I75. Nine on your side is staying on top of this developing story well bring you the latest when we know more. Heres a first check of your nine first warning forecast. Temperatures continue to warm and we will top out at 610 around the evening drive. Spotty showers are also possible this evening but a stronger push of storms comes in after 0 p. M. With heavy showers, gusty winds and the threat of severe storms. Long a warm front lifts through the tristate this afternoon. This front will bring in a slight rain chance by the early afternoon hours. Scattered showers cant be ruled out heading into the evening drive. 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 front, a line of storms could develop sometime around 8 p. M. That could produce damaging winds and minor flooding. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the tri state under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. This line of storms brings with it the threat of severe storms. Rain and storms will continue until about 3 a. M. But keep in mind, this timing could change as this system approaches, so check back for updates. Wednesday will start mild with morning temperatures hovering in the upper 40s, possibly as high as 50. But early wednesday afternoon, colder air starts to arrive and this will cause temperatures too cool quickly, especially after some scary moments on the interstate this morning a six car crash shutdown i75 north and less than two hours later a 4car crash halted traffic in the nearly the same spot. Nine on your sides ally kraemer shows us the dramatic video. Julie it was 8 25 this morning when that 6car crash brought traffic on 75 northbound to a screeching hault. But now were learning that this was a series of crashes. The pile up and this fireball burning in the left lanes of i75 near towne street. You can see firefighters there on the scene we were live on air as crews were able to get that fire out flames turned to just thick plumes of black smoke. Chopper 9 the only local helicopter bringing you breaking news first giving us a look at the damage from above. You can see four of the cars involved there in the fast lane. Police say its a Chain Reaction crash. The fourth car there is the one that car fire you can see what little is left of that vehicle. Police say that driver was cited for rearending the car in front. Traffic was backed up for about 2 miles all the way to the i74 interchange. But just 20 minutes after that accident was cleared a fourcar crash brought traffic to a near standstill this time on i75 southbound. Again it was near towne street just north of the norwood lateral. Southbound traffic was backed up past galbraith road until crews could get all four vehicles to the right investigating what caused this accident. You can see traffic has returned to normal on i75 but our tom mckee is digger deeper into what caused these accidents. Hell have those answers coming up this afternoon on nine on your side. Julie . Its all eyes on New Hampshire. As iowans make their picks at their first in the nation caucuses. Abcs Marci Gonzalez has the results. And what comes next. Just hours after those first tastes of victoryted cruz that is the most votes ever cast for any republican primary winner. And defeat in iowa. Donald trumpwe finished second i want to tell you something. I am honored. Its now all about New Hampshire . John distaso wmurtv this is now a center unshared by anything else of political universedonald trump here trying to reclaim his frontrunner status ted cruz . And marco rubio working to maintain momentum . After surpassing expectations, coming in a close thirdmarco rubio they told me that we have no chance because my hair wasnt gray enough and my boots were too high. Another iowa surprise the results in the democratic race the closest ever so close in some precincts nat cheeringit came down to a coin tosshillary clinton as i stand here tonight, breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you, iowa. Hillary clinton only ahead of Bernie Sanders by a fraction of a point . Bernie sanders what iowa has begun tonight is a political revolution. Mike huckabee and Martin Omalley dropping out of the racebut the rest of the candidates campaigns now fullthrottle in the Granite State . Marci gonzalez tagsome of them were ramping up here even before the caucuses were over. Bush, christie and kasic . Spent the weekend not in iowa but campaigning in head start on their opponents. Mg abc news manchester, nh verbatim if youre wondering when its your turn to vote. 9 on your side has you covered. Kentuckians. Circle march fifth on your calendars. If youre a democrat youll head to the polls. And republicans, for the first time youll hold a caucus to cast your primary pick. In ohio, the primary vote is on march 15th. And indiana, youve got a while to wait. The primary there isnt until may third. New at noon. A woman who was unconscious when she was rescued from a fire last spring has died. Died. 81 year old Josephine Payne was pulled from her sons home in corryville on may fifth. Her son louis says he tried to get upstairs to rescue his mother and sister but the roof caved in from the flames. Both women were in Critical Condition when firefighters got them out of the home. The coroner attributed paynes cause of death yesterday to the fire. Coming up. Bill cosby is back in court and today could be a big day for his legal future. The decision that could afternoon. Plus. A cincinnati woman accused of decapitating her infant is back in court. We have the latest on Deasia Watkins case. And. Did phil see his shadow . The rodent tells us whether were in for a long winter. Or an early spring. Coming up. Youre watching 9 on your side today, legal teams will try for a third time to set a plea, or a trial date for the woman accused of intentionally harming her son at childrens hospital. Hospital. Jessica valik is charged with one count of felonious assault and one count of endangering a child. Police accuse her of putting something in her 4yearold sons feeding tube. The little boy was receiving treatment for a rare skin disorder. At a hearing today, we could learn more about the mental state of a mom accused of beheading her infant daughter. Deasia watkins attorneys are seeking an Expert Opinion on to pursue an insanity defense. Before her daughters death last march. She had been diagnosed with postpartum psychosis. After her arrest she was ordered into psychiatric treatment. Then in august, watkins was found competent to stand trial. Theres momentum today for a plan to cut the spread of hepatitis c and hiv in Northern Kentucky. Kentucky. Last night Independence CityCouncil Voted to support plans for a regional Needle Exchange program. Its only the second city in Northern Kentucky to do so. The plan would put exchanges in clinics in each county. Users could get clean needles to replace dirty ones as well as seek testing for diseases and counseling for addiction. Sean fitzgerald opposes exchange022645 i dont agree with the program. I think there are other options that would be better to try to treat people instead of promoting by handing out free needles. Reinersman 023849 the whole intent here was to get the message out to other cities that we can get together and give the county the support that they need. Need. Hamitlon county has an around before landing in northside. And pendleton countys exhcnage went unused for months. Police say her daughter was abused to death. Now a tri state woman has had another child. What were learning about the new baby born to Rebecca Kinner. And will we have six more weeks of winter . Punxsutawney youre watching 9 on your side at noon short forecast tease. Ill have the complete check of your nine first warning forecast in about two minutes. An update on breaking news we brought you earlier. A police chase with speeds reaching 90 miles an hour is over. Police pulled over that car right around noon in the parking lot of the Skyline Chili location in harrison. It started in Lincoln Heights at i75. We dont know who the driver is. Nine on your side is staying on top of this developing story well bring you the latest when we the tristate mother charged in the death of her two year old daughter has given birth to her second child. A boy. Boy. The Butler CountySheriffs Office says Rebecca Kinner delivered her baby yesterday afternoon. Police say kinner stood by and did nothing while her boyfriend. Bradley young. Beat her daughter kinsley to death last year. Young is also charged in the case. Kinsleys father, scott senft, has said he beieves he is also the baby boys father, and he wants to fight for custody. Today were learning more about how the streetcars going to get paid for. At a Major Transportation Committee meeting. Meeting. Cincinnatis city council is divided on where the funds are coming from right now. And one member says that while the streetcar is on track to be up and running by midseptember. Estimates for the number of riders and ticket revenue are down. Councilman Chris Smitherman says hes concerned the streetcar will operate at a deficit. And use money from the general fund to cover the cost. Taking funds from fire, police, and sanitation. 9 on your side is sending a crew to the meeting and well bring looking for a new career move . Theres a job fair happening right now at the Sharonville Convention center. With openings in fields from manufacturing to healthcare. Cdk global is sponsoring the fair. And hiring for both entry level and advanced positions. Other Companies Recruiting are ikea. Scotts lawn service. And time warner cable. The fair runs until two at the Sharonville Convention center. Good news. The most famous rodent in the world says spring is coming early Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning. After he emerged from a tree stump in gobblers knob, pennsylvania. his handlers broke the news of Better Weather and the crowd of thousands cheered. Whether hes right remains to be seen. The National Oceanic and Atmostpheric Administration says phils accuracy rate hovers around 45 percent. For a much more accurate forecast. With a meteorologist with a far better history of being right. Lets turn to 9 meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark ketchmark temperatures continue to warm and we will top out at 610 around the evening drive. Spotty showers are also possible this evening but a stronger push of storms comes in after 0 p. M. With heavy showers, gusty winds and the threat of severe storms. Long a warm front lifts through the tristate this afternoon. This front will bring in a slight rain chance by the early afternoon hours. Scattered showers cant be ruled out heading into the evening drive. 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 cold front, a line of storms could develop sometime around 8 p. M. That could produce damaging winds and minor flooding. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the tri state under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. This line of storms brings with it the threat of severe storms. Rain and storms will continue until about 3 a. M. But keep in mind, this timing could change as this system approaches, so check back for updates. Wednesday will start mild with morning temperatures hovering in the upper 40s, possibly as high as 50. But early wednesday afternoon, colder air starts to arrive and this will cause temperatures too cool quickly, especially after coming up. Taking out drones with eagles. The pilot one part of the world. Been on a lot of first dates lately . We have the food to date. And the super bowl is around look at the ketchup ad thats ah, smell that air. Yeah. Smells good. Really good. Oh, hold on. I gotta stop. Why . I gotta get home and wait for the cable company. K, but we just left your house. Oh my gosh, great workout. No, this is your house apologize to you. We no longer offer an excuse to get out of your morning run. Were making a bunch of changes at time warner cable. Arrival window, and our new tech tracker feature will alert you with a text or email with your technicians name and photo the next time your neighbor annoys you by flying his drone into your yard. Consider this. Police in the netherlands want to use eagles to take out drones. The Dutch National police are testing out eagles that target the unmanned devices that some consider a nuisance. The bald eagles have been trained to swoop in and neatly dispose of the drones. The Dutch Company that came up with the idea calls them a low Tech Solution for a high tech problem. If youre single and looking for love before valentines day, matchdotcom has some advice. In its annual singles in america study, it discovered. Discovered. If you eat sushi on your first date your chances of getting a second date go up 107percent. Taking ups the chance youll see them again. As for texting before and after the date. Using haha or lol improves your second date odds by 255percent if youve already got a valentine. And youre looking for a place to woo them. Two of the most romantic restaurants in the country are right here in cincinnati cincinnati Business Insider and open table sorted through more than five million restaurant reviews. From 20 thousand restaurants. And found orchids at palm court. In the hilton cincinnati. And primavista both made the list. Primavista serves italian cuisine. Which dominated the list of restaurants. Along with french eateries. As we lead up to the super bowl. More companies are releasing thier commercials. Heres a new favorite from heinz. Take a look. Look. no i cant forget this evening or your face as you were leaving heinz says they dogs are running to the condiments they just cant live without. This campaign called meet the ketchups. so, expect to see all these characters again. From hot dogs to tacos. You can now study tacos at the university of kentucky. Its a course called taco literacy public advocacy and mexican food in the us south. Which makes it sound sort of legitimate. But lets be real. Its a taco class. According to vice news. Students will explore the issues of immigration, inequality, workers, and literacy through food. Like delicious tacos. Warmer weather doesnt mean cold water rescue teams arent prepared the training it takes to save lives when ice cracks next a Northern Kentucky community is taking on heroin one needle at a time. The plan to help those in our community. The same stretch of highway scene to two different crashes. What it means for drivers trying to get to work this the big warm up today has likely put ice far from your mind. But rescuers say this kind of winter can be the worst for people falling through the ice. Ice. Jordan burgess looks at how crews are out training for an emergency. And explains one of the biggest mistakes they say people make. Even as the temperatures start to warm up today you can still find ice on ponds like this one at miami medows here cases these times can be the most dangerous. Dangerous. Were going to get you out. This is a training video shown by dive rescue international on how to pull someone from the ice. Theyre teaching people from Fire Departments across the tristate who will then go back and show their firefighters. The warm temperatures have meant that most of the learning will have to be done in the class room. But despite the break. Were not likely done with freezing temperatures this winter. And it doesnt take too many cold days for ice to form. Those with dive International Tell us many of the ice rescues they see departments have to make happen because a pet or other animal goes out on the ice. And someone goes after it. It. All ice is unsafe until proven otherwise. If you see an animal on the ice dont venture out. Call your local Fire Department and advise them and let them handle it. Let the professionals handle that. That. And they plan on contining their ice rescue training tomorrow and thursday as well even though the lack of ice make it a little more challenging. Jordan burgess. 9 on your side. Side. Some scary moments on the interstate this morning six cars were involved in a series of accidents that shutdown i75 north and less than two hours later a 4car crash halted traffic in the nearly the same spot. Our artimis cameras captured the pile up and this fireball burning in the left lanes of i75 near towne street. We were live on air as crews were able to get that fire out. Chopper 9 the only local helicopter bringing you breaking news first shows what little is left of that burning car. Then just 20 minutes after that pileup was cleared a fourcar crash brought traffic to a near standstill this time on i75 southbound. Again it was near towne street just north of the norwood lateral. Southbound traffic was backed up past galbraith road until crews could get all four vehicles to the right shoudler. Police are still investigating what caused this accident. Today Desiree Rankin learned shell spend three months in after pleading guilty to criminal abusing two infants whose parents trusted her to care for them, them,jennifer diaz is the mother of one of those infants. She was there in Campbell County today to see rankin sentenced. She says after more than a year of waiting for justice for her daughter. This day comes as a relief. She told 9 on your side shes happy rankin will go to jail. In addition to undergoing a mandatory Mental Health evaluation. It was like a roller coaster of emotions and it was like living in a prison because we were so helpless. We couldnt do anything to help our child. We couldnt do anything to fix the situation. We couldnt do anything to make her go to jail, to admit what she did. And it was. It has been like living in a prison. Prison. Rankin is not allowed to have contact with the families. A group of people were in court on her behalf. They called the allegations lies but declined further comment. Pleading not guilty to an abduction charge. Robert shaw was in court this morning. Where a judge arraigned bond. Investigators say he held a woman captive in her own home. Court documents show shaw was in a car with a woman friday, when he took her cell phone, hit her in the face, and then drover her to her home, where he held her for 2 days. Today. A family is mourning the loss of their pets after a fire at their mason home. Home. Mason firefighters responded around four this morning to the fire on lela drive. Three people were inside when the fire started but they escaped and are being helped by the red cross. Unfortunately a dog and cat that were in the home were killed. Firefighters say the fire possibly startedd in teh garage. It did significant damage but were told the home is not a total loss. Developing now. 9 on your side has learned this fire in lebanon that injured a man and left several people homeless was caused by smoking. Robert oxier was trying to remove burning furniture from his apartment last month. He suffered severe burns but is expected to survive. Lebanons fire chief says no charges right now. Police are looking for a man who tried ripping a place off one too many times. Times. These pictures of the suspect were snapped by surveillance cameras at cabelas in west chester. Hes said to be in his 20s. Wearing a hat and distinctive white coat that likely helped him get the guns out of the store. Police say on three straight days. He walked in and walked out with a gun. He was seen leaving in a maroon pickup truck filled with tires. Bill cosbys crucial hearing in his Sexual Assault case in pennsylvania is underway at this hour. With his defense lawyers hoping to convince a judge to dismiss the case. They are claiming the charges filed against the comedian are illegal. Abcs Elizabeth Hur is in norristown, pennsylvania with details. Script bill cosby. Back in court this morning. And by the end of the day. He could learn if the criminal case against him will proceed or if he is immune from prosecution. His attorneys are fighting to have the case thrown out. Arguing cosby had charged. Last december. Just days before the statute of limitations was set to expire. The embattled comedian was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee, andrea constand, at his pennsylvania home in 2004. Of the dozens of women accusing cosby of Sexual Assault. This is the only criminal case filed against him. Cosby has denied all the allegations and in an interview with abc news last may. Cosby reacted to the allegations pouring in. Bill cosby, comedian i have been in this business for 52 years, and i will. Ive never seen anything like this. The defense is now asking the judge to dismiss the case. Saying the 78yearold struck a deal with then District Attorney, bruce castor. In exchange for cosbys testimony in constands civil suit. No criminal charges could result from that testimony against cosby. In his deposition. Cosby later admitted he had a number of affairs. Getting qualludes to give to women he gave constand pills at his home which he said were benedryl. That testimony. Released by a judge last year. Led to the criminal charges. The new District Attorney said ,adding. The immunity deal is not binding as it was never put in writing. But today. Castor, the former d. A. , is expected to confirm that agreement exisited. Liz hur tag while cosby has yet to enter a plea. The comedian has said his encounter with constand was consensual. He is currently out on one Million Dollars bail. Eh, abc news, norristown, pennsylvania. The 9 on your side surprise patrol is hitting the road what its doing for people right here in the tristate next and playing the numbers game. Can shoppers save as new Grocery Stores open in newport . Youre watching 9 on your side puffs knows winter. Is hard on your nose theres the endless runny noses. The sneezes that just wont quit and of course, the biting thats why puffs is soft. Puffs plus lotion tissues. Are gentle on skin. They help soothe irritation by so you can get out and enjoy winter a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. For softness that fits the anticipation is so exciting. Our 9 on your side surprise patrol is out in full force. Force. Weve spotted this woman down here, walking with a small child. Lets see if we can go get her you Better Believe julie oneill 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 its 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 kinda looks like i have 2 children, so just packing for lunch and snacks after school and things like that, its just a really good deal to save some money money aldi made a name for itself with deep discounts on its house brand detergent, 5 bucks, or its own brand of corn flakes, just a dollar 19. But now its expanding into other areas. Areas. In recent years, weve added our live g free line, which is gluten free, which is very popular, we have our simply nature line, which is a healthy alternative to the foods you are used to buying. Thats right aldi recently added fresh, organic, and gmo free food. Targeting higher end retailers like trader joes and whole foods so we decided to do a quick produce price check. Bananas 29 cents at aldi. At the closest supermarket the Newport Kroger bananas were 55 cents they were 19 cents each or 60 cents a pound at trader joes and whole foods. Bagged mixed salad greens 1. 49 at aldi. 2. 49 to 2. 99 at the grocery store, trader joes, and whole foods. While aldi may not have the selection or ambiance of other stores. Shoppers like Danielle Wilson sold. They have the best fruits and vegetables for a really low price. Its wonderful. And john will be back today starting at 5. To look into a question so many viewers ask us why is rumpke still charging a fuel surchage, when gas is cheaper than its been in 10 years . Later today on 9 on your side. Coming up. Looking for a romantic way to spend valentines day . We have the Perfect Place to watch a classic love story play out on stage. Doctor say there is a simple thing you can do now to live a healthier life. Well tell you youre watching 9 on your side at noon once again science tells us that you are what you eat. With more, heres abc news senior medical contributor dr. Timothy johnson. Remember an apple a day keeps the doctor away . They may have been on to something. Mom and dad always told you to eat your fruits and veggies . Now we know why. Its the fiber, and if youre female, listen up. New research out of harvard . Telling us that women who eat more fiber as teens and young adults may have a lower risk of Breast Cancer later in life. In a group of 45,000 women . Those who eaten more fiber were less likely to end up with Breast Cancer. Amazingly, for every 10 grams of fiber per day that they ate earlier in life, there was a 13 percent risk. Scientists already think that eating more dietary fiber is good for you, and might decrease Breast Cancer risk . And this Study Suggests that starting the highfiber habit early in life might make all the difference. Apple, anyone . Lets turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9. Im joined now by ketchmark. Temperatures continue to warm and we will top out at 610 around the evening drive. Spotty showers are also possible this evening but a stronger push of storms comes in after 0 p. M. With heavy showers, gusty winds and the long a warm front lifts through the tristate this afternoon. This front will bring in a slight rain chance by the early afternoon hours. Scattered showers cant be ruled out heading into the evening drive. 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 front, a line of storms could develop sometime around 8 p. M. That could produce damaging winds and minor flooding. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the tristate under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. This line of storms brings with it the threat of severe storms. Rain and storms will continue until about 3 a. M. But keep in mind, this timing could change as this system approaches, so check back for updates. Wednesday will start mild with morning temperatures hovering in the upper 40s, possibly as high as 50. But early wednesday afternoon, colder air starts to arrive and this will cause temperatures too cool quickly, looking for prince charming this valentines day . We know where to find him. The cincinnati ballet cinderella returns to the Aronoff Center this valentines weekend. The classic fairytale love story. Is accompanied by the cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and joining me now from the carmon deleone. Why is this ballet such a classic . Is this a good know anything about ballet . Family show or better for a date night . If someone saw cinderella the the last time it was performed in 2010. Is there anything new they should year . A look out over the city from the nine on your side skycam. Well have a final check of the nine first warning later today at 4 on the now cincinnati. A new method of crop growth that could be the future of farming. Farming. The wild method some police are using to take down unauthorized drones. And flying on your best behavior. The reason the number of unruly passengers is at its lowest. In over two decades. Join Tanya Orourke and me for the now lets get one last check of your forecast. Thats 9 on your side at noon for this xx. 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