mike parker has the story. >> i'm stunned by the size of this. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: the boxes are stacked almost to the ceiling at the u.s. customs warehouse near o'hare and each one contains a counterfeit hoverboards shipped to the u.s. from china. as many as 40,000 of the battery-powered scooters now wildly popular in the u.s. these knockoffs have labeling that so samsungs. the labeling is fraudulent. they may turn out to be dangerous. they can overheat and cause fires. safety was sacrificed. >> my son put it out with a fire extinguisher. one of the hoverboards blow up. >> reporter: earlier this month, when the hoverboards caught fire and caused $5000 worth of damage. this is what happened when a hoverboard burst into flames at a texas mall. 28 buyers so far in 19 states. is it possible those could be counterfeits and that is why that's happening? >> i would say it is very possible because the legitimate manufacturers put safety measures in place. >>> he is a quarterback that has taken the nfl by storm. find out why carolina panth

. >> they say the boards pose a safety threat. mike parker on how they were discovered. >> i'm stunned by the size of the hall. >> the boxes are stacked almost to the ceiling at theis custom warehouse in o'hare. each one contains counter feet hover board shipped to the u.s. from china. these knock-offs have labeling that says samsung. that labels is fraudulent. they may turn out to be dangerous. the battery chargers could >> they are smugglers. they are trying to take advantage. corners was caught. safety was sacrifice ed d. >> my son put out with a fire extinguisher. >> hover board caught fire and caused $5 thousand worth of damage to the suburban home. this is what happened when a hover board burst into flames in a texas mall. >> is it possible that those could be counterfeits and that's why it's happening >> i could say that's possible. the legitimate manufacturers put safety measures in place. worst. >> fascinating that people still buy these after all the reports. >> republicans square off in iowa without donald trump. >> new concerns about the rapid >> owe hioans are days away fr

mike cassidy. >> young robert parker soon finds out that his mentor has a lucrative side business still common intry of the american west. >> get back here! [ gunshot ] [ horse whinnies ] >> butch kind of learns the ways of breaking the law in this very minor way. and mike has taken him under his wing, so much so that butch adopts mike cassidy's name as his own. >> after struggling to make an honest living as a rancher and butcher, earning little more than the nickname butch, parker settles into his new profession. >> by the summer of 1894, butch cassidy is a savvy and elusive rustler. more than an annoyance to the powerful cattlemen of wyoming, who use their influence over law enforcement to have cassidy arrested and sentenced to two years' hard labor for stealing a $5 horse. it is that experience that many historians believe triggers cassidy's personal vendetta against authority, his career as an outlaw, and his determination to never be locked up again. >> as big corporations continue to buy up the west, smaller, privately owned ranches, targets for butch and other rustlers, are pushed out to

encountering, what to do when they finally landed in burkinaaso and they found out there missionary parker mike was not there to pick them up. on thanks to help from riddering. many are now considering a return trip next year. >>> the nominations reflect the academy. the academy reflects the industry, reflects hollywood and the industry reflects america, it reflects a series of -- >> that's oscar nominated will smith discsssing the lack of nominations. he sat down with an exclusive interview with abc news and he joins a gring list of a-listers frustrated with this year's nominations and the industry really at rge. several hollywood icons announcing they are boycotting the awards because for the second consecutive year all 20 nominated actors and actresses are white. >>> and don't forget you can watch the academy local 10 o course on sunday, february the 28th. our red carpet coverage begins on february 14th. >>> the committee demanded he appear at a hearing on drug prices to testify about his former company's decision to raise the rice. he's facing separate criminal charges against him. >>> chil

parker mayor mike wade posted on in critical condition at children's hospital. he says the third teen has been released from the hospital. wade also said grief counselors and victims advocates will be available to students at that school today. >>> still gusty, especially up at rocky mountain metro. sky9 is waiting to take off. the wind is between 30 and 40 miles per hour. the highest gusts we have right now. we will see those slack off during the day. partly cloudy for us most of the day. late this afternoon i'd say after three start to get some light snow showers here. i still put us in that less than half-inch category. we are gonna start getting that light snow off the foothills by late this afternoon and early evening. notice how the echoes are a little bit better off to the east. i think we will have a better chance of piling up snow hudson, keensburg and brush, fort morgan and strasburg. coming up the entire martin >>> moving into the mountains, really good snow anticipated for today and tomorrow through mountain areas. we'll get additional snow sunday an

mike nelson. the snowfall about ready to pick up here. >> it wonnt be a gigantic storment, but a decent one -- storm, but a decent one. winter weather advisory along the front range, aurora, parker, elizabeth in the mountain areas as well. the snow falling lightly, but it will be increasing and we could see about 3-6 inches this town, and about 6-12 up in the so we sent cory reppeehagen along i-70 near golden. >>reporter: mike, we're waiting for those northeast winds to kick in, that's when we're really going to see the snow start to fill in the denver metro area, nothing out here yet. looking to the north, we do see snowfall, to develop out north, moving in. these are isolated at first. it will stay that until we get those up slope winds to come in here, and really fill things out, giving more of our areas a chance to see snow. and we'll see that, likely by 10:00 o'clock tonight. it will be filled out. 3-6 inches overnight, not a big storm, by most colorado standard, but it's just enough to give us some troubles out there on the highways. tonight and tomorrow morning. and let's go back. >> thanks, cory. cdot is out now trying to keep the roads safe and denver7 reporter jaclyn a

parker created a snow making machine using an air compressor and a generator. he says he can make several feet of snow just enough for a sledding hill in his backyard. mike: here' s something to look forward to this summer. construction is well underway in mason on king island' s newest attraction. tropical plunge will be a seven-story ride with six different water slides. crews have put up the first tropical plunge will be ready for its first rides on may 28. announcer: cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. kevin: after the snow and went earlier today, things have quieted down. looks tranquil for the next couple days before the weather turns more active again for the upcoming weekend. headlines -- windchills near zero to start up in the morning. as the kids had out to the bus stop, make sure they have the hats, gloves, and scarves. they will need all of that. there will not be much went, but it will not matter when temperatures are the between zero and about 5 above. late week rain across the area. another blast of cold air will rival the cold we are experiencing right now once we get into the second half of the weekend. a look over my shoulde

parker. according to researchers at the university of cambridge, spiderman would never be able to climb walls in real life the way he does in the movies. our doctor mikeins how a type of lizard called a geck gecco unraveled the real truth about spiderman. >> geccos are the largest creatures on the plan that's are able to walk straight up on a slippery wall. they can do this because their little feet and their little hands are full of adhesive pads that allow them to be sticky. now, we can't do that as humans because we would need about 40% of our body to be like velcro. so we can't do it. and you don't need spiedy senses to understand this study is kind of silly. or that our doctor mike is super human to us. >>> federal investigators expected to release a report tomorrow that could finally clear up the mystery surrounding that deadly amtrak derailment. few weeks after the crash, last may, the national transportation safety board said excessive speed was a key factor. but, why the train accelerated is still the huge unanswered question, the new york times is reporting on monday that the ntsb will likely say it was due to something called lost situation