investigation that former staffers hired escorts for players and recruits. now some senior players say they're upset about missing their last shot at

pedestrians and traffic from the area. bill de blasio/new york "the fact is this is a very very sad incident, we've lost a life, but if you go out there on the street as i did, and see what happened here, thank god it was not worse." more than 130- emergency workers rushed to the scene at worth street and west broadway friday morning. bill de blasio/new york "this is an area that normally would have had a lot of people around it, rush hour in the morning, lower manhattan." there's no official cause for the collapse yet, but it happened while new york city was under a winter weather advisory. now utility crews are going building to building looking for gas leaks. the mayor says don't expect the area to be back up and running for a few days. bill de blasio/new york "this area is going to be cut off, largely cut off for several days we'll make every effort to accommodate people" in the meantime, all cranes have been ordered to be put in a secured position. i'm andrew spencer reporting. 4shot adlib 4shot today: mostly sunny. nice.

neighborhood is already starting the celebration. it's the 20th year for the festivites in mainstrasse village, and this year it's the 'year of the monkey'. now, the party started last night... but the main event is tonight.... the grande parade which kicks off at 9. if you are looking for ways to celabrate mardi gras, you can find all you need to kow on fox19 now dot com. if you're fan of the blues, you'll definitely want to check out the winter blues fest going on tonight at the phoenix downtown check out video from last years event. it's put on by cincy blues society and will feature 32

o'clock tonight the u.s. bank - ice rink on fountain square it's called "throwback skate nights" its where you can skate to your favorite music from the past few decades. this weekend it's the 90s, so all you backstreet boy and spice girls fans skate ....maybe a good weekend. and if you're ready for spring and some fishing, you'll want to head up to loveland for the 2016 greater cincinnati fly fishing show. there will be over 75 demonstrators and vendors covering all aspects of fly fishing and no worries if you think the kids will get bored. they can try out the casting pond and head over to the special kids area with fun things to see and do. it's a cold morning..but it's not stopping people from

cold water at the polar plunge. but it's all for a good casue, the kentucky special olympics. registration opens today in about an hour.... the plunge starts at 11:30. if you are headed out tot he event at joes' crab shack in bellevue, you'll see fox19's own denise johnson as she is mcing the event. jess 2shot desk coming up next... a sneak peak at some of this years super bowl ads... what famous face will we be seeing between plays... dan levee vo adlib weather tease toyota billboard

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primary is this tuesday, and it's a pretty big deal in presidential no republican hopeful has won the nomination with out winning either the iowa caucuses or the new hampshire primary... many candidates have flocked to the state, but there is one noticable

mary maloney has the details. blame it on the snow. the winter weather stranded donald in new york. forcing him to scrap his event in new hampshire. jeb bush took a swipe at trump on twitter. old mother made it first lady : "i haven't seen snow in years." happening today dan 2shot desk the search continues for a mom who's been missing since last

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woodall, 34, faces a vehicular homicide charge. the memorial ride will begin at 2 in the lunken airport parking lot near the intersection of wilmer avenue and airport road. the cincinnati cycle club and queen city bike club are putting on the event. a ghost bike will be unveiled at kellogg park after the ride. a cincinnati woman is missing ...she was last seen near linn street... 54-year old lauri misch is 5'6", 180 pounds and walks with a limp. she was last seen wearing a brown suede coat, blue jeans and brown tennis shoes. she has a medical condition that causes her to have seizures... and she doesn't have her medication. if you see her call police. dan 2shot desk xavier up against marquette this afternoon... sound from the players on the big match-up. jess levee vo a local film festival is in town... focusing on jewish and israeli films... we talk to the festivals comitte

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dan2shot welcome to the fox19 weekend morning news. i'm dan wells jessica 2shot and i'm jessica brown weather now today: mostly sunny. nice. high: 45 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 30 tomorrow: clouds build. showers move into the region during the evening. mild. high: 49 breaking

kenton county dispatch a person was hit by a car on dixie highway near covington catholic high school. it happened earlier this morning.

closed near that incident... we have crews on the way to the scene, we will keep you updated as we get more information. a fire breaks out in westwood this morning. it happened around 6 on lafeuille avenue no word on if anyone was hurt. the fire is now out at this hour. the cause is still under investigation. .. we're going to start with developing news. emergency crews were called to an apartment fire in evanston around 4 o'clock this morning. crews responded to the 18-hundred block fairfax avenue where flames could be seen coming from the roof. investigators believe a space heater may have started the fire. no injuries have been reported. an 11-year old girl is recovering after a hit and run in west price hill! and right now... that suspect is still on the loose! the victim, 11- year-old london smith was hit while walking home from school on thursday afternoon. she suffered injuries to her leg, mouth and face. the driver, 36- year-old ruby estepp, was

but didn't show up for court yesterday morning. she's charged with leaving the scene of an accident, and driving under suspension. a billboard in offering cash rewards for tips leading to the arrest of heroin dealers. take a look at it...its gota lot of people talking. the billboard is at the intersection of state route 48 and millgrove road. it was paid for by someone who was just fed up with the constant reports of heroin abuse. turns out the billboard is working...the warren county drug task force says... since its been up their phones have been ringing off the hook with tips. "it's very real and i think people are starting to understand that...it's affecting families everywhere regardless of where you live...so i think this is a step in the right direction as far as people trying to get involved in helping us"

are going to be following up on all the tips. the rewards will be based on the success of the investigation. if you would like to report heroin activity in warren county...that number 427-call. a new study from the hamilton county health department shows an alarming trend when it comes to heroin in the tri- state. there's apparently a spike in the use of fentanyl.. it's a powerfull painkiller about 100 times more powerful than pure heroin. police say fentanyl is now being mixed with heroin and it's causing a major spike in overdose deaths. according to the study, 60 percent of overdoses in 2014 were tied to fentanyl. you can find a complete list of help-lines, treatment centers and counseling resources log on fox19 now dot com. an adult gift store located downtown is now closed after the city said the owner was trafficking drugs, cincinnati police say an undercover investigation into the pink pyramid on

2013 found that the store had been selling synthetic marijuana and a drug called "poppers" despite pleading guilty and agreeing to stop selling the products, c-p-d says several months later the store was once again selling the illegal products. the owner was charged with a felony. developing now developing news at least seven people are dead after an earthquake in taiwan . take a look at this surveillance video showing the exact moment the 6.4 magnitude earthquake happened. the quake damaged several buildings and brought down a 17-story residence in tai-nan city. officials say more than 200 people were trapped and had to be rescued from the buildings. 62 people are still in the hospital with injuries, and at least 26 people are still unaccounted for. a new bill being proposed in indiana could make it more difficult for women to get an abortion. several state senators are pushing for a law that would make it illegal to get an abortion based on the fetus' race,

potential disability. it also targets the recent planned parenthood scandal... and would make the use or selling of any remains illegal. greg taylor/ indiana state senate if you and your wife were to go home and say, we don't want to take that chance that we would have a child born with down syndrome or some other disability, you couldn't do that. planned parenthood officials have spoken out against the proposal... saying that this type of bill would cause many woman to seek unsafe and illegal abortions. nearly 9-thousand uber drivers in san francisco are threatening to cut-off service for those trying to get around during the super bowl festivities. the reason? a recent fare cut...causing those workers to make less money! some local drivers responded with a protest of their own yesterday.... by refusing to pick up passengers at c-v-g. and while no official protest is planned locally... many drivers say they might just stay home and not drive! "i think you'll have a lot of drivers that won't even get on! what's the

you're not gonna make any money out there at the fare cut comes from a 25-percent discount being offered to riders. uber officials say the rate change is just part of business... tied to a change in ridership. the pendleton county sheriff's office announced friday they are searching for a woman from falmouth, kentucky . 31-year old tara turner was last seen sunday. turner was headed to campbell county in the california or turner is white female with long dark, brown 110 pounds. organized a search this morning, starting at 10am in california kentucky. dan 2shot desk close to 700 animals will be waiting to find their forever homes at an event next weekend... we will talk to for my furry

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sunny. nice. high: 45 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 30 tomorrow: clouds build. showers move into the region during the evening. mild. high: 49 jess cam if you are looking for a new addition

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jess 2shot desk players now speaking out after louisville decides to remove itself from the ncaa tournament... how they are handling the self- imposed ban. dan levee and... adlib wx tease

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shocking news out of kentucky... the university of louisville is self- imposing a post season ban ahead of the upcoming n- c-double-a basketball tournament. this of course follows an investigation that former staffers hired escorts for players and recruits. now some senior players say they're upset about missing their last shot at the post season.

now using techology to fight spam! they're doing this to find and take down accounts that could be promoting terrorist activity. the company announced in a tweet that it has suspended more than 125 thousand accounts in the past 8 months. those accounts either made threats or promoted terrorist acts. weather now today: mostly sunny. nice. high: 45 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 30 tomorrow: clouds build. showers move into the region during the evening. mild. high: 49 a memorial ride is being held this afternoon for a cyclist killed in a a memorial ride is

afternoon for a cyclist killed in a hit-and-run.

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welcome to the fox19 weekend morning news at eight-thirty i'm dan wells jess 2shot and i'm jessica brown weather now sunny. nice. cloudy. build. showers evening. mild. fox19's shawn lanier is on the scene in covington where a pedestrian was struck... shawn? dan 2shot desk

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a memorial ghost ride is being held a memorial ghost ride is being held today for a cyclist who was killed in a hit and run. 42-year old michael prater died in anderson township on sunday. woodall, 34, faces a charge. will begin at 2 in the lunken airport the intersection of wilmer avenue and the cincinnati cycle bike club are event. unveiled at kellogg park after the ride. high school took place across fox 19's joe

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crane collapses in lower manhattan... the latest on that investigation in just a few minutes. dan levee and... adlib wx tease

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city building inspectors are continuing their investigation this moring after giant crane collapsed friday in new york. one person was killed. 38-year old david wiches . the crane was being lowered into a secure position

"the fact is this is a very very sad incident, we've lost a life, but if you go out there on the street as i did, and see what happened here, thank god it was not worse." more than 130- emergency workers responded to the scene. in california... the u.s. coast guard and several agencies are searching the waters off long beach harbor for survivors after reports of a plane crash. there is some discrepancy between agencies involved on what led to this crash... some reports say two planes collided mid-air off angeles friday... the federal aviation agency stopped short of crash, but at least one small plane went down. no word as to how many people were aboard the plane. coming up on the morning news... house is in studio... jess levee adlib weather tease

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high: 45 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 30 tomorrow: clouds build. showers move into the region during the evening. mild. high: 49 a couple big weekends for dining with the super bowl region during the evening. mild. high: 49 a couple big weekends for dining with the

weekends for dining with the super bowl tomorrow and valentined day next weekend. with us today is justin wiener and rian umbach from the moerlein lager house...

courtesy of moerlein lager house for valentine's day fall in love with cincinnati this valentine's day at the moerlein lager house and carol ann's carousel at the banks. to celebrate the upcoming valentine's day weekend, the moerlein lager house is partnering with the cincinnati parks department and carol ann's carousel to offer free rides throughout the weekend. each guest who enjoys dinner at the moerlein lager house the weekend of february 12-14 will receive a pass for a complimentary carousel ride on carol ann's carousel at smale riverfront park, one block from the moerlein lager house. to celebrate valentine's day, carol ann's carousel will offer extended evening hours throughout the weekend. the carousel will be open friday, february 12 from 7 p.m.-10p.m., saturday, february 13 from 7 p.m. 10 p.m. and on sunday, february 14 from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. reserve your special valentine's day dinner at www.moerleinlage rhouse.com. cam we'll see you after the break. breaking now

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