julie o'neill"trish are we embarrassing you?"trish"a little bit, 'cause i'm not usually in the spot light." customer"she likes to give christmas cards to all of her customers."maria papakirk/camp washington chili owner"she makes christmas cards for all of the employees, and i would say for a majority of our regular customers too."julie o'neill"we're actually not doing a story on positive people in the workplace, but we wanted to find one because channel 9 is doing a special promotion. so i wonder if you would like to have a hundred dollars?"trishyup... that is much appreciated and i love the fact that the people here understand that i care about everybody. that i always want to see people smile even when they're having a bad day 'cause that makes it better, way." trish says she's going to use supplies.stay tuned for more free money surprises -- daily on nine on your side at six. today they signed on the dotted line. there was baseball hitters...and soccer kickers...but most of all, they were football players. it was national lett

they call me easy julie o'neill "easy? alright how about a little easy money, i'm acutally out here as part of the 9 oys surprise patrol easy, looking for hard working people and i'd like to give you $100 from channel 9."easy from evanston"ohhh, thank you lord. can i get a hug for it?' julie o'neill"i, you can get a hug too. alright easy." easy from evanston"i appreciate kroger's, from one hand to another." tomorrow is the big five- hundred dollar giveaway... you won't want to miss nine on your side at six. it happened nearly a month ago...but it's the cincinnati nightmare that just won't go away. it was the bengals playoff implosion. implosion.today steelers receiver antonio brown made the rounds on various programs and talked about the vontaze burfict hitand the adam jones personal foul brown denied he winked as he was being carted off the field...and as far as burfict...he just called him an idiot: the nfl says it will implement a rule that women must be interviewed for executive positions on its teams...and office. the

julie o'neill 9 on your side. the cyclist who was hit yesterday in anderson township has died from his injuries. 42-year old michael prater was riding his bike at us-52 and asbury road. deputies say 34 year old melinda woodall will be charged with aggravated vehicle homicide. deputies drove off. in her possession- she had three pill bottles in her bra- and 5 syringes were found in her purse- that she admitted using for heroin. helping heroes...a new therapy option for tri-staters who defended our country.why leaders say time with a bike... is helping lower drug and alcohol abuse. a tall challenge...a five-year-old thinks she's faster than billy hamilton... and proves it!why a burlington girl wanted a foot race with the reds' leading base stealer. plus... "one-hundred dollars courtesy of nine on your side and the surprize patrol -- thank you! *laughing*" *laughing*"what a surprise! nine on your side is giving away *free money!*see our effort to surprise tri-state folks... and the simple need cincinnati police have

at children's hospital julie o'neill 9 on your side. the boys of summer are getting ready for opening day... as we look live from chopper nine at great american ball park. park.sports anchor ken broo has our first report from reds spring training camp - in goodyear, arizona! ((broo track))here were the reds, taking the field as an entire team for the first time in 2016 and lo and behold, there was jay bruce. a deal described late monday night as 'done' that had bruce heading to the blue jay had collapsed, a cinderella coach turned pumpkin at midnight when another player involved in this three team deal flunked his physical. bruce, the comsumate professional continues to take the high road in his shaky status with the cincinnati redschyron:jay fielder:28--:33--sot up full ((bruce: i don\t think this is the high road. this is the honest road. i'm being professional you guys have long enough to know i dont string pulling, i really don't))((broo stand up))think about it. twele and a half million dollars, that what jay bruce is owed. and the

in sycamore township, julie o'neill 9 on your side. coming up next at 5-30... a former commander in chief is aisle.who president jimmy carter is throwing his name behind tonight...and the backlash it's causing... and a deadly bus crash is under investigation at this hour.what happened causing this bus to flip to its side covering the race for the white house...former president rather see donald trump in the white house over ted cruz.the 39-th president also says that hillary clinton is likely to prevail over bernie sanders. ted cruz responded to president carter's comments today on the campaign trail in new hampshire. "it's interesting. yesterday, i don't know if you guys saw it, jimmy carter endorsed donald trump. i am not making that up. that is real. jimmy carter yesterday, he said, 'between donald trump and ted cruz i would support donald trump.' and he explained why, carter said because trump is malleable he doesn't have any core beliefs so he'll work with us and do what he wants. but cruz? that guy believes this stuff." stuff."the 91-year-old also says hi

live in boone county, julie o'neill 9 on your side. two twelve-year-old girls were arrested and charged after police say they posted a bomb threat that shut down an entire tri-state school district. 9 on your side's t-j parker is live with the new developments police, t-j? police say those two sixth graders- who attended school here at lincoln elementary- sent out the bomb threat through a fake facebook account. police say though- they were able to track them down- and arrest them- quickly. chief david halfhill/police chief 47:12 they're going to have several days off sitting in a jail cell right nowdayton police chief, david halfhill, says two sixth grade girls- messaged in a bomb threat- all because- he says- they didn't want to to go to class. halfhill: "44:09 they wanted a day off from school and i had to talk about the trickle down effect, it doesn't just affect you"the one-thousand plus student school district shut down classes at all schools- even canceling after school events. chief halfhill says this is the first time he's see

julie o'neill 9 on now to that shocking killing spree out of kalamazoo, michigan. michigan.uber driver jason dalton is charged with murder after police say he went on a shooting rampage during a shift. they say he killed six people and injured two others. police say the 45-year-old opened fire in the parking lot of an apartment complex ... killed a father and son at a car dealership ... then killed several others outside a restaurant.police say he may have been picking up passengers between shootings. hear what one passenger has to say... "i half heartedly joked at him and said "you're not the shooter are you?" and he said "no" and i said "are you sure?" and he said "no, i'm just really tired." police say they believe dalton randomly chose his victims.his motive is still a mystery. nearly beaten to death by her roommate! roommate!the living arrangement made just weeks ago through craigslist. what the victim's mother hopes for eyes for the first time since being attacked. later in healthy living - dropping the needles. the new treatment for those with allergies. how

in price hill julie o'neill 9 on your side. if you're headed to tonight's blake shelton concert -- or *any* event at the u-s bank arena... arrive early.that's because you'll encounter new security measures.fans are filing in for tonight's concert right now -- --nine on your side's ashley zilka is live with the changes. doors are now open here at the u.s. bank arena. concertgoers will now have to walk through metal detectors to get inside. arena officials say the new measures are in live with other entertainment venues around the world. there are 22 metal detectors at each of the entrances. spokesperson sean lynn says everyone will have to go through them including artists and employees. metal detectors have been at the arena for different occasions in the past but only if the performer requested them. lynn says these security measures our friends here next door at the reds they installed the metal detectors last year, bengals did as well i believe, recent events in the world, we finally had the resources and figured now was the

and today -- julie o'neill found herself reliving her college days. julie o"all right, uc campus, my old stomping grounds i remember treading through the campus in the cold exhausted from the waitressing job from the night before , but i did get good tips let's tip somebody today.""what are you studying?"morgan"um, neuroscience."julie o"what do you do with neuroscience morgan?"morgan"well, i'm currently planning to take it into law so right now though i'm employed at the newport aquarium. so.julie o"oh you're working at the aquarium. making big money over there?" morgan"it's a passion job not really a paying job."julie o hahaha well sounds like you have a long road ahead on the take a little extra. so here's what we'd like to do, i'm with the 9 on your side surprise patrol today and i want to give you a hundred dollars." morgan"oh my goodness thank you so much, that's awesome. i really appreciate that thank you.."julie o"god bless you." morgan"thank you, you too,you have a great day."julie o "alright thank you get to class." weather summary: highs are

patrol" is having a lot of fun giving away money to folks who don't know it's coming.and tonight -- julie o'neill does a "drive-by" giveaway.take a look. julie o"well the 9 on your side surprise patrol needed a little coffee this morning and the lady in the window was so nice, so i'm going to pretend that i'm a little high maintanence, stop it tony, and cream and we're going to get her.""what did you say your name was?"debbie"it's debbie" julie o"do you have kids?debbie "i have four kids and 16 grandkids."julie o"holy maceral, you work hard don't you?"debbie"oh yes i do, i'm always happy and i live for my kids and my grandkids." julie o "well i wonder if they could use a little something extra. we're with the 9 on your side surprise patrol today and we'd like to give you a hundred dollars."debbie"are you really, oh my god... thank you."julie o"thank you for your great attitude, getting up every morning. enjoy those grandbabies."debbie"this is something i needed right now. that made my day. thank you very much." julie o"have a great day."nats of woman in weather summary: we'll climb to 380f this a

lazor would never get to meet his unborn daughter, but she will see his legacy. 9 on your side's julie o'neill spoke with lazor's widow today about how she plans to honor him. my grief losing jason has completely changed my entire perspective in life. i don't see anything the same way anymore anna lazor lost the love of her life.ryan ruebusch lost his best friend...that early february morning at red river gorge ...when jason lazor lost his footing.and that was that. it ended with us the command center and those people there told us that he didn't make it. and all of ourour camp just melted down. and so began a healing process. anna gave birth to the couple's daughter, avery,...and over time...has seen they must both live fully. fully. so this is the live-the list non profit. live the list... born of another woman's fit widow.and the more i read her posts the more it started to sink in and the more i started thinking about how i need to inspire avery to not use tragedy as an excuse not achieve everything in life that you are capable of achieving. 03:58 live the list raises money to help widows

gifts.and today -- our julie o'neill found a tri-state father... who had to do extra work, thanks to today's weather. ok so i'm standing here with cory huber, one of kenton county's finest. you've guys are out there in the cold in the snow getting it done for us. there's one guy out there you think could use a surprise from the surprise patrol who is it?derek thomas. he's just a great worker. he likes coming to work he's happy all the time he's got a great attitude.tell me about your morning. well we got a little bit of snow a little bit of sleet.he's got 8 boys he's raising. everyone one of them has successfully completed the eagle scouts program they're going to put them into the guiness book of world records. i'd like to give you a $100 to corey says you deserve it. take it.(muffled) thank you.thank you. thank you for the work you do. weather summary: the area is still expecting 1-3" of snow in general. light to moderate snow continues to fall as you wake up this morning. you'll notice the greatest impact to the roads rural roads and neighborhoo

julie o'neill"somebody with a hood up over here, and i just wonder what's going on with you here today?"man"well, this kind man is helping me put a new alternator in jump the car and get back on the road." julie o"greg could a hundred bit on that?man"sure, appreciate it thank you."julie o"well that's awfully nice, that's a hundred dollars right there. so what will you do with the hundred bucks."other man"uh groceries. i didn't get out to hunt this year so i'll go and buy it from the store. julie o"very good very good, anything else you want to say while the camera's rolling." other man"thank you guys. it's nice that you're out here doing that."man"thanks to channel 9."other man"thank you channel 9." we'll be on the "surprise patrol" all month... and you can watch all the free money fun right here on nine on your side at six p-m. . highs top out in the low 60s late this afternoon. but the best chance of rain will be later this evening. a cold front will drive showers and isolated thunderstorms through the ohio valley. gusts up to 40 mph are possible during the day. just along the cold f

sheriff office looking for the man and woman who they say set the victim up. 9 on your side's julie o'neill joins us from boone county. a 22-year-old young man from northern ohio comes down here to do some construction work - make a little extra money-- and ends up losing about a week's pay...while getting the lesson on valentine's day courtesy of a man and woman caught on surveillance video...along with their car, a toyota avalon. tom scheben sheriff's office says the victim was staying here at the airport quality inn and apparently company on valentine's day.47:31 tom scheben, boone county sheriff's office he meets a woman and they're back at his room and she gets a phone call and says i gotta take this phone call and she walks out of the room sooner than she walks out, this guy comes in brandishing a handgun and says you're going to take us to some atms and get some money and they did go to about 6 of them in the n ky area. 47:50 scheben says the sixth atm finally ate the victim's card. his abductors then roughed him up a bit and let him go. scheben is not sure if they live in this area,

and unable to rescue the couple.9 on your side's julie o'neill joins us it was terrible to see because the flames were shooting probably 50 feet in the air and cracking and popping . the house was just so dry. it was like a tinder box. two neighbors try to comfort each other as they watch the smoke still billowing from their friends' home...they say caught fire around a quarter to two in the morning.richard white, neighbor neighbor and i was up here about five minutes till two and the house was pretty much engulfed with flames. there was people screaming for help to see. trapped inside 66-year-old carl hochchild junior ... and 61-year-old cynthia hochchild. her son and his wife made it out but could not get to them. just shaken. they was good people. good neighbors.darel miranda lived right next to them for 16 years...rememb ering the navy vietnam veteran and spent most of his time with his wife. people already making donations at the community store...feeling helpless they couldn't do more. i'm just sad for his boy and stuff i tell you.i couldn't imagine what they're going express it.

blossom.9 on your side's julie o'neill has this tri-state couple's amazing story.you'll see it only on 9 on your side. i enlisted a group of my high school guys and they helped me pull of a scavenger hunt12:31 there was a trail of rose pedals that led me down to the basement and ryan was waiting there and then he had me take the pillow case of his feet and the ring was there and it just felt kind of surrealyou have to know the trail that led here to really appreciate the proposal second grade at chca stephanie perry wrote she learned that god did many miracles of the paralyzed man the most. little did she know her classmate, ryan atkins, would become one in 2009 horrific car crashshe heard about on facebook while studying massage therapy.and i needed some extra practice and use a massage or two after 4 months in the hospital so a friendship developedev entually leading the two to start ryan's blog, flatonmyback.comit really gave us the opportunity to connect with others who were dealing with similar trials and it really gave us a chance to really have fun working on blogging together a

surprise patrol looks for tri-state folks deserving of free cash.meet a mother in need -- and julie o'neill's advice to her. trouble at a tri-state mall. police are called to northgate mall because of more than a hundred roudy teens. teens.and.. a dad says he won't go back after teens nearly hurt his baby. baby.nine on your side's t-j parker is live with what police are saying. brandon toelke was here at northgate mall on saturday with his family- when he says some teenagers almost knocked over his baby's stroller- and when he told them to be careful- he says he was threatened and surrounded by 15 kids. "what are you doing buddy?" brandon toelke- comforting his 4 week old son, brennan- blessings- after a close call

so we sent nine on your side's julie o'neill to get help... it's a story you'll only see

tri-state's many generous people has stepped up to help this woman...in a big way. 9 on your side's julie o'neill brings us the story. well i'm here outside a studio apartment but it might as well be a mansion for this woman because it can fit her frightened little girl and the is sabrina. sometimes we call her sabby. she's super goofy and she loves to play with her toys protective.this one's angy and we got him when he was a puppy too. you see the love daphne nieves feels for her dogs. as we told you friday when she was at children's mother had to bring them along from cleveland for a better chance at saving her daughter's life.no matter what even if i had to walk here i would've brought my child here. but the apartment she had set up suddenly wouldn't allow the only friends daphne has right now, stranding them in a hotel they couldn't afford for long. i'm kinda sad that i don't get to see my friends and school and stuff but at the same time i kinda gotta do what i gotta do really.she's gotta have a bone marrow transplant in a couple weekson her tenth birthday stay and have it.jennie nieves/daph

and julie o'neill found today's winner at a restaurant. he's not just hungry... but also bring smiles to everyone around him. julie o"the 9 on your side surprise patrol had a taste for gyros, so why not surprise that loyal patron who has that appitite for laughter... is it geerow or yearowgroupyur ow serverhe spends a lot of money."julie o"you come here as much for the company as you do for the food, yes."customer "yes."julie o"what do you think of these folks?"customer great people server"he's going to retire soon and we're going to miss him."server 2"he's still going to come and see us, yeah, he'll be back." customer"you know you got your wendy's, but this is home cooking right here, i mean the atmosphere is great i like everything."julie o"we want to make sure you have plenty to come back anytime you want to enjoy these nice folks.server 2 julie o"it's a one hundred dollar gift card for you." customerthank you."julie omr. spears you seem like such a delight to these folks and we want to make sure you come in often." weather summary: some isolated stronger to se

loose but they're empty handed thanks to the clerk who has everyone talking.. 9 on your side's julie o'neill joins us live from corinth with the story. a lot of hearts racing here at this marathon last night. wait till you see all the pictures and hear what that clerk and the others endured...before finishing their shift afterward. :31- :401:01-1:08it's an amazing thing when you look at it really.a woman looking right at an armed masked manclicks the glass doors locked so he can't get in. she's got a lot of nerve. i in corinth- this truck stop diner just down from the marathon station where it all happened.it was quick thinking grant county deputy sheriff scott conrad says that clerk had actually gone outside moments before suspecting something was going on.she caught a glimpse of a shadow crossing the front door. she stepped out. 19:26 she walked back in the store and told the male patron and the male employee that she thought they were fixing to get robbed. at that time the two males walked outside and confronted the individual where the gun was brandished.suddenly a gun is pointed at them

and today -- our julie o'neill finds a mother -- in need of a treat. julie o"some of you moms can relate to this, you're feeling aweful about the way you look but there are bills to pay and more things to buy for the kids, so you feel guilty going into the hair salon to make yourself feel good. let's make "it's been a little over three years since i've had my hair done."julie o"so what have you been spending your money on instead of your hair?" mommy daughter my family and payments."julie o"bills, payments payments payments."mom i just got a letter yesterday to go visit the stars or something and i was like, there's another 32-dollars here you go hhahaha."julie o "there went my hair coloring." mom"yes." julie o"truth is, we're with the 9 on your side surprise patrol and we want to take care of this for you, here's a hundred dollars."mom "awe, really... don't... gawd, i don't even know what to say thank you guys so much."julie o "now will you send us a nice after photo so we can put that on the air too?"mom"yes i will thank you guys so much. hopefully no

here is julie o'neill. >> reporter: at miami hospital the director of trauma doctor nk spoke to reporters about the status of the students who were shot, one of the shootings was shot once the other student was shot a couple of times but very good news for them neither were shot in a critical area such as the head or chest. both in stable condition. neither needed a blood transfusion. neither need surgery not at this point. he did go on to say one might need some orthopedic surgery. at some point. at this stage in the game he feels both will be able to go home in a couple of days. he did not elaborate on how they were doing from an emotional standpoint. just that he had been speaking with parents and both of these young teens are in stable condition at this hour. >> a lot of information coming out of there from julie o'neill, we will get back to her throughout the evening, but first some whether out there. chief meteorologist steve raleigh. >> we will keep it brief, 56 degrees right now, clear skies, we will stay clear tonight as temperatures drop to the 40s, right through the evening hou

on your side "surprise patrol" is out looking for folks deserving of free money.and tonight -- julie o'neill found a mother who's going to use her money on a basic need. julie o"i see you're headed into aldi. what's cooking today?"shopper"chicken and rice and broccoli. i'm a retired nurse, the last place i worked is at summitt center behavioral, working with the grandaughters.julie o"i know it's tough to make ends meet sometimes and you want to stretch that dollar and we'd like to help you today. i'm with the 9 on your side suprise patrol and we'd like to give you a hundred dollars ."shopper"oh my goodness thank you."julie o"have a blessed day."shopper"you do the same." julie o"thank you, go get them." now it's time for sports... here's john popovich. you couldn't turn away last night...and that's all sports fans were talking about today.. xavier moved to a different class with a victory over number one villanova. villanova.it wasn't a fluke...it wasn't because nova played poorly. they came out fast and played well....but xavier's shooting and depth took over. a record crowd at xavier enjoye

good evening - i'm julie o'neill!i know a lot of you are off for presidents' day... but for those of you getting back to the grind... your drive to work in the morning, could be challenging. so... will we see any new snow in the morning?we start our live team coverage with 9 first warning meteorologist 9 on your side has three reporters on the streets tonight.we turn now to reporter rose-ann aragon who is live in florence. i hit the road-- to see just how bad the snowfall was-- in the thick of it we found michelle class--she was stuck. "we're waiting for us to come tow us right now...going back to fort mitchell. we're just to beat the snow but we lost.." she is one of many calling for help in boone county.lt. florence police department "probably 90-100 accidents. especially around the interstate. when the traffic stops the road re-freezes and then people start sliding."in florence--10-year-old victoria deitsch saw it first hand "there was a car coming in and he was kind of going off the road when we were going out." snow plowbut the stress on the roads m

julie o'neill is reporting on their condition. the prognosis is positive. that is the silver lining. it appears the prognosis is good and they can make a good recovery. a lot of prayers from cincinnati and members across the tri-state and number of people gathering right now for a vigil at middletown high school. children, grand parents. parents. they are there right now. >> jason law is covering that for us. we will have more at 7 and 11. both on air and online at wcpo.com. >>> we do have a note to pass along. because of the circumstances surrounding today. john matarese's deals on the spring break will continue tomorrow. he is on your side. save your family money. that was preempted because of >>> we say good-bye to february, steve. >> march comes in like a lamb or lion and coming in stronger. we do have colder air coming in. thursday and saturday both may see to bring you wendy' pacific cod sandwich on boats like these... in weather like this... all the way up here... for wild caught fish like this... that we panko bread like this... for a sandwich that'

well..he got that device hand yesterday. 9 on your side's julie o'neil has the story. it's almost like a 21st century hammer.it's kind of the tool of the modern age. clayton webster of blue ash gives a lesson on 3d printing to two boys forever changed by it. his software created the prosthetic hand lucas dennison of falmouth has been wearing for months...and the one peyton andry of pleasant ridge is wearing for the first time. it reminds me of like iron man peyton and lucas both born with a condition called symbrachydactly, which kept one hand small...now fist bumping...and yes, playing catch. catch. watchwebster's software has enabled lucas' dad to design custom hands for others right in his falmouth home...through enablingthefuture.org.- it's a group of global volunteers who have come together to design create these hands and we distribute them to kids and adults all over the world for free. it's really cool. i really like it and my dad always says everytime he tells me a new hand is coming out i can't wait to get it. before these kids would hide their hands and be really shy about i

that was julie o'neil reporting.this morning some 880 adults and children will seek entrance into the roman catholic church. church.it's called "the rite of election", followed by the continuing conversion.the archdiocese of cincinnati will celebrate with those preparing to be baptized. continuing conversion celebrates those already baptized.this year there are four celebrations in the tri state.two at the cathedral of and 7:30 pm.and at our lady of immaculate conception, also at 3:30 and 7:30. pope francis was welcomed to mexico yesterday.it was an elaborate ceremony with the president of mexico.. and a long list of government officials. the pope had stern words for the clergy... he told them not to use their postions to avoid confronting the violence and corruption that has plagued the nation. the stiff formality of that event is in sharp contrast to the pontiff's reception in the streets of mexico city. that is were he was welcomed by large exuberant crowds. the pope appeard to enjoy the change... getting out of the pope mobile to kiss babies and greet others ok well if you still d

roselawn man is waking up in his own bed...thanks to some really good people. 9 on your side's julie o'neil explains. cooperatively. the name puts it plainly. these volunteers with the right know how...turn this roselawn home into one will thomas can get around in...whether on crutches or in his wheel chair.i would've never known that an agency that i was a fundraiser for in some years past and now i had to become a client for them to be able to stay in my home. thomas, once a pastor and cincinnati police chaplain developed an aggressive arthritis. he needed simple things like handrails...to stay here with his wife and two sons. sons. they've kept me in this house. we had contemplated moving into a nursing home but i knew i wasn't ready for that. and thomas says this team of volunteers dedicated to helping homeowners who are seniors or disabled...went above and beyond. they replaced his furnace they found was leaking deadly carbon monoxide . they checked everything.they were out here working on one project and one of the workers said you know i notice that refrigerator is not sounding prett

well..he got that device yesterday.9 on your side's julie o'neil has the story. it's almost like a 21st century hammer.it's kind of the tool of the modern age. clayton webster of blue ash to two boys forever changed by it. his software created the prosthetic hand lucas dennison of falmouth has been wearing for months...and the one peyton andry of pleasant ridge is wearing for the first time. it reminds me of like iron man peyton and lucas both born with a condition called symbrachydactly, which kept one hand small...now fist bumping...and yes, playing catch. catch. i mean it's really moving to watchwebster's software has enabled lucas' dad to design custom hands for others right in his falmouth home...through enablingthefuture.org.- it's a group of global volunteers who have come together to design create these hands and we distribute them to kids and adults all over the world for free. it's really cool. i really like it and my dad always says everytime he tells me a new hand is coming out i can't wait to get it. before these kids would hide about it and now the big change in luke is he

that was julie o'neil reporting.this morning some 880 adults and children will seek entrance into the roman church.it's called "the rite of election", followed by the continuing conversion.the archdiocese of cincinnati will celebrate with those preparing to be baptized. continuing conversion celebrates those already baptized.this year there are four celebrations in the tri state.two at the cathedral of st. peter in chains at 3:30 and 7:30 pm.and at our lady of immaculate conception, also at 3:30 and 7:30. pope francis was welcomed to mexico yesterday.it was an elaborate ceremony with the president of mexico.. and a long list of government officials. the pope had stern words for the clergy... he told them not to use their postions to avoid confronting the violence and corruption that has plagued the nation. the stiff formality of that event is in sharp contrast to the pontiff's reception in the streets of mexico city. that is were he was welcomed by large exuberant crowds. the pope appeard to enjoy the change... getting out of the greet others valentine's day is here... and what's more

well..he got that device hand yesterday. 9 on your side's julie o'neil has the story. it's almost like a 21st century hammer.it's kind of the tool of the modern age. gives a lesson on 3d printing to two boys forever changed by it. his software created the prosthetic hand lucas dennison of falmouth has been wearing for months...and the one peyton andry of pleasant ridge is wearing for the first time. it reminds me of like iron man peyton and lucas both born with a condition called symbrachydactly, which kept one hand small...now fist catch. i mean it's really moving to watchwebster's software has enabled lucas' dad to design custom hands for others right in his falmouth home...through enablingthefuture.org.- it's a group of global volunteers who have come together to design create these hands and we distribute them to kids and adults all over the world for free. it's really cool. i really like it and my dad always says everytime he tells me a new hand is coming out i can't before these kids would hide their hands and be really shy about it and now the big change in luke is he has no pro

roselawn man is waking up in his own bed...thanks to some really good people. 9 on your side's julie o'neil explains. they are people working cooperatively. the name puts it plainly. these volunteers with the right know how...turn this roselawn home into one will thomas can get around in...whether on crutches or in his wheel chair.i would've never known that an agency that i was a fundraiser for in some years past and now i had to become a client for them to be able to stay in my home. thomas, once a pastor and cincinnati police chaplain developed an aggressive arthritis. he needed simple things like handrails...to stay here with his wife and two sons. sons. they've kept me in this house. we had contemplated moving into a nursing home but i knew i wasn't ready for that. and thomas says this team of volunteers dedicated to helping homeowners who are seniors or disabled...went above and beyond. they replaced his furnace they found was leaking deadly carbon monoxide . they checked everything.they were out here working on one project and one of the workers said you know i notice that refrigerat

them.9 on your side's julie o'neill joins us with what happened. it happened in the middle of the night with no apparent warning. state route 125 in blue creek. that's in the far east side of the county. a lot of people hurting tonight. it was terrible to see because the flames were shooting probably 50 feet in the air and cracking and popping . the house was just so dry. it was like a tinder box. two neighbors try to comfort each other as they watch the smoke still billowing from their friends' home...they say caught fire around a quarter to two in the morning.richard white, neighbor neighbor and i was up here about five minutes till two and the house was pretty much engulfed with flames. there was people screaming for help see. trapped inside 66-year-old carl hochchild junior ... and 61-year-old cynthia hochchild. her son and his wife made it out but could not get to them. people. good neighbors.darel miranda lived right next to them for 16 years...rememb ering the navy vietnam veteran who loved to talk about nascar and spent most of his time wit

you better believe julie o'neill got her. that was our first 100 dollar surprise patrol winner. 4 days a week, we are picking people state.and every friday, we are picking a special someone and giving them a 500 dollar surprise.it will be a february to remember as our surprise patrol hands out free money to some of you.you can catch another surprise patrol report 6pm. were you at the opening of the tri states newest aldi store yesterday morning?it was packed with crowds of shoppers! do they know something the rest of us dont? 9 on your side consumer reporter john matarese "checked" it out.... for some price checking. no it's not black friday.... but it sure looks like it.a grand opening of a new aldi store always means a long line of shoppers to get in and again to checkout. checkout."thank you very much, you have a great day!"aldi has just opened its latest cincinnati area store, on monmouth street in newport. bargain hungers know the european based chain for house brands at the half the price of name brands....such as this

i have to say i'm enjoying these stories...and i know tonite, julie o'neill enjoyed surprising a local woman who really deserved $100. julie went undercover at a popular local restaurant to surprise her, so you know this will be fun. fun. and it was a huge day for their proud parents...popo takes us to national signing day. a lot of hard work paying off. tanya -- ad lib wraptodd - what's next on the now? who is to blame for the flint water crisis? lawmakers hold an explosive hearing.. coming when an earthquake hits... even having just a few seconds notice can make all the difference...and... it looks like that could happen. pledging support to finish building an early warning system along the west coast. it's called "shake alert"... this is animation of how it works.the protoype uses seismic sensors that are placed underground...they measure energy waves caused by an earthquake... and can send an alert within seconds that an earthquake has started.it will cost about 38-million dollars to build. earthquake aren't something we deal with much here in the tri-state.the most recent was abou

loose but they're empty handed thanks to the clerk who has everyone talking.. 9 on your side's julie o'neill joins us live from corinth with the story. a lot of hearts racing here at this marathon last night. wait till you see all the pictures and hear what that clerk and the others endured...before finishing their shift afterward. :31- :401:01-1:08it's an amazing thing when you look at it really.a woman looking right at an armed masked manclicks the glass doors locked so he can't get in. she's got a lot of nerve. i

it.and speaking of spreading joy, our julie o'neill goes back to school, with the surprise patrol, to pass out more free money. tanya -- ad lib wrap he claimed to be a doctor but investigators say that wasn't true. true.how do they know?he's just 18 years old and now he's south dakota is on track to become the first state telling bathrooms they must use. use.state senators approved a bill tuesday that had already passed through the state house. house.it would require public school students to use bathrooms that correspond to their birth-assigned gender -- not the gender they identify with.the same rule would apply to locker rooms and showers. the bill now goes to the governor ... who is expected to sign it.but some transgender rights activists are telling him... "talk to the people you're affecting." :45 - 1:03ashley joubert-gaddis the center for equality(ashley joubert-gaddis, the center for daugaard to remember as he stands behind his statement that he has can not recall meeting a transgender person, that these bills are about real people and he responsibility to sit down with some

this is in the southbound lanes right outside the o'neill tunnel julie as you just heard has been following this all morning. sky fox was over the scene just about an hour ago, and you can of the car's windshield. no word what caused this to happen. state police say no other vehicles were involved. again, one person is dead from the accident on the expressway. traffic is backed up in the area we will have more on this investigation throughout the morning. >> julie: we continue to follow breaking news at logan airport. a van ran right into a jetblue flight full of people this morning. the plane was at the gate getting ready for flight to tampa. fox25 stephanie coueignoux at logan where you were treating with passenger as this was happening and you have been all morning as crews investigate. >> stephanie: passengers were on the plane when the van collided with the plane. taking look behind me finally everything has resumed as normal, but taking look at terminal c, two jetblue planes one was taken away and put into a hangar for further inspection. hurt in all of this and passenger speaking wit

july. >>> former orlando magic star shaquille o'neil may soon join the nba hall of fame. he won four titles with the lakers and heat. allen iverson and yao ming are among the 14 finalists. the class of 2016 will be announced in april. good luck to o'neil. >> yes. i love it. is perfect. >> great day to head out and sunshine. a nice cool northerly breeze that is not as gusty as it was earlier this week. it's looking good. daytona beach we can see the flags. they are waving. we will continue to see windy conditions at about 10 to 15 as we head into the day today. our satellite and radar is crystal clear. the cold front brought in the sunshine and it will be sunny for the rest of the day today. big picture, there is the cold front down into miami and south florida. of course behind the front ushering in colder air and breezy conditions. temps are great. they are in the 60s. a couple of folks in the 50s in new smyrna and palm coast but you will warm to the 60-degree range shortly. in -- inland 5 to 15. like daralene said, it's improving. beach forecast today and especially int

. >> julie: picture sky fox expressway right near the o'neill tunnel and in front of the car's windshield broken out, taking a little while for them to toe it off scene. see delays building but usually it is the northbound lanes where we see the most trouble. really backing things up on 128 through lexington and almost into burlington. here is live look at route 1 in saugus, things starting to open up in just a bit. live drive times, 37 minutes pike eastbound from 495 to mass ave, about half hour on the expressway but we are up to an hour on 128 south from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. average speeds just 23 miles per hour and hour on 128 much longer than we are used to seeing this time of the morning commute. hopefully they will be able to get that accident cleared out soon. >> gene: following breaking news we have been following at logan airport, passengers on board this plane are now in the air in new airplane heading to florida after a van drove into the jet just after 6:00 this morning. fox25 stephanie coueignoux live at logan airport. she has more details for us as what ex

july 2014 in charged with the murder. >>> the northeast nebraska man is accused of murdering his wife this weekend. the police in o'neil, nebraska have arrested the 37-year-old on a charge of second-degree murder. around 9:0000saturday y night, he and d his wife werearguing when eduardo stabbed her multiple times before injuring himself. he was taken to hospital and transferred to the medical center and omaha where he was arrested, being held in a $2 million cash bond. >>> live in update in the story we searched and brought you since the big blizzard. >> the city crews have come to the rescue, and we have more.>> you may be surprised to learn that the sioux city has 67 miles of dirt streets, and they are difficult to maintain. the people that live on them say that simple daily tasks become morbid chore during bad weather. >> the crews begin working on west seventh straight overnight, packing the dirt and ground of asphalt on west seventh straight to make the road passable, and the dirt road haha been out of commission since the blizzard earlier this month with ruts more than 1 1 ot deep>> it is a muddy and rough mess d

july. it will apply to future employees. >>> former orlando magic star shaquille o'neil is among the finalist into the basketball hall of fame. it was made as part of the nba all star weekend. he went on to win four nba titles with the lakers and miami heat. the group of 14 finalists include former 76er star allen iverson and yao ming. >>> speed week gets underway tonight. we have more with daybreak sports. >> reporter: when daytona international speedway does something, they do it big and bold. look at speed week. not only do you get the daytona they throw in an all star race to get you warmed up. letter 25 of nascar's top drivers hit the track for the sprint unlimited. yesterday they were all out on the track for practice. kyle larson provided the fastest lab of the day hitting nearly 200 miles per hour. hamlin the fastest in the evening session. jimmie johnson will lead the back to green tonight. north of the border, nba all star weekend getting underway. the challenging down last night. alfred peyton getting a chance to play his magic buddy suiting up for teen world. from inside, he throws it down. team usa pulls it out

the expressway southbound from the o'neill tunnel to the split and an hour and 15 minutes on 128 northbound that's a 3-mile stretch from the split to route >>> julie: arrest of 16-year-old boy in boston. district attorney giving update last hour and catherine parrotta live on columbia road in dorchester with where the biowas found dead. catherine, the suspect is 16 years old. >> catherine: suspect and victim both 16 years old and suspect expected to be arraigned at dorchester district court later today and hope to learn more at that time. as for the 16-year-old victim, police found him right there near the intersection with columbia road and devon street. show you video, this all happened during broad daylight, around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. again finding 16-year-old victim near the intersection we just pointed out, at first police thought he had been shot and later realized injury was stab wound. teen taken to boston medical center but didn't survive. police haven't identified him by name. police did check businesses nearby for surveillance video and they are continuing to surrounding this. but again, the past hour d.a.'s office announcing arre

. >> julie: 9:48 and slow going on the expressway and head right around granite avenue and up to columbia road, even southbound lane had a stall at the o'neill tunnel and slowing things down there. 93 south a little sluggish as you approach somerville but zakim bridge and leverett connector starting to lighten up as you could see in the light pictures. over to live drive time, 12 minutes route 1 from 128 to the tobin, 25 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector and 23 minutes on 128 weston tolls. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now and what can we expect today. >> shiri: warm-up temperatures now and eliminating risk for black ice, last to watch at 10:00 in the morning and next couple minutes end up saying the worcester area. light wintery mix in the works friday night and saturday night and stronger storm that's developing here as we head into tuesday night and wednesday. i think that's probably going to but 30 some right now in boston with partly cloudy skies, temperatures working their way into the 40s this afternoon, and it will brighten up from time to time. so we got again the on and off clouds, we got the little dist

julie grauert with live drive time traffic this morning and a new accident. >> reporter: this accident on 9 >> reporter: this accident on 93 south inside the o'neill tunnel. thankfully only 531 and the volume is light, that is a very problematic spot and it will drastically affect our drive times. pike moving along fine from framingham through newton allston/brighton tolls where nothing is slowing you down through brighton. 12 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 495 to the leverett connector. 10 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit to the pike. i will monitoring these for you all morning long. gene and sara. >> sara: all right, julie. >>> cold weather is more than bundling up outside. when temperatures dip below zero. people worry about their homes. home heating systems really take a beating. fox25's stephanie coueignoux is live in norwood where people are getting ready to hunker down for the weekend. helping with the heat. heat is working, stephanie. >> reporter: sara, a legitimate concern for a lot of people. first we saw the snow and the large pile still here behind me large pile still here behind me, and now we are deal