rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams. while we will see snow showers this morning into the afternoon i do not expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why

are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger into this afternoon with a inch or less as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and high of 35 degrees. we warm it back to 50 degrees on

60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar single lane closure

at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will at 11 p.m. each night, the following day. the combination of the combination of possible strong winds... and the already wet ground.. could mean some problems... kara dblbx our jessica brown joins us live from blue ash to explain. we're here in the neighborhood on

on blue ash. the snow is already starting to come down. the wet conditions and strong winds can cause these trees in this neighborhood to blow ever easily. much like yesterday-take a look at this video of a tree that knocked over and almost into someone's home. that was right here in this neighborhood. keep that in mind this morning and can't stress enough to take it easy on the roads today as well. live in blue ash an investigation is underway at the university of cincinnati, after what u-c police are calling a "sexual offense"... the incident reportedly took place in an academic building on february fifth. we're told the incident happened about 3 in the morning... the student victim described the suspect as tall and white with brown hair and thick-

framed glasses. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call/ meantime... miami university is investigating 21 allegations of hazing from more than 10 fraternities and sororities. officials say the school doesn't tolerate hazing or any activity that endangers students. they are requiring chapters to initiate new members by friday to end the process early. about a quarter of the student body participates in greek life. no suspensions have been handed down yet. fort thomas schools are concerned about a sucisipous man lurking around one of the facilities. officials sent an email to parents, saying an older man has been spotted a couple of times on campus during dismissal. police are keeping an eye out and say there's no immediate threat. a kentucky garbageman is being praised for his actions... when he finds an american flag, out with the trash. a driver says he feared for his life when he spotted a fed ex truck, out of control...

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appears he had no control over what he was doing! a man saw what was happening, and recorded it all on his cell phone. at one point, the fed ex truck slowed to under then sped up, oncoming car... eventually stopped in a parking lot and handed over the keys to police. fed ex says they are cooperating the investigation. crews were out picking up trash in lexington, kentucky... when one worker noticed something that wasn't right. clifford gentry says an american flag had been placed out at the curb, amid other garbage. he picked it up, and found a spot for it on his truck. little did he know... an army veteran across the street watching with pride, snapped a photo. gentry is surprised his deed is getting any attention at all, because it was the right thing to do.

touch the ground, it ain't supposed to touch no funky dirt, no garbage and ground it all up because you know a lot of people fought for this country, i was like, it's just wrong." the flag won't stay on the truck -- gentry is taking it home, to display it proudly on his porch. he says he hopes this story will teach others a little respect for the red, white and blue. do you live in one of the happiest and healthiest cities in america? we've got the list coming up. tell them how you really feel... now you can do more than just "like" a facebook post.. the new feature, still ahead. wild weather sweeps across the country.... wake up in your first home. wake up in a home you've made a bit bigger. wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a home that doesn't

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the surface temps are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger into this afternoon with a inch or less as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly

26 degrees.

cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and high of 35 degrees. we warm it back to 50 degrees on saturday and then 60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar traffic single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a

each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. happening today the countdown to the bunbury music festival is underway... and today... we'll find out which singers and bands will be taking the stage this year. kara dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from sawyer point with a reveal... live the big reveal isn't taking place just yet but only a few more hours until we find out who the performers are that'll be hitting the stage this summer. take a look at some video from bunbury music festival in year's past.. vo from june 3rd to june 5th, the bunbury music

sawyer point park and yeatman's cove. the event first started in 2012 and is a three-day alternative and indie rock music festival that typically takes place on four stages with more than 50 performances . past headliners include jane's addiction, weezer, death cab for cutie, fun., mgmt, and the national. live how much would it cost to buy one of everything offered on amazon? the answer: nearly 12-point-86 billion dollars. that's according to a computer scientist in zurich who says he does brain-related

there were 479 million different items available on amazon's website in 2015, then found the average price of an item was 26-86. there's been no public response from amazon so far on whether he's on the money or not. move over 'like' button! you've got some competition on facebook. the social networking site just introduced its "reactions" feature... which expands the buttons to offer options including love, ha-ha, wow, sad or angry. facebook says the reactions feature will help them understand how users feel about posts and what kind want in their feeds. so what's your reactions feature? thoughts.. or "feeling" on the fox19 now facebook fan page. we all know xavier's win over

night, was a big deal. but what does it mean for the musketeers going forward? jeremy rauch breaks it down in your morning wake up call. pkg xavier beat villanova in an historic win last night, about x beating than the history that comes with it. xavier went from hopeful, contender. chris mack: "really proud of our team. you have those thoughts and players and coaches like, you have never beaten villanova since you've been in the league. the average margin of victory is our team was able

xavier keeps hopes alive for a big east title with the win. with your morning wakeup call, i'm jeremy rauch, fox19 now. new this morning your personal "well-being" might have something to do with where you healthways just list of the happiest cities in the u-s... factors, including depression and healthy eating. gallup healthways says naples, florida, has the highest well-being in the country.. was the runner up... sarasota florida ranked number

three. the cincinnati area-- that includes ohio, kentucky and indiana-- came in 165th out of 190... dayton, ohio, was even lower at 182... and the city with the smallest score on the well-being index... charleston, west virginia. members of the 1990 world series team spotted spring training camp... which former reds stars were there.. snow is moving state... we're tracking how expect to see in neighborhood. and fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital for the annual dream home giveaway. tickets will be going on sale soon so stick with fox19 now for updates.

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rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. while we will see snow showers this morning into the afternoon i do not expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why the surface temps are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger into this afternoon with a inch or less as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees.

cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and high of 35 degrees. we warm it back to 50 degrees on saturday and then 60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning.

single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. new this morning for the first time ever, a top-ranked team hit the court at the cintas and after a big

showing from xavier... villanova will likely fall from the top spot... the musketeers came out strong, leading most of the way in the first matchup of top 5 teams since the big east was reconfigured. xavier pulled away at the end of the game... against the only team they'd never beaten in league play... the crowd went wild as the musketeers crushed the wildcats... 90 to 83. "we just go out there and try to play as hard as possible no matter if it's the number one team team in teh country or whatever team it is you know we just try and play the same way" "everybody had energy, we were crashing the glass, hitting the extra guy and i think we had great team basketball and i think that's why we won" the musketeers next up for seton hall university. second win this tip-off is set for 12:30 sunday. happening today happening today... a parole hearing is scheduled for a man covicted of toddler more than 20 years ago. 18-month-old

brittney billette died at cincinnati children's hospital in 1993. she had been beaten and burned by her mother's boyfriend, paul schaffner. he took a plea deal and was sentenced to 25 years behind bars. according to block parole dot com, brittney's family is fighting to keep schafnner in prison... the full ohio parole board will review the case later today. a controversial bill has now been approved by a senate committee in indiana. the measure would allow law enforcement to withhold body camera video recordings from the public... if they influence a trial. be able to withhold video if a victim use of force or violations. happening now with some strong the recent rain, there is the potential for problems... rob dblbx our jessica brown what you need to watch out for... live we're here in the

on blue ash. the snow is already starting to come down. the wet conditions and strong winds can cause these trees in this neighborhood to blow ever easily. much like yesterday-take a look at this video of a tree that knocked over and almost into someone's home. that was right here in this neighborhood. keep that in mind this morning and can't stress enough to take it today as well. live in blue ash vo live reds studded reunion at training... players were

diamond... and one particularly infamous staffer is back for another season with the team... our joe danneman piniella... here's the goodyear, arizona. joe: good thursday danneman back reds spring training headquarters in goodyear, arizona. now word is the town yea bob castellini will throw a party for the entire team this afternoon after this morning's workout. that's pretty cool. you can expect lou piniella to be there. sweet lou! back in a first time since 1992. on wednesday it the job in his new front office you bet lou wore his 1990 world series ring, that's what we remember him most for winning games, throwing fits and of course throwing bases. piniella: well i wish that i hadn't done

somewhat embarrassing, as i've gotten older. but listen, film doesn't lie, but if i see it coming i usually switch the station, i don't want to watch it. joe: and what's really neat is lou isn't the only member of the 1990 world series team here in camp. barry larkin, eric davis, billy hatcher, bill doran, all of those guys are here to work with this young group in camp. and check out this video fox19 now captured on wednesday. that is jay bruce getting personal hitting tips from eric davis and barry larkin. this was about two hours after the entire team had already left the complex, so jay bruce getting some extra work with two of the greatest hitters in the last couple decades with the cincinnati reds. pretty cool stuff. reporting in arizona, i'm joe danneman for the fox19 now morning news. everyone wants to avoid an audit when filing taxes...

what items could prompt the i-r-s to come after you.. next. plus.. a check of your current weather and traffic conditions when fox19 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 while we will see

expect much in the way of slick and icy roads. here is why the surface temps

are very warm still so a lot of the wet snow showers will melt on impact. with that said we still could see a isolated slick or icy patch especially on less traveled side or secondary roads or a bridge or overpass. these on and off snow bursts will linger into this afternoon with a inch or less as most will melt on impact with exception of some grassy surfaces. temperatures stay in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and high of 35 degrees. we warm it back to 50 degrees on saturday and then 60 degrees by moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar single lane closure

at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. it's something you never want to hear after filing your taxes... you're being audited. nathan bachrach explains what you need to avoid... to reduce that risk... here's your simply money report. only 1% of federal tax returns are flagged for audits. but a few common mistakesor

attempts at being sneakyup your odds quite a bit! one of the groups most likely to be audited are self- employed workers. especially self- employed workers who claim big home office expenses, with little actual income! the irs could audit you if it appears your business is really a hobby, with you deducting the expenses. another audit triggersuddenly making a lot less money. the irs tracks income over time, so a dramatic shift downward will make them wonder if you're hiding earnings. along those lines: if you submit income that does not match the numbers on your w-2 form or the 1099 forms employers send directly to the irs, you'll have some explaining to do! another audit triggerdonations that exceed the "average" giving rate in your tax bracket. the simply money point: always get receipts for the donations you make, just to be safe! for fox 19 now and simply money, i'm nathan bachrach. big bunbury news is coming today... we've got a preview straight ahead in a live report. and will snow impact your morning commute? we'll check in with frank and denise

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in the mid 30s today with a high of 36 degrees. tonight mostly cloudy and low of 26 degrees. then dry and cloudy with a sun and cloud mix at times for friday and

high of 35 degrees. we warm it back to 50 degrees on saturday and then 60 degrees by sunday before rain moves back in sunday night into monday morning. carstar single lane closure on southbound i-75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 11 p.m. each night monday, feb. 22 through thursday, feb. 25, with lanes reopening by 6 a.m. the following day. also, the ramp from southbound i-75 to galbraith road will be closed beginning at 11 p.m. each night, reopening at 5 a.m. the following day. happening today

seen artists like snoop dog and walk the moon... and today, we'll find out who will be performing at the bunbury music festival this summer. rob dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from sawyer point with a preview of the big reveal... live the big reveal isn't taking place just yet but only a few

the performers are that'll be hitting the stage this summer. take a look at some video from bunbury music festival in year's past.. vo from june 3rd to june 5th, the bunbury music festival will be held right here in sawyer point park and yeatman's cove. the event first started in 2012 and is a three-day alternative and indie rock music festival that typically takes place on four stages with more than 50 performances . past headliners include jane's addiction, weezer, death cab for cutie, fun., mgmt, and the national. live there's some new

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new. the social networking site has finally introduced its "reactions" feature... which expands the like button to offer options including love, ha- ha, wow, sad or angry. facebook says the feature will help users express how posts, beyond just a simple like or dislike. a crazy scene is caught on camera...in southwest kentucky. watch...as an e- cigarette explodes inside a man's pants pocket! the battery explosion causes his pants to catch on fire...before he runs out of the store to try and put it out. the employees say they had no idea what was going on. jassie singh, gas station employee, "he was giving

me money. he put his hand in his pocket and suddenly there was a blast in his pocket. there was fire. big fire and he was burning." butted to manoj kumar, gas station employee, "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a bomb in your pocket? i was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally shocked and just like this my hands were on my head." another store customer drove the man to the hospital where he was treated for second degree burns on his leg....he's expected to be ok. rob 2shot being rich and famous has its perks...even in prison. after the break...new details on o-j simpson, and his reportedly luxurious prison life. kara vo plus...donald trump has been on a roll of late... but find out why the other republican candidates, say they're not worried about him winning the nomination.

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history" a historic win for xavier over top ranked villanova... we have reaction from the players on what the victory means. sot full "just demolished everything through this, couple houses that are gone completely, the church is gone" kara vo a massive storm system is moving along the east coast right now... leaving heavy damage in its wake. we won't see that severe weather in the tri-state...but we are tracking heavy winds and snow. frank will tell you what to watch out for. kara 2shot good morning everyone... i'm kara sewell. rob 2shot and i'm rob williams. we want to get a check of your forecast with