Does remind motorists that these things do happen and you have to be aware that something unexpected could come up on your car and you have to react. Police say they suspect chin may have been using drugs as well. As the day goes on. Theyre working on finding out where she was before the crash. Another important part of the case. Reporting live. Jordan burgess. 9 on your side. Thats not the only interstate crash police are dealing with this morning. Right now police are cleaning up a multicar pileup that shut down a stretch of i75 south. South. This is video of what the backup looked like after the crash around 10 this morning. At least five crash. This is a live look at i75 at paddock. You can see the back up drivers are dealing with right now. 9 on your side is working to get more information about this crash and well bring you the latest again. Heres a first check of your nine first warning forecast. While we start the day with cloudy conditions, we should see a slow decrease in clouds this afternoon. While it only reduces us to mostly cloudy conditions, it does mean that well see a few rays of those clouds. Highs are expected in the upper 30s with temperatures return to seasonal levels on thursday, with highs in the low 40s. Skies will be partly cloudy so well finally have more sunshine to enjoy during the day. Winds shift to the south on friday as a warm front lifts over the region. Southerly winds will push temperatures to the upper 50s that afternoon along with partly theres a slight chance we could see a few isolated night into saturday morning but its a minor chance at saturday is the pick day of the next should make your outdoor plans now. Highs will be near dropping back to the mid 50s on sunday as another approaches the area. We will see a better chance for rain on sunday your chance to get a bridge built back in the 19th century is nothing but dust right now. And its destruction attracted quite the audience. 9 on your side reporter Kristen Swilley was in cedar grove to witness it this morning. This bridge stood for more than 100 years but as your about to see it came down in a matter of seconds. Nat pop bridge demo it was a sight and sound dozens gathered to take in. The state route 1 bridge over Whitewater River come down after 120 years. Structural issues made it unsafe to travel on since the late 90s. And bryan wright, a Civil Engineer who helped develop the demolition plan says it was in such bad shape a lower part of the bridge had actually broken free, and additional pieces had to be added to stabilize it before it could be brought down. Sot outreach to make sure everyone was aware and its a Historical Trust for the area and people really like it. Its a very pretty area, beautiful bridge. Its unfortunate sometimes when these have to come down. But these decisions when the deterioration, its a safety hazard. Kristen on cam the plan now is to plant greenery along the banks. Reporting in cedar grove. Kristen swilley. 9 on your side. A cincinnati man appeared in court this morning after police say he led them on a chase with kids in the backseat. Backseat. That driver is also accused of trying to run down an officer. Police say they attempted to stop 24 year old kevin choate in Colerain Township tuesday, but instead he kept going and ran an officer off the road. Nearly hitting him. Choate had two kids in the backseat. Police say he eventually stopped at Bahama Terrace in mount airy. In court this morning choate was arraigned on 8thousand dollars bond. One of the two men arrested after a burglary in delhi was in court this morning. Police say 23 year old damon smith was arrested within hours of some of the items stolen included guns. Hes charged with complicity to burglary and receiving stolen property. Police say they were able to recover some of the things he stole. Smith was arraigned on 20thousand dollars bond. A local radio talk show host and attorney will face drug charges in miami county on march third. Court records show lisa wells was pulled over on i75 in miami county, north of dayton. Late last month. Month. Troopers say they received a call of a vehicle driving recklessly. Then found several pills on the seat of her car. Wells is accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Police in middletown are looking for a man who robbed a gas station with a butcher knife. Knife. Our partners at the journalnews say the man was wearing a black ski mask and black surgical gloves when he went into the speedway on roosevelt boulevard this morning. He showed the knife and got away with some money and a lot of scratch off tickets, he may be driving a their ballots for the president ial primary today. Today. In Hamilton County. Voting is taking place at the board of elections office. Local politicians including cincinnati city councilman Chris Seelbach and state senator cecil thomas were there celebrating the early voting kickoff when the polls opened at eight. Early voting will be from 85 today through march 4th except on weekends. Then continues right up until election day with varying hours that can be found on the Hamilton County board of elections website. Crews broke ground today on the expansion of ziegler park in cincinnati. Cincinnati. The park, at 14th and sycamore, will also undergo some renovations. There will be a new parking garage, new basketball courts, playground, and the areas only public deep water swimming pool. Apple is squaring off for a fight with the fbi. After the feds ask for the companys help in a terrorism investigation. And what happens and. Finding closure. An American Band returns to paris to replace the bloody memories of a massacre. By finishing a concert. Plus. another near disaster. Blamed on a popular holiday gift what an ohio family says happened to their hoverboard. And why the result could have been much worse. Youre watching 9 on your side were following the case between apple and the federal government the fbi using the courts to compel apple to unlock data on an apple iphone used by suspected terrorist syed farook. Apple saying it isnt as simple as unlocking this one phonesparking a security battle that could affect your private information. Heres abcs lana zak in washington. A master key to unlock all phones. Thats what apple says the goverment is requiring them to create. And the dangers of that could all americans, according to apples ceo, tim cook. At the heart of the issue, recovering information off the iphone of one of the San Bernadino killers. Sot james comey we still have one of those killers phones that we have not been able to open. Its been over two months now, were still working on it. The government, trying to assess the involvement of isis in that terrorist attack that left 14 victims dead. Investigators have been unable to crack the pass code on the iphone 5c used by Sayeed Farook their concern is that 10 unsuccessful attempts to open the apple phone would cause it to automatically erase key data and make the phone permanently inaccessiblebut apple says they dont have the ability to just unlock the one iphone sot dan abrams to offer the assistance that the government needs, they have to literally create a whole new system to backdoor these phones. And apples basically saying. Look, once we create this, its going to get out, and as a result everything weve built in terms of protecting security and door. Tag legal analysts say that this case will not be easily resolved and may ultimately be decided in the Supreme Court. Lz abcn, w verbatim time initial south dakota lawmakers have passed a bill that some lgbt activists say could have a National Impact on how transgender students are treated in public schools. Schools. The bill makes it illegal for a transgender student to use the bathroom that corressponds with their gender identity. The bill doesnt explicitly mention transgender people but says any restroom designated for student use must be used only by students of the same biological sex. Supporters of the bill say its intended for student safety. Those against the bill say it opens up the state to discrimination lawsuits that could be costly. Similar legislation has been proposed in states like kentucky but south dakota is the first state to pass such a bill. Another fire caused by a hoverboard. How fast action by an ohio boy stopped his because of this toy and. Coming to the border. Thousands of american catholics are bound for mexico. Where the pope will give a 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. It was an emotinal night in paris. Where the band eagles of death metal staged a show that was part reunion, part memorial. They were performing at a concert hall in november when terrorists attacked. Killing dozens of people inside. Last night they returned to finish that performance. In a different venue. To an audience filled with survivors of that attack. Seecurity was heavy. And concert attendees had to go through three security was a chance to turn the page on a bloody chapter. We were shocked because of the situation in fact. It was a good thing to live it again and finish the story and just close the file and say ok. ok. The band offered free tickets to the show for survivors. And staffed who needed it. A hoverboard is being blamed for yet another fire. This time near cleveland. As the family told reporter homa bash. The toy simply exploded. sot 06i dont think we ever thought this would really happen to us. It was like an urban legend. But, it really left of Hallie Abrams sons hoverboard. Charred, twisted plastic. Both her boys, 14 and 16, got them as gifts from their grandparents over the holidays. Her main concern then. Sot 04i was more worried they would fall off and break their arm. Instead. The family is dealing with what could have been a tragic fire in their orange village hoverboard was charging for about 15 minutes before her son heard it start to make weird noises. Sot 07he went over to look and luckily he wasnt standing over it because it exploded into 5 foot flames. Those flames quickly put out by her son. Who grabbed a fire extinguisher that happened to be nearby. Natsits not the first case of a hoverboard exploding. This one was caught on video. And with no real regulation currently in place, it likely wont be the last. But many places have already taken the matter into their own hands. Theyre banned from dozens of college campuses, all airplanes. Even the q. After some players rode in on them. The cavs basically forbade them. Citing safety concerns. Sot were just very very blessed and i hope it wont happen to somebody else. While we start the day with cloudy conditions, we should this afternoon. While it only reduces us to mostly cloudy conditions, it does mean that well see a few rays of sunshine coming in between those clouds. Highs are expected in the upper 30s with a few flurries today. Temperatures return to seasonal levels on thursday, with highs in the low 40s. Skies will be partly cloudy so well finally have more sunshine to enjoy during the day. Winds shift to the south on friday as a warm front lifts over the region. Southerly winds will push temperatures to the upper 50s that afternoon along with partly cloudy skies. Theres a slight chance we could see a few isolated showers late friday night into saturday morning but its a minor chance at best. Saturday is the pick day of the next several, and you should make your outdoor plans now. Highs will be near 60 degrees before dropping back to the mid 50s on sunday as another cold will see a better chance for rain on sunday which may limit coming up. Whos a good boy the best in show at westminster. Next. Plus. Tired of dodging potholes on your drive . New numbers on what that damage can cost you. And how you courtesy of usa network wkc or courtesy of cnbc wkcthe best in show dog tonight. The german shorthair pointer cj cj there were a lot of dogs strutting their stuff in Madison Square garden last night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. You just saw who took best in show. Cj the german shorthair pointer beat out thousands of pooches for the top prize. Hes the third dog of that breed to win best in show at westminster in the competitions 140 year history. The owner of one of the three winning powerball tickets sold in that massive jackpot last month will come forward today. Today. State lottery officials in florida say the owner of the ticket sold in Melbourne Beach last month will step foward at a press conference this afternoon to claim their one point 58 billion dollar prize. The winnings are being split with a couple in tennessee. And another winner in california who hasnt gone public yet. New numbers into the newsroom show potholes are costing us threebillion dollars a year. The study by triplea says the average fixup after hitting a pothole with your car costs about 300bucks. Most cars now come equipped with patch kits instead of spare tires. And those arent always able to fix the damage caused by a pothole. Meaning you have to shell out for a tow and a mechanic. Cincinnati municipal code says you can be reimbursed for pothole repairs if you can show the city knew about the pothole but didnt fix it. Heres what you should do if you hit a pothole in the city if you hit a pothole, take pictures of the damage and the area. Call public works to report the pothole ask how to file a claim for the damage. We have all this information and who to contact in other an deadly crash on i71 shuts down the southbound lanes for hours. Who police have under arrest now. And what were learning about the victim. Plus. Bridge goes boom how 120 years of history went up police say a driver had been drinking before hitting another vehicle head on this morning killing the person inside. It happened around 3am on 71south near dana avenue. Avenue. Police are still unsure where the driver. 22yearold taryn chin. Got on the highway but say she is now in jail. Chin is accused of hitting and killing jose arenas a 47yearold florence man. Who was on his way home from work at cintas. According to Court Documents chin told officers she had at least 4 or 5 drinks. And shouldnt have been driving. Lt. Bruce hoffbauercincinnati police department13 seconds even though this is a wrong way on the interstate crash it these things do happen and you something unexpected could react. Police say they suspect chin may have been using drugs as well. I71 was closed for several hours this morning. But is now back open. A bridge in southeast indiana that stood for more than 100 years. Took only seconds to come down this morning. Morning. Dozens gathered in cedar grove to watch the demolition of the 120 year old bridge over the Whitewater River. Structural issues made it unsafe for travel back in the late 90s. A Civil Engineer who helped develop the demolition plan tells 9 on your side the bridge was in such bad shape that a lower part had actually broken free. And they had to add pieces to it to stabilize it before it could be brought down. Sot bryan wright, 15 seconds we did a lot of Community Outreach to make sure everyone was aware and its a Historical Trust for the area and people really like it. Its a very pretty area, beautiful bridge. Its unfortunate sometimes when these have to come down. But sometimes we have to make these decisions when the bridge is in such a state of hazard. The plan now is to plant greenery along the banks. New at noon. Ohio senator rob portman is in cincinnati today. And hes weighing in to the debate over who should appoint the next Supreme Court judge. Earlier this week portman released a statement saying the next president should be the one to make the appointment. Thats in line with what his republican fellows in the senate have said. Including majority leader kentucky senator mitch mcconnell. 9 on your side talked to portman this morning about the issue while he was in town. 10. 51 i would hope he would not i would hope that he would wait becuse i think it is something that should be talked about in the contxt of the president ial election 10. 51. 06 10. 51. 06justice Antonin Scalia died last weekend. His funeral is set for saturday. The seal of the state of ohio could get a new look. Under a proposal from a state house committee. They gave the okay to a proposal to add the historic wright flyer to the state seal. Its the latest effort by the Wright Brothers place in history as aviation pioneers. The state of connecticut claims an aviator there made a flight that predated orville and Wilbur Wrights 1903 flight in kitty hawk by two years. Making a pilgrimage to mexico thousands of people are heading south of the border to see the pope give mass. Abcs Marci Gonzalez is in juarez right now. Crowds streaming across the border into juarez . Once the murder capital of mexicotoday a symbolic site of hope . With a historic visit from pope francissot i feel like im jumping out of my skin im so excited about itsot maria gamboatrinidad los angeles parishioner just having a pope here is like a gift from god . The pontiff on the final day of his trip to mexico . Will meet with inmates here at one of the most violent prisons in latin america and later, will hold mass here . Facing hundreds of thousands of faithful . The border fence . The backdropbut the issue of the forefront of his message. Sot Arturo Carrillo to me its an inspirational moment because for me he is here for all the right reasons. Pope francis expected to use this ramp to approach the border . That divides so many families here . And offer a special blessing to people gathered on the other side in el paso. Sot father Carl QuebedeauxCatholic Priest its a powerful message that pple do matter. Dignity. Their work. Who they are matters a great deal immigration such a hot button issue this election yeardonald trump who proposes building a wall along the border called pope francis political and a pawn for the Mexican Government the vatican spokesperson responding quick nat of lombardisaying the popes message isnt just focused on issues here along the border with mexico . But is about the plight of migrants around the world. Sot ana guajardo chicagoan its bring some light and attention to the condition here as well as abroad. Taghere in el paso, just across the rio thousands of people are expected to gather in this stadium to watch a simulcast on this bigscreen . Unity . Calling this two nations one faith. Mg abc news el paso, txverbatim a new study out of flint says. Not only were the citys residents being poisoned by toxic water. They were paying the highest rates in the country for it. It. A Public Interest group food and water watch released the results of a National Study tuesday. The survey looked at the 500largest Water Systems in the country. It found Flint Residents paid about 864 dollars a year for water service. The group says thats nearly double the national average. One of the studys authors says the United Nations recommends that water and Sewer Service shouldnt exceed 3percent of a household income. In flint. The charges totaled about 7percent. Nevada looks like a tough battleground for Hillary Clinton and bernie sanders. Sanders. A new cnnorc poll has democratic voters in nevada split almost evenly between the two president ial candidates. 48percent say they support clinton. 47percent among likely caucusgoers in nevada is not nearly as big as among voters in South Carolina. Both white and minority voters are about evenly divided between the two candidates. The Democratic Caucus is saturday. Meanwhile in South Carolina the gop candidates are acting strategically to maximize their chances of winning the most votes on saturday. Jeb bush, john kasich, and marco rubio are all moving around campaign resournces and money in their bid to pull ahead of donald trump and ted cruz. Who are number one and number two in the polls. Some republicans fear trump and cruz will soon begin piling up enough delegates to secure the nomination. Before one of the more socalled traditional candidates can drum up the support of voters. Nevada rancher and Anti Government activist cliven bundy remains in an oregon jail this morning after a judge denied him bail. The Court Ordered bundy remain behind bars, saying he is a flight risk. Bundy faces charges of conspiracy over his officials two years ago. He led about 400 armed supporters in a faceoff over grazing rights on federal land in nevada. Federal officials eventually backed off. But bundy was arrested in oregon last week, where he flew to support his sons in a separate standoff at a wildlife refuge. Cliven bundy could spend the rest of his life in prison if hes convicted. Mexican druglord el chapo is complaining that life behind bars is too rough. Rough. Thats according to his attorney, who spoke on the radio yesterday he said el chapo told him guards wake him up every two hours, which he said feels like torture. Chapo said hes getting so little sleep that he quote feels like zombie. The druglord, whose real name is joaquin guzman, escaped from prison last year. But he was re arrested last month and is now officials said theyll the us. Free fillups at kroger . It sounds too good to be true. But consumer reporder John Matarese shows us how this plus. Are you a big fan of sweet coffee . You could be swallowing more sugar than you realize youre watching 9 on your side a kroger plus card can mean a dollar off per gallon of gas. But what if gas prices fall below a dollar . Will you get to pay you to fill up . 9 on your side consumer reporter John Matarese is here with answers. Will reece has been filling up for below a dollar a gallon at the newport kroger. Kroger. Heres, 99 cents. You got it for 99 cents . I have. Krogers plus card gives customers as much as a dollar off a gallon. Thats bringing pump prices down to 1980s levels levelsim getting 70 cents today for a gallon. Probably saving about a buck a gallon. Gallon. With gas prices now at a dollar 30, 40 or 50 a gallon. A lot of people are actually filling up for 50 cents at kroger. So what happens if gas prices keep falling . Its possible this past weekend, a price war in toledo dropped prices as low as 17 cents a gallon. So lets dream if gas falls to a buck a gallon. Would kroger give you free gas . That would be best. Yes, free is best not exactly, though. Me in that case you would pay a penny a gallon. Gallon. Our technology doesnt permit a sale below a penny a gallon. Its still a great deal no matter how you look at it what if gas goes below a dollar . Would the store pay you to fill up . Sorry, for the same reason, you would still pay a penny, and the store would deduct only 800 or 900 points from your card, not a thousand. So while they wont pay you to fill up. Drivers say it would still be. Be. Awesome of course John Matarese will be back starting on 9 on your side at 5 with a story about how you can save money at the gym and still get fit coming up. Do you spurn soda. But love coffee . Why avoiding sugary cola might not at noon if you think youre being healthier by skipping the soda machine and going to starbucks. You may want to think again. Again. A new study found that some flavored coffee drinks can contained more sugar than soda. The group action on sugar analyzed 131 hot drinks from coffee shops in the uk. Including starbucks. They found some of the drinks can contain up to 25 teaspoons of sugar. Thats three times more sugar in one can of soda. And more than three times the maximum adult daily intake recommended by the american heart association. Starbucks says it has committed to reduce added sugar in its indulgent end of 2020. Its a condition thought to affect one in 68 children. Parents are on the lookout for signs of autism. But should their doctors be, too . With more, heres abc news senior medical contributor dr. Timothy johnson. Communication . Social integration . Milestones for any developing toddler . And the very milestones that parents concerned about Autism Spectrum Disorders anxiously wait to see. But should doctors be looking as well . A top advisory group, today issued a new guideline . Saying there is not enough evidence to support routine screenings for autism in apparently healthy toddlers. Autism affects behavior and communication. Its causes are still up for debate, and recognizing it is often a challenge. The clues sometimes so subtle even doctors can miss them. The Us Preventive Services task force the group of medical experts assigned with making recommendations for americas doctors looked at existing research on autism in children ages 18 to 30 months. What they found is that there is not enough research for the experts to recommend for or all physicians will advice has yet to be determined. Concerned parents, a reminder . To learn the early signs of talk to your pediatrician should any questions about your childs arise. With this medical minute, im dr. Timothy johnson. Lets turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9. Im joined now by meteorologist jennifer ketchmark. While we start the day with cloudy conditions, we should see a slow decrease in clouds this afternoon. While it only reduces us to mostly cloudy conditions, it does mean that well see a few rays of those clouds. Highs are expected in the upper 30s with a few flurries today. Temperatures return to seasonal levels on thursday, with highs in the low 40s. Skies will be partly cloudy so well finally have more sunshine to enjoy during the day. Winds shift to the south on friday as a warm front lifts over the region. Southerly winds will push temperatures to the upper 50s that afternoon along with partly cloudy skies. Theres a slight chance we could see a few isolated showers late friday night into saturday morning but its a minor chance at best. Saturday is the pick day of the next several, and you should make your outdoor plans now. Highs will be near 60 degrees before dropping back to the mid 50s on sunday as another cold front approaches the area. We will see a better chance for rain on sunday which may limit your chance to get outside at if you love watching the academy awards, but dont have plans yet, we have the perfect night out for you. People working cooperatively is hosting its final hometown Hollywood Oscar party later this month. Our guests Jody Aschendorf and jeanne hauck are here with all the event . Dress code . Live auctions . Whats up for this idea and what will the a look out over the city from the nine on your side skycam. Well have a final check of the nine first warning all across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. Pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. Oh shes impressed. Were catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. Twcs home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. Come back today. Youll get 30 meg internet, for 89. 99 a month. And ask how you could get a 300 reward card. We have an update right now for you on the traffic situation on i75. The southbound lanes near the lateral have re opened. After at least five cars were involved in a crash this morning. Youre taking a live look at i75 near paddock road. Not even an hour ago it was a parking lot. But as you can see traffic is up and moving again later today at 4 on the now break without breaking the saving now. Now. Married seventy seven years one couple shares their secret for a long lasting relationship. Relationship. A reallife Doogie Houser with a catch the reason this teens in trouble for treating patients. Join Tanya Orourke and me today at 4. Lets get one last check of thats 9 on your side at noon for this xx. Well see you again at four for the now cincinnati. Cincinnati. And dont forget keep 9 on your side at your side everywhere you go. Download the wcpo 9 on your get ready for the coolest and hottest party in town. Its the chews fire and ice ball. Mario and michael are getting the Party Started with a duo of delicious dishes thatll heat things up in no time. Then brace yourselves for a decadent frozen chocolate tarhonda jones. Plus, were taking daphne on a birthday adventure. We have cleared your calendar. Weve taken care of child care. And here comes our ride. 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