Elevated surfaces like your roof, mailbox and roof of your vehicle that youll notice steve and the nine First Warning Weather Team will be tracking the snow tonight and into early tomorrow. Good morning tristate will show you if theres any impact to your commutethat starts tomorrow at four30. Tonight a break in a mothers murder investigation. A man police say killed her sitting in jail. Jail. Dayton investigators said evidence and interviews led them to 34yearold brandon carr. She was found shot to death inside a parked car earlier this month. Over to the Montgomery County jail and booked on the charge of murder. We will be meeting with the prosecutors tomorrow morning. Weve already been scheduled to meet with them on the first arrest we made back on the 12th 12thanother man who was picked up and questioned by dayton investigators has not been charged in connection with russells death. And the father of brittanys child says he got a phone call from carr. And at a strange time. Evan millward spoke to him hes live in middletown with a peculiar twist in this story. Yeah get this brandon carr actually called Chris Edwards while he was talking to police on that morning two weeks ago. At that time they were still looking for brittany after she left with baby haven and never brought her back. Edwards just know carr but some of brittanys friends said she had gone to dayton the night before to meet his brother. Heres how that phone call played out. He actually called me when the detective was standing right there. He was like what do you want . I got a missed call from this number. i said wheres brittany at . Wheres my kid . I said i know you know that shes up there because she came to talk to your brother. I said, wheres my kid at . And hes like ah i dont even know brittany, leave my name out of your mouth. and he hung up. Detective is standing right there next to me. I also asked edwards this evening whgat he makes of all this he said hes running the range of emotions. Hes happy someone will be charged but hes mad because this doesnt bring back his babys mother. And he plans to go to every Court Appearance as this cas emoves forward. Live in middletown, em, 9oys. Less than an hour before game tonight gets underway in the queen city. Xavier hoping to beat the Number One Team in the nation. The doors are now open and nine on your sides tom mckee is live in the middle of the excitement. Students camped out here all day long to get the best seats in the student section and the sellout crowd began to trickle in just a short time ago when the doors opened at five thirty. Those waiting in line cheered and jeered when the villanova team bus drove by just a short distance away from them. That mood carried over with pro xavier chants as the countdown to getting into the arena neared. Then, it was time time to go through those turnstiles and into the arena to back the musketeers. Im ecstatic. I was here back in the days of larkin and Stan Kimbrough and the fun mcc tournament and then weve been moving on. And for the longest where we could be number five with a chance to beat a Number One Team. This is a dream come true. My dad coached here as an assistant coach in the 1960s and having our program go from 300 attending a game to a sellout here its just amazing. That coach was bill dailey who urged the board of trustees not to cancel the Basketball Program a move which led to the hiring of bob staak and the run to greatness continues today. Tom mckee, nine on your side, live at Cintas Center on xaviers campus. And theres one big question surrounding tonights game. And it has nothing to do with basketball. Will bill murray be in attendance a wcpo reader spotted him on a flight to cincinnati. Hes part of the nine things to know. Which you can read right now on wcpodotcom. Stay away from animals. The order given to two butler letting a dog die then throwing it out with the trash trash nine on your side told you about the investigation in hamilton. Police say Jacob Goodwin was supposed to check on the dog while its owner Katie Schmuck was out of town. Goodwin told police he never let the dog out of its cage. And both said the animal hadnt eaten in three weeks. Local firefighters are showing support for a new bill to get those who get sick in the line of duty help from the state. State. Nine on your side told you about the increased risk firefighters face for several types of cancer. Right now a proposal in columbus would help those men and women get financial help from their state pensions. Pensions. The president and Vice President of Firefighters Union local 48 showed support during a Committee Hearing yesterday. Its not clear how well the bill will fare in columbus. Meanwhile cincinnati is preparing for a shortage of firefighters. Its not a reality yet. But leaders have already made changes to prevent it. It. Cincinnatis fire chief says its combination of recruiting class. Firefighters have been shuffled around from firehouses and theyre cutting back on sick leave. And the Biggest Issue not having enough firefighters to cover fire runs. Wcpo insiders can read why the fire chief has the citys promise that wont happen. Ohio lawmakers want courts to throw the book at folks using heroin. And a new proposal would mean more users would get higher prison time. Time. Right now anyone found with 250 grams or more of heroin is eligible for a maximum sentence of 11 years in prison. A current bill would drop that threshold to 100 grams. The state Public Defenders Office is against the idea saying lawmakers should instead focus on improving drug treatment. Tristate veterans are concerned about allegations at the cincinnati va. And now theyre rallying for change. Change. It was brought to light by a nine on your side iteam and scripps dc bureau veterans being put at risk. And ethical misconduct involving va leadership. Leadership. Concerned veterans for america is holding a town hall and rally friday morning at the millennium hotel. They want to hear from veterans who are concerned about the allegations. It starts at 11 on friday. A campus alert sparks increased awareness at the university of cincinnati offense. According to Campus Police the crime happened around 3 am friday feruary fifth. Thats when a student claims someone joined them inside one of the academic buildings on ucs Uptown Campus and commited a sexual offense. Police havent said exactly what happened. They also arent naming any specific building where the offense may have taken place. But they do say the most important detail is that at least the crime was reported. sot my best advice is to report. Report if you know the offender, if you dont know the offender. If there is some level of discomfort or making that report. Youre not going to be the first person weve seen that felt some type of discomfort or embarassment and were not going to be uncomfortable or embarrassed or casueany victim any embarrassment. Embarrassment. The student claims to have seen the suspect several times on campus before. Hes described as a white male, 5 foot 10 inches with brown hair and rectangular shaped glasses. The university is asking anyone who might have helpful information related to this sexual offense to contact police. Police say the man who attacked customers in a columbus restaurant with a machete. Likely wasnt directed by anyone else. Else. They say theres no evidence Mohamed Barry was working with any group during that attack two weeks ago. But at this point its still not clear what led the attacker to injure four people. He was shot and killed by police that night. He shares a meal and laughs with tristate friends. So the surprise patrol shares free money with him see who weather and sports are ahead, what do you guys have coming up . Up . Wet snow will begin overnight into thursday morning. Not much, if any, will be on the ground for the morning rush. While we could see 1 1. 5 of accumulating snow, a substantial amount of snow will not accumulate because of the wet and warm surfaces. Surfaces. Can xavier take down number one . Theyve done it before. Coming up in sports. And on world news tonight an exclusive interview with the head of apple. Standing firm on his decision to not help the fbi unlock the i phone of a San Bernardino killer. He dropped dead. sot i had a heart attack at home and died. But now has come back to life. The surgery that saved this local mans life. Right here in cincinnati. Youre its the gift of life. After months of uncertainty. A hillsboro man has a new heart beating on its own. Own. Its part of a program that could bring miracles to many more in the tristate. Nine on your sides John Genovese has his story. Just weeks agodavid waits doubted this moment would ever happen p david, where do you go from here . home applause a little more than a year ago the now50 yearold nearly died after suffering a massive heart attack32 29i really dont remember a few weeks ago before the transplant i justd already gave upnow with the gift of a new heart hes beating the odds. 33 40 how can you thank somebody other than god how else can you thank sombody for giving you life back with a history of Heart Disease on both sides of his family06 07mr waits candidate for a heart transplant even 10 years ago doctors at Uc Medical Center worked with area partnerson february 2nd. Performing the first heart transplant in the region since 20089 17 cincinnati with over 3 Million People in its general population as well as portions of kentucky, indiana and West Virginia now have mechanical therapies that did not exist beforelike so many families facing a grim prognosis37 24not only did he go through depression i went along with it davids wife carol and their daughter are looking to the future35 37 were doing great now so were headed in the right direction david. Eager to get back to living like hes always done 34 45you gotta take care of your family if you aint man enough to take care of your family whats the reason to be existing John Genovese 9oys david will stay close to the hospital for the next few weeks before heading back to hillsboro. Doctors at Uc Medical Center say their many as 30 heart transplants a year. Every weekday were surprising tristate folks with free money and julie oneill found todays winner at a restaurant. Hes not just hungry. But also bring smiles to everyone around him. Julie othe 9 on your side surprise patrol had a taste for gyros, so why not surprise that loyal patron who has that appitite for laughter. Is it geerow or yearowgroupyur ow serverhe spends a lot of money. Julie oyou come here as much for the company as you do for the food, yes. Customer yes. Julie owhat do you think of these folks . Customer great people serverhes going to retire soon and were going to miss him. Server 2hes still going to come and see us, yeah, hell be back. Customeryou know you got your wendys, but this is home cooking right here, i mean the atmosphere is great i like everything. Julie owe want to make sure you have plenty to come back anytime you want to enjoy these nice folks. Server 2 julie oits a one hundred dollar gift card for you. Customerthank you. Julie omr. Spears you seem like such a delight to these folks and we want to make sure you come in often. Weather summary some isolated stronger to severe storms will be possible this afternoon in our very eastern spots where a marginal possible. This includes adams oh , mason and robertson ky counties. Wet snow will begin overnight into thursday morning. Not much, if any, will be on the ground for the morning rush. While we could see 1 1. 5 of accumulating snow, a substantial amount of snow will not accumulate because of the wet and warm surfaces. Its mainly on elevated surfaces like your roof, mailbox and roof of your vehicle that youll notice it looked like a normal day on the xavier campus. Hurrying thru class. Checking your messages. Avoiding a drizzle. Pretty routine. But ever present this day was a basketball game. Xavier against number one villanova. Dont be surprised if xavier gets it done. Its happened before. Before. Lets go back to december of 1996 when un ranked xavier knocked off uc in the crosstown shootout. Lenny brown with the winning shot brought down the number one bearcats. It was incredible. Xavier against number one uc at the cincinnati gardnens when kevin frey fumbled and stumbled his way for the basket that beat number one again. Xavier can be a giant killer. So part of this is the ranking, but part of this is getting back for one of the few losses the musketeers have absorbed this season. Season. That happened on the final day of 2015 when freshman Edmund Sumner was injured in the early moments against nov. A. The muskies then fell flat and lost by 31. Chris mack has been asked a lot about that. Day two of reds camp. And who says theres not much experience here . Im not talking about phillips and votto and bruce. Bruce. Im talking about some players that won a world series championship. Like eric davis who played nine seasons in cincinnati. And cincinnati native barry larkin, who played his entire and now heres julie dolan with a look ahead at what well have for you on nine on your side at seven. A man is choked by his own oxygen cord and robbed at gunpoint. And tonight four people are under arrest. Hear from that man as he talks to nine on your side. Coming up after world news tonight the nine on your side thats 9 on your side at six for this wednesday. Wednesday. Were always on with breaking news, weather and breaking news tonight. Were on the scene of a deadly tornado outbreak. Several states, homes destroyed. A dangerous night ahead from South Carolina all the way up through new york. Also breaking tonight, the race for president , and donald trump, now marching to super tuesday. His landslide win in nevada. And the major republican now predicting a trump surprise. The abc news exclusive tonight. My oneonone interview with apples ceo, tim cook. For the first time, cook on why apple is refusing to help the fbi break into the iphone used by the San Bernardino killer. New details tonight on the pilot in that deadly chopper crash