today on i-74 could have been deadly -- if not for the heroic actions of one man.he was seen standing at the scene -- telling semi drivers to stop... then vanished!and as nine on your side's scott wegener shows us -- one woman wants that man to know how much he's appreciated. darrell howell saw the castastophe coming in slow motion. "and i thought i seen something, and i started slowing down-i was only doing about thirty, thirty-five. but there just wasn't no stopping." because of his quick thinking, he escaped with relatively minor damage to his truck. but dozens of other vehicles were not so lucky.they crashed into each other during a white out, here on interstate 74, near (west) harrison indiana."you couldn't see anything." brittany herth was one of them. "i got hit and then i hit a brown jeep that was in front of me...and i actually hit the concrete wall.""as catastrophic as this accident was, drivers say it could have been a lot worse, if not for a good samaritan who got out of his car, risking his life to heading into the chaos.""he was out in the middle of the highway. you couldn't see anything and he stopped all those semis behind us."and in classic hero fashion, he vanished."he left, actually. i don't know where he went to, he turned around, he made sure they all stopped, soon as everything was ok and a few minutes went by he went over the median and left."brittany wants to find out this mysterious savior is."it would have been a whole lot worse. he helped me, he saved my life. he saved all the lives behind me too."scott wegener, nine on your side, west harrison. a winter weather advisory is in effect and continues until 7 p.m. tonight, temperatures fall fast into the single digits. this will lead to wind chill values below zero on mistaken for an intruder..a father shoots and killshis 14- year-old son.this story sending shockwaves through the tristate -- and tonight even cincinnati's mayor is talking about it.nine on your side's julie o'neill joins us live from that home.. home..with what people are saying tonight.julie? the house is quiet but if you listen closely you can hear the sobs of young people in this neighborhood...who adored this boy they call dae-dae. 14-year-old georta mack made a poor choice to skip school today...but how tragic that it led to this. police say his father actually took him to the bus stop and therefore believed he was at school. when georta snuck back in the home through the basement ...making noise, his father got his gun...& shot him...then calling for help. ok? that was the main answer i wanted to know and then i watching the news and they say he died and i just lost it i totally lost it when i found out. it breaks my heart."i can't imagine. i mean it would be hard to deal with. i hope you can find solace in his face i guess. it's just so awful. the father has been questioned & the prosecutor will look at this and decide whether any charges will be filed. in east price hill, julie o'neill nine on your side. tonight -- middletown police are trying to figure out if a teen trick a car dealership into letting hiim take a brand new pick-up truck for a joy ride. ride."middletown ford" told police it let a possible customer drive a car off that lot... officers say it was a 17-year-old boy.an employee found the truck -- and *15- year-old* girl driving it!it -- police say "middletown ford" admitted it didn't follow its own policies. nine on your side reached out to the dealership to find out exactly how that teen got in that truck.we'll stay on top of this story... when we hear from the business we'll update you. store clerks at gunpoint.two west price hill workers held up and demanded to hand over money... by the man who police shot and killed last night. night.nine on your side's tom mckee is live with the first person accounts of store clerks put in that scary position. it was just five minutes from the time police say robert tenbrink robbed the walgreens and deals discount store on glenway avenue, the fled on foot to a fatal encounter with police when pulled a bb gun on officers. monday, 7:59 p.m. a robber hits the walgreens on glenway at sunset "my cashier just got held up at the register with a gun." gun." green, pajama bottom -- that's significant -- and gets no money. money. "i kept telling him please, please please. finally, thank god, he left me alone." alone." 8:01 p.m. just across the street, he hits deals discount store. you can clearly see the gun being pulled. pulled. "he was looking through his pockets and i though he was trying to find his money and he pulled a gun on me." me." again, the same description. dispatchers make the connection. "green, blue pajama pants. it's the same guy -- from walgreen's." walgreen's." 8:04 p.m. officers anrea harmon and kevin manz spot the suspect at sunset avenue and rapid run road and he ignores their orders. orders. "keep your hands where we can see them. keep your hands up. keep your hands up. get down on your -- get the f*** on the ground. ((gunshots)) ((gunshots)) fired." that left 45-year old robert tenbrink dead on monday night can you tell the weapon he pointed at police is a bb gun. message in all this -- bad guys beware. beware. "we're executing warrants on people who have probation. we're chasing people who rob stores. we want these criminals on the road and we're chasing the bad guys. the number one issue is bringing down the crime rate." rate." police chief eliot issaac called the shooting justified. justified. "all life is valuable. we don't want to see anyone lose their lives, but when these type of incidents occur, our officers have to respond in a manner in which they were trained." the chief says his big concern in any of these situations is to make sure his officers are safe. coming up on nine on your side at seven -- reaction to the robberies from neighborhood business leaders. tom mckee, nine on your side, live in price hill,s change the game...thousands are on board with a plan -- to take away the steelers' saturday win.see that petition going viral -- and why fans say the n-f-l needs to take the oxford man accused of murder during a robbery -- will have to pay big to get out of jail. jail.phillip zink is held on 750-thousand dollars bond.he's accused of a deadly stabbing at the miami mobile home park. police say it may have been a dispute over drugs. tonight -- police want your help finding the man -- accused of a shooting death in mount healthy. crawford shot and killed elijah johnson -- outside a convenience store on compton road.if you know where to find tyler crawford -- call crimestoppers. weather is coming up -- steve what can we expect? expect? growing anger.... the online petition spreading like fire that seeks an investigation into the steelers playoff victory over the bengals... the anger over the bengals - steelers game is not going away. if anything.. it may be growing. nine on your side sports director john popovich has that for us. popo. an on-line petition calling for an investigation into the playoff game now has more than 37- thousand signatures. the petition was started by a bengals fan named jamaal spivey.. and lists the n-f-l as its target... and has been shared more than 11 thousand times on our facebook page. more than 400- thousand with obviously nothing better to do have looked at the post. a lot of people clearly feel the same way as spivey. he told wcpo dot com that this goes beyond the loss.. as upset as he is about that. he tells wcpo dot com its about the unsportsman like conduct. spivey says the hit that took out of the game... the helmet hit by vontaze burfect.. and the incident between adam jones and steelers coach joey porter appear to be a blantant manipulation of the game. nfl commissioner roger goodell has the authority to overturn a victory if he finds there are "extraordinarily unfair acts." but anybody who think that might happen is living in a fantasy world. we have the petition for you now on wcpo dot com.. our mobile app.. and facebook page. a winter weather advisory is in effect and continues until 7 p.m. tonight, temperatures fall fast into the single digits. this will lead to wind chill values below zero on the season is only halfway over...but xavier's chris mack is already being recogznied for what his team has news has selected mack as their mid season pick for national coach of the year. his muskies are off to a 14 and one start. about to get started...xavier and depaul at the cintas center...and keenan singleton says one of the reason for the team's success is one player's near perfection at the foul line: it's one of the most satisfying sounds in all of sports ... the swish ... at the right time, nothing but net can be more deafening than thousands of cheering fans.he plays the sound of silence as a solo artist ... at the charity stripe, not many are as greedy as myles davis.the xavier guard hears a swish 95 percent of the time he steps to the free throw line ... 2nd in all of college basketball ... i don't think about numbers or stats or anything of that stuff. once you start thinking about it, you might change your routine up.davis' routine is simple ... same three dribles, i feel like once i get my first one it, even the teacher can't critique the pupil. pupil. personally, i was never in the same stratosphere as myles when it comes to free throw shooting. i'd have a hard time explaining the thought process of how's he so good. and so quickly. davis connected on just 2/3rds of his attempts as a freshman. he's now made 23 straight and 40 of 42 on the season. and just 6-thousands of a percent behind the nation's leader. leader. i'm actually happy for him that he's number 1. it's a good feeling. i'm not trying to pay attention to it. just trying to make my free throws and help my team. put as many points on the boards as i can for them.keenan singleton, 9 on your side. also tonight....kentcucky looks for its 13th win. the bulldogs of mississippi state visit rupp arena. on the football front, adam schefter of espn says the dolphins have hired away bengals defensive backs coach dolphins defensive coordinator. -still not word out of cleveland where it appears the browns are very interested in bengals offensive coordinator hue jackson. reports tho say the giants also want to talk with jackson later this week. the road at the end of january. the annual reds caravan is set for january 28th thru the 30th...it goes to ohio, kentucky, indiana, west viginia and tennessee. finally hall of famer monte irvin has died. he was one of baseball's first black players...he didn't get a chance in the major until he was 30..but had a standout career with the new york giants. and now here's julie dolan with a look at what we'll have for you on nine on your side at seven. there's new light for a tri- state neighborhood.the changes happening now after 9 on your is looking to expand. how can a bank help? working with small businesses. sba lender in our region. all these businesses are too small. what we need to do is merge them. florist, coffee shop, bike repair, architect, funeral home. now they're big enough for me to take seriously. you're scaring the townspeople. relocated. helping you grow. just another way we're no matter how big or small. the two lucky tri-state powerball tickets... worth one million dollars.victoria shoopman picked up her ticket at smokes and things in goshen. shoopman told the ohio lottery that she'll be looking for a new home with her one million dollar haul.but the powerball jackpot is growing -- it's now one-and-a-half *billion* dollars.we'll have that drawing live tomorrow before nine on your side at eleven. tuesday.we're always on with breaking news, weather and before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen. the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! download the new steak'n shake rewards app. earn rewards every from steak 'n shake.

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