The day when everything youve worked for, becomes a reality when pen meets paper. And were showing you now, what that looks like in the tristate. We begin at chca, 6foot8 defensive end prince sammons had offers from uc, ohio state, nearly every big time program, he signs with auburn. In sharonville, 32 football stars signed their letter of intent. Biggest names . Colerains Deshaunte Jones signs with iowa state over uc, masons ty sponseller chose the bearcats. One of 23 in the bearcats 2016 class. And to ucs credit, they took a different approach this year. Tommy tuberville we took on the battle of saying were going after every player we think can play here. I dont care whos offering, the Number One Team in the country or the number five team, were going head to head. Some we got, some we didnt, but we threw our name in the hat, but we want to do that because we feel like we can compete with anybody. It hasnt been done that way in one of those big time players tuberville went for was prince sammons, who ironically picked auburn. More on prince, and his blindside like story, coming up later on fox19 now. Thanks jeremy. While this is a huge day for local athletes. Its also a huge day for their families and with every signing. Theres always a unique story about the Person Holding the pen. Our own mike schell spent the day finding those stories. Hes live from Lasalle High School with that part of the story. Here at lasalle and dozens of other high schools across the tri state. Lives are changing. A lot of seniors are signing on the dotted line. And making a commitment to their future. Lauren kittle of lawrencburg and luke doerger of lasalle are just two of hundreds of local High School Seniors taking a big step in their lives. 4lauren when i got to school i just couldnt focus. Like, all i was thinking about was signing. Lauren will study Graphic Design and play soccer at an art and Design School in savannah, 1lauren when i got to sign it was kind of like weight off my shoulders. Like everythings official now and it was really exciting. And. For her parents . . . 2lauren theyre very, very excited. For laurens mom paula. These are tears of joy. 1paula its gonna be very tough. Were very close but its gonna be hard. Lauren said she cried all the way home from her teams last soccer game of the season. And the last day of a High School Student isnt going to be any easier. 3lauren itll be a really, really sad day. I dont know what ill do with myself. Luke doerger has a all the time. Not dad. But he is lukes engineering up the road at toledo. 1luke for something so small as just signing my name better im sure. Luke admits. Leaving his behind is going to be difficult. 2luke its going to be hard. Its 1tom family. Its a day that any work real hard to obtain a goal and realize that goal. Luke. And for lauren. Can rest assured. If things dont work out in toledo or savannah. They always have a place to call home. 2paula like we told her. If it dont work out you can always come back. Laughs obviously there were a lot of stories coming out of National Signing day. Weve got a collection of local announcements right on the front page of fox19 now dot com. Right now city and county officials are trying to figure out whats next. Following an misuse of your tax according to a special report by the cincinnati enquirer. The metropolitan sewer district has dollars in public decade with little to no oversight it all stems from former cincinnati city manager milton sewer director the way the district does business by eliminating some of the checks and balances for spending. After that memo, the investigation found that the Department AwardedMillion Dollar deals to contractors without seeking competitive bids and hired consultants to do work that was never clearly explained if you didnt know. Hamilton county sewers are owned by the county. But operated by the city. Now the investigation has some officials questioning the system. I think its a kick in the teeth to the countys efforts to provide oversight and Good Management and taking place at msd. Butted to the citizens should not be concerned. Were on top of it, we know what needs to be done and were doing it. Butted to weve been at this for more than a year now. And thats just the nature of retooling anything. The commissioners are now calling for a full audit of the sewer district. Last nights heavy trains triggered a number of mudslides across es snarling traffic and keeping road crews busy. Not. Cincinnati has damage per capita but why . Fox19 nows Gordon Graham has more. Starts with nat sound traffic zips along columbia parkway. Which was built in 1938 to get motorists Eastern Suburbs professor jim albertz says building a roadway into a steep hillside is not without its hazards. Jimif you wanted to design an area that was ideal for landslides it would look like this. Albertz says the landscape coupled with the geology makes the area particularly prone to mudslides. Jimits steep, its underlain with an enclosed bedrock and on top of that is clay so as soon as the clay gets wet it gets mobile. And when that clay gets mobile it can slides with the full weight of trees rock and other debris. Sometimes onto the roadway. Despite the retaining wall. Jimthe land was cut to put in the retaining wall and then all that soil above the retaining wall really wants to move because the natural base is gone. Standup bridgeprofess or albertz says structures like this retaining wall avenue are not nearly adequate an avalanche of from sliding onto retaining wall would keep mudslides off of columbia parkway. Jimhigher and deeper so that it can use the soil on the downhill side to help anchor the wall. Closeexperts say the bottom line. If you build a road into a steep hillside theres going to be the potential for trouble and the need for maintenance. I Lower Price Hill im Gordon Graham im fox19 now. The Hamilton CountyEmergency Dispatch Center need more money to operate. But whos gonna foot the bill. A new proposal says. You well explain. Live now animation and a live look on i75. Some ramp closures could catch you off guard tonight if youre not ready well tell you what to look out for. Steve wx desk youre watching fox19 now at 6 30 in high definition, sponsored by performance toyota always home of the 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 we at Time Warner Cable need to 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. Now you can choose a onehour arrival window, and our new tech tracker feature will alert you with a text or email with your technicians name and photo work could catch you off guard tonight if youre not prepared. The ramp from 75 north to 74west will close at midnight for pothole work. The ramp from hopple street to 74west will also close for the same reason. Everything is expected reopen by 5 am. The suspect behind yesterdays police chase that went through 3 states faced a judge this afternoon. Anthony knight is the driver who was charged with failure to comply as a result of the chase. 3 other people were inside the car at the time, one of them even taking their car during the chase in the end, officers found marijuana and a handgun inside. And a local mother faces child charges tonight. After police say she allowed her 2 year old boy to wander into a busy street alone in the middle of the night 28year old Tanisha Caldwell was given a 1thousand court this morning. Officers found the toddler, they decided to buy him some new clothes and diapers. Even play with him at the in this picture. More funding is needed for the Hamilton County dispatch center. And it could mean a tax hike for you well explain. Tricia and right now the chief. Steve horstmeyer. Is putting the finishing touches on your 7 day forecast. Including an early look at the weekend. What you can expect. Next. Now Covington Police say 2 people are recovering tonight. After being shot while trying to break into a home it happened on the 25hundred block of Warren Street late last night. Investigators say the suspects have nonlife threatening injuries. And are cooperating with police. But as of right now. No charges have been filed. The Hamilton County 911 emergency center. Seen here. Could be at the center of a tax increase later this year. Two county commissioners are proposing a utility tax hike of about 20dollars a year to help pay for the center. The proposal was approved last month, but hasnt been enacted yet. Dennis deters says he wants more funding because several local police and Fire Departments are considering pulling out of the center because they cant afford to be part of it but fellow commissioner todd portune says residents dont need another tax hike. Weve got to have a sustainable long Term Solution to the issue of funding the 911 dispatch services, but this proposed utility tax is not it. Function, it means life or death in respect to whos coming to your house. Butted to i dont think theres anything more important that a government does than that essential function so its a problem we need to solve and fast. No word yet on when a final vote will happen. Several Cincinnati City Council members are calling for an investigation into the most dangerous intersections in the city the motion passed today follows the death of well known cyclist michael praeter who was hit and killed on sunday. The investigation will try to find ways to improve pedestrian safety. Kentucky senator rand paul is about to spend more time in his state. Today paul suspended his campaign for president. After low numbers in the iowa caucuses. The senator released a video for his supporters. Thanking them for the support. Kelly and i are deeply grateful for our outstanding staff and liberty. It has been a privelege to give voice to the Liberty Movement in this race and i believe weve broadened the debate by being part of it. But rand paul isnt the only one calling it quits. Former pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum also suspended his campaign today. He finished in 11th place in mondays caucuses. If youre gonna be ordering some pizza this super bowl sunday. You might see an interesting note on your box. Triplea is teaming up with area pizza shops and police departments, including the larosas right here in lebanon the message is simple. If youre gonna be drinking during the game. Dont get behind the wheel there will be a lot of parties, there will be a lot of pizzas delivered. So were partnering with area pizza establishments to literally deliver the message that you need to develop your own gameplan on super bowl sunday to keep yourself and other motorists safe. Partnership by the Warren County safe communities coalition. Weather now animation switching now to weather. As you can imagine. After all that rain. The river is getting high steve you shot this video right . Steve weather a deep blue sky of dry cool air bright sunshine and an azure sky are typical of dry, postcold frontal weather. For several hundred miles behind the front the sky is out the video on this page for more on that. But we are still not done with the system that brought the flooding rains last night. The last part of the system is upstairs and has cloud cover and colder air tonight along with a few sprinkles or when temps drop enough flurries. Tomorrow colder air dominates the day but it is not an arctic chill just seasonably cold weather. Speaking of arctic cold more is on the way and tonight at 10pm in beyond the 7day shocking video of a teenager having a heart attack while she was playing in a volleyball game. Well show you what saved her life and could save someone you know. Plus. Picking and choosing your favorite channels instead of getting large packages with channels youll never watch. Weve got a local companys new program. And a warning if you have smart appliances and gadgets at home the mistake you could be makingthat leaves you vulnerable to hackersat ten. Tonight on fox, check out brand new episodes of American Idol at 8, followed by Hells Kitchen at 9, then were right back here at 10. Straight ahead, one local player didnt get as much the most unique. Jeremy rauch has that story next. Sot sports animation jer hplaz gfx you are looking at elder, moeller and la salle, who signed with big time programs today. A face you may not recognize, chcas prince sammons. Had more offers, than any of those three. The eagles giant defensive end, signed with auburn. And as his parents told me, his story is a lot like the blindside movie. Adopted from nigeria into a family of six, he learned to play football, and is now living the dream. Brandon sammons kind of saw it coming a little bit because with the whole adoption process we told him early on, before football came about, we said god has big plans for you. Prince sammons its exciting to me because i dreamed to play big time football. I want to give god the glory because without him, i wouldnt so much more to that story that we will bring you soon. Quick update on x playing right now. They lead st. Johns. When we go off air. The news doesnt stop. Heres a look at whats trending right now. Cincinnati has been ranked one of the best cities to get married find out why. And 2 toddlers are revived with a Drug Overdose antitode hear what lead up to it. And a mother is turning her breast milk into jewelry you heard that right. All those stories are live right now on fox19 now dot com. File this under things you wouldnt expect to see at the store a sea lion youre looking at Surveillance Video from la jolla hoya california, that shows the sea lion just hanging out with shoppers. Of course you know what they did in this day and age. They took pictures workers say the only way the sea lion could have gotten in was by climbing a long leads up to the store from the ocean but with the help of some canned salmon, that sea lion eventually left. We will see you tonight at ten. Tricia 4shot dont forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next announcer fox19 now never stops. Take us with you wherever you go. Log on to fox19now. Com and download the fox19 now app. Steve from the 60s down to the 20s. When temperatures start to plummet. Tricia plus. A homeowner shoots two intruders. Th ca di [ gr an sh is wh i i an