this time. >> unimaginable. reporter: grieving friends and family came to console today. there were tears and audible moans up and down blanchard. >> yelling that a little kid who got shot by his dad. he thought he was an intruder. reporter: he was currently at a court ordered satellite school. >> he was known for always smiling. i am really hurt. reporter: we are told they enjoyed a close bond and the father would do anything for him. >> we discuss if there is culpability. reporter: the father made the 911 call after firing the shot and realizing it was his son that had been shot. the basement steps. sheree: part of 74 and dearborn county is still closed tonight. slide off the road. mike: todd dykes' s live tonight with more on the pair of passive -- massive pileups. reporter: never experienced these kind of conditions this morning. heading west, drivers drove straight into conditions like reporter: strong winds whipped what looked like a dusting of snow into a frenzy. >> the tractor-trailer started locking it out. it. i finally got the door unlocked. >> i can' we are lucky. only six people were hurt and they are expected to survive. injuries were limited because so many semi' s were involved. >> i am so happy. i am more scared for them. >> the headaches that come with being stuck in traffic for hours or having to file an insurance claim see minimal when you realize the magnitude of those appears that everyone will survive. sheree: you can feel the relief for those drivers and thankfully, no one was injured seriously. police are warning drivers to watch out for more slick spots. mike: it could be several more hours before the westbound lanes reopen. sheree: to reopen the highway because of the kind of vehicles involved. mike: tammy continues our team coverage. reporter: it involves a lot of big semi' s that are all tangled up together. you can see behind me 74 westbound is still closed and truck' s still backed up. troopers tell us this is a logistical cleanup nightmare having to find enough large tow trucks. troopers say it was also the silver lining. they say bigger tracks take a lot of damage but drivers are not injured is often because they said so much higher than a passenger car. this many in one spot. it looked like a blizzard. it was a wide-out. -- shite whiteout. sheree: reporter: the goal is to have the highway back open. mike: today' s snow will be followed by bitter cold. to be. kevin: we will drop close to zero overnight tonight. probably dropping a degree or two. over downtown cincinnati there. you completely lose downtown. you can imagine what drivers were having to contend with a and blinding visibility as a result across the area. the good news is the snow was gone but it is going to be a frigid night. one of the coldest of the winter so far. at lunch time of around 28. it has been a decline through the afternoon. with chills have dropped into the single digits. and in some cases, even below. hovering a couple of degrees below zero. it reveals it is quiet. temperatures are slipping into the teens. it will fall below. we will let you know what is state highway patrol telling us that a van clipped the back of the semi. ken smith died. they' treated but is expected to be ok. state highway patrol telling us it is unclear what caused this crash. mike: a suspect showed a weapon a real gun. what happened in the moments before the shooting. reporter: the man was tracked down after two armed robberies. that' his own gun. images from a series of images coming to a disturbing and. a man with a long arrest history, he demands money from clerk at walgreens. >> please. thank god they left him alone. reporter: he appears on security cameras again. the gun can be see an on camera. >> we just had a guy, and pull a gun on me. reporter: police search for the suspect. from the cruiser camera , he appears again and has his hands up at first but won' t fully comply. >> get your hands out of your pockets. >> cukor your hands where we can see them. >> he reaches in his jacket, pulls out a gun, and points it at officers. >> shots fired. shots fired. wax we don' t want to see anyone lose their lives. >> at a press conference, chief elliott isaak show the gun and revealed what police did not know at the time. it was a bb gun. in the way it was used, it became lethal for the man carrying it. i talked to the brother today and he says robert had cancer and a history of addiction. the family feels bad for everyone involved. seeking justice for a fallen firefighter. sheree: the reward has been increased to $25,000 tonight. he was killed after falling to the floor of the home. investigators say the fire was intentionally set. police hoping additional money . and in ohio family killed when around here, a buckeye in your pocket is lucky. and as the newest member of the lucky buckeye company, it's my job to make sure that every buckeye is as lucky as can be. this one... everyone thought was a lost cause. 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(inaudible whispering) (slot machines chiming) she's a buckeye whisperer! mike: a man accused of murdering his estranged wife. sheree: the family struggled through an emotional day today. reporter: there were lots of tears when the family members saw photos of the deadly scene. the prosecutor told the jury the victims were ambushed. >> eight rounds in the passenger reporter: she thought they were involved in an accident until she approached the victim' s truck. reporter: >> i knew that it wasn' t from a car wreck or anything. >> they fire the 357 >> just one week prior to the murder. . reporter: testifying over the next several days. sheree: critically injured, but survive when he turned the gun on himself. mike: a large house explosion in northeast ohio. this afternoon, the coroner identified the parents killed as jeffrey and cynthia mather. today, the fire marshal was combing through what was left in the home to figure out what happened. the impact of the explosion they have lived in that home since 2007. kevin: it is a bitter cold night outside across the area. you can still see out there on old glory , it' s really cutting right through. notice, we have clear skies tonight. and into western ohio. a big drop-off in temperatures. there is good news. the wind is beginning to relax. even with a light breeze out flirting with zero and probably a couple of degrees below. as you work your way west, torts st. louis. the wind will gradually relax and there will still be a breeze. ranging from 12 to springboro. in springboro, it feels like it' s for below. these are single-digit wind temperatures will drop to the teens here as they are doing right now. there he cold. there will be some clouds to go in to the day. it was a lot of sunshine that would begin to melt the snow out there. that sets us up for a warm start to the weekend. and as the cold air begins to pull back that will set the stage for another blast of bitter cold air. i do think some of them will drop below zero. wind chill will definitely believe zero to five overnight. that will be reached until late tomorrow evening. six at 8 a.m., 17 by lunchtime. the arctic air begins his retreat. we will stay in the 20' s and it will be in the 40' s. that' s going to feel like a heat wave for us. there' s another big temperature plunge over the weekend. down to five sunday night and monday morning. mike: i get all excited. a couple days later. changes ahead. bengals bailing. one free agent that could be t need anything else. t just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. and for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. the forecast is in. "a chance of snow." and for those of us who love winter, these words mean so much more. they mean a chance to conquer new hills. and explore new trails. a chance for first steps. a chance to leave the world behind. it's our chance to bundle up, get outside the ones we love. welcome to the winter wonderland of pure michigan. your snow day begins playing very well. the college basketball midseason sporting news. are very good. tonight, they take -- they take on the paul. >> we know they have a high level of talent and they are offense. that' s probably the main difference i see. george: a 6:30 p.m. tipoff at the center tonight. state. the games tipoff at 7:00. after a crazy three days, things of combs down a little for the bengals and reality sets in. there will be some changes on this team. several free agent' s could leave and safety george iloka could be one of them. >> i wish i could' ve done more for this city in terms of getting them the win and the super bowl trophy. i feel kind of incomplete, if you know what i mean. m around for that. george: several coaches could be on the move. he will be talking with the giants tomorrow. espn reports that defensive back vance joseph is leaving to become the defensive coordinator for the dolphins. ben roethlisberger says he is day-to-day and could play against the broncos this weekend but says this fact -- sack tore ligaments and sprained a joint. the chargers sharing the stadium. the could get final approval as early as tomorrow. being claimed at the crimson tide after last night. after beating clemson last night in a while championship game. the championship t-shirts already on the street. several thousands of them last night, the team made its way back to campus just a little bit ago. the celebrating continues. mike: it' s incredible what going on there. george: they crank out nfl players, too. sheree: it will get even colder. kevin: dropping close to zero. your home thermometer could say zero on the windchill.